Orchid Press, established in Thailand in 1981 as White Orchid Press, is a specialized publishing house devoted to books related to Asia-books of general interest, scholarly texts, fiction, and poetry, both new works and reprints. Our policy is to keep books in print for a number of years. Books are sold through distributors, booksellers and directly to customers around the world.

In addition to publishing, we also offer other services
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White Orchid Books
White Orchid Books is a collection of well illustrated books, appealing to both the layman and the scholar, and written by specialists.Focus of the series is primarily on the arts and architecture-both secular and religious-crafts and theater of Asia.

Asian Portraits
Asian Portraits is a series on life in Asia. These biographies or life-stories throw light on extraordinary lives of unique characters who, from various vantage points, have experienced or observed the ebb and flow of history in Asia.

Orchid Guides
Orchid Guides comprises specialized guides to various subjects or geographical areas within the Asian region.

Itineraria Asiatica
Itineraria Asiatica is a series of historical reprints of books containing first-hand descriptions and narratives by travellers in Asia. Classified by country.

Bibliotheca Orientalis
Bibliotheca Orientalis is a series of reprints of research monographs and studies related to Asian culture, mainly the arts, crafts, architecture and historical source material. Classified by country.

The Colonial Library Of Dignified Irreverence
The Colonial Library Of Dignified Irreverence is devoted to the lighter sides of past—and occasionally current—life East of Suez. The series is of questionable literary merit.

Central Asian Studies
Central Asian Studies continues a series of scholarly books on Central Asia and the Himalayas started in the early 1970s by a British publisher. The series comprises some re-issues of the previous books, as well as new titles.

Mini-Orchids
Mini-Orchids is a series of small but in-depth books that travel easily.
All books are sewn and solidly bound, and available in softbound and/or hardbound editions; where indicated, the books are further available in decorative hard slipcases. Printed on acid free paper, they are suitable for both private and library use.

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Information on availability of new titles which are announced as 'forthcoming' on this site, may be obtained by writing to the publisher.