American Heroes of Asian Wars.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1968. By the Editors of the Army Times. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Dodd, Mead, (1968). vg Exploits of Americans during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. More
KOREA
The New Pacific.
Map. 738pp. Short 8vo, blue cloth (slightly rubbed and faded). N.Y., 1900. A very good copy. More
Communist China and Asia: Challenge to American Policy
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960. 575 pages, thick 8vo, maroon cloth, chipped dust wrapper. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1960). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Uncertain Passage; China's Transition to the Post- Mao Era.
387pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. Washington, (1974). Near fine. More
The Deer Cry Pavilion; A Story Of Westerners In Japan 1868-1905.
Illustrated. 282pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. London: Macmillan, 1968. Near fine. More
China with Japan and Korea
Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Sons Ltd. Map. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 28 x 39". This large circa 1940 map by John Bartholomew depicts China, Japan and Korea in incredible detail. Covers from the Gulf of Martaban South Sakhalin and includes all of Korea, Japan and China. Color coded to show elevation, the map notes numerous cities, towns, roads, rivers, railways, canals, shipping routes, islands and a host of other topographical features. Coastal features are also detailed. A key in the..... More
South Korea.
Many b/w illus. Large 8vo, cloth, d.w. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972. A very good(+) copy. More
Contemporary China: A Research Guide.
695pp. Large thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. Stanford UP, 1967. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Forgotten War; American in Korea, 1950-1953
New York: Times Books, 1987. Photo Illus. 1136pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (New York): Times Books, (1987). Very good. More
The Chinese Machiavelli: 3000 Years of Chinese Statecraft
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. 346 pages, 8vo, tan cloth, dust wrapper (tiny tear on front cover). New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
United States and China in World Affairs.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1966). A very good(+) copy. More
Ambassador's Report.
Illustrated. 415pp. 8vo, cloth, worn d.w. New York, (1954). A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Tojo: The Last Banzai.
New York: Holt, 1967. 260 pages. 8vo, white fabricoid, price-clippeed d.w. New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, (1967). A near fine copy in very good dust wrapper. More
The Fragile Blossom: Crisis and Change in Japan.
New York: Harper & Row, 1972. xii + 153 pages, small 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. New York: Harper & Row, (1972). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Autographed Letter Signed
1981. Autographed letter signed twice as "L.M. Bucher" in response to a request for an autographed photo [not included]. 1 page, 4to, 10.5 x 8 inches, on spectacular full-color "USS Pueblo" letterhead. March 31, 1981. Horizontal folds; near fine condition. Naval hero; captain of the U.S.S. Pueblo, which was seized in the Sea of Japan by North Korea in 1968. More
Bucher: My Story.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Doubleday, (1970). BOMC edition. vg Bucher was Captain of the USS Pueblo. More
Japanalia.
Illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1959). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Arc of Crisis.
479pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y., 1961. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Korea Story.
Illus. 180pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chicago: Regnery, 1952. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Heart of Japan.
8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1961. A very good(+) copy. More
Asia According to the best Authorities
Philadelphia: CAREY, Matthew, 1800. Map. Engraving. Uncolored. Image measures 12.5" x 14", sheet measures 13.75" x 14.75". In very good condition. Plate 19 from Carey's American Edition of Guthrie's Geography improved. A highly detailed map, is centered on the Bay of Bengal. Includes the Sea of Korea and Paracel islands. Mathew Carey (1760-1839) came from a family of publishers and book sellers based in Philadelphia. More
North Korea
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2006. With 129 color photographs. 207 pages, square 4to, red cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Thames & Hudson, (2006). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
America and China: A New Approach to Asia.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon And Schuster, (1965). A very good(+) copy. More
Map of the People's Republic of China
Beijing: China Cartographic Publishing House, 1992. Map. Lithograph. 29" x 41 1/2". Good condition with original cover Detailed modern map of China from 1992. Shows the entirety of the country as well as Mongolia, parts of Russia, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizstan, and Kazakhstan. There is an inset in the lower right corner showing the South China Sea with labeled islands. A legend in the lower left explains the..... More
Korea Tomorrow: Land of the Morning Calm.
Illus. N.Y.,1956. More