Search Results: Asian Studies from art longwood books

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1973. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket. , clean. no writing or markings. no bumps. strong, solid binding.; xxiv-760pp., 103 b/w illustrations. 20 maps. 31 charts. 6 diagrams. exhaustive, encyclopedic history of the land, the people, cultures, politics through the coup of 1973. . Early Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh/London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1895. hard cover, blue-green cloth with textured designs and gilt lettering and decoration. some pages uncut, one or two have a short closed edge-tear from less successful opening of a page. one page shows a clipping ghost from an old newspaper cut-out article, long gone. exterior wear is almost non-existent limited to 2-3 minute spots. clean, no writing or markings. no bumps or spotting. strong study binding. very well preserved copy.; x-355pp., 22 b/w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dordrecht/Boston: D. Reidel Publishing Company/Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1984. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., lightly used copy. no ownership or text markings. no bumps, chips. sturdy binding.; english text.; xv-362pp., 25 essays by various contributors., yearbook volume 17.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dallas, TX: Token Kenkyu Kai, 1972. wrappers, as issued., faded spotting to parts of front and back cover, and faintly on top edge. very small nick to spine. no other flaws, book has been cleaned, no writing or text marking, sturdy binding.; note from co-author/editor caldwell on an index card, laid-in. what appears to be author's japanese-style stamp to bottom of title page.; 159pp., some b/w illustrations. contains nine articles/essays on aspects of japanese swords by various contributors. bibliography and reference material.; scarce title.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Minus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Fragment Uitgeverij/Museum Voor Volkenkunde, 1987. soft cover original., no flaws or wear, clean, no markings. no bumps, tears or creases. strong sewn binding.; parallel text, dutch-english.; 88pp., over 75 photographs illustrated. examines the careers of two british brothers and the photographic business in late 19th century dunedin, new zealand.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine Plus. Large 8vo. Exhibition Catalogue.

New York: New Directions, 1951. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., dj - in a new mylar - has a separation along the fold of the front flap., else a very nice dj with only minute wear. book's front and rear gutters are darker from aged paste, minor impact. no other flaws. clean. no markings of any sort. strong binding.; 187pp., illustrated throughout.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Columbia University Press, 1974. hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws, well preserved copy.; 282pp., ten translated selections from the han shu.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2014. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. tight binding. appears unused.; english text.; xxix-661pp., 52 maps, figures, color plates. detailed, exhaustive work on the song dynasty emperor.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1967. soft cover., minor exterior wear, one faint crease to rear cover. no other flaws. clean. no writing or markings. no bumps, tears. strong binding.; xxii-213pp., b/w illustrations. foreword by wm. theodore de bary. preface by translator donald keene. classic work of japanese literature.. No Edition Stated. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge, U.K./NY: Cambridge University Press, 1987. hard cover, illustrated boards., only slight signs of use to exterior, no real flaws or noticeable wear. clean. no writing or markings. no bumps. tight binding.; not a pod or photo-copy.; xii-313pp., 6 illustrations, 2 maps. 5 tables.; out of print in hard cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D. C.: Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1986. wrappers/sewn, as issued., owner name to corner of front free endpaper. no other flaws - clean, unmarked text, tightly bound. well preserved copy.; 165pp., illustrated throughout in color, b/w.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Exhibition Catalogue.

NY: Street and Smith, 1898. hardcover, navy blue cloth with embossed gilt lettering to spine and cover with color illustrations to cover. top edge gilt. virtually no evidence of use, clean, tight binding/hinges, no writing, markings, spotting. very well preserved copy.; book divided in two parts, the philippines, 174pp. with colored fold-out map attached. hawaii, 177pp., with larger color fold-out map. appears to be the 1898 edition.. No Edition Stated.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1969. hardcover in dust jacket., dj has several dust-spots on spine and only the slightest evidence of handling. some dust-spotting to top edge. corner of front free endpaper has a small stamp of the number, 97. no other flaws, clean, no writing or text markings, tight binding and hinges.; carries no isbn.; viii-342pp., 46 b/w maps, plans, photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2020. cloth, hard cover, illustrated boards., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps. tight binding. appears unused.; volume 44, brill china studies. english text.; xv-421pp., 37 illustrations, some color. the arts in shanghai of the 20s and 30s.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Salem, MA: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 1983. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket with publisher's belly-band in removeable clear vinyl protector., only the slightest signs of use, negligible impact. no other flaws, clean, no writing or markings, strong binding.; japanese text with some english, including all captions.; 211pp., 300 photographs illustrated, many are color tinted. additional b/w photos at back. most date between 1870-1900.. First Japanese Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Exhibition Catalogue.

Norwalk, CT: Burndy Library, 1983. wrappers., no flaws.; facsimile edition of the 1801 original. english translation by zenryu shirakawa. preface by bern dibner. edited, with introductory essay by cyril stanley smith. color woodcuts by niwa motokuni tokei.; 96pp., xxviii plates, one illustration, 8 figures. color and b/w.; depicts the copper smelting process and implements in japan at the start of the 19th century.; no ISBN listed (?).. First Edition Thus. Softcover/Sewn. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Niwa Motokuni Tokei. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Facsimile.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2001. soft cover., no flaws or wear. clean, no markings, no bumps, tears, creases. strong binding.; 190pp., contains 19 articles, writings from 19th and 20th century. writings from chinese and foreign publications.. First Softcover Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bangladesh: University Press Limited, 1979. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., minor, slight wear to dj. clean, no writing or markings. no bumps. strong binding.; english text.; xxii--217pp., followed by unpaginated section of 43 b/w plates. 29 b/w illustrations in the text. including one folding map. first edition in 1971.. Second Edition Revised. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., dj flap has price-clip. only slightest evidence of use. no real flaws. clean. no writing, markings, labels. no chips, tears. tight binding.; english text.; xi-319pp., 20 b/w illustrations/photos. covers 1600-1950. detailed history. extensive notes and bibliography.. First Edition /First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hong Kong/Oxford/NY: Oxford University Press, 1986. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket. pink background of dj is sunned on spine, not the lettering though. exterior edges of textblock are slightly age-dulled. no other flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, chips. tight binding.; xii-230pp., colour frontis plate. 24 b/w illustrations. 3 maps. originally published in 1945 with a subtitle, a history of botanical exploration in china and the tibetan marches by collins, london.. First Edition Thus, a Reissue. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.