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2026ref. LRB48054826Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 598 pages. Volumes 6 to 7 of a multi-volume work bound together in a single book. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1894. Text in English. This volume presents the first report of the Royal Commission on Opium established to investigate the opium trade and its social and economic impacts. The report includes detailed minutes of evidence taken from various witnesses as well as appendices and supplementary materials. It provides a comprehensive examination of the opium trade particularly in relation to British colonial territories and China. The commission's findings and recommendations are of significant historical and political interest reflecting the debates and policies of the late 19th century. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
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ref. 80102N.p. no date 19th c. Creased where folded; small voids at the center fold not affecting text. 12-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. Dr. Horwitz regrets relying on memory; describes the collection preparation appearance consistency and odor of "good fresh" opium. He discusses the preparation and use of infusions tinctures brown powder and beneficial effects in small doses. Despite his opening remarks it seems Dr. Horwitz has considerable experience in the use of opium along and in combination with calomel in connection with numerous ailmetns. unknown
ref. 42112501China ca 1875-80's.Chinese opium scale contained in a hand made Bamboo clam-shell case end pivot the inside matches the exact form of the scale & bone measure barcase:27 x 6.5 cm.brass bowl:5.6 cm. bone bar 24.5 cm. RARE & COMPLETE . . . SIMA CHINESE SCALE . . . AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF VINTAGE NATIVE . . . CREATIVITY & WORKMANSHIP . . . USING BONE BRASS COPPER & BAMBOO WOOD MATERIAL . . A lovely piece of native workmanship. The "violin-shaped" wooden top and bottom cases was carved to match the scales quite precisely with a grooves to accommodate the scale bone measurement bar the brass counter weight and copper ring lock. . To unlock & open one simply slides the copper ring to the far end. Then pivot the top side up or down to open. . The whole case is kept tightly closed by sliding the copper ring back to the left to lock the covers closed. . At one end of the bone measurement bar is a brass pointer & hook to measure accuracy the bar has many graduations to indicate various weights in ten's. . The brass bowl is held fast with buff colored strings carefully tied to the bone measure bar. . The counter balance is an oval brass piece with a hole and tie thread to adjust along the bone measure bar. . The square brass counter balance is slid along the bone bar until the scale is balanced rendering the weight reading. Simple but accurate ! One holds the bone bar by use of the black thread. . This practical object has been used for centuries throughout Asia and S.E. Asia in most all cultures. . This example made from two matching Bamboo parts is quite quaint and unusual. The patina is quite fine showing a nice color after more than a century of use nicely polished and smooth. . The scale is contained in a crimson velvet bag with draw strings. . Color photos are posted to our website. . CONDITION: The scale is contained in a hand-made Bamboo wooden case with typical signs of use age and wear. It is complete intact and a good working example. . The inside also shows normal use age and dustiness typical of a vintage and genuine item. . In original condition still easily used as it has been for more than a century. . Nicely done work. . REFERENCES: . The Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library: CHINESE MEDICINE AN EXHIBITION ILLUSTRATING THE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE OF CHINA exhibit text & photo numbers 233. This text describes the photo item as a "violin-shaped" hand-carved wooden case with brass opium scales. This example is exactly the shape and format of our item. We quote: ".the ivory beams are not uncommon." An unusual and fascinating piece ! . . unknown
ref. 41052503Group of 8 photo postcards color and black and white very clean most unused a few used as a group only. This is an excellent lot of eight period postcards most likely from about 1898-1920's. THE CARDS & THEIR CAPTIONS: a. No caption. Shows what looks like a Manchurian Princess in elaborate gowns sitting beside a Chinese man smoking opium large format 14.5 x 10.2 cm. black & white very good verso blank. . b. "N. AN OPIUM DEN SHANGHAI. "Verso shows publisher as Denniston & Sullivan Shanghai no. 2. b.w. shows two Chinese men sharing an opium pipe usual postcard size unused card. . c. "CHINESE OPIUM SMOKERS." Color card shows 5 Chinese men with queue hair style one smokes an opium pipe one other smokes a 'water pipe' a child looks on verso publisher states: "Published by the Turco-Egyptian tobacco store Hong Kong Queens Road Old Post Office Building else blank card unused. . d. "CHINESE OPIUM SMOKING." Black & white card shows 6 Chinese men with queue hair style one smokes an opium pipe one other smokes a 'water pipe' while others look on. Verso blank unused card. The color photo illustration occupies 2/3 of the card balance 1/3 to the right is blank. Front states: "Edward H. Mitchell publisher San Francisco." . e. "57 UNDERGROUND OPIUM DEN CHINATOWN SAN FRANCISCO CAL" Color card shows the dank dark basement type opium den common to the San Francisco area in the early 1898-1900's. Shows 4 Chinese men one with a long queue 3 smoke the opium pipe. Verso is blank but printed: "Authorized by act of Congress of May 19 1898. This could be close to that date. . f. "SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA UNDERGROUND OPIUM DEN CHINATOWN." This is similar to the above but a full-sized card color view. Front also states: "Published & Manif. by the Galloway Lithographing Co. S.F. Cal." Verso is blank unused. . g. "CHINESE OPIUM DEN 614 JACKSON STREET CHINATOWN SAN FRANCISCO THE CAT HAS BECOME ADDICTED TO THE FUMES OF THE DRUG." Color photo with 1905 dated ink message on the front cover also on the front is: " Britton & Rey Lithographers San Francisco 512." Verso is addressee postmark round dated and cancelled one-cent stamped with 1905 postmark. Shows a Chinese man with queue hair style smoking an opium pipe a cat sits on his body being held in place by the man's hand. . h. "OPIUM AND PIPE SMOKERS." Color card shows 6 Chinese with queue hair styles two smoke opium. Verso is with penned message dated 1910 round-dated stamp with half-penny stamp addressed to Jersey a UK island. CONDITION: All items in very good or better original condition. Please view the photo images posted to our web site if any questions. . unknown
ref. 94064701Philadelphia 1840 Littell. New black cloth very goodpages 103-120 extracted from "The Museum of Foreign Literature Science & Art" but originally from Blackwell's Magazine UK. The controversial subject of opium sales to China rages. It is also an article which covers the 'scandalous' Chinese position on opium. Lin'S seisure of British opium ships the attack on Capt. Elliot. A marvelous early look at the real controvesy and problems. unknown
ref. 24046701Burma Siam ca 1900-1920s. A set of copper & brass scales hand made contained in a two-part wooden case with three elephants carved in the top 16.5 x 7.5 cm. closed with a brass ring scale bowls 4.5 cm. diameter balance bar 11 cm. . . . HAND-MADE . . A lovely period piece entirely hand-made. This charming and unique ethnic piece came from the Golden Triangle area. . The case has a pivot point at the elephant's tail end. It opens by separating the two halves as if a clam-shell. Contained within the box is a matching carved form exactly matching the whole scale and its two brass bowls. . The bowls are tied with four purple dyed strings attached to each end of the copper balance bar. Held in the center by another string the pointer will balance to the exact center done with great & fine precision and accuracy. . One simply puts opium in one side and a counter balance in the other to get an exact weight measurement. . Likely the work of Karens or other Golden triangle tribes. Articles of this caliber and period are quite scarce. . Color photos are posted to our website. . . unknown
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1924ref. 178121Singapore.: J. E. Tyler Government Printer. 1924. 74 122 ix 324pp. Text divided into 3 parts. A. Part I. Includes a report list of attendances and minutes of the British Malaya Opium Committee. Material covered inlcudes many aspects of opium use eg origin consumption retail sale of prepared opium by the government registration of users the Chinese community in British Malaya and the anti-opium movement education as the means of eradicating the habit. The section concludes with a 24 point summary by the committee which sat on 23 occasions between November 1923 and February 1924. B. Part II consists of 77 appendices including opium statistics; statistics of consumers of prepared opium of opium shops dross returns and miscellaneous official and unofficial correspondence and memoranda relating to opium consumption. C. Part III deals in detail with the evidence given by witnesses before the committee and lists their names and occupations. Dark blue cloth covered boards lettered in gilt on the spine very lightly marked original blue wrappers bound in. A sound and clean copy of a fascinating and important report. Amongst the most peculiar aspects of British colonial rule of Malaya was the opium trade where in the late 19th and early 20th centuries revenue raised formed a major part of colonial government budgets Bailey & Truong 2001. In the early 1920s revenues derived from the government opium monopoly together with import duties on alcohol and tobacco were the three largest components of the colony's revenues of the Straits Settlement and remained as major sources of revenue until the end of the 1930s. By the beginning of the 20th century the problem of opium addiction in British Malaya particularly among the Chinese community had become a major concern. Under mounting pressure from the Chinese community leaders an Opium Commission was set up in 1907 to investigate the problem and this resulted in the abolition of opium tax farms in 1912 and the subsequent loss of a major source of revenue for the colonial government Turnbull 1989; Sugimoto 2002. In order to address this major loss of revenue the British colonial administration attempted to introduce income tax in the Straits Settlements.' Ern Chen Loo and Margaret McKerchar The Impact of British Colonial Rule on the Malaysian Income Tax System in eJournal of Tax Research 2014 vol. 12 No. 1. . J. E. Tyler Government Printer. hardcover
1857ref. 178579London.: Illustrated Times. March 211857. Full-page engraving 23.5 x 33.6 cm including caption on a single newspaper leaf relevant text on the verso edge tears no loss and creasing in very good condition. Dramatic and scarce engraving depicting the destruction of the Canton Factories principal site of Western trade with China at the onset of the Second Opium War 1856-1860 by a 25 year old Gustave Doré. He contributed to the "Illustrated Times" a chief rival to the monopoly of "The Illustrated London News". Whilst the self-taught Doré did not enjoy initial success in France for Victorian Britons Doré's art was celebrated producing with Blanchard Jerrold his landmark account of mid Victorian London "London: a pilgrimage" over four years 1869-1872. From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . Illustrated Times. unknown
1860ref. 179264London.: Illustrated London News. December 81860. One half page and two smaller engravings12.5 x 34 cm and two10 x 15.5 cm on a single newspaper leaf top edge spotted a few small edge tears lower edge trimmed but in very good condition. Three engravings prepared for the Illustrated London News depicting the Third Battle of Taku Forts near Tianjin: an allied French and British assault part of the Second Opium War and an attempt to compel the Chinese government to observe the trade treaties signed between their governments in 1858 which included allowing the British to continue the opium trade in China. From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled notation. . Illustrated London News. unknown
1718ref. 179261London.: Illustrated London News. November 171860. Half page engravings 8.8 x 34.4 cm and 12.7 x 34.4 cm on a single newspaper leaf edge wear and creasing lower edge trimmed but in very good condition. A pair of engravings prepared for the Illustrated London News depicting the Third Battle of Taku Forts near Tianjin: an allied French and British assault part of the Second Opium War and an attempt to compel the Chinese government to observe the trade treaties signed between their governments in 1858 which included allowing the British to continue the opium trade in China. From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled notation. . Illustrated London News. unknown
1857ref. 179411London.: Illustrated London News. January 311857. Half page engraving 14.5 x 23.5 cm and a quarter page plan 17.5 x 15.5 cm on a single newspaper leaf with complete associated text a few words abraded in the final paragraph spots of browning but in very good condition. Engraving of the British factories at Canton Guangzhou and a scarce battle plan prepared for "The Illustrated London News" depicting the events of November 12 & 13 1856 the Battle of the Bogue by British-led forces during the Second Opium War. The commentary notes the Russian criticism of the British action quoting a "letter from St. Petersburg" in the French "Journal des Débats". From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . Illustrated London News. unknown
1718ref. 179406London.: Illustrated London News. January 171857. Half page engraving 15 x 23.7 cm and an inset town plan of Canton Guangzhou on a single newspaper leaf with complete associated text spots of browning a few minor edge tears but in very good condition. Engraving and town plan prepared for "The Illustrated London News" by Richard Principal Leitch 1844-1877 fl. after a sketch "by an Officer engaged in the operations" depicting the aftermath of the Battle of Canton 23 October to 5 November 1856 by British-led forces during the Second Opium War. From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . Illustrated London News. unknown
1418ref. 179412London.: Illustrated London News. March 141857. Half page engraving 14.5 x 23.5 cm on a single newspaper leaf with complete associated text engravings of explosive devices employed in the capture"Chinese Infernal machines” on the verso; and another unrelated half page engraving of "Chinese Smuggling Craft" spots of browning and edge-wear but in very good condition. Engraving and detailed battle commentary from correspondents on board the British vessels H.M.S. Sybille moored off Whampoa Island and H.M.S. Encounter moored off Canton Guangzhou prepared for "The Illustrated London News" describing the attempted capture of a passenger steamer by 53 Chinese junks in Canton during the Second Opium War. Engravings of the devices used appear overleaf. From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . Illustrated London News. unknown
1860ref. 178252London.: The Illustrated London News. June 231860. Black and white full-page engraving on a newspaper leaf 28 x 40 cm related text on the verso one small marginal edge-tear upper corner creased but the image in very good condition. Fine engraving of the combined Expeditionary Force at its encampment at Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon nearing the culmination of the Second Opium War.The descriptive text notes on the verso : "The expeditionary force is arriving rapidly; every day troop-ships come into the harbour. Probyn's horse Sikhs to the number of five hundred are encamped on the mainland; Armstrong guns also are there. I never saw anything more picturesque than the camp: the scenery is beautiful." see detail in attached image. From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
1858ref. 179429London.: Illustrated London News. March 131858. Three engravings on a double newspaper leaf the main image 16.5 x 51.3 cm with complete associated text central fold a few minor edge tears and two central fold splits neatly sealed on the verso but in very good condition. Engravings depicting the Battle of Canton Guangzhou 28-31 December 1857 led by joint British and French forces during the Second Opium War prepared for "The Illustrated London News". The main engraving shows the bombardment from the Harbour with the European Factories still in tact by artist and engraver Richard Principal Leitch his signature is reversed in the image who worked for "The Illustrated London News" for over 30 years from the 1840s. From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled note in the lower corner. . Illustrated London News. unknown
1858ref. 180046London.: The Illustrated London News. June 261858. Two half page engravings: 14.8 x 23.5 cm on a single newspaper leaf complete explanatory text neatly sealed marginal tear to a lower corner not affecting the image sheet toned and creased a few marginal spots good condition. Engravings prepared for a Supplement to "The Illustrated London News" following the Battle of Canton during the Second Opium War. From the Estate of the late artist collector historian and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
1975ref. 70271Washington DC: US Government Printing Office 1975. First edition. 789 pp. Very near fine in printed wrappers. Inked ownership signature of Wormwood Review editor Marvin Malone on the front cover. The first volume of this epic presentation. Illustrated. Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, unknown
ref. a58955Geneva 1929 to 1934 League of Nations. Nine volumes. 4to. each volume approximately 100-300pp. each original wraps. Volume 14 is in two parts. Good to VG. Nine volumes. Pictures available on request. . paperback
