Since 1999, Oriental Books has been importing books from India, the People’s Republic of China, Tibet, Hong Kong and Taiwan. This is the result of years spent studying Eastern traditions, languages and arts, as well as frequent personal visits to book markets in the Orient. Each year, we travel to various cities throughout India and China, visiting local book stores, both large and small, and attending local trade fairs, as part of our search for new volumes on the arts and minor arts and all of Asian publishing’s rare gems.

Specific attention is devoted to:
– Sacred Buddhist art volumes – sculpture, painting, architecture – that are well-regarded by researchers and collectors;
– Exquisite books on Eastern fabrics and dress;
– Volumes on the various theatrical traditions and decorative patterns, unique in their genre, which have inspired fashion designers and artists for years;
– Art books;
– Rare and out-of-print books, which we find only by “scavenging” markets in the Orient;
– Manuals and dictionaries in the languages of China, Tibet and the Indian subcontinent, which are selected with the guidance of university professors;
– A vast collection of “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the languages of China and the Indian subcontinent, as well as other Asian countries;
– A selection of classical literature for collectors.