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Author
Search
Format:
Last, First Name
Entering "Rawson,
Jessica" (without quotation marks) finds books by Jessica Rawson,
as well as other books whose author names contain either Rawson
or Jessica.
Entering "Rawson,
Jessica", with Exact Match checked, finds books by Jessica Rawson
only.
If you cannot
remember the author's last name, please enter your best guess for
the first several letters. For example, entering "Prata" will find
books by Pal, Pratapaditya.
Title
Search
Format:
Any word(s)
Entering "Chinese
furniture" finds Classic Chinese Furniture, Connoisseurship of Chinese
Furniture and other books whose titles contains the words Chinese
Furniture.
Entering "Chinese
furniture", with Exact Match checked, finds books whose titles contain
only the two words: Chinese Furniture.
If you cannot
remember the title, please enter your best guess for the first several
letters of any words in the title. For example, entering "Liang"
will find books with titles containing Liangzhu, Liang, Niuheliang,
Lianggong, etc.
Keyword
Search
Format:
Any word(s)
This search
will give you the most possible choices. Entering "Tibetan Paintings"
will find books whose titles and descriptions contain at least one
instance of the word Tibetan painting.
Item
Number Search
Item
# refers to the Item number listed in our print catalog. Customers
who receive our print catalog, starting from Catalog Number XX,
Winter 1998 onward, will be able to conveniently locate a book using
item number. To receive our printed catalog, please email your
name and address to
paragon@paragonbook.com
If you would like, you can search for multiple item numbers at the same time.
Simply type in each item number you are interested in, separated by commas.
ISBN Search
Format:
Ten digits; hyphens are optional
You can now look for books with a certain ISBN (International Standard Book Number).
However, because a
good percentage of our books are out-of-print books, catalogs, and
books from overseas, they usually contain no ISBN number. Even though
it serves to facilitate the book trade, they are not as widely used
in the Far East as expected.
If you would like, you can search for multiple ISBN numbers at the same time.
Simply type in each ISBN number you are interested in, separated by commas.
Region Option
This option
will allow you to limit your search to certain specific regions within
Asia. Click on the regions or countries in which you are interested.
To search within two or more regions, press the Control key on your keyboard
while selecting the extra regions. The Control key also can be used to
deselect a region which you decide you do not want. To search all regions, do not
choose anything from this box.
Subject Option
This option
will allow you to limit your search to certain specific subjects
or topics. Click on the subjects in which you are interested.
To search within two or more subjects, press the Control key on your keyboard
while selecting the extra subjects. The Control key also can be used to
deselect a subject which you decide you do not want. To search all subjects, do not
choose anything from this box.
Language Option
This option
will allow you to limit your search to items written in certain languages.
Click on the languages in which you are interested.
To search within two or more languages, press the Control key on your keyboard
while selecting the extra languages. The Control key also can be used to
deselect a language which you decide you do not want. To search all languages, do not
choose anything from this box.
Magazines
and Journals Search
You
can easily find back issues of magazines and journals by selecting
your magazine/journal choice from the list and type in keyword(s)
you would like to find. If we have that particular issue in stock,
your search will return favorable results.
Foreign
Language Considerations
All
searches work with Chinese, Japanese, and other East and Southeast
Asian languages, provided that the data exist. We are adding more
data in vernacular languages every day. For questions regarding
viewing of these languages, please see Foreign
Language Help
If you are interested
in What's New in languages other than English, please visit the
Librarians link.
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