Madras: printed for private circulation only, by Graves and Co., 1862. First edition, 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 163; a bit of occasional spotting, else very good in original green cloth, gilt-lettered spine. With the ownership signature on the front free endpaper of "Dr. Gairdner ... Edinburgh." From the Preface: The... More about Annals of James Macrae, governor of Madras, 1725-1731. Compiled from official records. By J....

Beijing: Surveying and Mapping Pub. House, 1994. Folio, pp. [8], 271, [5]; color maps, diagrams, and photographs on geography, history, culture, urban development, and so on; text in Chinese; maroon patterned cloth with gilt title on spine and cover, in pictorial paper dust jacket, both fine, in a slip case with a small dent. More about Atlas of Beijing

Madras: Christian Literature Society for India, 1929. 12mo, pp. 77, [1]; map frontispiece; text in Tamil; original green wrappers; front wrapper detached, but present; textblock clean and sound. 1 copy in OCLC as of 7/17, at Oxford. More about The best friend: the story of the life of Jesus the Messiah = Uttama mittiram: Iyecu Kirist tuvin...

Kyoto: 1871. 12mo, pp. [6], 76; original cloth-backed pink wrappers, printed paper label on upper cover; some soiling else good or better. An English vocabulary of 1490 words. "Vol. I" is all that was published. Osaka Daigaiku Library, Selected Catalogue on Dutch and English Studies, C-22. More about Book of instruction for the children at Saikio. Vol. I. First edition

[Calcutta: Printed at the Baptist Mission Press, for the Bible Translation Society, and the American and Foreign Bible Society, 1845]. First edition, 12mo, pp. 230; original brown cloth, printed paper spine label; ex-Baptist Missionary Society Mission House Library with early 20th-century markings and bookplate to front pastedown; small loss to... More about The book of the prophet Isaiah, in Sanscrit

[Burma (?): circa mid-late 19th century.]. Accordion fold book on parabaik paper, 8" x 17" x 4¼"; pp 162; text likely in Shan, mostly in black with some red details; front pastedown introduction in manuscript with elaborate border in red and black; decorated boards with relief design in red and... More about Burmese manuscript

Saigon: [Bo cai-cách dien-dia và phát-trien nông-ngu’-muc], [1963]. 4to, pp. [2], 55, [8]; 55, [1]; text in Vietnamese, with some English, numerous photographic illustrations, graphs & charts; pictorial wrappers, stapled. "Rural Improvement. A Magazine of Extension Information Department of Rural Affairs Republic of VietNam" (front cover). More about Cai tien nông-nghiep [nos. 9 & 10

[The Hague]: International Court of Justice, 1962. 8vo, pp. 144, 144 (opposite pages numbered in duplicate); printed self-wrappers (soiled), shallow tears along edges not affecting text, edges a bit toned and foxed, interior mostly fine. Text in English and French. "Sale Number 260" - front wrapper verso. Transcript of the... More about Case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia v. Thailand): merits, judgment of 15 June...

Boston: Clapp and Broaders, 1834. Square 16mo (approx. 5¼" x 4¾"), pp. vi, [1], 8-127, [1]; 15 full-page hand-colored engravings; original green cloth, printed paper label on upper cover; front hinge cracked, light foxing, short tear in fore-margin of the title page; a good copy. The title page is in... More about China in miniature; containing illustrations of the manners, customs, character and costumes of...

n.p. n.d., [1938]. Staple bound pamphlet, 7.25 x 5.25 inches, pp. [6] 64; folding map in back; tan paper wrappers; light aging to paper, else fine. A pamphlet describing the extent of Japanese destruction of Chinese industry, and a proposal for recovery. More about Chinese industrial cooperatives : for a new economic offensive, for prolonged resistance, for...

[n.p. (China)]: n.d. Accordion Chinese binding, 18.9 x 12cm., featuring 5 double page colour images, cloth on thick card, green sheep covered boards slightly worn, paper title label on upper board. Light wear. Very good. No date. Erotic album depicting Japanese lovers. It appears likely that this album was made... More about Chinese shunga album

[n.p. (China)]: n.d. Accordion Chinese binding, 18.9 x 12cm., 5 double page color images on cloth backed by thick card; tan sheep covered boards slightly worn, paper title label on upper board. Some staining at edges of images caused by application of paint to edges. Very good. This album of... More about Chun gonghua. Album of Spring Palace Pictures

n.p. July, 1968. 12mo, pp. 51; printed from typescript; 6 tables and a map; very good in original printed wrappers. Later stamped in red: "Unclassified," and in black "Regarded Unclassified when separated from classified enclosure." Ink mark over "Unclassified." More about Confidential. The Viet Cong infrastructure: modus operandi of selected political cadres