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1925 Palestine Memories 1917-1918-1925Canterbury: 1925An uncommon limited edition copy of this illustrated publication, signed by the author to the half title. -
1896 ConstantinopleNew York; London: 1896A very scarce 1896 edition of this translated work, in richly decorated gilt blue cloth binding. -
1946 Old Korea: The Land of Morning CalmLondon: 1946The first edition of this beautifully illustrated book depicting Korean life and culture, with colour prints by Scottish artist Elizabeth Keith. -
1859 Japan and the Japanese: A Narrative of the U. S. Government Expedition to Japan, Under Commodore PerryLondon: 1859The second edition of this very scarce account of Matthew C. Perry's momentous expedition to Japan. -
1935-1942 Castles in Japan; Hand-Made Paper of JapanTokyo: 1935-1942Two illustrated first edition works on Japanese hand-made paper and castles, produced by Japan's tourist board during a period of deteriorating relationships with the West. -
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1914 The Spell of JapanBoston: 1914A signed presentation copy of this charming Japan travelogue from Boston heiress, Isabel Anderson. -
1935-1942 Japan Tourist LibraryTokyo: 1935-1942A wonderful collection of thirteen illustrated mid-20th century guides to various aspects of Japanese culture, produced by Japan's tourist board during WWII. -
1904 Arts and Crafts of Old JapanEdinburgh; London: 1904An uncommon limited first edition of this 1904 title, signed by the published, and bound in paper vellum. -
1900 Personal Narrative of Occurrences During Lord Elgin's Second Embassy to China in 1860London: 1900A very scarce copy of this work, in publishers original brown pictorial boards, featuring illustrations, and a folding map. -
1886 The Wide World and Our Work In ItLondon: [1886] Dated from a copy held by Spurgeon's CollegeA very scarce 1886 first edition, in original blue cloth boards, with folding map, in good condition. -
1924 Selected Papers On Anthropology, Travel & ExplorationLondon : 1924A comprehensive selection of travel papers by Victorian British explorer Sir Richard Burton. -
1897 Twenty-Six Years of Missionary Work In ChinaNew York : 1897An illustrated second edition of this account of missionary work in China, with a frontispiece and 7 plates. -
1928 Eastern Love (Volume VII, VIII & IX)London: 1928A smart morocco-bound volume of Oriental folk tales from E. Powys Mather's limited edition series, 'Eastern Love'. -
1910 The Wonders of Asiatic ExplorationLondon: 1910A first edition in an elegant full morocco prize binding of Archibald Williams’s lively account of Asian exploration. -
1911 The Mediterranean: Seaports and Sea RoutesLeipzig : 1911The first English edition of Karl Baedeker's guide to the Mediterranean, complete with the very scarce original dust wrapper. -
1876 A Ride to Khiva Travels and Adventures in Central AsiaLondon: 1876The second edition of Fred Burnaby's daring travels to Khanate of Khiva through Russian Asia, with folding maps. -
1878 A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central AsiaLondon: 1878A smart account of Fred Burnaby's daring travels to Khanate of Khiva through Russian Asia, with folding maps. -
1877 A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central AsiaLondon: 1877The twelfth edition of Fred Burnaby's fascinating account of his journey to Khiva on horseback. complete with three folding maps. -
1911 "Curry & Rice", On Forty Plates: Or, The Ingredients of Social Life At "Our Station" in IndiaLondon: 1911A fifth edition of 'Curry & Rice', a witty, satirical portrayal of Anglo-Indian station, in the publisher’s original orange cloth with gilt and blind stamping, featuring 40 colour plates. -
1938 Houses and People of JapanLondon: 1938Bruno Taut's Houses and People of Japan, an insightful look into the Japanese architecture and culture of 1930's Japan. The scarce first impression from publisher's John Gifford. -
1908 In JapanLondon: 1908The first edition of Gaston Migeon's scholarly account of his travels to Japan, with a particular focus on culture and art. -
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[1936] Glimpses of Old Japan from Japanese Colour Prints: Birds & FlowersLondon & New York: [1936]Delightful installment in C. G. Holme's Glimpses of Old Japan series with beautiful colour plates of birds and flowers. -
1968 Introduction to 'A Diplomat in Japan': An EssayTokyo; London: 1968Very scarce, resourceful copy of George Daniel's introduction to Ernest Satow's A Diplomat in Japan. -
1894 Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining CountriesLondon: 1894The 1894 new edition in green cloth, illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, twenty-six plates, and twenty-seven in-text images. -
1978 Washi: The World of Japanese PaperTokyo, New York and San Francisco: 1978A delightful and in-depth text on the process and history behind Japanese paper, washi. -
1898 Through AsiaLondon: 1898Beautifully illustrated, this is the two volume first edition in English of Sven Hedin's account of his impressive exploration of Central Asia. -
1872 Pekin, Jeddo, and San Francisco: The Conclusion of a Voyage Round the WorldLondon: 1872A smart calf-bound first English edition of this Asia-America travelogue from Francois-Jean de Chastellux. -
1927 The Broadway Travellers Memoirs of an Eighteenth-Century Footman John Macdonald Travels (1745-1779)London : 1927A fascinating memoir of Scottish Highlander John Macdonald's days in service as part of 'The Broadway Travellers' series, with a frontispiece and 7 further plates. -
1925 From Red Sea to Blue NileLondon: 1925A bright example of the uncommon first edition of Rosita Forbes's illustrated account of her journey across Ethiopia in the early 20th century. -
1909 Yun-Nan: The Link Between India and the YangtzeUniversity Press: 1909Illustrated throughout with photographic plates, this is the first edition of Davies's geographical and ethnographical study of the Chinese province of Yunnan. -
1843 Cabool: A Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in that City, in the Years 1836, 7, and 8London: 1843A handsomely bound second edition of this posthumous account from Captain Sir Alexander Burne, detailing what would be his fatal stay in Kabul. -
1922 The Great River: The Story of a Voyage on the Yangtze KiangShanghai : 1922The first edition of this uncommon account of a voyage down the Yangtze River, illustrated with photographs throughout. -
1889 EothenLondon: 1889A smart new edition of Kinglake’s Eothen, his celebrated 1844 travel narrative through the Near East, in a full green morocco binding. -
1896 The Bamboo GardenLondon: 1896The first edition of this intricate account of bamboo variants in Japan and China, with a frontispiece and illustrations throughout. -
1887 English and Japanese ConversationsTangshan : 1887A vanishingly scarce Japanese phrasebook, with many conversational examples given.
