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HALL, Basil [1788-1844].
Account Of A Voyage Of Discovery To The West Coast Of Corea, And The Great Loo-Choo Island.
London: John Murray, 1818.
4to. pp. 2 p.l., [vii]-xv, [1]plate list, 222, cxxx, [72]. lacking half-title. 9 aquatint plates (incl. frontis., 8 hand-coloured), 1 engraved plate, & 5 engraved maps (2 folding). modern half calf over 19th century marbled bds., endpapers retained (dedication leaf rehinged, short tear at upper edge of frontis. repaired - no loss). First Edition. Captains Hall and Maxwell began this expedition shortly after they brought the Amherst mission to China in 1816. Sailing on the 'Alceste' and 'Lyra', the expedition visited Korea and 'Loo-Choo Island' (Okinawa) and explored the Yellow and East China Seas. "Korea had been sketchily explored by Europeans, but it was not until the 'Alceste' and 'Lyra' expedition in 1816-17.that detailed information was obtained about the Ryukyus." (Hill) This account includes nine handsome aquatint views and costume plates drawn by William Havell after sketches made by Capt. Hall and midshipman, C.W.Browne. The appendix contains maps, hydrographical and scientific notes, and a vocabulary of the Loo-Choo language, by H.J.Clifford. Abbey, Travel, 558. Brunet III 21. Cordier IV 3009. Hill p. 134. National Maritime Museum I 523. Prideaux pp. pp. 251 & 338. Tooley 241.

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HALLADE, Madeleine [Text]; HINZ, Hans [Photography].
Gandharan Art Of North India and the Graeco-Buddhist Tradition in India, Persia, and Central Asia.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., [1968]..
4to. pp. xvi, 266. 208 illus. (24 tipped-in colour, 4 maps). glossary. biblio. index. cloth. dw. (dw. corners & head of spine chipped). First Edition.
$359 USD Book Number: ABE-202917 Order / Enquire

HAMILTON, Walter.
The East-India Gazetteer; Containing Particular Descriptions Of The Empires, Kingdoms, Principalities, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Districts, Fortresses, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, &c. Of Hindostan, And The Adjacent Countries, India Beyond The Ganges, And The Eastern Archipelago; Together With Sketches Of The Manners,Customs, Institutions.Second Edition.
London: Printed For Parbury, Allen, And Co., 1828..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-xv, 684; 1 p.l., 770. lacking half-titles. text in double columns. 2 folding engraved maps of India and the Eastern Archipelago. 19th century half chagrin, gilt backs (extremities chafed, gouges in title compartment of Vol. I spine). Second Enlarged Edition. Besides India, the gazetteer covers Afghanistan, Borneo, Celebes, Ceylon, China, Cochin-China, Rangoon, the Moluccas, Nicobar, and other eastern isles, Java, Lahore, Malacca, Nepal, Papua, Phillippines, Siam, Sumatra, Tibet, and Tunquin, and contains information respecting agriculture, commerce, manufactures, revenues, government, population, castes, religion, history, and manners and customs. Volume II contains a glossary, pp. [719]-734 and a bibliography, pp. [735]-745.
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HAVELL, E.B.
The Himalayas In Indian Art.
London: John Murray, 1924..
8vo. pp. xvi, 94, [2] ads. 24 plates & some text illus. index. cloth (head of spine bit frayed). First Edition.
$103 USD Book Number: AVEeHAVE40 Order / Enquire

HAYASHI, Ryoichi.
The Silk Road and the Shoso-in [Volume 6 The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art].
New York & Tokyo: Weatherhill/Heibonsha, [1975]..
8vo. pp. 181, [3]. profusely illus. (39 colour). bds. dw.
$60 USD Book Number: aff029 Order / Enquire

HEMPEL, Rose.
The Golden Age Of Japan 794-1192 translated by Katherine Watson.
New York: Rizzoli, [1983]..
4to. pp. 252. numerous illus. (some colour). biblio. index. cloth. dw.
$100 USD Book Number: aff030 Order / Enquire

HICKEY, Gary.
Beauty & Desire In Edo Period Japan.
[Canberra]: National Gallery of Australia, [1998]..
4to. pp. 72. numerous illus. (most colour). wrs. Exhibition Catalogue.
$40 USD Book Number: aff031 Order / Enquire

HILLIER, J.
Japanese Masters of the Colour Print A Great Heritage of Oriental Art.
[London]: Phiadon, [1954]..
folio. pp. 159. 93 illus. (some tipped-in colour). cloth. dw. (dw. edges of spine & verso scuffed). First Edition.
$100 USD Book Number: aff032 Order / Enquire

HILLIER, J.
Utamaro Colour Prints And Paintings.
[London]: Phaidon, [1961]..
4to. pp. [4], 161. 110 illus. (17 plates in full colour). biblio. cloth (corners rubbed). dw. (edges worn & chip out of upper edge of front cover). First Edition.
$80 USD Book Number: aff033 Order / Enquire

HOBSON, R.L.
The Wares Of The Ming Dynasty.
Rutland, VT & Tokyo: Charles E.Tuttle Company, [1962]..
4to. pp. xvi, 208 + plates. profusely illus. in colour & b/w. biblio. index. cloth (rear upper edge sunned). dw. (1 short tear and edge wear to along the top edge).
$100 USD Book Number: DBSeHOBS42 Order / Enquire

HONG KONG. CHINA OVERSEAS HOLDINGS LIMITED.
Splendid China.
[Hong Kong: 1997]..
4to. unpaginated. English & Chinese text. profusely illus. in colour & b/w. bio. boards. dw.
$100 USD Book Number: stela1721 Order / Enquire

HUGHES, Sukey.
Washi The World Of Japanese Paper.
Tokyo, New York & San Francisco: Kodansha International, [1978]..
4to. pp. 360. numerous b/w. illus. biblio. index. cloth. dw. bds slipcase. First Edition.
$200 USD Book Number: aff034 Order / Enquire

HUZIKAKE, S.
Japanese Wood-Block Prints. translated by M.G. Mori.
[np]: Board of Tourist Industry Japanese Government Railways, [1938]..
12mo. pp. 86. numerous illus. (most colour). wrs. (rubber-stamp on half title).
$40 USD Book Number: aff036 Order / Enquire

IMPEY, Oliver.
Chinoiserie: The Impact of Oriental Styles on Western Art and Decoration.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1977]..
8vo. pp. 208. profusely illus. in b/w, some colour & map illus. biblio. index. boards. dw. (long tear & some surface loss at head of spine, corners & foot of spine bit worn, previous owner's inscription on half-title).
$75 USD Book Number: stela1591 Order / Enquire

INAGAKI, Manjiro.
Japan And The Pacific And A Japanese View Of The Eastern Question.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1890..
8vo. pp. 265, [1], [24]ads. with half-title. 5 maps. original cloth (spine ends chipped). First Edition.
$300 USD Book Number: dola2684 Order / Enquire

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