Chicago: OV Books / Other Voices, (2008). SIGNED first edition - A collection of stories by 30 authors from the US and elswhere - from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe, some published for the first time in the United States. Foreword by Aimee Liu. Contributors include Nathan Englander, Laila Lalami, Ana Menendez, Josip Novakovich, Wanda Coleman, Tony d'Souza, Samrat Upadhyay, Mary Yukari Waters, Luis Alfaro, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Rashad Majid, Carolyn Alessio, Diane Lefer, Amanda Eyre Ward, and many others. SIGNED by FOUR contributors - Three on the title page: Stacy Bierlein, Aimee Liu and Laila Lalami and Viet Thanh Nguyen at his story 'The Professor's Office.' Notes on contributors. xx, 392 pp. ISBN: 978-0976717737.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2007. First edition - The author's first novel, the story of two women - one an American orphan adopted by a Japanese family and the other the daughter of that family -whose lives intersect in late nineteenth century Japan. 390 pp.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2007. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of two women - one an American orphan adopted by a Japanese family and the other the daughter of that family -whose lives intersect in late nineteenth century Japan. 391 pp. ISBN: 1-594489300.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Text and photographs by Heinrich Harrer; includes a message from the Dalai Lama and an introduction by Galen Rowell . "Harrer, an Austrian mountaineer, is famous for his memoir 'Seven Years in Tibet', published in 1953. When he fled Tibet following the Chinese invasion in 1950, he took with him negatives of the pictures he had been taking. 'Lost Lhasa' presents 200 of these black-and-white images, capturing the world of Tibet before the invasion changed it forever." The text was written with forty years of hindsight after the publication of his memoir. Glossary, notes on the photographs, index. A beautiful book, large format. 223 pp. ISBN: 0-810935600.

West Cork, Ireland and Niwot, Colorado, Roberts Rinehart Publishers, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - The introductory note explains that the story of Odysseus, as told in Japan by 16th-century Jesuit missionaries, was adopted and became a "native tale." Yuriwaka, the strongest man in all Japan, sent by the Emperor to quell marauders on the distant island of Kyushu, is on his way home when he is treacherously abandon him on another island, but with the help of his hawk, he manages to communicate with his faithful wife and eventually gets his revenge. Illustrated with three striking double spreads in color, and many black and white line drawings and stylized decorations by Birgitta Saflund. Translated and retold by Erik and Masako Haugaard. 42 pp. ISBN: 1-879373025.

Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc., (1984). Hardcover first edition - A collection of poems which explore the traditional philosophical principles and teachings of the practitioners of the Japanese martial art, ninjutsu, illustrated with the author's black and white photographs. "Hayes met and began training under Tsunehisa Tanemura and he later trained under Masaaki Hatsumi, the 34th Grandmaster of Togakure-ry ninjutsu and is the founder of the Bujinkan organization. In 1997, Hayes founded the martial art of To-Shin Do, based in his experience of bud taijutsu. In 2007 Black Belt magazine described him as 'one of the 10 most influential living martial artists in the world'. He also acted in the 1980 television miniseries Shogun." (Wikipedia) Introduction by the author. Caligraphy by Kiyomi Fujimoto. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0-809253836.

New York: Forge / TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2016). Hardcover first edition - The third book in this Canadian author's trilogy set in Shangaii against the backdrop of World War II. "It's 1944 and the Japanese are losing the war, but Shanghai is more dangerous than ever. After fleeing Nazi Europe, Dr. Franz Adler and his daughter, Hannah, have adjusted to life in their strange adopted city, but they are now imprisoned in the Shanghai Ghetto for refugee Jews. Franz is compelled to work as a surgeon for the hated Japanese military, while his Eurasian wife, Sunny, is recruited into a spy ring, providing crucial information to the Allies about the city's port." 404 pp. ISBN: 978-0765383808.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. dj. Hardcover - In this 'autobiographical essay,' the author presents a satirical view of his Indian (on his father's side) and Irish (on his mother's side) ancestry, complete with an account of being taken to visit his Indian grandmother at age 12 in a chapter entitled "My grandmother and the dirty English." 203 pp.

Nevada City, California: Illuminated Owl Press, (2016). SIGNED first edition - A memoir which "weaves together four strands: a mature woman in search of herself, a marriage in trouble, the dark side of Japan, and the beauty of Japanese art and culture. While living in Japan in 1993, Patricia Dove Miller's dream of a year of exploration is shattered when her husband is detained on drug charges. She struggles with a sense of betrayal upon learning her husband's secrets and yet she stands by him, in the face of the terrifying uncertainties now confronting them. To save herself, she seeks refuge in two Japanese traditional arts--ikebana and shakuhachi (bamboo flute)" INSCRIBED on the title page. Illustrated. 319 pp. ISBN: 978-0997253900.

Nevada City, California: Illuminated Owl Press, (2016). SIGNED first edition - A memoir which "weaves together four strands: a mature woman in search of herself, a marriage in trouble, the dark side of Japan, and the beauty of Japanese art and culture. While living in Japan in 1993, Patricia Dove Miller's dream of a year of exploration is shattered when her husband is detained on drug charges. She struggles with a sense of betrayal upon learning her husband's secrets and yet she stands by him, in the face of the terrifying uncertainties now confronting them. To save herself, she seeks refuge in two Japanese traditional arts--ikebana and shakuhachi (bamboo flute)" SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated. 319 pp. ISBN: 978-0997253900.

New York: St Martin's, (1991.) dj. Hardcover - In 1967, as a young Army Lieutenant, the author was attached as an advisor to units of the ARVN ((Army of the Republic of Vietnam). He saw the South Vietnamese Army in action against the Viet Cong and he served as a Battalion advisor and later with a Reconnaissance Company. This book describes his conclusions that despite adverse conditions, and poor equipment and training, the ARVN fought bravely and professionally. Illustrated with 8 pages of photographs and 7 maps. 291 pp. ISBN: 0-312-054033.

New York: Harper & Brothers, (1957) dj. Hardcover first edition - An informal introduction to the countries of South-East Asia, which the author revisited in the 1950s with her husband and young son. They spent over a year living in Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Bali, Burma and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). While she tells something of the history of each country, she focuses more on their way of life - a way which for most is now gone. Map, index. 240 pp. Map endpapers.

London: Printed for W. Sharpe and Son, Allason and others, 1820. Hardcover - Volume XII only in the complete works of Robertson, complete in itself. A history of ancient India starting with Romans through the establishment off Portuguese in East Asia. Large folded map tipped onto page in between the two title pages. Includes an appendix, notes and illustrations, index. v, 402 pp.

Chantilly, Virginia: Leaping Dog Press, 2001. SIGNED first edition - The author's fourth collection of poetry, written during eight years he spent living in Asia, and in the voice of Shih-te, cook and janitor at Kuo-ch'sing monastery during the T'sang Dynasty. SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the title page. Copyright page indicates 100 copies, but this copy is not numbered. 72 pp plus a photograph and 'about the author.'. ISBN: 1-58775004X.

New York: Macmillan, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Tan's first book for children, adapted from her novel "The Joy Luck Club" illustrated in gorgeous full color by Gretchen Shields. SIGNED by Tan on the title page. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-02-788304.

New York: Random House, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Biography of Frederick Townsend Ward, a young American mercenary born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1831, who became one of the most acclaimed military leaders in the Chinese empire. In 1859, in the midst of the Taiping Rebellion, Ward created the 'Ever Victorious Army' - otherwise known as the 'Devil Soldiers' in response to the powerful rebel threat - by training Chinese soldiers in Western methods. By the time he fell mortally wounded in battle in September 1862, his place in Chinese military history was assured. Illustrated photographs, map. List of cast of characters, notes, index. xiv, 366 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-679411143.

New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1998). Hardcover first edition - "The first ethnography of one of the most spoken mother tongues on earth, Bangla, this study represents a new approach to troubles talk, combining the rigor of discourse analysis with the interpretive depth of psychological anthropology." A title in the Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics series. Photographs, list of key characters, notes, references, index and glossary. xix, 300 pp. ISBN: 0-195106873.

Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, (1985). Contains 136 poems, translated from the Japanese by Wright and arranged in a thematic sequence. These represent just a small selection from the Manyoshu - compiled in the 8th century, it contains 4,516 poems, one of the world's great collections of poetry) Includes an introduction by the translator. Illustrated throughout with classic Japanese paintings and drawings. Notes on the poems and poets. 94 pp. ISBN: 0-879512407.

Delhi, India: Mittal Publications, (1983). Hardcover - This only includes the Pathan or Pushtu speaking tribes within the Durand line. Those with Afghan subjects are only mentioned when members live on both sides of the line. ii, 262, 11 pp.