Asia from SRG Antiquarian Books

Asia: Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel: Northern and Eastern Asia (Vol. I) and Southern and Western Asia (Vol. II). A. H. Keane. London: Edward Stanford; 1896. In two volumes: 15 fold-out color maps (lithographs) and 189 illustrations Volume I: Northern Asia (Caucasia, Russian Turkestan, Siberia) AND Eastern Asia (Chinese Empire, Japan) Volume II: Southern Asia (Afghanistan, India, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula… Read more about this item

1865 -1866 - Pictorial National Records: Embracing Descriptions of European and Asiatic Nations: A Statistical View of the United States of America; and a History of the Great Rebellion. In Two Volumes. Compiled from Authentic Materials by W. O. Blake. Columbus, Ohio: Gilmore & Segner. Sold Exclusively by Subscription. Vol 1 1865. Vol 2 1866. Offering "a correct knowledge of the… Read more about this item

1740 - Chinese Tales: or, the Wonderful Adventures of Mandarin Fum-Hoam. Related by Himself to Divert the Sultana, upon the Celebration of her Nuptials. Printed for J. Hodges, London. Second Edition 1740. This very rare full leather Second Edition translated by Stackhouse awaits the true collector of 18th century works. The original French edition was published in 1723 under the title… Read more about this item