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1937140941118New York: John Day in association with Reynal & Hitchcock 1937. Signed Limited First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing; limited issue. Copy number 9 of a limited 500 signed by Lin Yutang. Specially bound in publisher's original buckram cloth stamped in red over red leather spine decorated in gilt with gilt-lettered title label; top edges gilt and with red ribbon marker; in publisher's original red paper-covered card slipcase with bronze paper title label on front panel printed in red black and white. Near Fine with some darkening and light edge wear to leather spine in a Near Fine slipcase with light rubbing and wear and light darkening. One of the influential Chinese author inventor philosopher and linguist's best-selling work. John Day in association with Reynal & Hitchcock unknown books
1939219052New York 1939. Bust portrait of the author. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 35.3 x 27.7 cm. approximately 13-7/8 x 11 inches. Fine. Docketed on verso in ink giving the name of the sitter the date of the session and the reference to negative and print "X - 9 - 17". Bust portrait of the author. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 35.3 x 27.7 cm. approximately 13-7/8 x 11 inches. unknown books
1930108256Oblong 4to. Paris: A. Roques & Fils circa 1930s. Oblong 4to. 2 78 leaves of color linoleum samples with a price list. Bolted quarter green cloth with snakeskin pattern green paper boards stamped in gilt rope handle at the backstrip. Edges of both boards are slightly rubbed mostly at the corners internally bright; very good. § A beautifully bound trade catalogue with 78 bright linoleum samples. A dizzying compilation of French floor coverings of the period varying from art deco to mosaic patterns and many meant to imitate tapestries. A. Roques & Fils hardcover books
1947173559Zurich: Amstutz Herdig & Co 1947. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. VG-. Oversized brown cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering with two ivory clasps. 12 pages. Eight facsimile reproductions in color. "The orignials of these pictures are painted on paper and silk in the water-colour technique customary only in China. They form part of The Lin Shih-Lu Collection at Foochow and are reproduced with the permission of their owner all except No. 8 appearing for the first time. The Chinse title was written by Professor Lin Chun: 'From the Shih-Lu Collection.' The red stamp on the third page is the stamp of the Lin family of Foochow: 'The Descendants of The Yin House.' This book was awarded a prize at the 1944 Swiss Book Exhibitino for the Artistic Excellence of its Production." Amstutz, Herdig & Co hardcover books
1968167259New York: Frank Caro Gallery 1968. Paperback. G. Covers are tanned more heavily near spine. Light creasing on front cover. Red writing from previous owner inside front cover otherwise clean and tight throughout. Cream stapled wraps with black lettering color illustrations. 29 pp. BW frontispiece and 9 BW 10 color plates. Cover title: Recent Paintings by Chang Dai-Chien. Catalogue for an exhibition held at Frank Caro Gallery October 5-26 1968; S.H. Mori Gallery in Chicago November 2-23 1968; and Alberts-Langdon Gallery in Boston November 30-December 14 1968. A Note on Chang Dai-chien written by Lin Yutang; Introduction to Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien written by Wen Fong. Also contains a biography. This catalogue lists names and dimensions of 56 works of which 20 are shown one on cover. This is a beautiful rare catalogue of this prodigious Chinese artist published around his 70th birthday. Frank Caro Gallery paperback books
19422266637The Norton Gallery and School of Art 1942. Limited Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition #759 of 1000 copies with stamped number and printed author's signature on copyright page. Former library copy rebound in buckram with a few internal marks presentation bookplate from the author on front endpaper. 1942 Large Hardcover. xvi 536 pp. Color frontispiece 118 full page halftone plates reproduced from original photographs 123 line engravings. Prepared as a handbook for visitors to the Jade room of the Norton Gallery and School of Art for whom Nott was the director of Oriental Art. The Norton Gallery and School of Art hardcover books
1969149633Paris: Fox Europa 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 French film showing director Henri Verneuil actor Alain Delon and other members of the cast and crew on a constructed set used for the airplane flight sequence in the film. With two provenance stamps on the verso.<br/><br/>Based on the 1967 novel by Auguste Le Breton about a small Mafia family planning to steal a collection of diamonds while being pursued by a police commissioner. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Rome New York and Paris.<br/><br/>9 x 6.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased throughout.<br/><br/>Grant US. Lee The Heist Film. Fox Europa unknown books
193926218Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh 1939. Special Authorized Edition. Thick octavo 21.5cm.; original cloth in red printed dust jacket; 14815pp. Jacket a touch worn at spine crown spine a shade faded; inoffensive bubbling to rear cover cloth some dust-soiling to extremties else A Very Good or better copy. Contemporary ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown. "Special Authorized China Edition" - upper jacket panel. Epic novel set in China between 1900 and 1938 beginning with the Boxer Uprising and covering the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 the Warlord Era 1916-1928 the rise of communism and the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War and subsequently World War II. First published the same year in the United States four years after Yutang left China in 1935. In preparation for writing a work of fiction set in China but written in the English language Yutang prepared himself by translating into English passages from the 18th-century Chinese literary masterpiece Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber. Kelly & Walsh unknown books
1928263959Peking; Tientsin: China Booksellers Limited 1928. 182p. hardcover cloth still bright very good some foxing to textblock edges. Black and white photos. Overview of past and contemporary social customs and activities; includes a chapter on mah jongg. China Booksellers Limited unknown books
1936240655Shanghai: The Commercial Press Ltd 1936. viii 301 p. hardcover old bookseller's label inside front cover front interior hinge has a tear at bottom otherwise very good with very good original dustjacket. Confucius saw Nancy is a one-act tragicomedy. The essays make observations about Eastern and Western culture in comparison. The Commercial Press, Ltd unknown books
19471330516Amstutz Herdeg & Co 1947. second. Lin Tsiu-Sen. Masterpeices of Chinese Painting: XII to XVIII Centuries. Second edition. Zurich: Amstutz Herdeg & Co. 1947. Full cloth cover with gold lettering and ornamentation. Introduction by Lin and table of contents followed by eight color facsimile reproductions of notable Chinese paintings.<br /> <br /> <p> --<br /> <br /> <p>Good to very good. Some slight fading bumping and fraying to the cover along with cracking at the foot of the spine. The closures are damaged. The pages both text and images show light even age toning and there is minor bumping to the corners but this does not damage the images. Evidence of old bookseller's notations on title page.<br /> <br /> <p>Oversized listing. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates<br /> <br /> <p>Shelved AJS -- Speak with Allan. 1330516. Special Collections. Amstutz, Herdeg & Co unknown books
1959016772New York NY: Lin Carter 1959. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 16 pages of text including the printed paper wraps which are soiled and discolored. Signed on the title page in green ink with no further inscription. Limited to 500 copies. First edition. Lin Carter Paperback books
1936183179Shanghai China: The Commercial Press 1936. Hardcover. VG-/VG- both volumes are clean with tight binding previous owner's name on front end pages light age toning. dust jackets have light scuffing and fading. Two volumes bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on front covers and spines; tan dust jackets with black lettering. First series: x 299 pp. The second series is x 258 pp. "These essays represent selections from the 'Little critic' which was first started on June 16 1930 and has ever since remained a constant feature of The China Critic." -Preface. The Commercial Press hardcover books
2000008643New York: Simon & Schuster 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition of this monograph with text by the artist. Unpaginated hardbound book in fine condition in near fine unclipped dustwrapper. This copy INSCRIBED by the artist in 2003. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1996WN34016Tapei: Huang Yang-Shan 1996. Dual language Chinese-English with magnificent color photographs of extraordinary pottery items. Preceding the items are portraits and brief biographies of the artists. Based on the collection of Chunjen Gallery. First Edition. Paper Boards. Near Fine/Clamshell Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Trade. Huang Yang-Shan Hardcover books
1948226771Shanghai: Kaiming shudian 開明書店 1948. V 105p. paperback toned at edges very good. Kaiming shudian 開明書店 unknown books
1944011757Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1944. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. lvi 107 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear and slight darkening of spine lettering. Unclipped dustjacket with slight darkening of spine one small tear and minor soiling and rubbing to extremities; protected in archival mylar. Lectures on the Norman Wait Harris Memorial Foundation 1944. From the library of Theodore W. Schultz 1902-1998 winner of the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with W. A. Lewis. Signed in ink on the title page "T. W. Schultz March 1944." Endpapers are map-illustrated. University of Chicago Press Hardcover books
1967137473New York: Avalon Books 1967. Octavo cloth. First edition. Light hearted space opera about amoeba-like shape-shifting creatures from Saturn who plan to take control of a planetoid in the asteroid belt which is really the technologically advanced space ship of an ancient alien race and destroy Earth using its super weapons. A sequel to DESTINY'S ORBIT 1961. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing. #137473 Avalon Books unknown books
19961327391New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1996. Hardcover. Quarto xv 648 pages; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine black with orange print; DJ clean and bright; Boards in tan cloth with black print clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; "Issued in conjunction with the exhibition . The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York March 19-May 19 1996 . "; Signed in ink by author Wen C. Fong on the half-title page; shelved front table. 1327391. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Metropolitan Museum of Art hardcover books
1988163188New Haven and London: Yale University Press 1988. Hardcover. VG/VG a clean tight crisp copy. Owner's name label on ffep art conservator; small price stickers on front flap. DJ not price-clipped. Black cloth gilt letters on spine. White dj with bw illustration and black lettering. Mylar cover. 310 pp. 281 BW illus. Explores this work of French and Baroque painter and engraver Claude Lorrain 1600-1682. With extensive narrative introduction. The illustrated catalogue raisonne addresses 281 pieces. An appendix of watermarks and a bibliography are included. Yale University Press 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
1973231769San Francisco: Chinese Art Gallery 1973. 32p. slender paperback very good 8x11.5 inches. Inscribed on the front endpaper to Huang Keyi who was part of the San Francisco Chinatown art world. Short transverse tear to spine panel. Professor Lin also spelled Lim Tsing-Ai was director of the Chinese Art Gallery at 30 Waverly Place in San Francisco's Chinatown. Chinese Art Gallery 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
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
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
