Painting of Central Asia (Treasures of Asia series)
Geneva: Skira, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover (cloth). Stock image shown. More
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Excursion to Tindari: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
New York: Penguin Books, 2005. First Penguin Books Edition. Paperback. More
The Journey to the West, Volume I
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1977. First Trade Paperback Edition. Softcover. First published in 1592, The Journey to the West, volume I, comprises the first twenty-five chapters of Anthony C. Yu's four-volume translation of Hsi-Yu Chi, one of the most beloved classics of Chinese literature. More
Six Plays of Strindberg (The Father, Miss Julie, The Stronger, Easter, A Dream Play, The Ghost Sonata)
New York: Doubleday Anchor Books, 1956. First Edition. Paperback. Anchor A54. More
The Plays of Strindberg
New York: The Modern Library, 1964. Hardcover. More
Massage
Melbourne, Australia: Viking, 2014. Paperback. Originally published in Chinese as Tui Na by People's Literature Publishing House. Wang Daifu is blind and works as a practitioner of tuina, a traditional form of pressure-point massage, in the burgeoning metropolis of Shenzhen. His is a uniquely coveted skill, yet it..... More
Three Sisters: A Novel
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed bu author on a Man Asian Literary Prize bookplate. In a small village in China, the Wang family has produced seven sisters in its quest to have a boy; three of the sisters emerge as the lead characters in this remarkable..... More
The Analects (Lun yu)
Harmondsworth: Penguin Classics, 1983. Reprint. Paperback. The Analects express a philosophy, or a moral code, by which Confucius, one of the most humane thinkers of all time, believed everyone should live. Upholding the ideals of wisdom, self-knowledge, courage and love of one's fellow man, he argued that the pursuit of..... More
The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei (Volume One: The Gathering)
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1993. First Trade Paperback Edition, Third Printing. Softcover. In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a...... More
The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei (Volume Three: The Aphrodisiac)
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. In this third volume of a planned five-volume series, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt..... More
The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei (Volume Two: The Rivals)
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. In this second of a planned five-volume series, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly..... More
A Little History of the World
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. First paperback edition. Paperback. E. H. Gombrich’s bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not on small detail but on the sweep of human experience, the extent of human..... More
All Quiet on the Western Front
London: Putnam & Co, 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. More
The China Code: What's Left For Us?
Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. China is growing at an extraordinary pace and exerting a powerful influence upon the global economy. As China emerges as a dominating global player it is also having a significant impact upon America, Europe and Japan in all terms How was..... More
Herr Eugen Duhring's Revolution in Science (Anti-Dühring)
New York: International Publishers Co., Inc., 1972. Third Printing of 1939 Ediiton. Paperback. New World Paperbacks book no. NW-21. More
Fu Qing-zhu's Gynecology
Boulder, Colorado: Blue Poppy Press, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. This is perhaps the single most famous book on traditional Chinese gynecology and obstetrics. Dating from the early Qing Dynasty, this book established many of the disease mechanisms and pattern diagnoses now standard in contemporary Chinese gynecology. More
Iron Chef: The Official Book
New York: Berkley Books, 2001. First U.S. Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. More
The Golden Age of Spanish Drama
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. “The comedia was the vibrant center of Spain’s Golden Age and this skillfully curated collection provides the reader with a superior introduction to its range and complexity. Gregary Racz’s delightful translations are complemented by Barbara Fuchs’ deep knowledge of the..... More
The Golden Age of Spanish Drama
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. “The comedia was the vibrant center of Spain’s Golden Age and this skillfully curated collection provides the reader with a superior introduction to its range and complexity. Gregary Racz’s delightful translations are complemented by Barbara Fuchs’ deep knowledge of the..... More
Maigret and the Spinster
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1977. First American Edition (stated). Hardcover. More
A Battle of Nerves and At The 'Gai-Moulin'
London: Penguin Books, 1951. First Penguin Books Edition. Second Printing. Paperback. Penguin Mystery and Crime book no. 739. More
Comrade Don Camillo
Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1966. Brian Haynes (cover design). Paperback. More
My Century
New York: Harcourt, Inc., 1999. First Edition thus. Hardcover. In a work of great originality, Germany's most eminent writer examines the victories and terrors of the twentieth century, a period of astounding change for mankind. Great events and seemingly trivial occurrences, technical developments and scientific achievements, war and disasters, and..... More
Thumbelina
New York: Delacorte Press, 1997. Arlene Graston. First Edition. Hardcover. More
Dance Dance Dance
London: Vintage Books, 2003. First Vintage Books Edition. Paperback. High-class call girls billed to Mastercard. A psychic 13-year-old dropout with a passion for Talking Heads. A hunky matinee idol doomed to play dentists and teachers. A one-armed beach-combing poet, an uptight hotel clerk and one very bemused narrator caught in..... More
