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Secondhand travel books from the home of Bintang beer and Hello Kitty, what more can we say? Dig our handpicked range of second hand books from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Java, Bali, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand. Vietnam. And more!

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OLD KYOTO Diane Durston - A Guide to Traditional Shops, Restaurants and Inns See photos & details
OLD KYOTO Diane Durston - A Guide to Traditional Shops, Restaurants and Inns
This guide book is from the 1986 but still may be useful for research and trip planning, and it's super cheap!
Price: AUD $5.00
ON THE WIRE An Australian journalist on the front line in Asia by Louise Williams See photos & details
ON THE WIRE An Australian journalist on the front line in Asia by Louise Williams
A scarce foreign correspondent memoir.
Price: AUD $9.00
ONCE A JOLLY HANGMAN Alan Shadrake - True Stories from Singapore's Death Row See photos & details
ONCE A JOLLY HANGMAN Alan Shadrake - True Stories from Singapore's Death Row
ONCE A JOLLY HANGMAN: examines many death row cases and the Singapore justice system.
Price: AUD $10.00
ONE SINGAPORE 65 Stories by a Singaporean by Goh Sin Tub See photos & details
ONE SINGAPORE 65 Stories by a Singaporean by Goh Sin Tub
A scarce book of Singapore real life anecodotes.
Price: AUD $9.00
ONLY IN HONG KONG Nury Vittachi See photos & details
ONLY IN HONG KONG Nury Vittachi
A collection of writings from a Hong Kong columnist.
Price: AUD $9.00
OPIUM LORDS Amy McGrath - China 1832 - 42 - The Turbulent Birth of Hong Kong See photos & details
OPIUM LORDS Amy McGrath - China 1832 - 42 - The Turbulent Birth of Hong Kong
Opium Lords is a rare and fascinating looking novel (fiction) based on the early colonial history of Hong Kong & China.
Price: AUD $15.00
ORCHID FEVER Eric Hansen - A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust and Lunacy (Worldwide) See photos & details
ORCHID FEVER Eric Hansen - A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust and Lunacy (Worldwide)
ORCHID FEVER: In 1993 Eric Hansen led an expedition through the steaming jungles of Borneo to find the world's rarest orchid. Five years later he was still on the trail of the true story behind one of the world's strangest plants, from the Orinoco River to the hothouses of Kew, and the clandestine nurseries of Europe to the peat bogs of northern Minnesota.
Price: AUD $5.00
OUT Natsuo Kirino (Japan) See photos & details
OUT Natsuo Kirino (Japan)
OUT: a gritty Japanese crime novel set in Tokyo.
Price: AUD $5.00
OUTCASTS OF THE ISLANDS Sebastian Hope - The Sea Gypsies of South East Asia (Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand) See photos & details
OUTCASTS OF THE ISLANDS Sebastian Hope - The Sea Gypsies of South East Asia (Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand)
A fascinating looking book on the semi-nomadic sea tribes of South East Asia.
Price: AUD $15.00
OUTRAGEOUS CHINESE James J. Wang - A Guide to Chinese Street Language See photos & details
OUTRAGEOUS CHINESE James J. Wang - A Guide to Chinese Street Language
Outrageous Chinese is a nifty guide to cursing, bribes, public toilet talk, lovers talk and more. This book is very hard to find.
Price: AUD $10.00
OVER 50, OVERSEAS AND UNDER $50 (Per Two Per Day) Des Gettinby See photos & details
OVER 50, OVERSEAS AND UNDER $50 (Per Two Per Day) Des Gettinby
Inspiration for folks over 50 who would like to do South East Asia on the cheap.
Price: AUD $10.00
OVER THE EDGE A True Story of Kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia by Greg Child See photos & details
OVER THE EDGE A True Story of Kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia by Greg Child
A true account of mountain climbers kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan. Book is in good condition, clean with light wear and age. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD $8.00
PEKING PICNIC by Anne Bridge See photos & details
PEKING PICNIC by Anne Bridge
A scarce novel set in China first published in 1932. This 1989 edition is in good condition with light reading wear and general age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD $6.00
PENAN ON THE MOVE James Ritchie - A Reporter's Travelogue (Sarawak Malaysia Borneo) See photos & details
PENAN ON THE MOVE James Ritchie - A Reporter's Travelogue (Sarawak Malaysia Borneo)
PENAN ON THE MOVE: a rare book by Kuching based journalist and author James Ritchie, examining the indigenous Penan tribe.
Price: AUD $30.00
PEOPLE OF THE HILLS by Preecha Chaturabhand See photos & details
PEOPLE OF THE HILLS by Preecha Chaturabhand
A scarce Thai published book from 1987 about the various hill tribes of Thailand and the Golden Triangle region. Book is in good, reading condition with clean white pages, some reading wear and age to cover and corners. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD $9.00
PEOPLE WHO EAT DARKNESS Richard Lloyd Parry - The Fate of Lucie Blackman (Japan) See photos & details
PEOPLE WHO EAT DARKNESS Richard Lloyd Parry - The Fate of Lucie Blackman (Japan)
PEOPLE WHO EAT DARKNESS: a true crime book covering the case of Lucie Blackman who disappeared in Tokyo in the summer of 2000, her remains were found the following winter.
Price: AUD $15.00
PERFECTION SHE DANCES A True Story of Love, Drugs and Prison in Modern China by Robert Davies See photos & details
PERFECTION SHE DANCES A True Story of Love, Drugs and Prison in Modern China by Robert Davies
A scarce memoir by a westerner who gets jailed for drugs in China. The author landed himself in Kashgar and fell in love with a Uighur woman then was busted for smuggling hashish. The book includes a forward by Mr Nice himself, Howard Marks. It looks like a great read for anybody into China and/or prison memoirs.
Price: AUD $12.00
PERIPLUS ACTION GUIDES DIVING SOUTHEAST ASIA A Guide to the Best Dive Sites in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand See photos & details
PERIPLUS ACTION GUIDES DIVING SOUTHEAST ASIA A Guide to the Best Dive Sites in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand
This diver's travel guide is from 1999 but still looks handy for trip planning, Periplus Guides are generally excellent.
Price: AUD $6.00
PERIPLUS EDITIONS SULAWESI THE CELEBES Toby Alice Volkman & Ian Caldwell (Indonesia) See photos & details
PERIPLUS EDITIONS SULAWESI THE CELEBES Toby Alice Volkman & Ian Caldwell (Indonesia)
PERIPLUS EDITIONS SULAWESI THE CELEBES: these Periplus Travel Guides focus on culture, history and geography rather than hotels and restaurant recommendations. These books are very highly recommended to travellers wishing to get under the skin of their destinations.
Price: AUD $20.00
PHAIC TAN Sunstroke on a Shoestring by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch See photos & details
PHAIC TAN Sunstroke on a Shoestring by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch
One of my favourite books: a great spoof on lonely planet guides, based on an imaginary country in South East Asia. Book is in very good condition: clean with little reading wear and age. First page has some creases. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD $6.00
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