Asia Bookroom

    Member of ANZAAB - Australia

    Member of ABA - United Kingdom

    Asia China Ephemera Japan Maps South East Asia

Asia Bookroom is a large open shop specialising in books on Asia with smaller sections on the Middle East and the Pacific. Our stock ranges from antiquarian and secondhand books through to ephemera, prints and maps and even some new books.

We sell to private customers and institutions around the world. Join our mailing list to receive tailored offerings of new arrivals in your particular area of interest and visit our shop next time you are in Canberra.

Contact Information
Phone: +61 2 6251 5191
Website: http://www.asiabookroom.com
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Lawry Pl Macquarie, 2614 Australia Get Directions

Store Hours

Hours are generally:

Tuesday - Friday: 10.00 - 5.30;

Saturday: 10.00 - 5.00

Sunday: Closed

However, times can vary.

Please check our website to be sure before making a special visit.

Highlights
粉碎美帝国主义的侵略政策和战争政策! [Smash the Invasion and War Strategies of the American Imperialists!]
$1500
A rare Chinese Communist anti-American propaganda poster printed double sided in red and black.
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China in a Series of Views, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture and Social Habits, of that Ancient Empire.
$3950
A very handsome example of George Newenham Wright's influential work, richly illustrated by Thomas Allom.
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Historic Shanghai.
$1200
A pioneering work on Shanghai by Carlos Augusto Montalto de Jesus.
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Imperial Examination Cheats' Sheet. [科舉考試作弊小抄].
$7500
An unusually fine example of a late Qing Dynasty cheats' handkerchief or sheet; an aid for passing the civil service exam under the [科舉] keju system in imperial China.
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Narrative of A Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India, From Calcutta to Bombay, 1824-1825, (With Notes Upon Ceylon,) An Account of a Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and Letters Written in India.
$950
A seminal work describing India's geography and people.
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易学便蒙吉凶禍福獨判断. [Introductory Fortune Telling. Teach Yourself How to Read Good and Bad Luck or Fortune and Misfortune].
$750
A fascinating Japanese work based on the I Ching, showing how to tell fortunes by throwing sticks and reading the resulting hexagram.
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日置流印西派射方直之事写本及び巻物. [Shooting Skills of the Insai Branch of the Heki School of Japanese Archery with an Illustrated Scroll].
$975
This bound book and scroll offer much fascinating detailed information on one of the schools of Japanese archery (弓道), Heki-ryū (日置流), which originated in the late 15th century.
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柔術. The Yabe School of Jiu-Jitsu.
$750
A scarce five volume set outlining Yae Kichi Yabe's approach to Jiu-jitsu.
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