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2011213227Australia.: National Museum of Australia. 2011. Colour illustrations 181pp text in English and Chinese covers a little soiled otherwise very good paperback copy. 33.5 x 26.5cm.<P> Catalogue for an exhibition held at the National Museum of Australia 29 September 2011 to 29 January 2012.<P> <b>When referring to this item please quote stockid 213227</b> . National Museum of Australia. paperback
1889177609New York.: Arbuckle. 1889. Chromolithograph light card featuring a fan shaped map of the Chinese Empire in the foreground with a tea picking scene in the background. Faint browning on reverse. A lovely example of a late 19th century chromolithograph. This fan shaped map of China was issued as one in a series of 50 issued by coffee company Arbuckle in their country cards series in 1889. Titled along the lower margin "Picking Tea Leaves" and to the right "Gov. Absolute & Despotic Monarchy". . Arbuckle. unknown
1857179724London.: Illustrated London News. January 311857. Half-page engraving 17.5 x 22.5 cms on a single newspaper leaf complete descriptive text overleaf marginal spotting and edge-wear but in very good condition. Engraving published during the months prior to the attack on and four year occupation of Canton Guangzhou by allied British and French troops during the time of the Second Opium War. The commentary overleaf quotes from the then recently published account of Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan & the China Sea in 1852-1854 and the treacherous passage from Macao to Whampoa and the risk posed by pirates. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled catalogue note. . Illustrated London News unknown
1843182063London.: Fisher Son & Co. 1843. Engraving 12.5 x 18.9 cms ; 19.9 x 26.4 cms sheet edge toning but the image in very good condition. From Allom's popular 19th Century series of views 'China Its Scenery Architecture Social Habits etc.' The caption to the finely detailed engraving is here printed in English with the French and German translation. . Fisher, Son & Co. unknown
1818180169London.: The Illustrated London News. September 181875. Engraving 10 x 23.8 cms on a trimmed newspaper leaf complete descriptive text edges a little rough and stained in good condition. Fine engraving prepared for "The Illustrated London News". <br> <br>The commentary relates the attack of a British engineer the inspector of lighthouses. The recently completed lighthouse unfortunately not shown provoked resentment in the local population as the workers has been brought from Ningbo. The commentary also mentions the recent murder of the British diplomat Augustus Raymond Margary and his staff in February 1875 whilst scoping potential overland trade routes between British India and China's provinces provoked a diplomatic crisis with China. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
1900174904circa1900. Map printed in colour text in English provinces shaded in colour 28.3 x 23.2 cm central fold paper toned a small edge tear confined to the outer margin but in good condition. . unknown
180399Early to Mid 20th Century. Reverse painting on glass 9.3 x 6.5 cm chipping and loss to the paint the original pane splintered and cracked affixed to an additional tile a sound example. A pair of costumed Chinese women rendered with appealing sensitivity despite the damage to the original glass. For more on the unusual technique of reverse glass painting see Crossman "The China Trade" pp. 203-219. . unknown
1985217468Beijing.: China Pictorial. 1985. Six issues from 1985. Black and white and colour photographic illustrations throughout to accompany articles 44pp. Minor wear extremities pictorial wrappers all in very good condition. Text in English. 37 x 26cm. Includes issues numbers 1 2 3 6 7 and 8. <br> <br>Articles include: Ye Jianying - An Eminent Army Commander Takins in China Egrets and Herons Pelicans Xinjiang Pioneers A Town in the Gobi 'Life' - a Feature Film Important Discoveries at Xia Ruins Ancient Capital of the Shang Dynasty Tianshan Mountains Glacial Station China's First Research Base in Antarctica A Scientific Survey of the Southern Ocean Tianjin Matteo Ricci and His Autumn of Beijing Suburbs. . China Pictorial. unknown
169651新星出版社. Nouvelle Etoile. Translated from Chinese into French 4pp plates showing Chinese top leaders Deng Xiaoping Li Peng and Jiang Zemin at the meetings of the Politburo and the Central Committee. 46pp light sign of wear good in wrappers. 18.4 x 12.8cm. Text in French. This meeting of the Central Committee was held between 23 and 24 June 1989 shortly after the Tiananmen Square protest. Zhao Ziyang the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China at the time was heavily critised and removed from all of his positions as a result. . 新星出版社. Nouvelle Etoile. unknown
1853180190London.: The Illustrated London News. September 241853. Engraving 15 x 23.5 cm plus caption and margins on a newspaper leaf trimmed marginal edge wear and toning but in very good condition. Engraving from "The Illustrated London News" showing the race for the Plenipo cup an engraving of the Cup and the associated commentary is included with the run in and the winning-post opposite the Stand. The original commentary mentions the winner "The Corsair" and runner-up "Queen of Clubs" and the race for the Canton Cup the Highlander Cup and the Civil Service Club and notes of the engraving that it also shows "on its verge the Catholic Protestant and Parsee burial grounds." <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News unknown
1858180046London.: 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. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late artist collector historian and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
1964169809No place of publication.: No details of publisher. 1964 -2007. Three Chinese Red Cross membership certificates issued in 1964 1989 2007 respectively page numbers vary from 2 to 6 one in plain paper covers one in red vinyl plastic covers one in green card covers in different sizes. Two certificates in Chinese and one is bilingual Chinese and Mongolian. One certificate is accompanied by a Red Cross metal pin. All in very good condition. . No details of publisher. unknown
1905221735Washington.: Smithsonian Institution. 1905. Disbound report from the Annual Report for the Smithsonian Institution: pp 265-277 8 black and white photographic plates 22.5 x 14.7 cms front leaf loose age-toning and inner edge a trifle marked but otherwise in very good condition. Sir Francis Younghusband 1863-1942 returned to a hero's welcome following his Tibet "Expedition" of 1903-4 which was in reality a militarized diplomatic mission driven by geopolitical anxiety the Great Game and was marked by dramatic clashes and some 2700 Tibetan casualties. This report was originally read at the Royal Geographical Society in London in February 1905 here reprinted from a Smithsonian Annual Report of the same year and was widely reviewed. One such appearing in "Nature" belied the military truths: <br>"Younghusband was also able to touch briefly upon some of the results obtained by the scientific experts who accompanied the mission as well as by the survey party under Captains Rawling and Ryder which in the late autumn did excellent work along the whole course of the Upper Brahmaputra proving definitely that no peaks higher than Everest exist on this flank of the Himalayas." . Smithsonian Institution unknown
1904214021Paris.: Librairie Armand Colin. Fourth Edition. 1904. 12 black and white plates with tissue guards throughout the text. 360pp 4 pages of publisher's advertisements. Cloth backed spine and watered cloth covered boards edges and corner rubbed lower cover a little insect damaged text block age-toned at the edges small round stamp of the Seminaire des Arts Bibliotheque Bruxelles on the title page some pencilled marginalia 3 tiny insect holes on the lower edge of the first gathering else a good firm copy. 18 x 11.5cm French text. . Librairie Armand Colin hardcover
1979005108Peking: Foreign Languages Press 1979 Large 8vo. original pictorial paper wraps closed tear to lower hinge; pp. 104 with numerous colour illustrations. A very good copy. Neate C45. . First Edition. Soft Cover. VG. Foreign Languages Press paperback
1991215905Singapore.: Southeast Asian Ceramic Society. First Edition. 1991. Map colour and black and white illustration 191pp glossary condition. 31.5 x 24cm. "Spirit of Han a vivid study of the life and times of 2000 years ago. A high culture is revealed through an examination of Han Dynasty ceramics." - Publisher's description. . Southeast Asian Ceramic Society. unknown
004523Peking: Foreign Languages Press 1962/1965. 2 vols. 12mo. original printed paper wraps wraps vol. 1 a bit rubbed & stained prev. ownership details to first page with a closed tear to margin of one map vol. 2 clean & unmarked; pp. iv 136 last colophon with folding maps; iv 44 last blank. A very good set. A compendium of charts and papers relating to the Sino-Indian border dispute 1959-1965. First Thus. Foreign Languages Press paperback
1334689482.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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A9781032351131Paperback / softback. New. <p>This book explores how medicines in China’s health care system are selected procured and priced together with reimbursement systems the prescribing and usage of drugs and the role that commercial insurance can play in paying for drugs.</p> paperback
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A9781594547010Hardback. New. Addresses Congress' oversight authority over individual federal judges or Supreme Court Justices. This book also reviews the constitutional foundation of the federal courts. It then addresses Congress' ability to limit the jurisdiction of the courts over particular issues sometimes referred to as 'court-stripping'. hardcover
1330256808.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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