Outrage: Burma's Struggle for Democracy
London: White Lotus UK, 1990. Second Edition. Paperback. Rare edition. More
History
Ruan Yuan, 1764-1849: The Life and Work of a Major Scholar-Official in Nineteenth-Century China Before the Opium War
Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Heavy book; please note additional shipping charges. With a gift inscription by and signature of the author. More
Hong Kong 1997: A Review of 1996
Hong Kong: Government Printer, 1997. Denny Yu (design). First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. With an introduction by ex-governor Chris Patten. More
Spain: A History in Art
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1966. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover (Outsized). More
Law and the State in Traditional East Asia: Six Studies on the Sources of East Asian Law
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1987. First Edition. Paperback. Asian Studies at Hawaii, No. 33. More
The China Quarterly: Hong Kong Briefing
London: Contemporary China Institute, School of Oriental and African Studies, 1983. September 1983, Number 95. Softcover. Includes: Treaty, Grant, Usage or Sufferance? Some Legal Aspects of the Status of Hong Kong - Anthony Dicks; The International Position of Hong Kong - Lucian W Pye; Life in the Cities: The Emergences..... More
Allied Secret Weapons the War on Science
New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II - Weapons Book No 19. More
The Secret Road
New York: Permabooks, 1955. Reprint. Paperback. More
The Negro Pilgrimage in America: The Coming of Age of the Black Americans
Toronto: Bantam Books, 1973. Paperback. More
A Picture History of Archeology
London: Thames & Hudson, 1958. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Cloth. 310 illustrations in photogravure, 16 plates in full colour Translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston. More
Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence From Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson
London: Yale Note Bene/Yale University Press, 2001. First Printing. Paperback. Here is the fiery, provocative, and unparalleled work of feminist art criticism that launched Camille Paglia’s exceptional career as one of our most important public intellectuals. Is Emily Dickinson “the female Sade”? Is Donatello’s David a bit of pedophile pornography..... More
Seeds, Spades, Hearths and Herds: The Domestication of Animals and Foodstuffs
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The M.I.T. Press, 1972. Second Edition, Third Printing. Paperback. Some of the author premises regarding domestication of animals and foodstuffs: agriculture did not originate from a shortage of food; domestication is found in areas of marked diversity in plants or animals; primitive cultivators could not establish themselves in..... More
The Economic History of World Population
Middlesex, London: Penguin Books, 1978. Seventh Edition. A Pelican Original. This book presents a global view of the demographic and economic development of mankind. More
The Lost Treasures of Troy
London: Quality Paperbacks Direct (QPD), 1994. Second Edition. Softcover. More
China: Empire of Living Symbols
Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate The origins of Chinese ideographs were not known until 1899, when a scholar went to an apothecary for some medicine made of “dragon bone.” To his surprise, the bone, which..... More
The Spirit of St. Louis
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. The classic, bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning account of Charles A. Lindbergh's historic transatlantic flight. Charles A. Lindbergh captured the world's attention--and changed the course of history--when he completed his famous nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1927. In..... More
The Greening of America
Bantam Books, 1971. Paperback. More
Soldier Sahibs: The Men Who Made the North-West Frontier
London: Abacus, 2008. Reprint, Fifth Printing. Paperback. More
Crisis in Black and White
New York: Vintage Books, 1964. Mass Market Paperback. From the cover: "Crisis in Black and White is a powerful and unsparing analysis of 'the Negro problem' in America. It is one of the finest books on American society that has appeared in several years. 'The Negro problem' is not something..... More
American Battle for Abundance: A Story of Mass Production
Detroit: General Motors Corporation, 1955. Ernest W. Scanes. Revised Edition. Paperback/Pamphlet. More
Maya: The Riddle and Rediscovery of a Lost Civilization
New York: The Viking Press, 1985. Third Revised Edition. Hardcover. This edition is published in conjunction with the exhibition Maya: Treasures of an Ancient Civilization organized by the Albuquerque Museum. More
Never a Dull Moment: Kalgoorlie's golden years through to the seventies including life in the WW1 trenches
Perth: Mannwest Pty Ltd / Hesperian Press, 2002. First Edition (presumed). Paperback. From the publisher: Written to commemorate WG Manners & Co’s 100 years in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields, this book is a grand sweep of Australiana and life in Australia’s outback. It charts the Manners’ family history from 1895..... More
