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‎SONG Shun-Ching‎

‎Voltaire et la Chine‎

‎Aix en Provence, Publication de l'Université de Provence, 1989. 1 volume in-8, broché, couvertures souples illustrées, IV-345 pp., état de neuf.‎

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‎[MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS]‎

‎Le Goût Chinois en Europe au XVIIIe siècle - Catalogue - Meubles - Tapisseries - Bronzes - Faïences - Porcelaines - Peintures et Dessins - Juin-Octobre 1910.‎

‎Paris, Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, 1910. 1 volume in-8, 158 pp., enrichi de 8 planches photographiques, reliure moderne plein cuir brun, très bon état.‎

‎Catalogue des objets de goût chinois exposés au Musée des Arts décoratifs à Paris de juin à octobre 1910. Description et provenance de 850 objets et présentation dans la grande nef du Musée de 21 collections d'objets d'arts anciens de la Chine.‎

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‎[CHINESE DECORATIVE ART] [DECORATIONS CHINOISES]‎

‎Recueil de Documents d'Art Décoratif - Série Décoration Chinoise - 3 Séries‎

‎Paris, Librairie Industrielle Ch. Moreau, Publié par Armand Guérinet, Librairie d'Art Décoratif, sans date (ca 1920). 1 volume de planches d'Art Décoratif Chinois et Japonais, sous portefeuille à lacets, format in folio, contenant 3 recueils de documents: 1) Recueil de Décorations Chinoises et de Goût Chinois au Musée des Arts Décoratifs, au Musée Guimet, Collections particulières (93 documents sur 40 planches) - 2) Décorations Chinoises et de Goût Chinois (2e série) (64 documents présentés sur 32 planches) - 3) Décorations Japonaises, Chinoises et de Goût chinois (3e série) (32 planches), très bon état de l'ensemble.‎

‎Belle collection de 104 planches en couleurs et noir et blanc réunies sous un même portefeuille.‎

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‎MULLER (Eugène)‎

‎Mémoires d'un Mandarin‎

‎Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, Editeurs, 1882 (deuxième édition). 1 volume in-8, reliure toile rouge fânée, 214 pp. , avec des illustrations (19) par Scott, état satisfaisant .‎

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‎[MANDCHOURIE] SAKAMOTO (N.)‎

‎L'Affaire de Mandchourie‎

‎Paris, Librairie du recueil Sirey, 1931. 1 plaquette in-8, brochée, couverture souple, 33 pp., ornée d'une carte montrant les emplacements des forces chinoises et les groupements des bandits chinois, bon état.‎

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‎CHASSIRON (Charles Baron de)‎

‎Notes sur le Japon, la Chine et l'Inde 1858-1859-1860‎

‎Paris, E. Dentu, 1861, première édition (first edition). 1 volume in-8, xi-356-(iv) pp., reliure moderne plein cuir tabac, couvertures conservées mais très défraîchies, fortes rousseurs et taches grises d'humidité (heavy foxing), bon état général. Ouvrage illustré de 17 planches en noir et blanc (dont 3 cartes) et de planches en couleurs sur la faune et la flore. Les planches sont jaunies et couvertes de "rousseurs" grises. (internall heavily foxed and spotted). Very scarce.‎

‎Baron Charles Gustave Martin de Chassiron (1818-1871) was a French diplomat of the 19th century. He travelled to China and Japan as one of the two Attachés of the French Embassy under Baron Gros, with the title of "Détaché extraordinaire en Chine et au Japon" from 1858 to 1860, together with Marquis Alfred de Moges (Source Wikipedia). REMISE POSSIBLE POUR ACHAT DIRECT - DISCOUNT OFFERED FOR DIRECT SALE - PLEASE CONTACT THE BOOKSELLER FOR MORE INFORMATIONChassiron wrote an account of his travels Notes sur le Japon, la Chine et l'Inde: 1858-1859-1860‎

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‎TCHENG-KI-TONG‎

‎Les Chinois Peints par Eux-Mêmes‎

‎Paris, Calmann Levy, Editeur, 1886 (dixième édition). 1 volume in-12, X-291 pp., reliure moderne plein cuir brun, rousseurs et piqures sinon bon état général.En frontispice, un portrait en pied de l'auteur.‎

‎Le Général Tcheng-Ki-Tong, attaché militaire à l'Ambassade de Chine à Paris a publié plusieurs ouvrages en français sur la Chine : Les Plaisirs en Chine, le Théâtre des Chinois, les Contes Chinois.‎

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‎JULIEN (Stanislas) - [PORCELAINE CHINOISE] [CHINESE PORCELAIN]‎

‎Histoire et Fabrication de la Porcelaine Chinoise‎

‎Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, Imprimeur-Libraire, du Bureau des Longitudes, de l'Ecole Impériale Polytechnique, 1856. 1 volume in-8, CXVI-320 pp., broché, intérieur très frais, illustré de nombreuses reproductions de caractères chinois in-texte ainsi que de 14 planches reproduisant des scènes de fabrication. Carte dépliante de la Chine, gravée par Bineteau d'après Delamare, dont les contours sont rehaussés en couleurs. Bel exemplaire, avec un minimum de rousseurs.‎

‎Rare ouvrage retraçant l'histoire et la fabrication de la porcelaine chinoise. Ouvrage traduit du chinois par M. Stanislas Julien, Membre de l'Institut, accompagné de notes et d'additions par M. Alphonse Salvétat et augmenté d'un Mémoire sur la Porcelaine du Japon, traduit du japonais par M. le Docteur J. Hoffmann.‎

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‎[DROIT CHINOIS MODERNE]‎

‎Code de Procédure Pénale de la République Chinoise‎

‎Tientsin, Hautes Etudes - Shanghai, Université l'Aurore, Paris, Librairie du Recueil Sirey, 1935. 1 volume, 114 pp doubles + 14 pp., reliure demi-toile à coins, couvertures conservées, intérieur propre, bon état. L'ouvrage possède un tampon de la Concession française, Garde Municipale, Poste Foch et une étiquette de la librairie Oriental Book Store, à Tientsin.‎

‎Cet ouvrage comporte le texte chinois du Code de Procédure Pénale de la République de Chine, accompagné d'une traduction française des Services de Police de la Concession Française de Shanghai sous la direction de P.C. Leblanc, Sous-directeur à la Police Française. Cet ouvrage est paru dans la collection "Le Droit Chinois moderne".‎

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‎[DROIT CHINOIS MODERNE]‎

‎Code Pénal de la République Chinoise‎

‎Tientsin, Hautes Etudes - Shanghai, Université l'Aurore, 1935. 1 volume, 98 pp doubles + 10 pp. + (3), reliure moderne plein cuir brun, couvertures conservées, intérieur propre, infime mouillure claire marginale sur l'ensemble des feuillets, sans atteinte au texte, bon état. L'ouvrage possède un tampon de la Concession française, Garde Municipale, Poste Foch.‎

‎Cet ouvrage comporte le texte chinois du Code Pénal de la République de Chine, accompagné d'une traduction française par P.C. Leblanc, Sous-Directeur à la Police Française, C. M. Ricard, Breveté de l'Ecole des Langues Orientales, Me Ph. Kou Cheou-Hi, Docteur en Droit et Wang Tse-Sin, Docteur en Droit. Cet ouvrage est paru dans la collection "Le Droit Chinois moderne", No 21.‎

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‎GADOFFRE (Capitaine)‎

‎Vallée du Yang-tsé - Les trois Villes de l'embouchure du Yang-tsé‎

‎Paris, Henri Charles-Lavauzelle, Editeur militaire, 1904. Ministère de la Guerre, Revue des Troupes Coloniales. 1 plaquette, in-8, 28 + 26 pp., couvertures imprimées factices, enrichie de photos, cartes in et hors texte, bon état.‎

‎Il s'agit ici d'une brochure rassemblant 2 articles du Capitaine Gadoffre, parus dans la revue des Troupes Coloniales, en 1904.‎

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‎[BOXER]‎

‎South China in the Sixteen Century - Being the narratives of Galeote Pereira, Fr. Gaspar da Cruz, Fr. Martin de Rada, Edited by C.R. Boxer‎

‎London, Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1953. 1 volume 8vo, xii-388 pp., with 12 plates, 8 maps, appendix, bibliography, glossary, uncut edges, gilt pictorial upper cover, original cloth binding in very good condition.‎

‎Three narratives describing South China as it appeared to Iberian visitors between 1550 and 1575. "De Rada and da Cruz were Spanish and Portuguese missionaries; Pereira was a Portuguese merchant, captured off the Chinese coast in 1549 and imprisoned for four years. The narrative describes events in the period 1550-1575."‎

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‎[MACARTNEY] [ATLAS]‎

‎Atlas de Macartney‎

‎Paris, Chez M.me V.e Lepetit, Libraire, 1817. 1 volume in-12 oblong, couverture cartonnée d'éditeur salie (soiled covers), enrichi d'une carte dépliante de la Chine et de 22 petites gravures en noir et blanc (1 map of China and 22 small prints), quelques rousseurs (some foxing), état correct.‎

‎Cet atlas du voyage en Chine de Macartney fait partie de la Bibliothèque portative des Voyages, traduite de l'anglais par MM. Henry et Breton, Tome XXXV.‎

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‎BONVALOT (Gabriel)‎

‎De Paris au Tonkin - A travers le Tibet Inconnu‎

‎Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1891. Le Tour du Monde, Nouveau Journal des Voyages fondé par Edouard Charton et Illustré par nos plus célèbres artistes. 1 volume in-4, 128 pp., [289-416], enrichi de cent huit illustrations gravées d'après les photographies prises par le Prince Henri d'Orléans, reliure moderne demi-toile à coins, bel exemplaire sans rousseurs.‎

‎Récit de voyage à travers le Tibet, richement illustré. Extrait du Tour du Monde, Revue des Voyages publiée par Hachette.‎

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‎BONVALOT (Gabriel)‎

‎De Paris au Tonkin - A travers le Tibet Inconnu‎

‎Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1892. 1 volume in-4, 510 pp., enrichi d'une carte en couleurs et de cent huit illustrations gravées d'après les photographies prises par le Prince Henri d'Orléans, demi-maroquin, dos à nerfs et à caissons ornés, plats cartonnés marbrés, tête dorée, bel exemplaire.‎

‎Récit de voyage à travers le Tibet, richement illustré.‎

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‎SCHULTZ (Yvonne)‎

‎Les Confidences de Maman Chine - La Divine Inconnue‎

‎Paris, L'Illustration, publications du 1er et du 8 Juillet 1939, Nos 925 et 926. 2 fascicules in-4, couvertures souples imprimées un peu insolées, 64 pp., avec des illustrations hors texte de Charles Fouqueray, bon état.‎

‎Roman à thème chinois publié par la Revue hebdomadaire "La Petite Illustration", revue publiant des pièces de théâtre et des romans inédits. Yvonne Schultz est une romancière à succès de cette époque.‎

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‎SAVINA (F.M.)‎

‎Histoire des Miao‎

‎Hongkong, Imprimerie de la Société des Missions Etrangères, 1930 (deuxième édition). 1 volume in-8, XXII-303 pp., reliure moderne plein cuir tabac, couvertures illustrées conservées mais effrangées, illustré de nombreuses photographies hors texte. Discrets tampons sur la couverture et la page de titre, très bon état général.‎

‎F.M. Savina, Missionnaire Apostolique des Missions Etrangères de Paris a passé la majeure partie de sa vie dans les montagnes du Yunnan, en Chine Méridionale. Il s'est attaché à connaître les moeurs et coutumes des populations montagnardes. Il est l'auteur de nombreux Dictionnaires inventoriant les dialectes des tribus de ces régions. On lui doit en particulier un Dictionnaire Tay-Annamite-Français, Un Dictionnaire Miao-Français, un Dictionnaire Etymologique Français-Nung-Chinois, un Dictionnaire Français-Man, un Dictionnaire Hoklo, un Dictionnaire Ong-Bê, un Dictionnaire Hiai-Ao. La plupart de ces ouvrages ont été imprimés et publiés par la fameuse Imprimerie des Missions Etrangères, située à Hong Kong, dans les locaux de Béthanie.‎

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‎SCHLEGEL (Gustave)‎

‎La Loi du Parallélisme en style chinois démontrée par la Préface du Si-Yu-Ki - La Traduction de cette Préface par feu Stanislas Julien défendue contre la nouvelle Traduction du Père A. Guely par Gustave Schlegel, Professeur de Langue et de Littérature Chinoise à l'Université de Leide.‎

‎Leide, E.J. Brill, 1896. 1 volume broché, 203 pp., couvertures imprimées, très bon état.‎

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‎GAY (Charles)‎

‎L'Europe devant la Chine‎

‎Paris, Henri Plon, Imprimeur-Editeur, 1859. 1 volume in-8, 156 pp., reliure moderne plein cuir vert, couvertures imprimées conservées, quelques rousseurs éparses, bon état général.‎

‎Panorama de la Chine, à la veille de la Campagne de Chine de 1860. Rare.‎

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‎BARROW (John) - BRETON (J.B.J.) (Traduit par)‎

‎Voyage en Chine et en Tartarie par Lord Macartney, Ambassadeur du Roi d'Angleterre, Traduit de l'anglais par J.B.J. Breton.‎

‎Paris, Vve Lepetit, 1804. 3 volumes in-16, 6 tomes de texte in-16, XXIV-220-243-253-247-255-264 pp., et un atlas de 40 pages de présentation des planches, illustré de 22 planches et d'une carte dépliante montant l'itinéraire des vaisseaux britanniques depuis l'Angleterre, jusqu'au Golfe de Pékin, en Chine. Ouvrages reliés en demi-basane d'époque, plats cartonnés marbrés, pièces de titre et de tomaison sur dos lisse, volumes en très bon état.REMISE POSSIBLE POUR ACHAT DIRECT - DISCOUNT OFFERED FOR DIRECT SALE - PLEASE CONTACT THE BOOKSELLER FOR MORE INFORMATION‎

‎Bel ensemble de ces volumes relatant l'Ambassade de Macartney en Chine. Observations et Descriptions faites pendant le séjour de l'Auteur dans le Palais Impérial de Yuen-Min-Yuen, et en traversant l'Empire Chinois, de Péking à Canton. Ces 6 tomes plus l'atlas constituent les tomes 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 et 35 de la Biblothèque Portative des Voyages.‎

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‎MUNSTERBERG (Oskar) - [ART CHINOIS] [CHINESE ART] [CHINESISCHE KUNSTGESCHICHTE]‎

‎Chinesische Kunstgeschichte‎

‎Esslingen, Paul Neff Verlag (Max Schreiber), 1910. 2 volumes in-4, 350 pp (Vol. I) - 500 pp. (Vol II), rebound in modern full leather, original covers kept, with many illustrations, text in german language, both volumes in very good condition.‎

‎A large panoramic study of chinese art. A very heavy set of books, extra-postage required‎

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‎[PEINTURE CHINOISE] [CHINESE PAINTING] [MUSEE CERNUSCHI]‎

‎Dix Siècles de Peinture Chinoise - Peintures et Calligraphies de M. John M Crawford Jr‎

‎Ville de Paris, Musée Cernuschi, Editions Euros, Janvier-Février 1966. 1 volume in-folio, broché, couvertures souples illustrées, 8-54 pp., illustré de12 planches à pleine page ou à double page, très bon état.‎

‎Ce catalogue est constitué d'un avant-propos et d'une introduction de Vadime Elisseeff, Conservateur en Chef du Musée Cernuschi, d'une liste des oeuvres présentées et de la description de 76 oeuvres picturales.‎

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‎LOIR (Maurice)‎

‎L'Escadre de l'Amiral Courbet - Notes et Souvenirs‎

‎Paris, Berger-Levrault et Cie, Editeurs, 1892 (9e édition). 1 volume in-8, xi-370 pp., broché, illustré d'un frontispice de l'Amiral Courbet et de 10 cartes, très bon état.‎

‎Maurice Loir était Lieutenant de Vaisseau à bord de la Triomphante. Table des Matières: Formation de la division navale des côtes du Tonkin - Bombardement de Thuuan-an - La convention de Tien-Sin - Les premières hostilités contre la Chine - Kelung - Fou-Chéou - Le blocus de Formose - Sheï-poo - La croisière du riz - Les Pescadores - Le traité de paix - La mort de l'Amiral Courbet.‎

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‎[PHILIPPINES] [PEDRO VINDEL]‎

‎Biblioteca Oriental comprende 2747 obras relativas a Filipinas, Japon, China y otras partes de Asia y Oceania‎

‎Madrid, P. Vindel, Librero-Anticuario, MCMXI (1911). 1 volume in-12, 436+251 pp., half-leather new binding, with cloth-boards, Illustrated with 14 fold out facsimiles and some drawings. Text in Spanish. Paper is toned, cover page of Tome I has been restored and is brittle, inside pages are clean but yellowed by time, a good copy.‎

‎"A scarce and valuable catalogue with detailed descriptions of some 2747 books and manuscripts on the Philippines, Japan, China and Asia. Vindel was a Madrid - based antiquarian bookseller and the catalogue includes many rarities." Most of the titles described are related to Philippines.‎

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‎DAUDIN (P.)‎

‎La Montagne Jaune‎

‎Saigon, Imprimerie Moderne J. Testelin, sans date (1935). 1 plaquette in-4, agrafée, 41 pp., couverture souple illustrée, bon état. Ouvrage enrichi de 5 illustrations photographiques.‎

‎Extrait du Bulletin de la Société des Etudes Indochinoises, Tome IX, No 4. Recueil d'articles parus dans des revues illustrées de Shanghai des années 30, sur la Montagne du Nganhoei, aussi appelée la Montagne Jaune.‎

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‎FARJENEL (Fernand)‎

‎La Métaphysique Chinoise‎

‎Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, MDCCCCII (1902). 1 plaquette in-8, 19 pp., couverture salie et froissée, intérieur propre, non coupé, tampon de la Bibliothèque du Collège Libre des Sciences Sociales, bel envoi de l'auteur au Directeur du Collège Libre de Sciences Sociales.‎

‎Extrait du Numéro de juillet-août 1902 du Journal Asiatique ou Recueil de Mémoires d'extraits et de notices relatifs à l'Histoire, à la Philosophie, aux Langues et à la Littérature des Peuples Orientaux.‎

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‎GAINET (Abbé)‎

‎Etude sur la Chine - Abrégé de son Histoire - Son Etat Présent et son Avenir‎

‎Besançon, Imprimerie et Lythographie de J. Jacquin, 1881. 1 volume in-8, X-499 pp, reliure moderne plein cuir brun, couvertures imprimées conservées mais défraîchies, bon état intérieur.‎

‎Riche synthèse sur les us et coutumes des chinois. Cet essai est nourri des nombreuses lectures de l'Abbé Gainet sur la Chine, glanées dans sa grande bibliothèque chinoise. Table des Matières: Chronologie - Géographie - Population - Les Finances - Police - Agriculture - Vêtements, Costumes des deux sexes - Du Génie et du Caractère des Chinois - Bâtiments et ameublements - Langue chinoise - Commerce - L'Invasion Chinoise et le Socialisme aux Etats-Unis - L'Autorité - Education des enfants - Religion des Chinois - Moralité des Chinois - De Culte des anciens Chinois - Vestiges frappants des dogmes chrétiens dans l'ancienne littérature des Chinois et même dans leurs hiéroglyphes - Raison de la durée de l'Empire Chinois - Considérations générales sur la Chine - La Chine comme force militaire.‎

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‎AYMARD (Camille)‎

‎A la Clarté de la Lampe par une Soirée Pluvieuse d'Automne. Contes adaptés du Chinois par Camille Aymard.‎

‎Paris, Chez Dan Niestlé, Editeur, 1921. 1 volume in-4, 201-(5) pages, reliure moderne plein cuir brun, couverture illustrée conservée. Edition originale. Tirage limité à 375 exemplaires, celui-ci No 121. Bon exemplaire enrichi d'un envoi à Joseph Kessel.‎

‎Contes Chinois illustrés de 9 planches en couleurs contrecollées hors-texte.‎

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‎WARD (F. Kingdon)‎

‎The Land of the Blue Poppy - Travels of a Naturalist in Eastern Tibet‎

‎London, Cambrige: Printed by John Clay, M.A., 1913. Reprint by Ch'eng Wen Publishing Company, Taipei, 1971 1 volume in-12, 283 pp., dark green cloth hardcover with illustrations, very good condition.‎

‎A record of the authors experiences and observations in Western China and south eastern Tibet during 1911 when he was engaged in collecting plants for a horticulture firm in England. Contains maps and photographs of the area covered, along with an appendix giving a list of plants collected during the expedition.‎

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‎MORRISON (George Ernest)‎

‎An Australian in China‎

‎London, Horace Cox Windsor House, (MDCCCXCV), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1971. 1 volume in-12, 299 pp. , dark blue cloth hardcover with illustrations and a folding map, very good condition.‎

‎A narrative of the authors journey across China to Burma. He describes his 1500 mile voyage up the Yangtze River as far as Chungking. Then, dressed as a Chinese, his extended excursion of another 1500 miles along the overland highway over western China the Chinese Shan States, and Kachin hills to the frontier of Burma. Includes many illustrations, mostly from photographs by Mr C. Jenson of the Imperial Chinese Telegraphs.‎

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‎BRUCE (Clarence Dalrymple)‎

‎In the Footsteps of Marco Polo‎

‎London, William Blackwood and Sons (MCMVII), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1971. 1 volume in-12, 379 pp., dark blue cloth hardcover with illustrations, very good condition.‎

‎The author, a former British Officer in a Chinese Regiment, desiring to travel unbeaten paths, hired a guide and set out on foot from Simla, the summer capital of India headed overland through Tibet, into China, and reached his final destination in Peking. In this book, which was written for those less fortunate than the author in the opportunities they may have had for gratifying that passion for wandering the author writes of day to day occurrences as well as commenting on the passing surroundings and people. Included in the appendix is a complete record kept of the daily temperatures and weather conditions during the journey.‎

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‎CROW (Carl)‎

‎The Travellers - Handbook for China (Including Hong Kong)‎

‎Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Kelly & Walsh Limited. (1933), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1973. 1 volume in-12, 390 pp. with index, light green cloth hardcover with 6 folding maps and plans, very good condition.‎

‎This expanded revision of the Travellers handbook for China (Shanghai, 1913) follows the same format giving general information, historical sketch, art and industry, brief discussion of the government, and a lengthy catalogue of points of interest and accommodations in North China, the Yangtze Valley, and South China.‎

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‎LITTLE (Archibald John)‎

‎Through the Yang-Tse Gorges or Trade and Travel in Western China‎

‎London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ltd. (1898), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1972. 1 volume in-12, 300 pp., 15 pp. appendix, red cloth hardcover, third and revised edition with illustrations and map, very good condition.‎

‎A journal kept by the author during a two-months journey from Shanghai to Chungking . The information in the journal includes general observations on the society, the level of industrial development, cultural characteristics, landscape, and the economy.‎

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‎CAMPBELL (WM)‎

‎Missionary Success in the Island of Formosa‎

‎London, Trubner & Co, (1889), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1972. 2 Volumes in-12, 330 pp. (Vol 1), 367 pp. (Vol 2), green cloth hardcover with illustrations and map, very good condition.‎

‎Primarily the history of the Dutch mission in Formosa, concerned mainly with the state of the mission, not the people or their culture. The focus of this work is on missionary policies, specific missionaries, and personal experiences.‎

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‎CRADOCK (Lieutenant C.)‎

‎Sporting Notes in the Far East‎

‎London, Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh, reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1971. 1 volume in-12, 213 pp., blue cloth hardcover with illustrations and maps, very good condition.‎

‎Based on the shooting journal of the author, a sailor in the Royal Navy, this is a delightful guide to areas in which he hunted, primarily for fowl. The first portion of this work gives advice on caring for hunting dogs (including prescription for the treatment of sore feet and diarrhea for the dog), clothing, guns, type of water flow, land game, etc. The second portion gives a description of hunting areas, game, and experiences encountered in all the ports frequented by the author in Russian Tartary, Japan, Korea and China proper.‎

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‎MOULE (Venerable Arthur Evans)‎

‎The Chinese People - A Handbook on China‎

‎London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (1914), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1973. 1 volume in-12, 443 pp., 25 pp. appendix, green hardcover, with illustrations and a folding map, very good condition.‎

‎This work provides general information concerning the topography people, history, religions of China, ancient philosophers, literature and education, Christianity in China. It covers country life, port city life and aspects of the culture such as language, literature, religion and superstitions.‎

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‎KNOX (George William)‎

‎The Spirit of the Orient‎

‎New York, Thomas Y.CrowelL & Co. (1906), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1971. 1 volume in-12, 311 pp., blue cloth hardcover with illustrations, in very good condition.‎

‎Emphasizing the common humanity shared by the people of the West and the Orient, the author explores American attitudes toward the Orient and Oriental attitudes toward the West. He then turns to a discussion in sequence of the peoples and customs, and the spirit and problems of India, China, and Japon. In this discussion the author attempts to isolate the essential characteristics of the lifestyle and environment of the people of these countries which give rise to their particular attitudes towards life and to their special problems.‎

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‎MONTGOMERY (J.B.)‎

‎Among the Head-hunters of Formosa by Janet B. Montgomery McGovern, B.L.‎

‎London, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. (1922), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1972. 1 volume in-12, 220 pp., light green cloth hardcover with illustrations, very good condition.‎

‎Written for the general public, the authoress, an anthropologist, records her observations after living among the aborigines of Formosa for two years, 1916-1918. Divided in two parts, the first is a sympathetic and highly personal account of her first encounter with Formosa and its native inhabitants. The second part is a straight forward description of the manners and customs of aboriginal tribes which she observed. Topics included are: racial stock, social organization, religious beliefs and practice, marriages, illness and death, arts and crafts, tattooing and other forms of mutilations, and transportation. Numerous illustrations. Index.‎

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‎CAMPBELL (Persia Crawford)‎

‎Chinese Coolie Emigration to Countries within the British Empire‎

‎London, P.S.King & Son Ltd. (1923), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1970. 1 volume in-12, 240 pp., blue cloth hardcover, very good condition.‎

‎This book attempts to find the facts relating to Chinese labor emigration. It elucidates the two systems of emigration - credit ticket and contract emigration - and investigates the actual state of Chinese labor in different countries and the restrictions and official policies of individual countries.‎

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‎CHYNE (W.Y.)‎

‎Handbook of Cultural Institutions in China‎

‎Shanghai, Chinese National Committee on Intellectual Co-operation (1936), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1967. 1 volume in-12, 282 pp.+23 pp. Classified Index, blue cloth hardcover, very good condition.‎

‎A very useful and detailed catalogue of cultural institutions in China, with details concerning each cultural body, such as origin and history, membership, finance, activities, publications, etc.‎

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‎OLIVER (G. Ready)‎

‎Life and Sport in China‎

‎London, Chapman & Hall, Limited (1904), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1971. 1 volume in-12, 238 pp., blue cloth hardcover with illustrations, very good condition.‎

‎Written to convey an idea of how a European lived in China around the turn of the century. The author describes their dally life with details such as how to handle servants, their work, and their own amusements, which were found in the form of riding, shooting and sailing.‎

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‎REINSCH (Paul S.)‎

‎An American Diplomat in China‎

‎New York & Toronto, Doubleday, Page & Company (1922), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1967. 1 volume in-12, 396 pp., blue cloth hardcover, very good condition.‎

‎Mr Reinsch served as American Minister to China from 1913 to 1916. This volume constitutes the memoirs of his service in China. Reinsch records his personal contact and assessment of Yuan Shih-kai and many other major political and diplomatic events of the period, such as the Twenty-one Demands of Japan, the fall of Yuan Shih-kai the impact of World War 1 and its after-math on China.‎

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‎HOMER (H. Dubs)‎

‎Hsuntze - The Moulder of Ancient Confucianism‎

‎London, Great Russell Street (1927), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1966. 1 volume in-12, 308 pp., brown hardcover, very good condition.‎

‎A literal translation of all portions of the writings of Hsuntze(d.235 B.C.) believed by Dubs to be both original and important. Dubs based this translation on Hsuntze Chicnien compiled by Wang Hsien-chien and has provided the pagination of Wangs work in the columns for convenient cross reference. Since Hsuntze was founder of one of the two major branches of early Confucianism, this translation is a major contribution to the study of ancient Chinese philosophy.‎

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‎FERGUSSON (W.N.)‎

‎Adventure Sport and Travel on the Tibetan Steppes‎

‎London, Constable and Company Ltd (1911), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co, Taipei, 1972. 1 volume in-12, 343 pp., red cloth hardcover with illustrations and 2 folding maps, very good condition.‎

‎Based on the diaries of John Western Brooke and on the personal observations of the author, this volume is the account of two journeys into the steppes of Tibet. An account is given of an interview with the Dalai Lama, then in exile, and of the repeated frustration of attempts to enter Lhassa. Reference is made to hunting wild game. Ethnographic data is included on the Man and, Lolo tribes.‎

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‎HOSIE (Alexander)‎

‎Three Years in Western China - A narrative of Three Journeys‎

‎London, George Philip & Son. (1897), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co, Taipei, 1972. 1 volume in-12, 302 pp., red cloth hardcover, very good condition.‎

‎Three journeys to Szechuan, Kweichow, and Yunnan are narrated in this book. The author descries the habits, customs, and superstitions of the indigenous population in the areas. Also noted are topography, agriculture, crops and trade.‎

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‎MACKAY (G.L.)‎

‎From Far Formosa - The Island its People and Missions‎

‎New York, Fleming H. Revell Company, 1896, Reprinted by Cheng Wen Publishing Company, Taipei, 1972. 1 volume in-12., 346 pp. with Portraits, illustrations and Maps, blue cloth, in very good condition.‎

‎This Account of Formosa includes thorough descriptions of geography, animal and plant life, and some history. The main portion of the text is devoted to Dr. Mackays experiences among the Chinese on Formosa in his attempts to christianize them.‎

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‎PARSONS (William Barclay)‎

‎An American Engineer in China‎

‎New York, Mclure, Phillips & Co. 1900. Reprinted by Cheng Wen Publishing Company, Taipei, 1972. 1 volume in 12 - 321pp with illustrations and A Map.‎

‎Professedly written from the standpoint of Industrial development, the subject matter and format of this work is varied. The Author proceeds from a historical introduction of China to a travelogue account of his travel into Hunnan Province, at the time little known to West, and finally series of topical essays on his impressions of China and the Chinese, commerce and commercial relations, finances, construction techniques, inland communications (waterways and roadways), railways, the yellow-peril, and twentieth century China.‎

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‎WILDMAN (Rounsevelle)‎

‎Chinas Open Door -A Sketch of Chinese Life And History.‎

‎Boston, Lathrop Publishing Company, Reprinted by Cheng Wen Publishing Company, Taipei, 1972. 1 volume in-12, 320 pp. with illustrations, red hardcover, in very good condition.‎

‎This History of China covers from China beginnings to the Boxer uprisings. The starting point for this history is an examination of the characteristics of the Chinese and their culture. Included are thorough descriptions of the concept of face, the Chinese economy, filial piety, attitudes toward the law, dress, manners, customs and religious principles. The author asserts that in order to understand and judge aright the causal factors in Chinese history, one must first appreciate the principles governing the lives of the Chinese and how these principles differ from those of Westerners.‎

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‎FORTUNE (robert)‎

‎A Residence among the Chinese - Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea - Being a narrative of scenes and adventures during a third visit to China, From 1853 to 1856.‎

‎London, John Murray, Albemarle Street,1857. Reprinted by Cheng Wen Publishing Company, Taipei, 1971. 1 volume in-12, 440 pp., with illustrations, blue cloth, in very good condition.‎

‎A narrative of Scenes and adventure during the authors third visit to China, from 1853 to 1856, which takes him from coast, near the five major ports, inland to the green and black tea countries. His narrative includes descriptions of tea cultivation, the care and rearing of silkworms, and the production of silk, along with details of daily life wherever he travels.‎

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‎SIGURET (J.)‎

‎Territoires et Populations des Confins du Yunnan - Traduit du Chinois par J. Siguret‎

‎Peking, Chine, Editions Henri Vetch, 1937. Reprinted by Cheng Wen Publishing Company, Taipei, 1971. 1 volume in 12, 307 pp+X., blue cloth in very good condition.‎

‎This is a translation of a work by young Chinese scholars originally entitled Studies of Yunnan Border Problems. The translator states that this is the first work to his knowledge in which modern Chinese have undertaken to revise the judgments of their ancestors on the barbarians of frontier. The articles in this work include description and analysis of the history, people, geography, economy, customs, etc. of the Yunnan region. The work is indexed by geographical and personal names, and by topic. Chinese characters are provided throughout.‎

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