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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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Xianyi, Yang (ed.)
Litterature Chinoise: Trimestre 4, 1982
254 pages, illustrated, French text, covers a little dusty. eng
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Capon, Edmund; MacQuitty, William
Princes of Jade
192 pages, illustrated, select bibliography, chronological lists, index, crease to front cover. eng
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Reader's Digest
In Search of the Orient
176 pages, illustrated, gazetteer. eng
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Smith, Howard (ed.)
Inside Japan
224 pages, illustrated, map, bibliography, index. eng
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Cotterell, Arthur
The First Emperor of China
208 pages, illustrated. eng
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Loewe, Michael
Everyday Life in Early Imperial China During the Han Period, 202 BC-AD 220
208 pages, illustrated. eng
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Knowles, C.
Travelling in China Today
70 pages, (Great Journeys of the World). eng
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Knowles, C.
Travelling in China Today
70 pages, (Great Journeys of the World). eng
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De Keijzer, Arne J. & Fredric M. Kaplan
The China Guidebook: 1980/81 Edition
446 pages, illustrated, map. eng
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Beijing Tour Map
Illustrated, text in Chinese and English, no publication date. eng
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A Guide to All China
143 pages, illustrated. eng
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Beijing Guide Book
61 pages, illustrated, folded map. eng
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Along the Changjiang River
No publication date, 54 pages, folded map, folded table. eng
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Spry-Leverton, Peter; Kornicki, Peter F.
Japan
192 pages, illustrated, Channel 4 TV tie-in. eng
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Reginaldo, Reggie I
Hanapbuhay Hong Kong Centennial Supplement
71 pages, illustrated, index. eng
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Lawson, Kate
Highways and Homes of Japan
352 pages plus 89 page publisher's catalogue, illustrations by the author, index, ex hospital library, weak hinges, page edges browned, orange pictorial cloth covers rubbed. eng
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Emery, Norman
William Henry Goss and Goss Heraldic China
3rd impression with small revisions, iii, 47 pages, illustrated, bibliography, appendices, (Occasional Papers No. 1). eng
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Emery, Norman
William Henry Goss and Goss Heraldic China
4to, 45 pages, bibliography, appendices. (Occasional Papers : no. 1) eng
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Becker, Stephen
The Last Mandarin
1st edition. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/VG. Jacket illustration by Mike Codd. ISBN 0701124652.20841. eng
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Bedford, John
Chelsea and Derby china
1st edition. Good in turquoise cloth with gilt spine lettering. Ink marks to the front board. (Collector's pieces ; 11). 12294. eng
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Bonnart, Frederick (editor)
NATO's Fifteen Nations : Independent Review of Economical, Political and Military Power
Volume 25, number 1, February-March 1980. VG pbk. 104 pages. Includes articles on 'China after Mao' and 'Japan - Economic Giant and Military Pigmy'. 23595 eng
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Buck, Pearl
The patriot
1st edition. VG hbk in blue cloth with faded spine lettering. 15422. eng
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Elegant, Robert
Dynasty
1st UK edition. Hardback in dustjacket. Fine/VG. 12874. eng
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Emery, Norman
William Henry Goss and Goss Heraldic China
Journal of Ceramic History, no. 4. Fine pbk. 19766. eng
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Hom, Ken
The Taste of China
Reprint. 8vo, 216 pages, illustrated. Nr fine condition paperback. 40593. eng
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Modiano, Colette
Twenty snobs and Mao : travelling de luxe in Communist China
Hardback reprint in dust jacket. VG/VG (price clipped). Translated from the French by Jacqueline Baldick.16674. eng
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Roy, Claude
Into China
1st English language edition. Hardback in dustjacket. VG/G++. Translated from the French by Mervyn Savill. 13329. eng
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Segal, George
The fate of Hong Kong
1st edition. Near fine pbk. ISBN 0671712454. 21799. eng
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Wood, Frances
A Companion to China
1st edition. 8vo, 222 pages, illustrated. Nr fine condition hardback in very good condition dust jacket. 40790. eng
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Yatsko, Pamela
New Shanghai : The Rocky Rebirth of China's Legendary City
1st edition. 8vo. 298 pages. Not illustrated. Fine condition hardback with gilt writing on spine, very good condition dust jacket. 39038. eng
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Yatsko, Pamela
New Shanghai : The Rocky Rebirth of China's Legendary City
1st edition. 8vo. 298 pages. Not illustrated. Fine condition hardback with fine condition dust jacket. 39038. eng
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Cordier, Henri
Bibliotheca sinica [with] Bibliotheca indosinica [with] Bibliotheca japonica
12 volumes bound in 7. Together, these three works constitute the standard bibliography of East Asia. Monumental. 8vo. Fine in publisher's cloth.
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Vedlich, Joseph
Les estampes du Studio des Dix Bambous
A scholarly study of this apogee of early 17th century Chinese printmaking. Dozens of full-page color plates. Large 4to, publisher's cloth. Fine in a fine dj.
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Pierre Joseph d'OrlÈans
Histoire des deux conquerans tartares qui ont subjuguÈ la Chine [with] Histoire du Sevagi et de son successeur, nouveaux conquerans dans les Indes
First edition, first issue of this important account of the the Manchu conquest of China. 30, 319, 37 pp. Complete with "Histoire du Sevagi et de son successeur, nouveaux conquerans dans les Indes" at end. Printed on very fine laid paper with wide margins. Old signature of former owner ("Courval"). 8vo. Bound in contemporary calf, spine richly gilt in six compartments with raised band. Extremities of binding somewhat worn, but still solid and attractive. Internally FINE AND BRIGHT. Cordier Sinica I, 629; Lˆwendahl 190; Streit (1929) 2596; Sommervogel V, p. 1940, no. 14.
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