‎China‎

‎[China] Queen Anne Bouquet trade card‎

‎Queen Anne Bouquet handkerchief extract‎

‎Queen Anne Bouquet advertising card "a fragrant and lasting extract for the handkerchief" with an illustration of a Chinese woman holding a lantern with the logo price and manufacturing information printed at the top of the card. Not dated. 2 1/2 x 5 in. Colors bright and fresh; no text on verso o/w very good. HKD270. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 14622

‎[Peking, China] French advertising trade card‎

‎Pekin Porte du Palais Imperial‎

‎Lille 1890. French food company trading card advertising chicory La Belle Jardiniere brand with an illustration of the gates to the Imperial Palace in Peking also with a coat of arms and the portrait of a Chinese woman. Lille not dated ca. 1890. 4 1/4 x 2 3/4" with advertising copy on the back. Colors bright and fresh; very good. HKD350. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 14618

‎[China] Curioisity shop advertising card‎

‎Look Shue Curiosity Shop San Francisco advertising card for natural stone tablet‎

‎This stone has the mythical significance of the Sun Stone of the Incas and the Zodiac of pre-historic time. The forces of imagination make it a veritable Garden of the God - Edenic and Adamick Dr. D. Evelyn President Geographical Society". Card advertising this "natural stone tablet" with b&w illustration of Chinese man with pointer gesturing to the circular stone which is labeled with such elements as dragon tiger snake phoenix etc. No text at verso slt crease and mark at lower left edge of verso o/w very good. HKD580. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 14643

‎[China] Aux Ecossais H. Bouts clothing trade card‎

‎Aux Ecossais‎

‎Paris 1890. French clothing company trading card with an illustration of two Chinese children playing with birds; with the title in French "Aux Ecossais" With the Scots in black in the lower right. Paris not dated ca. 1890. 4 1/4 x 2 3/4" with advertising copy on the back. Colors bright and fresh; one small number noted in pen on verso o/w very good. HKD350. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 14620

‎China McLean Thomas publ. Doyle John artist‎

‎Hoo - Loo - Choo Alias John Bull and the Doctors‎

‎London: Thos. McLean 1831. Very good. Hand colored lithograph by the artist John Doyle. A satirical look at the state of "John Bull" the personification of Britain during an intense period of political reform in Britain. John Bull is dressed in Chinese attire a long striped jacket and enormous gray waistcoat and wearing a pointed black cap sits sprawled in an armchair and addresses Lord Grey. Bull says to Grey "I can't say that my bodily health was ever better or that I ever felt stronger tho' to be sure I am not growing younger; but then every one is telling me how deformed I am grown of late & this tumour which I have had from my infancy is all a Mass of Corruption". Lord Grey responds "" This deformity is quite inconsistent believe me with the nature of your Constitution and therefore must be got rid of . ". Lord Grey was in the process of attempting to push through parliamentary reform at the time and a Reform Act was finally passed in 1832 which increased the male electorate substantially. Grey's colleagues depicted are Althorp Russell Peel and Wellington. With the initials HB at lower left and "HB Sketches 124" at the upper right. 15 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. Slt chipped at corners with short crease at lower right corner o/w very good. Thos. McLean hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 15103

‎[China] Scourene trade card‎

‎Scourene scouring soap‎

‎Five Points NY: Donaldson Brothers. Scourene soap advertising card with illustration of smiling Chinese man with fan holding box of Scourene with "5 cents a cake" across the bottom and advertising text at the top. With additional advertising text on the verso. Not dated. 3 x 4 1/2 in. Colors bright and fresh very good. HKD350. Donaldson Brothers unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 14625

‎[China] De Rosny, Leon‎

‎Loung-tou-koung-ngan. Un Mari Sous Cloche. Conte Chinois traduit sur le texte original‎

‎Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie 1874. Paperback. Very good. Chinese fable concerning the sufferings of a monk and his stalwart wife in French. Sml 8vo 16pp. Gray paper wraps title in black at front cover ad at back cover. Covers detached short tear to front cover; internally very good. HKD1750. Maisonneuve et Cie paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 15078

‎[China] Veritable Extrait de Viande trading cards‎

‎French trading card collection China: Temple de Ha-Ha-Men a Pekin; Porte du port de Takou sur le Pei-Ho; Pont sur un canal a Tien-tsin; Une rue a Chang-Hai; Troupes imperiales chinoises et boxers dans l'arsenal de Tien-tsin; Pai-Lo Porte triomphale a Pekin entre les villes chinoise et tartare‎

‎Paris 1880. Very good. French meat extract 'Veritable Extrait de Viande Liebig' chromolithographic trading card collection with illustrations of Chinese city scenes and with the meat extract pictured in the lower right corner. Paris not dated ca. 1880 4 x 2 1/2" with advertising copy on the back. Colors bright and fresh; matted very good. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 15064

‎[Peking China] Chocolat Guerin-Boutron trade card‎

‎Pekin‎

‎Paris 1890. French chocolate company trading card with an illustration of a well to do Chinese woman carried in a private litter by porters and with the title Pekin Peking int he lower left. With the name Guerin-Boutron in a decorative border at the top. Paris not dated ca. 1890. 4 1/4 x 2 3/4" with advertising copy on the back. Colors bright and fresh; back of card slt rubbed o/w very good. HKD350. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 14616

‎China Ginger label‎

‎Sam Shing Wo Hong Kong China sound & clean best preserved ginger‎

‎Circular label for Hong Kong company for ginger. With text in circular border in English and within label in Chinese and English "Net Wt 1 lb best preserved ginger". 2 1/2" in diameter color. Slt marked at edge of label closed tear o/w very good. HKD500. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 14645

‎China La Federation des Syndicats de Chine‎

‎Apercu General Sur La Culture Physique et les Sports de la Chine Nouvelle‎

‎Peking: L'Edition Ouvriere 1956. Paperback. Sports magazine folio unpaginated in French and Chinese; with a color photo of Chairman Mao Tse-toung sic. A magazine promoting sports and health published six years after the establishment of the Republique Populaire de Chine; with a goal of preparing the athletes for the Olympic games in Melbourne in 1956. Photographs of ping pong basket ball soccer crew swimming ice hockey skiing bicycling etc; and with a list of athletes who achieved new records. In French. Many photos b&w and color. Slight damage at right hand page edges early o/w very good. HKD580. L'Edition Ouvriere paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 15139

‎[China] Celluloid Corset Clasp trade card‎

‎Celluloid Corset Clasps‎

‎Corset clasp advertising card with illustration of three Chinese pig tail wearing laundry workers comparing a corset without the new corset clasps and one with the new product. With text at the top: "Side & dress steels guaranteed not to rust". With additional advertising text on the verso. Not dated. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. Upper right corner of front of card slt creased slt toning to lower edge of verso of card o/w very good. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 14626

‎[China] McCulloch, H.‎

‎Message from the President of the United States Transmitting a copy of certain regulations orders and decrees issued by the Commissioner of the United States at China‎

‎Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1856. Paperback. Doc. No. 125 34th Congress 1st Session. Dated July 15 1856. Regulations pertaining to American citizens' assets & debts in China by Robert M. McLane U. S. Commissioner to China. 11 page document without covers very good. HKD350. Government Printing Office paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 15075

‎China‎

‎Merrill's Toys A Peep at the Old World‎

‎Concord NH: Rufus Merrill 1848. Wraps. With illustrations and descriptions of the peoples of the world including ''Chinese Children' and 'Chinese Flower Seller'. The text states "it is from China that we obtain tea silk and fine muslin. . the Chinese Empire is very old." 16mo 24pp b&w ills throughout. Yellow paper wraps with title in black within ornately decorated red border with sewn binding. Covers slt marked slit to base of spine. Internally slt fox spotting couple short tears at page edges o/w very good. HKD1125. Rufus Merrill paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 14607

‎People's Republic of China‎

‎China Pictorial #12 1980 English Edition Magazine‎

‎Beijing China: China Pictorial. A large glossy magazine containing 52 pages including front and rear covers. With articles and splendid black-and-white and color photographs. Light scuffing to outer narrow spine fold. . VG. Magazine. First Edition. 1980. China Pictorial unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 002346

‎People's Republic of China‎

‎China Pictorial #5 1981 English Edition Magazine‎

‎Beijing China: China Pictorial. A large glossy magazine containing 48 pages including front and rear covers. With articles and splendid black-and-white and color photographs. Very light periodic creases along outer narrow spine area; light corner crease. . VG. Magazine. First Edition. 1981. China Pictorial unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 002348

‎People's Republic of China‎

‎China Pictorial #7 1981 English Edition Magazine‎

‎Beijing China: China Pictorial. A large glossy magazine containing 48 pages including front and rear covers. With articles and splendid black-and-white and color photographs. Chewing to lower left corner of magazine. . Very Good. Magazine. First Edition. 1981. China Pictorial unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 002350

‎Mieville, China - Written and Illustrated by‎

‎Un Lun Dun‎

‎New York: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2007. Book. Illus. by China Mieville. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 432 pages. "That rare book that feels instantly like a classic and yet is thoroughly modern." - Holly Black author of "The Spiderwick Chronicles" from the front jacket blurb. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box. Del Rey/Ballantine Books Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 4105 ISBN : 0345495160 9780345495167

‎Dajun, Liu; Wenzhi, Zhang (translator)‎

‎An Introduction to the Zhou Yi book of changes‎

‎Chiron Publications 2019. 373pp. Dark blue cloth hardback DJ VG translated from the Chinese figures chapter notes and references list of proper nouns glossary An Introduction to the Zhou Yi book of changes . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Chiron Publications Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : w230832702 ISBN : 1630516880 9781630516888

‎Jews in Kaifeng, China‎

‎“Record of the synagogue reconstructionâ€. A large original rubbing from Jewish stele in Kaifeng of China in 1489 Judaica documents the history of Judaism and Jewish people in China.‎

‎<p>Rare. Size: 147x80 cm. Original rubbing on thin paper maybe Bible paper because of its very fine quality. was attached to thick paper to make a hanging scroll. Some wear on the thick paper but very good on the thin rubbing paper. There are two red stamps on middle-right of the scroll which probably is the stamps of former owners. <br /><br />This stele in 1489 is the first document found and also a very important document to describe the history of Judaism and Jewish people in China. Its contents are in three sections; one explains the origin and history of Judaism another describes the rituals and worship of Chinese Jews around the time of the stele construction and the last tells that there were 70 surnames families of the Kaifeng Jewish community several surnames being the officers of Chinese Emperor a Zhao surname among them being a past imperial audience. The Zhao surname was also the surname of the emperors of Song Dynasty（AD 960--AD 1279） in China and can only be bestowed by emperors exclusively therefore a great honor to be bestowed the Zhao surname by the emperors of Song Dynasty Ususally only to persons with great contribution to emperors.<br /><br />This rubbing was made c. 1800s. This rubbing should be more clear and more integrate than its present stele because the stele was moved to museum so as to be protected till the end of 1970s. Many surnames characters on the stele were dig out by their surnames family for fear of implications during the wars conflicts and political movements.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>‎

Bookseller reference : 67

‎QIANLONG; Qianlong Emperor of China 1710 1798‎

‎Four Hand-Coloured Copper-plate Etchings from the Conquest of China.‎

‎1775. QIANLONG EMPEROR OF CHINA 1736-1796. Suite of four engravings depicting the conquests of the Qianlong Emperor. From the suite of sixteen engraved plates. Printed in Paris under the direction of Charles-Nicholas Cochin. Broadsheets image size: 515 x 890 mm. Preserved in the contemporary French green paper mounts with black ink outline borders. Professionally framed. With the original French printed labels describing the individual engravings affixed to back of frames. Paris 1769-1774. These four contemporary hand-coloured engravings represent individual scenes from the exceedingly rare series of sixteen engravings commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor to commemorate the victory of his 1755-1760 military campaigns against the Western Mongols. The four plates are: I. "General Fou Te Accepts the Surrender of the Ili" showing the triumphal march of the Emperor and his general to Beijing. Drawn by Sichelbart and engraved by B.L. Prévost in 1769 Pirazzoli-t'Serstevens 1; II. "The victory of Khorgos." in the Spring of 1758 against the forces of Amoursana. Drawn by J. D Attiret cut by C. N. Cochin and engraved by J. Ph. Le Bas in 1774. Pirazzoli-t'Serstevens 4; III. "The great victory of the Qurman." on February 3 1759 when the Chinese general Fou-te with only 600 soldiers defeated an army of 5000 Muslims. Drawn by Damasceno and engraved by A. de St. Aubin in 1770. Pirazzoli-t'Serstevens 8. IV. "The Emperor Gives a Victory Banquet to the Officers and Soldiers who have distinguished themselves in battle" at Tseu-kuang-ko the Imperial Palace Gardens Beijing on July 5 1754. Drawn by Castiglione and engraved by J. Ph. le Bas 1770 Pirazzoli-t'Serstevens 16. These large Chinese-French prints are among the most impressive works ever produced by the method of copper engraving. This is the first series of engraved plates to document the conquests of the Qianlong Emperor. They represented an amalgam of Chinese imagery Italian interpretation and Parisian copperplate engraving at its apogee. The drawings were supplied by Jesuit artists attached to the Emperor's court in Beijing. Upon completion they were shipped to France for engraving as the craft was unknown in China. After the Emperor was shown battle prints by the Augsburg artist Georg Philipp Rugendas 1666-1743 he wished to see his military conquests recorded in intaglio prints as well. He therefore ordered his Jesuit court painters Giuseppe Castiglione 1688-1766 called "Lang Shining" Jean Denis Attiret 1702-1768 "Wang Zhicheng" Ignaz Sichelbart 1708-1780 "Ai Qimeng" and Giovanni Damasceno Sallusti i.e. Joannes Damascenus a SS. Concepcione d. 1781 later bishop of Beijing called "An Deyi" to prepare sketches for the prints which they did in 1764 and 1765. Four of the drawings had been completed by the time of Castiglione's death when the decision was made to send the work to France via the ships of the Compagnie des Indes. According to the Emperor's decree no expense was to be spared. The first four drawings reached Paris in the autumn of 1766 and the remaining twelve in July 1767. The Marquis de Marigny director of the Academie Royale de Peinture et Sculpture decreed that the work should be carried out under the supervision of Charles-Nicholas Cochin 'fils' 1715-1790. As the French paper manufacturers did not have paper of the desired proportions the paper-merchant Prudhomme was ordered to make it to custom; the new size was called Grand Louvois. The copperplates were imported from England. Cochin chose Beauvais for the actual printing of the sheets on the grounds that he was "the only one who can be completely trusted both regarding his talents as well as his honesty which is well-known." The work proceeded slowly; standards of the highest quality were called for and some of the pictures especially the one by Sallusti needed careful editing. The original order was for 100 copies of each print but by 1768 this figure was increased to 200 copies so that at least 100 would survive the journey back to China ! -- however several authorities claim that many copies were lost at sea. In any event the final delivery was not shipped until 1775 occasioned in part by the difficulty the printers had producing a uniform series of prints from drawings by different artists. Three of the initial drawings were made by Attiret six by Damasceno one by Sichelbart and at least two by Castiglione; the remaining are unsigned but have been attributed to Castiglione by C. & M. Beurdeley and others. The engravers were L.J. Masquelier 1 J. Aliamet 2 J. Ph. Le Bas 5 A. St.-Aubin 2 F.D. Née 1 B.L. Prevost 2 P.P. Choffard 2 and N. de Launay 1. The Emperor's instructions stated that all the impressions were to be sent to him along with the original copper plates. However there is plentiful evidence that prints were pulled for the King of France and influential persons in Paris as well. Most of the surviving sets and individual prints appear to belong to this surreptitious group. The above series is not only a landmark in the history of Chinese and European art but also testifies to the direct artistic cooperation between China and Europe in the eighteenth century. It has been a common misconception that China was only interested in itself and detested the foreigners -- here the Emperor himself proved the contrary. VERY RARE IMPRESSIONS WITH CONTEMPORARY FRENCH HAND-COLOURING. The complete set of sixteen black and white engravings or a few individual prints from this set have come onto the market for sale only rarely. We can locate no other examples of any of the prints with contemporary colouring having been for sale or in public or private collections. PROVENANCE: Robert Barnwell Roosevelt 1829-1906 the uncle of Theodore Roosevelt and great-uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt. He was an early conservationist and worked for the protection of waterways. Roosevelt served in Congress and was later appointed to a diplomatic post in the Netherlands. He is credited with influencing his nephew Theodore Roosevelt to become a conservationist. With the ownership label "R.B. Roosevelt/ 26 East 20th Street/ New York" attached to the verso on one print. Cohen-De Ricci 1012-1013. Cordier Bibliotheca Sinica 641-642. Fünf Jahrhunderte Buchillustration 141. Brunet V 1178. P. Pelliot "Les conquêtes de l'empereur de la Chine" T'oung Pao ed. H. Cordier & P. Pelliot vol 20 1921 pp. 183-274. Michèle Pirazzoli t'Serstevens Gravures de conquêtes de l'Empereur de la Chine Kien-Long au Musée Guimet 1969. Hartmut Walravens "The Introduction of Copper-Engraving into China" 62nd IFLA General Conference August 25-31 1996. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 169181

‎China Hand Book Editorial Committee (Compiled By)‎

‎China Handbook Series Education and Science‎

‎Bejing: Foreign Languages Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. Foreign Languages Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 41195

‎Hu, Zheng Zing‎

‎The Lesser Three Gorges of Wushan‎

‎Chine: China Three Gorges Publishing House 1997 Book written in three languages: madarin japanese and english. Full of beautiful color photgraphies. Map fo the Three Gorges and biography of the photographer at the end of book. Illus. by Xie Te Li. Soft cover. New. China Three Gorges Publishing House paperback‎

Bookseller reference : R272 ISBN : 7800992608 9787800992605

‎Gao, Xingjian‎

‎La raison d'être de la littérature‎

‎France: Editions De L'Aube 2000 Discours prononcé devant l'académie suédoise le 7 décembre 2000. "Je ne sais si c'est le destin qui m'a poussé à cette tribune." Ainsi commence le discours que Gao Xingjian a prononcé à Stockholm lors de la réception du prix Nobel de littérature. Gao Xingjian réaffirme sa foi dans une littérature libre de toute contrainte où l'écrivain ne représente que lui-même. Étonné que l'on veuille enfin l'écouter il explique que la littérature reste la seule consolation pour survivre dans un monde fou. et la seule façon pour l'homme de se sentir vivant dans ce monde-là. Couverture souple. Très bon. Editions De L'Aube paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 001308 ISBN : 2876786206 9782876786202

‎Lambert Marie Therese‎

‎Le Tao‎

‎France: Éditions Seghers 1988 Reliure pleine toile européenne jaune illustrée d'une peinture chinoise; dorure sur couverture et à la verticale au dos. Pages de garde illustrées en couleurs. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs; calligraphies; pages ornées. Boitier transparent. « Dans la même présentation que Sagesse et poésie chinoises 1981 une petite mais précieuse anthologie de textes accompagnés de commentaires.». Couverture rigide. Très bon/Bon. Éditions Seghers hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 000934 ISBN : 223210172X 9782232101724