Books in the Chinese Bound series

Haiku Illustrated features 80 classic poems from four poets - Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa and Masaoka Shiki - which range across more than 200 years of Japanese poetry. Each poem is presented in Japanese script, along with romanised Japanese (romaji), a new English translation and an illustration echoing the poem's theme.

Chinese Astrology is a beautifully illustrated guide with easy-to-use instructions to help you understand the fundamental ideas and determine the more advanced aspects accompanied by an explanation of each character and its significance within Chinese astrology: the perfect guide to your inner and outer life.

Classical Chinese calligraphy is a popular and valuable art form. Characters expressing concepts such as love, peace, respect and happiness are reproduced in a large format, with an accessible and inspiring explanation of how the character developed, what the particular strokes symbolize, and its various different meanings.

Divided into 12 volumes by star sign, the Zodiac series provides easy-to-use advice that will help you determine your sun sign and those of your friends and family. Each volume has a description and analysis of all the key characteristics of your sign, and its bearing on childhood, appearance, health, career, relationships and parenting style.

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is a modern classic. Written in English and first published in 1923, the book has gradually become a global bestseller, its wise words a favourite. Beautifully produced in a traditional Chinese binding and with a timeless design, The Prophet is an accessible yet spiritual book to be cherished.

The Book of Tea, written in English in 1906 for a Western audience, celebrates the secular art of the Japanese tea ceremony and linking its importance with Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Covering cultural life, aesthetics and philosophy, this is an exquisitely produced edition using traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques.

First revealed by a Tibetan monk in the fourteeenth century, Bardo Thodol--known more commonly as The Tibetan Book of the Dead--describes the experience of human consciousness in the bardo, the interval between death and the next rebirth. The teachings are designed to help the dying regain clarity of awareness at the moment of death, and by doing so achieve enlightened liberation. This classic translation by Kazi Dawa Samdup is divided into 21 chapters and is presented in a high-quality, Chinese-bound format.