Haldane, Charlotte.
THE LAST GREAT EMPRESS OF CHINA.
304p. + Portrait Frontis. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Hardbound. First Edition. Fascinating story of Tzu Hsi and her magnificent life at court. ORIENT BOX 1
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Mitchinson, Lois.
CHINA. With 108 illustrations and 4 maps.
232p. Illustrated with photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Hardbound. First Edition. Very Good copy. Scarce. ORIENT BOX 1
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1888.
876 p. + Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Indian Tribes of the Northwest Coast; Ceramic Art in China; Fire-making Apparatus; Stone Age Implements; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology.
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Morley, Christopher.
TRANSLATIONS FROM THE CHINESE.
86 p. Gilt and orange pattern boards, cloth backed. Paper label. Delicately humorous poetry. ORIENT 3
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Hood, Graham.
BONNIN AND MORRIS OF PHILADELPHIA. The First American Porcelain Factory, 1770-1772.
pp. 13, 78 + Illustrations. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket. Hardbound. PA 40 x2
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1900. REPORT OF THE U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. Parts 1 & 2.
pp. 759; 738 + Numerous plates, color folding charts and figures. Thick 8vo. Original publisher's cloth bindings. Includes papers by George Sternberg on Transmission of Yellow Fever by Mosquitoes and Malaria. Gilbert H. Grosvenor (Founder of the National Geographic) paper on Geographic Conquests. Thomas E. Curtis's paper on Zeppelins. Plus important papers on: Anthropological Studies in California ; Aboriginal American Harpoons; Ceramic Art in China; Musical Scales and Instruments; Hopi Art; Steelyards; Color Photography; Use of Kites in Meteorological Observations; Life in the Ocean; Ice Breaker Ship in the Arctic; Radiation; Photography of Sound Waves and Cinematograph; Electricity; Zeppelins; Notes on Mars; Nature Pictures; and a valuable Catalogue of the Collection of Gems. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Moyer, Elgin S.
MISSIONS IN THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, Their Development and Effect Upon the Denomination.
301 p. + Folding map. Original cloth binding, faded. The far-reaching missions of the Brethren Church are quite remarkable. Their reports are full of curious details about exotic peoples.
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Royer, Galen B.
CHRISTIAN HEROISM IN HEATHEN LANDS.
189p. Original orange cloth binding.
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Royer, Galen B.
THIRTY-THREE YEARS OF MISSIONS IN THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN.
448p. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding. Prelims foxed.
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Barber, Edwin Atlee.
ANGLO-AMERICAN POTTERY. Old English China With American Views. A Manual For Collectors.
pp. 161, (xiv)[Index]. Ninety three illustrations. Manuscript listing marks used at Sevres to indicate dates of manufacture pasted on back pastedown. 8vo. Original full blue decorated cloth binding, faded and worn. First Edition of this indispensable guide to historic Staffordshire and other British potteries depicting American figures and scenes. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ART 4
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Douglas, Robert K.
CONFUCIANISM AND TAOUISM.
pp. 287, (8) [Publisher's catalogue]. Folding frontis map. Small 8vo. Original orange full cloth binding decorated in black and gold. Bookseller's label. Very nice binding. Text starting to brown. OCC 4
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I Ching.
I CHING. The Book of Changes. Translated by Frank J. Mac Hovec.
63p. Color illustrations by Marian Morton. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. OCC 8
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Leggett, Trevor (Compiler and Translator).
A FIRST ZEN READER.
236p. Illustrated. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Numerous pencil underling and notes. Second printing. OCC 9
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Phrenological Journal.
THE PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL AND LIFE ILLUSTRATED. A Repository of Science, Literature, and General Intelligence. Vol. LI, Old Series-Vol. II. - New Series; Vol. LII, Old Series - Vol. III, New Series. January to June, 1871. (Bound with Vol. LIII, Old
Two volumes in one. pp. 436, 426. Numerous engravings. Small. 4to. Original half leather binding. Rear board detached. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PHREN 1
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Denny, Walter B.
ORIENTAL RUGS.
126 p. Illustrated. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original soiled and slightly torn dust jacket. Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques. TEXTILE 2. -
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Gunn, Lilian M.
TABLE SERVICE AND DECORATION. Lippincott's Unit Texts Edited by Benjamin R. Andrews.
107p. Plus photo frontis. Full page photo illustrations. Small 8vo. Original full purple cloth binding. Spine darkened. Very XLib. WOMEN 1
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Antiques Magazine (Editors).
ANTIQUES AT THE HENRY FORD MUSEUM.
48p. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Folio. Original printed wraps. Slight wear at extremities. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ART 2 -
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Alexander, Richard.
JADE BOOK. Ko-Tows to Chinese Jade Connoisseurs; Jade Always the Most Precious Jewel In China. Its Philosophy.
pp. 64 + Plus photo illustrations. Text drawings. Decorated title pages. 8vo. Original full green printed wraps. Front wrap detached. Green ribbon spine tie. Nice copy. .**PRICE JUST REDUCED! ART 6
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Hsia Nai; Ku Yen-Wen; Lan Hsin-Wen; Hsiang Po; Lu Wen-Kao; Chang Li-Chuan; Lin Yu-Chin.
NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS IN CHINA. Discoveries During the Cultural Revolution.
pp. 72 + Plus numerous color photo illustrations. Small 8vo. Original color printed wraps. Second printing. ART 1
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Cole, Ann Kilborn.
MARY MERRITT'S DOLL MUSEUM.
44p. Numerous photo illustrations. Vignette Just's copy. 8vo. Original color printed wraps. VG+. The legendary collection amassed by the late Mary and Bob Merritt Sr, founders of the Douglassville, PA., museum that closed December 31, 2005. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ART 1
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United States Department of State.
GUIDEBOOK TO DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.
154p. Photo illustrations. 4to. Original decorated printed wraps. A detailed study of the reception rooms in the Department of State. Nice copy. ART 1
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Earle, Alice Morse.
CHINA COLLECTING IN AMERICA.
pp. xi, 429. Numerous illustrations. Decorated title page. 8vo. Original full embossed blue cloth binding. Slightly faded and worn at extremities. First edition. Nice copy. ART 3
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Earle, Alice Morse.
CHINA COLLECTING IN AMERICA.
pp. xi, 429. Illustrated. Decorated title page. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding embossed in black and gold. Spine slightly faded. Nice copy. ART 3
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Eberlein, Harold Donaldson and Ramsdell, Roger Wearne.
THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF CHINAWARE.
pp. xix, 325 + Plus color frontis and full page plates. Two hundred and five reproductions and diagrams, some in color. Pennsylvania Dutch Folklorist - Pumpernickle Bill's copy. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn with some chips. ART 4
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Gordon, Horace W. and Gordon, Elinor.
ORIENTAL LOWESTOFT.
pp. 32 + Plus frontis. Photo illustrations. Bookplate of Marion and Thomas U. Schock. 16mo. Original full yellow printed wraps. Second Edition. ART 6
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Moore, N. Hudson.
THE OLD CHINA BOOK. Including Staffordshire, Wedgwood, Lustre, and Other English Pottery and Porcelain.
pp. xi, 300 + Plus frontis and full page illustrations. Decorated title page. William Troxell's copy. 8vo. Original full embossed blue cloth binding decorated with a blue plate on front cover. Spine slightly darkened. ART 3
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Palmer, Arlene M.
A WINTERTHUR GUIDE TO CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN.
114p. Highly illustrated with some in color. 8vo. Crown paperback. Original printed wraps. Slightly soiled. ART 3
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Cooley, John K.
EAST WIND OVER AFRICA. Red China's African Offensive.
pp. viii, 246. Very XLib. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, with clear library wrap. AFRICA/3
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Agar, Herbert.
THE PRICE OF POWER: America Since 1945.
pp. xi, 199. Numerous inked underlinings and notations. 8vo. Paperback. Coldwar/Economics 9
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Appignanesi, Richard.
FREUD. For Beginners.
174p. Cartoon illustrations by Oscar Zarate. 8vo. Paperback. First American edition. Done in a comic-book style this useful review takes a (sometimes irreverent) look at Freud and his theories. Coldwar/Economics 1
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American Academy of Political and Social Science.
THE ANNALS. CONSERVATISM, LIBERALISM, AND NATIONAL ISSUES. Volume 344. Special Editor of this volume, Lee S. Greene.
pp. vii, 204. Charts. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Spine and top edge faded. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 6
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American Academy of Political and Social Science.
THE ANNALS. NONALIGNMENT IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Volume 362. Special Editor of this volume, Cecil V. Crabb, Jr.
pp. viii, 223. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Spine faded. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! Coldwar/Economics 6
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American Academy of Political and Social Science.
THE ANNALS. POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION: ITS ROLE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS. Volume 361. Special Editor of this volume, Roberta Sigel.
pp. vii, 206. Charts. Double column. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! Coldwar/Economics 6
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American Academy of Political and Social Science.
THE ANNALS. PROTAGONISTS, POWER, AND THE THIRD WORLD: ESSAYS ON THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM. Volume 386. Special Editor of this volume, Wayne Wilcox.
pp. viii, 252. Double column. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Coldwar/Economics 6
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Arechaga, Eduardo Jimenez De.
VOTING AND THE HANDLING OF DISPUTES IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL. United Nations Studies: No. 5.
189p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original glassine wraps. Very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 6
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American Academy of Political and Social Science.
THE ANNALS. RESOURCES AND NEEDS OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY. Volume 380. Special Editor of this volume, Smith Simpson.
pp. x, 250. Double column. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Spine faded. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! Coldwar/Economics 6
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American Academy of Political and Social Science.
MONOGRAPH 5. FUNCTIONALISM IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: The Strength and Limits of Functionalism in Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, and Sociology. Editor by Don Martindale.
pp. ix, 162. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! Coldwar/Economics 6
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Appignanesi, Richard.
LENIN. For Beginners.
169p. Cartoon illustrations by Oscar Zarate. 8vo. Paperback. First revised American edition. Done in a comic-book style this useful review takes a (sometimes irreverent) look at Lenin and his times. Coldwar/Economics 1
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Barnett, A. Doak.
CADRES, BUREAUCRACY, AND POLITICAL POWER IN COMMUNIST CHINA. With a Contribution by Ezra Vogel.
pp. xxix, 563. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Nice copy. A detailed and analytical study of China's government in 1967. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 7
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Beard, Charles A. (Editor).
WHITHER MANKIND. A Panorama of Modern Civilization.
pp. vii, 408. Chapter headings illustrated. Tall 8vo. Original full gold stamped blue cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn with slight loss. First edition. Coldwar/Economics 3
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Benjamin, Robert Spiers (Editor).
THE INSIDE STORY. By members of the Overseas Press Club of America.
pp. x, 263. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, worn. Third printing. "Strange but true stories previously unreported by reporters concerning the famous and not-so famous, in hindsight now often illuminating, anecdotes of incidents prior to World War II." Coldwar/Economics 3.
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Briefs, Henry W.
PRICING POWER AND "ADMINISTRATIVE" INFLATION. Concepts, Facts and Policy Implications.
pp. vi, 63. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Stamped presentation copy from Pennsylvania Congressman Geo. A. Goodling. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 5
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Brookings Institution.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND OVERSEAS OPERATIONS. Report Prepared for the Bureau of the Budget Executive Office of the Present.
pp. xxv, 380. Tall 8vo. Original full printed wraps. First Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 1
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Brookings Institution.
THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. A Major Problem of American Foreign Policy. Brookings Lectures, 1956.
pp. ix, 158. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. First Edition. Coldwar/Economics 5
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Brookings Institution.
RESEARCH FRONTIERS IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT. Brookings Lectures, 1955.
pp. vii, 240. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. First Edition. Brookings lectures by Stephen K. Bailey, Herbert Simon, Robert Dahl, Richard Snyder, Alfred de Grazia, Malcolm Moos, Paul David, and David Truman. Coldwar/Economics 4
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Bursk, Edward C. (Editor).
THINKING AHEAD FOR BUSINESS.
pp. viii, 215. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. First Edition. Coldwar/Economics 5.
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Burns, James MacGregor (Editor).
TO HEAL AND TO BUILD. The Programs of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Edited by James MacGregor Burns.
pp. xiv, 506. Numerous photographs. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. A few tears. First edition, "second printing". Coldwar/Economics 7
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Bush, Vannevar.
MODERN ARMS AND FREE MEN. A Discussion of the Role of Science in Preserving Democracy.
273p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. Coldwar/Economics 3/8
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Cantril, Hadley.
HUMAN NATURE AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS.
pp. xiii, 112. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Ninth volume in the Brown and Haley Lecture Series. Coldwar/Economics 8
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Cousins, Norman.
MODERN MAN IS OBSOLETE.
59p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn with some loss. Second printing. "The complete and greatly expanded text of the famous Saturday Review editorial on the implications of atomic energy." Coldwar/Economics 2
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