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Thien, Heinz:
Geheimnisvolle Tierwelt Chinas.
207 S. : Ill. (z.T. farb.), Kt. , 24 cm Leinen mit OUmschlag Zustand tadellos. - The indicated shipping costs refer to books weighing up to one kilogram. - Bücher, die schwerer als ein Kilogramm oder größer als 35 x 25 cm sind, werden als Paket verschickt und kosten innerhalb Deutschlands bis zu zwei Kilogramm 6 Euro, darüber hinaus 7 Euro Porto. -
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Gigon, Fernand:
Chine en Casquette.
305 S. mit 16 Aufnahmen des Verfassers auf Tafeln. 8°, Ppbd. Gutes Exemplar. - The indicated shipping costs refer to books weighing up to one kilogram. - Bücher, die schwerer als ein Kilogramm oder größer als 35 x 25 cm sind, werden als Paket verschickt und kosten innerhalb Deutschlands bis zu zwei Kilogramm 6 Euro, darüber hinaus 7 Euro Porto. -
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Thiemann, Wilhelm:
China : photogr. Aufzeichnungen aus d. Jahren 1929 - 1936.
[94] S. : 178 Ill. ; 20 x 21 cm Broschur. Zustand sehr gut. - The indicated shipping costs refer to books weighing up to one kilogram. - Bücher, die schwerer als ein Kilogramm oder größer als 35 x 25 cm sind, werden als Paket verschickt und kosten innerhalb Deutschlands bis zu zwei Kilogramm 6 Euro, darüber hinaus 7 Euro Porto. -
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Ismail, Aladin (editor)
Hong Kong 1988 : A Review of 1987
Previous owner's name to reverse of front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. 380pp. A well illustrated Government review of Hong Kong in 1987.
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Yahuda, Michael
The International Polotics of the Asia-Pacific, 1945-1995
Previous owner's name inside front cover. No other inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight traces of handling and no bumping to corners. 298pp. A masterful interpretation of East Asian international relations since 1945.
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DeCarlo, Dan C
An American Journey Through the I Ching and Beyond
No inscriptions or marks. Small bump to bottom of spine. No other creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to other corners. 375pp. This book, which is printed bilingually in English and Chinese, is the product of ten years of creative interplay between the ancient text and a thoughtful reader. In the book’s sixty-four essays the author offers his interpretation of the I-Ching in modern day language.
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Howard-Bury, Charles and Mallory, George Leigh
Everest Reconnaisaance : The First Expedition of 1921
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, crease to one lower page corner, very minor bump to top of spine and no bumping to corners. No dust jacket. 254pp. The story of the first expedition to climb the slopes of Everest which started the lengthy process towards eventual success thrity-two years later. Following the death of one member of the party and the retirement through illness of another, the bulk of the work of testing the mountain's defences was left to two men, George Mallory and Guy Bullock.
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Rawson, Jessica
Ancient China : Art and Archaeology
No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor traces of handling. 240pp. This book traces the development of early Chinese art in its historical context, illustrating this with major pieces from the outstanding collections of the British Museum, many in colour. The period covered is the 4000 years from neolithic times to the Han Dynasty.
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Lambert, Tony Director of China Research
China's Christian Millions : The Costly Revival
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 256pp. How christianity has been growing in China, following its suppression under Chairman Mao. Illustrated with black & white photographs.
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Ridley, Michael
Treasures of China
Very faint name of previous owner to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to upper edge and traces of storage. 144pp. Ths work deals with the spectacular archeological finds of priceless works of art in China.
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Morris, Ramona and Desmond; Barzdo, Jonathan
The Giant Panda
Ex-library marks to title page only, no other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor traces of storage. 192pp. Classic work in a revised edition.
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Time Life Editors
Empires Ascendant : 400 BC - AD 200
Book in as new condition. 176pp. Blue padded covers. Includes The Odyssey of Alexander the Great; The Grandeur of Imperial Rome; The Quest for Power in the East; The Flowering of China etc.
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Sammy, Chiu Wai-sang (editor)
The Hong Kong Journal of Social Work : Vol 40 Nos 1 & 2 : Summer & Winter 2006
No marks or inscriptions. Minor bump/crease to lower corner of book, no other creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 167pp. Reviews of aspects of social work in the UK and China including article by Peter Townsend entitled Poverty and Human Rights over thirty pages. Text in (mainly) English and Chinese. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
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Yu, Lu Ching (editor)
The Scenic Resorts of Taiwan
Previous owner's name/date to first page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, fading to spine and slight rubbing to rear and to corners. Front end paper missing and next two pages partially cut along hinge. Lovely red silk board covers with gilt lettering. 200pp. Guide to the sights and culture of Taiwan, in English and Chinese.
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Man, John
The Great Wall
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 335pp. The extraordinary history of China's wonder of the world.
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Titley, Norah M.; Wood, Frances
Oriental Gardens
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 125pp. The history and development of gardens as depicted in the paintings of Ottoman Turkey, Iran, India, China, Japan and Southeast Asia.
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Allinson, Robert E. (editor)
Understanding the Chinese Mind: The Philosophical Roots
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 316pp. A study in which nine philosophers with reputations in both Chinese and Western philosophy explore different facets of the Chinese mind by focusing on philosophy, linguistics and religion.
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Tianchou, Fu (editor)
The Underground Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang
No marks or inscriptions. Faint creasing to lower corners of covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight wavyness adjacent to spine edge and no bumping to corners. 112pp. A lavish work showing the Terracotta Warriors of the first Emperor of China's Qin Dynasty who reigned from 221-206 BC.
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Kuhn, Frank & Kean, Vladimir (translators)
Ko Lien Hua Ying : Flower Shadows Behind the Curtain
Date written on end papers. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards and no bumping to corners. 432pp. First British edition of the novel set in China and originaly written in the 17th century.
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Waley, Arthur
More Translations from the Chinese
Faded inscription on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked stiff card covers, dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with a little sunning, mainly to spine. 109pp. Chinese poems translated by Arthur Waley.
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Willetts, William
Chinese Art : Vols I & II of two volume Set
Two volumes. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spines. Very clean very tight copies with slightly dusty unmarked boards, sunning discolouration to spines and spine margins, tanned pages and no bumping to corners. Fold-out map at rear in very good condition. 802pp. Detailed historical study of China and its art Illustrated. First Penguin/Pelican Editions - Nos A358 & A359.
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Blacker, J. F.
The ABC of Collecting Old China
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight pages with very lightly marked boards (faint cup ring), minor rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Foxing to end papers, a few pages and to untrimmed page edges. 142pp. A short history of the English china manufacturing factories and how to apply tests for unmarked china made before 1800.
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Blacker, J. F.
ABC of Collecting Old English Pottery
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked blown cloth boards, fore and lower page edges untrimmed (some opened carelessly), small spot (water drop ?) to front and no bumping to corners. 344pp. History and a few valuations of old Engliah pottery with chapters devoted to individual factories. Very well illustrated. Undated with Sotheby's prices given for 1919 auction.
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Mark R. McNeilly
Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare
Name/phone no to front ene paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slight creasing to edges and minor traces of storage. 304pp. The author has taken the 2,000 year old principles of warfare of Chinese writer Sun Tzu and made them accessible to a modern audience for modern military situations. His 'acme of skill' was 'to subdue the enemy without fighting'.
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John Man
The Terracotta Army. China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 288pp. This is the story of how and why China's Terracotta Army were put together as protection for the First Emperor in the afterlife. Illustrated.
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United States Defence Intelligence Agency
The Chinese Armed Forces Today
No marks or inscriptions apart from tiny spots to front end paper. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight damp effect to upper rear edge. 240pp. This assessment of the armed forces of China is reflected in this appraisal drawn up by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.
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Roderick MacFarquhar
The Forbidden City
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 172pp. With nearly 150 illustrations, many in colour, this account describes China's Forbidden City which only became accessible to all Chinese citizens after the 1911 revolution.
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Glogowski, Dieter; Binder, Franz
Tibet: Escape from the Roof of the World
New book still in shrink-wrap. 168pp. Every year over 3,000 Tibetans risk their lives fleeing from Tibet. The TV and photo journalist Dieter Glogowski escorted Tibetan refugee children on their way over the 5,800 meter high Nangpa-la Pass into Nepal. His breathtaking images of the lands and the refugees, combined with Franz Binder's account of the complex Tibetan-Sino relations over time provide a comprehensive picture of the drama taking place on the roof of the world.
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Rasmussen, A. H.
China Trader
Old tape marks to corners of front end papers. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked blue cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with rubbed spine ends and corners and brown mark to spine. 238pp. The author arrived in China in 1905 to join the Chinese Customs Service at Chinkiang and this account follows the next thirty years of his life of adventures and excitement. He also tells us what China was really like in those times. Illustrated.
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Quennell, Peter & Hodge, Alan (editors)
History Today : July 1975
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight tanning to pages and no bumping to corners. 69pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on Kosciuszko - Polish Champion of American Independance - 18th century, Voyage of Admiral Cheng Ho - trading China to India and Africa - 15th century, English forests, Spaniard Diego de Landa in Mexico - 16th century, Survival of Don Quixote and the 16th century Spain it was based on, 19th centurry Russians in Central Asia and British Missions and the wives of Crimean War soldiers who served as cooks, laundresses and nurses plus book reviews and letters.
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Fields, Lanny
EMPEROR!: A Romance of Ancient China
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers, faint crease to lower part of spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. 347pp. A romantic novel set in ancient China in 221 BC.
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Fenby, Jonathan
Dragon Throne: China's Emperors from the Qin to the Manchu
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked raspberry cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with tiny nick to upper front corner and minor sunning to spine. 255pp. A lavish account of the unique empire of China over more than two millennia. Extremely well illustrated in colour.
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Meyer, Barbara
Against All Odds : The Amur Leopard's Fight for Survival
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 48pp. A study about the Amur leopard, now only found in south west Russia and north eastern China. It lists the different leopard species and clarifies where the Amur leopard fits in, the threats it is facing in its natural habitat and why it may have, in spite of its extremely low numbers in the wild, a chance to survive extinction. Extremely scarce.
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Hibbard, Peter
The Bund Shanghai : China Faces West
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly sunned spine and no bumping to corners. 368pp. A history of Shanghai's landmark waterfront ' the Bund' from its beginnings as a muddy foreshore in the mid 19th century to a fine esplanade in the latter half of the 19th century to its cosmopolitan reinvention in the 21st millennium. )
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Maugham, W Somerset
On a Chinese Screen
Previous owner's bookplate inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright blue boards, one single faint mark to each of front and rear boards and minor bumping to upper corners. 255pp. A series of short sketches about the people he met and places he visited which Somerset Maugham made during a trip along the Yangtze River in 1919-1920.
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Young, John D.
Confucianism and Christianity : The First Encounter
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunning to spine. Now protected in fully-removable transparent sleeve. 182pp. A pioneer study of the Christian missionaries in late Ming and early Ch'ing China around the mid-17th century and their interactions and thoughts. Scarce in the UK.
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Vittachi, Nury
The Other Side of the Story: A Secret War in Hong Kong
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 484pp. Hong Kong journalist Nury Vittachi known for his network of local citizen-journalist contributors tells the story of Hong Kong in 2019. He states that every salient detail of Hong Kong's civil unrest presented in the news from that year was incorrect - and that agents from a global superpower were intimately involved - but it wasn't China. Scarce in the UK.
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ARAMBURU, Zenón.
¡Hasta morir por Él!. El Padre Tomás Esteban, S. J., misionero de infieles y cautivo de los comunistas en la misión de Wuhu (China).
Bilbao, Editorial Cultura Misional, 1936. 4to.; 252 pp. y 30 láminas fotográficas y mapas. Encuadernación original en tela.
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ASTOUIN, Colonel Louis.
Le Train des Équipages dans les Expédition Coloniales (1830-1930). Préface de le Général [Maxime] Weygand.
Paris, Charles-Lavauzelle & Cie., 1931. 4to.; 315 pp. y 26 reproducciones fotográficas en láminas. Cubiertas originales.
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BIANCO, Lucien (Ed.).
Asia contemporánea. Textos de Paul Akamatsu, Heinz Bechet, Lucien Bianco, Georg Buddruss, Lê Thanh Khôi y Jacques Robert. Traducción de Francisco Díez del Corral.
Madrid, Siglo XXI, 1976. 4to. menor; X pp., 350 pp.
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BLASCO IBAÑEZ, Vicente.
La vuelta al mundo de un novelista. [II: China, Macao, Hong-Kong, Filipinas, Java, Singapore, Birmania, Calcuta.].
Valencia, Editorial Prometeo, 1925. 4to.; 345 pp., 3 hs. Ejemplar sin cubierta superior.
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DAVEY, Cyril J.
The March of Methodism. The Story of Methodist Missionary Work Overseas.
London, The Epworth Press, 1951. 4to.; X-209 pp. y 5 láminas aparte. Enc. original en tela.
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GARCÍA FIGAR, Antonio.
El Beato Melchor García Sampedro, Obispo y Mártir del Tonkin.
Madrid, 1951. 8vo.; 34 pp., 1 h. Cubiertas originales.
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GUTIERREZ MARTÍN, Antonio J.
Una cruz laureada.
Cádiz, Escélicer, 1947. 4to.; 124 pp., 1 h., con ilustraciones entre el texto de Alfonso Ros. Cubiertas originales.
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PALEN, Lewis Stanton.
El dragón rojo. Novela histórica china de actualidad. Traducida del manuscrito original inglés por Teodosio Leal y Quiroga.
Madrid, Manuel Aguilar Editor, Imprenta de J. Pueyo, s.a. (hacia 1926). 4to.; 339 pp., 1 h. Encuadernación de la época en tela.
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SABOYA, Salvador.
Os Portugueses na China.
Lisboa, Editorial Labor, 1938. 4to.; 147 pp., con láminas fuera de texto. Cubiertas originales, fatigadas.
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TESTORE, Celestino.
I Beati Martiri Cinesi nella persecuzione della Boxe. Celi Sud-est 1900.
Roma, Curia Generalizia della Compagnia di Gesù, 1955. 4to. mayor; VIII-263 pp. Cubiertas originales.
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DUFAY, François.
En China, la estrella contra la cruz. Traducción de Santiago León. Presentación de Monseñor Angel Sagarminaga.
Barcelona, Ediciones Acervo, 1953. 4to.; 220 pp., 1 h. Encuadernación original en tela estampada y sobrecubiertas.
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FEDOROVA, Nina [Antonina Fedorovna Riasanovsky, 1895-1995].
La Familia. Traducción de Pedro Lecuona.
Buenos Aires, Editorial Sudamericana, 1944. 4to.; 410 pp. Cubiertas originales.
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LACHMANN, Robert (1892-1939).
Música de Oriente. Traducción de Antonio Ribera y Maneja.
Barcelona, Editorial Labor, 1931. 4to.; 195 pp., las veinte últimas con transcripciones musicales, y 8 láminas aparte con ilustraciones fotográficas. Encuadernación original en tela.
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