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1976Crown quarto. Pp. 389, (3) publisher's ads. Corrigenda. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with (near fine) dust-jacket. In fine condition. Excellent copy, practically unused. ~ First edition. Provenance: From the private library of the late scholar Frits Vos (1918-2000), professor of Japanese and Korean studies, with his signature. Later ownership signature on first free endpaper.
1931Quarto. Pp. 60. Plus 24 pp. of Chinese text, including plates in red and black. Original wrappers, worn. Fair copy, good interior. ~ First edition. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie Van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam, Afdeeling Letterkunde, Nieuwe Reeks Deel XXXII Nr. 1.
1921First edition. Crown octavo. Pp. 266. Plus plates, beautifully printed in tinted ink. Hardcover, bound in the original illustrated cloth. Nice copy in a very good condition, excellent interior. ~ First edition.
1996Square quarto. Pp. 107. Beautifully illustrated throughout in colour. Bound in the original pictorial stiff wrappers, with flaps. In fine condition. AS NEW. ~ First edition.
1955Crown quarto. Pp. 78, (12) illustrated advertisements. With over 80 mounted samples of cloth, silk, wool, and other textiles, old and modern materials. Illustrated throughout. In the original publisher's pictorial spiral binding. In fine condition.
1877Crown quarto. Pp. x, 201. Bound in the original printed wrappers, slightly soiled, vague dampmark at blank bottom of first few leaves. In fine condition. Excellent copy, practically unused, still entirely unopened. ~ First edition. Mémoire couronné par la Société de Géographie de Lyon. Rare.
Two volumes. Quarto. I. Text Volume. Pp. viii, 105. II. Plate Volume., consists of title leaf and 114 single-sheet collotype plates. Both volumes placed in the original cloth portfolio with some wear to extremities and a few repairs at folds inside. Both volumes in fine condition, plates are exceptionally well preserved. ~ First edition. Beautifully illustrated Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms.
1947Crown quarto. Pp. 101. Plus 28 plates, printed on different paper. Text illustrations. Bound in the original printed wrappers. In fine condition (decorative stamp, signature). ~ First edition thus. Extrait des Mélanges chinois et Bouddhiques, publiés par l'Institut Belge des hautes études chinoises, III.
1901Quarto. Pp. xli, 472, Corrigenda included. Plus 28 finely printed plates, partly lithographic, including 8 beautiful chromolithographs. Each plate is protected with a facing tissue guard, printed with captions. With 22 illustrations to to text. Section title-pages. Set in double columns. Bound in the original publisher's printed stiff wrappers, bit dust-soiled, marked. In fine internal condition. Practically unused copy, still entirely unopened, preserved in the original state. ~ First edition. Rare, so much so in the original state, unused.
1840Octavo. Pp. 189-240. Set in Gothic type. Privately stapled into card folder. Fine, partly still unopened. ~ Offprint from Jahrbücher der Literatur, 1840. A review article by Karl Friedrich Neumann (1793-1870), of Gützlaff's "China Opened" (London, 1838). In German.
1885Octavo. Pp. ix, 333, (6) publisher's catalogue. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full brown cloth, upper cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt and black, some stray spots on back cover, floral endpapers, trimmed rough, spine ends very lightly bumped, inner hinges about starting. In fine condition. Excellent copy, bright and fresh, beautifully preserved interior. ~ First edition. Sir Henry Knollys (1840-1930) served as a major in the Royal Artillery, later became private secretary to King Edward's daughter Maud, queen of Norway. He was a descendant to a distinguished British family. Sir Francis Knollys (1514-1596) was an English statesman, became a member of parliament in 1542 and was knighted in 1547. His father, Robert Knollys, a courtier in the service of both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Sir Francis's three sons were all courtiers and served Queen Mary in parliament or in the field. Henry Knollys published extensively; on "English Life in China" he said: "The statements contained in this book have, at all events, the advantage of having been recorded on the spot, and at the time when they were originally deduced. Taken down day by day in shorthand, I venture to hope that the opinions may possess the freshness, sometimes so conductive to accuracy, of first impressions; while the authenticity of the facts has been safe-guarded by subsequent careful revision." See further: Peter J. Kitson (General Editor): "Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires: Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910." 8 volumes. (London, Pickering & Chatto, 2003-2004). Also: Albert Smith: "To China and Back: Being a Diary Kept Out and Home." (Hong Kong, 1859).
1927Crown quarto. Pp. 408. Plus 2 plates: a facsimile signature of the King of Ceylon, and a reproduction of a 17th century map of Ceylon, by Cypriano Sanches. Appendices, glossary, index, errata. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full brick-red cloth, black lettering to spine. A BRAND NEW copy in superb condition. - - First edition, all published. Scarce.
1927Crown quarto. Pp. 408. With a preface. Appendices, glossary, index, errata. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full light grey cloth, brown lettering to cover and spine, top edge light green. A BRAND NEW copy, just a touch of storage dustiness. Excellent. - - First edition, all published. Scarce.
1916Three parts in one volume. Small octavo. Pp. (ii), 244, (viii) blanks, (ii) verso blank. Tissue guard between English and Chinese title-pages. Hardcover, bound in modern full burgundy cloth, placed in matching, custom-made full cloth slipcase, with the original morocco gilt lettering-piece laid-down, gilt lettering to spine panel, marbled edges, round corners. Some pencil underlining to index, light wear to outer bottom edge of a section of leaves, neatly repaired in places. A very good, handsome copy, beautifully bound and presented. ~ Eleventh edition, revised and enlarged. See also: Japanese National Bibliography, National Diet Library, Tokyo. Provenance: from the private library of the late scholar Frits Vos (1918-2000), professor of Japanese and Korean studies, with his neat signature.
1916Three parts in one volume. Small octavo. Pp. (ii), 244, (viii) blanks, (ii) verso blank. Tissue guard between English and Chinese title-pages. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full brown morocco on limp boards, leather rubbed off a single corner on back cover, upper cover gilt embossed in Chinese large characters, spine with blind tooled ornaments and with gilt lettering in English, marbled edges, round corners, lovely decorative floral endpapers. A fine copy, beautifully preserved, crisp interior. Excellent. ~ Tenth edition, revised and enlarged. See also: Japanese National Bibliography, National Diet Library, Tokyo.
Octavo. Pp. (iv), (4), 240, xviii. Appendices, index. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's quarter crimson cloth and printed boards, endpapers lightly browned. In a very good condition. Overall an excellent copy, well preserved. ~ First edition. A DEDICATION COPY, Signed, inscribed by the author on first free endpaper: "With love from the Author". James Dyer Ball (1847-1919).
1847Two volumes. Crown quarto. Paginated consecutively. Pp. xvi, 3-240; 241-467. Plus a folding map engraved on steel, engraved frontispiece and 11 other plates. Title-page printed in red and black. Uniformly in the original illustrated wrappers, these edge worn and chipped, back wrapper of one volume loose, some dog-eared corners. Both volumes placed in a handsome custom made box, full green cloth over boards, facsimile title-page laid-down on cover. An unsophisticated set, untrimmed, preserved entirely in the original state, bright interiors, thoroughly free of foxing. ~ First American edition in the extremely rare original, two paperbound installments. Sold separately, each volume's cover bears the header: "50 Cents. Complete in Two Parts"; and "Part 1" and "Part 2", respectively. A pioneering work by the Anglican missionary George Smith (1815-1871) who, after the Treaty of Nanking, explored the newly opened cities of China, recording his findings and observations. The work is particularly appealing for its description and portrayal of everyday life in nineteenth-century China and the impact of the new British Rule. It includes an account of Hong Kong. Cordier BS, 2115; Lust, 385.
1863Crown quarto. Pp. xvi, 579. Chromolithograph frontispiece. Fold-out map with additional colour added in lithography (small tears at fold). With 54 wood-engraved illustrations. Hardcover, bound in contemporary half polished calf and forest-green ribbed cloth, sides and corners ornamentally roll-tooled in blind, spine gilt; bit worn and chafed in places, inner-hinges split, foxed. In good condition, and with the contemporary armorial bookplate, "Auspicium Melioris Aevi" (an omen of a better age, motto of the Order of St. Michael and St. George). ~ First edition. Cordier BS, 2747.
1914Two parts in one volume. Quarto. Pp. 324, iv; 74. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous collotype and coloured plates interleaved with text leaves. Each plate protected with a facing tissue-guard. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's lovely silk-covered boards, sewn with threads in traditional Chinese style, upper board richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering, bit discoloured, cloth over spine rubbed off, spine heads bit worn. In a very fine internal condition. Excellent interior, exceptionally well preserved, crisp plates. ~ First edition. Copy number 65 (of 66) from the Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, with two stamps to that effect. Includes list of dynasties; notes on the history and technique of Chinese drawing and painting; supplement of plates illustrating Chinese bronzes, ceramic art, and jade. Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms. Uncommon in such fine internal condition.
1871Crown quarto. Pp. (iv), 391. Plus engraved frontispiece, 8 tinted lithographs, and 15 full-page wood-engraved plates. With 39 wood-engraved illustration to text. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full embossed cloth, upper cover with large, attractive gilt illustration within blind-embossed and relief frames, spine richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering, spine discoloured, some wear to spine ends. A very good copy in fine internal condition, crisp plates. ~ First edition. The beautifully illustrated travelogue of Anton Baeckström describes the expedition to the Far East (1867-1870) in which he participated in the service of the French Navy. He recalls the expedition's visits to places as Bourbon, New Caledonia, Manilla, Cochinchina, Japan, China, Singapore; and devotes large part of the book to Japan, including visits to Nagasaki, Yokohama, Edo, Kamakura, Kobe, Osaka. With views of Manila, Saigon, Bangkok, Deshima, Hongkong, and Singapore. Cordier BJ 628.
1863Octavo. Pp. vi, (ii), 420. Plus wood-engraved frontispiece with facing tissue-guard; 2 full page wood-engraved plates; one full-page plan, and 6 wood-engraved vignette illustrations. Plus 3 folding engraved maps, bound at end. Hardcover, beautifully bound in recent three-quarter smooth black calf extra, attractive marbled paper over boards, sides decorated with blind rolls, spine in compartments between gilt-ruled raised bands, large gilt fleuron in five of six compartments, red morocco lettering-piece gilt in remainder, all edges polished smooth and dyed red. In exceptionally fine condition. An immaculate copy. ~ First edition. Authorship attributed by some to Arthur A'Court Fisher; by others to George Battye Fisher. For that matter, see British Union Catalog and OCLC 9004104.
1898Octavo. Pp. xvi, 400. Frontispiece. Full-page plates, 4 maps, many text illustrations, head- and tail-pieces. Illustrated initial to the preface. Appendix, index. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full pebble-grained cloth, large gilt illustration to upper cover, and with gilt lettering, spine gilt, forest-green chalked endpapers; spine ends bumped. A very good copy indeed. ~ Third thousand. Uncommon.
1908Two volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. xviii, 317, plus a folding map, coloured along route, bound at end, cut into two parts along fold; viii, 360. Plus different frontispiece to each volume, with tissue-guard, and numerous photographic plates. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's full green cloth, embossed lettering on cover, spine gilt, contemporary inscription to one volume. A very good, untrimmed set, in overall fine condition, a bit foxed in places. ~ First edition. Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, Marquess of Zetland (1876-1971), a British politician, Secretary of State for India in the late 1930s. Beside with China, his travelogue deals also with Japan, Korea, Manchuria.
1807Two volumes. Quarto. Pp. xii, 608; 531. Plus portrait frontispiece, engraved by L. Schiavonetti after H. Edridge, which is very foxed due to paper quality, affecting title-page as often. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary half blonde calf extra, marbled boards, blind ruled sides, spine with raised bands decoratively tooled in gilt, blind embossed compartments, 2 dark-green gilt lettering-pieces in remaining compartments, "London 1807" gilt-stamped at foot of each spine, bit discoloured, extremities bit rubbed, chafed, ownership signature, first free endpaper of one volume creased. Attractive wide-margined copy in a very good condition, very clean interior. ~ First edition. Important work for its account of Macartney's embassy to China. Lust, 501; Cordier BS, 2391. ~ Provenance: from the private library of Stafford H. Northcote, with his attractive engraved armorial bookplate "Christi crux est mea lux" ("The cross of Christ is my light") to each volume. Sir Stafford Henry Northcote (1818-1887), 1st Earl of Iddesleigh, was Secretary of State for India (1867), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1874-1880), and British Foreign Secretary (1886). His(?) bookmark, silken red, hand embroidered with the word "Faith", is loosely inserted in volume II. ~ TO THIS IS ADDED: Loosely inserted in this copy are 2 engraved prints, apparently collected by Northcote. These are as follows: I. "View of the City of Batavia, with a Distant View of the Mountain Overhanging the Valley of the Upas, or Poison Tree. (From Authenticated Documents.)" Oblong, 200 x 260mm. Engraved by T. Dixon, after W. M. Craig, published by H. Fisher, London, 1826. II. "Sir James Brooke. (Raja of Sarawak.) From a Photograph taken expressly for the Work by Herbert Watkins." Portrait, 245 x 170mm. Stipple engraved by W. Edwards, published by James S. Virtue, London, undated. Both prints are in fine condition.
1934Two volumes. With a total of 80 plates, 16 of which are coloured. Crown quarto. Pp. 286, plus 13 coloured plates, of which one is foldout, including frontispiece, and 43 halftone plates; 295-575, plus 3 coloured plates including frontispiece, and 21 halftone plates. Plus 2 double-page plates as endpapers, "Gravesend (.)" on first endpapers; "The Ile of Wite Liying (.)" on last endpapers, repeated in both volumes. Half-titles present, old signature to each. Decorative initials, shoulder notes. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's quarter smooth dark-blue calf and matching cloth-covered boards, gilt ruled sides, spine gilt, heads slightly bumped, and with pictorial endpapers as mentioned above, cracked at inner hinges; top edge gilt. Overall fine, attractive set, still untrimmed, preserved in the original state, and with crisp, bright interior. ~ First edition. LIMITED EDITION of 100 signed and numbered copies, this copy is number 89. Signed by Basil Lubbock.