London: Penguin Books, 2020. David Pearson (cover design). Trade Paperback. THE SIXTH GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest betrayals in its history. Using the talents of journalist and occasional spy Jerry Westerby, Smiley launches..... More
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1997. M. Kuwata (jacket design). First Edition. Thirty-fourth printing. Hardcover. The samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a feat of craftsmanship passed down by generations of..... More
Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1971. First Edition (presumed). Trade Paperback. With contributions by Lucian W. Pye, Chalmers Johnson, Michel C. Oksenberg, Frederick C. Teiwes, Peter Schran, Victor H. Li, Donald J. Munro, Donald W. Klein, Ellis Joffe, Gabriel A. Almond. More
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1971. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. A report to the Ford Foundation, part of the Praeger Library of Chinese Affairs. General editor: Donald W. Klein (Columbia University). More
New York: The Viking Press, 1956. First Edition (presumed). Possible Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Excerpt of a review of this title via www.militaryhistoryveteran.com: Masters was a soldier turned novelist. His lasting memorial is his loving, exuberant memoir of service with the Gurkha Rifles is called ‘Bugles and a Tiger.’..... More
Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2002. First Paperback Edition, Second Printing. Softcover. The summation of more than 2,000 years of one of the world's most august literary traditions, this volume also represents the achievements of 300 years of Western scholarship on China. The selections include poetry, drama, fiction, songs..... More
New York: Penguin Books, 2015. First Penguin Books Edition. First Printing. Paperback. Signed by translator on title page. A landmark new translation of the ancient Chinese oracle and book of wisdom The I Ching, or Book of Change, has been consulted through the ages, in both China and the..... More
Hong Kong: Blacksmith Books, 2017. Darren Hayward (cover design), Grahame Collins (ed.). First Edition. First Printing. Paperback. Hong Kong, 1954. The British colony was not yet ready to hear about a Eurasian policeman having an affair with the police commissioner’s daughter. Twenty-two-year-old Simon Lee tasted swift punishment. He was banished..... More
New York: Harper Colophon Books, 1972. First Harper Colophon Edition. Paperback. Colophon Books CN261. More
London: Thames & Hudson, 2015. First Edition (presumed). Softcover. Tokyo Camera Style celebrates a uniquely Japanese tribe of camera obsessives for whom image means everything and proving that camera gear does matter, John Sypal, ‘the Sartorialist of the camera world’, introduces us to Tokyo’s style-conscious photography freaks, fresh from the..... More
Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1988. Illustrated Edition. First Edition (presumed), First Printing. Trade Paperback. Based on newly declassified Chinese materials, this is the complete story, told for the first time, of the beginnings of the Chinese nuclear weapons program from 1955 to 1967. This illustrated edition contains 40 photographs..... More
W.W. Norton & Co., 1998. Hardcover. More
London: Warner Books, 1998. Fourth Printing. Trade Paperback. 1 July 1997 marked the end of British rule of Hong Kong, whereby this territory was passed into the hands of the People’s Republic of China. In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong’s last..... More
Cambridge: Polity Press, 2017. Second Edition. Paperback. China's spectacular growth and expanding global role have led to visions of the 21st century being dominated by the last major state on earth ruled by a Communist Party. In this new edition of his widely acclaimed book, renowned China expert Jonathan Fenby..... More
New York: Penguin Books, 1990. Reprint. Paperback. Lovejoy, a disreputable antiques dealer, connoisseur of women, and our hero, falls into the middle of a worldwide antique-trading scam and a ruthless Chinese crime syndicate. Set in Hong Kong. More
Henley-on-Thames: Aidan Ellis Publishing Limited, 1993. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992. First Edition. Second Printing. Softcover. In this curious collection of scholarly papers, graduate students and professors from various universities (all but two are American) examine the impact of the West on Japanese customs. An essay on the proliferation of Japanese homes for the elderly..... More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1979. Reprint. Paperback. The historical civilization of China is, with the Indian and European-Semitic, one of the three greatest in the world, yet only relatively recently has any enquiry been begun into its achievements in science and technology. Between the first and fifteenth centuries the..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976. First Edition. First Printing. Paperback. Conventionally, historians view the 1911 Revolution in China through the activities of professional revolutionaries led by Sun Yat-sen, and they see these revolutoinaries’ propaganda and organizing activities as eventually leading to the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911... More
Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. More
Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong/Contemporary China Research Prjoe, 2015. Softcover. Despite China’s consistent emphasis in its “peaceful” rise, the outside world remains skeptical. The “China threat” perception seems only to have grown with China’s comprehensive national power. Is China a threat or a helping hand in creating peace..... More
London: Penguin Books, 2020. Jason Y. Ng (co-author), Jack Smyth (cover design). First Edition. Trade Paperback. The must read book for anyone who cares about Hong Kong and democracy. - Introduction by Ai Weiwei - 'Joshua Wong is a brave and inspiring young leader. Together we are one loud..... More
Singapore: John Wiley & Sons (Asia), 2006. Third Printing. Softcover. Signed with a dedication by author Laurie Underwood. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1980. First Edition (presumed), First Printing. Hardcover. Thinkers in Ming China turned to syncretism in their restlessness for new religious forms. A leader in this new trend was Lin Chao-en, a religious teacher of the sixteenth century, whose syncretic doctrine of the true Way was..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1953. Hardcover. Originally published by Viking in 1953. This is a first edition of the reprint. Painting - Porcelain - Sculpture - Jade - Jewelry - Embroidery - Lacquer & Furniture - Architecture - Bronzes. More
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