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TRENOWDEN Ian
Operations Most Secret. SOE: The Malayan Theatre. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON SLIP MOUNTED ON TITLE. By comparison with its operations in Europe, SOE's activities in the Far East have received far less attention. The author worked with the wartime commander of Force 136 Group B to create an extensive survey of operations before and after Hudson's arrival. Includes a valuable historical note on SOE operations in Malaya and a select bibliography. Enser, p.150.
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COLLIS Maurice
Foreign Mud. Being an Account of the Opium Imbroglio at Canton in the 1830's and the Anglo-Chinese War that followed. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with 24 plates, and 5 full-page maps in the text; original yellow cloth, gilt back, covers lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy.
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LUBBOCK Basil
The China Clippers. [Seventh Edition.] UNUSUALLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., Seventh Edition, with frontispiece, plates and folding plans, top and fore-edge lightly spotted; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a remarkably bright, clean copy. A standard reference by one of the leading historians of the age of sail.
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LUBBOCK Basil
The China Clippers. [Third Edition.] UNUSUALLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., Third Edition, with frontispiece, title in red and black, plates and folding plans, small neat inscription on front free endpaper, free endpapers lightly browned; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in white, case a little loose (but binding entirely sound), an unusually bright, clean copy. A standard reference by one of the leading historians of the age of sail.
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SEMPILL Cecilia
British Pottery and China. [Britain in Pictures series]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with 8 coloured plates and 29 monochrome illustrations in the text; original series binding of pictorial boards, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly rubbed dustwrapper. The sole edition with this title; subsequent impressions became 'English Pottery and Porcelain'. Carney 77.
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FENG I
Give me back my Rivers and Hills!. Translated from the Chinese by Innes Jackson. [First English Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.104.
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HOYT Edwin P.
Japan's War. The Great Pacific Conflict 1853-1952. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustswrapper.
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LANCASTER Roy
Travels in China. A Plantsman's Paradise NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, very numerous coloured and monochrome reproductions throughout, and coloured endpaper maps; green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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GLINES Carroll V.
Chennault's Forgotten Warriors. The Saga of the 308th Bomb Group in China. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; buff cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, marbled endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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SEMENOV Petr Petrovich
Travels in the Tian'-Shan', 1856-1857. Edited and annotated by Colin Thomas. Translated by Liudmilla Gilmour, Colin Thomas and Marcus Wheeler. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with coloured plates and maps; original Society binding of blue cloth, upper boards framed in blind enclosing sailing vessel blocked in gilt, gilt backs, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. 189.
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HAY John
On Big Flowery Hill. A Soldier's Journal of a secret mission into occupied China, 1942. Preface by Jon Lee Anderson. Introduction by Peter Hay. NEAR FINE COPY
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with full-page photographs throughout and endpaper maps; pictorialwrappers, a near fine copy.
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CUNNINGHAM Cyril
No Mercy, No Leniency. Communist Mistreatment of British Prisoners of War in Korea. With a Foreword by M.R.D. Foot. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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NAVARRETE Domingo
The Travels and Controversies of Friar Domingo Navarrete 1618-86. Volumes I and II. Edited from Manuscript and Printed Sources by J.S. Cummins. [Hakluyt Society]. COMPLETE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces, plates and maps (a number folding); original Society binding of blue cloth, upper boards with multiple frame border in blind enclosing a sailing vessel blocked in gilt, gilt backs, uncut, a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Nos. CXVII 1118, 1119. Describes travels in China and the outward and homeward journeys. The origin and nature of the Jesuit-Dominican controversy over the Chinese rites are summarized in the editor's introduction. Bridges & Hair, p.286.
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OWEN Frank
Our Ally China. The Story of a Great People and its Man of Destiny - Chiang Kai-Shek. [With a Foreword by the Chinese Ambassador Dr. Wellington Koo.] A RARE SURVIVAL
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, text lightly toned; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. Published in Allen's series 'Worth-While War-Time Books'. IN THIS CONDITION, A RARE SURVIVAL.
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SONG, Li
A History of Chinese Art. Vol. I: From pre-Qin to the Tang Dynasty; Vol. II: From Five Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty. Translated by Simon Yin and Jane Elliott. Preface by James C.S. Lin. NEAR FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with over 1200 coloured and monochrome illustrations; maroon cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper.
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SHARF Frederic A.
China, 1900: The Eyewitnesses Speak.. The Experience of Westerners in China during the Boxer Rebellion, as described by Participants in Letters, Diaries and Photographs. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates and plans; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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THUBRON Colin
The Silk Road China. Beyond the Celestial Kingdom. Photographs by Carlos Navajas. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, numerous fine coloured photographs (a number double- or full-page) and endpaper maps; black cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in red, ribbon marker, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. SIGNED COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE.
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THUBRON Colin
A Family in Nanjing [in Granta 20. In Trouble Again. A Special Issue of Travel Writing.]. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND REDMOND O'HANLON
8vo., First Edition; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Redmond's O'Hanlon's article 'Amazon Adventure' is also signed on title.
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KEAY John
China: A History. Introduced by the Author. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous coloured plates, and maps and tables in the text; coloured cloth, backstrips lettered in black, printed endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked board slip-case.
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BERRY-HILL Henry
Chinnery and China Coast Paintings. 600 COPIES WERE PRINTED
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with mounted coloured portrait frontispiece and 140 plates in monochrome; yellow buckram, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 600 COPIES. With personal bookplate on front paste-down.
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FLEMING Peter
News From Tartary. [Revised and expanded reissue. With Foreword by Kate Grimond.] 150 COPIES WERE PRINTED
8vo., with portrait frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 150 COPIES. Splendid, expanded reissue of the original edition of 1936, with new Foreword by the author's daughter; the binding matches that of the original Cape edition.
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STEIN, Aurel.
Innermost Asia: Its Geography as a Factor in History. [First Asia Lecture]
56 pages, in two complete issues. Plus numerous photographic plates, one of which is a panoramic view and two large fold-out color maps, measuring approximately 9 x 18.5 inches (23 x 47cm) and 8 x 9 inches (20 x 23cm). Published in two separate consecutive monthly issues of the Geographical Journal. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. Two complete issues, seldom found in such good and original condition. Aurel Stein's first lecture at the Royal Geographica Society and covers his travels in Chinese Turkestan. Pre-dating Aurel Stein's book, "Innermost Asia", published in 1928. A highly invaluable expedition account, profusely illustrated with spectacular photographic plates and accompanied by 2 large fold-out colour maps, containing Stein's elucidation of ancient routes, remarkable excavations, and prehistoric civilizations. Features Loulan, Tunhwang, Mastuj, Lovaza, the former delta of Quruq Darya, the Mingshui Wells and dried up Lop Sea, etc. Stein's explorations extended from Central Asia, Kansu and Eastern Iran, carried out under the orders of H.M. Government. Stein's captivating personal reveal of archaeological and geographical explorations carried out, and most significant discoveries made in the remotest parts of Asia. "Innermost Asia" is the detailed scientific report of the author's Central Asian expedition to Chinese Turkestan, tracing the ancient route across the Lop desert undertaken during the years 1913-16. This took him to Kashgar, Khotan, the Pamirs, Samarkand, before finally turning south through eastern Persia to Baluchistan. In addition to visiting old sites, he made several new excavations in the region of Turfan. At the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas he extracted more manuscripts and on his return through Persia discovered Buddhist remains at Sistan in south-east Persia. At the end of this expedition Stein's reputation as the authority on the archaeology of the Silk Road was unchallenged. As with his other great expeditions it was to be several years before the publication of the official report but when it arrived it was a great success, most copies having been sold prior to publication. Yakushi S720. A primary archaeological resource - The first discovery of Tun-Huang and the Caves of the 1000 Buddhas. With Spectacular Maps and Photographic Illustrations
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Guest, Grace Dunham, and Wenley, Archibald Gibson
Outline for the Study of Far Eastern Arts: China
This is a good softcover reference copy in the original stiff brown card covers with some wear to the cover edges. Very clean inside and out, but on two pages (only one has printing) a tan offsetting mark left by a piece of paper which oxidized and left rectangular marks. Illustrated throughout in black & white. Bibliography. 10" high X 8" wide. Binding is three bolts to the top the center and the bottom. This one missing the center bolt. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Wayne W.J. Xing et al.
Turbulent Years - China Before and After the May 4th Movement (SIdney D. Gamble's Photographs of China, 1908-1932)
This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Chinese and English. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at The Museum of Chinese History in Beijing, China from September 16 to October 10, 1999. Illustrated throughout in black & white with reproductions of Sidney Gamble's photographs of China ca. 1908- 1932. 11" high X 8" wide, 56 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Gordon, Leonard H. D, and Frank J. Shulman eds.
Doctoral Dissertations on China: Bibliography of Studies in Western Languages, 1945-70
This is a fine hardcover copy in the original publisher's navy blue cloth covers with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. The Association for Asian Studies, Refernce Series, Number 1, E, Wickberg, editor. 9" high X 6" wide, 317 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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CUMMINS, J. S. (editor)
The Travels and Controversies of Friar Domingo Navarrete 1618-1686
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, cxx, 163, [i]; x, 165 - 475 pp, 18 plates and 6 maps, bibliog, index. orig cloth, gilt vignettes on front covers, gilt spine title lettering, dj's (spines slightly faded), fine & clean set, covers bright, a review copy with the review of David B. Quinn, noted scholar, that appeared in Quarterly Review, Liverpool University. Navarrete was a Dominica missionary who traveled round the world but spent most of his time in China. This book is based on his published and manuscript writings and includes interesting accounts of Mexico, Philippines, Macao, China, India, Macassar, etc. An extensive introduction on Navarrete's life, character and writings, plus the original vivid style and interesting illustrations make this a useful account.
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COX, E. H. M.
Plant-Hunting in China; A History of Botanical Exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 279 pp, colored frontis, 24 illustrations, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, spine lightly faded few short tears), near fine & clean in very good dj, presentation copy to F. Cleveland Morgan, signed by author, on endpaper, with Morgan's small bookplate. A picture of t The author describes the history of plant hunting in the area, the source for much of today's nursery stock. He describes the exploits of major plant hunters including Fortune, Wilson, Forrest and Kingdon Ward, as well as many of the less known botanists, from Britain, America and Europe who travelled there. A readable yet detailed account by this important garden writer, who personally knew many of the important 20th century gardeners and plant hunters. Later editions did not have the frontis in color of the Primula Sinensis. F. Cleveland Morgan founded the decorative arts department at the Art Association of Montreal (today the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts) and was curator there for over 40 years. Signed copies of Cox's books are seldom found.
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COX, E. H. M.
Plant-Hunting in China; A History of Botanical Exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 279 pp, color frontis, 24 illus, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, spine faded, short tear, chip), near fine in good dj, book interior is clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes the history of plant hunting in the area, the source for much of today's nursery stock. He describes the exploits of major plant hunters including Fortune, Wilson, Forrest and Kingdon Ward, as well as many of the less known botanists, from Britain, America and Europe who travelled there. A readable yet detailed account by this important garden writer, who personally knew many of the important 20th century gardeners and plant hunters. Later editions did not have the frontis in color of the Primula Sinensis.
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FLEMING, George
Travels on Horseback in Mantchu Tartary: Being a Summer's ride Beyond the Great Wall of China
8vo [26 x 17 cm]; xvi, 579, [viii, ads] pp, color lithographed (chromolithograph) frontis, numerous engraved illus, folding partly colored map, index. original blue pictorial gilt cloth, picture of 2 men, horses, gilt title lettering on spine & cover, cover and some leaves with light stains, mostly marginal, spine ends worn, short split at joint, bookplate of Marquis L. Wood, Shanghai, goood copy. A pic Cordier 2747. The author and a companion traveled on horseback between Tien-Tsin and Moukden in 1861 and provide an interesting narrative of the Chinese military, the punishment of prisoners, the mutilated feet of women, customs, superstitions, the spy system, the Great Wall of China, veterinarians, topography, the people, etc.
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FOLEY, Daniel J.
The Flowering World of "Chinese" Wilson
8vo [21 x 16 cm]; xv, 334 pp, frontis, plates from photos, bibliography, index. original 2 color, pictorial cloth with gilt lettering on spine, dj (price clipped, spine lightly faded), else a fine, clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Ernest Henry Wilson was one of the greatest plant hunters of his time, collected and introduced thousands of plants including lilies, rhododendrons, cherries, primroses, trees, etc based on his expeditions in China and Japan. We now take many of these plants for granted in our landscape. He later became the director of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston. Foley provides a good biography, well-illustrated and with selections from Wilson's many books.
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FORTUNE, Robert
Three Year's Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, a Visit to the Tea, Silk and Cotton Countries with an Account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese, New Plants, etc
8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; xvi, 406, [i] pp, tinted frontis, extra title page with vignette of Chinese wedding, 15 other illustrations including map and plates. original pictorial wraps, cover slightly rubbed at edge, but clean and near fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Fortune was the first plant collector to travel in China after the conclusion of the Opium War, as a botanical collector for the Horticultural Society of London starting in 1843. Travel was not allowed for more than 30 miles past Shanghai, but undaunted "he set off by boat from Shanghai, in Chinese costume complete with shaved head and pigtail" (see Coats p. 101-110 for details), and was the first westerner to reach Soochow and many other parts of China, collecting large numbers of plants and seeds. The book contains two chapters on the cultivation and manufacture of tea with suggestions on the possibilities of developing a tea industry in India, and contained new knowledge about the production and processing of tea. In fact, this book and his later books and plant collecting (as an employee of the East India Company) lead to the Indian tea industry. As a result of the travels described here he found numerous new plants including anemones, chrysanthemums, jasmine, forsythia, honeysuckle, etc. Besides plants and horticulture, the author also describes the people and geography. This was his first book. Cordier p. 2115. Massachusetts Horticultural Society Catalogue p. 102. This is a nice production reprinting the first edition, which is very scarce.
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JAMES, H. E. M.
The Long White Mountain or a Journey in Manchuria with Some Account of the History, People, Administration and Religion of that Country
8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xxiv, 502 pp, color lithograph (chromolithograph) frontis after sketch by Younghusband, 9 other plates, other illustrations in text, folding hand-colored map, table, index. recent morocco-backed marbled boards, light foxing, very good solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Cordier Sinica 2748. Taylor 109. A narrative of the author's extensive travels in the area with detailed descriptions of the peoples including the smaller tribes, their customs, daily life, religion, productions, etc. One of the appendices is on opium and its use, another on official corruption. He describes the journeys of earlier explorers including De La Bruniere and Venault.
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OLIPHANT, Lawrence
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xvi, [17]-645, [i], 2 [ads] pp, color lithograph (chromolithograph) frontis of winter scene in Japan from Japanese painting, 61 engraved illustrations of which 10 are full-page, tables. original brown pictorial gilt cloth with gilt spine title lettering, spine ends chipped and repaired, cover lightly rubbed, bookplate removed from front endpaper, very good copy, clean interior. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Taylor 239. Cordier Sinica 2376. Cordier Japonica 1735. The diplomatic mission lasted over two years with the work describing the countries in detail, from the arrival in Hong Kong, up the Canton River to Pekin, Yedo, many other cities, side trips to Philippines, India, good descriptions of political and social conditions, productions, agriculture, military, geography, art, etc.
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SOTHEBY'S
Sammlung Rudolf Von Gutmann; including Chinese School Watercolours in Two Albums Containing Fine Landscapes and Interiors ( c. 1790); Melchior Pfintzing Teuerdank Printed on Vellum (1517) and the Talman Albums c. 1720
4to [27 x 21 cm]; 117, [x] pp, many illustrations, almost all colored, including many full-page, bibliography, index. original pictorial boards (hardcover), title lettering on spine and cover, fine, clean, unmarked and unused, with the original loose sheet of the prices realized. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A beautifully illustrated Sotheby's sale of important books, from the library of noted collector, describing the items in detail, very well-illustrated, sale held in London, 2 April 1993. A useful reference.
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SOWERBY, R. R.
Sowerby of China; Arthur de Carle Sowerby
8vo [22 x 14 cm]; [viii], 58 pp, frontis portrait, plates from photos, drawing, folding genealogical table, bibliog. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, residue of price sticker removal, light wear at top edge), else fine and clean, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A biography of scientist, explorer, writer, artist, author of Through Shen-kan; Fur and Feather in North China; A Naturalist's Holiday by the Sea; A Naturalist's Notebook in China, and many others. The work includes much on the Sowerby family, the Clark Expedition, the Shensi Relief Expedition, early collecting, the bandit situation in China, life in Shanghai, much on China including the Japanese occupation, etc.
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WILSON, Ernest H.
China Mother of Gardens
large 8vo [26.5 x 18 cm]; [vi], x [i] 408 pp, frontis, plus 60 plates, folding map partly colored at end (short tear at stub), index, title page printed in red and black. original decorated cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, cover lightly rubbed, interior near fine and clean copy, signed by author on the half title plage. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Wilson was one of the prime botanical collectors in China and Japan in the early 1900's, introducing many species. Besides his descriptions of the plants he found, including some fascinating adventures in little explored places, he describes the geography, the native peoples and tribes, temples, timber trees, cultivated gardens and fruits, agriculture plant products, tea and tea-yielding plants, etc, during his extensive explorations, including Szechuan, Ancient Kingdom of Pa, Sungpan Ting, the Chino-Tibetan border area, Tachienly, Omei Shan, Laolin. 'He crossed the Laolin from north to south, probably the only European to have done so' [Coats - The Plant Hunters, p. 120]. There is also a much more common unsigned edition printed at the same time.
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JOHANN A. E.
40.000 chilometri. Russia-Cina-Giappone. Traduzione di Cina Sacchi Perego. Con 16 tavole fuori testo (fotografie dell'autore)
In 8, pp. 250 + (2) con 16 tavv. f.t. con foto in b/n. Danni alla sovracc. D. allentato. Br. ed. con sovracc. Ed. orig.
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Palden Gyatso; Tsering Shakya
Fire under the Snow
8vo, 232 pages, illustrated. front endpaper removed. eng
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Rafferty, Kevin
City on the Rocks: Hong Kong's Uncertain Future
Former library copy. Usual stamps. eng
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Patten, Christopher
East and West
x, 342 pages, illustrated, index, name of a previous owner on the preliminary title page. eng
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Travel Guide to the Three Gorges
Illustrated in colour, map. eng
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Lord, Bette Bao
Spring Moon
468 pages, chronology. eng
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Thubron, Colin
Behind the Wall : A Journey Through China
xi + 307 pages, map, index. eng
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The Genius of China : An Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China
8vo, 160 pages, illustrated, calligraphy by Kuo Mo-Jo. eng
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Howe, Christopher
China's Economy : a Basic Guide
8vo, 248 pages, maps, figures, tables. eng
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Women of China and New World Press (eds.)
When They Were Young
198 pages, illustrated. eng
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Christopher, Robert C.
The Japanese Mind: The Goliath Explained
317 pages, index. eng
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Morton, William Scott
The Japanese: How They Live and Work
152 pages, illustrated, map, index, ex public library with usual signs. eng
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Lowe, John
Into Japan
214 pages, illustrated, select bibliography, index. eng
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Schwartz, Brian; Newlin, Bill (ed.)
China off the Beaten Track
viii + 248 pages, illustrated, maps, appendix, bibliography, index, ink notes on inside front cover. eng
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