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CHINA TIENSIN / TIANJIN SECOND OPIUM WAR
Gunboats of the Allied Fleets. TOGETHER WITH Procession of the Plenipotentiaries and Ceremony of Signing the Treaty of Tien-Sin.
Illustrated Times. 1858. TWO SHEETS FROM ISSUES OF THE ILLUSTRATED TIMES with wood-engraved illustrations each sheet 15 x 10 inches. Very good condition. Two sheets with text and illustrations relating to the Second Opium War. The September 18 sheet has two illustrations: "Gunboats of the Allied Fleets aground in the Peiho River" and "Gunboats of the allied Fleets Arriving at Tien-Tsin" with related text. The November 6 issue is a collage-like illustration from a sketch by M. Roux with the military procession surrounding an illustration of the signing ceremony. . Illustrated Times. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 50254
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CHINA NANJING White H. C. photo byCHIN
Interior of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Mausoleum. / General View of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Mausoleum. PAIR OF ROTOGRAVURES.
China Rotogravure Company. No date. Ca. 1930. PAIR of black and white rotogravures each approximately 11 x 16 inches. Light wear to right edge outside image area mended 1 inch tear to mid lower edge of each image otherwise very good condition. Attractive images by H. C. White showing the interior and exterior of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing China. . China Rotogravure Company. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 44224
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CHINA CUSTOMS
Life in China. PAIR OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
New York.: Harper's Weekly. 07-26 1873. Full page and three-quarter page wood engravings from July 26 1873 issue of Harper's Weekly black and white sheet size 11 x 16 inches. Very good condition. The full page image features 6 vignette illustrations: Death in the Cage Conveying Prisoners to the Lock-up Coolies A Mendicant The Rain-coat and Convicts. The three-quarter page "The Feast of Lanterns" includes a brief text article describing both engravings in the lower margin which continues on the verso of sheet. . Harper's Weekly. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 49039
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CHINA COSTUMES & CUSTOMS
China - Plate 16. A Boat Girl.
London.: J. Murray. Ca. 1814- 1827. Aquatint engraving with handcolor sheet 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Adhesive residue on verso at two corners just showing on front of sheet but well outside image area impression of old paperclip at one corner well outside image. Image is bright and clean. WITH ACCOMPANYING TEXT SHEET. The image shows a girl on a boat whose dress "differs very little from that of the men except about the head on which the hair is suffered to grow feely and is sometimes plaited behind like that of the men as in this figure.". Partial watermark on paper. . J. Murray. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40318
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CHINA Child G. sculp.
The Lou-Wa or Fishing Bird with the manner of fishing from Nieuhof.
circa 1800. Copper engraving modern handcolor image 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Light soiling in margins. A lovely image of a sitting bird in the foreground with a vast landscape and fishing boats in the distance after the work of Joan Nieuhof whose 17th century views were amongst the earliest reliable reports of China. Nieuhof was traveling as a member of a Portuguese embassy eager to establish trade relations with China. No. 123. Plate XI. Vol.III.p.137. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40310
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CHINA SHAOGUAN Child G. engraved by.
The city Shau-Chew-Fu from Nieuhof.
London. 1745- 1747. Copperplate engraving image 7 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches 19 x 31 cm on sheet 10 1/4 x 16 inches two vertical folds as issued fine condition. A view of the walled city of Shaoguan some 100 miles north of Canton / Guangzhou; after the work of Joan Nieuhof whose 17th century views were amongst the earliest reliable reports of China. Nieuhof was traveling as a member of a Dutch East India embassy eager to establish trade relations with China. This engraving was published in an 18th century compendium of important travel writing: "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels" published by Astley. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43863
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CHINA TRADE
Mountebank.
London.: J. J. Stockdale. 1812. Engraving handcolored sheet size 4 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Light soiling two pieces of tape on verso of top margin outside image area. From an edition of Breton de la Martiniere "China: Its Costume Arts Manufactures &c." Depicts three men in a performance. Engraved by W. Milton and very attractively handcolored. . J. J. Stockdale. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40313
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CHINA Alexander W. illus.
View of the Lake Pao-Yng where it is separated from the Grand Canal by an embankment of Earth.
London.: G.Nicol. April 12 1796. Copper-plate engraving 12x18 inches 30x45cm scattered foxing including a couple of areas in the image very good condition. One of the detailed and elegant engravings after the work of William Alexander published in Sir George Staunton's "An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China." . G.Nicol. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 39939
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CHINA CHEKIANG PROVINCE Fletcher H. engraved by.
Cities of the Province of Che-Kyang.
No date. 1738. Copper plate engraved map 14 3/4 x 9 inches on sheet 16 x 10 inches. Area of light discoloration at the centre right edge overall good condition. An attractive map depicting five walled cities of the Chinese Qing dynasty province of Che-Kiang modern day CHEKIANG: Hang Chew Fu Hangchow with the West Lake depicted Ping-hu hyen Hu-Chew Fu Kya-Hing Fu and Ku-Chew Fu. This is a plate from Du Halde's "A description of the empire of China and Chinese-Tartary: together with the kingdoms of Korea and Tibet: containing the geography and history natural as well as civil of those countries" published in London in 1738. Originally published in French in 1735 this was an encyclopedic compendium by Jesuit priest Jean Baptiste Du Halde of the written accounts of some 27 Jesuits in China documenting the history and customs of the country. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 50782
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CHINA CORMORANT Edwards S. illus. S. Skelton engraver.
Pelicanus Sinensis or Fishing Corvorant Cormorant of China.
London.: George Nicol. 1796. Copperplate engraving plate mark 12 x 14 inches on sheet 17 x 22 1/2 inches. Light toning and foxing in margins overall very good condition. Finely engraved image of a cormorant a magnificent webfoot bird with Chinese landscape in background. 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. . George Nicol. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 41642
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CHINA Schieble Erhard engraved by.
Map of China.
Illustrated Times. 10-09- 1858. Double page wood-engraved map 19 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches on sheet 20 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches centrefold as issued tipped in with NO binding holes. One additional horizontal crease light creasing and tiny tear in upper margin. Very good condition. Much detail in this map of China with the islands of Formosa and Hainan. At the lower right is a text box with information on The Chinese Empire. The map was engraved by Erhard Schieble rue Bonaparte 42 paris. . Illustrated Times. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 50252
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CHINA WATER CRAFT / BOATS Humblot A. drawn by. H. Fletcher engraved by.
A. Chinese Barks & Vessels of Burden. B. A Kind of Galley. C. A Bark in form of a Dragon For Celebrating an Annual Feast. D. Different sorts of Boats. E. A Raft with Booths on it / Two uncommon ways of catching Fish./ The manner of taking Wild Ducks
No date. 1738. Copper plate engraving 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches on sheet 10 x 16 inches. Couple of edge tears at upper edge one just entering the image couple of tiny chips at upper edge overall light toning and scattered foxing to lower margin. The engraving features a finely engraved selection of images relating to ships and fishing in 17th and 18th century China. This is a plate from Du Halde's "A description of the empire of China and Chinese-Tartary: together with the kingdoms of Korea and Tibet: containing the geography and history natural as well as civil of those countries" published in London in 1738. Originally published in French in 1735 this was an encyclopedia compendium by Jesuit priest Jean Baptiste Du Halde of the written accounts of some 27 Jesuits in China documenting the history and customs of the country. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 49522
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CHINA Martinet Francois Nicolas illus.
Le Geai de la Chine.
Ca. 1770. Engraving handcolored 9 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches plate mark on sheet 12 1/2 x 9 inches. Very good condition. A finely engraved and colored image by French artist Francois-Nicolas Martinet produced for an edition of Buffon's Historie Naturelle Generale et Particuliere Plate 622. These images were also published as Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40109
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CHINA NANKING / NANJING Parr N. engraved by.
Nan Kang hyen near Kan chew fu. From Nieuhof.
London. 1745- 1747. Copperplate engraving image 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches 15 x 19 cm on sheet 7 3/4 x 10 inches fine condition. A view of this small city on the Yangtze River upriver from Nanjing after the work of Joan Nieuhof whose 17th century views were amongst the earliest reliable reports of China. Nieuhof was traveling as a member of a Portuguese embassy eager to establish trade relations with China. This engraving was published in an 18th century compendium of important travel writing: "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels" published by Astley. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43861
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CHINA Arrowsmith. Engraved by Cooper.
China.
London.: Longman Hurst Rees and Orme. 1808. Black and white copperplate engraved map centrefold as issued 9 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 16 inches. Overall light toning to paper and browning to edges very good condition. An attractive map of China with rivers and major population centres marked. "Cobi or Desert of Sand" is named at upper left and a considerably misshapen Korean peninsula is marked Corea. . Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43162
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CHINA SOUTHEAST COAST
Newsmap for the Armed Forces. 291st Week of the War - 173rd Week of U.S. Participation. Monday 9 April 1945.
New York.: Army Information Branch. Volume III No. 51F. 04-09- 1945. Poster color map on one side sheet 35 x 47 inches folded to 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches as issued. Text and three smaller maps on verso. Very good condition. Large color map "China Southeast Coast" from Shanghai to French Indochina with the islands of Formosa and Hainan. At right edge are inset maps of the vicinities of Shanghai Wenchow Foochow Swatow Canton and Hong Kong. Scale is 7 inches to 200 miles. On the verso is a large map of the European theatre of operations centred on Berlin a map of the Pacific area noting the American occupation of Okinawa with a detailed map of this island. . Army Information Branch. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 39043
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CHINA Martinet Francois Nicolas illus.
Le Kink de la Chine.
Ca. 1770. Engraving handcolored 9 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches plate mark on sheet 12 1/2 x 9 inches. Very good condition. A finely engraved and colored image by French artist Francois-Nicolas Martinet produced for an edition of Buffon's Historie Naturelle Generale et Particuliere Plate 617. These images were also published as Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40162
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CHINA
Chinese Empire. Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co. trade card: vignette illustrations.
New York.: Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co. 1893. Trade card 3 x 5 inches chromolithographic vignette illustrations on one side text on verso. Two 1/4 inch abrasions to upper right edge otherwise very good. This is one of a series of premium cards issued in the late 1800s by Arbuckle Coffee Company this being from the series of 50 cards with vignette illustrations "giving a pictorial History of the Sports and Pastimes of all Nations." This card features the Chinese Empire. The vignette illustrations depict a tea plant rice plant and a group of people picking tea leaves. As they had when they were first issued for advertising purposes these attractively colored cards have exceptional popular appeal and make a great keepsake of a favorite place. . Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 49033
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CHINA / BURMA Wray AH. illustrations by. J. Rapkin map drawn by. A. H.
China and Birmah.
London.: John Tallis & Company. No date. Ca. 1850. Map outline hand-color 10 1/4 x 13 1/8 inches including decorative border on sheet 11 x 14 1/2 inches. Overall light toning faint outline on front of sheet and three pieces of adhesive residue on verso image not affected from previous matting soft crease to lower left corner outside image area 1 inch tear to right edge. Overall a bright and most attractive image. This is the most attractive state of this pictorial map published without a centrefold in the Tallis Illustrated Atlas. The map features six vignette illustrations including: British Factories Canton Chinese Soldiers and a view of the harbor of Hong Kong. . John Tallis & Company. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40838
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CHINA SHAANXI PROVINCE Basire J. engraved by.
Cities of the Province of Shen-si.
No date. 1738. Copper plate engraved map 14 x 8 1/2 inches on sheet 16 x 10 inches. Short edge tear at lower edge well outside image soft creasing at upper left corner very good condition. An attractive map depicting six walled cities of the Chinese Qing dynasty province of Shen-si modern day SHAANXI: Si-ngan-fu Chwang-lan Lan-chew Kan-chew Ing-chew and Ku-ywen Chew. This is a plate from Du Halde's "A description of the empire of China and Chinese-Tartary: together with the kingdoms of Korea and Tibet: containing the geography and history natural as well as civil of those countries" published in London in 1738. Originally published in French in 1735 this was an encyclopedic compendium by Jesuit priest Jean Baptiste Du Halde of the written accounts of some 27 Jesuits in China documenting the history and customs of the country. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 50784
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CHINA
The National Geographic Magazine. 2008 - 05. May.
Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. Vol. 213. No. 5. 05- 2008. May 2008 issue of the magazine with color map supplement 188pp in paper wrappers as issued very good condition. China Inside the Dragon Special Issue. With poster "Forbidden City Revealed". . National Geographic Society. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 45978
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CHINA TEMPLES Wood J. engraved by.
Temples from Nieuhof. Tey-wang-Myan. Sin-ko-tsyen.
London. 1745- 1747. Copperplate engraving image 7 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches 15.5 x 19.5 cm on sheet 10 1/4 x 8 inches. Soft vertical crease to upper right corner very good condition. Image of two different Chinese temples after the work of Joan Nieuhof whose 17th century views were amongst the earliest reliable reports of China. Nieuhof was traveling as a member of a Portuguese embassy eager to establish trade relations with China. This engraving was published in an 18th century compendium of important travel writing: "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels" published by Astley. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 44175
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CHINA SHANDONG Parr N. engraved by.
Temple of Quang gua myau from Nieuhof.
London. 1745- 1747. Copperplate engraving image 7 1/2 x 6 inches 19 x 15 cm on sheet 10 1/2 x 7 inches fine condition. A view of the temple and buildings of Quang gua myau located on the route between Nanjing and the province of Shangdong after the work of Joan Nieuhof whose 17th century views were amongst the earliest reliable reports of China. Nieuhof was traveling as a member of a Portuguese embassy eager to establish trade relations with China. This engraving was published in an 18th century compendium of important travel writing: "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels" published by Astley. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43852
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CHINA DECORATIVE ART
Ornements de la Chine. Plate 5. Decorative designs with animal motifs.
Paris.: Canson Libraire-Editeur. 1883. Chromolithograph image area approximately 12 x 14 inches on sheet 24 1/2 x 18 inches. A few edge tears and light soiling outside image area image particularly clean and bright. Richly colored with gold design work. This is plate 5 from the exquisitely printed French portfolio Ornements de la Chine Recueil de Dessins Pour l'Art et l'Industrie par E. Collinot et A. De Beaumont featuring Chinese ornament of which only 500 copies were issued. . Canson, Libraire-Editeur. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 38104
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CHINA NANJING
Chinese map of Nanking / Nanjing.
16th Year of the Chinese Revolution. 1927. Color map sheet size 37 x 26 inches 94 x 66cm folding to 13 1/2 x 7 inches with original lettered wrapper. Map in fine condition. Wrapper: light toning and soft crease. "Made in China" stamped on verso of map. A large and handsome map of the city of Nanking the capital of Jiangsu province and a capital of China in previous eras. The 1927 city is shown contained within the city walls with Xuanwu Lake in the upper right corner and a legend at lower right. All text is in Chinese. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 47819
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CHINA
Asia China - South Coast Central Part of Hai-Nan Strait Ch'Iung-Chou Hai-Hsia. # 6414.
Washington D.C.: Hydrographic Office. 1st Edition. 1947. Chart printed color folded as issued sheet measures approximately 30 x 40 inches. Very good condition. The chart marks soundings in fathoms and various natural and man-made features of the coastal area. Scale 1:70000. . Hydrographic Office. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 50760
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CHINA
A Chinese Pirate Boat at Canton.
Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. 1857. Half-page wood engraving black and white from an 1857 issue of Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion image approximately 7 x 9 1/2 inches on sheet size 15 x 10 3/4 inches. A few foxed spots; very good condition. Short article "Canton Pirate Boat" in upper right margin of sheet. . Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 48525
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CHINA DAILY OCCUPATIONS
10 black and white photographs - life in China.
No date. Ca. 1950. 10 small black and white photographs each 3 x 5 inches. Very good condition. A series of professionally produced photographs possibly brought back from Shanghai by a US serviceman serving there. Each photograph is titled in Chinese and English. These include: Working in a Boat; Chinese Tailor; Fried Cake Stall; Country Woman. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 47948
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JAPAN / CHINA
Japan and South Manchuria.
No date. Ca. 1926. Pamphlet black and white photo illustrations color map 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches unfolding as issued to 15 x 20 3/4 inches color pictorial covers. 1/2 inch tears to upper and lower left edge at fold a couple of 1/8 inch separations at fold intersections; otherwise good clean condition. This vintage brochure features a map "Japan and South Manchuria Railway and Steamer Connections" bordered by photo illustrations showing sites and cities such as Mt. Fuji and Osaka found along the routes. The text on verso discusses Japan's geography scenery attractions tourist information hotels railways etc. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 44237
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CHINA DECORATIVE ART
Ornements de la Chine. Plate 6. Chinese cloisonne vase.
Paris.: Canson Libraire-Editeur. 1883. Chromolithograph image area approximately 11 x 8 inches on sheet 24 1/2 x 18 inches. Very good condition: short edge tears creasing at very edges of sheet image very bright and clean. Richly colored with gold design work. This is plate 6 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
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 38102
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CHINA Metz del Heath sculp.
The Road of Pillars in China.
circa 1828. Copper plate engraving modern handcolor image 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches including decorative line border on sheet 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Light scattered foxing small pin-hole outside lower left corner of image. A distant view of bridge across a rocky terrain with waterfalls. Paper has watermark "1813". . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40309
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CHINA PAPER DOLLS Drayton Grace illus.
Dolly Dingle Flies to China.
Kenosha Wisconsin.: Samuel Lowe Company. 07- 1928. Color paper doll sheet from magazine uncut 13 1/2 x 10 inches. 1/2 inch tear to lower left edge outside doll area; very good condition. Dolly's clothes and accessories include: Chinese Costume and Wig Aviator's Suit and Helmet Chinese Slippers and a "Chinese Mascot" doll. . Samuel Lowe Company. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 49035
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CHINA CANTON / GUANGZHOU Child G. engraved by.
The City Quang Chew Fu or Canton from Nieuhof.
London. 1745- 1747. Copperplate engraving image 7 x 11 1/2 inches 18 x 29 cm on sheet 10 1/4 x 15 inches two vertical folds as issued a few small foxed spots little creasing at folds very good condition. A striking view of the important trade city of Canton one of the first treaty ports. The harbor is a riot of activity with ships of all sizes and shapes; the image is after the work of Joan Nieuhof whose 17th century views were amongst the earliest reliable reports of China. Nieuhof was traveling as a member of a Dutch East India embassy eager to establish trade relations with China. This engraving was published in an 18th century compendium of important travel writing: "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels" published by Astley. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 45596
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JAPAN / TAIWAN / CHINA
Some Curious Remarks upon the Potent Empire of Japan.
No date. Ca. 1740s. Engraved map 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches on sheet 13 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Very good condition. A sheet apparently from an edition of Awnsham Churchill's "Collection of voyages and travels" with sectional title above the map and text below and on verso. "Japan is generally esteemed to be an island though this is called in question by some." The map shows Japan south of Edo the southern tip of Corea eastern China Formosa and northern Philippines. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 50164
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CHINA / HONG KONG / JAPAN
Johnson's China and Japan. Inset map: Vicinity of Canton and Hong Kong.
New York.: A.J. Johnson. 1868. Map with original handcolor 16 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches including decorative border on sheet size 17 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches centrefold as issued. Faint offsetting; very good clean condition. Large colorful detailed map with inset of 'Vicinity of Canton and Hong Kong'. 62 provinces are listed for the Japan Islands. . A.J. Johnson. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 50639
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CHINA / JAPAN Hart M. illus. Watts engraved by.
Clerodendron squamatum. Kaempfer's scarlet Clerodendron.
London.: Ridgway. 1822. Engraving original handcolor image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches. Very good condition. With accompanying text sheet. A pink and red flower plate 649 from Sydenham Edwards' "The Botanical Register". Identified as a native of China and Japan. . Ridgway. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 34307
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CHINA Parr N. engraved by.
Figures from du Halde. An Emperor of China in his usual dress - in his Robes. A Bonza - A Husband Man.
London. 1745- 1747. Copperplate engraving image 6 x 7 1/2 inches 15 x 29 cm on sheet 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches very good condition. Image of four Chinese men after the work of du Halde. This engraving was published in an 18th century compendium of important travel writing: "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels" published by Astley. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 44180
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CHINA
Untitled Chinese painting on silk - woman in landscape with tree and rock.
No date. Ca. 1900. Chinese painting on silk image 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches mounted on sheet 13 1/2 x 12 inches. Apparently from an accordion fold portfolio; two punch holes at left edge image can be matted to cover these small holes; image in very good condition. An attractive original painting perhaps from a collection of patterns suitable for fans as there is a rough ink circular outline to the design. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 42615
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CHINA THEATRE Basire I. engraved by.
Chinese Actors from Nieuhof.
London. 1745- 1747. Copperplate engraving image 6 x 8 inches 15 x 20 cm on sheet 8 x 10 1/4 inches fine condition. Image of three different Chinese actors after the work of Joan Nieuhof whose 17th century views were amongst the earliest reliable reports of China. Nieuhof was traveling as a member of a Portuguese embassy eager to establish trade relations with China. This engraving was published in an 18th century compendium of important travel writing: "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels" published by Astley. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 44177
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CHINA SHANGHAI SHANGHAI WAR OF 1932
Map of Shanghai.
Osaka Mainichi Shimbun. Showa 7. 1932. Color map folding as issued 20 x 29 1/2 inches 51 x 75 cm. Good condition; pinholes at corners in margins very light foxing 2 pinhole size holes at intersections of folds there are four tiny holes in the map area only noticeable when held up to the light - pinhole or pinhead size 1 inch split at lower left fold soft overall creasing. A map of Shanghai issued by the Japanese newspaper in 1932 at the time of the Japanese bombing. There are 4 insets. At upper left a small map of the area around Shanghai at lower left a photographic view of the Bund with legend naming 19 buildings; above this a small inset "Map of Nangking" Nanjing or Nanking; at lower right a large inset of the central south coast of China and Taiwan. A very detailed and interesting map reflecting a troubled time. . Osaka Mainichi Shimbun. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 38860
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CHINA CANTON
The War in China. The Attack on Canton.
London.: The Illustrated London News. 03-13- 1858. Black and white wood-engravings one half-page and two quarter-page on single sheet size 16 x 22 inches centerfold as issued. From The Illustrated London News March 13 1858. Faint soiling to lower left corner and centerfold some creases at centerfold; very good condition. Upper image "Bombardment of Canton Dec. 28 1857" depicts a chaotic scene of ships and soldiers engaged in fighting. A brief text article below the image describes the three engravings. The lower half depicts: "Marines Leaving Gun-boat" and "Landing of the Allied Forces at Cooper's Creek". . The Illustrated London News. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 48657
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CHINA SILK MANUFACTURE
This Plate representing the Silk Manufacture is gratefully inscribed to Sr. Nathanael Curzon Bart. Kt. of the Shire for the County of Derby and his Lady; both subscribers to this work by their Humble Servant Edw. Cave.
No date. 1738. Copper plate engraving 13 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches on sheet 16 x 10 inches. A few short repaired edge tears good condition. Eleven illustrations showing the process of silk manufacture: "Manner of winding the Silk from the Codsin a Cauldron"; "A Balneo Mariae to kill the worms in the Cods"; "Taking the Cods from the Mats after smother'd in the Earthen pots"; "Winding of Silk from the Cods in a Copper of warm Water"; "Other ways of winding the Silk"; "Sheets of paper hung up with Eggs;" "Weaving;" "Reeling & Doubling;" "Warping;" "A twisting Mill;" "Winding from the Clews to the Bobbins." This is a plate from Du Halde's "A description of the empire of China and Chinese-Tartary: together with the kingdoms of Korea and Tibet: containing the geography and history natural as well as civil of those countries" published in London in 1738. Originally published in French in 1735 this was an encyclopedic compendium by Jesuit priest Jean Baptiste Du Halde of the written accounts of some 27 Jesuits in China documenting the history and customs of the country. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 50788
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CONIFER CHINA Snelling L. drawn and lithographed by.
Abies Faberi et Abies Forrestii.
London.: The Royal Horticultural Society / Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1930. Hand colored lithograph on sheet 10 x 11 1/2 inches centerfold as issued very good condition. With text sheet. This is one of Lilian Snelling's 1879-1972 exquisite botanical illustrations complete with botanical details. The geographic distributions of these conifers are described in the descriptive text as being from China Western Central Szechuan and China Yunnan Likian range Szechuan extreme southern corner. Plate 9201 from Curtis's Botanical Magazine from Volume CLIII Part IV. . The Royal Horticultural Society / Bernard Quaritch Ltd. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 49367
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CHINA NANJING
The Porcelain Pagoda at Nankin.
London.: Thomas Kelly. No date. Ca. 1820. Engraving 5 1/2 x 8 inches on sheet 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Light scattered foxing. A finely engraved view of the Pagoda. . Thomas Kelly. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 50196
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CHINA CANTON
Canton.
London.: Thomas Kelly. No date. Ca. 1820s. Copper plate engraving image 4 x 6 3/4 inches on sheet 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Light soiling to upper left margin outside plate area very good condition. A lovely view from the Pearl River of the port city Canton Guangzhou China centre of the nineteenth century China Trade. . Thomas Kelly. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 44186
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CHINA HONG KONG Buhl J. sculp.
Die Bambus - Wasserleitung Bei Hong-Kong.
circa 1850. Engraving modern handcolor image 4 x 6 inches on sheet 6 x 9 inches. Very good condition. A lovely view of the landscape and sailboats in the distance with figures on a small bridge over the water. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40512
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CHINA
Untitled Chinese painting on silk - woman seated in landscape between rocks and trees.
No date. Ca. 1900. Chinese painting on silk image 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches mounted on sheet 13 1/2 x 12 inches. Apparently from an accordion fold portfolio; two punch holes at left edge image can be matted to cover these small holes; image in very good condition. An attractive original painting perhaps from a collection of patterns suitable for fans as there is a rough ink circular outline to the design. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 42617
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CHINA COSTUME
Chinese family.
London. 1797. Stipple engraving sheet 15 x 11 inches. Very good condition. Plate from Alexander William's Costumes of China. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43934
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CHINA FOUR STEEL ENGRAVINGS Allom Thomas illus.
Part 15 individually issued of "The Chinese Empire Historical and Descriptive." Temple of the Bonzes in the Quang Yen Rock / Ancient Bridge Chapoo / Military Station near the City of Chokian / Melon Islands and Irrigating Wheel.
New York.: London and New York Printing and Publishing Company. No date. Ca. 1850. FOUR STEEL ENGRAVINGS with tissue guards 8 pages of text 12 x 9 1/4 inches pictorial paper wrappers. Plates in fine condition one plate is on a smaller sheet of paper but does not appear to have been cut down spine is split and pages are loose. This is a single semi-monthly part of what appears to be the American edition of "China in a Series of Views Displaying the Scenery Architecture and Social Habits of that Ancient Empire." designed to de-mystify the great empire of China. It contains 4 steel engravings and several unrelated subject-wise pages of text and is complete as issued. The engravings are: Temple of the Bonzes in the Quang Yen Rock; Ancient Bridge Chapoo; Military Station near the City of Chokian / Melon Islands and Irrigating Wheel. Subscription publication was common during the 19th century making publications more affordable to the rapidly expanding middle class market and this method where illustrations and text are unrelated was used to deter subscribers from quitting partway through their subscription. The advertisement on the back cover gives the title "The Chinese Empire: A Comprehensive History of the Manners Customs Industries and Arts of the Chinese. by Rev. G.N. Wright. Magnificently Illustrated with Numerous Steel Engravings from Sketches taken on the Spot. by T. Allom Esq." The title "The Chinese Empire Historical and Descriptive" appears on the title page included with part 38 of the series. . London and New York Printing and Publishing Company. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 39934
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CHINA SECOND OPIUM WAR
Village of Takou on the Peiho.
Illustrated Times. 1858. Sheet with four wood-engraved illustrations from the October 23 1858 issue of the Illustrated Times sheet size 14 3/4 x 10 inches. Very good condition. Illustrations are: "Village of Takou on the Peiho"; "A Blind Musician of Canton"; "Hawking in China"; "Village of Kiangt-suen on the Peiho." . Illustrated Times. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 50257
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