Search Results: Asian History from Black Cat Hill Books

London, UK Oxford University Press, 1953. Hardcover Second Edition, Revised. Second Printing Thus [1958]. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 348pp. There are two fold-out maps present and there are a number of duotone photographs and maps scattered through the text. Red cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Second Edition, Second Printing Thus [1958]. Hardback: Lacks DJ. From the Preface to the Second. Edition: "I have taken this opportunity to correct a few errors which have crept into the text, and to redraw the Map on P. 128." Taken from the Preface to the First Edition: "In October 1910 I arrived for the first time in Peshawar, a second lieutenant on the unattached list for the Indian Army - the least of all created things. Thirty-one years later, in October 1941, I left Peshawar for the… Read More

New York, NY Cambridge University Press, 1980. Hardcover First Edition [1980], so stated. First Edition [1980], so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows faint thumbing to the fore-edge; two tiny spider dropping spots at the top edge of the text block; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Remains virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows only a hint of rubbing at the corner tips; else flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.5 x 1.85 inches). xx, 754 pages. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds, 12.9 ounces. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY Frederick A. Praeger, 1961. Hardcover Third Edition [1961]. The first edition was published in 1935. Two pages show sparse UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA. Else, Very Good+ in Good+ DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use; several pages have been inadvertently creased at the upper corner; the binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; three-word note at the front free endpaper, which also shows the former owner's name and place; else flawless. The DJ shows moderate wear to the extremities, with loss to chips and wear at the head and heel of the backstrip and at the corner tips due to rubbing; mild overall rubbing and faint soiling to the panels; a small lipstick-like stain to the upper front panel; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. A handsome, if flawed, copy in a moderately worn but still functional DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xviii, 624 pages. Liberally illustrated in Black & White.19 maps. Fold-out glossy plate at… Read More

Stanford, CA Stanford University Press, 1975. Hardcover First Edition (1975); later impression (1984) Very Good: shows slight spine lean; three small scuffs to the rear panel and mild overall rubbing to the panels; light wear to the extremities; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and some unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.15 x 1.55 inches). xi, 474 pages. Language: English. Weight: 32.9 ounces. First Edition (1975); later impression (1984)

New York, NY McGraw-Hill Companies, 1982. Paperback Second Edition [1983]; 7th printing thus. The first edition was published in 1972. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; Just a hint of wear to the extremities; the mildest rubbing to the wrapper covers; a price and a three-word note at front endpaper in ink; shows the slightest spine lean, though the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Not perfect, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches). 211 pages. Weight: 9.4 ounces. Second Edition [1983]; 7th printing thus. The first edition was published in 1972. Academic Press Paperback.

London, UK Orion Books: Phoenix Press, 2005. Paperback Second Edition Thus [2005]. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the pages tanned slightly, due to aging; else flawless: the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xxiv, 318 pages. Illustrated in black & white. Second Edition Thus [2005]. First published in hardcover in 1978; the first Phoenix paperback edition was published in 2000. Trade Paperback.

Meerut, India Meenakshi Prakashan, 1966. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Good in Good DJ: Book shows indications of light use: light wear to extremities; slightest spine lean; inked price at front free endpaper. Binding remains quite secure; text clean. DJ shows fairly heavy wear; some loss to chipping and rubbing at extremities; one-inch chip at the heel of the backstrip; faint soiling; mild rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 139pp. Map Endpapers. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Hong Kong University Press [Oxford University Press], 1961. Paperback First Edition (1961), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted. 2000 copies were printed. . First Edition (1961), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted. 2000 copies were printed. Very Good in Wraps: shows the slightest spine lean; a hint of creasing at the top of the rear panel; else only very mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and a couple of minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.95 inches). xii, 363 pages. English. Weight: 16.7 ounces. University Press Paperback.

New Haven, CT Yale University Press, 1982. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Book shows just a touch of wear to extremities; considerable bowing of boards; minimal wear; binding a litttle cocked. but there is no spine lean, and the signatures remain perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to its sheen; one-inch, closed tear at top edge front face; scuff at head of backstrip; tiny tear at heel of spine; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New, but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 322pp. Introduction by the Editor. Hardback with DJ. The details in history, combined with intelligent insight, makes for an excellent resource. For anyone interested in knowing names, dates, events that shaped Kamakura and the Bakufu that thrived in it, I recommend this book.

New York, NY Columbia University Press, 1974. Paperback First Edition Thus (1974), unstated but implied; no subsequent printings listed. On the first page of the Introduction, two lines are HI-LIGHTED. Else, Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of overall soiling to the background field of the rear panel and this is a REMAINDER, showing a small mark and a dot at the bottom edge of the text block; else flawless; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws - and of course the hi-lighting. Flawed, but could easily pass, at least in outside appearance, as a new copy. NOT Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.95 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches). 282 pages. Index. Translated by Burton… Read More

New York, NY Random House: Pantheon Books, 1988. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows a faint smudge at the bottom edge and a couple of faint stains at the bottom edge of the front pastedown endpaper; the binding shows very slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows a crease at the upper corner of the inside front flap; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, while no longer pistine, remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 384pp. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1984. Paperback First Edition Thus (1984), Second Printing (1988). First Published by Longmans in 1970. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a tiny snag at the heel of the backstrip and the expected tanning to the text pages due to aging; the binding is square and secure; text clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.15 x 0.9 inches). xiii, 427 pages. Map precedes the text. Extensive Notes. Sources & References. Index. Language: English. Weight: 10.5… Read More

New York, NY The Viking Press: Studio Books, 1973. Hardcover First Edition USA (1973), not directly stated, but implied by the statement "Published in 1973 by the Viking Press" and no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with Viking: Studio's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition USA (1973), not directly stated, but implied by the statement "Published in 1973 by the Viking Press" and no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with Viking: Studio's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows light shelving wear along the bottom edge of the red cloth-covered boards; the binding leans ever so slightly, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound… Read More

New York, NY Henry Holt: Owl Books, 1993. Paperback First Edition Thus (1993); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1993); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities; a single crease at the backstrip; faint shelf-soiling along the bottom edge of the text block; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing mild wear and just a couple minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.1 x 1.45 inches). 542 pages. Maps. Chronology. Names and Dates. Notes, Bibliography. Index. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 11.4 ounces. Trade Paperback. 

New York, NY John Wiley & Sons, 1998. Hardcover First Edition USA (1998); Second Printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the barest hint of bowing to the boards;else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing a single minor flaw. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows just a tick of wear at the corner tips of the corners of the the rear panel; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library copy. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.7 x 1.25 inches). 278 pages. Language: English. Weight: 19.6 ounces. First Edition (1998); Second Printing. Hardback with DJ. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press, 2002. Paperback First Edition [2002], unstated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. "OK " stamped at rear face; else flawless. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 166pp. (Select Papers, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Chicago, 11). First Edition [2002], unstated. Paperback.

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1982. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mild rubbing; small area of very faint soiling at the top edge; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; and the white field at the rear panel shows faint toning; light crease near the lower front corner tip. Binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Despite a number of very minor flaws, remains Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 516pp. Trade Paperback.

London, UK Harper Perennial, 1994. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: binding very slightly cocked, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; pages tanned a bit. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 383pp. Trade Paperback. If you have had any Shangri-La type illusions about Tibet, this book will soon blow them away. This book will make you laugh, weep, clench your fists and probably curse before you're done, but it will not leave you unchanged, either in your opinion of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, and especially of China. This is a very balanced account from the Tibetan perspective of the period roughly from the end of WWII until 1990. In addition to an unvarnished account of Tibetan bravery, desire to retain their homeland at all costs and credulity, and unlimited Chinese brutality and… Read More

London, UK Michael Joseph Ltd., 1984. Hardcover First Edition UK, so stated. First Edition UK, so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: Book shows indications of light use; light wear to extremities; binding shows barely discernible spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to its sheen; two-inch closed tear at upper rear hinge; price unclipped; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New, but remains a clean, sturdy, presentable copy in a like dustwrapper. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 383pp. Hardback with DJ. If you have had any Shangri-La type illusions about Tibet, this book will soon blow them away. This book will make you laugh, weep, clench your fists and probably curse before you're done, but it will not leave you unchanged, either in your opinion of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, and especially of China. This is a very balanced account from the Tibetan perspective of the period roughly from the… Read More

New York, NY Soho Press, 1993. Hardcover First Edition USA (1993), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition USA (1993), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good++ in a Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a former owner's rubber-stamped address at the front free endpaper; a hint of shelf-soiling to the bottom edge of the quarter cloth boards; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound; showing the very mildest wear and a single notable flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. copy. 8vo. (8.65 x 5.85 x 1 inches). 215 pages.… Read More