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réf. 218778China Ca. first half of 19th century. 34 scenes on paper each featuring several figures in traditional dress disporting themselves amid landscapes and in a few instances houses all done by the same artist. Each picture is a separate scene; subjects include fishing visiting boating farming wrestling courting harvesting rice and hunting--a particularly effective image shows a tiger hunt and several scenes include wild and domestic animals. 1 vols. Images measure 8-3/4 x 7 inches plus margins bringing the overall page size to 11 x 8 inches. The mounted leaves are linked in the Oriental accordion fashion and contained within two substantial wood covers. Fine condition. 34 scenes on paper each featuring several figures in traditional dress disporting themselves amid landscapes and in a few instances houses all done by the same artist. Each picture is a separate scene; subjects include fishing visiting boating farming wrestling courting harvesting rice and hunting--a particularly effective image shows a tiger hunt and several scenes include wild and domestic animals. 1 vols. Images measure 8-3/4 x 7 inches plus margins bringing the overall page size to 11 x 8 inches. Album of 34 Original Chinese Watercolors. A very interesting and engaging collection of genre scenes. The trees rocks and landscapes are particularly well rendered and the figures are full of life. The pictures in many such albums often follow a sequence of events going on a journey etc.; this one gains by having a variety of unconnected events and individuals and the whole production is a delight to behold. unknown books
1967réf. 181803New York: The Institute 1967. Paperback. VG. Cover shows age toning. Previous owners name written in pen on ffep. White paper wraps with color photograph and tan illistrations. 39 pages : chiefly illustrations. introduction by Fong Chow. The Institute paperback books
réf. 41407Shanghai: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Two 8vo volumes variously paginated About 300 pp each Text in English and Chinese. Taxes criminal matters including murder property law sanitation harbor and pilotage regulations quarantines insurance and much more including such minutia as regulations for Russian-0Chinese settlements. Two volumes solidly bound in gray library buckram with leather spine labels. Ex-libris City of New York Association of the Bar library. Very good condition. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs hardcover books
réf. WALTER-FILM000433No binding. Very Good. Fine Art Print Vintage original set of eighteen 18 13 x 10 "" 33 x 27 cm. lobby cards China. Jimbo Shen Xiangling Tong; dir: Tieli Xie; China Film Distribution and Exhibition Corporation. A classic of the Chinese Cultural Revolution -- a revolutionary ballet film with a very strong dose of propaganda intertwined with its storyline produced at the Beijing Film Studio and performed by members of the Peking Opera Troupe of Shanghai sic. A famous and probably equally infamous cultural relic of Mao's Cultural Revolution -- and needless to say an extremely rare one. This original set of Chinese lobby cards were printed for export to other countries. Slight scattered creasing ABOUT FINE. unknown books
1606réf. 602014 3/8 x 18 3/8 inches. Fine original hand color; slight split at centerfold fine condition. A brilliant example in rich original hand color of the rare and only English language edition of the earliest printed folio-size western map specifically of China and "the first to show the Great Wall"Nebenzahl. "This map remained the standard type for the interior of China for over sixty years" Tooley. Although 2 pocket-sized English language editions of an abbreviated version of Ortelius' Theatrum entitled Epitome were published previously in 1601 and 1603 with brief texts in English the English text in the present edition runs to 2 large folio pages printed on the back of the map giving an extensive description of China drawn from recent publications of observations by European travelers to the area particularly Jesuits. With its three lushly designed cartouches and many illustrations of indigenous shelters modes of transportation i.e. the famous wind wagons and animals this is one of Ortelius's richest engravings and among his rarest. Nebenzahl Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond 4.6; van der Krogt 8410:31:051; Tooley Maps and Mapmakers p. 106 pl. 78 p. 108; Walter Japan: A Cartographic Vision 11F p. 186. books
1909réf. 25743Hong Kong: M. Sternberg 1909. Color printed postcard. Not dated; circa 1909. An unused postcard; light wear; in very good condition. . Postcard. Not Bound. Very Good. M. Sternberg paperback books
2005réf. 229939Beijing: China Intercontinental Press 五洲传播出版社 2005. Paperback. 224p. profuse b&w captioned period photography and some contemporary color photos scattered texts in Chinese and English well-organized production in a sewn textblock on alkaline clay-coated paperstock throughout. Softbound a substantial 11.5x9 inch paperback in photo-decorated wraps some abrasion to lower joint with clear tape repair mild general edgewear perfectly clean and sound within. A very good copy. Minimal atrocity shots many portrait photos much journalistic photography from trialrooms and other sites photos of groups of the prisoners enjoying recreation periods photos of repentant confessions being made following acceptance of guilt. The Management Center was formerly the detention facility for 982 Japanese prisoners those considered to be the worst offenders against the Chinese people in World War II. This book traces their later paths after release including many who expressed atonement. China Intercontinental Press 五洲传播出版社 paperback books
1991réf. 130717Beijing: China Science & Technology Press 中國科學技術出版社 1991. 166p. wraps; text in Chinese and English. Collection of scientific articles with many illustrations. China Science & Technology Press 中國科學技術出版社 unknown books
2009réf. 71328London: Macmillan 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition first printing. Signed and dated in the year of publication by China Mieville on the title page. Daring and disturbing this novel follows a wide-reaching murder investigation in two cities that occupy the same space simultaneously combining weird fiction with the police procedural. Winner of the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Arthur C. Clarke Award World Fantasy Award and BSFA Award and tied for the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Octavo. Original black cloth binding with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Macmillan hardcover books
2002réf. 71045Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition signed by China Mieville. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and printed note from The Easton Press. Winner of the 2003 British Fantasy Award this is the second novel set in Mieville's Bas-Lag universe. Octavo. Full brown leather binding with elaborate gilt stamping five raised bands moire silk endpapers and a ribbon marker. A fine copy. The Easton Press hardcover books
1989réf. 33267Beijing: Foreign Languages Press 1989. First edition. Cloth. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. xx 1126 pp. 4to. Text in Chinese and English. Short biographies of 2185 senior officials in central and local governments the communist party and the army. Foreign Languages Press hardcover books
1935réf. 32469Beijing: Zhonghua ping min jiao yu cu jin hui 1935. Later printing. Paper wrappers. 62; 60; 60 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. Sm. 8vo. Drawings on most rectos. Zhonghua ping min jiao yu cu jin hui unknown books
1945réf. 27793New York: Messner 1945. 1st printing of the 2nd edition. 1st issued in 1936. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page. Linen cloth spine with stamped red lettering. Dust jacket. VG/Gd edgewear/a largish chip at each end of the spine panel. 168pp. Illustrated by Erwin R. F. Neumann. 8vo. Messner hardcover books
1891réf. BB009CHINA: Propaganda against Western Missionaries The Cause of the Riots in the Yangtse Valley. A "Complete Picture Gallery" by CHOU HAN. Hankow China 1891. With 32 full=page woodblock plates printed in color. Oblong 4to original printed wrappers sewn spine soiling minor repairs. The author Chou Han is described by the translator Griffith John 1831-1912 as 'a gentleman of high official rank Taotai in Hunan' and was part of an orchestrated propaganda campaign aimed at discouraging Western Christian missionaries from working and traveling in China. This volume was perhaps his most significant and horrific attack on western culture managing a "reptile press" in Hunan creating unrest and distrust amongst the Chinese people see John's "A Voice from China" 1907 p. 220. Chou Han himself is probably represented in plates IX XIII XXVI and XXIX; the images are virulently anti-foreigner and specifically anti-Christian. John translated and circulated the present work to draw attention to the British authorities of the problems faced by missionaries in Asia. Very Rare. ONLY 3 COPIES CAN BE TRACED AT AUCTION IN THE PAST 40 YEARS ABPC & RBH. paperback books
1971réf. 194808n.p.: Self-published by the author 1971. 14 8.5x11 inch multi-color sheets printed recto-only with poems with red cover sheet in a plastic envelope. African/Irish American poet and playwright educator and filmmaker. Self-published by the author unknown books
1973réf. 249408San Francisco: the Committee 1973. 8.5x14 inch bilingual handbill printed both sides horizontal crease otherwise very good. Criticism by Chinese-American leftists targeting the Six Companies for their opposition to normalizing ties with the People's Republic of China. the Committee unknown books
1964réf. 238237Peking: Foreign Languages Press 1964. 14p. staplebound pamphlet light handling wear. Polemics from the Sino-Soviet split. Foreign Languages Press unknown books
2017réf. 222169Oakland: PM Press 2017. Paperback. 237p. 7x10.5 inches trade paperback New. Anthology of the 14 issues of The Future Generation zine originally published between 1990 and 2005. PM Press paperback books
2004réf. 209112San Francisco: Self-published by the author 2004. Six-panel folded brochure 3.75x8.5 inches China's statement and statistics two color photos very good blue yellow and black on white thin light stock. Imperial Court of SF campaign brochure. Self-published by the author unknown books
2004réf. 209111San Francisco: Self-published by the author 2004. Six-panel folded brochure 3.75x8.5 inches China's statement and statistics two color photos very good blue yellow and black on white heavy stock. Imperial Court of SF campaign brochure. Self-published by the author unknown books
1992réf. 168387Beijing: New World Press 1992. 331p. profuse captioned color exhibit photography in 14x10 inch folio boards and dust jacket and decorated cardstock slipcase. A very good copy in every respect. New World Press unknown books
1971réf. 92041San Francisco: United Front Press 1971. Pamphlet. 22p. wraps very good condition. First appeared in the October 1971 US - China Friendship newsletter. Illustrated with cartoons and black and white photos. Utopian interpretation of the harmonious Chinese workplace versus the exploitative American factory setup. United Front Press unknown books
1977réf. 000682Peking: Foreign Languages Press 1977. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 236 pages. Paperback binding. Slightly shelfworn soiled and sunned on spine. Illustrated with black & white photos. Foreign Languages Press Paperback books
1989réf. 177398Taibei Shi: Guo li li shi bo wu guan 1989. Hardcover. VG/VG. Tan boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine tan illustrated dust jacket with black lettering purple spine with black lettering 92 pp illustrated in color and bw. Text in Chinese and English. At head of title: The graphic ballet of the writer:s brush = Fei yue ling dong huan hua wan qian di. Guo li li shi bo wu guan hardcover books
1852réf. 59356London: Smith Elder 1852. First Edition. 8vo pp. 279. Bound in rubbed 3/4 leather abd marble boards lacks part of the gilt label small bookpalte a very good tight clean copy. from Wikipedia: The Daoguang Emperor 16 September 1782 - 26 February 1850 Chinese was the eighth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper reigned from 1820 to 1850. His reign was marked by "external disaster and internal rebellion" that is by the First Opium War and the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion which nearly brought down the dynasty. The historian Jonathan Spence characterizes the Daoguang Emperor as a "well meaning but ineffective man" who promoted officials who "presented a purist view even if they had nothing to say about the domestic and foreign problems surrounding the dynasty. Smith, Elder unknown books
