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1968193375United States: Commerce & Industry Department 1968. This pamphlet was produced in the midst of a trade embargo with the People's Republic of China and advises the reader on when and how to use a Certificate of Origin what goods are prohibited and a list of trustworthy vendors for various goods in Hong Kong. Small quarto 130 x 93 mm. Wire-stitched in original blue wrappers covers lettered in white. A little rubbed rear panel and last few leaves creased. A very good example. unknown
1818179413London.: Illustrated London News. February 181854. Half page engraving 15 x 34 cm and a cameo engraving of Sir John Bowring with decorative vignettes on a single newspaper leaf with incomplete associated text biographical note spots of browning and edge-wear lower edge trimmed not affecting the caption but in very good condition. Engravings prepared for "The Illustrated London News" on the announcement of the British Governor Sir John Bowring 1729-1872 and published two months before his arrival in April 1854. Although a brilliant man his was a turbulent tenure ending in1857 following his wife's death from arsenic poisoning in what became known as the Esing Bakery incident an attempted poisoning of the European population in Hong Kong during the Second Opium War. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled catalogue mark in the upper margin. . Illustrated London News. unknown
A9781138178038Hardback. New. hardcover
1860178252London.: 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. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
186628081London: Illustrated London News 1866. First printing. Hardcover. Overall very good condition. A half-yearly bound volume of the Illustrated London News with woodblock illustrations on every page including panoramas of Hong Kong and Brisbane Queensland. Folio bound volume 652 pages with wood engraved illustrations. Bound in half calf and marble boards rubbed on the edges. Oversize and quite heavy. Illustrated London News hardcover
1963193379London: Inter-continental Air Guides Ltd 1963. Fourth edition of this pamphlet produced by B.O.A.C for tourists visiting Hong Kong. It is complete with information on the weather how to access transport and recommendations on where to visit alongside contemporary advertisements on everything from Cameras to hotels to suits and jewellery. Octavo. With illustrations in text. Original pictorial paper wrappers spine and covers lettered in black front cover lettered in blue. A fine example. unknown
1962165843Hong Kong: Yat Sun Printing Co. 1962. First edition first printing of this bilingual guide to an exhibition held 100 years after the first stamp was issued in the territory. The catalogue descriptions provide extensive information on the development of the postal service within a broader historical context. WorldCat records seven copies with one located in the UK SOAS. Square octavo. Frontispiece plan 6 plates 4 colour. Original illustrated wrappers covers lettered in black in English and Chinese. Covers lightly toned internally fresh. A near-fine copy. unknown
34010401Hong Kong n.d. ca. 1930's Aw Boon Haw. Twenty photos each mounted on a black card size: 9 x 7 cm. image size: 8 x 6.5 cm. each is black and white hand-colored very good clean sharp images no fading 2 photos on each card front/back. A group of 10 cards with 20 photographs lightly laid down on a black card showing twenty views of old and most famous "TIGER BALM GARDEN" "AW BOON HAW MANSION." . The most famous visitor's site in Hong Kong from 1935 was the celebrated "TIGER BALM GARDEN" also known as the "AW BOON HAW MANSION." It was a three-dimensional sculpture garden showing various Buddhist aspects of life death happiness sadness joy evil and justice. Typical concepts in Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism. THE HISTORY: In 1935 the landscaped garden was built at a cost of HK$16 million. It was one of the most favorite and popular sites in Hong Kong for seventy years. The Garden was demolished for redevelopment in 2004 thus for ever TIGER BALM GARDEN vanished for ever. SUBJECT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS: This miniature photograph collection shows some twenty hand-colored original photographs of the Garden its lovely pavilion and scenes of Buddhas eight beautiful & very naked women view of the Kwai Fei taking a bath also more nude ladies ! Kan Chin Pavilion two pagodas lakes Buddhist monuments Buddhist heaven & hell panoramic view of the gardens & mansion half-nude mermaid Fat Buddha skinny Ancestral Buddha "Tiger-Balm Tiger" and many others ! . Each photograph has a Chinese and English caption at the bottom margin. Each photograph is 8.4 x 6.4 cm. including the margin. The photo image is 8.1 x 6 cm. PHOTO CONDITION: Each miniature black & white photo was hand-painted and tinted. Each photo is lightly layed down on the black card. The photographs are all in excellent condition no fading or demerits. There is some of the usual rubbing to the black card but this does not affect the photos at all. REFERENCES . unknown
1418177302London.: The Illustrated London News. March 141857. Engraving 34.1 x 24 cm plus caption from "The Illustrated London News" uncoloured as issued edge toning small professionally sealed tear at the foot not affecting the image in very good condition. View of Hong Kong published in "The Illustrated London News" by Richard Principal Leitch twelve years after it had been ceded to British rule. The original newspaper text included on the verso notes: <br>"The town was founded in 1841; and within two years from a tent pitched for the Government residence it became a large assemblage of stores forts wide streets bazaars and markets and several public buildings. <br> <br>From the estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled catalogue mark on the verso. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
2017x-9813224665World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2017. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 372 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.00 inches. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd hardcover
1956169283Hong Kong: John Servaites 1956. The August 1956 instalment of this occasional publication here with the latest information for tourists and travellers. "For more than a century Hong Kong has been calling. Her voice has never fallen on deaf ears" p. 8. At the time of publication visitors could enjoy the benefits of a simplified immigration system and a new visa allowing a stay of up to three months. This change is explained in further detail on page 12. Octavo. Illustrations maps and advertisements all in text. Original illustrated wrappers wire-stitched as issued front cover lettered in black and red. Covers lightly creased and soiled a little tearing from pulling at staples contents clean: a well-preserved copy. unknown
1986189013Hong Kong: Geotechnical Control Office Civil Engineering Services Department 1986 & 1990. First editions of these detailed reports each designed to accompany sheets in the Geological Map Series of Hong Kong. 2 works quarto. Colour plates illustrations and tables in text. Original pictorial wrappers. Very good. unknown
1856177303London.: The Illustrated London News. December 271856. Engraving 23.5 x 34.5 cm plus caption from "The Illustrated London News" uncoloured as issued marginal staining and browning paper adhesions at the lower edge small edge tears and a few chips but an uncommon image in good condition. View towards Hong Kong Harbour published in "The Illustrated London News" by Richard Principal Leitch signed by him lower left. A most interesting composition overlooking Government House the formal gardens with a gardener at work the officers’ quarters with officers on parade the town of Victoria and a view across the harbour to Kowloon. <br> <br>From the estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
35006701Hong Kong nd. ca 1920's Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store.Four postcard color panoramic photo of Canton 56 x 9 cm. very good hinges usual worn and restored now solid English captions in Red folds down to be 14 x 9 cm. QUITE SCARCE ! This is an obscure and rarely found complete panoramic view of the great southern city of Canton Guangzhou on four consecutive color postcards. The panorama shows at the top far left printed in red ink: "PANORAMA OF CANTON" followed by "RAILWAY TO FATSHAN" "SHEK-WAI-TONG" "PUN-TONG" " WHITE CLOUD HILL" "FRENCH CATHEDRAL" "SHAMEEN" "RIVER STEAMBOAT WHARF" "FERRY PIERS" "CHAU-TAU-TSUI" "HONAM AND FONG CHUEN." THE COMPLETE RARE SET OF FOUR COLOR POSTCARDS OF CANTON: This is seldom found complete with all four cards connected. Our RARE example is complete as issued. A lovely view of Canton city with two rivers meandering through the city. . This panorama covers the whole city and the rivers with several kinds of shipping. CONDITION: The four attached postcards are in excellent condition with bright color and no fading. There is some of the usual wear in the folds where a small bit of the color is lacking. All of the hinges are solid and restored from the verso back. . unknown
1923169865Canada: Canadian Pacific Steamships 1923. A lively statement of the merits of Hong Kong as a business and tourist destination. "You've seen China on the screen; you've read of it in a book. But you need the purr of 'richsha tires and the pad of a coolie's feet; you need to get down and walk right into the picture before you feel the magic of it - the real Cathay!" pp. 6-7. The final page details the 23 offices in North America where budding travellers can buy tickets for winter trips. Institutional holdings are understandably scarce; WorldCat show a single copy at Trinity College United States. Small octavo pp. 12. Illustrations in text. Original blue wrappers wire-stitched as issued front cover lettered in black with colour illustration of junk. Wrappers soiled with a little damp staining and light rubbing contents clean. A well-preserved example of this ephemeral publication. unknown
1957157747Hong Kong: Rotary Club of Kowloon 1957. A charming souvenir of the Rotary Club of Kowloon's annual fundraising bash for 1957 now hard to find in commerce and unrecorded in institutional collections. In the 1950s the club's balls were lavish affairs attracting everyone from the British governor downwards and garnering significant attention in the local press. The many adverts and messages from its commercial sponsors showcase a bygone era of Hong Kong business. Formed in 1948 in the wake of the Japanese occupation the club raised $350000 in its first ten years to fund community projects and scholarships. According to the menu printed in this programme this year members tucked into fruit cocktail consomme royale fillet of sole caprice Spanish-style roast chicken and pear belle Helene while the entertainment included dances impressions and bongo drumming. Octavo. Adverts throughout 4 leaves printed on blue paper. Original decorative card wrappers front cover lettered in blue. Several small circular stains on front wrapper and first leaf else clean and bright internally. A near-fine copy. unknown
1969188451Hong Kong: Tourist Association c.1969. First editions of these bilingual guides each promising to list only retailers committed to value for money honest trading and polite service. The folding map sheets show both the Victoria and Kowloon districts. 2 works small octavo. With 2 folding maps. Original illustrated wrappers. One issue with contemporary ink notation on rear cover and internally. Very good. unknown
1965192454Hong Kong: Servicemen's Guides c.1965. A guide to Hong Kong issued by the Servicemen's Guides Association a civilian group created to provide material and spiritual aid to US sailors calling into port. The booklet gives the best retail and tourist pit-stops information on hotels and exchange rates and a bilingual list of handy phrases. Sailors are warned to buy selectively: "U.S. Treasury Department regulations prohibit the importation into the United States of any merchandise originating in Communist China or North Korea" p. 24. Duodecimo 28 pp. Original illustrated card wrappers maps of Hong Kong and Kowloon on rear folding wrapper. Very good. unknown
1963220706Hong Kong.: Hong Kong Tourist Association. July 1st1963. Colour folding map at rear colour and black and white illustrations and advertisements 84pp. Booklet measures 22 x 10.5cm; map measures 39 x 52.5cm. Covers somewhat worn with few small closed tears on the lower cover now secured overall a very good copy. A charming companion for tourists to Hong Kong complete with a folding map of Kowloon Peninsula and Central. Within the guide provides an outline of the colony's history generally useful information for travellers advice on transportation and a rundown of attractions. Copious advertisements abound throughout with further leaflet advertisements loosely inserted. . Hong Kong Tourist Association. unknown
1978207772Japan.: Japan Air Lines. July1978. Vintage colour photographic poster 99.3 x 62.5cm creases to upper corners and some soft creases to the surface and edgewear otherwise very good condition. A dramatic view of Hong Kong at night looking down from the mid-levels on Hong Kong island across to Kowloon. . Japan Air Lines. unknown
1953188246Hong Kong: Government Public Relations Office c.1953. First edition first issue of this attractive guide to Hong Kong including a preface by Governor Sir Alexander Grantham. Later issues have "With the Compliments of the Hong Kong Government Information Services" printed at the foot of the front cover. As Grantham in office 1947-57 writes "the booklet's cover symbolises the Hong Kong story. The harbour is the basic origin of the Colony on which its prosperity was founded; the fine modern buildings in the foreground are evidence of that prosperity while the figure of the cheerful Chinese labourer typifies the hundreds of thousands who have been attracted to Hong Kong by the opportunities it affords and the promise that in reward for labour there will always be something for the rice bowl" p. 3. Small octavo. Colour maps of Hong Kong and the Central District Victoria half-tone illustrations throughout. Original illustrated card wrappers with folding flaps wire-stitched as issued. Covers bright touch of creasing and rubbing: near-fine. unknown
1974188393Hong Kong: Ye Olde Printerie Ltd 1953; Government Printer 1974. Two pieces of Hong Kong royal ephemera the earlier parade held just a few weeks before the Queen's coronation in London. 2 works octavo pp. 16; pp. 24. Frontispiece in 1974 programme. Original printed wrappers wire-stitched as issued. Light creasing and marking: very good copies. unknown
1954182385Hong Kong: Orient Publishing Company 1954. An instalment of this ephemeral Hong Kong tourist periodical with charming period advertisements information for sightseers and plenty of tips and recommendations for eager shoppers. Among the advertisers are San Miguel beer Tailor Cheung "the tailor for men of distinction" - p. 65 and Jimmy's Kitchen "known the world over for its fine food" p. 38. Octavo. Maps illustrations and advertisements in text. Original illustrated wrappers wire-stitched as issued front cover lettered in brown and red. Covers a touch marked and rubbed clean internally: a fine copy. unknown
1968188295Hong Kong: Servicemen's Guides 1968. The November 1968 iteration of this brochure for American naval personnel and those on leave from Vietnam with six contemporary trade cards - five for Kowloon and one for Penang - loosely inserted. The Hong Kong cards advertise Tokyo Night and New Savoy Plaza both nightclubs as well as photography studios and the Palace Hotel. Duodecimo. Illustrations throughout. Original pictorial wrappers wire-stitched as issued. Light wear to wrapper: near-fine. unknown
1958192118Hong Kong: Servicemen's Guides 1958. The 1958 iteration of this introductory leaflet issued by the Servicemen's Guides Association a civilian group created to provide material and spiritual aid to US sailors calling into port. Readers are warned of street guides who prey on unsuspecting tourists. "These fellows are for the most part members of gangs who lead you to places where you may be cheated." Octavo leaflet 194 x 134 mm unfolding to 388 x 535 mm with maps of Hong Kong and Kowloon and Hong Kong region west to Lantao inset map of Central. Verso with general information and shopping guide. Text printed in red and blue. Couple of contemporary pen marks general creasing: very good. unknown
