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rif. B23329-MTChina International Press. Collectible - Like New. 2002 Hardback. ISBN 7508501217. Signed on dedication page by Anna Chennault Ted Stevens late Senator of Alaska and another signature which is indecipherable. No inscription. Grey cloth w/embossed title. Book is in very nice condition clean and sound. Dust jacket has minimal edgewear. China International Press hardcover books
2002rif. 30879Woodbridge:: Antique Collectors' Club. As New in As New dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 1851493905 . Color photographs throughout. First edition. As new in like dust jacket. . Antique Collectors' Club, hardcover books
1996rif. 30023Paducah: Collector Books. Near Fine. 1996. Paperback. 0891453644 . Color photographs throughout. First edition thus - updated values paperback. About fine in oversized pictorial wraps. . Collector Books paperback books
2009rif. x-041555134XTaylor & Francis 2009. Paperback. New. 280 pages. 9.21x6.14x9.25 inches. Taylor & Francis paperback
2026rif. x-9819824435World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2026. Hardcover. New. 278 pages. 6.00x0.69x9.00 inches. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd hardcover
2026rif. x-9819825814World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2026. Hardcover. New. 210 pages. 6.00x0.75x9.00 inches. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd hardcover
2026rif. x-9819828430World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2026. Hardcover. New. 332 pages. 6.00x0.73x9.00 inches. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd hardcover
2012rif. 9553Subterranean Pr 2012. 1st Edition LIMITED EDITION 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Chong Vincent. New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the limitation page signature only. LIMITED signed edition #307/500. New unread copy with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve with ILLUSTRATIONS. By the Arthur C. Clarke Award- British Fantasy Award- BSFA Award- Hugo Award- Locus Award- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire- Ignotus Award- Italia Award- Kurd Lasswitz Preis- SF Site Readers Poll- Kitschie Award- and World Fantasy Award-winning author of the Bas-Lag series and "Rouse". The limited Subterranean edition is rare. Where possible all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve sealed in a ziplock bag wrapped in bubble wrap shipped in a box. Subterranean Pr hardcover
2012rif. 9590Subterranean Pr 2012. 1st Edition LIMITED EDITION 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Chong Vincent. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the limitation page signature only. LIMITED signed edition #386/500 with ILLUSTRATIONS. Dust jacket is as new in a protective mylar sleeve. Book is fine. By the Arthur C. Clarke Award- British Fantasy Award- BSFA Award- Hugo Award- Locus Award- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire- Ignotus Award- Italia Award- Kurd Lasswitz Preis- SF Site Readers Poll- Kitschie Award- and World Fantasy Award-winning author of the Bas-Lag series and "Rouse". The limited Subterranean edition is rare. Where possible all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve sealed in a ziplock bag wrapped in bubble wrap shipped in a box. Subterranean Pr hardcover
rif. 363246Macmillan 1998. FIRST EDITION SCARCE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY octavo illus light card wrappers white lettering to front wrapper and spine unpaginated prelims 329pp VG light creasing to wrapper edges minor creasing to rear wrapper light soiling & foxing to page edges - photos available on request Macmillan 1998 unknown
2026rif. x-1009659812Cambridge University Press 2026. Hardcover. New. 75 pages. 6.00x0.25x9.00 inches. Cambridge University Press hardcover
1881rif. 145214Basel: Verlag der Missionsbuchhandlung 1881. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Basel Verlag der Missionsbuchhandlung 1881. Duodecimo 16 pages. Original pictorial yellow wrappers slightly chipped with two short sealed tears; small old inkstain on the front cover; acidic paper slightly tanned; a good copy. One of this popular and ephemeral series from the Basel Mission. The title translates as 'Fruits of Missionary Work in China'. This number contains four short pieces: 'Kien's Geschichte' Kien's Story which recounts the conversion and baptism of a Formosan man; 'Ein christlicher Mandarin' A Christian Mandarin comprising a short biography of Yung Wing the product of a missionary education in Canton and the first Chinese student to graduate from Yale; 'Ein Frühvollendeter' Perfected Early or A Life Cut Short about Lim Kiam Kim a missionary from the Penghu or Pescadores Islands in the Taiwan Strait he was supported by Presbyterian missionary societies in Australia; and 'Wong Kiu Taik' a short biography of this important preacher from Fujian a woodcut portrait of Reverend Wong and his wife Lydia is on the rear cover. Verlag der Missionsbuchhandlung paperback
1939rif. 144871Shanghai: Chinese Maritime Customs Service 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Shanghai Chinese Maritime Customs Service 1939. Octavo iv 147 pages. Original quarter morocco-grain cloth moiré cloth sides lettered in gilt; contemporary Chinese binder's stamp in red ink on the rear pastedown; covers a little sunned and flecked; minimal wear to the corner tips; occasional pencilled emphases internally; in excellent condition. This scarce history was printed 'For Private Circulation only'. With a contemporary label on the front pastedown: 'Presented by Sir Frederick Maze Inspector-General of Chinese Maritime Customs and Administrator of the Chinese Lighthouse Department'. The Chinese Maritime Customs Service was initially imposed by Western powers after the Taiping Rebellion and continued to be run by non-Chinese officials until after the fall of the Qing dynasty. The author had a long career in the Service served as Personal Secretary to the Inspector General and later as its historian. [Chinese Maritime Customs Service] hardcover
2026rif. x-9819823889World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2026. Hardcover. New. 182 pages. 6.24x0.60x9.24 inches. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd hardcover
2026rif. x-9819832373World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2026. Hardcover. New. 198 pages. 6.24x0.64x9.24 inches. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd hardcover
2026rif. x-9819827329World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2026. Hardcover. New. 496 pages. 6.24x1.36x9.24 inches. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd hardcover
2026rif. x-9819829291World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2026. Hardcover. New. 310 pages. 6.00x0.67x9.00 inches. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd hardcover
2026rif. x-9819585163Springer 2026. Hardcover. New. 218 pages. 6.14x0.56x9.21 inches. Springer hardcover
2013rif. x-0415625904Routledge 2013. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 384 pages. 9.33x6.42x0.94 inches. Routledge hardcover
2015rif. ZB1354413Easton Press 2015. SIGNED by Mieville gilt-stamped full red leather hardcover moire endpapers and pastedowns a.e.g. fine. Includes certificate of authenticity A Note About and an unused Easton press bookplate laid in. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Easton Press hardcover
1992rif. x-9810209983World Scientific Pub Co Inc 1992. Hardcover. New. 660 pages. 8.00x1.94x10.00 inches. World Scientific Pub Co Inc hardcover
1986rif. ZB1357376CRC Press 1986. 1140 pp. paperback minor internal library markings else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. CRC Press paperback
1937rif. 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
1883rif. 64612New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1883. Two vols. Thick 8vo. xxv 1 836; xii 775 1 pp. Two large folding frontisps. 1 in colour engraved pictorial title in vol. I 1 large folding map in rear pocket numerous text illustrations & woodcut-engraved plates. Original blue publisher’s cloth light blue ruling to upper fore-edge gilt illust. & lettering on spine front cover minor edgewear light bumping to a few corners spines & inner hinges expertly repaired light uniform age toning still a VG set from the library of David Kohl 1946-2025 former art teacher at the Hong Kong International School musician artist and historian. Revised and best edition of this informative history of the Chinese Empire by the Yale Professor of Chinese Language & Literature who had traveled extensively in China beginning in 1833 and served as interpreter with the Perry Expedition from 1853-54. This edition was over 35 years in the preparation and was over 5 times the size of the original with much primary source material accessed during the interim and was published before the Williams’s 1812-1884 death after suffering a stroke in 1882. Charles Scribner’s Sons, hardcover
1934rif. 64655New York NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1934. Tall 8vo. viii 326 pp. Illustrated title numerous plates throughout by Thomason. Orange publisher’s cloth black lettering & illustrations by the author slight sunning head of spine very slight toning to endpapers w/ d.j. wraparound cover art by Thomason very slight chipping head of spine minor edgewear creasing still NF/VG copy. First edition ”A” on verso of title of this informative group of accounts and semi-fictional reminiscences of the author while serving in Beijing in the Asiatic Squadron accounts of World War I along with episodes while serving as commanding officer at Puerto Cabenas Nicaragua. Thomason 1893-1944 was a lifetime Marine serving during World War I in the 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment winner of the Navy Cross who was the executive officer to the 49th Company China and was later on Nimitz’s staff during World War II. He was also an illustrator and contributed to Scribner’s Magazine for years. Uncommon in the original dustjacket. Charles Scribner’s Sons, hardcover
