Asia from Rose's Books, IOBA

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 1999. Remainder. New. Quarter Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Washington, D. C., Counterpoint, 1999. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over deep red boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine, illustrated with black and white photographs, 341 pp. This thorough history of Tibet under Chinese Occupation is based… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster, 1994. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over maize colored boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine, soft yellow endpapers, 464 pp. Dust jacket has minor shelf wear. New in… Read more about this item

Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., 2002. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo. Soft cover. 180 p. Index. A deft biography of the career of a controversial women who operated in the shadow world of informal diplomacy, and who influenced Asian-American relations. Fine..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918. Book. Very Good. Silk. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. NY: Scribner's, 1918, 257 pp. Dark blue silk binding with gilt titles, decoration in blind. Stamp and bookplate from Mercantile Library. Very good, solid book..

New York: Doubleday, 1991. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. The story of Rabinowitz's adventures in the forests of Thailand as he works to keep the abundant and exotic wildlife from the hands of poachers. Fine in near fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

London: J. M. Dent, 1959. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth. 293 pp. A nice little edition of the Hindu scriptures. Jacket has moderate shelfwear. Near fine in very good jacket in mylar cover..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ecco Pr, 2002. New York: Ecco, 2002. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 447 pp. Illustrated with photographs. While carpets from the Muslim world are found in many Western homes, the story of religious, political, and tribal strife behind their creation remains virtually unknown to their owners. Christopher Kremmer chronicles his ten-year journey along… Read more about this item

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1946. NY: Sloane, 1946. First book club edition. 8vo. Cloth. 331 p. A perceptive history of China and the Far East, a bestselling book that described China at war and in crisis, and the rise of the Communist party. White, an award-winning journalist, is best known for his Making of the… Read more about this item

Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1955. Baltimore: Penguin Books. The Pelican History of Art. 4to. Fourth revised edition with additional bibliography. Cloth binding, decoration and titles in gilt. Top edge stained grey-blue. 298 pp. including index. Pull-out map of sites mentioned in the text.117 black and white figures. Notes, additional bibliography, 192 black and white plates. Henri Frankfort died in 1954. This… Read more about this item

Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1966. Cleveland and New York: World, 1966. First American edition and first edition in English. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 283 pp. Translated from the French by James Hogarth. 35 illustrations in colour, 110 in black and white, lavishly illustrated. Like the other books in this series, this one comes with notes, a… Read more about this item

Geneva, Paris and Munich: Nagel, 1973. Geneva, Paris and Munich: Nagel, 1973. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 239 pp. Illustrated with 33 illustrations in color, 177 in black and white. Includes notes, comparative chronology, bibliography, list of illustrations and index. No writing inside. Rough rubbing on bottom of boards. Rubbing on corner of free front endpaper. Good in near… Read more about this item

Geneva, Paris and Munich: Nagel, 1978. Geneva, Paris and Munich: Nagel, 1978. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 256 pp. Lavishly illustrated with 93 illustrations in color, 168 in black and white. Includes notes, bibliography, map of prehistoric sites, list of illustrations and index. Map endpapers. Ex-library, no pocket, Some library marks and spine label. Dust jacket has library-issued plastic… Read more about this item

Geneva, Paris and Munich: Nagel, 1973. Geneva, Paris and Munich: Nagel, 1973. First edition in English. Translated from the French by James Hogarth. 8vo. Cloth binding, titles in gilt, 238 pp. Illustrated throughout with 103 black and white and 43 plates in color. Slight wear to dust jacket from storage. No writing inside. Hinges sound. Fine in near fine dust… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Columbia University, 1999. New York, NY, Columbia University, 1999. First, thus. 8vo. Paperback with pictorial cover, 606 pp. The Tokugawa family held the shogunate from 1603 to 1867, ruling Japan and keeping the island nation isolated from the rest of the world for more than 250 years. This second volume in a four-part series by leading… Read more about this item

New York: A. Knopf, 1946. Book. Fine. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Knopf, 1946. First edition, later printing. 8vo. Cloth. 117 p. Hersey's important story of six human beings who survived the explosion of the atom bomb over Hiroshima. This is the complete text of the brilliant report to… Read more about this item

Dublin, NH: Yankee Books, 1987. Book. Illus. by Homer, Winslow. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo. Dublin, NH: Yankee, 1987. First Edition, stated. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 191 pp. Winslow Homer illustrated jacket. Illustrated headers and map. Fine in near fine jacket..

London: Longman Publishing Group, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. London: Longman, 1990. First British edition published simultaneously with USA edition. 8vo. 329 pp. The true story of how a band of physicists and computer wizards take on Las Vegas. Light soiling to page edges. No ownership marks. Hinges sound. Very good… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Pantheon, 1959. New York, NY, Pantheon, 1959. First English edition. 8vo. Yellow cloth with blue and red lettering embossed on spine, decorative blind stamp embossed on front board, 432 pp. Ex-library, no borrowings evident on library pocket record. Dust jacket price clipped. Very good in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover.. First… Read more about this item

New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1998. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1998. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 291 pp. including index. A few internal marks. No ownership marks. Hinges sound. Overall clean. Good in near fine dust jacket, protected with a mylar cover..

New York, NY: Columbia University, 1999. Book. New. Paperback. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Columbia University, 1999. First, thus. 8vo. Paperback with pictorial cover, 606 pp. The Tokugawa family held the shogunate from 1603 to 1867, ruling Japan and keeping the island nation isolated from the rest of the world for more… Read more about this item