Books about Asian history, culture, language etc.
Natives, 1997. Signed. 4To Hardcover. 131pp. Signed and inscribed by author on front end-page. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages with color photos and dual English/Chinese translations. Jacket is glossy and price remains unclipped with minimal shelf wear. Bound in black cloth boards with crisply pointed corners. Tightly bound.....
University of California Press, 1993. Softcover. 183 pages. Pages are clean. No writing, highlighting or underlining. Cover is beginning to curl slightly and there are very minor corner bumps.
Pearson, 2010. Paperback. 8vo. 119pp. Text unmarked on white pages. Binding is square and uncreased. Covers show mild wear from reading.
White Lotus, 1992. 1st printing. Paperback. 8vo. 231pp. Aside from a small stamp on the title, text remains unmarked on white pages. Binding is square and secure. Top edge of text block is foxed. Covers show minor discoloration and minimal surface wear.
New York: The Noonday Press, Inc., 1957. 8VO Hardcover. 118 ppg. Text is clean, no writing or creases. Binding is tight & hinges are secure. Jacket is untorn & protected in mylar. Orange cloth boards have tanning from age. Navy blue front end papers are unmarked.
Lustre Press, 2011. 2nd printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 143pp. Text is unmarked on glossy, fully illustrated pages. Binding square and secure. Glossy covers have lightly bumped corner and show minor surface wear.
London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co.; and Archibald Constable and Co, 1823. Rebound Hardcover. Rebound hardcover containing original pages. All plates are present and intact. Mild rippling throughout. Minimal foxing. Text is still bright and clear. Binding is tight and strong. Rebound professionally. Slight wear to boards and bumping to corners.....
The University of Wisconsin Press, 2009. 8Vo Softcover. 659pp. Text is bright on unmarked pages. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are secure. Covers are glossy with a light upcurl on front; minimal shelf wear. Spine is uncreased.
New Day Publishers, 1998. 5th Impression. 8Vo Softcover. 315pp. Text is bright and unmarked. Glossy covers show minimal surface wear with a lightly creased corner. Binding is tightly bound and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased.
Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1984. 1st ed. 4th printing. Paperback. 12mo. 260ppg. Text is clean and unmarked, though there is an ex-libris sticker and a bookstore stamp on the half title page. The spine is slightly canted and sun bleached but hinges are intact and barely creased. Corners are bumped.....
teNeues, 2014. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. Firmly bound with yellow illustrated covers, titled with shiny silver foil on the cover and spine. Minimal wear present. Contents remain glossy and bright. A small chip has been taken from bottom of front paste down.
Archipelago Press, 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. 4to. 112pp. Text is unmarked with plenty of lovely photographs throughout. Brown cloth boards are clean with pointed corners and shiny gilt titling. Gilt titled spine is square with hinges tight. DJ is unclipped in like new condition.