Asian/Eastern Art, Culture, History from Louise Aird

This is one of a limited-edition run of a commissioned book, of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the book of poetry attributed to the 'astronomer poet' of Persia, who died in 1131. It uses the translation of Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883). The book may have been created c 2010. According to a statement in the book, it was created by Mohammadi Hosseinpour… Read more about this item

This is a pristine copy of The Jungle Books, Volume II, the classic stories of animals in India written in 1894 by Rudyard Kipling. This is the 1948 edition published by Doubleday and illustrated by Aldren Watson. This is a beautiful copy. It is 7 stories, plus poems, with 6 color illustrations and several black and white illustrations. 201 pages, all clean and… Read more about this item

This is a near-perfect copy of The Book of Tea: A Japanese Harmony of Art, Culture and the Simple Life, written in 1906 by the Japanese scholar Okakura Kakuzo (1863-1913). It is the earliest English-language account of Zen Buddhism and its relation to the arts. Okakura's view was that "tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking;… Read more about this item

This is a first edition, first printing, of Peony, by the American writer Pearl S Buck (1892-1973) who, in 1938, became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Upon its publishing, it was simply title 'Peony'. In later editions, it was released as Peony, a Novel of China and as The Bondmaid. It was published in 1948… Read more about this item

This is an First American edition (1964) of The Koka Shastra, Being the Ratirahasya of Kokkoka, and Other Medieval Indian Writings on Love, translated and introduced by the British scientist Alexander Comfort, who is best known as the author of The Joy of Sex. The Koka Shastra is another name for The Ratirahasya, a medieval sex manual written in the 11th… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of The Tibetans, by the Canadian photographer and academic Art Perry. It is a moving collection of photographs of a culture under siege. More than 150 black and white photographs record every aspect of Tibetan life, from monks meditating surrounded by candles made of Yak wax to peasant people to landscapes. Kirkus… Read more about this item

This is a lovely copy of The Arabian Nights, Their Best-Known Tales. It is a collection of the famed Arabic folk tales edited by the American authors (and sisters) Nora Archibald Smith (1859-1934) and Kate Douglas Wiggin (1956-1923), author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. It is beautifully illustrated by the American artist Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966).

The Moor's Last Sigh tells the family history of Moraes Zogoiby, known as 'the Moor'. He is the last survivor of a family descended from the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (ca. 1469-1524), who sailed to India in search of spice and whose offspring grew rich in shipping it to the West. It is set in the Indian cities of… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of Tutankhamen: Life and Death of a Pharaoh, a superb book written by the famed French archaeologist and Egyptologist Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (1913-2011), who is best known for this book, and for saving the Nubian Temples from being flooded out by the Aswam Dam construction. It is of interest if you're into golf course history. It… Read more about this item

This is a very nice copy of Kim, the classic tale by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1901. It is set in the imperialistic world; a masculine world dominated by travel, trade and adventure, and strict divisions between white and non-white. It is about the relationship between Kim, a white man born in India, and an old ascetic priest, a… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of The Collected Rudyard Kipling, Illustrated, published by Avenel in 1982. It is 1000 pages, and includes his best-known works: Captains Courageous, Kim, The Jungle Books, Just So Stories for Little Children, Puck of Pook's Hill, Stalky & Co., and Plain Tales from the Hills. It then adds 11 short stories. See photo of that… Read more about this item

This is an unread copy of Ancient China, part of the Great Ages of Man series which Time-Life Books began publishing in the 60s. This book was written in 1967 by the American academic Edward Schafer, Professor of Oriental Languages at Berkeley. This is the first edition, sixth printing. It's 8 3/4" x 10 3/4". 191 pages,… Read more about this item

This is the "unforgettable", "riveting" first-rate biography of Dr. John Reid, a Canadian doctor who was serving in Hong Kong in 1941. After the Japanese victory, he spent a year in a Hong Kong prison camp before being sent to Japan as a slave labourer. His efforts to save his men were heroic, but he would never be the same.… Read more about this item

Gourmet May 1989 See Table of Contents Scan for full editorial. 236 pages. This magazine has not been read, but there is one dogeared recipe, at the back. Those marks on the cover are pieces of paper that got stuck to it. Minor wear to edges. Otherwise perfect. PLEASE NOTE: THE STATED EXPECTED SHIPPING DATE APPLIES ONLY WITHIN NORTH… Read more about this item

April 1, 2019. 94 Pages, no label or barcode Cover: Brooklyn or Bust, by Bruce McCall See Table of Contents Scan Condition: Slight crease at stapled edge. Otherwise perfect.

This is an unread copy of the best-selling book Is It Genuine? How to Collect Antiques with Confidence, written by the British antiques expert and Antiques Roadshow appraiser John Bly. It was first published in 1986 and was a best-seller; this is a copy of its first reprint, in 1987. It is an invaluable book for collectors of antique furniture, metalware, pottery… Read more about this item

The Crimean War was a brutal conflict fought from October 1853 to February 1856 in which Russia lost to an alliance made up of the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom, Sardinia and France. The immediate cause of the war involved the rights of Christian minorities in the Holy Land, then a part of the Ottoman Empire. Drawing on eye witness… Read more about this item

The Complete Guide to Antiques is a a comprehensive guide to antiques and collectables from around the world. The book is a collection of over 8000 antiques of every variety; each entry is illustrated with a color photograph, and includes information on dealer prices, date and origin which will assist you in identifying and valuing your own antiques, as well… Read more about this item

This is a perfect copy of the second printing of Dictionary of Antiques, by George Savage. It was first published in 1970.Its purpose is to help collectors, dealers, art historians and designers date pieces, note attributes and generally learn more about antiques. Over 1500 entries, with nearly 700 illustrations, alphabetically arranged and carefully cross-referenced. Special terms, including widely used foreign… Read more about this item

This is a stated first edition (1964) of The Golden Casket, Chinese Novellas of Two Millennia. It is 46 novellas, each with a little illustration.391 pages, including explanatory notes. The stories were originally translated into German by the Austrian writers Herbert Franke and Wolfgang Bauer, then translated into English by the Canadian poet Christopher Levenson. This was originally a library book, but the… Read more about this item