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New York, NY: Henry Holt & Co, 1991. Ex-Library. Very Good. Quarter Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Henry Holt & Co., 1991. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over black boards with red lettering and decoration embossed on spine, dark green endpapers, decorated title and end pages, illustrated with a map, 337 pp. Ex-library. Appears gently read or unread. Very good in a near very good jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co, 2003. Book. New. Paperback. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston, MA. Little Brown, 2003. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Paperback with pictorial cover, 275 pp. Hong, who narrates the novel, and whose life parallels the author's own, drops out of high school and runs away at age seventeen to the frontier city of Shenzen. She falls into a relationship with a young musician, and together they drive into a cruel netherworld of alcohol, drugs and excess, a life that fails to satisfy Hong's craving for an authentic self and for a love that will define her. New..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ecco Pr, 2002. New York: Ecco, 2002. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 447 pp. Illustrated with photographs. While carpets from the Muslim world are found in many Western homes, the story of religious, political, and tribal strife behind their creation remains virtually unknown to their owners. Christopher Kremmer chronicles his ten-year journey along the ancient carpet trade routes that run through the world's most volatile and misunderstood regions—Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, India, Pakistan, and the former Soviet republics in Central Asia—taking readers into a world where even the simplest motif on a rug can be filled with religious, tribal, and political significance. On the outskirts of Kabul in 1990, Kremmer witnessed mujahideen rebels massing while carpet dealers of the old city continued to ply their timeless trade. In the remote Hindu Kush, Kremmer celebrated Eid with the late Afghan guerrilla Ahmad Shah Massoud, and in Kandahar he took tea with… Leer más

New York: Octagon, 1971. Book. New. Cloth. 8vo. New York: Octagon, 1971. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth binding, 324 pp. New..

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. Book. New. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Soft cover. 106 p. Black and white photographs. Orange wraps with blue title blocks and white lettering on cover and spine. A beautifully produced catalog of the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection of items donated by Severance and Greta Millikin. The collections include oriental and European art, furniture, sculpture, pottery and porcelain, metalware, and more. Pristine. New..

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. Book. New. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Soft cover. 106 p. Black and white photographs. Orange wraps with blue title blocks and white lettering on cover and spine. A beautifully produced catalog of the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection of items donated by Severance and Greta Millikin. The collections include oriental and European art, furniture, sculpture, pottery and porcelain, metalware, and more. Pristine. New..

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. Book. New. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Soft cover. 106 p. Black and white photographs. Orange wraps with blue title blocks and white lettering on cover and spine. A beautifully produced catalog of the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection of items donated by Severance and Greta Millikin. The collections include oriental and European art, furniture, sculpture, pottery and porcelain, metalware, and more. Pristine. New..

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. Book. New. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Soft cover. 106 p. Black and white photographs. Orange wraps with blue title blocks and white lettering on cover and spine. A beautifully produced catalog of the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection of items donated by Severance and Greta Millikin. The collections include oriental and European art, furniture, sculpture, pottery and porcelain, metalware, and more. Pristine. New..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1964. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York: Norton, 1964. First Edition. Cloth binding, 256 pp. A study focussing on the impact of imperialism and modernization in Asia. Ex-library with over-enthusiastic discard marks, including marker on page edges. Sturdy copy in good condition..

New York: Doubleday, 1991. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. The story of Rabinowitz's adventures in the forests of Thailand as he works to keep the abundant and exotic wildlife from the hands of poachers. Fine in near fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York, NY: Gallery Books, 1988. Book. New. Cloth. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. New York, NY, Gallery Books, 1988. Reprint. 4to. Red cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine, decorated endpapers, illustrated throughout, 285 pp. A magnificent portrait of China, in 250 color photographs. Dust jacket has very minor shelf wear. New in a new dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York, NY: Parents' Magazine Press, 1967. Book. Fine. Pictorial Cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Parents' Magazine Press, 1967. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial cloth bindings, decorated endpapers, map, illustrated chapter heads, 256 pp. Price clipped, flat tear on front of dust jacket. Text block clean, bright and appears gently read. Fine in a good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1975. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Unknown. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Washington DC, National Gallery of Art, 1975. Edition unknown. 4to. Tan cloth with gilt and red lettering embossed on spine and front board, red endpapers, illustrated throughout, 374 pp. A beautiful collection of Chinese artwork is captured in these colorful pages. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

Zuerich: Manesse Verlag, 1952. Book. Illus. by Iwata, Masami. Fine. Cloth. First Thus. 16 mo.. Zuerich: Manesse Verlag, 1952. First thus.16mo. Blue cloth binding, 371 pp. IN GERMAN, translated from the Japanese. Fine in near fine dust jacket..

New York: Arcade, 2001. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 312 p. Maps. An account of Hong Kong in the waning years of the twentieth century. A spotless copy. Fine in fine jacket in mylar cover..

New York, NY: Pantheon, 1959. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition in English. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Pantheon, 1959. First English edition. 8vo. Yellow cloth with blue and red lettering embossed on spine, decorative blind stamp embossed on front board, 432 pp. Ex-library, no borrowings evident on library pocket record. Dust jacket price clipped. Very good in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York, NY: Pantheon, 1959. New York, NY, Pantheon, 1959. First English edition. 8vo. Yellow cloth with blue and red lettering embossed on spine, decorative blind stamp embossed on front board, 432 pp. Ex-library, no borrowings evident on library pocket record. Dust jacket price clipped. Very good in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover.. First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York and Manchester: Hudson Hills Pr, 2004. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. New. Linen. First Edition. Folio. New York and Manchester: Hudson Hills, 2004. First edition, stated. Folio. Blue linen binding, 312 pp. Textiles from South Asia (India, Pakistan, Kashmir), Iran, China and Japan, each including chronology, map, essay and plates and profusely illustrated in color. Silk ribbon marker. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth. 322 p. In the late 1880s Stevenson wandered the Pacific and eventually settled in the Samoan Islands. In 1890 he purchased four hundred acres of land in Upolu. His estate was named Vailima, or Five Rivers. He became involved in local politics, and was convinced the European officials appointed to rule the natives were incompetent -- after much effort to assist the natives, he wrote A Footnote to History, a strongly worded protest that resulted in the recall of two officials. Edgewear and fading to boards, and one small tear to cloth on edge of front board. Internally clean and tight. Very good..

New York: Linden Press / Simon & Schuster, 1990. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 232 p. The author writes of the inevitable alientation experienced by three Japanese living in the West. Fine in near fine jacket in mylar cover..