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50 Things We Love About Japan
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50 Things We Love About Japan

by Kurosawa, Edo

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9784921205089
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4921205086
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Tokyo: Manga University / Japanime, 2007. Illustrated boards; price sticker affixed to rear board. 112 pages. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Atsuhisa Okura.
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An Anthology of I Ching
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An Anthology of I Ching

by Sherrill, W. A. & W. K. Chu

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9780710085900
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0710085907
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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP), 1977. Dust jacket is price-clipped. 245 pages with index.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine Plus.
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The Art of China Knowledge Cards [Decorative Arts of China Knowledge Cards]

by Tsuruta, Kazuhiro (photographs by)

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0764913492
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Rohnert Park, CA: Pomegranate Communications Minor wear to pack that holds the cards. Forty-eight cards (complete) of Chinese art in jade, bronze, textiles, paintings, ceramics and more from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. "Each card features a stunning full-color reproduction on one side, with informed, illuminating comments on the other side.". Deck of Cards in Pack. Fine/Near Fine.
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At the Chinese Table [Images of Asia]
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At the Chinese Table [Images of Asia]

by Lai, T. C.

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9780195838411
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Oxford: Oxford University, 1984. 52 pages with index. Probably issued without dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket.
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The Blacksmith and the Carpenter

by Li, Sun

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Beijing: Panda / Chinese Literature, 1982. Appears unread. English translation of the title novella and nine other stories by this Chinese author; 311 pages.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus..
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Buddhist Art in Its Relation to Buddhist Ideals with Special Reference to Buddhism in Japan (Reissue)

by Anesaki, M.

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9780878171972
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0878171975
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New York: Hacker Art Books, 1978. Large format, 9" x 12 1/4". Bound in red cloth with gilt and black stamping on upper board of a Buddhist monk painting with both hands and both feet. Two very fine scratchs on upper board; internally fine. 73 pages of text including a bibliography and index plus 47 plates of B&W illustrations from photos.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Dust Jacket.
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A Butterfly's Dream & Other Chinese Tales
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A Butterfly's Dream & Other Chinese Tales

by Sie, Cheou Kang (retold by)

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9780804800778
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0804800774
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Rutland, VT & Tokyo: Tuttle, 1970. Bound in blue silk cloth. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has light rubbing along its edges. 91 pages with full colour illustrations by Kang.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Chi Kang.
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The Canadian Society for Asian Arts - The First Ten Years of a Unique Organization 1968-1978

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Vancouver: Canadian Society for Asian Arts, 1978. 32 pages.. First Edition. Chapbook. Near Fine Plus..
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Chin P'ing Mei: The Adventurous History of Hsi Men and His Six Wives (in 2 Volumes complete)

by Waley, Arthur (introduction)

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1940. Bound in pale tan cloth with black printing on spines. Some light grubbiness and foxing to boards, especially along edges of boards and in the gutters of the joints. Internally endpapers sound and text clean. A novel of 16th century China. Volume 1: xxii + 427 pages; Volume 1: vi + 428-863 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Dust Jacket.
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China and Inner Asia: From 1368 to the Present Day
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China and Inner Asia: From 1368 to the Present Day

by Rossabi, Morris

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9780500900017
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0500900019
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London: Thames & Hudson, 1975. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has fading of colour on rear panel next to spine. 320 pages with index.. First Edition. Hard Cover In Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.
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Chinese Fairy Tales (Signed By Malcolm)
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Chinese Fairy Tales (Signed By Malcolm)

by Fielde, Adele M. Edited By Malcolm and Margaret Rosholt

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9780910417112
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0910417113
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Rosholt, Wisconsin: Rosholt House, 1998. Dust jacket rubbed along front flap fold and top of spine panel. Briefly inscribed by Malcolm Rosholt on title page and dated 2001; also bottom page 89 has note in same handwriting. 111 pages.. Signed by Editor. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine.
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Chinese Ghost and Love Stories

by P'u Sung-Ling

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London: Dennis Dobson, 1947. Fore edge of pages have a few tiny spots of foxing (there is no other foxing in the book), and internally the book is clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Dust jacket is price-clipped, is faded on the spine panel, has a fair amount of top and bottom edge wear, which has been reinforced with tape on the blind side. and there is a moisture stain which runs down the entire length of the rear spine fold. Translated by Rose Quong with 45 Chinese woodcuts. 329 pages.. First UK English Language Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Very Good Plus/Fair.
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Chinese Buddhist Verse

by Robinson, Richard (translated by)

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London: John Murray, 1954. Bound in yellow cloth boards with black design and lettering on upper board and black lettering on spine. A short errant line of black at the bottom edge of upper board; internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has minor wear to tips, the spine panel is slightly darkened and the bottom of the front panel has the same errant short black mark. Of the Wisdom of the East Series. 85 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Very Good Plus.
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Chinese Made Easy

by Wong, Ming Yuan

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9780892601769
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0892601760
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Los Alamitos, CA: Kwong Publishing, 1980. 219 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine..
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Chinese Painting Techniques

by Lu Jiianye (editor)

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China: Leiyuan Printing (printed by), 1990. Subdued pattern on front cover. Corners have wear, spine tattered in places, two short tears on fore edge of rear cover; internally, some notes, circles and lines in text by previous owner, in pencil. Instructional manual, pages 67-111; two plates in colour. All in Chinese. Western style pagination. . Booklet. Very Good..
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Chinese Theater: From Its Origins to the Present Day

by MacKerras, Colin (editor)

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Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 1983. Includes sections on Yuan Drama, Ming Dynasty Drama, Qing Dynasty Drama, and more. 220 pages with index, plus 16 pages of B&W illustrations from photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus.
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Chinese Love Stories from Ch'ing-shih
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Chinese Love Stories from Ch'ing-shih

by Mowry, Hua-yuan Li

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9780208019202
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0208019200
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Hamden, CT: Archon, 1983. Minor wear to top edge of dust jacket and bands of light tanning top of dust jacket. Twenty-four love stories from the Ming dynasty selected and translated by Mowry, all but one or two of which appear in English for the first time. 206 pages with index.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.
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Choju Giga: Scrolls of Animal Caricatures (in Custom Box)

by Kaneko, Shigetska (adapted by) from the Japanese Text By Hideo Okudaira

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Honolulu: East-West Center, 1969. The custom-made box contains two volumes: a large format (9 7/8" x 11 7/8") 24 page booklet with an introductory essay and reproduction of three of the four scrolls (known as scrolls B, C, & D) in reduced size; and a second volume with the fourth scroll (known as scroll A). Scroll A (scroll of frolicking animals) is reproduced in its entirety at actual-size, mounted in folding-book form (accordian folded) with each folded sheet 10 1/4" x 12" (45 illustrated sheets in all). Scroll A is bound in linen covered rigid boards with paper labels of the title in Japanese and English inset into the upper board. The scroll illustrations are generally attributed to Toba Sojo (aka Kakuyu & The Abbot of Toba) born in 1053 A.D. There is a gift inscription on the title page of the booklet; otherwise all is pristine. The original flimsy box has been replaced with a rigid clamshell box made by Canadian book conservator Terry Rutherford and covered in… Read More
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The Chus Reach Haven

by Wei, Pai

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Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1954. Dust jacket adhered at the spine, no doubt as issued. Errata slip laid in. 108 pages.. First Edition. Paperback in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.
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Civil War in China: The Political Struggle 1945-1949

by Pepper, Suzanne

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9780520024403
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0520024400
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Berkeley: University of California, 1978. Owner name on front free endpaper. 472 pages with bibliography and index.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover In Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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