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1947224533Shanghai: Kaiming shudian 開明書店 1947. 118p. 129p. 233p. three paperback books from the series for students of English; pages toned otherwise generally very good condition. Kaiming shudian 開明書店 unknown books
20112198671Carlo Cambi Editore 2011. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. Sticker on back cover. 2011 Large Hardcover. 299 pp. Italian text. A study of Italian history and economics. "Un'approfondita e interessante ricerca storico-economica del settore terziario che ha lo scopo di evidenziare l'importanza dello sviluppo italiano dal dopoguerra a oggi. Rilevante il contributo della Filcams Cgil il sindacato che rappresenta proprio i lavoratori e le lavoratrici che nei decenni hanno sperimentato un'evolozione inaspettata della propria quotidianità lavorativa e dell'uso del tempo libero. I molteplici aspetti del commercio e del turismo - analizzati nel dettaglio attraverso testi di autorevoli studiosi e attraverso immagini di manifesti quadri fotografie cartoline e non solo - rappresentano le più fedeli chiavi interpretative delle dinamiche sociali e sociologiche della nostra epoca. Il lavoro e il comsumo descrivono lo sviluppo e lo stato di salute della cività e ogni volume di questa ricerca ognuno con propri specifici approfondimenti aggiunge tasselli inediti all'immagine e alla memoria degli italiani. Carlo Cambi Editore hardcover books
1991181873Xin jia po: Tian ding wen hua yi shu zhong xin 1991. Softcover. VG previous owner's name in ink at top of title page. All other pages are very clean and clear. Blue wraps white and red block with metallic blue Chinese lettering on front cover; 57 pp; profusely illustrated throughout in color. Text in Chinese and English. Cover title translated: Qin Xilin's Ceramic Art Works. Includes an essay by Bi Keguan. Tian ding wen hua yi shu zhong xin unknown books
2013138506Taiwan: Taibei Shi 2013. Softbound. VG small corner bumps. Blue wraps with color illustration 306 pp. profusely illustrated many color plates. Catalogue for a major solo retrospective exhibition organized by Taipei Fine Arts Museum offering a comprehensive study of Hsin-yueh Lin's artistic thought and works. Lin's assiduous efforts with both brush and pen have profoundly influenced several different periods of Taiwanese modern art. For half a century he has built up a copious significant collection of paintings and publications. From a body of 260 paintings both oil and watercolor 140 works or sets of works were selected for inclusion in the exhibition produced from the mid-1960s up to 2012. Taibei Shi paperback books
2009179459Taichung Taiwan: Council for Cultural Affairs Taiwan / National Taiwan Museum Of Fine Arts 2009. Softcover. VG. edge-wear w/ some creasing or curling to corners. interior clean. tight binding. illustrated wrappers w/ embossed printing & illustrations; english & chinese printing. illustrated french flaps. 139 pgs w/ color illustrations. Text in Chinese & English. Beautifully illustrated with the Chinese artist's works. Council for Cultural Affairs, Taiwan / National Taiwan Museum Of Fine Arts unknown books
1993260816El Cerrito CA: Dr. Yutang Lin 1993. Set of seven paperback volumes reprinting booklets authored by the Berkeley-based Buddhist yogi. Very good. Dr. Yutang Lin unknown books
2008263772Taibei: National Palace Museum 2008. 127p. slender paperback 8.25x11.75 inches very good. Color photos of maps with substantial English explanatory text as well as the predominant Chinese. National Palace Museum unknown books
2014156595Guo li tai wan tu shu guan 2014. Softcover. VG. Color pictorial wraps. 255 pp. profusely illustrated in bw and color. Text is presented in Taiwanese and English. Guo li tai wan tu shu guan paperback books
2012138577Cambridge England: The Fitzwilliam Museum / Yale University Press 2012. Hardcover. VG. Black cloth gilt letters on spine black & color illus. dust jacket 356 pp. 350 color illus. 120 BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2012 exhibition. "The Han dynasty was the first to forge a stable empire governing all of China. It ruled during a golden age that shaped much of the nation's cultural history and development. In an effort to preserve their legacy of beauty and power the Han created elaborate tombs containing exquisite artistic treasures intended for use in the afterlife. The finest of these treasures to have survived include exquisite jades bronzes and ceramics found in the tombs of the Han imperial family and of a rival "emperor" of Nanyue. Many of the items including warrior statues dancing figures and priceless jewels -- intended to ensure protection entertainment and continued wealth and status respectively -- are brought together for the first time in this stunning publication. Featuring newly commissioned photography and essays by leading scholars this sumptuously illustrated catalogue presents a ground-breaking account of the finest treasures from the Han dynasty." pub. The Fitzwilliam Museum / Yale University Press hardcover books
197388306Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 1973. Paperback. Near Fine. 4 124p. text printed on one side. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 cm. Oral history Programme Series no. 3. Recollections of a Japanese official who served in occupied war-time Singapore in various posts Advisor of Defence Headquarters Chief Officer of Education and Chief Welfare Officer. <br/><br/> Institute of Southeast Asian Studies paperback books
195949648Cleveland & New York: The World Publishing Company 1959. Third printing. Hardcover. Very good-/Good. The Personal Account of a Distinguished PhilosopherÕs Spiritual Pilgrimage Back to Christianity. Cleveland & New York: The World Publishing Company 1959. Third printing. 254 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Scattered light pencil markings some yellowing of front flap less to back flap. Small tear & wear to top back of dj else a clean solid copy. Very good-/Good. The World Publishing Company hardcover books
1960144439France: Mondex Films 1960. Vintage borderless single weight still photograph from the 1960 French-Italian film. Charming Belmondo and stoic Milo in a candid moment. Cropping annotations on the verso in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>One of the great French noirs from the classic period based on Giovanni's 1958 novel about his experience in prison and the gangsters he met there. Fugitive gang leader Abel Davos Ventura sneaks back to Paris with his children despite a death sentence hanging over his head. He tries to evade hitman Eric Stark Belmondo while navigating the new underground of crime in France. <br/><br/>Set in Italy and France shot there on location. <br/><br/>5 x 7 inches Very Good Plus. <br/><br/>BFI 1185. Criterion Collection 434. <br/><br/>Lee US. Grant US. Selby Masterwork US. Spicer US. Mondex Films unknown books
194889763Lake Success NY: UNited Nations Dept. of Social Affairs Population Division 1948. Paperback. Fair. graphs maps 61p. Softcover in original warpper. 28 cm. Modest cover soil. Reports on the Popultion of trust territories No. 1. <br/><br/> UNited Nations Dept. of Social Affairs, Population Division paperback books
1971148885Hong Kong: Hong Hwa Film 1971. Vintage double-sided flyer for the 1972 film. With an English language synopsis on one side. <br/><br/>A young girl finds an injured warrior who is being hunted by seven devils. He begins training her in a secret form of "evil karate" and once she grows up they set out to defeat the seven devils and their master. <br/><br/>14 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a shallow vertical crease. Light toning to one side of the flyer. Hong Hwa Film unknown books
199610791012 double leaf pages. Honolulu: Manoa Press 1996. 12 double leaf pages with 1 folding leaf of the original Chinese text. Rust colored handmade paper cover with paper label on front. Includes a printed announcement for the book with a handwritten note from the author. Fine as issued. § Numbered 31 of 52 copies. This is a translation of a page from the T’ang Ch’i Shuo Strange Stories from the T’ang Dynasty. Manoa Press unknown books
200326768Berkeley: Atelos 2003. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Trade paperbound book. 327 pp novel by this gifted author. Published as part of a series of books by Atelos which is a project of Hip's Road edited by Lyn Hejinian and Travis Ortiz. A near fine copy. INSCRIBED by Lin on the title page. An uncommon signature. Atelos paperback books
1972148888Hong Kong: Kwong Ming Film 1972. Vintage double-sided flyer for the 1972 film. With an English language synopsis on one side. <br/><br/>In early 20th century China a worker accidentally kills his boss in a fight. He flees to Thailand with his friends where they are forced to fight in an underground fighting ring. <br/><br/>14 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning and occasional light foxing. Kwong Ming Film unknown books
2013407146Milan: Charta / Asia Society 2013. A fine copy. 12 x 9.5 inches. 136 pages. 91 color illustrations. Pictorial boards. "One of only a few internationally recognized female artists from China Lin Tianmiao born 1961 is known for her innovative use of thread and embroidery as both medium and subject matter in her sculptures photographs videos and installations. When visiting China after having lived in New York for most of her life Tianmiao was reminded of the time spent in her childhood helping her mother sew clothes for the family. Prompted by this memory the artist created a practice she calls "thread winding" where she winds silk or cotton thread around an object until it is completely covered and eventually transformed. Bound Unbound which accompanies the artist's exhibition at the Asia Society in New York surveys for the first time the past 20 years of Tianmiao's work including an interview with the artist and essays by leading scholars in Chinese contemporary art Melissa Chiu and Guo Xiaoyan" the publisher. <br/><br/> Charta / Asia Society hardcover books
2017169052Taipei: Tapei Fine Arts Museum 2017. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran April 2 through May 22 2016. Text in English and Chinese. Prefaces by Ping Lin and Manray Hsu. Text by Hong-Jong Lin. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations and with some inserts. A fine copy in wrappers and with mylar dust jacket. An interesting production. Uncommon. Tapei Fine Arts Museum unknown books
1972049006Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong 1972. lxvi 1720p. original burgundy dloch thick quarto format. Chinese University of Hong Kong unknown books
199629601Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press 1996. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . Trade paperbound volume of poems by the younng American Chinese poet. 175 pp. Very good or better copy in bound photo-illustrated wrappers. This copy has been nicely INSCRIBED by Lin to a fellow poet on the title page. Uncommon signature. Sun & Moon Press paperback books
1996RBRACAM00TWCambridge University Press 1996. Very Good. Brand Peter. Cambridge History of Italian Literature. Pertile Lino. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1996. 701pp. Illustrated. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with bumped corners. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine with light bumping. Cambridge University Press hardcover books
1898230687Roc Society 1898. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 223 pages of color plates. 4to blue cloth d.w.N.p. Institute of Fine Arts 1989. First Edition. Scarce. Fine.<br/><br/> Text in Chinese and English<br/><br/> Roc Society unknown books
2000400364New York: Simon & Schuster 2000. First edition inscribed by the author. A few minor light scuffs to dj generally clean and square. Quarto. Original grey cloth; original pictorial dust jacket. Inscribed by Maya Lin on the half-title. Best known for creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. artist and architect Maya Lin opened her studio in 1987. This is her first book. <br/><br/> Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1972148872Taiwan: Hua Hsia Film 1972. Vintage double-sided flyer for Hong Kong release of the 1972 Taiwanese film here under the title "Deadly Fists." With an English language synopsis on one side. <br/><br/>A young woman is sent by her father to discover the secret of a martial artist's fighting style but falls in love with him instead. Meanwhile another woman seeks the same man to enact revenge for killing her father. <br/><br/>10.75 x 7.75 inches. About Fine. Hua Hsia Film unknown books
