White lotus bangkok (Plus de 2 100 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : Fair. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing, Bangkok edition with original price sticker in baht. French fold paperback. Condition is an issue. This book had an encounter with water and shows light rippling and stains that extend about two thirds of the way across top and front edges. Author's red 'chop' on half title is about washed away. Problems do not show up much on the images but they are there. Normally I would hesitate to sell a copy in this condition but it is an uncommon edition. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: The chop used is a phonetic spelling of his name. I believe the Thai word for this is ทับศัพท์ (pronounced thap sap). More Notes: Contrary to website info this is the second book in the Calvino series. For the terminally curious I have prepared a brief monograph on this bibliographically complex writer.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. 232 Pages.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. First edition, French fold paperback, Bangkok, 1990. This is a stated First Edition. Condition is Good: Boards show moderate general wear, spine is creased, book has been read. Binding is holding. This is a French fold paperback meaning stock covers are folded over into interior so there are flaps mimicking a hardcover. Half title has price and a red imprint which is the name of the Publisher "Whit Lotus." Copyright date is 1990 but publication date is 1991. There is no hardcover edition. Author's second novel is a Rashomon like tale of memory and betrayal. An uncommon first edition for the collector. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: A bibliographically complex author. I have prepared a first printing list for the terminally curious.…

Paperback. Etat : Very good. Paperback. 245pp. Very good in publisher's French fold wraps. Red ink "chop" mark on front free endpaper, else Internally fine with clean text that has no underlining, highlighting or notes.

Trade Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.

PAPERBACK. Paper edition. 144pp b/w illustrations octavo paper. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

PAPERBACK. First edition. 144p b/w illustrations octavo paper. translated from the 1912 French edition. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. 124p, ills, map.Bottom 2 inches of spine frayed, o/w VG+.

Etat : good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.…

Reprint. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (top edge rather spotted - otherwise VG). Pp. xxv + 224, illus with b&w maps and plans (previous owner's bookplate on front inside cover and neat inscription on half title).

PAPERBACK. first edition in English. 234pp b/w illustrations octavo paper. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. First Thus. 337 Pages Illus.

Soft cover. Etat : Fair. 2nd Edition. Introduction by Walter E. J. Tips. Several small creases on the fore edge of the front cover, small corner creases, edges soiiled- including moisture staining on the lower corners. Pearl View Island Resort stamps on the fore edge, title page and last page. Thai price stickers on the back inside rear cover, stamped and written pricing on the title page. Still, the binding is strong and the text clean.…

Softcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Poor. B and w photos; 150 X 210 X 20 millimeters; 350 pages.

Softbound. Etat : Very Good. Octavo, card covers with flaps, xii, 243 pp.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 163 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-155) and index. Subjects; Chakri dynasty. Thailand Politics and government Public administration. Thailand History (1782-1945). Thailand Foreign relations. Thailand Politics and government. Thailand History, (1782-1910). Genres; Bibliography. History. Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : n/a. Reprint. The Back Blocks of China, a narrative of experiences among the Chinese, Sifans, Lobs, Tibetans, Slums and Kachins, in the lands between Shanghai and the Irrawadi. In 1900 a party of British citizens fleeing the Boxer Rebellion left China using the back door. This unusual group of escapees, consisting of business people and engineers, saw the country they traversed from a different point of view than that of the usual travellers of the time. As they crossed parts of China previously unseen by Europeans, they observed and recorded their experiences. These records have produced a unique source book showing inner China and the borderlands with Burma of 100 years ago. The text is enriched with two maps and by 28 photos taken by members of the group. 269 pp. Tape residue marks on front and rear endpapers; light tanning of cover; otherwise internally a new/unread copy. Size: 21 x 15 cm.…

Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : n/a. Reprint. An important book on the internal turmoil and struggles of a young expatriate working in Siam. The book covers the period 1917-1920, when the First World War is devastating Europe and many questions about the fate of humanity are raised. The book is a study in character, both of expatriate behavior and of Siamese rural people, that may be compared to the now famous A Woman of Bangkok in its focus on the discovery of Eastern womanhood. Hans Morgenthaler's often witty, soul-searching writing, published in the first Swiss edition, was so controversial that the British version was censored. The censored pages, recovered in the introduction, though innocent today, clearly reflect the flavor of the time as does the whole work-atmosphere of this geologist exploring Southern Siam for tin and gold. The exploration of the vast wealth that tin-mining promised and also delivered later in the south, was a source of deadly conflicts in which the young man soon found himself entangled. While the work of this geologist clearly drives him to his beloved, lonely jungle rivers, nowhere are the clashing values of a Westerner, confronted constantly with willing Siamese, clearer than in his loving words about the village people. As a character study of a Westerner trying to cope with Eastern realities, this book is as relevant today as it was three quarters of a century ago. Reprint of the 1923 edition. 220 pp. TOp edge a little soiled, some tanning on endpapers; internally new/unread. Size: 21 x 15 cm.…

Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 224pp, appendix, notes, references, index, paperback, some pencilling throughout, otherwise very good. "[The Author] challenges the assumption of conventional development programs, contrasting the failures of the Western model with the alternative development strategies devised by private, non-profit agencies (NGOs), seeking self-reliance, empowerment at the grass-roots level, and the promotion of indigenous culture, traditional wisdom, and religion." Publishers description.…

PAPERBACK. Paper edition. 215pp b/w illustrations octavo paper two fold out maps, one is loose. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 176 pages ; 22 cm.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 206 pages with 142 B&W photos, 8 1/4" x 11 1/2", softcover, some wear.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 163 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-155) and index. Subjects; Chakri dynasty. Thailand Politics and government Public administration. Thailand History (1782-1945). Thailand Foreign relations. Thailand Politics and government. Thailand History, (1782-1910). Genres; Bibliography. History. Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. 8vo. [xvi] + 286pp. + adverts. B/w. illustrations. Pictorial green and red boards, spine lightly faded, otherwise very good. ISBN 1856499251 US$11.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. VG+ / -- B/w illustrations. Pictorial card covers. Slight curl to head of upper cover. Binding is firm and tight. Interior is clean with no inscriptions. Not ex-library. Marion L Matics (illustrateur).

Reprint. Softcover, very good with light wear, old price stamp on endpaper.

Soft Cover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : n/a. Reprint. Originally published in 1771 as the first account in a Western language of the period of the French Embassies to Siam, the reign of King Narai and Constant Phaulcon, and of the sacking of Ayuthaya by the Burmese in 1767. The text was compiled from first hand accounts and reports of Christian missionaries and bishops. It presents a wealth of detail that is not readily available elsewhere. As a classical history, it deals mostly with battles, revolutions and the overturning of personalities and reigns. The final chapters provide an assessment of the trading potential of Siam and the neighboring states. The book, however, does not shun bloodshed and scandal, which seem to have been the order of the day. Indeed, when reading this book one wonders whether our ancestors and their times really are an example for the younger generations. Reprint of the 1908 edition; 210 pp. Size: 21 x 15 cm.…

Soft Cover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : n/a. Reprint. This book presents the first fully-researched account of the Army's dramatic role in war-torn Burma from Japanese surrender to final evacuation. It presents the achievements of the British, African, Indian Army and Burma Army units of Burma Command. The most important of these was the suppression in February-April 1947 of an incipient 'dacoit dictatorship' in central Burma aimed at subverting the moderate government of Aung San, the Burman national hero. The book also records what happened to the losers, the 70, 000 surrendered Japanese troops. Beyond that, new light is thrown on the tragic assassinations of Aung San and most of his ministerial colleagues in July 1947, absolving the British authorities and HQ Burma Command of any vestige of responsibility or blame. The work sets out an accurate statement of force levels in Burma in 1945-48. In so doing it discredits the lamentably false picture presented by the HM Stationery Office official history, 'Burma: The Struggle for Independence 1944-1948'. Using a hitherto unpublished and revealing Top Secret document, the author gives a badly needed re-appraisal of the last two British Governors of Burma. Finally General Briggs, the General Officer Commanding, emerges as the unsung hero whose quiet determination avoided a Vietnam in Burma. This account of a peaceful transfer of power in difficult and dangerous circumstances may help a new generation in Burma on their hard road to democracy and national reconciliation. It is an absorbing and long-overdue tribute to the men and women who served in the armed forces of the Crown in post-war Burma. 158 pp., 8 pp. illus., 3 maps. A new/unread copy, some tanning to covers as is common with this publisher's books. Size: 21 x 15 cm.…

Soft Cover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : n/a. First English Edition. The vivid first-hand account of Dr. Louis Pichon's two-month journey from Hanoi to southern Yunnan in spring 1892. Part travelogue, part tract, it urges development of France's relatively new Protectorate of Tonkin. The text spans a variety of genres and takes up a number of issues of urgent concern for the colony's economic development. The improvement of transportation links with China lies at the center of Pichon's exhortations, and he discusses the future of trade and industry in the region with the passion of a convert. A medical doctor by profession, he also deals with the ravages of plague, with insalubrity, and ill health. A tale of colonial ambitions and attitudes, this highly readable account will appeal not only to specialists of Vietnam and Yunnan but to any reader keen to voyage in the 'exotic' regions of northern Vietnam and southern China of some hundred years ago. First English translation of the 1893 French edition. 142 pp. Size: 21 x15 cm.…

Soft Cover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : n/a. First Edition. This is a light-hearted yet serious view of Laos through the eyes of a Singaporean visiting Vientiane to impart the intricacies of finance to officials at the École Nationale de Politique. Cultural differences, teaching methods, culinary delights and the École Nationale de Politique are part of the journey of discovery, as are the smiling people--smiling despite their lack of affluence and personal comforts to which Singaporeans are used. 114 pp., illus. A new/unread copy with some tanning to covers as is common with this publisher's books. Size: 21 x 15 cm. …