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1928Best.-Nr. 174745Likely Shanghai: 1928-34. Mariners are warned to exercise due caution when approaching and when in the waterways A collection of otherwise untraced notices to mariners compiled by a civilian captain who plied the lower Yangtse during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Yangtse shipping was regulated by the Maritime Customs Service which issued around 100 navigational advisories per year. During the late 1920s shipping traffic on the Yangtse rebounded after several years of decline during the Warlord Era. Low water however continued to pose problems for navigators and increased the need for effective river management. The 39 notices are technical directions concerning specific parts of the channel. They specify when vessels may and may not enter stretches of water warning of the persistent presence of Chinese craft not subject to the same notices offer guidance for navigating buoyed channels provide optimum bearings and relay a change to the position of the Bend and Gravener Island beacons due to the erosion of the channel. The majority date from 1929. The identify of the "Captain Smith" referenced on the front cover has proved elusive but he may be the individual pictured in photograph Sw13-045 G. Warren Swire collection SOAS. Landscape octavo. Contemporary brown half cloth binder with metal clasp spine lettered in gilt buff paper sides front board with manuscript label "Captain Smith" boards lined with pink paper typescript list of charts on inner front cover 39 sheets each typed one side only in black or blue most duplicate typescript a few top copy. Boards lightly soiled clasp rusted sheets generally well preserved a few creased or with holes near clasp legibility unaffected typescript list with a few losses to text: a very good example. hardcover
First edition, 4to (275 x 215 mm), vii, [1], 526, [2]pp., with the final errata leaf, portrait frontispiece of Lord Amherst, 7 hand-coloured plates, 3 engraved maps (one folding, two lightly spotted), nineteenth-century full blue calf, the covers with wide gilt borders of fillets and floral rolls with corner tools, heavy gilt panel spine with a interlaced pattern in five panels and lettered in gilt on other, marbled endpapers with matching marbled page edges, some minor rubbing, a most attractive copy. "The Amherst embassy in 1816 was the third in a series of unsuccessful British attempts to establish trade relations with the Chinese government... The embassy, which was sent out by George III 'to protest at the ill-treatment of British subjects' was a failure, since Lord Amherst refused to kow-tow to the emperor. Ellis, who published this authorised narrative of the journey and transactions of the embassy, had accompanied Earl Amherst in the capacity of third commissioner."?L?wendahl. Provenance: With the green oval gilt morocco label of Granville Hastings Wheler with his faint signature in ink to head of title. Abbey Travel 536; Cordier Sinica III, 2393; L?wendahl 791; Lust 509.
Best.-Nr. AMO-4031Jules Pascin (Julius Mordecai Pincas dit Jules Pascin, né le 31 mars 1885 à Vidin (Bulgarie), et mort le 2 juin 1930 à Paris, est un peintre et dessinateur américain d'origine bulgare. Dessin original à l'encre brune et lavis d'aquarelle dans les tons de rose et mauve "Six femmes légèrement vêtues" (sans doute des femmes prostituées faisant le trottoir) Dimensions : 22 x 15 cm. Signé en bas à droite. Cachet d'atelier. Au verso de la feuille, tampon "Succesion Pascin, Le Commissaire-Priseur (nom resté en blanc)". Très bon état. A noter une légère marque sur le pourtour du à un ancien encadrement (très peu visible). Voir photo. Détails sur demande. Pièce d'exception pour cet artiste recherché.
1804Best.-Nr. 1100731804. First Edition. CHINA MASON Major George Henry MILLER William publisher. The Punishments of China Illustrated by Twenty-two Engravings. London: William Miller 1804 i.e. circa 1819. Folio 10-1/2 by 14-1/2 inches contemporary full straight-grain burgundy morocco elaborately gilt-decorated spine all edges gilt. $3200.Later edition of this survey of the punishments of China illustrated with 22 folio engravings each finely hand-colored. A handsome copy in contemporary morocco-gilt.This collection depicts a variety of Chinese punishments for assorted crimes as well as appearing before a magistrate being conveyed to prison and being conducted to trial. This volume originally formed part of publisher William Miller's six-volume series on costume each volume separately issued: The Punishments of China 1801 The Costume of Turkey 1802 The Costume of Russia 1803 The Costume of China 1804 The Costume of Austria 1804 and The Costume of Great Britain 1804. This is a later reprint as is shown by the watermarks text leaves watermarked 1818; plates 1819 of the 1804 edition text printed by Wilson rather than Bulmer. ""The first edition was apparently in 1801"" AbbeyÑhe had this circa-1819 reprint in his collection. Another edition appeared in 1808. Text in English and French. Abbey Travel 532. Colas 2010-12. Prideaux 317. Lipperheide 1522 1808 edition. Plates clean and fine hand-coloring vivid. Attractive contemporary morocco-gilt binding with expert repairs to joints and corners. An excellent copy. Scarce. unknown
1804Best.-Nr. 1100731804. First Edition. CHINA MASON Major George Henry MILLER William publisher. The Punishments of China Illustrated by Twenty-two Engravings. London: William Miller 1804 i.e. circa 1819. Folio 10-1/2 by 14-1/2 inches contemporary full straight-grain burgundy morocco elaborately gilt-decorated spine all edges gilt. $3200.Later edition of this survey of the punishments of China illustrated with 22 folio engravings each finely hand-colored. A handsome copy in contemporary morocco-gilt.This collection depicts a variety of Chinese punishments for assorted crimes as well as appearing before a magistrate being conveyed to prison and being conducted to trial. This volume originally formed part of publisher William Miller's six-volume series on costume each volume separately issued: The Punishments of China 1801 The Costume of Turkey 1802 The Costume of Russia 1803 The Costume of China 1804 The Costume of Austria 1804 and The Costume of Great Britain 1804. This is a later reprint as is shown by the watermarks text leaves watermarked 1818; plates 1819 of the 1804 edition text printed by Wilson rather than Bulmer. ""The first edition was apparently in 1801"" AbbeyÑhe had this circa-1819 reprint in his collection. Another edition appeared in 1808. Text in English and French. Abbey Travel 532. Colas 2010-12. Prideaux 317. Lipperheide 1522 1808 edition. Plates clean and fine hand-coloring vivid. Attractive contemporary morocco-gilt binding with expert repairs to joints and corners. An excellent copy. Scarce. unknown books
1880Best.-Nr. J6SGPBJ1IXLV1880. With 12 albumen prints ranging in size from ca. 16.5 x 23 cm to 21 x 28 cm. Collection of 12 vintage photographs from the late 19th century showing China Indonesia the Hawaiian Islands California and Egypt. Of the 4 photographs of China 2 show Hong Kong including one possibly by the famous Chinese photographer Lai Fong ca. 1839-1890 showing Queen's Road Central. The two rarest photographs show several of the 7500 imperial examination cubicles in Canton Guangzhou while a photograph by A Chan Ya Zhen shows the famous five-story pagoda on Kun Yam Hill in 1870. The Indonesian island Java can be seen on 3 photographs including one of lake Telaga Warna by the British firm Woodbury & Page based in Batavia Jakarta. Taken further to the west were 3 photographs of Hawaii probably all taken in or near Honolulu. A rare undated photograph of the statue of King Kamehameha was taken probably right after the unveiling ceremony in 1883 as it shows a small wooden fence around the statue which can be seen in an illustration in The Graphic 28 April 1883 but is absent from all later images. Of the 2 final images one by Isaiah West Taber 1830-1912 shows Midway Point in Monterey California and the other by Hippolyte Arnoux fl. 1860-1890 a group of Arabs and camels waiting for the ferry near El Qantara in Egypt. Most of the photographs are worn at the edges with small tears and folds and a few have small holes; one of the images of Hawaii with a waterstain at the lower margin. unknown
1910Best.-Nr. 42977Paris, Imp. de G. Goury,, 1910. 2 vol. in-folio de 202-(1) pp. et (4)-64 planches, chagrin brun, dos orné à nerfs, titre et tomaison frappés or, filet doré sur les coupes et dentelles dorées sur les chasses, super libris frappé or en pied des plats, première de couverture illustrée conservée (reliure de l'époque).
1843Best.-Nr. 16305Londres, Paris, Fisher, (1843-1845) ; 4 tomes reliés en 2 volumes in 4, demi chagrin vert empire, dos à faux nerfs, fleurons et titre dorés (reliure de l’époque) ; (4), 68, 26 pp. ; 76 pp. ; 74 pp. ; 73, (3) pp. et en tout, 4 titres gravés avec une vignette et 124 planches hors-texte gravées sur acier, protégées par une serpente.
Best.-Nr. 13014[Venise], s.n., s.d. ; [1588] ; in-16. 461 pp.-12 ff. (table). Plein veau brun, dos à nerfs fleurons à froid entre les nerfs, encadrement de filets et roulette à froid sur les plats avec fleurons aux angles et un fleuron doré au centre ors effacés). Tranches dorées guillochées. Trous de vers aux coins inf. Pâles mouillures. Étiquette papier ancienne sur le dos avec titre manuscrit. Reliure de la fin du XVIe siècle.
Best.-Nr. 9904Paris, Dépôt de la Guerre, Imprimerie Lemercier, 1862. 1 volume in plano, 8 plans et cartes sous chemise cartonnée, dos restauré en cuir, très bon état. Atlas de 8 planches dont 4 doubles, très bon état. Cet atlas se réfère à l'Expédition de Chine de 1860.
1995Best.-Nr. 24401995 Lucerne, Editions Facsimilé, 1995. 30,5x44 cm. Fac-similé reproduisant à l'identique la première partie du manuscrit enluminé conservé sous la cote ms. fr. 2810 à la Bibliothèque Nationale de France à Paris. Format des feuillets légèrement variable comme sur l'original médiéval. Texte en français médiéval. Superbe reliure en plein veau marron. Plats ornés des armoiries royales françaises. Dos à 8 nerfs, orné de caissons dorés portant le monogramme L (Louis, roi de France). Pièce de titre en maroquin rouge. Roulettes dorées à l'intérieur des plats. Coffret recouvert de soie bleu-roi et orné des armoiries royales sur le plat supérieur. Minimes et très discrètes traces de frottement sur la reliure, sinon ouvrage en excellent état et d'une qualité exceptionnelle.
1804Best.-Nr. 21462London William Miller 1804 1 in-folio Représentés en vingt-deux gravures avec des explications en Anglais et en Français. London, William Miller, 1804, in-folio, maroquin rouge à grains longs, dos à nerfs orné, plats finements décorés d'encadrements de filets, de frises florales dorées et à froid, large motif doré central, filets dorés sur les coupes, dentelle dorée interne, tranches dorées.
1895Best.-Nr. 188172Shanghai: Jiangnan zhizao ju "Jiangnan Arsenal" 1895. Turning China into an economic powerhouse First edition issued by Shanghai's Jiangnan Arsenal as part of the late-Qing "self-strengthening movement" during which a wave of radical commercial scientific and legal changes aimed to rapidly modernize China's economy. The text was overseen by John Fryer 1839-1928 who translated more Western scientific works into Chinese than any other 19th-century sinologist. In 1868 Fryer was recruited by the Jiangnan Arsenal a hotbed of political and military reform to join its dedicated Translation Office. Over the next three decades he produced dozens perhaps even hundreds of publications for the use of trainee officers and scientists. For the present work Fryer co-operated with the Westernized engineer Zhong Tianwei 1840-1900 and drew inspiration from provisions introduced in successive British parliamentary Acts regulating merchant shipping. Sections discuss systems of signal lights how ships can safely pass alongside each other and best practices for pilots and navigators. Quarto 295 x 175 mm ff. 1 38 25. Illustrations in text; text in Chinese. Near-contemporary brown wrappers renewed xianzhuang stitching Recent bookseller's manuscript ticket on rear binder's blank. Wrappers dust-soiled front cover sometime repaired at foot with repurposed piece of printed paper rear cover with a little worming at head extending into margin of last 2 printed leaves: very good. unknown
1864Best.-Nr. 223685Shanghai.: Presbyterian Mission Press. 1864. viii 279 pp. contemporary half roan rubbed 23.3 x 16.5cm marbled boards spine gilt lettered a little light rubbing to the boards last two leaves archivally strengthened at the hinge small tidemark to the inner corner of the title-page age-toning and some offsetting to the text inked signature of an early owner Dec. 1870 Fred. P. Napier lettering on spine a little worn a good complete copy. The second work published by the remarkable sinologue missionary and linguist Joseph Edkins 1823-1905. This second edition is noted for its deeper inquiry into the Peking dialect specifically its "laws of tones and accent" The book is divided into three primary parts designed to move a student from basic sounds to complex communication: Part I: On Sound: Detailed exploration of pronunciation the tonal system and phonetics. Part II: Parts of Speech: A categorical breakdown of Mandarin vocabulary and functional grammar. Part III: Syntax: Guidance on sentence structure and verbal interaction. Appendices: Includes discussions on southern Mandarin dialects Mandarin literature and contemporary Chinese philology Lowendahl 1811 Supplement. . Presbyterian Mission Press. hardcover
1911Best.-Nr. 21846Paris, Édouard Pelletan, 1911. Fort in-4, maroquin bleu turquoise, dos lisse et plats entièrement recouverts d’un décor géométrique de losanges dorés et à froid avec points dorés, doublures et gardes de box mastic ornées d’un semé de rectangles dorés, tranches dorées sur témoins, couvertures et dos conservés, chemise, étui. Reliure signée G. Cretté succ. de Marius Michel.
Best.-Nr. 9559London, W. Miller, 1800. 1 volume, folio, half-marocco, illustrated by fifty eight engravings, with explanations in English and French. 1 volume, in folio, half-marocco, marbled boards, 58 hand-coloured aquatints plates, with occasional spotting, an attractive early copy. 2 plates missing (19 and 37).
1924Best.-Nr. Arm1100London John Lane 1924 London, John Lane, 1924 - grand et fort in4, demi-toile d'époque titrée au dos, 239pp + 109 planches (128 photographies) + 2 illustrations couleurs en HT + 1 plan dépliant et une cinquantaine de croquis et dessins dans le texte. Édition originale numérotée , tirage a 800 exemplaires celui ci N. 57. Ouvrage Rare . Le coin supérieur du 4e plat est fortement rogné avec perte de matière au plat, le coin supérieur du 1er plat est légèrement rogné au 1er plat. L'ouvrage a été partiellement taché, mais plus particulièrement aux pages de garde et pages d'introduction, et 26 dernières pages de texte, ainsi qu'aux 12 dernières planches surtout les deux dernières sans atteinte des photographies . The upper corner of the 4e of corver is heavily trimmed with a loss of material ; the upper corner is slightly trimmed on the first cover . The book has been partially stained, but more particularly on the endpapers and introductory pages of the text , and the last 26 pages of text, as well as in the last 12 plates, especially the last two.
1924Best.-Nr. Arm1100London John Lane 1924 London, John Lane, 1924 - grand et fort in4, demi-toile d'époque titrée au dos, 239pp + 109 planches (128 photographies) + 2 illustrations couleurs en HT + 1 plan dépliant et une cinquantaine de croquis et dessins dans le texte. Édition originale numérotée , tirage a 800 exemplaires celui ci N. 57. Ouvrage Rare . Le coin supérieur du 4e plat est fortement rogné avec perte de matière au plat, le coin supérieur du 1er plat est légèrement rogné au 1er plat. L'ouvrage a été partiellement taché, mais plus particulièrement aux pages de garde et pages d'introduction, et 26 dernières pages de texte, ainsi qu'aux 12 dernières planches surtout les deux dernières sans atteinte des photographies . The upper corner of the 4e of corver is heavily trimmed with a loss of material ; the upper corner is slightly trimmed on the first cover . The book has been partially stained, but more particularly on the endpapers and introductory pages of the text , and the last 26 pages of text, as well as in the last 12 plates, especially the last two.
1985Best.-Nr. 2080502106913996Not Available 1985. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1913Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Light stains on the front cover. Otherwise a good copy. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 11 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 48 p. First printed edition of this earliest travel account of China in the Islamic world and description of the early 16th century China and the Ming Dynasty by Nakkâs, the leader of the delegation sent by Mirza Shahruh (son of Tamerlane). This book is known also "Hitaynama" [i.e. The book of China], which was translated by Çelebizâde and published by Ali Emirî. Hitay, or Hitai, is the name given to northern China by the Uyghurs, Mongols, and some peoples in Medieval Europe. This area contains northern China, Beijing, and certain regions of Manchuria, between the Great Wall of China and the Yellow River (Huang He). Ming dynasty and Tamerlane relations were always tense. After Tamerlane's death (at last his Chinese campaign), his son Mirza Shahruh sent a delegation to the Chinese emperor, which included Nakkâs. His book written in Persian was completed in 1422. In his book, he described their three year-voyage which started from Herat to Pekin. There is valuable information in this travel book on many topics such as the size of the Chinese court of the Ming dynasty in Han-Balik-Pekin, the multitude of the emperor's servants, the emperor's wooden seating ceremonies, banquets for the ambassadors, the characteristics of the rooms they stayed in, the emperor's religion and the way of worship, etc. At the beginning of the 15th century, the book was presented to Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and Sultan Selim. (Source: Osmanlida seyahatname yazarligi ve Ümit Burnu seyahatnamesi: Kantas, Mehmet Ziya). Özege 31.
1940Best.-Nr. 008960Tientsin China: Reprinted in China 1940. Book. Good. Cloth. Reprint. Small 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Four volumes bound in blue/grey cloth Good the cloth worn and soiled one hinge each in Vols. I and II and both in Vol. IV broken the bindings still holding well. Faint damping bottom edges Vol. III. Interiors clean and unmarked. Prior owner name stamp of Richard W. Powell noted University of Hawaii anthropologist. From the collection of noted East Asian scholar Ruth Meserve her business card for The Mongolian Society which she served as Secretary laid in. The 1940 Chinese reprint of the original 1834 first edition SCARCE in either edition. The first serious study of Genghis Khan. Three folding genealogical charts one in Vol.I and two in Vol. IV; large 1824 folding map of Asia in the13thcentury in pocket at rear of Vol. IV. The charts and the map are Fine. A sturdy and usable set of this important history. Reprinted in China Hardcover
1947Ex-library set with usual stamps, call numbers and pockets. Text is clean of marks. Volume I is in good condition with half inch tear to cloth at top of spine and moderate edgewear to back board top edge. Bumping to corners. Volume II is in VG- or G+ condition with stamps on textblock deleted with black marker. Minor (1cm) cut to cloth along edge of spine. Minor edgewear. Scuffing to boards. Text is clean of marks. Volume III: is in VG condition with stamps on textblock deleted with black marker. Scratches and scuffing to boards. ; Volume 1: The District of Chiu-Chên during the Han Dynasty: General Considerations and Plates (1947). Vol. 2: The District of Chiu-Chên during the Han Dynasty: Description and Comparative Study of the Finds (1951). Vol. 3: The Ancient Dwelling Site of Dông-So'n (Thanh-Hoá, Annam) : General Description and Plates (1957) (vol. 3 Published at St-Catherine Press at Bruges). ; 3 Volume Set; The expedition was conducted between the years 1934 and 1939 under the Auspices of the École Française D'Extrême-Orient, the Museums of Paris & the Harvard Yenching Institute. The main historical significance of Dr. Janse's archaeological documents is to be found in the fact that they not only introduce to us the Chinese conquerors of what was to become Vietnam, at the very moment when they were laying its foundations as a civilized nation, buy they also reflect on Chinese culture and conditions even at home and may help to give us a clearer idea of what the Chinese were, about the beginning of our era, and what their quest was, so far south of the Honanese cradle of their civilization.
Best.-Nr. 4492London, Printed for William Miller, 1808. 1 large volume folio (35*25,5 cm), nicely bound in full decorated leather, with 24 hand colored aquatints prints, a very fine copy.
190148 vol. reliures diverses en demi-percaline bordeaux ou marron ou demi-toile rouge, (Messager de la Société de Marie, Apôtre de Marie, Marianiste et Présence Marianiste), couvertures conservées, Institut Sainte Marie, Nivelles, puis Paris et Colmar, 1904-1987 ; Le Messager de la Société de Marie [1897-1902 : 3 Tomes - Complet Suivi de :] L'Apôtre de Marie. Echo des Oeuvres et des Missions de la Société de Marie (Série suivie complète du n° 1 de Mai-Juin 1904 au dernier numéro n° 398 de Août-Octobre 1958 puis série suivi complète de "Marianistes", Nouvelle série de l'Apôtre de Marie, du n°1 de Novembre 1958-janvier 1959 au dernier numéro n° 54-55 d'août-décembre 1969, puis série complète de "Présence marianiste" du n° 1 de janvier-février 1970 au n°52 de numéro de Juillet-Septembre 1987, en 45 volumes reliés ) [ Exceptionnel ensemble, souvent illustré, relatant les progrès des missions marianistes en Europe, Amérique, Afrique, et surtout au Japon - Important and scarce review referring to Marianist missions in the entire world, with focus on american or japanese missions in Urakami, Tokyo, etc. ] La Revue "l'Apôtre de Marie", qui fait suite aux 3 tomes de la revue "Le Messager de la Société de Marie", laquelle fut interrompue par les expulsions de 1903, se consacre plus particulièrement à la présentation de l'oeuvre missionnaire des marianistes. "Echo des Oeuvres et des Missions de la Société de Marie" puis "Organes des Missions et des Oeuvres", elle propose un panorama tout à fait remarquable et passionnant des développements de ces missions dans le monde entier : par exemple au Mexique (Durango...), en Europe (Autriche, Espagne, Belgique, Italie, Suisse...), avec une prédilection pour l'Amérique et l'Asie. On remarque ainsi les nombreux articles consacrés aux missions d'Asie, celles de Chine et surtout aux missions du Japon (Urakami, Tokyo, ...) ainsi qu'aux missions développées aux Etats-Unis (Dayton, Cleveland, Colombus, Erie, Chicago, Honolulu aux Iles Sandwich futur Hawaï, etc.). Les comptes-rendus de mission, ou les visites pastorales des supérieurs en Asie ou en Amérique sont souvent illustrés et font l'objet d'articles du plus grand intérêt. La revue devient "Marianiste" de 1959 à 1969 puis "Présence Marianiste" à partir de 1970. Etat très satisfaisant (dos frottés et qq. petits accrocs sur certains dos n'affectant pas le texte, anciens cachets et cotes de bibliothèques religieuse en dos) pour cet ensemble très rare, rassemblant l'intégralité de cette impressionnante série suivie des numéros du "Messager de la Société de Marie" et de la revue 'l'Apôtre de Marie" de 1897 à 1987. Français
