Hardcover. NY, The John Day Company, 1st, 1942, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 208 pages, hardcover. Green cover boards are clean and bright. Interior pages have some light foxing and staining on some pages, but all text blocks are legible. Pages have deckled edges. Binding is slightly loose. This book is one of the best summaries of Indonesian culture available in English. It focusses on the daily life of the people of the Indies. The previous owner's light pencil markings are present on the front and rear end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34169
Hardcover. Singapore, Editions Didier Millet, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear, but is still in very good condition overall. Red cloth covers with gilt text are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography throughout. This book documents the development of Malaysian crafts from the past to the present, principally the traditions of pottery, fibrecraft, wood carving, textile weaving and metalwork. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34454
Softcover. Cambridge, UK, Monkey Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 243 pages, soft cover. Black covers are lightly bumped on the bottom corner, but are still in good condition. Interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. The work of sociologists Claude Larre and Elizabeth Rochat de la Valle here gives us access to the classical origins of Chinese medicine. Through their detailed study of the Neijing, Nanjing, and their commentaries, we are connected to the perceptive minds of the classical authors. Claude Larre's profound understanding of the philosophical and cultural background and Elisabeth Rochat's thorough knowledge of the medical classics provide a unique insight into the eight extraordinary meridians and the fundamental interaction on yin and yang throughout the body. Contains some Chinese text throughout. Previous owner's name has been stamped on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34035
Softcover. Vancouver, BC, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 314 pages. Light wear to pictorial wrappers, small stain to top edge, else a very neat, tight copy. Record # 452934
Softcover. NY, Oxford University Press, Reprint, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 361 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a comprehensive account of and introduction to Chinese phonology. It offers new analyses of several traditional topics, such as the phonemic inventory, allophonic variation, syllable structure, the [r] suffix, tone, and Tone 3 Sandhi. Unnecessary jargon is avoided, and relevant theories are introduced in a nontechnical way. Clean copy. Record # 34345
Hardcover. NY, Manhattan House, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, hardcover. Covers are in reasonably good condition, just some minor dents and fading around the spine and edges. Interior pages are clean and bright. This book includes 5 Volumes: America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Each volume is comprised of B&W photos of indigenous people in daily life, in ceremonial dress, or demonstrating other cultural aspects, with corresponding explanatory captions. Previous owner stamped, pasted, and then wrote their name and address on the inside front end page. Otherwise clean copy. Record # 33659
Hardcover. New York, Riverhead Books, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 176 pages. Hardcover. Gilt titles on spine. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468991
Hardcover. Geneva / NY, SKIRA / Crown Publishers, Inc., Reprint, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 217 pages, hardcover. Covers have some minor soiling. Interior pages are clean and bright. Previous owner's label pasted on front end page. Tipped-in, gorgeous full color plates throughout. This book explores the history and development of Japanese painting, covering a broad timeline. This is an oversize book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 33874
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 "The Last Heathen: Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in Melanesia by: Montgomery, Charles")
 "The Phonology of Standard Chinese by: Duanmu, San")
 "The Secret Museum of Mankind: Five Volumes in One by: N/A")
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