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Jean Dale; Louise Irvine
The Charlton Standard Catalogue (Catalog) of Royal Doulton Bunnykins
xxiii, 296 pages. Profusely illustrated with colour plates and reproductions of black and white photos. "The most comprehensive guide to Royal Doulton Bunnykins." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Address label removed from title page. Binding intact. A sound reference copy. Book
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Varney, Harold L.; Oliver, Revilo P.; Muhlnbeck, Jack; Goff, Rev. Kenneth; Oyaas, Joann; Hearst, Allen L.
American Mercury Magazine, "To Bear Witness To The Truth", June 1960, Volume XC No. 437 - Castro's War on Cuban Capitalism / Is There Free Speech?
160 pages. Features: Castro's War on Capitalism in Cuba; Counting Heads - the first U.S. census was no easy job; Juvenile Integrity Starts in the Home; The Korean Myth - Misconceptions Americans have about Korea; 1960 Version of "The Little Red Hen"; Cold War in International Athletics - opposing Communist athletes intent on propaganda; The Tenth Man - baseball's most important player can be the groundskeeper; Facts Russia Does Not Tell; School Teaching Beats Working for a Living; The Truly Satisfying Life; The China Clipper; Who are the Metrocrats?; Listen to This; Honey - Nutritious Nostrum; Who Wants to Abolish the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)?; They Tamed the Wild Missouri River; Is There Free Speech?; The greatest Train Robbery; Walter, The Adaptable Weasel; A Kentucky Political Education; Don't Let your Shoulder Freeze; This Is Christianity - Young Korean Joon Gon Kim's Ministry to Communists; You Can Do Something; Those Modern Eskimos; A Return to Common Sense in Education - Pennsylvania teacher shuns methods that produce illiterate blockheads; The Organization Mother; January-June 1960 Index. Back cover Flag Day coverage features lovely photo of youngsters Kay and Tony of the Dario Politella family of Lindenhurst, Long Island. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Surdez, Georges; et al
Country Gentleman - America's Foremost Rural Magazine, July 1949: All the Rice is Not in China
120 pages. Features: You can make money in the south; You'll need better cows; Look again at Sorghums; All the rice is not in China - Ti-Jules Baronet and family of Crowley, LA; Trees are cash in the bank - harvesting your woodlot; Home is where the heart is; This is the way we celebrate; Wanted - more grass and legume seed; Grange formula for better living - Schley Grange of Orange County, North Carolina; and more. Ads include: Ipana; Dodge Wayfarer; B.F. Goodrich ad with Clarence Warner from near Sandusky, Ohio; Jeep; Oldsmobile; International Harvester equpment; Pontiac; Cheerios; Plymouth; Lifebuoy; Sheppard diesel tractors; GM (2-page color ad with blonde at wheel); Ford truck ad with world's champion beekeeper and honey producer Woodrow Miller of Colton, CA; New Holland baler; Ford tractors (2-pages); Auto-Lite with Joan Crawford; Case tractors; Color Studebaker ad inside back cover features Minnesota farmer Lawrence Connelly from near Sabin; Color-photo Camel cigarette ad on back cover features golfers Lew Worsham and Gene Sarazen. Unmarked with average wear. Some nibbling to coverfold. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Thayer & Chandler
Thayer & Chandler Spring Supplement for 1928: Supplement to Yearbook 1928
32 pages. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Products include: Lucas plastic art objects to be decorated; Plaited parchment shades to be decorated; Wood candlesticks; Fine quality black satin squares - ready to decorate; Designed black satin wall panels; Fine Quality Black Satin Mats - ready to decorate; Cone Painting; New handkerchiefs and Scarfs; Prof. Hibbard's French Fabric Paints, Magic Colors, Oriental Lacquers, and Wood-Painting lacquers; Colored transfer pictures; Wood novelties for lacquer decoration; Art furniture for lacquer decoration; Hooked rugcraft; Glass for plastic decoration; Iron novelties to be decorated; and Choice Artist's China Specials. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A charming vintage copy. Book
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Chiu, Churchill T. (Editor); Shih, Hu; Yutang, Lin; Bradley, Anita; Fong, Alice P.; Et al
Analyses of the Sino-Japanese Conflict
31 page pro-China pamphlet produced in the depths of Japan's brutal military activity in China. Contents: English translation of dramatic radio speech of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek to the Chinese People, delivered December 16, 1937; The Issues Behind the Far Eastern Conflict; The Sino-Japanese Conflict; Our American Stake in the Far Eastern Conflict; An Open Letter to the Women of America; Japan's Dilemma; Japan's Economic War Against the White Race; Dictatorship versus Democracy. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
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Davis, Frank; Stratton, Deborah; Harker, Daniel
Art & (and) Antiques Weekly, July 24, 1971: Artist James Ward
38 pages. Features: Theft reports; Artist James Ward; Commemorative china; Going East - pieces which young men took with them to the east in the Victorian era; Helsingborg - where the best of Scandinavia is on show; Nice colour-photo ad for Harley Antiques on back cover; Auction news; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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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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Vivian, H.; Henham, E.G.; Rose, O.G.; Andrews, M.; MacDonald, E.; Smith, T.W.; Et al
The Wide World Magazine - An Illustrated Monthly, January (Jan.) 1899, Vol. 2, No. 9 - Pirate Hunting in China
An early issue of this popular and long-lived publication. Pages 226-336. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - part V; The Votaries of Eternal Silence - the Monastery of La Trappe; E.G. Henham is Saved by a Horse - an 1891 adventure in North-West Canada; A River of Red Lava - photo-illustrated Hawaiian story by Overend G. Rose; Abandoned - Morgan Andrews was left on a desolate island in Lake Winnipeg for 8 days; (Fantastic) Klondike Pictures supplemented by text; The Voyages of the "Mole Hill"; Curious Birds' Beaks; Pirate Hunting in China - Admiral J. Morseby describes the chasing of pirate junks, the queer incidents that happened, and the extraordinary method by which the pirates were smashed (includes photo of Moresby and illustration of the H.M.S. "Snake"); The Indian Child and His Toys - Ute child Capitano and photos of him, his complete outfit of toys, implements and dolls; Christmas in an African Desert - illustrated article by big-game hunter F.C. Selous; How the "Maid of the Mist" Shot the Niagara Rapids (with illustration of Joel R. Robinson); Parachuting adventure of Captain Bidmead (with photos); and more. Front cover loose but present. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Yin, James; Young, Shi; Dorfman, Ron; Tutu, Desmond M.
The Rape of Nanking: An Undeniable History in Photographs
xv, 319 pages. Index. Footnotes. Bibliography. Text in English and Chinese. "This book, using more than 400 historical photographs, many of which were taken by Japanese soldiers themselves, is published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Japanese surrender, to remind the world of the forgotten holocaust in Nanking, and to honor history and answer any attempt to deny or change it." - dust jacket. "I am pleased to be associated with this book, however graphic of the horrors of that dreadful time, as I believe it to be an instrument of reconciliation. It is a step on the road to a better world." - Desmond M. Tutu. Somewhat above-average wear and usual library markings to book. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this important work. Book
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Knud Larsen; Amund Sinding-Larsen
The Lhasa Atlas: Traditional Tibetan Architecture and Townscape
180 pages. Bibliography. References. Index. "Focuses on the topography, environment, historical development, buildings, and townscape of old Lhasa. Introduces future plans and issues concerning the safeguarding of Lhasa's historical townscape in the face of urban development. Includes 25 new maps never before published, satellite photos, historical maps and photos, watercolours, information on old buildings, and many new colour photos." - dust jacket. Dust jacket attractive in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Average wear and usual library markings to book bound in scarlet cloth with hinges taped. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Artist Unknown
Replica Chinese / Shanghai Cigarette Advertising Poster Featuring Young Lovely in Red-Checked Vest Holding Pekingese Dog - My Dear, The Rat and Calendar Cigarette Brands Illustrated
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features lovely young lady in pearls and red-checked vest holding adorable Pekingese dog close to her breast. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai and a great gift idea for any fan of the Pekingese breed. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Red Lion Cigarette Advertising Poster Featuring Young Lovely in Blue Dress on Bench
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features lovely young lady in long blue and white patterned dress and tan coat legs crossed on bench amidst attractive flowers and tree. Illustration of Red Lion cigarette pack in lower left corner. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Advertising Poster for the Personal Soaps of Wm. Gossage & Sons (China) Ltd.
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features elegant young lady in long blue and white dress with parrot and flowers in background. Illustrations of bars of primrose and honey soaps at bottom. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Advertising Poster for Polytanin Bottled Health Tonic
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features gorgeous smiling young lady in sleeveless red and white patterned dress seated at what appears to be a trendy restaurant table with white floral bouquet in background. Illustration of brown glass bottle of Polytanin in lower left corner. Polytanin, exported from Japan, was a 'eutrophic of amino acids'. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A very attractive memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Advertising Poster - Elegantly-Dressed Young Lady
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features elegantly-dressed young lady with hair tied back. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Cigarette Advertising Poster Featuring Young Lovely and the Gold Bar and Hatamen Cigarette Brands
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features lovely young lady in long red floral print dress with white fur around her neck. Illustrations of Gold Bar and Hateman cigarette boxes along bottom edge. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Advertising Poster For Kwong Sang Hong, Ltd. (Hong Kong) Toiletries for Women
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features two lovely young ladies in long cream floral-illustrated dresses surrounded by flowers and illustrations of the company's many products. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Advertising Poster Featuring Seductive Lady in Low-cut Dress with Fan
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features tempting young beauty in elegant low-cut black dress and pearls holding fan. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Advertising Poster Featuring Two Young Lovelies Playing Mini-Golf
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features two charming young ladies in elegant long silk dresses playing mini-golf. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Cigarette Advertising Poster Featuring Attractive Young Lady and the Fiddle, 5 (Five) Bats and Good Crop Cigarette Brands
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features lovely young lady in long red and white dress seated in what appears to be an elegant restaurant. Illustrations of cigarette packs across the bottom include the Fiddle, 5 Bats and Good Crop brands. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Soft-Porn Advertising Poster for Great Eastern Dispensary, Ltd. - Features Semi-Topless Beauty in Canoe
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features sexy young beauty holding parasol in canoe. She is wearing only short shorts and a skimpy red top which is pulled down to reveal her right breast. Periphery features illustrations of the many products offered by the Great Eastern Dispensary Ltd. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai and a classy addition to the wall of any Asian man cave. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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Artist Unknown
Chinese / Shanghai Replica Advertising Poster - Features Elegant Lady in Blue Dress Seated on Bench
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features lovely young lady in elegant long light-blue dress seated on bench with floral backdrop. Illustration at bottom suggests this is an ad for a high-quality fabric brand. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Unmarked with moderate wear and soiling. Last few inches of lower right corner detached from metal strip. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
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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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Rudolf, W.; Ranee of Sarawak; Sprigle, R.; Wilby, T.; Morphy, E.; Tickell, G.; Birkhead, J.; Glazier, G.; Drevey, P.; Et al
The Wide World - The Magazine For Men, October (Oct.) 1914, No. 198, Vol. 33 - My Escape from Kelantan / Across Canada By Motor-Car
Pages 503-598, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: Eight Days On a Capsized Ship - three seamen tough it out upon the overturned hull of the 'Anna Rebecca' in 1906 off Memel (with photos); My Adventures in Sarawak (part I) - Her Highness the Ranee of Sarawak describes her experiences getting to know 'the loveable little people and their language' (with photos); The Girl Who Came to Copperfield, Oregon - Miss Fern Hobbs was sent at the head of a regiment of soldiers to restore order in the lawless town of Copperfield - article with photo of Miss Hobbs; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part II) - Photo-illustrated account of the second half of Mr. Wilby's arduous journey, ending in British Columbia; My Escape from Kelantan - a veteran pioneer of Malaya, W.E. Nash, relates how he took a frail stern-wheel river steamer across the China Sea in the teeth of a monsoon; The Case of "Jack Thompson" - an Englishman in a Bolivian prison; The Haunted Trees - The Malays believe evil spirits take up residence in certain 'hantu' trees; Pieter Erberfeld, Traitor - the story behind this man and a memorial tablet, bearing his skull, in Batavia, Dutch West Indies (Indonesia); The Hermit of Smith's Mountain - a strange character in San Diego County; Man-Eaters - the menace wild animals constitute to dwellers in less-favoured parts of the world; Sport in the Ukraine - with photos; Freshwater Pearl-Fishing - clam-fishing as carried out on the rivers of Illinois - with great photos; Wanted, A Wife - the amusing adventures of Dominick Forese of Butte, Montana; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage issue. 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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Multiple Contributors
The Milky Way Pictorial [Magazine] No. 262, 1980
94 pages. Loaded with wonderful color and black and white photos. Features: Thirteen pages of great colour movie ads; Kenny Bee - one page photo; Chin Han Divorces his wife; Lung Kung Yee attempts suicide; Kenny Bee Places Career First - photos and article; The Reborn Romance of Lau Wing and Man Sit Yee; The Success of Wu Wei Chung and Your Smiling Face; Mou Tang Pei wants to be 'Boat-People'; Ma Young Lin attracts girls; Lonely-Hearted Louis Castro; Teen Hawk - the quiet man with emotion; T'u Chung Shen - an idealistic director; The Benefit of Film Censorship Revision by the Information Ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan); What TV Lacks; The Clown; John Travolta - article with photos; and much more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Golden Movie News, August [Aug.] 1979, No. 89 - Jackie Chan Foldout Colour Photo
102 pages. Wonderful colour and black and white photography. Features: The Young Master - two pages of colour photos; Beautiful one-page colour photos of Sylvia Chang, Lily Li, Hsu Chieh; Candy Wen, Hu Yin Mong, and Rebecca Fong; Colour photos of ladies fashions; Colour photo of Jackie Chan; Last Hurrah For Chivalry - foldout colour photos; Jackie Chan foldout colour photo; Photo of Dinah Shore with Raymond Chow; Article and photos on Dinah Shore and her TV show visiting the set of a Kung Fu movie; Michael Hui - 'Made in China'; Article and photos entitled "Jackie Chan, Motioning with Ease and Grace; Cheng Shao Chiu, Portraying a Hero in the Sword - article with black and white photos; Hsu Chieh - Gym Enthusiast - article with black and white photos; Wei Bai Aspired To Love; Yuen Biao, Making a Hit - article with black and white photos; K.H. Chan could eat no fat - article with black and white photos; Sheh Kin - Uncrabbed by Age - article with photos; Richard Ng as a moviegoer; Rebecca Fong starring in Carry on Orderly; Love at First Bite - George Hamilton Photos; Horror Inn - colour ad inside back cover; Nice colour photo ad for Girard-Perregaux watches on back cover; and much more. Clean and unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage 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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Davis, Harry; Evans, Trevor; Kilgore, Harley; Peffer, N.; Et al
The New York Times Magazine, August 12, 1945 - Aerial Cover Photo of Massive Explosion on Honshu
48 pages. Features: Rheingold lager beer ad features color photos of Jean Welch, Jill Darnley, Maggie Long, Helen Riickert, Dorothy Hart and Rita Daigle, the Miss Rheingold 1946 candidates; Illustrated ad for the Fairchild "Flying Boxcar"; We Enter the Atomic Age - the momentous story of the atom whose energy science has now unleashed; Two pages of fantastic photos illustrating the dramatic story of the atom - from radium to the atomic bomb, including the Curies, Einstein, Niels Bohr, Dr. E.O. Lawrence with a cyclotron, and the great factory at Oak Ridge, TN; Ernest Bevin - a new kind of statesman; When do we abolish (wartime) business controls: Germany is Not Yet Defeated - Senator Harley M. Kilgore argues her industrial power must be destroyed; China - Unless we preserve her full integrity we shall face still another war - Nathaniel Peffer's formula for peace in the Far East; One-page ad for Drene shampoo features three color photos of beautiful Bettina Bolegard, New York fashion model; Veterans storm the academic beachhead; Our music-loving Presidents; Benjamin ('Ben') Victor Cohen is expected to be a bridge from the President to Byrnes and Vinson; Jones & Laughline Steel ad includes sketches of Donald Gortner and Ralph Ardary; Vice Admiral Ben Moreell of the Seabees looks forward to moving his bulldozers into Japan; Boom in New Yorkers studying foreign languages; Interesting half-page ad for The American Mercury features heading "Can We Do Business With Stalin", with illustration of Stalin; Nice one-page Chicken of the Sea and White Star tuna ad; Two pages of photos of ladies in fashionable coats; and more. Average external soiling and wear. Unmarked. Opening to central portion of front cover mended with archival tape. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book
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The Doobie Brothers; Johnston, Tom; Simmons, Patrick; Reynolds, Art; et al
The Doobie Brothers: Songbook with Piano Sheet Music, Lyrics and Guitar Chords
142 pages. Seven pages of sepia-tone photos of the band. Includes piano sheet music, lyrics and guitar chords for these songs, several of which have gone on to become classics: Busted Down Around O'Connelly Corners; The Captain and Me; China Grove; Clear as the Driven Snow; Cotton Mouth; Dark Eyed Cajun Woman; Disciple; Don't Start Me Talkin'; Evil Woman; Jesus Is Just Alright; Listen to the Music; Long Train Runnin'; Mamaloi; Natural Thing; Rockin' Down The Highway; Snake Man; South City Midnight Lady; Toulouse Street; Ukiah; White Sun; Without You. Small doodle inside front cover and store stamp upon title page, otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Above-average but not excessive external wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful Doobie Brothers compilation, graced by one of the best album cover photos of all time - band in tophats aboard stagecoach beneath highway to nowhere. 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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Verrill, A. Hyatt; Hogg, John Edwin; Pound, Reginald; Ward, Capt. F. Kingdon; Dale, Bonnycastle; Story, Sommerville; Vivian, Herbert; Reynolds, R. Frank; Herbert, V.
The Wide World, True Stories of Adventure, July 1922, Vol. 49, No. 291: Across Remote Yunnan / The Wild Men of Borneo
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part II - The U.S. attempts to prevent the arming of revolutionaries in Dominica in 1906-7; Hunting Wild Goats By Seaplane and Motorcycle Near San Clemente - article with photos; Remanded - a perfectly blameless man is blamed for a crime; Full Speed Astern - 400 men aboard the steamer Remiji Maru are saved by the action of a young engineer on watch two days out of Hong Kong; The Wild Men of Borneo - Wonderful photo-illustrated account of a visit to the Dyaks; Photo and letter from a reader who, with five friends, dressed up in KKK outfits and brought along a relative in blackface to entertain at a fancy-dress ball in Leeds; Across Remote Yunnan - Part II - Capt. F. Kingdon Ward continues his journey through the little-known region where the frontiers of China and Tibet meet - article with nice photos; Two Men and a "Pink" - terrifying experience of two returned Canadian soldiers off the coast of Labrador aboard their vessel Terra Nova, nicknamed the Turn Over; "Gentleman" Girard - Frenchman Henri Girard made a profession of poisoning people whose lives he had insured; The Ghost Dancers of the Imst - unusual customs in the Tyrolian valley village of Imst - article with photos; Down the "Old Delph" - two men venture into a disused mine near Roby Mill in Lancashire; Marooned On a Precipice - Three mountain climbers, Karl Aichner, Alois Netzer, and Conrad Schuster, are stranded for six days in the Northern Tyrol; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 180-264, 9-16 [ads]. Unmarked with light wear and some soiling to back cover. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
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Lane, Rose Wilder; 'Gulbrandsen'; Dawson, E.B.; Casserly, Lieut.-Col. Gordon; Walmsley, Leo; Wills, Archie; 'Traverse'; Miller, T.S.; Ward, E.D.; Butt-Thompson, Captain F.W.
The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, April [Apr.] 1923, Vol L, No. 300: Search for the Grosvenor Treasure
Pages 442-528 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: A Soldier of Fortune - a story smuggled in bits from a French prison (part 1); A Woman in Unknown Albania - Part I - Mrs. Rose Wilder Lane describes her adventures among the remote northern mountains where tribal blood-feuds still flourish - article with photos; The Election at Rodeo - an account of the happenings at a town in Argentina on the occasion of the Presidential election of 1914; The Search for the Grosvenor Treasure - an account of the wreck of the Grosvenor on the lonely coast of Pondoland, South Africa, and operations of seekers of her sunken treasure of precious metals and stones - with photos; The Terror of the Terai - the story of one of the most remarkable elephant hunts on record - a twelve days' chase after a man-killing 'rogue'; Photo of a Venetian funeral; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - the humourous travels of a huband and wife with their donkey (part 4); Across the Pacific in a Chinese Junk - Captain George Ward and his voyage from Amoy, China to Victoria, British Columbia - article with photos, one of which includes Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford aboard the vessel; Forgotten - the terrible experience of a young surveyor off the coast of Trinidad; The Witching of the M'Bumbo - a tale of native witchcraft and trial by ordeal in Nigeria; Our Unlucky Day - an account of a series of disasters which struck a steamer, the S.S. Z_____ in the Gulf of Mexico; The Village of the Greeks - visit to a tiny hamlet in the Sicilian Mountains - with photos; The Gower Affair - a story of black magic at Porto Lokkoh on the West Coast of Africa. Above-average wear. Front cover loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Hughes, C.V.; Livingston, Carl B.; Simons, G.Grant; Baker, R. St. Barbe; Cassidy, Frank; Cook, Oscar; Carson, Captain John H.; Nicholas, Mrs. Mary J.; Walter, Hugh; McGill-Nutt, Capt. J.C.; Taylor, Merlin Moore; Hayter, C.N.C.; Ferguson, Ronald Muir
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, July, 1925, Vol LV, No. 327: The Jogi's Curse / Two Years in Borneo / Forbidden Nepal
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Jogi's Curse - An Indian government official is cursed by a wondering jogi (priest) and the prophecy is tragically fulfilled; An Underground Wonderland - Fantastic photo-illustrated article on the Carlsbad Cavern of New Mexico; Adrift in the China Seas - Sent off to fetch help for their crippled steamer, H.W. Millard, G. Grant Simmons and their companions are blown off course and suffer an eight-day ordeal; "Watu Wa Miti" - R. St. Barbe Baker founded the "Men of the Trees" in Equatorial Africa to preserve trees which were continually being burned to secure land for cultivation - with photos; The Man Who Wanted a Change - A factory hand seeking escape travels to the South Seas, only to return sadder and wiser; Two Years in Borneo - Part I - Oscar Cook spent eight years there, the last two of which were quite strenuous - with photos; "The Man With the Buried Head" - photo of alms-seekers in India; The Promotion of Private Smith - The inside facts of an affair involving Private Smith, a young soldier in the American Army, stationed in the Philippines; The Last of the Bushrangers - Mrs. Mary J. Nichols reflects on the old pioneer days in Tasmania and the 'sticking-up' of an isolated station by the last gang of bushrangers that operated in the island - with photos; Forbidden Nepal - Hugh Walter had unusual opportunities to visit this closed state and provides interesting glimpses of the manners, customs, and principal religious festivals of the Nepalese - with photos; White Man's Magic - While exploring the interior of New Zealand the author and his companion fell afoul of a rascally Maori tohunga, or medicine man; Where Cannibals Roam - Part II - An eventful journey into the unknown interior of Papua, with photos; "Old Peter" - C.N.C. Hayter, formerly of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, describes instances of 'second sight' he witnessed among Eskimos, thus providing independent corroboration of a story about apparent Eskimo telepathy in this publication a few months ago; What Happened to Spott - A funny story about a miserly old South African storekeeper and a black mamba snake; The World's Largest Goldfish Farm - founded by Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana - with photo. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Sheppard, W.H.; Kenworthy, J.M.; Gillingham, Donald W.; Malmignati, The Countess Guerrini; White, W.J. Penberthy; MacNab, Alexander; Verrill, A. Hyatt; Carson, Jesse C.; Sprange, Grace; Clinning, T.O.; Lee, Herbert Patrick
The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, December [Dec.] 1927, Vol. LX, No. 356: Through Arctic Seas / Hunting the Long-Haired Chinese Tiger
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The "Goldenburg Coward" - True tale from the headwaters of Spruce River, British Columbia during the gold stampede of summer 1900; Hunting the Long-Haired Chinese Tiger - Lieut.-Commander the Hon. J.M. Kenworthy describes an eventful hunt for this tiger which is larger and more ferocious than the Indian variety; Through Arctic Seas - Part I - The eventful cruise of the Hudson Bay Company's steamer Baychimo to the Western Arctic to study the Eskimos and wild life - with photos; Through Spain in Disguise - Part V - The Count and Countess Malmignati, disguised as Arab beggars, sing and dance for a living; Photo of the smallest teapot in the world, fashioned by Mr. T.A. Vickery, of Main Street, Bantry; Rebecca's Vengeance - An odd story of "Black Man's Magic" in the West Indies from 1903; Looking for Trouble - Alexander MacNab experiences disaster while engaged in a Mexican revolution under General Carranza; ; A Near Thing - A British Intelligence agent arouses suspicion while in German territory; Painting Wild Indians - A. Hyatt Verrill describes his experiences after spending years painting the little-known Indians of Central and South America; Cowboys and Raiders - Jesse C. Carson relates his association with Pancho Villa as a rebel 'general'; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Grace Sprange describes two years of disappointment, disillusionment, and disaster attempting to grow oranges - with photos; The Last of the Little "Shanghai" - brief update and photo on this trusty craft which had previously sailed from Shanghai to Copenhagen; Trapped in a Flooded Tunnel - The terrible experience which befell a diver near the Hartebeestpoort Irrigation Dam, near Pretoria, South Africa; "For the Hounour of the Mounted Police of Canada" - Herbert Patrick Lee relates an experience from when he was a recruit at Regina. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. Covers beginning to separate from textblock. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
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MacMorland, Captain J.; Middlebrook, J.; Hunter, Reginald P.; Gillingham, Donald W.; edwards, Matthew; Wilkinson, Walter; Adale, Donald; Afzal, Russell; Payne, W.; Long, Edward E.; Clarke; Charles J.L.; Jackson, Frederick G.
The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, February [Feb.] 1928, Vol. LX, No. 358: Through Arctic Seas / Among the Kazak Nomads
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Hidden Bay - A member of the Cape Police investigates a series of missing boats and their crews; The Parson - A Tale of old frontier days in Marshall, Texas; A Gambling Raid in Malaya - A white police officer single-handedly attempts to raid a gambling-den in the Malay States; Through Arctic Seas - Part III - The continues adventures of the Hudson Bay Company steamer Baychimo in the Western Arctic as it studies the Eskimos and wild life - with map and many nice photos; Among the Kazak Nomads - Matthew Edwards describes his time with these hardy riders of the plains, who enjoy hunting with trained eagles - including many very nice photos; On Tour With a Puppet Show - Part I - Walter Wilkinson travels through the West of England with his glorified Punch-and-Judy outfit; George's Crocodile - an amusing tale from the coast of China; "Bimbo" - Russell Afzal's dog killed a sacred monkey, was cursed, and died a mysterious death; Pat the Teacher - He drifted to a remote Australian sheep station and proved his manhood to the full; The Isle of Rip Van Winkle - A visit to the quaint and beautiful island of Banda, the "Pearl of the Moluccas" - with photos; The Romance of Pearls - An excellently photo-illustrated account of the fisheries of Ceylon, with some interesting stories concerning pearls; Across Central Africa from East to West - Part II - The continued tale of Major Jackson's year-long, 6,000 mile trip from Beira to Banana - with interesting photos. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
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Parsons, Captain Anthony; Chambers, Herbert E.; France, Vivian; Kohl, Edith Ammons; Oakley, S.R.; McCallum, Captain D.M.; Gibbons, John; Iles, Major F.W.; Perring, M.S.; Elleray, Ernest; Galloway, F.W.; Warren, C.V.
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, March [Mar.] 1929, Vol. LXII, No. 371: Peking to London - Mostly By Car
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Poachers - An amusing story of a chase after a wounded African elephant; The Mystery of the "Mary Clyne" - A chief officer's story of a weird and nerve-trying affair that happened on board a tramp steamer; Housekeeping in the Wilds of Bechuanaland - Vivian France explains how she set up her home a month's ox-cart journey from civilization - with nice photos ; Following the Frontier Trail - Part II - The continued adventures of Edith Ammons Kohl in Wyoming; Our Caribou Hunt - How four young Newfoundlanders went into the interior one winter to shoot caribou, and what happened to them; Pekin [Peking / Beijing] to London - Mostly By Car - Part II - A most adventurous 15,000 miles, with nautical detours around civil war in China, and floods in Siam and Burma - with nice photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part I - The amusing narrative of a decidedly unathletic 46-year-old Londoner who decided to tramp from the French coast to Lourdes; The Black Trackers of Australia - follow-up to "The Great Boulder Murder Case" which appeared in the prior issue; Photo of sheep being used as pack animals on the way from Tibet to the Rampur Fair; A Chinese Night's Entertainment - A lively interlude in the peaceful routine of life at a mission-station in a remote Chinese town; Buddy Assheton's Return - A tragic story from Western Canada, as told by a member of the Mounted Police; My Room-Mate - The amusing story of what happened one night at a hotel in a Queensland township; The Unmasking of Gola Singh - A member of the Indian police goes bad, creating the need for a delicate investigation; A "Creeper" in Ceylon - Part I - C.V. Warren travels to a tea estate in Ceylon and describes his experiences and the general routine of the tea-planter's life, with photos. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Thomas, T.J.; Parsons, Captain A.H.; Nolan, John H.E.; Gibbons, John; Batson, Alfred; Bredon, Juliet; Raddatz, N.A.; Lamond, Henry G.; O'Dell, Barry; Seabrook, W.B.; Stuart-Reid, G.E.
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, May 1929, Vol. LXIII, No. 373: The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record / Byways of Old Peking
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Man Who Fought a Regiment - Bandit, murderer and escaped felon, "human monster" Paul Jawarski was pursued by over 250 heavily-armed policemen; The Optimist - The moving story of a gentleman who thought he could make a profitable living out of elephant-hunting; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record - Part I - Robert Copeman and John H.E. Nolan set out from Edmonton for the Gulf of Mexico over 6,000 miles away! - article with photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part III - The continued misadventures of John Gibbons as he tramps from the French coast to Lourdes; "Hitch-Hiking" Across the United States - Alfred Batson hitch-hiked from New York to San Francisco and had some very odd and exciting adventures - includes map and photo; Byways of Old Pekin [Peking / Beijing] - A wonderfully photo-illustrated presentation of the quaint street-life of the unspoiled native quarters of the Chinese capital, where things still go on much as they did in the Middle Ages; What Happened at "Warne's Folly" - A prospector's terrible predicament in an abandoned Queensland mineshaft; The Horns of a Dilemma - A Queensland bushman's amusing account of an argument with a bad-tempered old cow; Saved By Man-Eating Sharks - A deep-sea diver's terrifying experience in the Sulu Sea; "The White Brother of the Sheik" - Part II of W.B. Seabrook's adventurous trip to meet Mitkhal Pasha, Sheik of Sheiks of the Beni Sakhr, with photos; Photo and bried write-up of a large sink hole near Sharon Springs, Kansas; The Mystery of Crocodile Pool - A weird adventure that befell a young police corporal who is now one of the leading officers of the South African C.I.D. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
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Baker, Russell; Lelyveld, Joseph; Crankshaw, Edward; Gordon, Leah; Millstein, Gilbert; Goldberg, Vicki; Peterson, Patricia; Skurka, Norma; Condon, Richard; et al
The New York Times Magazine, November [Nov.] 30, 1975: Deng Xiaoping [Teng Hsiao-ping] Cover Photo / Thomas Hoving of the Metropolitan Museum / Body Building
Features: Cover photo of Deng Xiaoping, perhaps the man most responsible for the mighty industrial resurgence of China in recent decades; Vantage cigarette ad features Nancy Clarke; Resurrection in China - This week Gerald Ford will be met on the tarmac in Peking by Teng Hsiao-ping, the effective head of the Chinese government; Consensus in Russia - No matter who takes over from Brezhnev, the future will be a continuation of the present; Boomer of the Arts - In nine high-voltage years Thomas Hoving has led the Metropolitan Museum the city's No. 1 tourist attraction among New Yorkers; The New York Blues - What is worth Saving in New York City?; Body Building - Is it an art, a sport or sheer exhibitionism? - article with full-page photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger plus photo of Charles Atlas; Nice color-photo one-page ad for the Salton Peanut Butter Machine; Color photo of Frank Gifford in half-page ad for Dry Sack; After Orthodoxy - Paris fashion photos of works by Kenzo, Yves Saint Laurent, Sonia Rykeil, Dorothee Bis, Chloe, Jean Charles de Castelbajac, and Issey Miyake; Passive Solar Home Design - article with photos and input from Ronald Beckman, executive director of the Research and Design Institute (REDE); Uncommon one-page color-photo ad for Borden's Liederkranze soft ripened cheese; The possible comeback of the vanishing whooping crane; A Confession of Multiple Homicides, by Richard Condon. 112 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and fantastic color-photo ads. School stamp on front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy of this excellent issue. Book
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Kruttschnitt, Julius; Witham, Paul P.
Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, September 15, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 17 - Proposed West Point Immigration Station / New C.P.R. Steamer San Pedro
Features: Julius Kruttschnitt of the Harriman Lines Claims Railroads and Labor Friendly; Great Northern Finances for Fiscal Year; Steel Bridge Across Chehalis River at Aberdeen to Open 23 September; Rapid Work on Argo Terminals; Innovation of Ticket Cases - article with photo of modern ticket case; Final Bursting of Controller Bay Bubble (editorial about Alaskan nautical dangers); Business Profile of Kenneth C. Kerr, Industrial Agent of the Alaska Steamship Company (with photo); Improper Packing Causes Great Loss; Record Freight Train runs from Altoona to Enola, PA; Many Abandoned Railways in U.S.; Free Baggage Allowances in Various States and Countries; The World's Wheat Crop; Bernard N. Baker Outlines Plans of Atlantic and Pacific Transportation Co.; General H.M. Chittenden Makes Statement for Seattle Port Commission; What the (New) Port Commission May Do for Seattle; The Proposed West Point Immigration Station - article with map showing location of the proposed station and the proposed West Point Waterway Improvement as planned by Virgil Bogue; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Empress of China Crew Exonerated; Decision in Princess May Stranding; Marine Decisions; Diagrams illustrating work to soon begin on Pier 1, owned by the Northern Pacific Railway Company; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping; The San Pedro - New C.P.R. Steamer for Trans-Pacific Service - article with illustration; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
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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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COLLECTIF
Aspects Traditionnels De La Pensée Chinoise
français 0 Carcassonne, centre européen des mythes et légendes, automne 2003 Un volume broché ( 30 x 215 cm.) de 40 pages. Très bon état. ESOTERISME FRANC MACONNERIE ALCHIMIE SPIRITUALITE RELIGION OCCULTISME SYMBOLISME LIBER MIRABILIS / ASPECTS TRADITIONNELS DE LA PENSÉE CHINOISE - LES IMMORTELS EN CHINE SECRETS D'OUTRE-MONDE MONDES PARALLÈLES HIGHLANDER DIEU ESCHYLE ET NOUS
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BEL, Raymond.
L'ISTHME DE PANAMA ET LE CANAL INTEROCEANIQUE.
français 0 1902, 12 p. Fascicule orig., extrait de la série TOUR DU MONDE de l'année et semestre indiqués. Gravures ou photographies in-t et h-t. Format 21 x 29cm. Ex. collé en couverture d'attente, illustrée, carton rouge ou vert. Bonne présentation. TOUR DU MONDE.VOYAGE.CHINE. PANAMA
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