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Cramm, Geo. F.
1889 Color Map of China, With Inset Map of Japan
Outside dimensions 10.75" x 14.5". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
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Stevens, David; Reeve, John
Sea Power Ashore and In the Air
320 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "Leading historians look back over more than one hundred years to show how navies have often made a critical difference to the fighting ashore and the contest for mastery in the air. Topics treated in detail include: The naval air war over Galipoli, Japan's joint operation in China in 1895, Air defence of naval and amphibious forces in the Falklands, Australian naval pilots and air mobile helicopter operations in Vietnam, German Navy land campaigns of WWII, THe US Navy in the capture of Okinawa, Submarine operations in the Arctic, Naval peacekeeping in Somalia, Maritime blockades in Post-War China, and many others. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. An excellent copy. Book
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Endicott, Mary Austin
Five Stars Over China - The Story of Our Return to New China
464 pages. Numerous black and white reproductions of interesting photos. After spending twenty-two years as a missionary family in China, the author's family returned there for four months in 1952 to meet old friends and make new ones, including businessmen, government leaders, Christians, peasants, trade unionists, and teachers. - back cover. Above-average but not excessive wear and soiling. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy reading copy. Book
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Alexie, Robert Arthur
Porcupines and China Dolls
306 pages. "A haunting story that explores with frank and honest words the dark legacy of the residential school system and its impact on individuals, families and communities." - dust jacket. Author was a member of the Gwich'in tribe. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade cover. A nice copy. Book
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Thornton, Frank; Everett, Don
China Moon: Sheet Music for Voice and Piano
A musical adaptation of the famous Drigo 'Serenade'. 6 pages. Sheet music for voice and piano. Nicely color-illustrated front cover. Pages separated but all present. Above-average wear with short tape repair to lower corner of front cover and handwritten name in top corner. A worthy and rare vintage copy. Book
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Pott, F.L. Hawks
A Short History of Shanghai: Being An Account of the Growth and Development of the International Settlement
xii, [4], 336 pages. Index. Bibliography. Appears to be an undated facsimile reprint of the 1928 first edition, perhaps printed circa 1970. Seven-panel fold-out black and white reproduction of a 1928 photo of waterfront view of "The Bund". Fold-out colour map of Shanghai in 1855. Six black and white reproductions of photos/illustrations. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. Unmarked with moderate wear to black boards lettered in silver. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative history. Book
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Eduard Kann; Arnold, Julean [Foreword]
The Currencies of China: An Investigation of Gold & Silver Transactions Affecting China, With a Section on Copper
xviii, 540, [1], xxii - xlviii pp. Glossary of banking terms. Subject Index. Corrigenda. Reprint of the 1926 first edition. "Records in minute detail the history and background of metallic currencies in the Middle Kingdom - gold, silver and copper - and examines their relationships with each other and with the currencies of other lands. Delves into such fascinating areas as regional gold mining, the Chinese mints, efforts to introduce a true gold standard, and the use of foreign trade dollars in China." - Foreward to this reprint edition. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear to publisher's brown leatherette covered boards. An excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
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Fenton, Roy; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: May 1996
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of passenger liner Chilka; On the Waterfront; Naval Review; Introducing the new ms 'Rotterdam'; Voyage Report - VIC 32 - Roy Fenton describes a five-day cruise aboard a veteran Scottish 'puffer'; Life at Sea - readers' reminiscences of their experiences as apprentices with four British shipping companies (continued from the May and October 1995 issues); European Ferry Commentary; Cruise Ships at Sydney - photofeature; London River Memories - photos of British cargo liners in the Thames in the 1960s (note: printing defect to two photos on page 29); A Commission of Contrasts - part 2 - patrols of the HMS Loch Alvie; Memories of the Fishguard Boats; China Clipper - a hectic period aboard the cargo vessel 'Golden Bear' in the Far East; A Captain and his Ship - Leif Rodahl and the Cunard liner Vistafjord; Ports of Call; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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RIPA MATTEO
Storia della Fondazione della Congregazione e del Collegio de' Cinesi, sotto il titolo della Sagra Famiglia di G. C. scritta dallo stesso fondatore Matteo Ripa e de' viaggi da lui fatti
Tre volumi di cm. 22; pp. (4), 504; (4), 507; 480. Bel ritratto litografico di Matteo Ripa in antiporta al primo volume. Legatura coeva in mezza tela, titoli e fregi in oro al dorso, piatti marmorizzati. Timbri di biblioteca francese. Qualche lieve fioritura, ottimo esemplare. Volume primo: "Dalla sua vocazione sino allo stabilimento della Scuola a Pekin"; volume secondo: "Dallo stabilimento della Scuola in Pekin fino alla solenne apertura di questa Congregazione e del Collegio in Napoli"; volume terzo: "Il quale contiene quel che avvenne dopo la solenne apertura della fondazione fino agli ultimi anni, in cui potei notare queste memorie". (29 / 203) 470 / P
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FERRERO CARLO GIACINTO
Lettere d'auviso d'un buon amico al Dottore di Sorbona. Autore d'un libro intitolato Difesa del Giudicio formato dalla S. Sede Apostolica nel dì 20 Novembre 1704 e pubblicato in Nankino dal Cardinale di Tournon alli 7 Febbraio 1707. Intorno a Riti, e Cerimonie Cinesi, contro un libello sedizioso intitolato: Alcune Riflessioni intorno alle cose presenti della Cina &.
Cm. 15; pp. (2), 95, (1). Cartonato rustico coevo. Qualche lieve difetto, ottimo esemplare. (Cina, China, Mission, History) 1278/P
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Lettera a' Signori del Seminario delle Missioni Straniere Su le accuse, che danno a Gesuiti, di non essersi sottomessi sinceramente al nuovo Decreto circa gli affari della Cina. Tradotta dal Francese
Cm. 15; pp. 95, (5). Unito a : "La voce della verità risvegliata dallo strepito delle Calunnie a favore dell'Innocenza. Risposte al un libro intitolato Difesa del Giudicio formato dalla Santa Sede Apostolica nel dì 20 Novembre 1704 &." pp. 95. Unito a: "Quarta lettera d'auviso d'un buon amico al Dottor di Sorbona…" pp. 45, (1). Unito a: "Quinta lettera al Dottor di Sorbona che serve di Risposta ad un libello intitolato…", pp. 72. Unito a: "Sesta Lettera al Dottor di Sorbona, in cui si prosegue la Risposta al Libello intitolato La Calunnia Convinta"; pp. 40. Cartonato rustico coevo, sguardie rinnovate. Ben conservato. (China, Cina, History, Mission) 1279/P
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JULIEN, Stanislas (traducteur)
Résumé des principaux traités chinois sur la culture des mûriers et l'éducation des vers à soie
XXII-[2]-224 pp., 2 tableaux dépliants, 10 pl demi-basane verte de l'époque, dos lisse et fileté 1837, 1837, in-8, XXII-[2]-224 pp, 2 tableaux dépliants, 10 pl, demi-basane verte de l'époque, dos lisse et fileté, Édition originale de cette traduction du sinologue Stanislas Julien (1799-1873) de deux traités concernant la sériciculture (Traité de la culture des mûriers et de l'Éducation des vers à soie), extraits d'une somme sur l'agriculture, rédigée en Chine en 1739 sur les ordres de l'empereur, l'Examen général de l'agriculture (King-ting-cheou-chi-thong-khao). L'ouvrage comporte 10 planches, reproduisant quelques-unes des illustrations originales et montrant les techniques et les matériaux propres à la sériciculture : feuilles de papier sur lesquelles on fait pondre les papillons, filets pour changer les vers à soie, paniers pour transporter les feuilles, conconnières, etc. Les deux tableaux dépliants reproduisent un spécimen du texte chinois et sa traduction littérale. Cachets annulés de l'Institut catholique de Paris et étiquette en pied du dos
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Hsin-hai, Chang
America e Cina
22 cm, brossura; pp. 217 Buono
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Sull, Donald N
Made in China: How China's Leading Entrepreneurs Survive and Thri ve in the World's Most Turbulent Market
Hard cover Very good in very good dust jacket. Light wear on cover. Pages al l clean with no writings and no tear. Sewn binding. Cloth over bo ards. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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Pearl S. Buck
The Good Earth (Oprah's Book Club) (Paperback)
8.1 x 5.4 x 1 inches 368 pages Used: Very Good with light wear on cover. Pages with light wear w ith no writings and no tear. Pearl S. Buck's epic Pulitzer Pri ze - winning novel of a China that was - - now in a Contemporary Cla ssics edition. Though more than sixty years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained it s popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know, and I know nothing but China, having alwa ys lived there," wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving, clas sic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O - lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the swee ping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese peopl e during this century. Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck trace s the
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PINOCCHIO
Volume della collana "Cristina D'Avena presenta Le mille e una fiaba". Libro illustratosenza audiocassetta. Testo adattato per i più piccoli.
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RIPA MATTEO
Storia della Fondazione della Congregazione e del Collegio de' Cinesi, sotto il titolo della Sagra Famiglia di G. C. scritta dallo stesso fondatore Matteo Ripa e de' viaggi da lui fatti
Tre volumi di cm. 22; pp. (4), 504; (4), 507; 480. Bel ritratto litografico di Matteo Ripa in antiporta al primo volume. Legatura coeva in mezza tela, titoli e fregi in oro al dorso, piatti marmorizzati. Timbri di biblioteca francese. Qualche lieve fioritura, ottimo esemplare. Volume primo: "Dalla sua vocazione sino allo stabilimento della Scuola a Pekin"; volume secondo: "Dallo stabilimento della Scuola in Pekin fino alla solenne apertura di questa Congregazione e del Collegio in Napoli"; volume terzo: "Il quale contiene quel che avvenne dopo la solenne apertura della fondazione fino agli ultimi anni, in cui potei notare queste memorie". (29/203) (470/P) 434/32
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Yuanzhong, Xu. trans.
Unexpurgated Translation of Book of Songs, An
Bumped top corner of spine. Slightly creased corners of covers. Clean interior. 359 pages.
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Menghu, Wang and Tieqin, Hu (eds.)
National Conservation Management Plan for The Giant Panda and Its Habitat
157 pages. Illustrated with maps and charts.
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Dizionario Consiso Cinese - Italiano
866 pages, Chinese words, Italian defenitions. Small format "concise" edition. Publisher and edition information in Chinese, but appears to be modern, and perhaps current edition.
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Alexeiev, Basil M.
The Chinese Gods of Wealth: A Lecture Delivered at the School of Oriental Studies, University of London, on 26th March, 1926
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Slightly soiled bright yellow cover with black characters and illustration. Previous owner's stamp inside. 36 pages. Color and b&w plates.
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Zhang, Baiqing;Zhu, Chengyao
Chinese Films and Television Plays
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean. 183 pages, many color & b&w photos, sections (each with several chapters) include: Birth and Start of Chinese Cinema 1905 - 1948 Development and Ups and Downs of Chinese Cinema 1949 - 1976, Explorations and Progress of Chinese Cinema 1977 - 1997, Maturing of Chinese Television 1958 - 1997 . Text is in English.
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Lai, David Chuenyan
Chinatowns: Towns Within Cities in Canada
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Slight marking and one instance of hilighting; tight binding. Contents: Part One: Canadian Chinatowns (Entry Without Restriction; Chinatowns in British Columbia; From Restriction to Exclusion; Vicissitudes of Old Chinatowns; Postwar Arrival of New Immigrants; Postwar Chinatowns); Part Two: Victoria's Chinatown (The Budding Period, 1858-1870; The Blooming Period, 1880s-1910s; The Withering Period, 1920s-1970s; The Reviving Period, 1980s); Part Three: Conclusion; Retrospect and Prospect. 347 pages.
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Peng, Jai-Lin
Wild Cat: Stories of the Cultural Revolution
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 180 pages.
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Tan, J. J.
Chinese Calligraphy
96 pages with artist's calligraphy presented on the left page with English, French and Chinese translation on the right. Perfect condition. 8 3/8"w x 11 1/8"h.
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Ling, Wang
Chinese Tea Culture: The Origin of Tea Drinking
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 154 pages.
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Maartman, Ben
The Iron Bowl Blues and Other Peeks Behind the Bamboo Curtain
Appears new, very clean copy. Signed by author under his bio.
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Zhizhen
Traditional Chinese Flower and Bird Painting
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. 79 pages. Color plates. Translation of: Zhongguo hua niao hua. Title also in Chinese on cover: Yu Zhizhen Liu Lishang hua ji.
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Fong-Ching, Chen; Guantao, Jin
From Youthful Manuscripts to River Elegy: The Chinese Popular Cultural Movement and Political Transformation 1979-1989
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 343 pages. Previous owner's name inside.
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Ching-hsien, Ho (ed.)
Teacher's Manual for Elementary Chinese (Volume 1)
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 184 pages.
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Ching-hsien, Ho (ed.)
Teacher's Manual for Elementary Chinese (Volume 2)
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 288 pages.
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Sigurdson, Jon
Rural Industrialization in China (Harvard East Asian Monographs 73)
Slight pencil marking. Full red cloth boards. 281 pages.
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No Author Listed
The Nanking Massacre: 70 Years of Amnesia
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding.
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Qingzheng, Wang; Scott, Rosemary E.; Chen, Jennifer
Serene Pleasure: The Jinglexuan Collection of Chinese Ceramics
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 72 pages. Many color photos.
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Hutcheon, Robin
Wharf: The First Hundred Years
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 222 pages. Many illustrations and photos. Inscribed by author on the title page.
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Despeux, Catherine; Obringer, Frederic
La Maladie Dans La Chine Medievale: La Toux
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 289 pages. Text in French.
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Steltzer, Ulli
Sights and Insights: Life in Lijiang, Baidi, and Yongning
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 142 pages. Text in Chinese and English. Many b&w photos.
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Valder, Peter
The Garden Plants of China
An excellent copy in as-new condition with straight spine, clean covers with sharp corners, spotless text with no marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows very light shelfwear. Comprehensive reference to more than 400 ornamental plants grown in Chinese gardens, their history and their place in art, literature, symbolism and everyday life. Beautiful volume covering a wide variety of plants.
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Kennelly, M. S. J. ; Dore, Henry, S.J. (trans)
Chinese Customs
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interion is clean and free of marking of any kind. Good, solid, clean reading copy. 223 pages, first published in 1911, the intro lists about 250 books that were consulted in the writing of this one. Heavily illustrated.
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Jiao, Fan
Learning Chinese Measure Words
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 244 pages. Illustrated.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Madame Chiang Kai-shek: Selected Speeches and Messages 1940-1950
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 280 pages. Full green cloth boards with gilt lettering.
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Lao-Tzu; He, Guanghu; Ren, Jiyu
A Taoist Classic: The Book of Lao Zi
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 103 pages.
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Yuan Ke; Translated By Ke Wen-li & Hou Mei-xue
Stories From Chinese Mythology
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. In a very good slipcase. Patterned silk cover. 438 pages. Text in English.
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Doar, Bruce Gordon; Dewar, Susan
China Archaeology & Art Digest: Vol 1 No 3
A clean, unmarked copy; tight binding. 254 pages. July-September, 1996.
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Doucheng, Du; Shuqing, Wang
Dunhuang & Silk Road
A clean, unmarked copy - except for ink note on endpaper -with a tight binding. 115 pages. Many color photos and illustrations.
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Lip, Evelyn
Classic Chinese Legends
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 111 pages. Previous owner's note on endpaper.
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Harris, Nathaniel
Hamlyn History of Imperial China
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 192 pages. Many illustrations.
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Zhang, Baiqing;Zhu, Chengyao
Chinese Films and Television Plays
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean. 183 pages, many color & b&w photos, sections (each with several chapters) include: Birth and Start of Chinese Cinema 1905 - 1948 Development and Ups and Downs of Chinese Cinema 1949 - 1976, Explorations and Progress of Chinese Cinema 1977 - 1997, Maturing of Chinese Television 1958 - 1997 . Text is in English.
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Jianzhong, Qiao
Chinese Music
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean. 180 pages, Many color & b&w photos.
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Stursberg, Peter
No Foreign Bones in China: Memoirs of Imperialism and Its Ending
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 216 pages. Inscribed by author. Slight edge wear to cover.
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