‎China‎

‎Shenyang China‎

‎photos, map, chinese and english captions‎

‎The Religious Life of Chinese Muslims‎

‎pp.126 profusely illustr‎

‎Laufer Berthold‎

‎Chinese Pottery of the Han Dinasty‎

‎Hard Cover. 4th Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine hardcover and a fine dustjacket with one corner of the flap clipped. The book and interior is clean and tight with no writing or underlining. 55 text illustrations, 75 full-page plates. Index. xx, 339 pages.‎

‎Emmons Charles F.‎

‎Chinese Ghosts and Esp A study of Paranormal Beliefs and experiences‎

‎pp.297‎

‎Chinese Qigong Therapy‎

‎Fine; Clean solid copy 264 p.; B&W illus. Softcover.‎

‎Sachsenmaier Dominic, Riedel Jens, Ed.‎

‎Reflections on Multiple Modernities: European, Chinese and Other Interpretations‎

‎This work explores an emerging paradigm in the social sciences, which assumes culturally specific forms of modernity. Modernization is thus no longer equated with homogenization. Scholars from history, sociology, area studies, and economics discuss the concept's implications. The first part covers a range of theoretical questions arising from the new approach. Issues such as the common features of all modernities and their interrelation with regional particularities, the reasons for antinomies of modernity, and the preconditions for a peaceful coexistence of cultures are raised. The second and third parts deal with Europe and China as two specific encounters with modernity, the tensions between universalism and cultural identities, both in past and present. The fourth part analyzes how Multiple Modernities translates into formal and informal institutions of diverse capitalisms.‎

‎Fei Xiaotong , Pref.‎

‎A Collection of Paintings and Calligraphy Works in Praise of Wujiang By Celebrities Through the Ages.‎

‎pp.150, folio, hard cover, profusely illustrated in color, text mainly in chinese, as new‎

‎A Photographic Record of the Mount Jolmo Lungma Scientific Expedition (1966 - 1968) ; attached: The British Mount Everest Expedition to China1982 (Qomolongma, qolmolongma)‎

‎4to, 29 cm . card covers with wrappers, (117) pages, many black and white and colour photographs (1 folding), endpaper maps, Small previous owner's rubber stamp +separate leaflet 8.pp on The British Mount Everest Expedition to China1982.‎

‎La Souvrainete Incontestable De La Chine Sur Les Iles Xisha et Les Iles Nansha‎

‎pp.23, + documents and large folding maps, br, very good‎

‎Eberhard Wolfram‎

‎Settlement and Social Change in Asia. Collected Papers Volume One‎

‎Red cloth, no jacket. Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 492 p., [16] leaves of plates :.ill., maps, ports. "In this first volume of essays I deal with several problems of settlement and social changes in Asia. They are the result of long years of research in China, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey. In the opening portions I discuss land tenure and the definition of the basic concepts of 'land' and 'tenure'. Though land tenure may be treated in quite different ways, I am mainly concerned with the question of how human societies in Asia occupied and used the land. This involves a study of migrations and the structure of the new immigrant societies. . ." Scarce.‎

‎The Changsha Warring States Period Silk Paintings (Changsha Qumu Bo Hua) Changsha Chu mu bo Hua‎

‎1 portfolio ([2] l., 3 plates (1 col.)) 35 cm. 4to format photographical reproductions (one in color, particulars in b&w. of a silk painting found in may 1973 in a warring states period tomb at tzetanku. with commentary in chinese, english and french. in chinese style original cardboard folder, as new. very scarce.‎

‎Chen, Hongshou, 1598-1652‎

‎Chen Hongshou hua ce, Gu gong bo wu yuan Cang (Chen Hing-shou - Zhong Hou lao lien)‎

‎portfolio chinese style of beautiful reproductions in folio of 8 silk album leaves of Chen, Hongshou, 1598-1652 (Chen Hing-shou - Zhong Hou lao lien), from the ming dynasty including figures and flowers and birds. The originals are kept in the palace museum in Peking). Introductory note in english and in chinese, perfect state.‎

‎Christie's East Ny‎

‎Christie's Chinese and Japanese Works of Art November 28 1989‎

‎br. 388 lots, illustr, cat.‎

‎Whyte‎

‎Rural Nutrition in China‎

‎Stiff wrs., very good, 54p., index, bibliography, maps, charts & statistical analysis. Scholarly study on the land resources for food production, ecoclimate or agroclimate, population, rural helath, diet in rural areas, Chinese dietary traditions, vulnerable groups, principal sources of calories, sources of plant & animal pr- otien, status of rural nutrition and the social & political implications. Well organized, many statistical charts.‎

‎Hackmack, Adolf‎

‎Chinese Carpets and Rugs‎

‎N. Y.: Dover, 1973. as new reprint. The original edition of this book was published in 1924. The book attempts to explain and display (over 76 pages + index) the decorative themes that are used in Chinese carpets so that the buyer can distinguish them from those of India, Persia or Turkey. Both wool and silk rugs are discussed. LEARN about the Lotus-flowers design, the Pearl border, chrysanthemums, rosettes and various animals as they appear on carpets of the period. One fascinating idea that I picked up was the `endless luck' pattern (Wan-tzu-pu-tao-fou). Cond: Blue, yellow and purple paper wrapper, while ALL internal illus. is b/w.‎

‎Collection Galerie Attila. Volume 1 (turkish and Persian rugs)‎

‎Hard Cover. fine. No date but after 1982, Color photos, in French, 311 p.‎

‎Ping-hua Lee Mabel‎

‎THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF CHINA With Special Reference to Agriculture‎

‎8vo pp.461, cloth, as new.‎

‎Victor Sidane‎

‎Le Printemps De Pékin Novembre 1978 - Mars 1980‎

‎pp.252, br. les dazibao du mur de la democratie a pekin. writings posted on the xidan "democracy wall". scarce. rare. i dazibao sul muro della democrazia, raro. en français.‎

‎Zou Zongxu, Edited by Museum of Qin Shihuang Terra-Cotta Figures of Warriors and Horses Archaeological Team of the Pits of Qin Terra-Cotta Figures‎

‎Ancient Chinese Sculptural Works. Terra-Cotta Figures from Qin Shihuang's Tomb‎

‎First Edition, 25 pages(in Chinese) + 106 illustrations in color and B&W, with details of hair styles, armour, buttons, hand gesture, boots, bridles, chariot, weapons, inscriptions.4to (12 1/2 X 15inches), + inalid stapled 20 page folio English translation and commentary, all in slipcase (slight wear to pictorial case, cloth, dust cover and book in excellent condition). A monumental early photographical report, with stunning pictures, of the excavations and trove's at the site of the first emperor's terracotta army. bellissimo libro fotogtafico sullo scavo dell'esercito di terracotta di Qin Shih Huangdi a Xian. Ottimo, tela edit. sovracoperta e cofanetto illustrato, minime tracce di usura al solo cofanetto. extra shipping for international orders.‎

‎Ching Frank‎

‎Ancestors: 900 Years in the Life of a Chinese Family‎

‎First Edition. 8vo. Tan boards with red cloth spine and gold lettering 1st edition 528pp. Map endpapers, frontispiece, photographs, illustrations, genealogy, notes, index Not only a unique family portrait extending nearly a millennium but a picture of China that transcends past and present.‎

‎SKRINE, C. P.‎

‎Chinese Central Asia. With an introduction by Sir Francis Younghusband. With a frontispiece in colour, 5 panorama's and 2 maps, 51 other Illustrations‎

‎In-8, XVI + 306 pp. 56 bl/w and 1 colour ills., 2 maps original dark green cloth, lettering on spine, illustrated front fep; lettering on spine became faint, some foxing ow a nice solid copy.‎

‎Grousset René‎

‎Storia dell'arte e della civiltà Cinese‎

‎ril tela, sovrac, cofanetto. Prima edizione italiana. 8vo. 112 tavole fuori testo di cui 32 a col. pp. 334‎

‎Mathews, Jay; Mathews, Linda‎

‎One Billion: A China Chronicle‎

‎25 cm. From John K. Fairbank - The New York Review of Books The sympathetic yet critical balance of attitude that distinguishes this book no doubt reflects the authors' experience living together in China. . . .{When they} married, and had two children, they mixed collaboration and competition. By living in China as a family they were in an unusual position to explore nooks and crannies of the society around them. . . . {The Mathews's} book, which is really a journalists' effort (the best I know of) . . . captures that elusive but ubiquitous entity known as 'Chinese culture' or what makes theChinese tick. From Donald Klein - The Christian Science Monitor (Eastern edition) The Mathewses bring solid credentials to their journalistic tasks and to this new book on life in China today. For example, they often cite research that is usually known only to China-scholars. Yet, these findings are frequently tested and humanized by the Mathewses' reporting. . . . Much of the book deals with the great struggle to preserve the family (not the rights of the individual as in the West) against the encroachments of the seemingly all-powerfulstate. The reader comes away with a renewed respect for the dogged tenacity of the family structure. . . . 'One Billion' contains an unexpected bonus. The Mathewses were the first American correspondents to have young children in China, and thus the book is sprinkled with striking observations about childrenthat a childless journalist might never have noticed. China is too importantto be left to the specialists. Books such as 'One Billion'--thoughtful and very well written--deserve a wide audience. From Judith K. Davison - The New York Times Book Review Conscientious organization saves 'One Billion' from chaos, but just barely. The authors start with the first principles of Chinese life--primacy of human feelings, ties to family and village, connections to the past, pride in being Chinese. Then they 'wrap together . . . the weary contrasts between city and country life. . . . They are at their best describing the central fact of life in China--population pressure--and examining its consequences (underemployment, low productivity, inadequate housing, family planning, which extends tosterilization and abortion). The farther afield they range, the more confusing their account becomes. 'One Billion' is the authors' testament to 'the experience of a lifetime,' but the reader would have been more satisfied with less. ISBN: 039450982X‎

‎Steele Philip‎

‎Journey Through China‎

‎Christian, John Leroy‎

‎Modern Burma. A Survey of its Political and Economic Development‎

‎8vo, xii, 389 pp, 6 illus. in b&w, 7 maps, some folding. Originally bound in wraps, this copy in black boards (bound in China). A historical, cultural, political, and economic survey of Burma (now Myanmar) up to the outbreak of World War II, when the country played a strategic role in the transportation of war material between British-ruled India and China over the Burma Road. Includes accounts of the Anglo-French rivalry for Burma in the 19th century, the British colonial administration and subsequent separation of Burma from India, Burmese nationalism, principal commodities, etc.‎