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A Plant Hunter in Tibet

A Plant Hunter in Tibet

by Ward, F. Kingdon

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Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpaper, jacket tattered, soiled, and missing pieces at head and foot
Edition
First Edition
Published
1934
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpaper, jacket . tattered, soiled, and missing pieces at head and foot of spine.. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange cloth titled in gilt on spine. Index, notes. Folding map, photos. An account of the 1933 botanical and geographical expedition in Tibet between the Tsang-po and Salween… Read more about this item
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Java and the East Indies:  Java, Sumatra, Celebes, the Moluccas, New  Guinea, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula

Java and the East Indies: Java, Sumatra, Celebes, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula

by Carpenter, Frank G.

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Owner name stamped on front pastedown endpaper, hinges cracked, boards worn.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1923
Binding
Hardcover
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Owner name stamped on front pastedown endpaper, . hinges cracked, boards worn.. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray decorative cloth binding, xv, 280pp. Many photos, index. A volume in the Carpenter's World Travels series. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Japan Prepares for Total War:  The Search for Economic Security, 1919-1941

Japan Prepares for Total War: The Search for Economic Security, 1919-1941

by Barnhart, Michael A.

Condition
Used - Very Good; Split at base of spine.
Edition
Second Printing
Published
1991
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780801495298
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Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Very Good; Split at base of spine.. 1991. Second Printing. Softcover. 0801495296 . Abbreviations list, maps, notes, charts, bibliography, and index. A volume in the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs series. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 290 pages .
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Between Two Oceans:  A Military History of Singapore from First Settlement  to Final British Withdrawal

Between Two Oceans: A Military History of Singapore from First Settlement to Final British Withdrawal

by Murfett, Malcolm H. ; Miksic, John N. ; Farrell, Brian P. ; Shun, Chiang Ming

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Second Printing
Published
2004
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9789812103765
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Singapore: Marshall Cavendish. Very Good. 2004. Second Printing. Softcover. 9812103767 . Softcover with French flaps, xviii, 508pp. Acknowledgements, notes, glossary, black and white photos and illustrations, maps, appendices, bibliography, and index. A beautiful copy of this military and Southeast Asian history. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Japan's War:  The Great Pacific Conflict 1853 to 1952

Japan's War: The Great Pacific Conflict 1853 to 1952

by Hoyt, Edwin P.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Printing
Published
1986
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780070306127
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NY: McGraw-Hill. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Printing. Hardcover. 0070306125 . xv, 514pp. Endpaper map, black and white photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, and index. A solid copy of this historical study. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Japan Must Fight Britain

Japan Must Fight Britain

by Ishimaru, Tota

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
Edition
First US Edition
Published
1936
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Telegraph Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1936. First US Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spine. Many illustrations and photos. Translated from the Japanese by Instructor-Capt. G. V. Rayment. The author, a Lieutenant-Commander in the Japanese Imperial Navy, argues that British foreign and economic policy in… Read more about this item
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Back Fire:  The CIA's Secret War in Laos and its Link to the War in Vietnam

Back Fire: The CIA's Secret War in Laos and its Link to the War in Vietnam

by Warner, Roger

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn, page tops foxed.
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780684802923
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NY: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn, page tops foxed.. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684802929 . Maps, photos, notes, index. Cloth-backed boards. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 416 pages .
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The Ajanta Caves:  Artistic Wonder of Ancient Buddhist India

The Ajanta Caves: Artistic Wonder of Ancient Buddhist India

by Behl, Benoy K.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.
Published
1998
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780810919839
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NY: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.. 1998. Hardcover. 0810919834 . 200 illustrations, including 189 color plates. History and description of the Buddhist sculpture, paintings and rock art in these caves in the Deccan Plateau region. A sumptuous volume. Index, bibliography. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages .
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The Defence and Fall of Singapore, 1940-1942

The Defence and Fall of Singapore, 1940-1942

by Farrell, Brian P.

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped.
Published
2005
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780752423111
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Stroud, UK: Tempus Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped.. 2005. Hardcover. 0752423118 . Sources, maps, bibliography, illustrations, index. Comprehensive assessment of the Imperial Japanese capture of Singapore in 1942. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 447 pages .
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The Uyghurs:  Kashgar before the Catastrophe

The Uyghurs: Kashgar before the Catastrophe

by Bubriski, Kevin

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781938086991
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George F. Thompson Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 1938086996 . Photographs by Kevin Bubriski. Text by Tahir Hamut Izgil, essay by Dru C. Gladney. In English, with a section and captions in Uyghur. Gray cloth binding. Measures 12x11 inches. Photos from Bubriski's 1998 trip to Kashgar, a Uyghur city along the Silk Road, before the crackdown… Read more about this item
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The Royal Navy in Hong Kong Since 1841

The Royal Navy in Hong Kong Since 1841

by Harland, Kathleen

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Used - Very Good; Covers lightly worn.
Published
[1985]
Binding
Softcover
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Liskeard, Cornwall, UK: Maritime Books. Very Good; Covers lightly worn.. [1985]. Softcover. Maps, illustrations, photos. History of the British Royal Navy's presence in Hong Kong from 1841 - 1985. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 112 pages .
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Pleading China

Pleading China

by McRoberts, Duncan

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, owner name on front free endpaper, blue smudge on title page.
Published
1946
Binding
Hardcover
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Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, owner name on front . free endpaper, blue smudge on title page.. 1946. Hardcover. Navy cloth. Four pages of thumbnail photos. The author was a Field Director with the China Native Evangelistic Crusade and describes China during and after World War II. ; 8vo 8"… Read more about this item
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Law at War:  Vietnam, 1964-1973

Law at War: Vietnam, 1964-1973

by Prugh, Major General George S.

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Used - Good; Page tops stained, light wear to covers.
Published
1975
Binding
Softcover
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Washington DC: US Department of the Army. Good; Page tops stained, light wear to covers.. 1975. Softcover. Maps, charts, illustrations. Illustrated softcover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 161 pages .
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When We Were Strolling Players in the East
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When We Were Strolling Players in the East

by Miln, Louise Jordan

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Cloth bubbled, spine toned, endpapers, leaves surrounding frontispiece, and fore-edges foxed.
Edition
Second Edition
Published
1895
Binding
Hardcover
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London: George Bell & Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Cloth bubbled, spine toned, endpapers, leaves . surrounding frontispiece, and fore-edges foxed.. 1895. Second Edition. Hardcover. 26 photograph plates. Green cloth binding. The author was a British actress who traveled to China, Japan, Singapore, India and other parts of Asia before turning to Great Britain . xiv, 354pp, publisher ads.… Read more about this item
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The Empire of India

The Empire of India

by Fuller, Sir J. Bampfylde

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Spine sunned, owner name on front flyleaf along with perforated stamp of Presentation Copy, foxing th
Edition
First Edition
Published
1913
Binding
Hardcover
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London: SIR Isaac Pitman and Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Spine sunned, owner name on front flyleaf along . with perforated stamp of Presentation Copy, foxing throughout, including . page edges.. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding titled in gilt. A volume in the All Red series. Folding color frontispiece map. Many black and white photos, index, 24… Read more about this item
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The Rise and Expansion of the British Dominion in India

The Rise and Expansion of the British Dominion in India

by Lyall, Sir Alfred

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn
Edition
Fourth Edition
Published
1907
Binding
Hardcover
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London: John Murray. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn. 1907. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Five color folding maps. Maroon cloth titled in gilt on spine. Index. Xviii, 388pp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Enchanted India

Enchanted India

by Karageorgevitch, Prince Bojidar

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Edges foxed, gift inscription on front free endpaper, boards worn.
Published
1899
Binding
Hardcover
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London and New York: Harper and Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edges foxed, gift inscription on front free . endpaper, boards worn.. 1899. Hardcover. Slate blue cloth titled in gilt on spine. Vintage travel account of India. Two pages of publisher ads at rear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages .
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Their Japan:  Being Brief Descriptions of Noteworthy Phases of Japanese  Life, of Many of the Customs, Festivals, Arts and Crafts of the Japanese  -- Also Descriptions Principal Places Visited by Tourists Places Away from  Well-Trodden Trails, Etc.

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Yokohama, Japan: Yoshikawa. Very Good; Folder toned and faded.. 1936. Softcover. Gold fabric-covered softcover with stab binding. Many photos. Housed in folding patterned fabric-covered clamshell with bone closures. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 204 pages .
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The United States and the Philippines

The United States and the Philippines

by Williams, D. R.

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine rubbed, foxing to edges and preliminary leaves.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1924
Binding
Hardcover
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine rubbed, foxing to edges and . preliminary leaves.. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth binding. Three maps. xiii, 335pp, index. Primarily an analysis of the modern political history and economic value of The Philippines. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Lawfulness of United States Assistance to the Republic of Viet Nam

The Lawfulness of United States Assistance to the Republic of Viet Nam

by Moore, John Norton; Underwood, James L. ; McDougal, Myres S.

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Used - Very Good; Covers toned, owner name on front cover.
Published
1966
Binding
Softcover
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[Chicago]: American Bar Association. Very Good; Covers toned, owner name on front cover.. 1966. Softcover. Ii, 259pp. Analysis of international and American law to establish basis for US entry into the Vietnam War. Extensive footnotes. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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