Asian / Central Asian from LEFT COAST BOOKS

New York: Viking Press; A Studio Book, 1973. Cloth, 280 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Dust jacket, with toned flaps, protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: Prologue: Samarkand; 1. Alexander the Great: an invader from the West; 2. Hsuan-tsang: a pilgrim from the East; 3. Mahomet and Kutayba, the Sword of Islam;… Read more about this item

Geneva and New York: Skira; Rizzoli, 1979. 135 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Translated from the Italian. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Random House, 2000. xvi, 364 pages, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "At its peak, the Ottoman empire stretched from Hungary to the Gulf of Aden to the Caspian Sea. Informed by a lifetime of travel and exploration, Eastward to Tartary… Read more about this item

Chicago: Art Media Resources, 2002. Cloth, 168 pages, chiefly colour illustrations, map; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First American Edition. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates of Buddhist mural paintings and decoration in Turkestan. CONTENTS: Introduction; The Hidden Treasures of Turkestan;… Read more about this item

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1975. 160 pages, illustrations (33 color); 29 cm. Exhibition held in 1975 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Donor: Professor Edward A. Allworth Central… Read more about this item

Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. 255 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. CONTENTS: "China boasts a history of art spanning 5,000 years and embracing a wide diversity of images and objects--from jade tablets, painted silk handscrolls and fans to ink and lacquer painting, porcelain-ware, sculpture, and… Read more about this item

Toronto, ON: Royal Ontario Museum, 1983. xvi, 240 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 26 cm. Handbook to accompany an exhibition held at the Royal Ontario Museum from 10 September, 1983 to 8 January, 1984 and travelling to other institutions in the U.S. and Canada through 1986. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international,… Read more about this item

Geneva: Skira; Treasures of Asia Ser., 1963. Cloth, 135 pages, mounted illustrations (some colour), map; 29 cm. Translated from the Italian. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, price-clipped on the front flap, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Famous Buddhist wall-paintings from the region of Afghanistan/Pakistan/ex-Soviet Union/Tibet. Richly illustrated with… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. xvii, 292 pages, [13] leaves of plates, illustrations; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. "In 1933 Robert Byron began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana--the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the… Read more about this item

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 2006. 48 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Clip-Art book unused & intact. Verified upon shipping. CD (unused) in sealed envelope. "167 royalty-free designs" - Cover.. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

Geneva: Galerie Atilla, 1985. Pictorial boards, 365 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Text in French/Texte en fran ais. TRES BON ETAT. L g rement us . Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. Price list inserted. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.

Baku, Azerbaijan: Qiz Qalasi Art Gallery; Union of Azerbaijan Artists, 2007. [48] pages, colour illustrations; 22 x 22 cm. Text in Azerbaijani and English. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Exhibition catalogue of works by Azerbaijani painter Museyib Amirov (b. 1963).. 1st. Paperback. Fine. Oblong.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2001. xi, 242 pages, [16] leaves of plates, illustrations (some colour), maps; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. "In this long-awaited second edition, Susan Whitfield broadens her exploration of the Silk Road and expands her rich and varied portrait of life along the great pre-modern trade routes of Eurasia. This new edition is comprehensively updated… Read more about this item

Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Pictorial boards, ix, 259 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. "Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan and the breakaway territories within them constitute one of the most diverse and challenging regions on earth, intimidating the first-time visitor with their multi-layered history, ethnic complexity, and seemingly intractable conflicts. Over the last few years,… Read more about this item

New York and Leningrad: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers; Aurora Art Publishers, 1990. Cloth, 459 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Translated from the Russian by Ruslan Smirnov. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.… Read more about this item

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.; Art of the World Ser., 1967. Cloth, 272 pages, illustrations, maps, colour plates; 24 cm. First published, 1964, under title: Fruhen Steppenvolker. Translated from the German. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at crown. Browning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: I. Discovery of Early Steppe Art; II.… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Company; Metropolitan Books, 2000. x, 340 pages; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. A fine copy of the first printing. "What has made remote, mountainous Tibet and its only real celebrity, the Dalai Lama, so abidingly fascinating to the West? From Marco Polo's vision of Tibet as a land of enchanters… Read more about this item

Tashkent: Gafur Gulyam Art and Literature Publishers, 1991. Cloth, 255 pages, chiefly illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Text and captions in Uzbek, Russian, and English. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "The album is devoted to remarkable creations of Bukhara architects."… Read more about this item

New York: Grove Press, 2006. xix, 470 pages, [32] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), maps; 24 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author Thomas Laird, with a personalized inscription. A near-fine copy of the first printing. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "The Story of Tibet is a work of monumental importance, a fascinating journey through the land… Read more about this item

New York: Aperture, 1998. Cloth, 167 pages, chiefly illustrations; 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "A native of Kazakhstan, Ljalja Kuznetsova traversed the expanses of the Central Asian steppe to photograph the gypsies, or Roma people, whose mysterious comings and goings… Read more about this item