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Rino dei Mosi
Il Santo Natale, Ricordi di mare e di cose lontane
In 8°; 82 pp. Brossura editoriale, qualche traccia di sporco. Lievi fioriture al margine esterno di alcune pagine. Una pecetta pubblicitaria al rectro del piatto anteriore. Nel complesso esemplare in buone condizioni di conservazione. Prima ed unica non comune edizione, di questo scritto di memorie marinaresche di Rino dei Mosi che raccoglie qua, i ricordi dei giorni di Natale passati a Gaeta, Gibilterra, La Spezia, Valparaiso (Cile), Tu-Tung-Yamen (Tien-Tsin Provisional Governamet), questi ultimi ricordi occupano la parte maggiore del volume. Prima edizione completa della sua brossura originale.
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Imperial Japanese Governament Railways
Guide to China with Land and Sea routes between the American and European Continents. Second (Revised) Edition. 174 illustrations, 31 maps, specially drawn 2 colortypes.
In 8° piccolo (17,8x10,4 cm);(2), XVI, 588 pp., 31 carte, due tavole a colori. Legatura editoriale in piena tela rossa, scolorita da umidità, la cartina posta nella tasca all'ultima pagina, presenta una leggera coloritura rossa passata dalla legatura. All'interno un po' imbarcata ma in buone condizioni di conservazione. Seconda edizione rara, riveduta ed ampliata. Volume D in the series of Official Guide Books ( A and B Japan, C Chosen, Manchuria and Siberia). La prima edizione fu edita nel 1915. Esemplare da studio.
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JENYNS, S.
Later Chinese Porcelain. The Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912).
Hardcover 8vo, XI-111 pages, Col. front., CXX bl./wh. plates h.t., index, bind. in boards, illustr. dust jacket. VG/G [EN-2/3]
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CHEN, Chi Lu (Dr.).
Paintings and Calligraphic Works in Taïwan During the Ming-Ch'ing Period.
in-4 (25 x 33 cm.). Stiff red wrs very good, tall , 123p., English text, profusely color illustrated. Good. [VU-6] A most useful group of fine essays, supported by marvelous color photos.
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REID, Anniel, Illustrated by Dexter Chou and Jony Huang
The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing: Guarding the Three Treasures
Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black hardcover with 1/4 green cloth spine-gilt spine titles. Key concepts of Chinese medical theory, explained in terms of both ancient Chinese thought and modern Western science--dozens of illustrated exercises: Tai Chi and Chee-gung--Instructions for breathing exercises and Taoist meditation, etc. [EN-2/3]
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SERRUYS, Henry.
Genealogical tables of the descendants of Dayan-Qan.
in-8°, 185 pp., several folding tables, several indexessewn, paper cover. Near fine. [NV-19]
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N/A.
The Principles and Practical Use of Acupuncture Anaesthesia.
Hardcover + DJ 8vo. 325 pp. Numerous colour and b&w illustrations. Includes two foldout colour plates. Red ribbon page marker. A very nice clean tight solid hardcover copy in original publisher's unclipped pictorial dustjacket. [HA-2]
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RICHARDSON, John.
Report on the Ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan.- With a new index to names in Richardson's Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan by Whitehead, Peter. James Palmer.
Hardcover in-8 in very good condition.- Reprint Très bel exemplaire - VG+++. [TX-13]
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WALTON, Joseph.
CHINA AND THE PRESENT CRISIS - With Notes on a Visit to Japan and Korea.
Hardcover. Octavo, 319p., large color foldout map of China, brown cloth with ciruclar gilt picture of dragon and gilt lettering on front and spine. — GOOD - Cover not so good, foxed on fore-edges [CA31-2]
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YUEN, Y.C.
A Guide to Mandarin (Self Taught). Third Edition.
in-16, 58 pages; HB/No DW. VG+++ [P-15]
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LIN YUTANG.
THE VERMILION GATE. A Novel of a Far Land.
Hardcover in-8°, 379, dustwrapper. A clean, straight, unmarked book. - DW : small chips to spine ends, edges show light shelf wear. Not price clipped. [EMB-@]
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BUCK, Pearl S.
LETTER FROM PEKING.
Hardcover with DW - in-8°, 223, Unclipped dustwrapper.- Book in very good condition +++ - DW with minimal wears, scuffing about all edges. [EMB-@]
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BUCK, Pearl S.
FIGHTING ANGEL : Portrait of a Soul.
Hardcover with DW - in-8°, 273, VG dustwrapper.- Book in very good condition +++ - DW with minimal wears, scuffing about all edges. [MA-3]
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BLONDEAU, R.A.
Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688). Als Oost en West elkaar ontmoeten.
25 x 17 cm. 143 pp. Rijk geïllustreerd, bibliografie, iconografie. VG+++ Très bel exemplaire. [SO-8]
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Jin, Ha
Im Teich
Titel Im Teich : Roman / Ha Jin. Aus dem Engl. von Susanne Hornfeck Person(en) Jin, Ha (Verfasser) Werk(e) In the pond (dt.) Ausgabe Dt. Erstausg. Verlag München : Dt. Taschenbuch-Verl. Zeitliche Einordnung Erscheinungsdatum: 2001 Umfang/Format 178 S. ; 21 cm ISBN/Einband/Preis 978-3-423-24276-9 kart. : DM 24.00, EUR 12.00 (ab 1.1.2002) 3-423-24276-0 kart. : DM 24.00, EUR 12.00 (ab 1.1.2002) Sprache(n) Deutsch (ger), Originalsprache(n): Englisch (eng) Beziehungen dtv ; 24276 : premium Schlagwörter China ; Arbeiter ; Künstlerische Begabung ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; Protest ; Belletristische Darstellung Sachgruppe(n) 59 Belletristik
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DU CHENE Roberta, VIESTI Floriana (a cura di)
GLI SVAGHI DI FONTANA. Roma, Galleria Il Millennio, Febbraio-Marzo 1990.
In-16 (cm. 17), brossura illustrata, pp. (32) senza numerazione, con illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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BRACONI Angelo
CERCANDO UN SENSO. 12 racconti illustrati.
In-24 oblungo (cm. 12.50), brossura illustrata, con alette, pp. 75, (9), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. Piccola etichetta al piatto posteriore; peraltro, volumetto in ottimo stato (nice copy).
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Wong, Eva (translator)
Seven Taoist Masters : A Folk Novel of China
178 pages. The story of six men and one woman who overcome tremendous hardships on the journey to self-mastery. Unmarked. Moderate wear and soiling. Binding sound. Solid copy. Book
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Cable, A. Mildred; French, Francesca L.
Dispatches from North-west Kansu
73 pages including black and white photographic plates. Recounts adventures of Christian missionaries in north-west China. Usual library markings. Only external library indications are mild discolorations where labels removed from spine. Red illustrated cloth covered boards. Title page loose but present. Prior owner's name atop illustrated front endpaper. Somewhat above-average wear. Hinges intact. Undated but appears to be circa 1925. Book
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Thompson, Bill
China Painting with Bill Thompson
188 pages. Sequel to "The Basics of China Painting". A collection of china painting projects which will be enjoyed by beginning and advanced painters. Includes full-colour illustrations. Light wear to book. Prior owner's details atop front endpaper. Dust jacket heavily worn. Book
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Pepin, Jean-Luc
Current Affairs for the Canadian Forces - Volume 9, Number 3, 1 August 1955
30 pages. Shows how the Chinese People's Republic came into existence; how the life of the country has been remodelled on Communist lines; how its armed forces have been built up; and what appear to be the aims of Red China in Asia. Includes several maps. Author went on to become a prominent Canadian politician and (we believe) a member of the Trilateral Commission. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Tarpley, Webster G.; Chaitkin, Anton; Wertz, Marianna (editor)
George Bush : The Unauthorized Biography
659 pages plus advertisements. Includes index and references. "Here are the details - frightening, gory, hilarious - the background and life of the President: How the Bush family made its money promoting Adolph Hitler and the Nazi war machine; Jupiter Island, Skull and Bones, and other bases of power; the 'war hero' story; George Bush and the secret government - from population control, to Zapata's Watergate burglars, to Iran-Contra; Kissinger, China and genocide in the Third World; Bush's Leveraged Buyout Mob, or the theft of a nation.... Breaks the code of silence which Anglo-American financial oligarchs have imposed around their conduct of U.S. Affairs... A vivid x-ray of the private forces dominating both Republican and Democratic parties - and of the man who occupies the highest seat of power in the nation." - from back cover. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
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Zhenhua, Zhai
Red Flower of China : An Autobiography
245 pages. "Her story is a graphic account of the Cultural Revolution's impact on China's youth." - Edmonton Journal. Prior owner's name and occasional markings. Light wear. Clean solid copy. Book
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Johnson, Hewlett
The Upsurge of China
373 pages. "A stirring account of what the author saw during his travels in China in 1956 and 1959. Tells how China is forging ahead in socialist construction. Gives a vivid description of the rapid industrialization of China's hinterland, the building of the gigantic Yangtse and Yellow River bridges, the Sanmen Gorge and the Chingkiang water conservancy systems." - from dust jacket. Some yellowing to pages. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. Book
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Goldman, Merle; et al: Editors
China's Intellectuals and the State : In Search of a New Relationship - Harvard Contemporary China Series 3
374 pages. Index. Prior owner's ink stamp atop half-title page. Some markings and underlining to contents. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Sound working copy. Book
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McKown, Robin
The Opium War in China:1840-1842;: The British Resort to War in Order to Maintain Their Opium Trade
66 pages. Index. "When the Chinese in 1840 attempted to cut off this pernicious import, the British resorted to war to maintain it." - from summary page. Intended for younger readers but of interest to all. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Front free endpaper removed. Worthy reference copy. Black and white illlustrations. Book
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Cross, Rena
China Repairs & Restoration
85 pages. "Explains all types of repairs, from simple regluing to the rebuilding of missing parts of statuettes and figurines. Alternative techniques are fully described, and all the techniques are excellently photographed." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy. Book
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Helwig, David
The Hundred Old Names
83 pages. "David Helwig visited China last year and this book is the result: pungent, perceptive, illuminating." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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Author Not Stated
Art Journey of Far Eastern Plaza Hotel / A Passage to China: Complete with Slipcase
139 pages. Lavishly illustrated with colour plates. Text in Chinese and English. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear and closed three inch tear to dust jacket. Moderate wear to illustrated slipcase. A quality copy of this magnificent work. Book
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Huang Po-Nien (Translated By Chow Hon Huen)
Hsing-i Fist and Weapon Instruction
112 pages. Reprint of the 1928 first Chinese edition. "Here, for the first time, martial artists were encouraging and openly teaching the Chinese people how to stand on their own and regain pride in their country... Huang's book is often quoted in martial arts literature. This is due, for the most part, to its significance as a manual for training military personel in unarmed and armed combat applications of hsing-i ch'uan. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A sound reference copy. Book
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Blakemore, Trevor
China Clay
Unpaginated. Approximately 3/8" thick. Contains short poems on Chinese topics, accompanied by handsome black and white illustrations. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Hwuy-Ung; Makepeace, J.A. (Translator)
A Chinaman's Opinion of Us and of His Own People (as Expressed in Letters from Australia to His Friend in China)
322 pages. "The following letters were written by Hwuy-ung, one of the class of literati and a social reformer, to his (and my) friend Tseng between the years 1899 and 1912. They came into my possession through Tseng-Ching, a scholar, who urged me (and helped me) to translate them into English, so that the reforms suggested by his enlightened countryman might meet with due recognition and support from abroad. It was also his intention to have the Chinese version published and distributed among his countrymen, in order (under God's gracious will) that their eyes might be opened to their shortcomings and the race strengthened and rejuvenated." - from Introduction. Red front board attractively decorated in yellow and black. Card pocket inside back board. Library bookplate inside front board. No other markings. Minor lean to spine. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy of this interesting work. Book
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Alford, William P.
To Steal a Book is an Elegant Offense
222 pages. Index. Bibliography. Extensive footnotes. Intellectual property law in Chinese civilization. Occasional marginalia throughout text. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
National Doll World, August, 1981
Special Features: Riding Dolls; More about Baby Wendy; Revlon Dolls; China Shoulder Head Dolls; Home Gnomes; Party Outfit for 10" doll; Posable Porcelain People; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Marsh, James Reid
The Charm of the Middle Kingdom
245 pages. Decorated front board. Numerous good quality reproductions of black and white photos. A Vivid and intimate record of Chinese life, revealing its glamour and fascination, its callousness and disregard of human values. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy of this engaging account. Book
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Perckhammer, Heinz Von; Schaeffer, Dr. Emil (Herausgeber)
Von China Und Chinesen - Schaubucher (SB) 28
16 pages of text and descriptions of 63 full-page sepia-tone reproductions of photos. All text in German. Illustrated front board. Small prior owner's name atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Moderate age-related tanning to some pages. Moderate external wear. Original binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful von Perckhammer compilation. Book
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Snow, Edgar
War and Peace in Vietnam
32 pages. Reprinted from "The Other Side of the River" with a new introduction by the author. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound working copy. Book
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Bland, J.O.P.; Backhouse, E.; Rauch, F. (Translator)
China Unter Der Kaiserin Witwe
503 pages. Text in German. Black and white photographic plates. Average wear and soiling. Moisture marks to upper corner of pages - nothing major. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Wu, Guoguang; Lansdowne, Helen
China Turns to Multilateralism: Foreign Policy and Regional Security
303 pages. "Records, analyzes, and attempts to conceptualize the phenomenal development of Chinese foreign policy and its impact on international relations, with the emphasis on China's active participation in multilaterally oriented regional security regimes." - from Introduction. Prior owner's name neatly clipped from first page otherwise like new. A excellent copy. Book
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Richthofen, Ferdinand Freiherr Von; Tiessen, E. (Editor)
Ferdinand Von Richthofen's Tagebucher Aus China: Volumes I and II (One and Two)
588 + 375 pages. Index. Colour fold-out map at back of volume I. All plates present. Text in German. Contents unmarked and moderately age-toned. Foxing to plates and some pages. Average overall wear. Narrow openings along both hinges of volume I. Documents von Richthofen's important travel and research in China. Book
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Loesser, Frank
On a Slow Boat to China - Sheet Music for Piano and Voice
4 pages. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Nordmo, J.M.
Demons Despoiled
95 pages. "Years lived on the north China plain have given the author an intimate acquaintance with demonic power and its manifestations, along with the superstitions of popular Buddhism." - from front flap. Average wear and soiling. A sound copy. Book
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Utley, Freda
China at War
310 pages. Index. Fold-out map. Several black and white photographic plates, including graphic scenes of victims of the Japanese. "A naturally straightforward writer, Miss Utley is able to make her penetrating discussions of Chinese politics as deeply interesting and moving as her descriptions of air raids and hospital tours." - from dust jacket flap which is affixed to first blank leaf. Library binding intact. Somewhat above-average external wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy of this interesting work. Book
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Till, Barry; Swart, Paula; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Chinese Jade: Stone for the Emperors
144 pages. Exhibition catalogue. Extensively illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Usual library markings. Heavily worn. Reading copy only. Book
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Jansen, G.H. (Signed)
Zionism, Israel and Asian Nationalism
347 pages. Index. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. Chapters include: The Motivation of Zionism; Zionism in Action; The Process of Rejection; China and India Turn their backs; The Alien almost at Home; Asia draws back; Israel - a colony or a coloniser. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Junshan, Zhu; MacIlquham, W. Lloyd: Editors
Outstanding Chinese Canadian Artists Paintings - Vol. 1
95 pages. Text primarily in Chinese. Colour plates throughout. "Documents the works of 25 artists who have built a remarkable career before leaving China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. They have created many outstanding works of traditional Chinese art since coming to Canada in the 1990's... Provides art research and information for the public who are interested in Chinese art with its distinctive characteristics of traditional expression." - from page 6. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Tight and square. An excellent copy. Book
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Forbes, Robert B.
Personal Reminiscences - American Maritime History: To Which is Added Rambling Recollections Connected with China
412 pages. Four black and white illustrations including frontis portrait of author. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Tight and square. A sound copy. Book
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Keguan, Bi; Ruifu, Peng - Translator
Chinese Folk Painting on Porcelain
192 pages. Index. Vivid colour photography throughout. "The author's in-depth study of thousands of ancient porcelain shards has produced information and conclusions valuable to research in the history of fine arts, and the history of pottery and porcelain, aesthetics and archaeology. His views, corroborated by abundant evidence, challenge some of the established conclusions in the domain of fine arts." - from dust jacket. Book fresh, clean and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now handsomely preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A high quality of this important work. Book
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Remer, C.F.; Et al
Readings in Economics for China: Selected Materials with Explanatory Introductions
685 pages. Index. Text in English. Reprint of the 1922 first edition. "Information about economic conditions in China is furnished and, in addition, an attempt has been made to provide material that will make possible constant comparison of the East with the West and of one Eastern country with another." - from Preface. Contains chapters by a multitude of contributors on topics such as The Gold Exchange Standard, A Chinese Corporation, The Story of the Jade Industry, The Bank of China; and many more. Above-average wear and soiling. A library label appears to have been removed from backstrip, otherwise unmarked. Binding aging but intact. Small Chinese-language label inside back board may be original price sticker. A worthy copy of this fascinating and informative work from a time before China reached her modern-day industrial might. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Time Magazine, January 13, 1967 - Chairman Mao Cover
Contents: Articles on LBJ and Ronald Reagan; Death of Jack Ruby; Major article on Red China; Super colour photo Cadillac ad; Colour photos of Canada's new Scarborough (Centennial) College; Death of powerboat racer Donald Campbell; Boeing SST; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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