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Chou Ku cheng et al.; China Reconstructs
Highlights of Chinese History
Peking; China Reconstructs 1962. Very Good. 1962. Soft cover. paperback large 8vo 126pp clean and sound Very Good condition . Peking; China Reconstructs 1962 paperback
Bookseller reference : 449313
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China Williams
Bangkok Encounter
Lonely Planet 2007-09-01. Paperback. Good. Lonely Planet paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1741045703 ISBN : 1741045703 9781741045703
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Austin Bush; China Williams
Lonely Planet Bangkok Encounter
Lonely Planet 2009-11-01. Paperback. Good. Lonely Planet paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG174104992X ISBN : 174104992X 9781741049923
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China Pictorial
China Pictorial 1958 - 8 No. 96
China Pictorial Peking Beijing 1958. Good. 1958. Soft cover. stapled paperback magazine large 4to 40pp numerous illustrations some in colour contents clean and sound colour printed covers are a bit grubby 2 small tears on front cover; overall Good condition . China Pictorial, Peking [Beijing], 1958, paperback
Bookseller reference : 775396
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CHINA / FOOTBALL / WORLD WAR II / DIEGO RIVERA Hemingway Ernest. Neff Wesley cover illus; John Mackey cartoonist.
Ken. September 22 1938.
Chicago.: Ken Inc. Volume 2. Number 6. 09-22- 1938. September 22 1938 complete issue of magazine color and black and white illustrations and ads 86 pages 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches in color pictorial wrappers as issued. Very good practically unused condition. The magazine elucidates the challenges of the pre World War II era in both articles and graphics. There is a short article by Ernest Hemingway "Fresh Air on an Inside Story" and a color caricature of Diego Rivera. Other topics include an attempted assassination in China college football wrestling technical innovations on German destroyers and American prison design. The cover illustration by Wesley Neff is titled "Nothing to Declare" and relates to smuggling at the U.S. border. Publication of the magazine lasted for just over two years ceasing in 1939; it was described by the editor Arnold Gingrich as "A magazine of unfamiliar fact and informed opinion filling in the shadows cast by coming events all over the world; equally opposed to the development of dictatorship from either Left or Right whose one fixed editorial aim is to give unhampered and unbiased demonstration of whatever dangers threaten this our democracy from without and within in accord with the Lincolnian dictum of 'Let the people know the truth and this country is safe.'" . Ken, Inc. unknown
Bookseller reference : 55656
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Yijo hoehwa = Masterpieces of Yi dynasty painting
Masterpieces of Yi Dynasty Painting Volumes 1-4 - Korean Painting
Seoul 1981. 4 volumes with in total 149 tipped-in colour plates. Loose as issued in blue cloth cassettes each closed by 2 bone clasps. Very large four-volume set on Yi Dynasty paintings in private and museum collections in Korea. Each painting is illustrated in colour and whenever possible in its original size. A very fine ensemble with reproductions some large folding of beautiful paintings size 51x37 cm. each with opposite a descriptive text in English Korean and Japanese size opened sheet 51x73 cm. Good condition cassettes: 1 clasp broken - lower part of backs sunned. Number of plates: Volume 1 34 - 2 40 - 3 38 - 4 37. EXTRA MAILING !!. CLOTHBOUND. Good/Good. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 286
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CHINA / WORLD WAR II / EISENHOWER
North China Pictorial U.S.M.C.
Hollywood CA.: U.S. Marine Corps / Official Photos Company. No date. Ca. 1946. Booklet profusely illustrated with sepia toned photo illustrations 47 numbered pp 12 x 9 inches color pictorial wrappers softbound light foxing to covers two creases to lower right corner of cover and a section of the interior pages interior clean and tight; a good to very good copy. Order blanks and promotional material included. The foreword by Major General K.E. Rockey notes: The Marine Units which together comprise the III Amphibious Corps Fleet Marine Force fought throughout the Pacific war from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. Upon the capitulation of the Japanese the III Amphibious Corps was ordered to North China the first units landing on 30 September 1945." This commemoration booklet is packed with pictures of this time in China under headings such as Surrender at Tientsin; China's People; Peiping Site of China's Ancient Glory; Tientsin's C.P.'s; At Chinwangtao: etc. Advertising sheets include special offerings from Official Photos Company including the Atomic Bomb! Special Set. Includes Pictorial Section from the Washington Post Times Herald January 22 1957 with text of Eisenhower inaugural address "The Price of Peace" with black and white photo illustrations including giant photo illustration of the capital plaza. From booklet; "Upon the capitulation of the Japanese the III Amphibious Corps was ordered to North China the first units landing on 30 September 1945. Elements of the Corps took station at Tsingtao Peiping Tientsin Chinwangtao and along the lines of communication.This booklet is a compilation of pictures which cover our everyday lives and experiences in North China. . U.S. Marine Corps / Official Photos Company. paperback
Bookseller reference : 55603
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CHINA FOLK ART NIANHUA
Luo ma hu 落馬湖 Luoma Lake. Chinese New Year woodblock print from Hebei Province.
No date. Ca. 1900. Large size woodcut print with original gouache color An unusual example of the "nianhua" or "New Year's Day" prints traditionally produced in China. The online "Nianhua Gallery" from the University of Western Ontario features an image from the same area in Yangliuqing Hebei Tianjin"which is known for its detailed and finely crafted pictures. Whereas most nianhua are produced almost entirely by printing with this image only the outline has been printed while the colours have been added by hand. This allows for a great deal more shading and a wider range of colours." . unknown
Bookseller reference : 54587
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CHINA Sawyers Martha illus.
Collier's cover only. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek.
09-23- 1944. Color cover illustration from the September 23 1944 issue of magazine 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Mended tear to upper left edge small name in ink under title otherwise very good condition. Original vintage magazine cover illustration of Chiang Kai-Shek by Martha Sawyers . unknown
Bookseller reference : 46667
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CHINA BEIJING
Famous Resorts of Peiping and Environs.
Peiping.: Science Press. No date. Ca. 1930s. Color pictographic / pictorial map sheet 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches folding to 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Printed in color on a blue-print paper. Damage and some loss to top of upper left panel likely from insect damage the paper surface has been thinned; some abrasive action to lower left panel but only visible as a few small holes on the map side. The printing is slightly offset. Displays very well. This is one of the two maps published in a color pictorial paper sleeve by Science Press and distributed by Lynns Book Store 128 Morrison St Peiping the other map in that set being a map of Peiping. It is a diagrammatic bird's eye style view of Peiping Beijing and environs with pictographs of famous places such as the Temple of Heaven the Lama Temple T'and Shan Hot Springs Shuang Ho Sheng Brewery Yenching University Tsing Hua University the Temple of Azure Clouds etc. The new Commercial Air Field major roads and railway lines are marked. An engaging image with much interesting information. . [Science Press]. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54530
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CHINA SHANGHAI / PEIPING Boyden Amanda; PH. and JHDorsett et al. Miner Edward Herbert illus. P. H. J. H.
The National Geographic Magazine. 1937 - 10.
Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. 10- 1937. October 1937 issue of the magazine in paper wrappers as issued very good condition. Interesting articles: "Changing Shanghai" by Amanda Boyden and "Peacetime Plant Hunting About Peiping" by P. H. and J. H. Dorset both with black and white photo illustrations; "Hark to the Hounds" by Freeman Lloyd with "Hunters All: A Roll Call of the Hounds" 31 color portraits by Miner including one featuring a basset hound. . National Geographic Society. unknown
Bookseller reference : 43103
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CHINA SHANGHAI
Map of Shanghai. Compliments of Navy Y.M.C.A. Shanghai China. Map title: Map of Shanghai Showing Places of Interest. Compliments of the Navy Y.M.C.A.
Shanghai.: Young Men's Christian Association. No date. Ca. mid 1930s. Blue red and white map 13 x 19 1/2 inches 33 x 50 cm folding into card cover 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Light foxing and wear to exterior card cover map in very good condition. Listed in lower right of map are places of interest including hotels theatres clubs etc. Text on verso includes advertisements postal telegraph and cable rates church services etc. Ford Hire Service is "Shanghai's largest taxi system" and Baroukh's is "Shanghai's Lowest Priced Store." In the currency section it is noted that "On October 1st. 1936 the exchange reate was $3.38 Dollars National Currency of $1.00 US. . Young Men's Christian Association. unknown
Bookseller reference : 38864
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CHINA / ARCHEOLOGY
The Illustrated London News. November 29 1930.
London.: Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 11 - 29 - 1930. Weekly illustrated news magazine 14 ¾ x 10 ½ inches pages 955 to 998. Numerous illustrated news items featuring Archeological Discoveries in Northern Syria including cuneiform tables now translated the Civil War in China; newly developed photos from the 1897 Andrée Expedition to the Arctic; a color centerfold illustration of "Shakkyo—A Lion Dance" from a Japanese No Play and much more. Overall good clean condition. . Illustrated London News & Sketch, Ltd. unknown
Bookseller reference : 55120
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CHINA / PACIFIC ISLANDS / PHILIPPINES WORLD WAR II
Guide to the Western Pacific. For the use of the Army Navy and Marine Corps of the United States of America. "Stepping Stones to Japan."
No Place of Publication.: CinCPac - CinCPOA. Bulletin No. 126-44. 1945. Booklet illustrated with single page black and white pictorial maps 7 single page black and white maps and centrefold double page map 140pp 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches back and front card covers form a single pictorial map of the Pacific arena from the Chinese coast to the Gilbert Islands. Light staining to top inner edge of first pages through page 9 and last few pages staples have rusted and left small stains light stamp and discoloration to front covers overall good condition. A "guide" to the Pacific Islands for "American soldiers sailors and marines.This book is to help them get along in these places which formerly were not even known by name to most Americans but which are destined to become as familiar as their own backyards to hundreds of Americans." Twelve sections cover specific islands or groups of islands the history from way back to the events of the present ie. World War II battles the customs climate you name it in a breezily informative way with paragraph headings such as "Why worry about them" There is a black and white pictorial map for most sections often with a GI or a Japanese soldier featured. The Statistical Summary lists October 1944 as the latest date for U.S. occupation. This second edition includes non-pictorial maps of smaller islands such as Miyako-shima along with maps of the Shanghai Area and Kyushu Island. . CinCPac - CinCPOA. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54964
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CHINA SHANGHAI
Among the Junks on River at Shanghai China.
T. W. Ingersoll. Copyright 1903. Stereoview card 2 color images on a 3 1/2 x 7 inch card. Light wear to edges very good condition. Number 1368. Stereo views were very popular at the turn of the twentieth century; when the stereo card was placed in a stereoscope a 3-D view was created. . T. W. Ingersoll. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54908
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ASIA JAPAN / CHINA / PHILIPPINES
To the Orient from Seattle. Admiral Oriental Line operators for U.S. Shipping Board. Fastest Time Seattle to Japan China and the Philippines.
Admiral Oriental Line. 1923. Booklet 9 x 4 inches opening to sheets 9 x 8 inches of which there are 28 numbered; six panel folding color map and two panel "deck map." Black and white illustrations throughout. Tiny chip to upper edge of cover otherwise fine condition. Packed with information including sections on Japan China with mention of Hong Kong the Philippines; also a section describing the "five sister ships" and a section of General Information. There is a two panel color map "The Short Route Between Seattle and the Orient on U.S. Government Ships Operated by the Admiral Oriental Line." . Admiral Oriental Line. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54721
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CHINA / NORTHERN ASIA Bessa Pancrace illus. Barrois engraved by.
Indigofera atropurpurea. Indigotier noir-pourpre.
Paris. 1836. Engraving on laid paper handcolored image approximately 7 x 4 1/2 inches plus text area on sheet 12 x 9 inches. A few foxed spots in outer margins; very good condition. An exquisite botanical image by Pancrace Bessa one of France's foremost botanical artists of the 19th century engraved by Barrois for "Flore des Jardiniers Amateurs et Manufacturiers . . . d'apres les Dessins de Bessa". . unknown
Bookseller reference : 52374
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CHINA / WINE Petruccelli Antonio cover illus.
Fortune Magazine. 1941 - 05.
NY.: Time. 05- 1941. Volume XXIII. Number 5. May 1941 complete issue of magazine profusely illustrated in color and black and white 180 pages folio color pictorial paper wrappers as issued. Spine is rolled with some light abrasion there are several pages removed from the advertisement section at the front of the magazine articles complete and in very good condition; cover image in very good condition. Stock photo of cover. Of particular interest is the black and white photo illustrated article: "The China Trade - the biggest potential market on earth is ripe for the U.S." Other interesting articles include: "The Great Wine Boom - with consumption skyrocketing and imports cut U.S. vintners are cashing in. Don't look apologetic when you ask for domestic wines. Some are excellent" and "How America Can Take the Offensive. Against total war the only defense is attack." Founded by Henry Luce who had with partner Briton Hadden founded Time magazine in 1923. Luce declared of Fortune magazine that "American business has importance - even majesty - so the magazine in which we are able to interpret it will look and feel important - even majestic." . Time. unknown
Bookseller reference : 37901
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CHINA BEIJING
Guide to Peiping and its Environs.
Peiping.: The Peking Bookshop Printed by Catholic University Press. 1946. Booklet in pictorial paper covers 7 x 5 inches 144 pp. single color photo-illustrations three folded maps one single page map plus advertising pages at front and rear. Previous owner's signature in small ink letters on front cover; light wear to front cover; booklet in good clean condition overall. Booklet is in three parts: Part I features General Information A Short History Notes on Aspects of the Culture and an English-Chinese Vocabulary. This portion according to instructions is to be read before the tourist visits in order to acquire general background information. Part II features tours of the city with more than a dozen itineraries profiled. Part III focuses on the Environs of Peiping. . The Peking Bookshop (Printed by Catholic University Press) unknown
Bookseller reference : 54545
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CHINA HONG KONG & PEIPING INSETS
Cram's Map of China.
Indianapolis.: The George F. Cram Co. Inc. No date. Ca. 1942. Color map 13 1/2 x 20 3/4 inches on sheet size 16 x 22 inches folding as issued into stiff card wrappers 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Light creasing to edges of wrappers map is on fine condition. Exceptional detail to this uncommon independent map issue from the Cram company. A wealth of towns are marked on this map issued just after the United States entered the second world war. There is a small inset of Peiping and Environs and one of HongKong and Territorial Concessions. The "Explanation" at lower right lists English translations for Chinese words such as fu ting chau and hsien cities of the 1st to 4th ranks ling mountain chain mo desert etc. . The George F. Cram Co., Inc. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54514
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CHINA SECOND SINO JAPANESE WAR SHANGHAI NANJING
Photo Album of Famous Places in Central Southern China 中南支名所写真帖
1938. Black and white photo illustrations numbered 1 to 124 3 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches textured cloth over card binding with gold title and silver decorative image. Text block has separated from binding. Sections are bound with thread which has come loose on some of the sections. Light dampstaining to inner area of sheets throughout but not very noticeable on most sheets. This small booklet of 124 numbered photos would seem to celebrate the successful Japanese incursions into China and the 1937 capture of the cities of Shanghai and Nanjing of which there are many photos. The majority of the photos are of these two cities with additional ones of rivers and countryside projecting a sense of normalcy in southern China. No record for this title has been found in WorldCat under the translation "Photo Album of Famous Places in Central Southern China." A brief selection of the 124 titles includes: 1 Shanghai Peace Memorial 2 Shanghai Bund 3 Shanghai Garden Bridge 4 Shanghai Japan Naval Corps 海軍陸戦隊 15 Shanghai Park Hotel 16 Shanghai French Park 17 Shanghai China Post Bureau 18 Shanghai French Settlement 55 Nanjing National Government 南京 元国民政府 possibly Former National Government. 56 Nanjing Zhongshan Road - the main street of central Nanjing 南京 中山路 南京域内のメインストリート 66 Snapshot of Yangtze River 109 Southern Chinese style sanpan . hardcover
Bookseller reference : 52148
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CHINA PEKIN / BEIJING
Tourist Map of Peking.
Peking.: Peking Publishing House. 9- 1959. Broadside 30 x 21 inches folding to 7 x 5 inches total of ten color maps. A most interesting collection of maps of Peking dating to tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the year following the launch of the economic and social policies of the Great Leap Forward. On one side is a nine panel map "Sketch Map of Peking Streets" plus three smaller transportation maps 'Communications in Peking's Outskirts' plus City Bus Lines and Tram and Trolley Bus Routes; on the other side are maps of: the Imperial Palace Museum Chungshan Park & Working People's Cultural Palace'; Peihai Park; Yi Ho Yuan the Summer Palace; Tien Tan 9the Temple of Heaven; Hsiangshan; and the Peking Zoo. . Peking Publishing House. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54602
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CHINA PEIPING BEIJING Wang Wenzhi.
A Bird's-Eye View of Peiping and Environs. 北平城郊鸟瞰图
Peiping.: The Peiping Chronicle. 10-1- 1936. Color pictorial map 28 3/4 x 41 3/4 inches on sheet size 36 x 44 inches. Short splits at two fold ends left hand side and one longer split at right fold end just to neat line; separations at three fold intersections one approx. 1 1/2 inches long with tiny paper loss. Light creasing to a couple of areas but image is clean and bright and in very good condition. An extraordinary richly colored bird's eye view style map of the Chinese capital Beijing. WorldCat records the illustrator as by Wen-Chih Wang from the envelope which this copy lacks 218 places of interest are noted in English and Chinese text beneath the map. . The Peiping Chronicle. unknown
Bookseller reference : 43786
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CHINA DECORATIVE ART
Ornements de la Chine. Plate 32-33. Birds on flowering bamboo branches.
Paris.: Canson Libraire-Editeur. 1883. Chromolithograph image area approximately 26 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches on sheet 35 1/2 x 25 inches centrefold as issued. Very good condition: some light soiling to outer margins outside image area 3/4 inch tear and chip to mid left edge not affecting image 1/2 tear to lower right edge image very bright and clean. Toned appearance to background along centerfold is from photography only and is not on actual print. Richly colored and attractive plate with flowers and birds. This is a double plate 32-33 from the portfolio Ornements de la Chine: Recueil de Dessins Pour l'Art et l'Industrie par E. Collinot et A. De Beaumont of which only 500 copies were issued. . Canson, Libraire-Editeur. unknown
Bookseller reference : 41500
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CHINA BEIJING Sewall John Kirk illus.
A Pictorial Map of Peiping in full colours. Map title: Peiping.
Tientsin / Peiping.: Peiyang Press Ltd. No date. Ca. 1928- 1933. Color pictographic / pictorial map 22 3/4 x 19 inches on sheet size 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 60 x 49.5 cm folding as issued into titled paper pocket 8 x 4 1/4 inches. A particularly bright clean copy in original protective pocket. A few tiny spots of ink from the printing process no tears. A scarce and handsome pictorial map of the inner city of Peiping Peking/Beijing by John Kirk Sewall showing Tartar City Chinese City and the Forbidden City with people and animals in silhouette and temples theaters etc in bright colors. The WorldCat entry for this map with holdings at three libraries notes "The map is decorated with small illustrations of landmark buildings and black silhouettes of workers pedestrians and animals. Essentially a tourist map since it includes sightseeing attractions rail station hotels etc. It also depicts the Legation Quarter.Imprint date based on the first use of Peiping in 1928 and the representation of the German Legation by the black red and gold Reichsbanner flag which was banned in 1933." The Wikipedia entry notes that the horizontal black white and gold flag was "In use at the beginning of the Weimar Republic 1918–1919 by the foreign services 1922–33 and by the Nazi regime from March 1933 until August 1935." . Peiyang Press, Ltd. unknown
Bookseller reference : 41893
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The Editorial Committee of The Shennong River China
The Shennong River China
Haifeng Publishing House. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Haifeng Publishing House unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP96892145 ISBN : 7805971595 9787805971599
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CHINA / RUSSIA / JAPAN Burke Howard illus.
Japan and Russia Will Divide China. Signs Increase That Northern Area and Lower Yangtze Basin Will be Carved Into Puppet States by Stalin and Mikado Leaving South Largely at Mercy of Both. PICTORIAL REVIEW: Los Angeles Examiner Sunday April 28 1940.
Los Angeles.: Los Angeles Examiner. 1940. Color pictorial map FRONT PAGE ONLY of the Los Angeles Examiner March of Events section archivally mounted on linen newspaper sheet 21 1/2 x 16 3/4 inches. Slight discoloration to lower centrefold overall very good condition. A dynamic map / illustration by Los Angeles Examiner artist Howard Burke covering the area China Japan Southern Russia and the northern part of French IndoChina and Siam showing how the "Aggressors Divide China." Areas under Japanese occupation are shown in red. Informative text labels including sources of agricultural and raw materials and small pictographs provide an effective overview of the geopolitical situation in keeping with the "air-age" geographical imagination of the mid 20th century whose prominent practitioners included Richard Edes Harrison and Los Angeles Times artist Charles Owens. . Los Angeles Examiner. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54359
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CHINA COOKERY / DOGS WORLD WAR II ERA
Chinese Recipes TOGETHER WITH Chinese Dogs. TWO BOOKLETS.
Los Angeles.: Quon-Quon Company. 1942-1944. Two 16 pp. miniature booklets 4 3/4 x 4 inches from a series published by Quon-Quon Company of Los Angeles in the 1940s. "Chinese Recipes" second edition copyright 1942; "Chinese Dogs" illustrated copyright 1944. Slight indentation to front cover of Recipes booklet otherwise very good condition. The Recipe booklet is stuffed with brief paragraph long instructions for making a full range of Chinese food including 'Kettle-Cooked Duck.' The introduction states: "this second edition of Chinese Recipes is made necessary by public demand and by other vital considerations. For example several recipes given in the first edition and which call for ingredients not obtainabale during the present world-crisis have been eliminated." The Dogs booklet is illustrated with black and white sketches and has a section "Show-points of Chinese Dogs and Distinguishing Characteristics." A jaw-dropping gift for someone expecting more. . Quon-Quon Company. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54321
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CHINA MA JONG Wang Shun Tai.
Directions for Playing "Ma Jong"
Shanghai.: Wang Shun Tai. No date. Ca. 1950s. Pamphlet in English 9 pp. 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches paper wraps decorative color cover. Good clean condition. An engaging item for the collector providing instruction for playing Mah Jong. Cover states "Wang Shun Tai Hsuanchi Road Made in China Shanghai." First page illustrates the playing pieces and formations. An uncommon ephemeral item; instructions in English are at times difficult to follow. Further information on front cover in Chinese. . Wang Shun Tai. paperback
Bookseller reference : 54320
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China Sports Editorial Board
Simplified Taijiquan also known as T'ai chi ch'uan. China Sports Series 1
Beijing: China Sports Editorial Board 1980. First edition. Paperback. Good . China Sports Editorial Board paperback
Bookseller reference : 500045894
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CHINA Southard Frank Randolph mapmaker.
Picture Map of China. 中國地圖
New York.: Friendship Press. 1932. Wall-sized pictorial map 37 1/4 x 48 1/2 inches on sheet 38 1/4 x 49 3/4 inches 97.5 x 126 cm originally folded now archivally mounted on linen. Evidence of some minor chipping to folds now minimsed. Color pencil additions to the map outlining two regions. A good example of the scarce 1932 pictorial map of China by Frank Randolph Southard published by Friendship Press the publishing arm of the National Council of Churches in New York. The map was designed as a teaching tool in classrooms and in this vein the added color on the copy offered here delineates a section of northeast China and a large swath of western China. The map is on a scale of 1:16000000. The outside border of the map shows various Chinese symbols such as the yinyang the wheel of law the pearl long life etc. The inner border shows scenes of life in China: at home at work at school in the street. The map itself is quite schematic showing elevation pictorially rivers major cities. Listed in WorldCat at only three libraries the scarcity of this map is no doubt due to its size and its practical application. A handsome map with much interesting commentary on the Western view of China in the years before World War II. . Friendship Press. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53564
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CHINA GREAT LEAP FORWARD
Life Magazine.
Chicago.: Time. 01-05- 1959. January 5 1959 issue of the magazine color and b/w ills folio 14 x 10.5 inches color pictorial wrappers as issued. Address label at lower left. Good condition. Cover photo: "New Generation Chinese at Anti-U.S. Rally". Coverage on China includes a photographic essay by Henri Cartier-Bresson: "Red China bid for a future: young and old join in the 'Great Leap Forward'" and an article by James Bell "Misery oppression fear inside China's communes." . Time. unknown
Bookseller reference : 29364
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CHINA BEIJING SUMMER OLYMPICS
One World One Dream - Beijing Olympic Venues.
Beijing.: Press Commission of the Chinese Olympic Committee. 2007. Very large wall calendar for 2007 16 x 21 inches printed on high quality paper featuring twelve color illustrations of venues presumably most under construction for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Text on cover page reads "One World One Dream - Beijing Olympic Venues" with similar identification in Chinese. Each building is identified in multiple languages beneath a 10 x 19 inch artist rendering of the site. This high quality calendar is in excellent clean condition. Evidently uncommon: no WorldCat listing. The sites depicted are in order in which they appear and as they are identified on the calendar: National Stadium widely known as the Bird’s Nest National Aquatics Centre Beijing Shooting Range Hall Laoshan Velodrome Wukesong Indoor Stadium. National Indoor Stadium Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park China Agricultural University Gymnasium Peking University Gymnasium Beijing Science and Technology University Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Quingdao International Sailing Marina at Fushan Bay. Evidently many of these venues were abandoned following the Summer Olympics components salvaged or the sites left to they elements and recent photos provide an eerie footnote to the 2008 summer competitions and their purpose-built venues. . Press Commission of the Chinese Olympic Committee? unknown
Bookseller reference : 53919
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CHINA
China A Brief History of the Celestial Empire. The Great Round World Quarterly. No. 2. Double Number. October 1898.
New York.: The Great Round World Publishing Co. 10- 1898. Booklet 8 1/4 x 5 inches color pictorial paper wrappers black and white photo and line illustrations throughout. Fine condition. Published at the time of the Boxer Rebellion the Preface begins: "The Chinese Empire and its future are now subjects which probably receive more thought and comment than any others." The booklet provides a history of China with much detail of the Sino-Japanese war information on the Empress Dowager and other general information on the country. The Great Round World was published as a weekly news journal for the whole family. . The Great Round World Publishing Co. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53972
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CHINA PEKING / BEIJING
Carte Touristique de Pekin. Tourist Map of Peking.
Editions cartographiques. 1957. Broadside 30 x 21 inches folding to 7 x 5 inches total of ten color maps. Some ink notations on maps light wear to cover couple of splits at fold ends light stain to lower edge of cover good condition. A most interesting collection of maps of Peking dating to the year preceding the launch of the economic and social policies of the Great Leap Forward. On one side is a nine panel map of the urban region of Peking plus three smaller transportation maps; on the other side are maps of: the Imperial Palace Museum the Sun Yat-sen Park and Palace of Culture; Peihai Park; the Summer Palace; the Temple of Heaven; the Palace of the USSR Exposition; and the Zoo. . Editions cartographiques. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53967
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CHINA PEKIN / BEIJING
A Sketch of a Journey from Zhe-Hol in Tartary by land to Pekin and from thence by water to Hang-Tchoo-Foo in China.
London.: George Nicol. No date. 1797. Copperplate engraved map 25 x 17 1/2 63 x 45 cm on sheet 29 1/2 x 221/2 inches centrefold couple of light spots at right centre light discoloration to sheet edges light undulations to sheet overall clean and in very good condition. An exquisitely engraved map with fine detail of the route taken by George Macartney on the first official British embassy to China 1792-1794 undertaken with the aim of gaining trade concessions from the Chinese Emperor. While the official purpose was not successful much was learned about China and the Chinese as is evident from this map with its explanatory texts. To the west of Pekin just below the starting point at Zhe-holJehol which is situated at the top of this map the commentary reads: "A great part of the country around Pekin is employed in the production of culinary vegetables and a variety of fruits." At the lower edge of the map just north of the ending point of Hangzhou is the lake Tai Hoo: "The western side of the Tai-hoo is bounded by a very romantic and fertile country whose mountains are clutivated to their very tops. A great part of the province of Tche-tchiang appears to be cultivated with Mulberry trees for the food of the Silk worms." Cities of the 1st 2nd and 3rd orders "considerable towns" and villages are marked along with "Halting places" etc. Fascinating documentation of the area around the Imperial Canal at the time published in Staunton's An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. . George Nicol. unknown
Bookseller reference : 51574
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CHINA 1920s GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS
Chinese Government Railways.
Chinese Government Railways. Ca. 1921. Doublesided broadside sheet 14 x 15 1/2 inches folding to 7 x 4 inches color lithographic covers black and white map and photo illustrations. Wear along outside folds with three small spots of paper loss along one fold toning to sheet still good or better condition. The opened sheet shows a map of Northern China Manchuria and Japan with the Chinese Govt. Railways in red and other connecting lines; the map is surrounded by photo illustrations of various tourist spots. On the verso is further information about the different railways and day excursions. An uncommon publication. . Chinese Government Railways. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53979
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CHINA MACAU
Macau.
Macau.: Macau Government Tourist Office. 1987- 1988. Two government issued tourist brochures one 8 ¾ x 4 inches 22 pp the other 8 ¾ x 3 ¾ inches the latter unfolding to a color map 18 x 15 inches. Text chiefly in Chinese on both items the main exception being the unfolded map in which identifications are exclusively in English. The map features an inset map in the lower right-hand corner showing Taipa Island’s bridge link to Macau as well as the causeway that links Tapia to Coloane Island. Map brochure is dated 12/87 the other item Abril April 88. Both items in very good clean condition. The two items are of uncommon interest as markers in the transitional period relating to Macau’s sovereignty. The publication of the two items closely follows the four meetings involving Chinese and Portuguese authorities which occurred between June 30 1986 and March 26 1987 which set the stage for the return of Macau to China in December 1999 as well as establishing its status as a Special Administrative Region. . Macau Government Tourist Office. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53925
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CHINA / JAPAN
China Mapped with Japan and Adjoining Countries. Map title: China & Japan with Adjoining Countries.
Sydney: H.E.C. Robinson. No date. Ca. 1940. Map printed color 28 x 38 inches on sheet 30 x 40 inches folding to 10 x 7 1/2 inches. Three fold intersections with tiny loss; 1/4 inch splits to multiple fold ends well outside neatline; 2 tiny holes in top margin; light crease to upper left of closed map; overall good condition. Large scale Bonnes Projection detailed vintage map scale 1:6000000. Includes U.S.S.R. Outer Mongolia Inner Mongolia Manchukuo Korea Japan Chinese Empire eastern tip of India Burma northern Thailand French Indo China Formosa and inset map with Alaska. Manchuria is named Manchukuo the name used by the Japanese from 1932 to 1945. This edition of the map does NOT show the Japanese Empire outlined in red. . H.E.C. Robinson. unknown
Bookseller reference : 40452
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CHINA BEIJING / PEKING Parish HW. mapmaker. B. Baker engraver. H. W.
Sketch of the Pay-ho or White River and of the Road from Pekin to Geho taken 1793.
London.: George Nicol. 1796. Copperplate engraved map 17 1/4 x 13 inches 44 x 33 cm on sheet 22 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches light undulation to sheet very good condition. Finely engraved and detailed map of two routes to Pekin Beijing along the White River Baihe River from the Gulph of Petcheli and along the Imperial Highway from Jehol. The map was published in the account of the 1st Earl Macartney's embassy to China 1792-1794 An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China written by George Staunton. The map has a scale in nautical miles and in English Miles. Much interesting commentary locating palaces and gardens type of cultivation "many barges" "the road shaded by willow trees" etc. . George Nicol. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53802
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CHINA FORMOSA ETC. Sowerby Arthur de C. et al.
The China Journal. February 1927.
Shanghai.: North-China Daily News and Herald Ltd. Vol. VI. No. 2. 02- 1927. Illustrated journal 10 x 6 1/2 inches color pictorial stiff card covers illustrated in black and white text pp. 57-110 plus pages i-xxxiv featuring advertisements. Fine condition. The Journal's cover lists the numerous and diverse topics it engages: "Science Art Literature Travel Shooting Fishing." Articles include The Philosophy of Chuang-Tze; The Aborigines of Fukien with fold out map; the completion of an article on Formosa continued from p. 31 illustrated with photographs; several interesting photographs of Haiee "like Venice its streets are canals"; and much more. Extensive advertising; attractive front and rear covers in color including an attractive rear cover in color featuring mother and infant and advertising Loctogen "for your baby" a product manufactured in Australia. . North-China Daily News and Herald, Ltd. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53728
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CHINA PEONY Edwards Syd. del. J. Watts sculp.
Paeonia albifora. Double sweet-scented Chinese Paeony.
London.: J. Ridgway. 09-01- 1820. Antique botanical engraving original handcolor image approximately 8 x 5 inches on sheet 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Very good condition on wove paper. Includes fascimile of text sheet. Richly handcolored and beautifully designed by Sydenham Edwards this image is plate #485 from Sydenham Edwards' "The Botanical Register" published by J. Ridgway. . J. Ridgway. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53253
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Mieville China
IRON COUNCIL
NY: Ballantine Books 2004. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Mieville on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Mieville's fourth novel and the third of his Bas-Lag novels. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ballantine Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6166 ISBN : 0345464028 9780345464026
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CHINA ORCHID VINE Edwards Sydenham editor. Miss Drake del. G. Barclay sc.
Bauhinia corymbosa. Corymb-flowering Bauhinia.
London.: J.Ridgway. 1839. Hand colored engraving plate size approximately 8 x 5 inches on sheet 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches. Very good condition. With reduced size facsimile of text sheet. Orchid vine plate 47 from Sydenham Edwards' "The Botanical Register." A native of China. . J.Ridgway. unknown
Bookseller reference : 51753
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CHINA BEIJING
Peking.
China Intourist. 1956. Booklet color and black and white photo illustrations color pictorial folding map tipped on last page 30pp 7 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches color pictorial wrappers. Covers a trifle worn; very good condition. Many pictures of Peking of some 80 years ago including: Institute for Nationality Minorities T'ien Chiao Theatre Soviet Exhibition Hall East Changan Street New buildings in the west suburb. Folding out from the back of the booklet is an attractive bird's-eye view map "An Illustration of the Places to See in Peking" with 32 places numbered and named below the map including many of these same buildings and The Working People's Palace of Culture. . China Intourist. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53443
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CHINA / GREAT WALL
Chinese Government Railways. A Trip to the Great Wall.
Chinese Government Railways. No date. Ca. 1920s. Pamphlet 8 x 4 1/2 inches unfolding to 15 1/2 x 17 1/4 inches black and white photo illustrations color cover illustration and small color map. Light wear to front cover panel; very good condition. Features a color map of Chihli Province showing the Great Wall plus information of sites found along the Peking-Tientsin Section of Peking-Mukden Line and the Peking-Suiyuan line. . Chinese Government Railways. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53186
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CHINA SHANGHAI
Map of Shanghai. With Compliments of G.A. Efron Special Dragon Works.
Shanghai.: G.A. Efron. No date. Ca. 1936. Black and white street map on sheet 14 1/4 x 19 inches folding into stiff card cover 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Covers lightly soiled two pin sized holes to front cover; map in very good clean condition. A particularly interesting map marking the location of many businesses including Kelly and Walsh Printing Works many cotton mills several flour mills Japanese oil and leather mills Japan China Spinning and Weaving Co. Ltd as well as other buildings of public interest. G.A. Efron were Jewellers and Silversmiths. . G.A. Efron. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 43784
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CHINA
China Mongolia Tibet and Chinese Turkistan. Peking our headquarters where all of the products of China eventually find their way.
Peking.: Things Chinese. No date. Ca. 1930. Single fold pamphlet 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches opening to pictorial map 6 1/2 x 8 inches. Fine condition. A little advertising handout for the "commission buyers" of J.R. & C.F. Janish which opens to a handsome pictorial map showing the places around China where they source their many wares. "We select articles form the treasures of old Cathay that add charm and beauty to the modern home. Their inexpensiveness will surprise you." An address of one of their shops has been marked through on the front cover. . Things Chinese. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53462
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CHINA / CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS / TRADE CARDS
Chine - set of eighteen French Trade Cards. Edite par le Chocolat Pupier.
Chocolat Pupier. No date. Ca. 1930s. 18 French trade cards text on verso approximately 2 x 2 3/4 inches each. Perforation to each card by chocolate company; overall very good condition. ONLY six of the eighteen are illustrated here. Text in French. Images include a map Chinese costumes soldiers and generals a market place pagoda ships etc. The image of Chang-Kai Shek is described as all powerful over most of China since 1928. . Chocolat Pupier. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53476
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CHINA ART Chen shan Hung et al. illus.
Wood Engraving.
Peking.: Foreign Languages Press. 1960. Post card booklet 12 color postcards each 4 1/8 x 6 inches left edge perforated color pictorial wrappers. Very good condition. Artists include: Hung Chen-shan Shao Keh-ping Ku Yuan Li Huan-min Liu Kuang Cheng Shuang Chao Yen-nien Teng Ko Chao Tsung-tsao Tung Chi-chung Hsiu Chun Tu Chi and Li Ping-fan. . Foreign Languages Press. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53444
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