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An historical disquisition concerning the knowledge which the ancients had of India : and the...
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1794 History of INDIA Asia MAPS Egypt Hindustan Robertson Scottish Enlightenment

William Robertson was a notable 18th-century Scottish historian, and, according to Humphreys, 'made significant contributions to the writing of Scottish history and the history of Spain and Spanish America.' While Robertson was most known for his histories of America and Great Britain, he also published an historical account of India.


In this work, 'An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge of India', Robertson explored the commercial and cultural connections India had with the West through the end of the 15th-century. According to Stewart Brown, this work
"represents one of the more significant achievements of the late Scottish Enlightenment."

This fine work features 2 enormous, folding maps of India.

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ROBERTSON, William
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Eighteen History Outlines; Juuhachi shiryaku, 十八史略 (じゅうはちしりゃく)
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Eighteen History Outlines; Juuhachi shiryaku, 十八史略 (じゅうはちしりゃく)

by XIANZHI, Zeng

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1871 Japanese Woodblock 18 Histories Outline China Song Dynasty Xianzhi Meiji 7v
Today, "Eighteen History Outlines" is still the most read history book by Japanese people. (Chen Sunchen)
A 19th-century Sino-Japanese woodblock printing of "Eighteen Histories Outlines" bound in the fukurotoji style. "Eighteen Histories Outlines" (Shiba shilue 十八史略) is a concise general history text created in the Yuan dynasty written by the Song Dynasty scholar Zeng Xianzhi, which achieved widespread popularity in the Ming dynasty. During the Meiji Restoration period, a demand for abbreviated histories arose in Japan leading to large-scale publications of 'Eighteen Histories Outlines' and creating "a profound impact on Japanese society, culture, and historiography, with a legacy extending into the contemporary period." This book was used as required material in primary schools and as a textbook for government officials in learning Chinese history.
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Biography of the Ukita Family Tree Kojima Bishū Hoden兒島備州補傳...
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Biography of the Ukita Family Tree Kojima Bishū Hoden兒島備州補傳 (こじまびしゅうほでん)

by ISHIZAKA, Kensō, 石阪堅壮編 石阪, 堅壮;

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1880 1ed Ukita Clan Ishizaka Japanese Woodblock Tahei Kurita Illustrated Warrior

An interesting Meiji woodblock-print of the 'Ukita Family Tree' chronicling the events of Ukita family from its founder Tahei Kurita serving the Hosokawa family and living in Kumamoto since the time in Buzen. The Urakami clan were supplanted by the Ukita clan in Buzen, and Ukita Hideie was one of the regents Toyotomi Hideyoshi appointed for his son.
This rare 1880 2 volume edition written by Ishizaka Kenso is complete with illustrations throughout of scenery, warriors, decorative armor, and more.

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ISHIZAKA, Kensō, 石阪堅壮編 石阪, 堅壮;
Biography of the Ukita Family Tree Kojima Bishū Hoden兒島備州補傳 (こじまびしゅうほでん)
石阪堅壮, Kurashiki: Ishizaka Kensō, Meiji 13 [1880]. First Edition.

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Regni Chinensis descriptio ex varijs authoribus.
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Regni Chinensis descriptio ex varijs authoribus.

by TRIGAULT, Nicolas

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1639 1st Elzevier ed CHINA History Jesuit Trigault Geography Great Wall ASIA
Nicolas Trigault was an early 17th-century Jesuit missionary to China who made significant contributions to the development of Romanization of the Chinese languages. While living in the Shanxi province, Trigault wrote his book, a description of China covering both history and geographical figures. Trigault drew from various authors' accounts of China to give a more thorough description of Chinese government, religion and customs, costumes and dress, and more. Note the illustrated title page complete with a map which depicts the Great Wall.

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TRIGAULT, Nicolas
Regni Chinensis descriptio ex varijs authoribus.
Lvgd. Batav. : ex offic. Elzeviriana, 1639. First edition.

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Sun Tzu: The Art of War
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Sun Tzu: The Art of War

by Sun Tzu & Griffith, Samuel B. (translator)

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Collector's Edition. EASTON PRESS books are among the highest quality leather bound books ever produced. Bound in full genuine leather with hubbed spine, accented with 22kt gold lettering and designs, printed on archival paper (acid neutral) with gilded edges, smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. Lustrous silk moire endpapers. A silk page marker is sewn into the binding. This book, in pristine condition, belongs to the Military History series. Collector's Notes and Easton Press nameplate laid in.
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Lo-Lang: A Report of the Excavation of Wang Hsu's Tomb in the Lo-Lang Province An Ancient Chinese...
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Lo-Lang: A Report of the Excavation of Wang Hsu's Tomb in the Lo-Lang Province An Ancient Chinese Colony in Korea

by Yoshito Harada, Kingo Tazawa, Jiro Harada, and Kenji Kiyono

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Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Folio. 128 full page plates, some in color, some double page and/or folding. 40 illustrations in the text, most being mounted photo-illustrations. With a lengthy English resume' of the Japanese text and a resume' of the appendix in German. Bottom of spine has a triangular chip but can be repaired as the chipped portion has been preserved. Edge wear. Light wear to tips. Wear to crown and bottom of spine. 1/2" tear to cloth on cover. Internally clean An elaborately produced work. Most of the illustrations are of pottery.
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1843 1st ed Japanese Tales of Leadership Samurai Weapons Illustrated 8v Kurihara
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1843 1st ed Japanese Tales of Leadership Samurai Weapons Illustrated 8v Kurihara

by NOBUMITSU Kurihara

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1843 1st ed Japanese Tales of Leadership Samurai Weapons Illustrated 8v Kurihara

A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Shinshin Shuzo Gyokuseki Zasshi" written by Nobumitsu is a book of biographies and portraits published in 1843. Nobumitsu Kurihara studied the Chinese and Japanese classics, and the ancient practices of the Ise family focusing on subjects of the history of ancient times, swords and military uniforms. This gave him thorough knowledge of ceremonial and ritual customs of the Imperial court and Samurai families. His work "Shinshin Shuzo Gyokuseki Zasshi" contains illustrations of noblemen and warriors who directly participated in the violent political change in the Nanboku-cho period representing their favorite domestic articles, strips, square pieces of fancy paper, places related with them, battles they fought, and more.

This rare, record is written in a column woodblock print format with furigana for easier reading with numerous illustrations of famous leaders, samurai,… Read More
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Four Months Of War   A Pen And Picture Record Of The Hostilities Between Japan And China In And...
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Four Months Of War A Pen And Picture Record Of The Hostilities Between Japan And China In And Around Shanghai, From August 9Th Till December 20Th, 1937

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Shanghai: North-China Daily News & Herald Limited, 1938. Book. Illus. by Sapajou. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine But For A Tender Front Hinge, Light Wear To Extremities, And Minor Spots Of Soil To Covers. Internally Bright And Clean. Endpaper Maps. 143 Pages. Over 200 Photos. 13 Cartoons. Quite Scarce..
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Mores, leges, et ritus omnium gentium,
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Mores, leges, et ritus omnium gentium,

by BOEMUS, Johann

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1561 Boemus Leges et Ritus Customs Asia Africa India Persia China America RARE

Johann Boemus was an early 16th-century German ethnographer who is chiefly remembered for his work 'Leges et Ritus', originally published in 1520. This work is an account of customs and laws of Africa, Asia, and Europe. This rare book includes
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a detailed history of Tartary including merchant and trade activity
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Persian soldiers – training and clothing
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"the strange ways" of India
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Lands that produce only white men
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Connections of law and culture
Editions subsequent to the 1542 edition include some of the first written observations of Americans, according to Sabin. This book was also important in that it was considered to have a direct influence on Sebastian Muenster's 'Cosmography'. (Lach, 336)
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BOEMUS, Johann
Mores, leges, et ritus omnium gentium,
Lugduni, : Apud Ioan. Tornaesium, & Guliel. Gazeium., 1561.

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The Hong Kong Gift Book
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The Hong Kong Gift Book

by Stericker, John and Veronica

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Hong Kong: John and Veronica Stericker, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Published Hong Kong: Privately printed, John and Veronica Stericker, 1954. Folio, 9 1/8" x 12 1/8", 52pp., illustrated with b/w photos, map of the Hong Kong city district, 12 tipped in color plates plus 4 loose color prints in rear pocket, as published. All plates and prints are present. Cream leatherette with gilt titles and emblem. Text in English and Chinese. Minor edge fray to rear flyleaf. All very good plus, clean, bright. A very nice copy. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Folio.
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Malaya
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Malaya

by Hawkins, Gerald, text / Gibson-Hill, C., Photographs

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Singapore: Government Printing Office, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Published Singapore: Government Printing Office, 1952, first printing. 4to., 7 3/4" x 10 1/2", 114pp., illustrated throughout with b/w photos, map, index. Dark green pebbled leatherette with gilt title and design, patterned endpapers. Printed on bright coated stock. Photographic and text account of Singapore, Johore, Pahang, Trengganu, Kelantan, Perlis. Fine. . 1st. Hard. Fine/No Jacket. 4to.
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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 204, Number 6 (December 1959) - Special Issue : Red China, The First...

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 204, Number 6 (December 1959) - Special Issue : Red China, The First Ten Years

by Weeks, Edward A. (ed.), Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong), Michael Lindsay, Tao Chu, Ted Hughes, Isak Dinesen, Peter Ustinov, Wolf Mankowitz, et al

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Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1959. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 176pp, printed wrappers. A Special Issue devoted to China under Mao Zedong, includes poems by Mao and a profile of him, plus other content on Chinese culture and politics. Also a poem by Ted Hughes, a story by Isak Dinesen, and work from other important contributors. Unmarked copy, a bit of general wear and toning, minor closed tearing to covers.
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STORY OF CHINA AND JAPAN
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STORY OF CHINA AND JAPAN

by JAMES HYDE CLARK; ASSISTED CHANG WONG (CHINA) & K. TATONI (JAPAN)

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PHILADELPHIA, PA: GLOBE BIBLE PUBLISHING CO., 1894 NICE LOOKING TAN, RED AND GOLD COVER. SPINE OUTSIDE MISSING, FRONT AND BACK COVERS LOOSE. CLEAN AND TIGHT INSIDE WITH HEAVY PAGES. FRONTISPIECE MAP OF CHINA, CONTAINS GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS, ENORMOUS RESOURCES, WEALTH, EMPERORS AND COURTS, GOVERNMENTS AND PEOPLE, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS, HOW THE PEOPLE OF THE GREAT NATIONS LIVE AND DIE AND MAINTAIN IN ORIENTAL SPLENDOR THE CHINA AND JAPAN OF TODAY. A SKETCH OF COREA AND THE COREANS, AND THE CAUSES LEADING TO THE CONFLICT OF 1894. 20 CHAPTERS, LARGE NUMBER ILLUSTRATIONS. WONDERFUL BOOK HELPING UNDERSTAND THE GREAT NATIONS AND THE CONFLICT. China (Chinese), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's second-most populous country with a population exceeding 1.4 billion. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, tied with Russia as having the most of any country in the world. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.
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Zen Koans

Zen Koans

by Venerable Gyomay M. Kubose

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Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, c. 1973. Hardcover. No DJ. Orange buckram over boards. Binding is tight; interior is clean and bright. Corners lightly rubbed; front lower corner bumped; edges show mild abrasion. Else Fine. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.
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An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China....
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An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. Including Cursory Observations made, and Information obtained, in travelling through that Ancient Empire, and a small part of Chinese Tartary.: Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney.

by STAUNTON. Sir GEORGE

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Printed by W. Bulmer & Co. for G. Nicol. London. 1797. FIRST EDITION. Three volumes. Complete. - Two quarto text volumes (12 x 9.4 inches), and a folio atlas of plates (16.6 x 12.3 inches). ---- Both text volumes in contemporary full brown calf boards with decorative gilt borders. Re-spined in recent brown calf with raised bands, the compartments ruled in blind, two red morocco labels, lined and lettered in gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. The atlas volume bound in recent half brown calf. Spine with raised bands, each decorated in gilt. Compartments ruled in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Text volumes with engraved portrait frontispiece to each, 1 plate and 26 vignettes after William Alexander et al. in all, atlas with 44 engraved views, plans, plates and maps and charts, including large folding world map, 3 natural history subjects and 25 views. Some foxing and sporadic spotting to both text and atlas, a couple of the maps have professional… Read More
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