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By: Blunden, Caroline; Elvin, Mark
Price: $22.00
Publisher: Alexandria, Va., Stonehenge Press: 1992
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: HISASI34
ISBN: 0867065621
Condition: Good
Hard cover, reprint, 1490g, 237pgs, illustrated endpapers. A comprehensive and highly readable account of Chinese culture and society from earliest times to the present day. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear, dust jacket is in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Photo featured is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title your looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!!. View more info
By: Buchanan, Keith; Fitzgerald, Charles. P.; Ronan, Colin. A.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: New York, USA, Crown Publishers, Inc.: 1980
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: HISASI16
ISBN: 0517544946
Condition: Good
Hardcover with red boards and pictorial dust jacket, First Edition, 2,200gms 520 pages, blank endpapers. China, the land of contradictions, the land of tranquil landscapes and changeless tradition, the land of rapid change and social upheaval, the land of enormous human potential, the old China and the new China- for so many years hidden from us by its cultural isolation, its language, the cryptic nature of its political crises, our own fears, and yet so essential for us in the west to understand. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Dust jacket is in good condition wi... View more info
By: Buck, Pearl S.
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Pleasantville, NY, USA, The Reader's Digest Association Limited: 1985
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: GENFIC801
ISBN: 0895771942
Condition: Good
Hardcover with cream boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 570gms, 502 pages, decorated endpapers. This is volume 1 in a two volume set and features condensed versions of the following titles: The Good Earth; Imperial Woman; and The China I Knew. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with mild shelf wear, scuffing and chipping. Spine of dust jacket shows some moderate fading, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. View more info
By: Button, John
Price: $5.50
Publisher: Milsons Point, Australia, Random House Australia: 1995
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: TRAAUS48
ISBN: 0091828724
Condition: Good
Softcover, reprint, 214gms, 241 pages. Based on John Button's experiences as a travelling Australian politician in countries ranging from the USA to India, from Ireland to Scandinavia, and from China to Vietnam, he writes on topics as varied as the fundamental changes in the Australian economy in the 1980s and our ability to operate in the global marketplace. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. View more info
By: Cameron, Nigel
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Hong Kong, Oxford University Press: 1997
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: HISASI59
ISBN: 0195903730
Condition: Good
Softcover, reprint, 576gms, 443pgs, illustrated endpapers. This book presents a fascinating record of the confrontation between East and West over thirteen centuries, through the accounts of representative Western travellers in China. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. View more info
By: Capon, Edmund; Pang, Mae Anna
Price: $14.00
Publisher: Clayton, Vic, International Cultural Corporation of Australia Ltd: 1981
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: ART153
Condition: Good
Hardcover, first edition, 876g, 208pgs. Catalogue that accompanied an exhibition of the same name that toured Australian art galleries in the early 1980s. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. View more info
By: Chang, Jung
Price: $7.00
Publisher: London, England, Flamingo: 1993
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: BIOASI31
ISBN: 0006374921
Condition: Good
Softcover, reprint, 696gms, 582 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate to heavy age-related page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. View more info
Price: $5.50
Publisher: London, England, Bantam Books: 1997
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: BIOASI27
ISBN: 0553506501
Condition: Good
Softcover, reprint, 188g, 215pgs. This is an exquisitely written dual memoir that tells the story of independent women struggling to emerge from centuries of custom and tradition, a deeply textured portrait which braid's a woman's life in China with the very Western story of a young woman's search for identity and belonging. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. View more info
By: Cheng, Nien
Price: $7.50
Publisher: London, England, Flamingo: 1995
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: BIOASI51
ISBN: 000654861X
Condition: Good
Softcover, reprint, 394gms, 496 pages. During China's cultural revolution, Nien was accused of being a British spy and locked in solitary confinement for 6 years. This extraordinary book is the story of her struggle to survive against all the odds, defying her brutal interrogators and steadfastly maintaining her innocence. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a small sticker on the inside back of the front cover, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. View more info
By: Ching, Frank
Price: $9.00
Publisher: New York, USA, Ballantine Books: 1988
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: BIOASI33
ISBN: 0449903532
Condition: Fair to Good
Softcover, first edition, 652g, 528 pgs. In a work of extraordinary drama and intensity, Frank Ching, formerly a correspondant for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, traces his origins back to the eleventh century. Book is in fair to good condition with mild general wear and tear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. View more info
Price: $110.00
Publisher: Kowloon, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Standard and Sing Tao Daily: 1997
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: HISASI12
ISBN: 9626720344
Condition: Good
Hardcover with laminated pictorial boards, first edition, 1080gms, 299 pages, blank endpapers. This book contains a collection of views - both domestic and foreign - on what lies beyond 1997 for Hong Kong. Foreign leaders, as well as leading Hong Kong figures in politics, government, and business talk candidly about what they think will and should happen to Hong Kong. A separate chapter contains a pictorial history of colonial Hong Kong. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards are also in good condition with only mild shelf we... View more info
By: Clayre, Alasdair
Price: $11.00
Publisher: Boston, USA, Houghton Mifflin Company: 1985
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: HISASI42
ISBN: 039535336X
Condition: Good
Hardcover with red boards and pictorial dust jacket, reprint edition, 1280g, 281pgs, map endpapers. This book takes the reader into China, exploring the private lives of individual families, the work of the villages, the problems and successes of factories and mines, and the closed world of the country's courts, hospitals, asylums and prisons - a rare look at areas that will once again be closed to public view. Companion book to the PBS series. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Dust jacket is in good condition with light shelf w... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: London, UK, Harpercollins Publishers (Harper Collins): 1999
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: GENFIC57
ISBN: 0001857150
Condition: Good
Hardcover, first edition, 672g, 312pgs. Twenty of today's finest authors have each woven a story around one century. The result is this unique anthology of wonderful new stories. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear, dust jacket is in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Photo featured is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title your looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!!. View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Turner Publishing Inc.: 1996
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: HIS43
ISBN: 1570362858
Condition: Very Good
Laminated pictorial hardcover, first edition, 1370gms, 256 pages. The first comprehensive, worldwide survey of piracy, this is a fascinating tale of exotic and romantic climes and of crusty cutthroats whose very names were frightening and whose dastardly deeds still echo down the ages. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear and some very light fading to the back cover and spine, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Attached picture is of actual book. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage.... View more info
By: Craig, Mary
Price: $22.00
Publisher: Washington D.C., Counterpoint: 1999
Edition: First Printing
Seller ID: HISASI44
ISBN: 158243025X
Condition: Very Good
Hardcover with red boards and pictorial dust jacket, first printing, 754gms, 341pgs plus notes, index and appendices. This book looks at what has taken place in Tibet over the last 4 decades since the Chinese People's Liberation Army invaded the Tibetan heartland in 1959. It is not only an account of the Chinese attrocities, but more importantly a celebration of the Tibetan people and their non-violent struggle to preserve their culture and religion. Book is in very good condition with light general wear and tear. Dust jacket is in very good condition with only mild shelf wear, otherwise no o... View more info
By: Cross, J. P.
Price: $17.00
Publisher: London, UK, Guild Publishing: 1989
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: WARTWO87
Condition: Good
Hardcover, reprint, 666g, 222pgs. In this book, Colonel John Cross uses his unrivalled breadth of knowledge to impart a very personal account of fighting in the jungle. Book is in good condition with moderate general wear and tear, dust jacket is in fair condition with moderate shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Photo featured is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title your looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!!. View more info
By: Dong, Stella
Price: $15.00
Publisher: New York, USA, Harpercollins Publishers (Harper Collins): 2001
Edition: First Perennial Edition
Seller ID: HISASI10
ISBN: 068815798X
Condition: Good
Paperback, First Perennial Edition, 275gms, 318 pages. Stella Dong follows the rise and fall of the city's booming international port, gateway to China's heartland. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear, mild page discolouration to pages, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Attached picture is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title you're looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all! View more info
By: Fletcher, Tenshin; Scott, David
Price: $8.50
Publisher: New York, NY, Thomas Dunne Books: 2001
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: REL256
ISBN: 0312206208
Condition: Good
Hard cover, first edition, 740g, 192pgs, coloured endpapers. A practical insight into the history and development of Zen. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear, dust jacket is in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Photo featured is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title your looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!!. View more info
By: Floyd, Keith
Price: $15.00
Publisher: London, England, William Collins Sons & Co Ltd: 1989
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: FOOCOO84
ISBN: 0004112946
Condition: Good
Hardcover with maroon/brown boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 1330gms, 383 pages. This is Keith Floyd's most complete and wide-ranging cookbook. He presents over 400 of his all-time favourite recipes from childhood delights to far flung feasts from India, China and Japan, and sophisticated dishes from the restaurants of his favourite chefs. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Dust Jacket is in good condition with only mild shelf wear and scuffing to corners and edges, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional pos... View more info
Price: $9.00
Publisher: Camberwell, Australia, Penguin Books: 2006
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: BUSGEN66
ISBN: 0141022728
Condition: Good
Softcover, reprint, 594g, 593pgs. Thomas Friedman draws on his travels to India, China and the Middle East, and on the explosion of technologies to show how knowledge and resources are connecting all over the planet as never before, thus presenting a flattening of the world and a new view on globalization. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. View more info
