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195125377New York: The Hispanic Society of America 1951. 1st. Hardcover. Good. 10.3x7.1x0.8in. wear to front bottom corner lacking dust jacket. <br>Illustrated with a color frontispiece and 220 black and white plates. <br>310pp 2.16lb 10.3x7.1x0.8in The Hispanic Society of America hardcover
19803140Vancouver B.C. : University of British Columbia Press 1980. 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. viii 349 pp. 4 pp. of plates : illustrated ; 23 cm. ; ISBN: 0774801298; National Library: 800912195 ; OCLC: 7322845 ; brown cloth with gold lettering in photographic dustjacket ; map on endpapers ; 11 tables 2 maps 6 plates ; signature of Jan Dryton Kider ; ".relatively little has been written about the New Army and its role in the Revolution of 1911. This book fills the gap with a description of the military reform which led to the establishment of the New Army and the relationships of the New Army with the social order.The state of the army in a number of provinces is examined showing that there was widespread discontent and the loyalty of the troops with a few exceptions was highly suspect." ; slight foxing else VG/VG <br/> <br/> Vancouver [B.C.] : University of British Columbia Press, 1980. hardcover
19272947New York ; London : G.P. Putnam's Sons 1927. 1927. Hardcover. Good. xiii 325 pp. ; 23 cm. ; LCCN: 27-6979 ; OCLC: 1298161 ; red cloth with gold lettering ; covers have some water spots and wear ; foxing ; contemporary bookseller's small label on back ep ; G <br/> <br/> New York ; London : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. hardcover
19844782Beijing : New World Press ; Distributed by China International Book Trading Corporation 1984. 1984. Soft cover. Good. 1 score ;78 pp ; 26 cm ; ISBN: 0835113949; 9780835113946 ; OCLC: 249694081 ; Compiled by Mai Ding. ; 187x206 ; LC : M1804.C4353 1984 ; Dewey : 642.2E ; pictorial color stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: My flower -- Mayeela -- Gadamaylin -- Shepherd' s song -- Lan Huahua -- In praise of the grasslands -- Song of the mountain stream -- Kangding love song -- Song of the four seasons -- Love song of the grassland -- Jasmine flower -- Fengyang flower drum song -- Meeting at the carnival -- Song of t he horse herdsmen -- The maid who loves to sing -- Riding on the grasslands -- Alamuhan -- Send me a single rose -- Beauty's everywhere -- Song of the Great Wall -- The north wind blows -- Mountain song -- The future of the countryside is bright -- The waves of Gulang Isle -- Guest from afar oh won't you stay a while. ; English words ; scarce ; VG <br/> <br/> Beijing : New World Press ; Distributed by China International Book Trading Corporation, 1984. paperback
19133105New York : Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada 1913. 1913. Hardcover. Fair. xii 309 pp. ; illustrated ; plates portraits folded map folded table ; 20 cm. ; LCCN: 13-13751 ; OCLC: 1399571 ; grey wrappers ; very worn ; signature of Myrtle E. Law 1907-1999 on front cover ; numerous photographs of important figures in Chi nese politics and church work ; photos of various buildings and schools ; notations in pencil and pen by Myrtle Law throughout ; Myrtle E. Law became an early 20th century missionary to China and it is clear that this book was instrumental in formi ng her initial opinions concerning China ; it is very interesing to observe by her commentary and underlining what she felt was important to her forthcoming work as a missionary often revealing how the young missionary laid the groundwork for many things she undoubtedly would have to unlearn upon her arrival in China ; this book almost certainly accompanied her to China ; FAIR <br/> <br/> New York : Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada, 1913. hardcover
1977biblio1173<p>XXII 118 PP. Pages are slightly yellowing on margins. English Hebrew.</p> National Maritime Museum Foundation hardcover
1987317739Beijing: China Pictorial Publishing 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 286pp magnificent colour photographs throughout. Includes a sketch map of China and a brief chronologyJust about fine in good plus sl. rubbed slipcase Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall <br/> <br/> China Pictorial Publishing hardcover
1992318148Beijing: China Pictorial Publishing 1992. Third Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 286pp magnificent colour photographs throughout. Includes a sketch map of China and a brief chronologyJust about fine in v good plus sl. sunned slipcase Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall <br/> <br/> China Pictorial Publishing hardcover
1999001650Hong Kong: Asia 2000 1999 « A comprehensive study of Chinese calligraphy aimed at those who do not read Chinese but valuable for any reader seeking insight into the evolution of Chinese characters as well as the philosophy of Chinese calligraphy and the lives of the great Chinese calligraphers. 'If you have always wanted to know what Chinese calligraphy is about this is the book'.». Soft cover. New. Asia 2000 paperback
19921880590580China House Gallery 1992. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding with general signs of previous use. Covers show wear and scuffing. All pages intact binding is sound. Clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. China House Gallery paperback
198613773Secaucus New Jersey U.S.A.: Springer Verlag 1986. Hardback in very good condition. Remainder stamped on first blank page and a few pages have a little highlighting. Hardcover. Very Good. Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Springer Verlag Hardcover
1977007000Republic of China : National Museum of History 1977. 114pp w/approx 100 color illus.Chinese and english text. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. National Museum of History hardcover
19803191Stanford Calif. : Stanford University Press 1980. 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. xxxii 599 pp. : illustrated ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0804710783 ; LCCN: 79-65178 ; OCLC: 7235226 ; LC: Q180.C6; Dewey: 509/.51; NAL: Q180.C6S33 ; Contents: Science in China's past / Nathan Sivin -- Science policy and organization / Richard P. Suttmeier -- Pure and applied mathematics / Saunders MacLane -- Physics / Nicolaas Bloembergen -- Technical note on high energy physics / L.C.L. Yuan -- Chemistry / John D. Baldeschwieler -- Astronomy / Leo Goldberg -- Geography / Clifton W. Pannell -- Earth S ciences / Edward C.T. Chao -- Meteorology / Richard J. Reed -- Fisheries aquaculture and oceanography -- Basic biomedical research / H.M. Temin -- Biomedical research : clinical and public health aspects / Myron E. Wegman -- Plant breeding and genetics / Jack R. Harlan -- Plant protection / Robert L. Metcalf & Arthur Kelman -- Animal sciences / Thomas B. Wiens -- Note on agricultural mechanization / Leo A. Orleans -- Engineering / Chang-Lin Tien -- Energy / Vaclav Smil -- Electronics / Bohda n O. Szuprowicz -- Environmental science / Baruch Boxer -- Social sciences -- Appendixes : Major speeches at the National Science Conference March 18-24 1978. Research institutes under the Chinese Academy of Science. Science and engineering Societies. Key institutions of higher education. Scientific and technical journals. ; "This is the first comprehensive survey of Chinese science since 1961 a collection of 28 papers by distinguished American scientists describing developments of the late 1970's in the natural and social sciences and several areas of technology.The book begins with an account of the history of Chinese science and an analysis of science policy since 1949." ; blue cloth with silver lettering in blue and white dustjacket ; maps on endpapers ; one or two nicks to dustjacket else FINE/VG <br/> <br/> Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1980. hardcover
1989000919France: Éditions françaises du Graal Série « Éveil des temps passés » 1989 Texte reçu dans l'entourage de Abd-ru-shin grâce au don particulier d'une personne appelée à cet effet. « Le déroulement de la vie de Lao-Tseu est relaté depuis sa jeunesse où sous la protection du plus grand des Lamas il parcourt de nombreuses régions de l'empire chinois. Ensuite dans le silence du monastère du Tibet il reçoit les ultimes connaissances pour l'accomplissement de sa mission.». Edition originale. Couverture souple. Neuf. Éditions françaises du Graal (Série « Éveil des temps passés ») paperback
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
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
1936005176Tokyo: South Manchuria Railway Company 1936. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8 3/4" High. Profusely Illustrated. 84 Clean Unmarked Pages With A Fold-Out Map At The Rear. Pgs. Bound With Intact Silk Cord. Correct First Printing 1936 Scarce. Previous Owner's Small Stamp Top Edge Front Cover. No Foxing. Does Not Include Any Corporate Statement About Why Japan Is There Who Pays Their Costs When They Will Leave And Who Will Pay Reparations Without Involving Innocent Japanese Civilians. <br/> <br/> South Manchuria Railway Company unknown
1983006612Pasadena / Taipei 1980: Wen Ying Studio / Central Book Company 1983. Revised Edition . Red Cloth. Fine/Fine Dustjacket. 129 Pp. Revised Edition With Extensive Notes And Annotations On The Original Sources. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Inscribed By The Translator/Editor <br/> <br/> Wen Ying Studio / Central Book Company hardcover
1923036204Los Angeles: Los Angeles Museum Of History Science And Art 1923. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 149 Pp. Including Dictionary Of Marks At End. Green Card Covers Printed In Black. 61 Plates With Text By Johnson Describing His Collection Of Porcelains Which Had Been On Loan To The Museum For Some Years. First Edition. Covers With Some Wear A Few Tiny Edge Tears No Names Or Marks Hinges Cracked. <br/> <br/> Los Angeles Museum Of History, Science And Art paperback
1911036313London: John Lane / The Bodley Head 1911. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . Plates And Illustrations Throughout. Two Volumes. First Printings 1911 Uk Issue With "The Bodley Head" At Bottom Of Spines. Blue Cloth Gilt With White Decorations On Spines And Front Covers. Light Rubbing At Corners And Along Ends Of Spines Some Rubbing To White Figure On Spine Of Volume Ii. Contents Clean And Bright No Foxing. Bookplates Designed By Rockwell Kent Youth Reclining Under A Tree. Charlotte Mount Brock Schreiber Rca 1834 -1922 Was An English-Canadian Painter And Illustrator Among The First Of Canada's Notable Female Painters. <br/> <br/> John Lane / The Bodley Head hardcover
1985034439New York: Vantage Press 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Xxxvi 101 Pp. Black Cloth Silver Gilt. First Edition Stated. Fine In Near Fine Dj Not Price Clipped Slight Rubbing At Corners. Ownership Stamp Of Film Noir And Western Actress Marie Windsor Hupp On Front Free Endpaper. <br/> <br/> Vantage Press hardcover