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1879VBF09CHINA<br /><br /><i><b>PANORAMA OF PEKING</b> during the Celebrations of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Emperor Kang-He's birthday</i>.<br /><br />Shanghai: Tien-Shin-Chai 1879.<br /><br />Profusely illustrated throughout with 292 pages lithographed with images mostly captioned below in English script and on the side<br /><br />Small 8vo measures: 6 1/8 x 3 3/4 inches 155 x 96 mm original gilt pictorial purple silk wrappers front cover dulled.<br /><br />First edition thus.<br /><br />With 6 page Introduction in English explaining that the festivities being described date back to the western calendar year 1721. Six pages of text as introduction in English at the front and in Chinese at the back.<br /><br /><br /> Tien-Shin-Chai, paperback
185716776AB1857. Edo 1857. 36 : 24 cm. 13 coloured double-page woodblock-maps. Japanese accordion binding paper title-label on upper cover. This japanese historical atlas of Chinese maps traces Chinese history from the early times through to the Qing Dynasty. Includes the foreward from the 1789 first edition. The popular atlas contains the following maps: 1. Dai Shinkoku doteizu Map of the Broad World of Great Qing. - 2. Uko kyushuzu Yugong Map of the Nine Provinces. - 3. Shu Shokuho-shi-zu Map of the Nine Provinces of Zhou Dynasty. - 4. Shunju rekkokuzu Map if the Five Nations of Chunqiu Period Eastern Zhou Dynasty. - 5. Sengoku shichiyuzu Map of Seven States of Zhangou Period Eastern Zhou Dynasty. - 6. Shin sanjurokugun narabi ni Etsu shingun Map of Thirty-six Administrative Regions of Qin Dynasty. - 7. Seikan shugunzu Map of Administrative Divisions and Subdivisions of Western Han Dynasty. - 8. Tokan shungunzu Map of Administrative Division of Eastern Han Dynasty. - 9.Sangoku teijizu Map of Tripartite Confrontation of the Three Kingdoms. - 10. Ryo Shin Nanbokucho shungunzu. Map of Administrative Divisions and Subdivisions of Two Jin Dynasties Southern and Northern Dynasties A.D. 265-5890. - 11. To judozu Map of Ten Prfectures of Tang Dynasties. - 12. Dai Min itto nikei jusanshozu Map of Thirteen Provinces of Great Ming. - 13. Ajia sho Toyozu Map of Asia and Little Eastern Ocean. - Introduction in the upper part with some water-stains maps not effected; binding partly dusty and a bit wrinkled. unknown
1929215642South Australia. 1929. Typescript manuscript 11 pages foolscap 33.8 x 21 cms inked manuscript corrections and annotations in Jack's hand some age toning most noticeable on the first leaf and small chips from the inner margin no loss to the text old folds pin holes to the upper corner good condition. Unpublished typescript for an illustrated address given to the Royal South Australian Yacht Club in September 1929 by Robert Lockhart Jack 1878-1964 with annotations in his hand. <br> <br>In January 1900 at the age of 22 Jack travelled with his father Robert Logan Jack 1845-1921 pioneer geologist and the first Government Geologist for Queensland to select and acquire mines in the Western Chinese province of Szechuan on behalf of an Anglo-Belgian Company. Chengtu Chengdu the capital served as a starting point for research trips to record the deposits of mineral resources on the Chinese-Tibetan border on behalf of English companies. Jack's lively and detailed description of the methods and incidents of the 1400 mile 2250 km journey on the Yangtze offer fascinating insights into life and customs along the great river at that time as well as mindful of his audience very detailed descriptions of sailing vessels. With the start of the Boxer Rebellion the expedition was cancelled immediately and as a precaution their return journey was along the shortest route: still some 700 kms 450 miles of mountainous and uncharted terrain; south along the Chinese-Tibetan border where they reached British territory again on October 20th and the town of Bhamo in Upper Burma a day later. <br> <br>Robert Lockhart Jack began his career working in Europe South Africa and China becoming assistant government geologist of South Australia from 1912. He led an expedition to the Everhard and Musgrave Ranges in 1914. He joined BHP in 1931 and became chief geologist retiring in 1948. . unknown
1618214886London.: No pubisher. 1618. 6 xxii 12 491 5 pages title page printed in red and black dedication preface contents references errata 18.4 x 14.8 cms endpapers renewed with the original front endpapers laid down aged-toned and chipped title-page toned and a little faded upper corner chipped with the inked owners' inscription of Thos. Bryan Richards 1798 and Wm. Cooke early inked marginalia and underlining; contemporary hollow-backed vellum manuscript author and title on the spine tidemark to the lower corner of the text leaves affecting the margin only a good sound copy. First edition of an antiquarian classic by John Selden 1584-1654 eminent jurist polymath prolific scholar and in recent times celebrated for his ownership of the earliest surviving Chinese merchant map of East Asia re-discovered with justifiable fanfare as a treasure of the Bodleian Library by Robert Batchelor in 2008. <br> <br>At the time of its release Selden's "The History of Tithes": "gave great offense to the clergy and was vigorously refuted in a number of volumes to which Selden was forbidden the right to print replies" Pforzheimer. It has been noted that the absence of the printer's name and the place of publication showed that Selden anticipated an unfavourable reaction to his denial of divine right of tithes. He was not disappointed. The work was suppressed and Selden was forced to apologize for having given offense-- and the book was withdrawn from circulation. His work was much studied: this copy with early marginalia: "by this Historie the Right of tithing belong not to ye profession of ye Canonist Civilian or Divine but with Lawyers." the last three words hastily crossed out. <br> <br>Early owners include London Antiquary Thomas Bryan Richards whose extensive Library was sold by King & Lochée in 1812. . [No pubisher, hardcover
1829168689London.: Oriental Translation Fund. 1st thus. 1829. 2 volumes. Volume I: black & white frontispiece "Fac-simile of the Title-Page to Haoukewchuen or the Fortunate Union". A further page with borders decorated and printed in blue announce: Oriental Translation Fund Instituted 1828 under the patronage of His Most Gracious Majesty George the Fourth and states that 'This copy was printed for the Most Noble the Marquess of Anglesey A subscriber to the Oriental Translation Fund.' Some foxing preliminary leaves one gathering loosening. xxiv 258pp and errata. <br> <br>Volume II: Frontispiece map showing "the Route of the Embassy in 1816 from Peking to Tengchang Foo along the Grand Canal" vi 262pp appendix and bound together with 31pp 'Report of the Proceedings of the Second General Meeting of the Subscribers to the Oriental Translation Fund with the Prospectus A list of the Oriental Translation Committee a Report of the Committee and Regulations and a List of Works in the Press. <br> <br>Generally very clean and sound. Contemporary dark green cloth expertly rebacked with the original cases repaired and new endpapers of Bemboka hand-made paper. The original spines have been re-laid together with the original paper title label. A very pleasing copy of a scarce set. 25.5 x 16cm. Hao-ch'iu chuan "The pleasing history" or "The fortunate union" is a Chinese "caizi jiaren" talent and beauty novel published in the 17th Century. The author is known only under the name "Man of the Teaching of Names" The identity of the author and exact date of publishing are not known. According to Philippe Postel author of "Les Traductions Françaises du Haoqiu Zhuan" the most commonly stated date of authorship is 1683 at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. <br> <br>The translator John Francis Davis was Governor of Hong Kong in the period 1844 - 48. At the beginning of his career he served on Lord Amherst's Mission to China and after spending the best part of his career in the service of the East India Company he succeeded Lord Pottinger as Governor of Hong Kong. A scholarly man he did not fit into this role his knowledge and appreciation of Chinese culture and life being very unpopular with the European community. The frostiness was such that when he finally departed Hong Kong the European community showed their displeasure by not acknowledging his departure in any way. . Oriental Translation Fund. hardcover
11140177 leaves. 8vo 234 x 158 mm. later wrappers. Japan & China: ca. 1925-26.<br /> <BR> <BR> In the mid-1920s a group of 28 students at the Agricultural School of the then-named Tokyo Imperial University led by Prof. Takaishi Hajime 高石発 made a tour of northeastern China to study the state of agriculture. They departed from the port of Kobe and arrived at Tianjin. Thereafter they visited Beijing Dalian Fushan Mukden today’s Shenyang and finally Harbin before travelling by land through Korea to Japan. At that time there was a considerable Japanese presence both military and industrial in this area of the country. The Japanese-owned South Manchuria Railway Co. was a large conglomerate involved in every aspect of the economic cultural and political life of Manchuria.<br /> <BR> <BR> This highly legible manuscript is an illustrated journal of the tour kept by one of the students. He records his impressions of each city its landmarks and local customs. In the countryside he describes the agricultural research stations agricultural activities of the farmers and their crops local industries such as salt-making and fisheries various large industrial activities including manufacturing vegetable oils and fertilizers electrical power generation etc.<br /> <BR> <BR> The student has tipped-in a number of maps city plans and newspaper clippings.<br /> Fine copy preserved in a chitsu. unknown
90916London Harrison and Sons 1857. . First edition; 4to 32 x 20 cm; original printed blue wrappers rebacked with a few small tears to spine light stains to covers corner wear internally a very good copy; viii 228 pp.<br /> Scarce parliamentary paper detailing the diplomatic incidents between 1842 and 1856 that precipitated the Second Opium War.<br /><br />After the first 'unequal treaty' was signed between China and Britain following the First Opium War the British continued to exploit the still illicit opium trade and were often targets of hostility from local Chinese inhabitants. The Qing government already highly insulted by the Treaty of Nanking were repeatedly affronted by British officers who would overstep their authority and diplomatic parameters when seeking justice. A large section of the paper is concerned with the attack on the missionaries of the London Missionary Society Press Walter Medhurst William Muirhead and William Lockhart in 1848. Rutherford Alcock 1809-1897 then consul at Shanghai used the diplomatic incident to push for greater protection of missionaries as well as securing trade access to Nanking and diplomatic access to the Viceroy of the region. <br /><br />Some of the other incidents described are: disturbances at Canton and the burning of factories; persecution of Chinese in British employ at Amoy; attacks on British at Foo-chow; and an affray between Americans and Chinese at Whampoa.<br /> London, Harrison and Sons, 1857. unknown
1930189255China: late 1930s. Cruising competition and conflict on the China station A well-preserved collection divided into sections concerning naval life in Weihaiwei and other ports and the Sino-Japanese hostilities. The lead in its class HMS Dorsetshire was launched in 1929 and following refitting served on the China station with the 5th Cruiser Squadron from 1936 until the general outbreak of war in 1939. The album is a combination of personal snapshots and occasional professional compositions. It opens with photographs of Weihaiwei including of the naval canteen the China fleet moored in the bay and the Ah Fong photography studio on main street. Others show the port in winter 1938 several snowmen in evidence fleet and gunnery exercises and the crew's victories in the Weihaiwei football competition and the China station's pulling regattas. One studio image shows their bevy of trophies foremost among them the coveted Yokohama Bowl. In Shanghai Jordan snapped many of the famous vistas and sights. The second half is focused on the Sino-Japanese War which had been raging since 1937. Photographs of ruined Japanese cotton mills in Qingdao are followed by shots of Japanese troops entering the city to consolidate their control and others some perhaps from studios document the 1937 hostilities in Shanghai including the burning city skyline. Material on the final four leaves date from after the ship's departure from China. Landscape post-binder album 280 x 360 mm. With 148 gelatin silver photographs predominantly vernacular snapshots approx. 55 x 90 mm or slightly larger corner-mounted on 11 black card leaves with glassine guards groups or individual photographs neatly captioned in white manuscript 3 other leaves unused. Original blue cloth boards metal posts front cover decorated in blind in relief name of compiler and their vessel in white manuscript on inner front cover. Album lightly worn photographs bright and still fresh on account of guards: an excellent collection. hardcover
1923168267Shanghai: Commercial Press Limited 1923. The city of poets the city of dreams First edition first printing of this large and rare map identifying major landmarks and features in both Chinese and English. The picturesque city is most closely associated with the poet Su Shi whose careful stewardship of Hangzhou restored the West Lake to its former glory and preserved its beauty for generations to come. We have traced a single institutional copy only University of Manchester. The scenery and calm of Hangzhou has inspired numerous poets and artists from the Tang dynasty down to the present day including the Tang master Bai Juyi and the Yuan dynasty's Zhao Mengfu. An inset map shows the Gushan region of outstanding natural beauty. Colour lithographed map 1090 x 780 mm folding away to 275 x 200 mm as issued housed in original printed paper sleeve. Light toning couple of splits along folds; sleeve with losses at edge as expected: a very good copy. unknown
1900191128Japan: Suga Kaikado c.1900. A juroku musashi board game based on the Boxer Rebellion with pieces decorated with the national flags of the members of the Eight-Nation Alliance. The board is also an advertisement for a company called Suga Kaikado which sold books stationery and trinkets. We have traced no other copies. Juroku musashi developed in the Edo period as a popular board game. One player controls the "parent" piece and the other controls 16 "child" pieces; the goal is for the "parent" to capture at least 10 "children" by jumping over them or for the "children" to box the "parent" into a corner so it can't move. The "parent" begins play at the centre of the board and the "children" begin along the edges of the main square. This board is based on the Boxer Rebellion and its major battles. The centre of the board where the "parent" begins is marked as Tientsin where the Eight-Nation Alliance rescued a besieged population of foreigners on 13-14 July 1900. Each "child" also begins at a battle location including Beicang Yangcun and the Taku Forts. The lower triangle features Peking Castle Jehol Rehe and the International Legations. Colour paper game board 261 x 371 mm. With 17 colour card game pieces each 20 x 20 mm. Text in Japanese. Print bright a little soiled and nicked at edges pieces rubbed: a very good copy. unknown
1891184661London: British and Foreign Bible Society 1891. Used on missionary service in Penang A scarce missionary imprint: an early edition of the first New Testament in the Hokkien dialect of Xiamen and southern Fujian province. This was the copy of Daniel Davies Moore among the first Methodist missionaries in Penang which had an established community of Hokkien speakers. The translation was the work of four members of the English Presbyterian Mission: William Macgregor William S. Swanson Hugh Cowie and James L. Maxwell. The first edition was printed in Scotland for private circulation in 1873 and the same plates were used to produce editions in 1880s and 1890s. Moore 1856-1946 "left Canada for Singapore in April 1891 as a foreign missionary. There he was commissioned by the newly established Methodist Church in Singapore to start work in Penang for the English-speaking community. In July 1891 he started the first English service at the Penang Town Hall. The following month the first sacramental service for eight people was conducted at the rented residence of the missionaries at Carnavon Street" Dictionary of Christian Biography in Asia. His ownership inscription "Davies Moore Penang Dec. 7th 1892" is on the first blank verso. Octavo. Original green pebble-grain cloth spine lettered in gilt and ruled in black boards blocked in black yellow coated endpapers edges sprinkled red. Twentieth-century bookseller's ink stamp on front free endpaper. Binding worn especially at spine ends and joints spine repaired with adhesive a few stains internally: just about very good. Darlow & Moule 2771. hardcover
1937176095China: Hai Ho Conservancy Commission 1937. An imposing cartographic document A rare plan untraced institutionally produced on the cusp of the Japanese invasion of Tianjin showing the fruits of a multi-decade effort to turn the city into a major international port. "Connected with the sea by an artificial river Tianjin's status as a seaport was heavily dependent on the continuous conservancy efforts of the Haihe and its tributaries" "River Conservancy". Formed in 1897 the Hai Ho Conservancy Commission focused on opening the channel to shipping for example by straightening the channel and thereby cutting the route to the sea by 17 miles. This plan shows the river's winding course marked with hundreds of survey stones and the build-up of warehouses and wharves by the foreign concessions Tanggu and Xidagu. Also shown are the results of the most recent survey of the seabed at the river's mouth. Although Japan declared war on China in July 1937 it respected the integrity of Tianjin's foreign concessions and river management remained in the hands of the British French and American authorities until Pearl Harbor. At the same time Japan started development of Tanggu Xingang - the foundations of which blossomed into the present-day megaport at Tianjin. Diazoprint plan 67 x 274 cm printed in reddish brown text primarily in Chinese. Contemporary black ink and red crayon marking and annotations in Chinese and Japanese on both sides. Toned old folds a few small splits and losses neatly conserved with tissue: a very good example of a fragile document. "River conservancy and the undetermined future of the port of Tianjin" Open Rivers available online. unknown
1935179046Beijing: Guoli Beiping yanjiu yuan shixue yanjiu hui "History Research Group of the Beiping Academy" 1935. Based on a treasure trove of documents in the British Museum First edition of a classic and frequently reprinted work edited by the historian Xiao Yishan and based on manuscripts he unearthed in the British Museum in the early 1930s. The copious illustrations which include diagrams of Hung Society hand signals and meeting places reproduce material in the museum's collections and plates from Ward & Stirling's 1925 The Hung Society. "The foundation of genuine scholarly research into the origins and history of secret societies was laid by Xiao Yishan and Luo Ergang the representatives of Republican period scholarship in the 1930s" Bolton & Hutton p. xxii. 6 parts in 4 vols octavo. With 7 colour plates 4 folding 8 folding plans and diagrams illustrations in text. Text in Chinese. Original buff wrappers white thread xianzhuang stitching front covers lettered in black. Housed in original blue cloth folding case bone toggles yellow title label. Contemporary Beijing bookseller's ink stamp on verso of final plate in Vol. IV. Edges lightly foxed couple of short closed tears internally: a near-fine copy in very good case with sunning and one toggle split. Kingsley Bolton & Christopher Hutton eds Triad Societies: Selected Writings 2000. hardcover
19852091502135709386Nigensha 1985. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Nigensha paperback
219860Hong Kong.: Sydney L. Moss Ltd. 2010. The set of 7 volumes complete 1363pp of text and catalogue profusely illustrated in colour with many folding plates: 4 volumes 34.7 x 25 cms and 3 accordion-fold folio volumes 50.3 x 34.7 cms Hsu Lin 1462-1538; Lan Ying 1585-1660s ; Sun Ch'eng-Tse 1592/3-1676 red cloth boards lettered in black housed in the original cream linen-covered fully-lined clamshell box barely visible bump to the top hinge gilt stamped spine title and blind-stamped on the front cover 54.5 x 37.5 x 18.5cm. A very heavy set approx 24 kg in very good near pristine condition. A magisterial production six years in the making: "Here we strive at considerable expense of time trouble money and the express courier's low back to show you and to force you to look at as many paintings and calligraphies as we could manage lifesize and where at all possible in the formats they were created in." Introduction . Sydney L. Moss Ltd. hardcover
1799254690Paris: Chez F. Buisson Imprimeur-Librair rue Hautefeuille no. 20 1799. Seconde édition augmentée d'un Précis de l'Histoire de la Chine par le traducteur et du Voyage en Chine et en tartare de J. C. Huttner traduit de l'allemand par le même Traducteur. Vol.1 : with half-title portrait frontispiece of Macartney clxxxiv 311 pp. Plates 1-6. VOLUME II : half-title 408 pp. Plates 7-13. VOLUME 3 : Half title 414 2 Catalogue "Voyages" de la librairie chez Buisson pp. Plates 14-27. VOLUME 4 : half-title 380 pp. Plates 28-35. VOLUME. 5 : half-title. 350 pp 1 plate 36 and 2 folding maps Plates 37 & 38. 5 vols. 8vo. Nineteenth century brown boards red paper labels some rubbing else Very Good. Seconde édition augmentée d'un Précis de l'Histoire de la Chine par le traducteur et du Voyage en Chine et en tartare de J. C. Huttner traduit de l'allemand par le même Traducteur. Vol.1 : with half-title portrait frontispiece of Macartney clxxxiv 311 pp. Plates 1-6. VOLUME II : half-title 408 pp. Plates 7-13. VOLUME 3 : Half title 414 2 Catalogue "Voyages" de la librairie chez Buisson pp. Plates 14-27. VOLUME 4 : half-title 380 pp. Plates 28-35. VOLUME. 5 : half-title. 350 pp 1 plate 36 and 2 folding maps Plates 37 & 38. 5 vols. 8vo. Cordier Biblioteca Sinica IV 2385 Chez F. Buisson, Imprimeur-Librair, rue Hautefeuille, no. 20 unknown
16750Geneva: Collections Baur 1972. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 11.5x9.5x1.5in. #353 of 1100 copies; dust jacket lightly yellowed on spine in VG cardboard slipcase. Dust jacket in clear protector. <br>Volume Three of the Baur collection centers on Chinese Ceramics with particular attention to Monochrome glazed porcelains of the Ch'ing Dynasty. <br>4.97lb 11.5x9.5x1.5in Collections Baur hardcover
193996005Shanghai 1939. Paperback. Generally Very Good. Group 1 Pagination varies but generally 100-100 variously numbered pages or perhaps more on the earlier reports. Softcovers in original wrapper. 29 cm. Backstrips chipped and partially gone. Reports internally sound and clean. Group 2. numbered pages range between 22 and 8 with most having 10-12. Final page of report is printed inside back cover and usually unnumbered. Softcovers in original wrapper. 33 cm. 1925-1926 and 36 cm. 1928 issues. Bound with two staples along left side. Corner creasing on some issues. April 1928 issue printed on higher acid paper than the other issues and its browned pages are chipped and stained around edges. Group 3. folded and unnumbered four-page reports. 28 cm. Issues beginning with April 1929 given Volume is issue numbers beginning with Vol. V No.4. Group 4. Reports before July 1937 generally 24p. Reports thereafter are much shorter mostly 4-8 pages. Softcovers. 27 cm. Staples rusty. Folded strip on outer pages foxed. September 1937 issue creased and soiled. Title in Chinese and English. Slip printed in red and tipped to front cover of thin July 1937 issue reports that since their printer's office was located in the war zone the issue had not come out on schedule and was "bridged" -- the July August and December issues are only four pages as war problems continued. The lengthier January 1938 issue with Shanghai under Japanese control contains Notes to the Table of Wholesale Prices July-December 1937 explaining the war effects during that period and whether numbers were hypothetical or based on real transactions etc. during the war period. Japan gained control of Shanghai in November 1937 although they did not take control of the foreign concessions until after declaring war on the USA in 1941. We don't know what effect that had on the accuracy of these reports. paperback
200325197Wiltshire: Heirloom & Howard Ltd 2003. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.9x9.3x2.7in. Inscribed by Authors. inscribed by author; in fine slipcase. Dust jacket in clear protector. <br>1500 armorial services are described. With 1880 color illustrations. <br>900pp 9.71lb 11.9x9.3x2.7in <br>EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY Heirloom & Howard Ltd hardcover
14801London: Folio Society 2025. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Limited to 500 copies. Crafted with the author's close involvement this ultimate edition features an exclusive afterword by China and striking illustrations by Doug Bell. Unread fine copy. <br/> <br/> Folio Society hardcover
#[36402]Paris de l'imprimerie d'Adrien Le Clere imprimeur de l'Archevêché de Paris 1818-1823. 8 volumes. 12mo. Contemporary half calf spines sl. rubbed with occasional light cracking. With printer's woodcut device on title-pages. XXVIII 486 1 errata; IV 560; IV 503 1 errata; IV 567 1; VIII 603 errata pasted on final page as usual; IV 511 1 errata; IV 419; IV 448 pp. First edition. - Important collection of Jesuit reports from China and Indochina Vietnam Laos Siam Macao etc. a continuation of the collection of Jesuit letters known as the Lettres édifiantes et curieuses. They are mostly concerned with internal matters such as clashes with the Chinese authorities Lust 830. Volumes one to five deal with China and volumes six to eight deal with the missions in Tong-King and Cochinchina. - Unobtrusive faint library blind stamps on title pages otherwise a fine and fresh set. - Rare. Löwendahl China I p. XLIX; Morrison II p. 159; Cordier B.S II cols. 953-957 listing the contents in detail; Streit & Dinginger Bibl. Missionen 1931: 2. unknown
1936216107Qi 昌亞新地學社. Minguo 25 1936. A very attractive colour folding map of Guangdong province including inset maps of Guangzhou Shantou the European concessions of Hong Kong and Macau as well as Hainan the Paracel Islands and South China Sea. Scale of 1:1300000. Divided into eight panels measuring 54.5 x 79cm. Little light browning tide mark left margin barely intruding into printed image few tiny chips at extremities mended on reverse with washi in few places though overall in very good condition. A curious and colourful map of Guangdong issued towards the end of the Nanjing decade detailing the province's local political divisions its infrastructure such as roads railways and telegraph lines as well as its topography through stylised mountain ranges ridges and passes. <br> <br>Inset maps of Hong Kong and Macau noted as foreign concessions alongside maps of the South China Sea and Paracel Islands ostensibly affirms the status of these territories as rightful components of Guangdong in the view of the Kuomintang Government. . [Qi?] 昌亞新地學社. unknown
1915188485Tokyo: Imperial Japanese Government Railways 1915. Meticulously compiled Second and preferred edition corrected from the first of the same year of this detailed handbook for tourists complete with all city plans called for and the large regional map in well-preserved condition. Issued between 1913 and 1917 the volumes of An Official Guide to Eastern Asia were Japan's answer to Baedeker and symbolized Tokyo's growing regional influence. Small octavo. With 9 plates 8 collotypes and 1 in colour and with captioned tissue guard 22 colour maps all but 1 folding large colour folding map in end pocket illustrations and tables in text. Original brown diagonal-grain cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt map endpapers top edge gilt green bookmarker. Contemporary ownership signature on title page; near-contemporary side- and underlining internally; recent bookplate of sinologist Keith Stevens 1926-2015. Cloth still fresh with only light rubbing and marking maps generally well preserved couple of stub tears: very good. hardcover
1913168261London: War Office 1913. Modernity's steel rails The 1913 version of a map that was issued periodically throughout the 1910s. Drawn and printed at the Ordnance Survey Office in Southampton it highlights railways built in progress and proposed and two inset maps show links to Beijing and in Manchuria. A column of notes gives gauges mileages and notes on construction. The map shows that at the onset of Republican rule China had around a dozen lines in progress or planned - including a stretch linking Hankou to Canton - to complement the main lines connecting Beijing to Hankou Shanghai and Mukden. The side notes address the complexity of the railway network's governance and administration - lines were variously built managed and worked by combinations of foreign and Chinese organizations. Colour lithographed map 740 x 990 mm. Sometime folded occasional scuffing and edge toning two panels on verso browned: a very good example. unknown
169442217Amsterdam Gerardi Valk et Petri Schenk n.d. around 1694. 465 x 52 cm. Engraved map China in orig. handcolouring. Showing all the Chinese provinces Korea and the island of Formosa in the south. Ships in the sea and cartouche with Chinese costumes. A small rupture in a border due to etching from the colour used no loss. Left margin with a small tear no loss. Right very broad margin with a tear not reaching the image. <br/><br/><em>This fine decorative map was first printed in "Atlas Novus" by J. Janssonius in 1658. This issue bearing the names of Valk and Schenck was published around 1694. </em> unknown
