New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2017. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. A new essay collection by the noted Polish poet For Adam Zagajewski—one of Poland’s great poets—the project of writing, whether it be poetry or prose, is an occasion to advance what David Wojahn has characterized as..... More

New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2012. First Edition (stated). Trade Paperback. Part fun- and information-filled almanac, part good book guide, the Children's Book-a-Day Almanac is a new way to discover a great children's book--every day of the year! This fresh, inventive reference book is a dynamic way to showcase..... More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Rare. This book brings together ninety extracts of Western non-fiction about China, many of which have been out of print for centuries. Authors include Marco Polo, Adam Smith, Somerset Maugham, Pearl Buck, and Sheryl WuDunn. Topics covered include female infanticide, secular..... More

London: Faber and Faber, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author. ** Winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 2020 ** Longlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlisted for the 2020 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction A Times, Evening Standard and..... More

London: Penguin Classics, 2007. Paperback. "Poetry, always foremost of the arts in traditional Africa, has continued to compete for primacy against the newer forms of prose fiction and theatre drama." This wonderfully comprehensive anthology of African poetry has been expanded to include ninety-nine poets from twenty-seven countries, thirty-one of whom..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2014. Chip Kidd (book design). First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning ‘red pine’, and Oumi, ‘blue sea’, while the girls’ names..... More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. What role do nationalism and popular protest play in China's foreign relations? Chinese authorities permitted anti-American demonstrations in 1999 but repressed them in 2001 during two crises in U.S.-China relations. Anti-Japanese protests were tolerated in 1985, 2005, and 2012 but banned in..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 2003. Softcover. In late l991 and early 1992, at the time of the first Intifada, Joe Sacco spent two months with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, travelling and taking notes. Upon returning to the United States he started writing and drawing Palestine, which..... More

New York: A Doubleday Anchor Original/Anchor Books, 1968. Robert Leydenfrost (cover design). First Edition (stated). Paperback. Rare edition. No. A605 Edited by George Dalton Contains some of the most significant essay by the Late Karl Polanyi, an economist whose writings are one of the influential factors in the..... More

London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1970. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. This study of modern China was completed during the twentieth anniversary year of the People's Republic. It embodies the results of long research checked by the personal experience gained in the course of extensive travel between 1958 and 1966..... More

France: Les Cahiers Forces Vives, 1956. Le Corbusier. Second Edition. Softcover. Contains a folded, two page insert. Text is in French. More

Hong Kong: Licht Ltd, 2020. Stephen Case (illustrations), Aki Leung (Cantonese text). First Edition. Hardcover. Meet Spot, the cheeky cartoon cat. The ginger moggy leaps from page to page as he recounts daily life in a traditional Chinese shop. This delightful book spans Stephen Case’s cracking illustrations alongside Marcel..... More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. Reprint. Hardcover. This edition is almost certainly not from 1924 which is the last year mentioned on the c/r page. Most likely a later printing, 1950s or so. Part of the Grosset & Dunlap Companion Library series. More