1915réf. 176119Qingdao: Mifune Shashinkan 1915. Second edition first printing of this album of photographs of Qingdao in the First World War. It contains many shots from the only major land battle of the war to take place in China including of heavy weaponry soldiers on the march encampments and local infrastructure. As part of the succession of unequal treaties imposed upon the Qing Dynasty in the late 19th century the German Empire leased Jiaozhou Bay in 1898 and used it to build the city of Qingdao. This became its primary naval base in the region and therefore a major target in the First World War. Under the terms of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 Britain requested help from the Japanese Empire to dislodge the German forces. The Imperial Japanese Navy proceeded to blockade the port and land their troops putting it under siege in September 1914. The garrison held out for two months but was overwhelmed. This was the only major land battle in the Asian theatre of the First World War the second air-sea battle in world history and the second time that the Japanese had defeated a major Western power. This volume is a collection of photographs taken during the preparation fighting and aftermath of this battle. The photographer was Mifune Shuko who "accompanied the soldiers through thick and thin running through a rain of bullets facing rain and wind hunger and frost putting his body on the line to photograph the war" p. ii. The volume opens with a colour photograph of Lingyan Temple near the city of Tai'an followed by hundreds of black and white photographs showing not just the battle itself but also the city of Qingdao and its people. This second edition was released 10 days after the first edition on 25 April 1915. Octavo. With 121 pages of halftone photographs one colour photograph of Lingyan Temple; text in Japanese and English. Single page of publisher's advertisements to rear. Original black ribbed cloth boards light green thread binding spine ends capped in purple cloth blind vertical rule to both boards front board lettered in gilt. Signature to title of "Hermann Walter 1. Nov. 1914". Boards worn a few tidemarks gilt tarnished title page with one chip to top left corner and one closed tear repaired with tape light offsetting plates bright: a very good copy. hardcover
2023réf. Discovery-9789811982712Springer Nature Singapore 2023. Paperback. New. Springer Nature Singapore paperback
2023réf. Discovery-9789811982712Springer Nature Singapore 2023. Paperback. New. Springer Nature Singapore paperback
1979réf. 013766Baiwan Village Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press 1979. Presumed First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Stiff glossy paper covers measures 10.25 inches 26 cm x 14.5 inches 37 cm with 22 architectural drawings almost all full page and mainly in full color. We could find no record of this publication outside of China. The text is entirely in Chinese. The Google translation of the text on the fifth photograph is as follows: "Architectural drawing is an important means for architectural designers to express their design intentions explore design plans and improve their artistic accomplishments. In their design practice many architectural designers have drawn a large number of architectural drawings and they also often do architectural sketches. This album is selected from the drawings sent to our agency by many architectural designers and art workers across the country. After our agency issued a notice to collect architectural drawings in March this year many architectural designers and teachers from the Department of Architecture of colleges and universities responded enthusiastically and sent more than 1700 works. Our agency invited relevant experts to form an architectural painting selection committee to evaluate these works. The selection committee was composed of the following comrades: Bai Zuomin Qi Kang Zhu Ying Hua Yiyu Du Rujian Wu Liangyong He Zhenqiang Zhang Kaiji Zhong Xunzheng Xi Xiaopeng Huang Yuanqiang Peng Yigang and Dai Nianci. After repeated evaluation more than 200 excellent works were selected. When selecting the proportion of the number of works of each type of painting was appropriately considered. This album will be published on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. We hope that this album can reflect the great achievements of my country's socialist construction from one aspect and at the same time we also hope that this album can play a role in exchanging architectural painting techniques and improving the artistic quality of architectural designers. Editorial Department of China Architecture & Building Press September 1978 China Architecture & Building Press unknown
1766réf. 14884Florence Italy: Giuseppe Vanni 1766. Print. Very good condition. Period hand-colored copper engraving from the Natural History of the Birds Treated Systematically and Adorned with Copperplate Engraving Illustrations in Miniature and Life-Size 1766-1777. The work carries some interesting historical importance according to Peter Dance: "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767 and based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini it was completed ten years later. It was larger better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting parading posturing and occasionally flying.are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them and not without reason for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books if only for its magnificent comicality" S. Peter Dance The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London 1978. Approx. 10 5/8 x 13 1/2" platemark on watermarked paper measuring 14 1/2 x 18". The original images were drawn by Lorenzo Lorenzi Violante Vanni or Manetti himself. HKD3680. Giuseppe Vanni unknown
1976réf. 2111902154602303Orijin Shobo 1976. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Orijin Shobo paperback
2018réf. 2081502111900584San'nin-sha 2018. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 463 pages Size: A5 hard-bound book San'nin-sha paperback
réf. 22013501China n.d. ca 1860. Two lovely early photographs each 9.5 x 5 and 9 x 6 cm. very good clear images minor fading each is mounted on a stiffer board one has "Pagoda" in old ink pen on the verso these seem to be albumen type photos. The Pagoda is shown with a pavillion or bridge walkway and two 'chinese looking on. the Pagoda is in the background and with high roof and typical tiles. The 2nd shows a vegetable seller with two baskets loaded with vegetables. He sits in the middle of each basked on a small stool with the should- er pole across his knees. unknown
1949réf. 205951949. Unidentified press photographers Mao Zedong photograph archive 1949-1972 documents Chinese Communist Party leadership and international diplomatic engagement during the consolidation and global positioning of the People's Republic of China supporting research into Cold War political culture state media practices and representations of authority. The group includes images spanning from the founding period of the People's Republic through the Cultural Revolution and into the early 1970s diplomatic realignments providing visual evidence of how Mao's image circulated through press networks. The material captures both staged political encounters and informal moments including early association with Soviet leadership and later interactions with foreign dignitaries establishing a longitudinal record of leadership imagery across shifting geopolitical contexts. Eight press photographs primarily silver gelatin prints ranging in size from approximately 3 x 3.75 inches to 8 x 11 inches originating from a press archive and bearing evidence of editorial handling. Seven photographs appear to be period press prints with two later reprints. The earliest image shows Mao Zedong seated beside Joseph Stalin during Stalin's seventieth birthday celebration in 1949 with areas of the image shaded by hand for publication emphasis. A 1966 photograph depicts Mao seated indoors reading a newspaper and smoking presenting a controlled but informal representation of leadership. Another image from the same year shows Mao standing at a railing beside Lin Biao suggesting a public appearance or review setting. Later photographs include Mao in the presence of two Black women during a diplomatic encounter likely connected to outreach toward African nations as well as two 1972 images showing meetings with Asian prime ministers at Zhongnanhai the central leadership compound in Beijing. The photographs consistently show formal staging grouped delegations and controlled environments typical of state-mediated press imagery. Produced and circulated during a period that includes the Sino-Soviet alliance the Cultural Revolution and early 1970s diplomatic outreach the archive provides insight into how Mao's image functioned within both domestic propaganda and international political communication. The inclusion of figures such as Stalin and Lin Biao situates the material within key moments of alliance and internal fracture while the presence of African and Asian representatives reflects China's engagement with postcolonial states. Minor handling wear consistent with press use including editorial markings and light surface wear; prints remain clear with strong tonal range. Overall in very good condition. unknown
1998réf. 2081502111902485China Guangxi Art Publishing House 1998. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. China Guangxi Art Publishing House paperback
réf. 52274N.p.: Yingxiang Oriental Culture Communication Companny n.y. Paperback. 12mo. Stiff blue wrappers with Chinese string binding and paper label. Ca. 100pp. Numerous small illustrations. Near fine. Housed in ornate small 8vo two-part presentation box and accompanied by 27" X 27" pictorial map on satin both box and map fine. This interesting text on faux vellum paper and every page bearing decorative borders printed dos-a-dos opening with text in Chinese followed by text in English takes the reader on a tour of the dozens of dense crowded sites depicted on pictorial map which depicts the old walled town and surrounding countryside mountains just visible along the upper border along which runs the "Great Wall." Black bordered and multi-colored though the background is a pleasing sepia tone. No history of the map per se is given and presumably it is a modern creation intended for historical education. Brief chapters discuss: "Urban Evolution" "Architecture & Gardens" "Seasons & Festivals" "Traditional Ceremonies and Folklore" "Folk Arts" "Commercial Culture" "Recreational Sports" and "Social Customs." Numerous brief descriptions feature tiny images from the map and explain specific sites: Palaces grand residences parks gardens theatres temples mosques churches altars bridges lakes gates shops restaurants galleries and much more as well as activities such as festivals birthday parties and weddings. From the collection of Adlai E. Stevenson III 1930-2021 U.S. Senator from Illinois 1969-81 and son of the Illinois governor and two-time Democratic presidential candidate. Among Senator Stevenson's Senate committees he served on the Banking Committee as Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Finance. In this capacity he often visited Asia primarily China. On these junkets long-standing diplomatic tradition dictated a ceremonial gift exchange in which the host - usually a local dignitary - presented the guest with a gift and the guest in turn presented the host with a gift. After leaving the Senate Stevenson continued high-level banking concerns with Asia co-founding SC & M Investment Management Corp. and the Asian mergers and acquisitions firm HuaMei Capital Co. Inc. He continued to visit China for many years regarding Chinese banking matters in which a gift exchange was likewise the tradition. This memento was presented to him on one such visit. o Beijing. Yingxiang Oriental Culture Communication Companny paperback
2010réf. 001896Subterranean 2010 One of 500 signed and numbered copies this is #254. A giant squid vanishes from a London museum. Then things get weird. No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped has never been read. A beautiful copy made even more attractive by the addition of a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders. Subterranean hardcover
1948réf. AG-10068Shanghai: Published by The English Monthly Publishing House printed by Kaiming Bookstore. This monthly was mainly for high school English teachers and English learners to improve their English abilities. Edited by professors at universities the first issue was published in 1945 this group comprises 10 issues: 1948: No. 31-38; 1949: No. 43 45. 12mo 71 pp; paper wrappers with a few small repairs slight tears but overall very good condition. This includes English texts selected from the writings of Pearl Buck Carl Sandberg A A Milne &c. 英语月刊 《英è¯æœˆåˆŠã€‹æ‚志由英è¯æœˆåˆŠç¤¾å‡ºç‰ˆï¼Œå¼€æ˜Žä¹¦åº—å°è¡Œå°åˆ·ã€‚æ‚志创刊于1945年上海，由大å¦æ•™æŽˆç¼–写，旨在æ高国内英è¯æ•™å¸ˆå’Œé«˜ä¸ä»¥ä¸Šå¦ç”Ÿçš„英è¯èƒ½åŠ›ã€‚本组共10期，13×17.5cm，有两本书皮ç¨å¾®ç ´æŸç¼ºå¤±ï¼Œå…¶ä»–å“相éžå¸¸å¥½ã€‚ The English Monthly Publishing House paperback
1937réf. 64643London UK: G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1937. 8vo. 6 328 pp. Blue publisher’s cloth yellow lettering on spine minor dustsoiling light shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art of warriors minor scuffing head & foot of spine age toning still NF/VG copy. First edition of this very uncommon memoir by the noted war correspondent and British India journalist writing of his experiences marching with the Indian Legation troops based out of Lahore to relieve the Legations in Beijing China during the Boxer Rebellion commenting on the race by Japanese Russian American & British to be the first into the capital. He also includes his reminiscences of the experiences with the 1903 Younghusband Expedition into Tibet witnessed the firghting the troops marching into Lhasa and later first-hand account of the Third Afghan War. Newman d. 1942 who wrote under the pseudonym of “Kim” as journalist on “The Statesman” and “Englishman” staffs later returned for health reasons to England and wrote as a columnist until his death. Very rare in original dustjacket. G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., hardcover
1942réf. 64689New York: Viking Press 1942. 8vo. 224 pp. Numerous photos maps on endpapers. Bright orange cloth black & blue lettering w/ tiger unit patch insignia in blue & black on front cover slightly cocked very minor shelfwear w/ d.j. splendid Arthur Hawkins cover art light rubbing edgewear slight dustsoiling faint old scotch tape ghosting at lower corner still a VG/VG copy signed by Flying Tiger and Army Air Corps World War II ace “Tex” Hill on title. First edition 1st printing signed by “Tex” HIll of this excellent early wartime account of the Flying Tigers under Chennault in Burma and China who within six months flying 70 American aviators flying for China downed more than 286 Japanese planes. Captain Hill 1915-2007 had resigned his commission in the U.S. Navy in 1941 to join General Clair Chennault in Burma and became a flight leader with the Second Pursuit Squadron of the A.V.G. and destroyed 12 Japanese aircraft in an 8 month period and after the US Army Air Corps entered the War he fought with the 75th Fighter Squadron and later commanded the 23rd Fighter Group. He was the first pilot to down a Japanese Zero with a P-51 Mustang and destroyed 18 more enemy aircraft placing him among the top American fighter aces and later commanded the 412th Fighter Group as well as flying the Bell XP-59 and Lockheed P-80. Viking Press, hardcover
1840réf. 20220460Board of Managers of the Baptist General Convention 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. fine. Octavo; map measures approximately 9 x 5.5 inches / 231 x 140mm; this volume is original half calf with marbled boards. NOTE: the first half of this volume was used as a scrapbook and has at least 32 engravings of scenes military men and literary person glued to the pages not affecting the map which is bound in place. This map is a variant of the original map which appeared in the third volume of THE CHINESE REPOSITORY. That map measures 14 1/4 x 18 1/2 inches and has titles in Chinese ideograms and in English. THIS MAP has names in English or the English equivalent of the Chinese identifications. This map accompanies an article "MIscellany" with sub-title " Canton and the River Tigris " another section of which is "The Physical and Moral evils inflicted on the Chinese by a Christian people for the love of gain". More of the entry discusses at length the problems of opium as previously described in the Calcutta Christian Observer with supporting remarks. Rev. Bridgman was the editor of THE CHINESE REPOSITORY. He was the first American Protestant Christian missionary sent to China and America's first Sinologist. NOTE: This volume also includes missionary reports by Rev. Abilone Abel Bingham to the Ojibwa Indians of Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula. Other matter on the Ottawas. Board of Managers of the Baptist General Convention hardcover
2010réf. Signed-UK-LD-1Subterranean Burton 2010 First Limited edition. First printing. Hardbound. Very Fine in a very fine jacket. A pristine unread copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap $75.00. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on a special limitations page one of 500 numbered copies this is copy 309. title page name only. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Subterranean, Burton hardcover
1970réf. AG-10062Red Detachment of Women full Score 红色娘å军总谱 Hong Se Niang Zi Jun Beijing: Published by People's Publishing House printed by Beijing Xinhua Printing Factory distributed by Xinhua Bookstore December 1970 FIRST EDITION. The July 1970 Script Revised and Performed Collectively by Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe. 25×18 cm. xiv 534 1 pp. Colophon. Quotations from Chinaman Mao on the second and third page printed red tilted wrappers minor tear to the cover slight tears to the foot of the binding else very fine condition. 北京：人民出版社，1970年12月第一版，新åŽä¹¦åº—å‘行。本总谱由上海京剧演出团于1970年演出本集体改编，å‰ä¸¤é¡µå¸¦æœ‰æ¯›ä¸»å¸è¯å½•ï¼Œä¹¦çš®æœ‰è½»å¾®ç£¨æŸï¼Œå…¶ä»–å“相éžå¸¸å¥½ã€‚ In China revolutionary operas or model operas Chinese: yangban xi æ ·æ¿æˆ were a series of shows planned and engineered during the Cultural Revolution 1966–1976 by Jiang Qing the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong. They were considered revolutionary and modern in terms of thematic and musical features when compared with traditional Chinese operas. Many of them were adapted to film. Originally eight revolutionary operas Chinese: Ba Ge Yangban Xi å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆ were produced eighteen by the end of the period. Instead of the "emperors kings generals chancellors maidens and beauties" of the traditional Peking opera which was banned as "feudalistic and bourgeois" they told stories from China's recent revolutionary struggles against foreign and class enemies. They glorified the People's Liberation Army and the bravery of the common people and showed Mao Zedong and his thought as playing the central role in the victory of socialism in China. Although they originated as operas they soon appeared on LPs in comic books lianhuanhua on posters postcards and stamps; on plates teapots wash basins cigarette packages vases and calendars. They were performed or played from loudspeakers in schools factories and fields by special performing troupes. The Eight Model Operas dominated the stage in all parts of the country during these years leading to the joke "Eight hundred million people watched eight shows." 本组剧本属于文é©æ—¶æœŸçš„å…«å¤§æ ·æ¿æˆï¼Œç”±æ¯›ä¸»å¸å¤«äººæ±Ÿé’负责制作和演出。很多被æ‹æˆäº†ç”µå½±ã€‚ 最åˆæœ‰å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆï¼ŒåŽæ¥åœ¨æ–‡é©æ—¶æœŸçš„åŽæœŸå‘展到了18个。ä¸åƒå› å°å»ºå’Œèµ„产阶级的被ç¦äº†çš„ä¼ ç»Ÿäº¬å‰§ï¼Œé‡Œé¢å‡ºçŽ°çš„ä¸çš„国王大臣少女和美人，é©å‘½çŽ°ä»£äº¬å‰§ä¸»è¦è®²è¿°ä¸å›½è¿‘å¹´æ¥çš„抗战故事，宣扬人民解放军的光辉è£è€€å’Œæ¯›ä¸»å¸çš„英勇。虽然是京剧，很快就å˜æˆäº†å„ç§å½¢å¼å‡ºçŽ°åœ¨è¿žçŽ¯ç”»ã€æµ·æŠ¥ã€æ˜Žä¿¡ç‰‡ã€é‚®ç¥¨ã€é¦™çƒŸã€èŠ±ç“¶ã€æ—¥åŽ†ç‰å„ç§åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”¨æ‰©éŸ³å–‡å在å¦æ ¡ã€å·¥åŽ‚ç‰åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”±æ¼”出团进行表演。8ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆä¸»å¯¼äº†å…¨å›½æ‰€æœ‰çš„舞å°ï¼Œå› æ¤æœ‰äº†8亿人看8个剧的笑è¯ã€‚ People’s Publishing House paperback
1971réf. AG-10054Beijing: Published by People's Publishing House printed by Beijing Xinhua Printing Factory distributed by Xinhua Bookstore January 1971 FIRST EDITION. The July 1970 Script Revised and Performed Collectively by Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe. 8vo vi 397 pp. colophon consists of scripts stage photos selected theme score stage action instruction and the stage design started with quotations from Chairman Mao on the second and third page printed color stage photos and instructions inside printed pictorial wrappers slightly curled at the head and foot of the wrappers else very good condition. 北京：人民出版社出版，1971年第一版，由上海京剧团《智å–å¨è™Žå±±ã€‹å‰§ç»„集体改编åŠæ¼”出。本书包括了剧本ã€ä¸»æ—‹å¾‹ã€å‰§ç…§ã€åŠ¨ä½œæŒ‡å¯¼ã€èˆžå°ç¾Žæœ¯ç‰å†…容。包括éžå¸¸å¤šçš„照片。书皮上下ç¨å¾®å·èµ·ï¼Œæ— ç ´æŸï¼Œå“相éžå¸¸å¥½ã€‚ In China revolutionary operas or model operas Chinese: yangban xi æ ·æ¿æˆ were a series of shows planned and engineered during the Cultural Revolution 1966–1976 by Jiang Qing the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong.1 They were considered revolutionary and modern in terms of thematic and musical features when compared with traditional Chinese operas. Many of them were adapted to film. Originally eight revolutionary operas Chinese: Ba Ge Yangban Xi å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆ were produced eighteen by the end of the period. Instead of the "emperors kings generals chancellors maidens and beauties" of the traditional Peking opera which was banned as "feudalistic and bourgeois" they told stories from China's recent revolutionary struggles against foreign and class enemies. They glorified the People's Liberation Army and the bravery of the common people and showed Mao Zedong and his thought as playing the central role in the victory of socialism in China. Although they originated as operas they soon appeared on LPs in comic books lianhuanhua on posters postcards and stamps; on plates teapots wash basins cigarette packages vases and calendars. They were performed or played from loudspeakers in schools factories and fields by special performing troupes. The Eight Model Operas dominated the stage in all parts of the country during these years leading to the joke "Eight hundred million people watched eight shows." 本剧是文é©æ—¶æœŸçš„å…«å¤§æ ·æ¿æˆä¹‹ä¸€ã€Šæ™ºå–å¨è™Žå±±ã€‹ï¼Œç”±æ¯›ä¸»å¸å¤«äººæ±Ÿé’负责制作和演出。很多被æ‹æˆäº†ç”µå½±ã€‚ 最åˆæœ‰å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆï¼ŒåŽæ¥åœ¨æ–‡é©æ—¶æœŸçš„åŽæœŸå‘展到了18个。ä¸åƒå› å°å»ºå’Œèµ„产阶级的被ç¦äº†çš„ä¼ ç»Ÿäº¬å‰§ï¼Œé‡Œé¢å‡ºçŽ°çš„ä¸çš„国王大臣少女和美人，é©å‘½çŽ°ä»£äº¬å‰§ä¸»è¦è®²è¿°ä¸å›½è¿‘å¹´æ¥çš„抗战故事，宣扬人民解放军的光辉è£è€€å’Œæ¯›ä¸»å¸çš„英勇。虽然是京剧，很快就å˜æˆäº†å„ç§å½¢å¼å‡ºçŽ°åœ¨è¿žçŽ¯ç”»ã€æµ·æŠ¥ã€æ˜Žä¿¡ç‰‡ã€é‚®ç¥¨ã€é¦™çƒŸã€èŠ±ç“¶ã€æ—¥åŽ†ç‰å„ç§åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”¨æ‰©éŸ³å–‡å在å¦æ ¡ã€å·¥åŽ‚ç‰åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”±æ¼”出团进行表演。8ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆä¸»å¯¼äº†å…¨å›½æ‰€æœ‰çš„舞å°ï¼Œå› æ¤æœ‰äº†8亿人看8个剧的笑è¯ã€‚ People’s Publishing House paperback
1972réf. AG-10053Beijing: Published by C printed by Beijing Xinhua Printing Factory distributed by Xinhua Bookstore Beijing Distributing Agency February 1972 FIRST EDITION 8vo. The May 1970 Script Revised Collectively by the China Peking Opera Troupe. iv 374 pp. colophon consists of scripts stage photos selected theme score stage action instruction and the stage design started with quotations from Chairman Mao on the second and third page printed pictorial wrappers slightly curled at the head and foot of the wrappers minor tears to the edge of the wrappers else fine condition. 北京：人民出版社出版。本书å‰ä¸¤é¡µå¸¦æœ‰æ¯›ä¸»å¸è¯å½•ï¼Œå†…容包括了剧本ã€å‰§ç…§ã€ä¸»æ—‹å¾‹ã€åŠ¨ä½œè¯´æ˜Žç‰è¯¦ç»†å†…容，由照片和文å—çš„å½¢å¼ç»„æˆï¼Œç…§ç‰‡å›¾ç‰‡å¾ˆå¤šï¼Œä¹Ÿæ˜¯æœ¬ä¹¦çš„一大特色。书皮上下两段ç¨å¾®å·èµ·ï¼Œå…¶ä»–部分å“相éžå¸¸å¥½ã€‚ In China revolutionary operas or model operas Chinese: yangban xi æ ·æ¿æˆ were a series of shows planned and engineered during the Cultural Revolution 1966–1976 by Jiang Qing the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong.1 They were considered revolutionary and modern in terms of thematic and musical features when compared with traditional Chinese operas. Many of them were adapted to film. Originally eight revolutionary operas Chinese: Ba Ge Yangban Xi å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆ were produced eighteen by the end of the period. Instead of the "emperors kings generals chancellors maidens and beauties" of the traditional Peking opera which was banned as "feudalistic and bourgeois" they told stories from China's recent revolutionary struggles against foreign and class enemies. They glorified the People's Liberation Army and the bravery of the common people and showed Mao Zedong and his thought as playing the central role in the victory of socialism in China. Although they originated as operas they soon appeared on LPs in comic books lianhuanhua on posters postcards and stamps; on plates teapots wash basins cigarette packages vases and calendars. They were performed or played from loudspeakers in schools factories and fields by special performing troupes. The Eight Model Operas dominated the stage in all parts of the country during these years leading to the joke "Eight hundred million people watched eight shows." 本剧是文é©æ—¶æœŸçš„å…«å¤§æ ·æ¿æˆä¹‹ä¸€ï¼Œç”±æ¯›ä¸»å¸å¤«äººæ±Ÿé’负责制作和演出。很多被æ‹æˆäº†ç”µå½±ã€‚ 最åˆæœ‰å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆï¼ŒåŽæ¥åœ¨æ–‡é©æ—¶æœŸçš„åŽæœŸå‘展到了18个。ä¸åƒå› å°å»ºå’Œèµ„产阶级的被ç¦äº†çš„ä¼ ç»Ÿäº¬å‰§ï¼Œé‡Œé¢å‡ºçŽ°çš„ä¸çš„国王大臣少女和美人，é©å‘½çŽ°ä»£äº¬å‰§ä¸»è¦è®²è¿°ä¸å›½è¿‘å¹´æ¥çš„抗战故事，宣扬人民解放军的光辉è£è€€å’Œæ¯›ä¸»å¸çš„英勇。虽然是京剧，很快就å˜æˆäº†å„ç§å½¢å¼å‡ºçŽ°åœ¨è¿žçŽ¯ç”»ã€æµ·æŠ¥ã€æ˜Žä¿¡ç‰‡ã€é‚®ç¥¨ã€é¦™çƒŸã€èŠ±ç“¶ã€æ—¥åŽ†ç‰å„ç§åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”¨æ‰©éŸ³å–‡å在å¦æ ¡ã€å·¥åŽ‚ç‰åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”±æ¼”出团进行表演。8ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆä¸»å¯¼äº†å…¨å›½æ‰€æœ‰çš„舞å°ï¼Œå› æ¤æœ‰äº†8亿人看8个剧的笑è¯ã€‚ People’s Publishing House paperback
1957réf. 191474Peking: People's Art Publishing House 1957. Hardcover. Good shelfwear and handwritten name in marker on front of cardboard box light foxing spots to title page and some borders plates are all present and otherwise very clean. Silk over boards portfolio with red Chinese lettering and yellow illustrations with bone clasp closures; 5 pp text with bw illustrations 73 color plates some with two or three per page. Issued in cardboard box with black Chinese lettering. Edited by the Research Studio of the Northeast Drama Institute. Designs reproduced by Lu Hua and Ma Chiang. Eng & Chinese. 16x15x1.5" People's Art Publishing House hardcover
1921réf. 84921Shanghai: The National Medical Journal of China 1921. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Hardcover. Good/No DJ present. Text is primarily in English but has a number of pages in Chinese. Ex-library with usual library markings. Bookplate inside front cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some signs of moisture staining at the top edge. Volume VI 256 pages plus advertisements and Chinese language text. Volume VII 267 page plus advertisements and Chinese language text. Illustrations. Some pages have both black and red ink color. Among the topics covered are: Cholera Epidemic in Harbin Selection of Men for Aviation Service Nutritive Value of Soy Products Morphinism Narcotic Problem Hookworm Bubonic Plague Goiter Syphilis Chinese Hermaphrodite Uterine Fibroids Famine Typhus Delouser Diphtheria Venereal Diseases in Armies Rockefeller Medical College at Peking Pneumonic Plague and Insanity. National Medical Journal of China started publication in 1915 when the Chinese Medical Association CMA was founded. It was a bilingual periodical of Chinese and English In 1932 the English part was combined with the English medical journal of Chinese Missionary Medical Association and then published with the name of Chinese Medical Journal while the Chinese version continued to be published as National Medical Journal of China . The journal reflects the achievements of medical research in China in an all-round way keeps in step with the international progresses of medical technology integrates the theory with clinical practice attaches importance to raising of standards and popularization expands the new techniques and achievements in health care actively exchanges the new experiences on disease treatment and prevention effectively and disseminates new knowledge of medical sciences vigorously. It has been playing an important role in promoting the mastery of moral standards of ideology and profession among Chinese health care workers raising the levels of medical and scientific theories and techniques giving impetus to improve medical science research in China and bring forth new ideas of knowledge and making prosperity in the publication cause of Chinese medical sciences. It has been going through 26 sessions since 1915. The 24th board starts to invite some famous overseas professors as members. After the efforts of several generations National Medical Journal of China won the award of the 1st National Periodicals in 1999 and the 2nd 3rd National Periodicals in 2003 and 2005. As to the international cooperation National Medical Journal of China has been included in the World Index Medicus of American Medical Association since 1927 which was the earliest medical journal of Chinese version included by foreign medical index. And later it has been included in the Index Medicus of American National Medical Library since 1941; in the Excepta Medica of Netherlands since 1976; in the Chemical Abstract of America for more than 10 years. The National Medical Journal of China hardcover
1784réf. 137611Venice: Presso Antonio Zatta 1784. Large eighteenth century hand-colored map of China and Japan by Venetian cartographer Antonio Zatta. One page hand-colored with a fine botanical cartouche. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 19.5 inches by 23.5 inches. Venetian cartographer and publisher Antonio Zatta's major contribution to cartography was the Atlante Novissimo a four volume atlas of the world including detailed maps of China Italy North American and Eastern Europe. Presso Antonio Zatta unknown
1911réf. 193326North China: c. 1911. A delicate survival made by a Chinese girl in North China in 1911 depicting a water carrier with suspended vessels worked in coloured paper and thread. The girl was based in a mission-school and the work includes a contemporary note by the Methodist missionary William Eddon. Eddon's note states that "the above was drawn painted and cut out by a Chinese girl in a mission school in North China and is her idea of what a Chinese water carrier looks like. With best wishes and regards William Eddon Jr." and is dated September 1911. Contemporary missionary directories place Eddon in North China from at least 1902 first at Tongshan and Tientsin and later at Wutingfu in Shantung. Original cream sheet 258 x 206 mm coloured paper gilt paper and pink thread; black ink manuscript. Light spotting around figure nick to one margin. A very good example. unknown
1935réf. 170702New York: Joseph Tuck c. 1935. A scarce complete set pleasingly retaining the original box of this charming introduction to Chinese cultural values aimed at American audiences. The maxims include "institute no litigation for it never ends well" "do not employ handsome servants" and "refrain from talking too much as it may bring mishap". 60 pictorial cards each 65 x 53 mm lettered in black on verso housed in printed cardboard sleeve as issued. Cards slightly bowed otherwise fresh; sleeve skilfully repaired the majority of one side no longer present: a very good example. unknown
