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Outline of the Sungari Power Project, 1938

By: N/A

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Hsinking, Manchouko, Hydroelectric Power Construction Bureau: 1938

Seller ID: 32197

Binding: Stapled Wrappers

Condition: Very Good or Better

Outline of a Hydro Electric Power Project built at Sungari in Manchuria in 1938. 3pp text, in English, one folding photo plate and two, large folding maps at back. Further information and scans available on request. Weight, 70g.
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Von Ceylon zum Himalaja, ein Reisebuch von Erwin Drinneberg

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Berlin, Wegweiser Verlag: 1926

Seller ID: 32592

Binding: Quarter Leather

Condition: Fine

A volume in the Series - 'Jahresreihe fu¨r die Mitglieder des Volksverbandes der Bu¨cherfreunde, 8, 2. Bd'. Travel and Description of Sri Lanka, Burma and India. German language text. 360 pages, map, photo plates [41 photographs by the author], fixed silk page marker; 19 cm. OCLC Number: 1425420. Internally bright, pages white, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Spine and corners in tan leather, boards in decorative paper over boards. Very attractive book! Weight, 472g.
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Nybrott

By: AAVIK, Asbjorn

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Oslo, Gry Forlag: 1945

Seller ID: 21092

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good to VG

Norwegian language text. 136pp, photo illustrated. bright, clean interior. old signature to ffep. A little wear to cloth at extremities of spine. Dustjacket has missing pieces and considerable wear, otherwise clean. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 270g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online es...
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Curious Cage: A Shanghai Journal 1941-1945 (SIGNED)

By: ABKHAZI, Peggy

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Victoria, B. C., Sono Nis Press: 1981

Seller ID: 30345

ISBN: 0919462898

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: VG

While in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, the British author kept a journal which records the routine of camp life. Edited and with an introduction by S.W. Jackman. 143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Interior is bright and clean. Bookplate to the half-title page. Otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, very faint crease to the spine. Card wrappers are sun-darkened. Unpacked weight, 297g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weig...
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Art AsiaPacific; Issue 20 - Focus on the United States

By: ACRET, Susan - Editor

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Sydney, Australia, Fine Arts Press: 1998

Seller ID: 047707

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Fine

Single issue of a high-quality quarterly journal focused on Asian Art - this issue featuring Asian Art in the United States. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color and in b&w, advertising. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy, just about 'as new'. Weight, 452g.
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S. S. President McKinley, Voyage 5, Farewell; April 9, 1927

By: ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE

Price: $20.00

Publisher: At Sea, Admiral Oriental Line. S. S. President McKinley: 1927

Seller ID: 856

Binding: Stapled Sheets

Condition: Fine

Published on-board the S. S. President McKinley nearing the end of a Voyage from Seattle to Yokohama, Japan. The S. S. President McKinleywas launched in 1921 - 14,123 grt, 535 ft long. Eight leaves, printed on one side of thr page only. Typewritten then mechanically produced. World News - Shipboard News - Who's On Board - Debarkation procedures. Some illustrations. Bright, clean and unmarked. Nover folded. Unpacked weight, 45g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. Images available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations.
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Afghanistan: Brief History & Chronology of Events

By: AINI, Mohammad Yunus

Price: $15.00

Publisher: N/P, n/a:

Seller ID: 13296

Binding: Printed Card Wraps

Condition: About Fine

History of Afhanistan. Very recent publication. Cover/titles in English but ALL text in Arabic language. Bright, clean copy. Weight, 406g.
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Time: The Weekly Newsmagazine, April 22, 1966

By: ALEXANDER, Roy - Editor

Price: $8.50

Publisher: New York, Time Inc.: 1966

Seller ID: 039723

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: VG

Issue of Time with portrait of Vietnamese Buddhist monk and politician, Thich Tri Quang on the front cover, artwork by Boris Chaliapin. This is the Canadian Edition. Same editorial content as U. S. edition with added Canadian news. 84p. Clean bright wraps, sound stapled binding. Good solid copy with address label to front, lower left corner. Weight, 162g.
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Time: The Weekly Newsmagazine, September 13, 1963

By: ALEXANDER, Roy - Editor

Price: $7.50

Publisher: New York, Time Inc.: 1963

Seller ID: 053441

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Good Very Good

Cover features greatartwork by Artzybasheff of Red Chinese leaders atop a dragon's head and a boatload of passengers crammed in the vessel. Canada edition - same content as USA edition but scarcer, plus Canadian news. Larger issue, 88pp. Bright and clean copy - near display quality. Only a light lower corner creaseto the front panel detracts slightly. Sound binding. NO address label present. Unmarked. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Wor...
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Time: The Weekly Newsmagazine, March 17, 1961

By: ALEXANDER, Roy - Editor

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, Time Inc.: 1961

Seller ID: 055439

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Issue of Time with photo portrait of The King of Laos to front cover. Feature - 'LAOS: Test of U.S. Intentions'. This is the Canadian Edition. Same editorial content as U. S. edition with added Canadian news. 76pp, photo illustrated, advertising. Clean bright wraps, sound stapled binding. Good solid copy with address label to front, lower left corner. Weight, 150g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. May be eligible for ine...
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Time: The Weekly Newsmagazine, June 26, 1964

By: ALEXANDER, Roy - Editor

Price: $8.50

Publisher: New York, Time Inc.: 1964

Seller ID: 039724

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: VG

Issue of Time with artist Artzybasheff's impression of General Kong Le of Laos, on the front cover. This is the Canadian Edition. Same editorial content as U. S. edition with added Canadian news. 68pp. Clean bright wraps, sound stapled binding. Good solid copy without an address label. Weight, 130g.
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The Scalpel, the Sword : The Story of Doctor Norman Bethune

By: ALLAN, Ted; GORDON, Sydney

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Toronto, ON, Canada, Dundurn Press Ltd: 2009

Seller ID: 25145

ISBN: 1770703993

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: About 'As New'

'The Scalpel, the Sword' celebrates the turbulent career of Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), a brilliant surgeon, campaigner for socialized medicine, and communist. First published in 1952. Here reporinted in the 'Voyageur Classics' series. 368pp, a few photo illustrations. Bright, clean, freshg and unmarked copy - about 'as new'. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Weight, 480g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usual...
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The Scalpel, the Sword; The Story of Dr. Norman Bethune

By: ALLAN, Ted; GORDON, Sydney

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown and Company: 1952

Seller ID: 1374

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, Canadian physician, medical innovator, and noted communist. Bethune came to international prominence first for his service as a frontline surgeon supporting the democratically elected Republican government during the Spanish Civil War. But it was his service with the Communist Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War that would earn him enduring acclaim. xiv, 336pp, photo frontis. Book is bright and clean, and except for a previous owner's details to the ffep is unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges, no wear to the cloth.The unclipped dust...
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Art, Life and Nature in Japan

By: ANESAKI, Masaharu

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Boston, Marshall Jones Company: 1933

Seller ID: 10525

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Good VG

Volume based on a series of lectures delivered by the author at the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University. Valuable for its insightful understanding of modern Japan. 178pp, illustrated. Bright copy internally with a little browning to endpapers only. Very sound binding and attractive boards. Dustjacket, in brodart, has only minor edge wear but with rubbing to back panel. Weight, 754g.
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American Use of War Gases and World Public Opinion

By: ANON

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Hanoi, Foreign Languages Publishing House: 1966

Seller ID: 11524

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Good +

Vietnamese, anti-American pamphlet on the subject of the American use of poison gases in war. 36pp, photo illustrated. Clean copy with a sound binding. Crease down center where pamphlet once folded. Weight, 37g.
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The Big Art Revolution in China

By: ANON

Price: $39.95

Publisher: Beijing, Publisher Unknown: 1972

Seller ID: 18013

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Book of high quality illustrations of classic Chinese art and artifacts. Chinese language text only, including titles [roughly translated above]. 152pp, profusely illustrated with very high quality plates and b&w and in color [tipped-in]. Bright, clean interior, unmarked. Very sound binding. No wear to cloth boards with are in a protective plastic cover [original to publication?]. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 2kg
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Selections and Commentaries from Vedas

By: ANON

Price: $50.00

Publisher: India,

Seller ID: 036059

Binding: Half-Cloth, Stiff Boards

Condition: Very Good

Older book originating in India, being selections from, and Commentaries on, Hindi Religious Vedas. Text in boldly printed Hindi. Strongly bound by a Bookbinder in Simla, using black cloth at spine and corners and marbled boards. Undated, circa mid or early 19th century. Weight, 800g. Please email for scans.
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Welcome to the American Doll Messengers

By: ANON

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Tokyo, Committee on International Friendship Among Children in Japan: 1927

Seller ID: 037809

Binding: Bound in Stiff Card Wrappers

Condition: Good Very Good

Printed on one side of double leaves, folded once in Japanese style. Original, plain light blue wrappers with pink titles on slip of paper pasted to front. Later, library bound into stilff red card covers. Printed in English by the Herald of Tokyo. 44pp, photo illustrated, 2pp musical notation. Bright, clean and unmarked. Weight, 102g.
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Printed, Antique Postcard of the Tajmahal Hotel, Bombay, India

By: ANONYMOUS PUBLISHER

Price: $5.00

Publisher: India, Publisher not Identified:

Seller ID: 055505

Condition: Near Fine

Printed, antique b&w postcard of The Tajmahal Hotel, Bombay [Mumbai], India. An elegant, extremely large hoterl at riverside. Undated circa 1910. No publication data shown. Not postally used. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations.
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Interieur de la maison Abdallah Pacha, Damascus, Syrie; Antique Postcard

By: ASFAR, B.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Damascus, Syria, Edit B. Asfar:

Seller ID: 054533

Condition: Good VG

Antique printed, b&w postcard from Damascus, Syria showing the interior 'de la maison Abdallah Pacha'. Overprinted on the front lower margin - 'HOTEL d'ORIENT-DAMAS SYRIE'. undated, circa 1910-1920. Image side is clean and unmarked. Reverse is unused with a divided back. Two small, faint tape marks. Eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates within Canada, slightly more to the USA and other Countries. Image available.
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Category: Asia