London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. Second Edition. Quarto, xvi, 420, [1] pages; VG; bound in contemporary straight-grain morocco, gilt and blind border rolls, rebacked with majority of spine preserved, missing part of head of spine; some rubbing to boards, primarily corners; bookplate to front and rear pastedown; illustrated with 10 black and white lithograph plates, 7 hand colored aquatint plates (including frontispiece), 4 maps (of which 3 are folding); with errata leaf in rear; VG consignment; shelved case 9. More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1992. Octavos, 11 volumes; VG; bound in fine genuine brown leather with bright gilt spines, black and red labels with gilt titling, and gilt decorative motif on covers; each volume with matching motif; gilt text block; silk endpapers; silk ribbon; shelved above Easton Press. More

London: Printed for Walker & Edwards, Rivington, Cadell & Davies, Longman, Hurst etc. 1817. 12mo., xi, 485 pages, [1], [4] ads; VG; newly rebound in full brown leather, paneled spine with black label, gilt titling; previous marbled free endpapers preserved; interior clean; Engraved frontispiece and additional title page, publisher's catalogue in rear; shelved case 7. More

Tokyo, Japan: The Imperial Japanese Government Railways, 1913-1914. First Editions. 10mos., 2 volumes; G+; bound in publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt lettering; top edges of text blocks gilt; mild rubbing and fraying, including creases to spine, wear to head and tail of spine; volume 1 illustrated with 17 color folding maps, numerous black and white plates, a folding map in rear pastedown pocket, and maps pasted to endpapers; volume 2 illustrated with a color reproduction of woodcut by Shimbi Shoin, 15 color maps (including 10 folding), black and white plates, and maps pasted to endpapers; volume one leaf 207/208 and accompanying map loose but present, gutter visible; volume 2 title page through vi loose but present; small bookseller sticker to front pastedown of volume 1; with ownership name on title pages of Gertrude Emerson; shelved case 9. More

Boston and Tokyo: J. B. Millet, 1901. Large Octavos, 12 volumes; VG; bound in publisher's 1/4 white paper imitation vellum, handmade brown paper boards; green, brown, and gilt lettering and decoration to spine; top edges of text blocks gilt; some mild rubbing and wear to boards and spines; glue-stains to front pastedowns from removed bookplates; partial set, lacking the remaining 9 volumes on the Philippines, Burma, Afganistan, India, Persia, Turkey, and Russia; shelved above England. More

New York: The John Day Company, 1932. Limited First Edition, #352/371. Octavo, 467 pages; VG; bound in tan buckram, brown leather spine with gilt lettering; top edge gilt; slight newspaper discoloration to front endpaper; Signed on limitation page by Pearl S. Buck, #352/371; shelved case 6. More

New York: New York Review Books, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 237 pages; VG/VG; spine white with black and red titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$21.95'; mild wear, primarily to head and tail of spine; Very small pen mark on fore edge of textblock; Includes a typed note signed from President George H. W. Bush to General Brent Scowcroft (National Security Advisor), dated March 7, 2003; Shelved in case 5. More

York, Pennsylvania: The Maple Press Company, 1944. Limited Edition, #274/600. Octavo, 47 pages; VG; plain black spin with yellow paper covered boards, red and black dragon to front board; inscribed by King on the ffep; "China as told by Madame Chiang Kai-Sheck in a series of addresses in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and in Ottawa, Canada, in behalf of the Chinese Relief and of the Chinese Government."; MK consignment; shelved case 9. More

Taipei, Taiwan: Academia Sinica Digital Center, 2014. Revised Edition. Quarto, 444 pages; VG; spine is gray-blue with silver lettering; front cover has a beige label with black lettering; binding has minimal wear; pages clear; housed in publisher's pictorial slipcase; profusely illustrated; text in Chinese with English translation; shelved front table. More

New York: Ballantine Books, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 327 pages; VG/VG; spine black with white and yellow lettering; quarter binding of red cloth, covers in black paper; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; price uncut '$27.00'; mild shelf wear; gutter split in last quarter of book; pages clean; shelved Philosophy. More

[Phoenix, AZ]: Phoenix Art Museum, 1980. First Edition. Square octavo, 184 pages, VG-; paperback, gray spine, blue lettering: rubbing with superficial material loss to head, tail, and along hinges; areas of sun-fading to front and back covers, cover art somewhat affected, lettering unaffected; mild wear to clean text-block, two mild scratches to bottom; interior clean, replete with black-and-white and full-color plates; shelved Front Table. More

New York: The Penguin Press, 2011. First Edition, Seventh Printing. Octavo, 586 pages; VG/VG; white spine with red and black lettering; price uncut "$36.00"; minimal shelf wear, pages clean; signed flat by Henry Kissinger on a bookplate on the ffep; shelved in China. More

San Francisco: Harper & Brothers, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 240 pages; VG/VG; spine dark blue pictorial with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$14.95'; bookseller sticker to front pastedown; interior clean; shelved Taoism. More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. First Edition. Octavo, 524 pages; VG/VG-; spine is beige with red and black lettering; scarce dust jacket is in a mylar covering, had moderate shelf wear, with heavy chipping at the top and bottom of the spine, has sever small closed tears along the op and bottom edges, has chipping on the fore edge corners, has two small open tears on the spine; binding has minor shelf wear, with fraying and bumping on the fore edge corners and at the top and bottom of the spine; pages have minor age toning; shelved China. More