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Williams, China
Lonely Planet New Orleans Condensed Lonely Planet Best of New Orleans
Lonely Planet Publications. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Paperback edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Lonely Planet Publications paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : I11D-00946 ISBN : 174059455x 9781740594554
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[CHINA -- MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION DICTIONARY]. OKAMOTO, M.[asabumi].
A Chinese pronunciation dictionary in Peking dialect. . . 支那è²éŸ³å—å½™ Shina seion ji.
Tokyo Japan: Bunkyudo-Shoten 1913. 12mo. 6 244 pp. Printed in Chinese & English w/ instructions. Limp brown calf gilt lettering in Chinese on front cover gilt lettering on spine in English minor chipping & wear head & foot of spine corners shaken occasional annotations in Chinese still G copy. Eighth edition revised & expanded of this compact handbook revised and developed the year the Republic of China established the Commission on the Unification of Pronunciation in order to develop a national phonetic system and language for China. Okamoto’s handbooks were marketed to business people in Japan and focused on the steamship passengers passing from and through Japan to Hong Kong Shanghai Canton & Beijing from the West Coast of the United States as well as British Empire subjects. Although Okamoto had first issued the dictionary in 1902 in a smaller format this 244 page version would continue to be reprinted until World War II. No copies in Worldcat. Bunkyudo-Shoten, unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 60726
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[ASIA -- CHINA & KOREA]. McLEOD, John.
Voyage of His Majesty’s Ship Alceste along the coast of Corea to the Island of Lewchew; with an account of her subsequent shipwreck. . . .
London: John Murray Albemarle St. 1818. 8vo. 4 323 1 pp. plus 4 pp. publisher’s ads. Engraved frontisp. 5 hand-coloured engraved plates. Early 20th-century half-brown morocco over marbled boards by Bonneau St. Honere binder’s embossed stamp at corner of ffep. t.e.g. very minor bumping & wear to couple corners light offset toning to endpapers still a VG copy. Second edition of McLeod’s memoir recounting the voyages in 1816 of the HMS Alceste under the command of Captain Murray Maxwell and one of the first British vessels to visit Okinawa Lewchew. Their mission to deliver Lord Amherst to the court of the Chinese Emperor at Peking in an attempt to open trade with China succeeded in 1816 after they rounded the Cape of Good Hope and crossed the Pacific and continued to explore off the coast of Korea. They were repeatedly warned by the Koreans to avoid the coast even drawing cutting motions across their necks and one Korean dignitary they had befriended at sea intimated he would be beheaded within four days for having met them at the shoreline. The Alceste spent several months in Okinawa where McLeod studied their surgical and medical practices before returning to retrieve Lord Amherst after his delegation failed. On the return voyage they were shipwrecked attacked by Malay pirates and the rescue ship caught fire. They finally returned home in 1817 after 20 months travel. John Murray, Albemarle St., hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 60760
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[CHINA]. WOODHEAD, H.[enry] G.[eorge] W.[andesforde] (Ed.).
The China Year Book. 1936. Chung-hua-nien-chien. Edited by. . . .
Shanghai: The North-China Daily News & Herald Ltd. 1936. 8vo. xxiv 511 1 pp. Tables charts ads on rear endpapers. Blue publisher’s cloth cloth black lettering minor dustsoiling minor bumping front lower corner ownership shelf mark on spine still G copy. First edition of this informative reference work detailing the history resources and economic opportunities in China during the 1930s. Included are sections on Mongolia Soviet-controlled Mongolia Chinese Turkestan Tibet foreign trade statistics in China numerous incidents leading to the 1937 Sino-Japanese War economic data and more. The North-China Daily News & Herald, Ltd., hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 60091
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[CHINA -- BRITISH EMPIRE]. FRIEDMAN, Irving S.
British relations with China: 1931-1939. I.P.R. Inquiry Series.
New York: Institute of Pacific Relations 1940. 8vo. xv 1 255 1 pp. Red publisher’s cloth blue & gilt spine label minor shelfwear slight bumping to corners w/ d.j. minor closed tears minor chipping to lower right corner minor bumping still VG/VG copy. First edition of this pre-World War II analysis of the British Empire’s relations with China as the Japanese forces moved into Chinese territories during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The author posits that the outcome of the Second Sino-Japanese War without connecting to a larger worldwide conflict would determine the future of British influence in East Asia. Institute of Pacific Relations, hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 60092
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[CHINA -- TAIWAN]. CHINA HANDBOOK EDITORIAL BOARD.
China handbook 1953-54. . . .
Taipei Taiwan & Tokyo Japan: China Publishing Co. Printed by Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. 1953. Thick 8vo. xi 1 627 1 pp. Colour plate music for Chinese national anthem tables charts. Navy-blue silk cloth gilt lettering on spine slightly shaken front inner hinge just starting w/ d.j. pale blue cloth Taiwan flag on spine minor scuffing edgewear still VG/VG copy. First edition of this statistical work examining the structure and development of “Free China†and Chiang Kai-shek’s intention to free mainland China from the Communist Party against the backdrop of the post-Korean War environment. The detailed chronology excellent “Who’s Who†along with data on Chinese groups outside of mainland China provide essential historical background for the development of Taiwan and US relations in Southeast Asia. Worldcat locates 3 copies Nat. Lib. China Universidad de Duesto Hungarian Acad. Sciences. China Publishing Co., [Printed by Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.], hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 60093
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[CHINA -- PHOTOGRAPHS]. [ZUMBRUN, John David].
Peking Art Series II. Bei Jing : meishu-p'in di-er bu.
Peking China & Brooklyn NY: The Camera Craft Co. The Albertype Co. ca. 1915. Oblong folio. 13 x 10 in. 20 leaves unnumbered. each w/ mounted 5 x 7 in. collotype photograph mounted w/in embossed border on leaf printed text below. Publisher’s illustrated softcovers yapp fore-edges punch-sewn at gutter margin w/ gray silk braid minor chipping & tears some scuffing small loss at left lower corner at foot of spine still a VG- copy w/ all the interior images in excellent original condition. First edition of this rare souvenir Chinese export album documenting architectural wonders and Chinese people in and around Beijing during the second decade of the 20th Century. The photographer has included views of Hatamen Street Arches Views of the Summer Palace including the Marble barge followed by a donkey-drawn cart Chinese Plowmen Peking Bird Man holding cage the Grand Canal the Great Wall of China and more. Zumbrun 1875-1949 was an American photographer who after serving in the U.S. Army set up his Camera Craft Company photographic studio in Beijing in the 16 Legation District in 1910 where he remained until 1929 capturing a China in transition from townsmen to tradesman farmers the Forbidden City Summer Palace Great Wall much of which would later be swept away during the Sino-Japanese War Japanese Occupation of Manchuria and the Communist rise to power. Worldcat locates 2 copies Harvard Brooklyn Museum. The Camera Craft Co., The Albertype Co., paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 59953
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[CHINA -- AVIATION]. CHATLEY, Herbert.
Commercial aeronautics in China: Paper No. 1 Vol. XX The Engineering Society of China. . . .
Shanghai China: Engineering Society of China 1920. 8vo. 20 pp. A few tables. Printed softcovers old tape repair to spine minor toning creasing & minor closed tears to back cover still G copy from the library of Otto C. Winzen 1917-1979 pioneering German-American aeronautical engineer was interned during World War II and later significantly advanced material and construction of high-altitude balloons after World War II. First edition of this exceedingly scarce offprint and a pioneering analysis of the necessary expenses and needs for developing commercial aviation in China following World War I. The author details weather impacts needs for aerodromes topographical conditions such as those experienced near the Gobi Desert followed by discussions of bodies of water for seaplanes or requirements for dirigible & Zeppelin aerodromes. Chatley 1885-1955 was a professor of engineering supervised the dredging works for the Huangpu Conservancy Board in the Huangpu and Yantze estuaries and also wrote on aeronautics and rocketry. Worldcat locates 2 copies Yale U of Limerick. Engineering Society of China, paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 60095
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[CHINA -- SINO-JAPANESE WAR].
Shanghai under fire. July -- September 1937. A pictorial record of Shanghai’s undeclared war as photographed by Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury Staff photographers.
Shanghai China: Post-Mercury Co. 17-21 Avenue Edward VII Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury 1937. 4to. 9 x 12 in. xv 1 88 pp. With 100s of text photo illustrations on gray-blue tinted paper. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art photo of red & black tinted smoking skyline of Shanghai w/ bomb bursts illustrated on front cover “Shanghai Area War Maps†on endpapers -- surprisingly light interior toning to the XV pp. of text on light-gray tinted paper bumping & wear at covers some dustsoiling chipping head & foot of spine still G copy stapled as issued. First edition 1st printing of this scarce illustrated pro-China work documenting the opening campaigns by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force and Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Hostilities had increased throughout the 1930s following the first Sino-Japanese War in which Japan had conquered and absorbed Manchuria into the Japanese Empire. Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalist forces joined with the warlords of Hunan and Szechwan provinces to fight the Japanese after a number of provocations in the summer of 1937. Chiang Kai-shek believed that by initially attacking and bombing Japanese naval installations and troops in and around Shanghai he would force the foreign powers to ally with China to fight against Japan to protect their enormous investments in southern China. The Nationalist Chinese armies held out for three months against ferocious bombardment and shelling by the Japanese from planes based in Taiwan and ships on the Huangpu River inflicting huge numbers of casualties on the Chinese and eventually forcing the Chinese to retreat from Shanghai to Nanking with Japanese reinforcements constantly decimating them. These images show victims at the South Station bombings caring for Chinese wounded Chinese women training as soldiers and nurses in the aftermath of the North Station Area shelling and bombing bitter retreat by Chinese soldiers the advances and marching of Japanese forces in Shanghai and beyond. This would later be revised and reissued in March 1938; See: Dorothy Perkins Japan Goes to War: A Chronology of Japanese Military Expansion 1997 pp. 127-135; Crittall in Shanghai -- Some Photos Unearthed December 22 2008. Post-Mercury, Co., 17-21 Avenue Edward VII, Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury, paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 60087
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[CHINA -- WOMEN]. THOMPSON SETON [SETON-THOMPSON], Grace [Gallatin].
Chinese lanterns: illustrated with photographs taken by the author or given to her.
New York: Dodd Mead & Co. 1924. Tall 8vo. xv 1 373 1 pp. Illust. title in red & black photo frontisp. numerous photo plates & illustrations. Pictorial gold publisher’s cloth cover art illust. of Chinese doorways bedecked in Chinese Lanterns in red & blue lantern on spine blue lettering minor shelfwear light rubbing still VG bright copy. Second printing of this excellent memoir of the author’s travels through China following the Chinese revolution the civil war aftermath and her experiences with women of varying social strata as China underwent tremendous social political and economic change. Thompson-Seton 1872-1959 was a noted hunter author and suffragette founded the Camp Fire Girls Girl Pioneers with her then-husband Ernest Thompson-Seton and was noted for her active promotion of women’s emancipation and women authors. See: Czech With Rifle and Petticoat: Women as Big Game Hunters 1880-1940 pp. 111-122; Tiffany Johnstone Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson: Frontier Adventure Literature and the Dawn of Suffrage 2013. Dodd, Mead & Co., hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 59787
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China Inspectorate Gen of Customs
Trade Statistics of the Treaty Ports for 1863-1872
Hardback. New. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : A9781345069396 ISBN : 1345069391 9781345069396
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China
The Constitution of the Peoples Republic of China: adopted on March 5 1978 by the Fifth National Peoples Congress of the Peoples Republic of China at its first session
Foreign Languages Press. Used - Good. Good condition. Paperback edition. china government A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs DVDs floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Foreign Languages Press paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : S16B-03325
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MiA©ville, China
October: The Story of the Russian Revolution
Verso. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. Verso unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1222645 ISBN : 1784782777 9781784782771
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[CHINA]. [YANG, Dr. YC.] Y. C.
Guide to “Pekingâ€. . . .
Peking China: The Peiping Chronicle Sept. 1935. 8vo. 6 v 3 193 3 pp. With 3 maps 2 large folding numerous photo illustrations photo plates text illustrations. Beige illustrated softcovers cover art illust. of the City Tower near Hsi Pien Men on front cover very slight creasing to 1 lower corner light uniform toning throughout still a NF copy from library of Archibald Angus MacDonald 1892-1977 stepson of famed southern California oil man William F. Byrne as well as oil company and drilling equipment company owner and manager of MacDonald & Burns Oil Producers. Revised edition over double the size of the 88 pp. 1933 1st ed. of this very uncommon guidebook to travel in and around Peking Beijing China on the eve of the Second Sino-Japanese War and while Japan controlled Manchuria. This guidebook includes not only sections on the Outer and Inner City of Peking but also the Diplomatic Quarter the Imperial city and Forbidden City. In addition there are sections on Chinese Theatre shops Chinese foods the traditional Hutungs Hutongs now largely replaced in the last 50 years and even Chinese festivals. The Peiping Chronicle, paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 59166
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Tisdale, Alice
PIONEERING WHERE THE WORLD IS OLD Leaves from a Manchurian Note-Book
New York: Henry Holt and Company. Very Good. 1917. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Front free endpaper dog-eared. Otherwise a handsome and tight copy. ; Blue boards with gilt lettering and tipped in b&w photograph. An adventurous journey through the Chinese hinterland. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 227 pages . Henry Holt and Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20407
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[EDUCATION -- CHINA & PHILIPPINES]. BURRALL, Jessie L.[ogan]; GROSVENOR, Gilbert (Ed.)
Life in China and the Hill Tribes of the Philippines. Group I. Sections 5 and 6. The National Geographic Society Pictorial Geography. . . .
Washington D.C. National Geographic Society 1919. Two parts in one. Oblong 4to. 11 x 9 in. 24; 24 leaves printed on thick glossy paper stock w/ photo & colour illustrations on recto of each leaf slight shelfwear rubbing still NF set preserved in original printed envelope with instructional information and stamp “China & Philippines†on recto minor creasing edgewear former ownership ink markings. First edition of these scarce sets of plates designed for geography classroom use following World War I filled with text by Burrall 1883-1960 to increase geographical literacy of children as well as promote the ideas of preparing American youths to assume the role of a “World Power.†This first set focused on China includes text and photos describing the “Avenue of Stone Animals;†increasing number of girls attending school; rice fields street restaurants Chinese temples along with several parts with photos by E.H. Wilson of the Arnold Arboretum. The photographs are unidentified in the Philippines section and includes descriptions and photos of tree houses greased pole contests weaving cloth making pottery and growth of school bands and schools. Worldcat ostensibly locates 5 surviving China & Philippines portfolios at least 1 is microfilm; See: Katie Good Bring the World to the Child: Technologies of Global Citizenship in American Education 2020 pp. 44-47 227-228. National Geographic Society, hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 58763
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[CHINA -- ATLAS]. HERRMANN, Albert.
Historical and commercial atlas of China. Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series Volume I.
Taipei Taiwan: Ch’eng Wen Publishing Co. P.O. box 22605 1970. Folio. 8.25 x 13.25 in. 112 pp. With 84 colour maps & diagrams many double-page. Blue linen gilt lettering on spine NF copy. First Taipei Ch’eng Wen reprint edition of this uncommon atlas first issued by Harvard University press in 1935. The colour maps trace China’s geography and political development from 1900 B.C. through 1930 with detailed maps charting the evolution of Asia and Asiatic empires. Of particular interest are the two final maps tracing the Chinese diaspora throughout the world and specifying population numbers of Chinese-Americans in the U.S. between the Wars. Ch’eng Wen Publishing Co., P.O. box 22605, unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 58684
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Glover, Archibald E.
A THOUSAND MILES OF MIRACLE IN CHINA A Personal Record of God's Delivering Power from the Hands of the Imperial Boxers of Shan-Si
London: Pickering & Inglis. Very Good. 1924. Fourteenth Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light wear to extremities. Hinges professionally repaired practically invisible. Bookplate. Occasional extremely light foxing ; An adventurous trip with an airplane through China. Brown pictorial boards with brown lettering and blue pictorial design of a gathering in China ; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 372 pages . Pickering & Inglis hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20240
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[CHINA -- JAPAN]. COBLE, Parks M.
Facing Japan: Chinese politics and Japanese Imperialism 1931-1937.
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Council on East Asian Studies 1991. Thick 8vo. xi 1 492 pp. plus 8 pp. publisher’s ads. With 4 maps. Black cloth silver lettering w/ d.j. political cartoon cover art slight shelfwear NF/NF copy. First edition of this work which focuses on the impact of Japanese military and economic incursions and attacks on Nationalist China during the 1930’s leading to the Second Sino-Japanese War while Chiang Kai-shek continually tried to unite the country. Due to their weak military and economic his ongoing focus on the Communist movement led to public support for the Communists as he continued to back away from confronting Japan. Harvard University, Council on East Asian Studies, hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 58303
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Mieville, China
Kraken
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 034549749X.G ISBN : 034549749X 9780345497499
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VICTORIA CROSS. Count von Gleichen (China, 1856)
Autograph Letter Signed Gleichen to Knatchbull Hugessen at the Colonial Office making arrangements for him to meet Mr. Brassey
St James Palace 26 April 1872. 1 page 7 x 4 inches black edges with the original envelope initialled G both very fine. Count von Gleichen 1833-1891 naval officer sculptor courtier. In 1856 he was appointed Flag-Lieutenant to Sir Harry Keppel in China and took a prominent part in the fighting being present at operations in the Canton river and at the destruction of a flotilla of war junks in Fatshan creek. For his services in China Prince Victor was mentioned in despatches London Gazette 1 August 1857 and recommended for the Victoria Cross. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20006
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[CHINA -- OPIUM WARS]. MINETA FUKO.
In Japanese. Kaigai Shinwa Shui. Gleanings from the foreign news: relations between China and Great Britain and the story of the Opium War based on the I fei fan chiang lu. Illustrated by Utagawa Sadahide.
Edo Tokyo: n.p. Kaei 2 1849. Five vols. Tall 8vo. 40; 44; 48; 42; 34 pp. With 1 double-page colour woodblock map 18 double-page woodblocks 7 w/ colour 1 single-page woodblock plate. Uniformly bound in textured embossed pattern limp softcovers manuscript titles punch-sewn at gutter margins wear soiling some worming through fore-edges text in portions thumbing to fore-edges soiling lower 2/3 of front title leaf stating “Forbidden from Sale†torn away still a G- reference set of this noted rarity. First edition of the author’s “second series†recounting further events in the First Opium War fought between Great Britain and China in 1839-1842. The text and illustrations vividly stressed the terrible effects of opium on Qing Dynasty China and the brave Chinese resisting the British military. Buttressed with striking illustrations by Utagawa Sadahide 1807-1879/79 which depict such incidents as Chinese fire-boats approaching a British warship; a captured spy; Chenshi the Monk putting up a valiant fight; a Chinese Woman warrior fighting the British; a Taiwanese fort sinking a British Warship; the fall of Zhenhai; French diplomatic ships arriving on the Yangtze and even an omen appearing in the heavens. In addition there are a number of woodblock prints depicting British cannons mortars and firearms employed during the Opium Wars. The Kaigai Shinwa printed on Mino paper was written in a sensationalistic and simple style with Japanese syllabaries attached to all Chinese characters and intended as a cautionary tale advising Japan and other Asian countries of the pitfalls of foreign invaders and intervention just four years before the appearance of Perry’s squadron in Tokyo Bay. Mineta Fuko 1817-1883 was thrown into prison for having published the work without official consent and later after he was released was deprived of the right to live in Edo Kyoto or Osaka -- the santo kamae tri-urban banishment and many of the volumes were seized and others were censored or removed. See: Timothy Brook & Bob Tadashi Wakabayashi Opium Regimes: China Britain and Japan 1839-1952 2000 pp. 60-65; Masuda Wataru Seigaku tozen to Chukoku jijo: zassho sakki The Eastern Spread of Western Learning and Conditions in China: Notes on Various Books 14. Kaigai Shinwa. . . Tokyo 1979 Translated by Joshua A. Fogel UCSB pp. 27-39. n.p., paperback
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[CHINA -- ART]. WU TAO-TZE [WU DAOZI] & [LI LUNG MIN (MIEN)]. MARTIN F.[redrik] R.[obert] (Ed.)
Zeichnungen nach Wu Tao-Tze aus der Gotter- und Sagenwelt Chinas. . . In Chinese on front cover of portfolio & slipcase: “Precious things in ink by Wu Tao-Tzeâ€.
Munich: Verlag von F. Bruckmann A.G. 1913. Oblong Atlas folio. 20.75 x 19.5 in. 4 12 pp. w/ 51 tipped-in collotype plates 1 partially coloured all retaining their original tissue guards. Loose portfolio held in folding covers minor bumping to corners of textblock some very light toning 1st couple leaves w/ very slight closed tear at upper left corner w/ open-backed slipcase w/ printed labels on covers wear toning some scuffing minor dampstaining soiling still a VG/G- exemplar. First edition thus of this remarkable group of collotypes reproducing drawings made from the famed frescoes of the renowned Tang Dynasty artist Wu Tao-Tze -- Godoshi in Japanese 680-760. Believed to have painted hundreds of frescoes on Temples representing the Buddhist purgatory or inferno they were of such dramatic power many on viewing them repented of their sins and nearly all were destroyed through the Cultural Revolution and development. All his artworks have either been preserved by being incised on stone as woodcuts or as Chinese brush drawings. These drawings taken from Dr. Martin’s Collection were rendered originally by Li Lung Mien 1070-1106 a Sung master painter and superb draftsman who has been often considered the Leonardo da Vinci of China. He was renowned for his paintings of horses and also adept at painting landscapes as well as works with Buddhist and Taoist themes. Each collotype reproduction within this portfolio has been printed on a tinted background to simulate the originals and then mounted on thick laid paper along with a critique by Anders Zorn and notes were by Dr. Haenisch. See: Reviews & Notices The International Studio Vol. LII 1914 pp. 255-256; Recent Publications of Chinese Subjects Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Vol. LIV Issue 1 1922 p. 99. Verlag von F. Bruckmann A.G., unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 56870
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[CHINA]. [SOWERBY, Arthur de Carle (Ed.) & MOISE, Clariece S. (Manager) & HARKNESS, Ruth].
The grandeur of the Yun Kang Caves Kin-Ka-San; A winter journey from Shanghai to North Anhuei; Reclaiming China’s great North-West; A baby Panda comes to town. . . In: The China Journal Vol. XXV No. 6.
Shanghai China: China Journal Printed by The Mercury Press Dec. 1936. Tall 8vo. A32 4 311-354 A33-60 pp. With photo plates 1 colour plate photo text illustrations illustrated ads including index. Colour-illustrated softcovers Art Deco cover art of pink & yellow blossoms on black background lettering in green & black minor soiling minor chipping head & foot of spine minor tear & creasing to lower corner still G copy. First edition of this installment in the storied journal founded by Sowerby 1885-1954 the naturalist and explorer. Of particular interest in this installment is the first published announcement of Ruth Harkness’ d. 1947 as the first person to bring a living Giant Panda out of China a female named Su Lin. Her husband William Harkness zoologist and adventurer had headed an expedition to capture Giant Pandas but died before he even entered the habitat. Ruth traveled into Wenchuang County of Sichuan Province then onto Baoxing County where she discovered the cub less then 2 kilometers from Jiajin Mountain and was later donated to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. China Journal, Printed by The Mercury Press, paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 56738
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[CHINA]. [SOWERBY, Arthur de Carle (Ed.) & MOISE, Clariece S. (Manager)].
Ten thousand ages gone in a night; Celebrating the ancient Dragon Boat Festival; Lin Yen Shan; Travel and Exploration Notes; When China goes to press; The Mermaid. . . In: The China Journal Vol. XXVII No. 1.
Shanghai China: China Journal Printed by The Mercury Press July 1937. Tall 8vo. A32 4 52 A33-52 pp. With photo plates photo text illustrations illustrated ads including index. Colour-illustrated softcovers Art Deco cover art of bamboo fronds lettering in orange & black minor soiling foxing still VG copy. First edition of this installment in the storied journal founded by Sowerby 1885-1954 the naturalist and explorer who had originally accompanied Robert S. Clark on his 1908-09 Expedition to the Shaanxi & Gansu provinces in northern China and remained in China afterwords collecting specimens. He was interned by the Japanese during World War II and returned to the US in 1949. China Journal, Printed by The Mercury Press, paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 56734
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[CHINA]. WELLER, Harold A. (Comp.)
The missionary’s manual of Chinese Correspondence In English & Chinese.
Shanghai: China Inland Mission 1932. Two parts in one. 8vo. 16 pp.; 1 51 1 leaves. Chinese title printed in black English title printed in red & black. Facsimile letters reduced in English section from the Chinese section. Gray limp oil cloth black lettering front & back covers minor shelfwear NF copy. First edition of this unusually scarce and invaluable handbook for English-speaking missionaries to China in the 1930s devoted freeing them from having to consult Chinese scholars to write and process their correspondence. The author encourages Chinese literacy and has supplied fifty different sample letters written in Wen-li in order to provide straightforward models for the potential inquirer. Wen-li was a term coined by Christian missionaries for classical literary Chinese and was never used in that sense either by the Chinese themselves or non-missionary Sinologues. China Inland Mission, hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 56735
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[TAIWAN -- CHINA]. ALBRECHT, Reverand Ardon, Go Sin-gi.
A guidebook for Christians on Taiwanese customs and superstitions. Translation of Ki-tok-to Kap Tai-oan Koan-siok. . . .
Taipei Taiwan ROC: China Evangelical Luthern Church 1966. 4to. 2 ii 4 128 pp. With 128 photo plates illustrations. Red & black softcovers black lettering front cover & spine very slight sunning to spine edgewear still VG copy w/ Chinese Chop stamped on ffep. Second edition of this informative and well-illustrated work on annual Chinese festivals marriage ceremonies and customs as well as funeral customs and rules to guide Christian missionaries working in Taiwan avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and offenses. Albrecht worked on the translation with Go Sin-gi and drew from the Chinese original which was much abbreviated and first published in 1955 by the Taiwan Presbyterian Church. [China Evangelical Luthern Church], paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 56119
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[CHINA - WOMEN]. TOWNLEY, Lady Susan.
My Chinese note book. . . .
London: Methuen & Co. 1904. Thick 8vo. xiii 1 338 2 pp. plus 4 40 pp. publisher’s catalogue dated Sept. 1904. Frontisp. 15 plates 2 folding maps Chinese Empire Peking Forbidden City. Red decorated cloth illustration of Chinese Dragon on front cover gilt lettering on spine minor bumping & scuffing to corners minor shelfwear still VG bright copy. Second edition of this intriguing memoir by Lady Townley who has not only included an abreviated history of China and Chinese history including the Boxer Rebellion but also pointed observations of the Dowager Empress Cixi’s Court. As wife of Walter Townley British Foreign Minister she had a keen eye for the absurd and decidedly biting comments on Chinese court life and customs. She would later write in her 1922 indiscretions that Cixi was “a funny old lady.†See: Hayler-Menies Imperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Ling 2008 pp. 187-188 349 365. Methuen & Co., hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 56112
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[CHINA]. SPRAGUE, Roger.
From Western China to the Golden Gate: the experiences of an American University graduate in the Orient. . . .
Berkeley: Lederer Street & Zeus Co. 1911. 8vo. 128 pp. Photo frontisp. 29 photo plates. Mustard-yellow publisher’s cloth black lettering & decoration on front cover minor soiling & thumbing to covers minor tear at gutter margin of ffep. slight wear & bumping to corners still G copy. First edition of this relatively scarce and frank memoir by a Berkeley graduate teacher at Miss Horton’s Girl’s School in Berkeley CA and later professor at UC Berkeley. He details traveling through China by sedan chair the often appalling poverty in cities such as Shanghai his experiences sailing by Chinese Junk up the Yangtze River the disappearance of planted poppy fields driving the opium trade in 1909 as well as the aftermath of the Boxer Rebellion in China. Lederer, Street & Zeus Co., hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 56113
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Driscoli, Lucy; Toda, Kenji
CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
New York: Paragon Book Reprint Corp. Very Good. 1964. Second Edition. Hardcover. One corner bumped; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; vii 75 pages . Paragon Book Reprint Corp. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 19209
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[Art Institute Of Chicago]
MASTERPIECES OF CHINESE ARTS FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago. Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. 4900502073 . Small bump to one corner; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 156 pages . The Art Institute of Chicago paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 19205 ISBN : 4900502073 9784900502079
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Topping, Audrey
DAWN WAKES IN THE EAST
New York: Harper & Row Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. Light edgewear and small chip to DJ. Bookplate. ; The author "returned to the mainland China of her girlhood covering more than twelve thousand miles and seventeen cities with her cameras and notebooks." The book "is a glowing photographic ecord of the Old China she revisited the New China she discovered." ; Color Photographs; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 162 pages . Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
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Galland, China
The Bond Between Women: A Journey to Fierce Compassion
Paperback. Good. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : GOR009727572 ISBN : 1573220884 9781573220880
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[CHINA -- MUSIC]. KOO, TZ. [TZU-JEN KU]. T. Z.
Songs of Cathay: an anthology of songs current in various parts of China among her people. Compiled by. . . Min jian yin yue.
Shanghai China: Association Press 20 Museum Road 1930. 4to. 56 pp unpaginated. musical scores throughout. Decorated blue publisher’s cloth bamboo illust. & lettering in Chinese & English on front cover in silver minor edgewear faint tidemark lower fore-edge textblock still G copy w/ former ownership markings on title. Fourth printing of this anthology of Chinese folk songs including patriotic Chinese Republic songs as well. Association Press, 20 Museum Road, hardcover
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[CHINA]. WHITE, [Herbert Clarence & James Henry].
Romantic China: an album containing . . . photographic studies of China’s historic monuments and charming beauty spots. Complete with descriptive and historical notes. . . . .
Shanghai China & St. Helena CA: Published by Browhite Arts 1930. 4to. 96 pp unpaginated. Including printed photo frontisp. 41 printed photographic plates all w/ decorative woodcut engraved borders. Raised embossed & decorated burgundy pebbled cloth publisher’s binding gilt dragon & ornament on front cover minor edgewear & rubbing light uniform interior toning minor ink staining to fore-edge of textblock not affecting text or images still G copy. First edition of this wonderfully illustrated compilation of photographs documenting China before the Second Sino-Japanese War including images of the Great Wall Bridge of the Jade Green Waters Spirit Mountain Monastery a Foochow Junk on the Min River The Moon Gate in Peking the Camel Back Bridge in the Palace Gardens the Lama Abbott in the monastery in Peking and many others. James Henry 1896-1954 and Herbert Clarence 1896-1962 were Australian-born twins who grew up in California and went to China as Seventh Day Adventist missionaries in 1921 and 1923 and Henry was an excellent photographer and filmmaker who took photographs and movies in China and then selling them as a fundraiser for the brothers’ missionary efforts in China. Prior to World War II they both went on frequent lecture tours presenting photos and movies to audiences across the West. Published by Browhite Arts, hardcover
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[CHINA]. POSTON, Martha Lee.
The girl without a country. Illustrated by Margaret Ayer.
New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1950. 8vo. 226 pp. Illust. title numerous illustrations pictorial map. Beige publisher’s cloth illustrated front cover & lettered in blue w/ d.j. cover art by Ayer NF/NF copy. Fifth printing of this juvenile historical adventure set against the backdrop of the Japanese invasion of China during the 2nd Sino-Japanese War and a young woman remaining to work in her father’s hospital who manages to escape from the Japanese with the aid of Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Thomas Nelson and Sons, hardcover
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[CHINA - WOMEN]. HOBART, Alice Tisdale & AYSCOUGH, Florence [Wheelock].
Within the walls of Nanking.
New York: The Macmillan Co. 1929. 8vo. 243 1 pp. Photo frontisp. plates maps. Tan publisher’s cloth green lettering front cover gilt lettering on spine w/ d.j. wraparound cover art of walls of Nanking minor chipping head & foot of spine edgewear still NF/VG copy from the library of Marjorie Fleishhacker Mitau 1906-1983 and Martin Mitau 1900-1973 noted San Francisco collectors of fine printing and members in the Roxburghe Club and Book Club of California w/ their bookplate on front pastedown. First edition of this graphic memoir by these two noted authors relating their experiences during the Nanking Incident in March 1927 when the National Revolutionary Army and Communist troops took Nanjing from Beiyang warlord Zhang Zongchang killed the American fice president of Nanking University and looted homes and businesses of Americans British Japanese and other foreign citizens. Royal Navy and US Navy cruisers and destroyers responded engaging and driving off the NRA soldiers and Chinese rioters evacuating many foreigners including the families of Hobart & Ayscough to Shanghai. The Macmillan Co., hardcover
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[CHINA]. WORCESTER, G.[eorge] R.[aleigh] G.[ray].
The junks & sampans of the Yangtze. . . .
Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press 1971. Thick 4to. 9.5 x 12.25 in. 20 626 pp. Illustrated title in brown & black with over 900 illustrations plates some folding diagrams. White cloth embossed lettering front cover gilt & red lettering on spine w/ d.j. price-clipped old tape repair 1 corner NF/VG copy. First edition of this comprehensive and authoritative record of the vessels which for centuries provided practically the sole means of communication and transportation along the waterways of China. Worcester 1890-1969 served as a River Inspector for the Chinese Maritime Customs during the first decades of the 20th century and spent 30 years wandering up and down the coast and rivers of China surveying marking and opening the Yangtze to steam navigation and during the 1930s carried out field research culminating in a three-year internment in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. Naval Institute Press, hardcover
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[CHINA]. [HELMER, Frederic F. (Ed.)].
China’s need; Toil and conflict on the Honan plain; A visit to Peking; New Year Feasts writing from Szechwan; Reaching China; Through Anhwei Province; Headquarters at Shanghai; Faithful believers among head-hunters and Lisu; Kansu and the great beyond; The witness of Wenchow women; A journey Further Northwest outside the Great Wall; To the tribes work in Szechwan. . . In: China’s Millions The Organ of the China Inland Mission Vol. XXXIV Nos. 1-3 5 9-10.
Philadelphia & Toronto: China Inland Mission Jan.-Oct. 1926. Six vols. 4to. 15 1; 17-31 1; 33-47 1; 65-79 1; 129-143 1; 145-159 1 pp. Numerous photo illustrations text illustrations maps self-printed softcovers minor creasing edgewear couple leaves w/ corners worn folded still VG set. First editions of these very scarce China Inland Mission periodicals published for supporters and as fundraiser during the 1920s for the noted interdenominational missionary society originally founded by Hudson Taylor in 1865. The 1920s were a period of great unrest famine and ongoing conflicts between various warlords as reflected in these contemporary missionary accounts. The China Inland Mission actively recruited women missionaries who in turn often proselytized to Chinese women to promote Christianity public health measures increased education and more. China Inland Mission, paperback
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[CHINA]. [HELMER, Frederic F. (Ed.)].
Preaching the gospel in forty-nine villages; Witch-Doctor’s books; A river journey in Inland China; Opium persecutions; Our Christmas as seen by a government school students; Mohammedan treatment of apostates; Tibetans and prayers; The earthquake at Tali; The good news proclaimed in a Tibetan lamasary; A girl’s school re-opened; A Mongolian Prince; How the bandits held Shenkiu; On the edge of Tibet; Removal of ladies frmo Chungking; Among Manchurian women. . . In: China’s Millions The Organ of the China Inland Mission Vol. XXXIII Nos. 5-12.
Philadelphia & Toronto: China Inland Mission May-Dec. 1925. Eight vols. 4to. 65-191 1 each issue paginated continuously pp. Numerous photo illustrations text illustrations maps self-printed softcovers minor creasing edgewear couple leaves w/ corners worn folded still VG set. First editions of these very scarce China Inland Mission periodicals published for supporters and as fundraiser during the 1920s for the noted interdenominational missionary society originally founded by Hudson Taylor in 1865. The 1920s were a period of great unrest famine and ongoing conflicts between various warlords as reflected in these contemporary missionary accounts. The China Inland Mission actively recruited women missionaries who in turn often proselytized to Chinese women to promote Christianity public health measures increased education and more. These issues encompass a range of topics including depredations by Chinese bandits working to keep girl’s schools open expanding the missionary efforts into Tibet and southeast Asia and much more. Of special interest is the article on the persecutions and killings of Chinese Christians who refuse to cultivate opium poppies. China Inland Mission, paperback
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[CHINA]. [HELMER, Frederic F. (Ed.)].
A long journey to the Coast; The waiting harvest fields of Kweichow; China -- the world’s problem; On the roof of the world describing the work of Mr. Hunter and Mr. Mather of the China Inland Mission; Sinkiang or Chinese Turkistan; First baptisms among the Lahu; Back at Yangchow. . . In: China’s Millions The Organ of the China Inland Mission Vol. XXXVI Nos. 2 4 6.
Philadelphia & Toronto: China Inland Mission Feb.-June 1928. Three vols. 4to. 17-31 1; 47-63 1; 81-95 1 pp. Numerous photo illustrations text illustrations maps self-printed softcovers minor creasing edgewear couple leaves w/ corners worn folded still VG set. First editions of these very scarce China Inland Mission periodicals published for supporters and as fundraiser during the 1920s for the noted interdenominational missionary society originally founded by Hudson Taylor in 1865. The 1920s were a period of great unrest famine and ongoing conflicts between various warlords as reflected in these contemporary missionary accounts. The China Inland Mission actively recruited women missionaries who in turn often proselytized to Chinese women to promote Christianity public health measures increased education and more. These issues have a number of letters and first-hand accounts of the ongoing internal battles between the Nationalist forces of Chiang-kai Shek and Mao-tse-tung’s Communists. China Inland Mission, paperback
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[CHINA]. [HELMER, Frederic F. (Ed.)].
On the Tibetan border; Under the red flag; A hospital waiting for its staff. . . Luan Hospital; The occupation of Hankow; Down the Yellow River from Kangsu; Strenuous times in Anhwei; Panghai after six years; A brigand raid; Contending armies in Anhwei . . . In: China’s Millions The Organ of the China Inland Mission Vol. XXXV Nos. 2-3; 9-12.
Philadelphia & Toronto: China Inland Mission Feb.-Dec. 1927. Six vols. 4to. 17-51 1; 153-231 1 pp. Numerous photo illustrations text illustrations maps self-printed softcovers minor creasing edgewear couple leaves w/ corners worn folded still VG set. First editions of these very scarce China Inland Mission periodicals published for supporters and as fundraiser during the 1920s for the noted interdenominational missionary society originally founded by Hudson Taylor in 1865. The 1920s were a period of great unrest famine and ongoing conflicts between various warlords as reflected in these contemporary missionary accounts. The China Inland Mission actively recruited women missionaries who in turn often proselytized to Chinese women to promote Christianity public health measures increased education and more. These issues have a number of letters and first-hand accounts of the ongoing internal battles between the Nationalist forces of Chiang-kai Shek and Mao-tse-tung’s Communists. In addition there are a few special mentions that the “Christian†Chinese are the most resistant to the Communists forces. Of special interest are the inclusion and special centerfold supplements of the Young China magazine which was issued for children in the China Inland Mission and young children in China. China Inland Mission, paperback
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[CHINA -- FAIRY TALES]. CARPENTER, Frances [Aretta].
Tales of a Chinese grandmother. Illustrated by Malthe Hasselriis.
Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. 1945. Tall 8vo. xii 2 261 pp. Colour frontisp. numerous colour plates black & white text illustrations. Yellow cloth red lettering on spine butterfly illust. on front cover illust. endpapers w/ d.j. cover art by Hasselriis chipping & tears to upper fore-edge of front & back cover still NF/G- copy from the library of Alice Brown Powell 1882-1971 who was responsible for naming the historic “Deepwood†home in Salem OR named after a favorite children’s book by Albert Bigelow Paine. Early printing of this title in the author’s “Grandmother†fairy tale series companion volume to Tales of a Korean Grandmother and Tales of a Russian Grandmother. Hasselriis 1888-1970 noted Danish miniaturist known for his paintings of Pearl S. Buck Madame Chiang Kai-shekc and President Kennedy. Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., hardcover
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[CHINA]. MANNIX, William Francis [pseud. of Li Hung Chang].
Memoirs of Li Hung Chang edited by . . . with an introduction by Hon. John W. Foster.
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1913. Tall 8vo. xxvii 1 298 pp. Photogravure frontisp. of the true Li Hung Chang w/ Lord Salisbury and Lord Curzon. Yellow publisher’s cloth black lettering front cover & spine minor toning & staining from laid-in clipping minor shelfwear slight bumping to couple corners still VG copy from the library of Alice Brown Powell 1882-1971 who was responsible for naming the historic “Deepwood†home in Salem OR named after a favorite children’s book by Albert Bigelow Paine w/ bookplate for Zera Snow on front pastedown and manuscript note in Powell’s hand laid-in. Early printing of this obscure 20th-century hoax supposedly written by the real Li Hung Chang who had actually met former US Secretary of State John Foster in 1897 at a peace conference. Mannix b. 1873 was a notorious prankster and promoter of “fake news†often publishing interviews of dead celebrities purporting himself to be a recovered alcoholic during Prohibition in order to secure lecture fees from Temperance Societies fabricated atrocity stories during the Spanish-American War and jailed for check forgery. He eventually ended up as the Astoria OR newspaper Morning Astorian editor and managed to bamboozle Houghton Mifflin in to paying him to look for the charlatan writer of the “Memoirs.†He used the money to set up a his bogus Pacific Associated Press which reaped him vast profits in the early 1920s. See: Jay Robert Nash Zanies: The World’s Greatest Eccentrics p. 233-234. Houghton Mifflin Co., hardcover
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MIAO ZHONG AN HUA
Yellow River Draw Praise Fine Chinese Edition
1999. Soft cover. Fine/Slipcase. Color Illustrations Throughout Some Double Page. 1" X 10 1/2". Illustrated Boards Hardcover. Fine In Fine Slipcase No Marks. <br/> <br/> paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 037783 ISBN : 7532606201 9787532606207
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Prices Realized Added By Hand By Robert Balzer
Catalogue: The Renowned Oriental Arts Collection Of Mr. Robert Balzer And Others. European Furniture Bronzes Crystal Porcelains Paintings The Properties Of Various Owners At Auction Monday Tuesday- September 11 12. Sale At The Gallery Of Marvin H. Newman
Los Angeles: Marvin H. Newman 1967. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 30 Pp. Complete Catalog; The Second Session Containing The Balzer Orientalia From Robert Balzer's Library. Shows Prices Realized In Balzer's Hand. Covers Browning At Edges Otherwise Fine. Robert Balzer Was One Of The Most Prominent Food And Wine Critics In California And Was Considered Instrumental In The Rise Of The Finer California Wines. <br/> <br/> Marvin H. Newman paperback
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Guillaume (William) Hamilton; Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
Collection Of Engravings From Ancient Vases Of Greek Workmanship Discovered In Sepulchres In The Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies. Now In Posession Of Sir Wm. Hamilton. Volume Iii. - Recueil De Gravures D'après Des Vases Antiques D'un Ouvrage Grec Trouvés Dans Les Tombeaux Dans Le Royaume De Deux Siciles. Tome Iii. Vol. Ii And Iii Bound Together Ex-Breaker Copy Missing Pages All Illustrations Removed
Naples: Guillaume Tischbein 1791. 1st Edition . No Binding. Poor. No Illustrations. Volume Ii: 29-104; Volume Iii: Dedication Page 2-6 9-12 19-20 27-36 39-40 47-50 53-68 73-76 79-82 85-90 93-97 End Only All Illustrations Lacking And Many Text Pages Lacking As Indicated Here. 16 1/2" X 14". English And French Texts On Facing Pages. Ex-Breaker Copy Volumes Ii And Iii Bound Together Missing Pages As Indicated No Illustrations; The Pages Are Rare As Almost All Copies Of These Books Have Been Broken For The Valuable Plates And The Text Disposed Of. <br/> <br/> Guillaume Tischbein unknown
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[CHINA -- XINJIANG]. SHIPTON, Diana.
The antique land. Decorations by Jill Davis.
London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. 1950. 8vo. ix 1 xi-219 1 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates text illustrations. Blue-green publisher’s cloth gilt illust. on front cover gilt lettering on spine map endpapers edgewear rubbing rubbing to corners minor bumping w/ d.j. cover art by Jean Maln chipping tears w/ minor loss to spine closed tears to fore-edges old tape repairs still G/Fair copy w/ former ownership signature on ffep. First edition stated of this memoir of the novelty and dangers faced by the author and her husband Eric Shipton noted British Himalayan mountaineer who participated in many of the Mt. Everest expeditions in the 1930s and later in 1951. This fascinating account of China during and after World War II provides an engaging narrative of his years as British Consul-General at Kashgar. Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd., hardcover
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[CHINA -- PHOTOGRAPHS].
In Chinese & English. Views of China. Volume 1; Volume 2 Cover title.
Shanghai China: Commercial Press Ltd. Minguo 9 1920. Oblong 8vo. 44; 44 pp. With 89 photographic plates & illustrations all identified in Chinese & English. Original printed softcovers black lettering on front covers of both vols. Commercial Press company logo on back covers minor dustsoiling creasing small Merry Xmas labels on left fore-edge of front covers still a VG- set. First edition of this scarce photographic souvenir of China soon while Sun Yat-Sen was attempting to establish the Chinese Republican Party as the ruler of China during the Guandong-Guangxi War which resulted in the Military Government in Guangzhou 1921-1925 and then the National Government 1925-1927. This fascinating photographic survey of China depicts the cities towns villages rivers temples including the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang Hubei the Iron Bridge over the Yellow River which was finished in 1907 at the end of the Qing Dynasty the famed railway tunnel of Man-shan on the Peking-Hankow Railway in Hunan Province historic sites as well as images of the Tibetan Himalayas including Mt. Everest as the last photo. Commercial Press in Shanghai printed a number of these “Views of China†from about 1910 to 1925 most with different photo images from each other and varying number of pages and formats. No copies located in Worldcat 1 copy of a 1915 edition with similar pagination located at Univ. of London. Commercial Press, Ltd., paperback
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[CHINA -- PHOTOGRAPHS]. MENNIE, Donald.
The pageant of Peking: comprising . . . Vandyck photogravures of Peking and environs from photographs . . .
Shanghai: A.S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Printed & Bound by Kelly & Walsh Ltd. 1921. Folio. 6 40 pp. Title in red & black rubricated decorated initial with 66 tipped-in sepia- and aqua-tinted photogravures each w/ printed border explanatory text on facing page. Publisher’s decorated blue silk over beveled boards gilt lettering stamped on front cover rebacked in blue silk gilt lettering on spine in equivalent font wear to fore-edges of boards w/ minor loss at fore-edges on front & back covers minor bumping & wear to corners still VG- copy w/ interior in excellent condition from the library of Dr. Leonard William Buck 1891-1953 scion of the famed Buck family in Vacaville CA whose holdings included Bucktown and the ranch where the California Medical Facility is located. Dr. Buck traveled to Asia on behalf of the California Grower’s and Shipper’s protective League at the behest of his brother Frank in 1921. Second edition of this large and beautiful photographic souvenir portraying the ancient Chinese capital and surrounding countryside. The striking images by Mennie portray Chinese temples palaces peddlers laborers ancient walled cities Chinese shops and Chinese eating at outdoor tables at the beginning of the 20th century. Mennie 1875/6-1941 trained as a chemist and worked as an amateur photographer in Scotland. He initially began working in China as an assistant in the firm of Mactavish & Lehman & Co. in Beijing later working for the Mactavish Photo Shop in Shanghai as one of the first producers in China of picture postcards. He later joined the A.S. Watson & Co. -- chemists druggists wine spirits & cigar Merchants who also dealt in all kinds of photographic chemicals and equipment later becoming their managing director the firm still flourishes to this day as one of the largest health and beauty retailers in the world. Mennie contributed photographic images for numerous works and published several of his own images. He died in the Japanese Lungwha internment camp near Shanghai in 1941. See: Worswick & Spence Imperial China: Photographs 1850-1912 1979. A.S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Printed & Bound by Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 53107
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