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1917311708Tientsin: The Tientsin Press 1917. First edition. Frontispiece and 44 plates. xii 226 2 vii pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Green pictorial cloth stamped in black top edge green. Spine rubbed slightly shaken paper toned. Very good copy of an uncommon title. First edition. Frontispiece and 44 plates. xii 226 2 vii pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Collection of well written hunting and natural history articles by the widely travelled Sowerby who hunted goral in the Manchu Imperial hunting grounds bear in Manchuria wild sheep takin river deer leopard and other game. Czech Asia p. 195 The Tientsin Press unknown books
1836257805Paris: B. Warée Ainé Libraire. Rignoux Imprimeur - Founder 1836. vi pp. premlims 20 ff. text surrounded by engraved decorative border. 12mo. Later hand-lettered wrappers lacking original pink wrappers light soiling to title page else fine. vi pp. premlims 20 ff. text surrounded by engraved decorative border. 12mo. A catalogue of 20 works mostly on China paper printed by Rignoux and offered for sale by Warée. 18 of the titles had been displayed at the Exposition des produits de l'industrie française in 1834. Most of the works are marked "unique."<br/>Rare; only a handful of copies located on OCLC. B. Warée Ainé, Libraire. Rignoux, Imprimeur - Founder unknown books
1863303391Paris 1863. 98pp. 274 items priced. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound. 98pp. 274 items priced. 1 vols. 8vo. unknown books
191246352Foochow: Foochow College Press 1912. First Edition. Small slim octavo 19.5cm.; publisher's pale pink decorative wrappers; 226pp.; photographic frontispiece 4 leaves of plates including one mounted facsimile printed on yellow handmade stock; additionally tipped in on p. 27 are five strips of colored paper to recreate the new Chinese flag "five broad band stripes -- Red - Yellow - Blue - White - Black--representing the five original parts of the Republic of China proper -- Mongolia - Manchuria - Thibet - Eastern Turkistan" p. 26. Faint vertical crease wrappers a bit dust-soiled and slightly faded along extremities tiny splits at spine ends else Very Good internally fine. Laid in fundraising leaflet calling for monetary donations together with a separate donation blank printed on pale green stock. The Foochow alt. spelling Fuzhou Hospital's annual report covering almost exclusively the overnight revolutionary uprising which took place in the city on November 9 and 10 1911. Includes a photograph of the Surgeon-in-Charge Dr. Kinnear with his first patient injured during the hositilities "a boy from the preparatory military school who had been throwing bombs at the 'Water Gate.' He was within the gallery of the gate and missing his aim threw the bomb against the side of the window through which he was attempting to throw it. His lip was badly torn and he had a flesh wound of his right leg" p. 7. Kinnear goes on to describe his other patients all Chinese many of whom perished over the course of the following days from their wounds. A significant first-hand account of one of the last battles before the fall of the Qing dynasty. Foochow College Press unknown books
1952008983Wiesbaden Germany: Otto Harrassowitz 1952. Vols. I and II published 1952 Vol. III 1955. Hauer's classic Manchurian-German dictionary RARE in the First Edition. Three volumes in original printed wrappers Very Good small tears and wear ay spines. pages uniformly browning chips at wrapper corners of Vol. III. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Otto Harrassowitz paperback books
1930008986Berlin: Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften 1930. RARE. Published 1930-32. "On the Medicine of the Uighurs". Text in German.Two volumes bound in contemporary quarter cloth over marbled boards gilt lettering back beige end papers original wrappers bound in at rear. 2 25 2 plates 2 50 pp. 3 plates wrappers. From the collection of noted Inner Asian Studies scholar Denis Sinor 1916-2011 his bookplate front paste down and his signature at each title page. Sinor founded and directed the Asian Studies Research Institute at Indiana University and served as editor of the Journal of Asian History. Near Fine light wear at head of spine. . First Edition. Quarter Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften Hardcover books
16885Mao Tse-tung .Press Photo Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung in various occasions in China. 1949 Press Photo Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung in various occasions in China. This is an original press photo. Caption on lower margin reads: The French national radio speculated Tuesday that Mao Tse-tung may have died or is gravely ill. He is pictured above on various occasions in the past from left: greeting an Indian delegation in Peking in 1954; in Moscow in 1950; a radio speech in Peking in 1949 and again in 1949 during a tour of Peking.Photo measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated --1949. Very good condition. unknown books
1931BB095CHINA -- Guide Book for Beijing. Guide to Peking. Beijing: The Leader 1931. Illustrated with folding map in the front and numerous photographs throughout. 8vo ii v vi 88pp 4 adverts; printed paper wrappers top and bottom of spine chipped still intact. End pages a little curled first leaf torn at top right corner only affecting a few words at top of verso advertisement pencil scribbling over a few adverts overall a very good copy of an obviously fragile book. <br />NEWLY EXPANDED VERSION compared to 1930 edition with only 77pp. Historical introduction by Dr Y C Chang. Chapters include sections on Chinese Theatres chinese food Industries Churches Hutungs Festivals &c. Index for folding map in sections: city gates legation quarter forbidden city imperial city Tartar divisions East half and West half beyond the walls. OCLC records eight copies Hawaii Salem MA Reno NV Ohio State Alberta SOAS London Melbourne National Library of China. The Leader paperback books
19891994China Tiananmen Square New Star Publishers. <b>The Beijing Riot--A Photo Record</b>. Beijing: New Star Publishers 1989. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />Small Quarto 10 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 260 x 185 mm 32 pages in stapled wrappers.<br /><br />Chinese government booklet justifying the bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square in June 1989. "Beijing experienced a horrifying counter-revolutionary rebellion on June 3 and 4 1989" according to the introduction. "The purpose of the rebellion was to overthrow the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and subvert the socialist People's Republic of China."<br /><br />Profusely illustrated with gruesome color photos of soldiers allegedly beaten or killed by "ruffians" and "thugs" as well as photos of burned-out vehicles; ordinary people supposedly thanking soldiers for ending the rebellion; scenes from Tiananmen Square and the surrounding streets; government and party leaders; and much more.<br /><br />This booklet is rare. OCLC lists only three institutional holdings: Harvard and Linfield College in the U.S. and the International Institute of Social History in the Netherlands. An oddly fascinating -- if jarring -- attempt by the Chinese government to present its case to a foreign audience. <b>RARE</b>. <br /><br />CONDITION: Light edge wear rubbing to laminated wrappers internally clean bright and unmarked. A Very Good or better copy. New Star Publishers books
1928291920New York: Manger Hughes & Manger 1928. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with 14 black & white portraits. Printed on double leaves in Japanese style and measuring 12 x 9 inches bound in original pictorial printed boards lightly rubbed a base of spine. New York: Manger Hughes & Manger 1928. Number 411 of a privately printed edition. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Manger, Hughes & Manger unknown books
1952008522Tokyo: Privately Published by the Author 1952. SIGNED BY AUTHOR at Limitation Page. #468 of 1000 copies SIGNED and sealed by the author. Original cloth with gilt lettering and central gilt decoration front cover. Very Good Plus corners with mild bumps scattered toning associated with tissue guards. Numerous tissue-guarded plates and photographs by Yoshitane Uchida. Two small importer's labels front paste down. An excellent scholarly source book. An oversize and heavy book additional shipping charges will be requested for priority and international mail. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Signed and Numbered Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Published by the Author Hardcover books
185259356London: Smith Elder 1852. First Edition. 8vo pp. 279. Bound in rubbed 3/4 leather abd marble boards lacks part of the gilt label small bookpalte a very good tight clean copy. from Wikipedia: The Daoguang Emperor 16 September 1782 - 26 February 1850 Chinese was the eighth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper reigned from 1820 to 1850. His reign was marked by "external disaster and internal rebellion" that is by the First Opium War and the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion which nearly brought down the dynasty. The historian Jonathan Spence characterizes the Daoguang Emperor as a "well meaning but ineffective man" who promoted officials who "presented a purist view even if they had nothing to say about the domestic and foreign problems surrounding the dynasty. Smith, Elder unknown books
16665Photo Archive Mao Zedong. Chinese communist revolutionary Leader. 3 originalGelatin silver print black and white press photos of various sizes from 5 x 6.5 in. to 8 x 10 in. Images date from 1966-1977. Including a photograph of US President Richard Nixon on his historic 1972 state visit to China. Mao and Nixon are shown seated in the middle of an office; Henry Kissinger is the only other American in the image seated next to the President. Nixon's trip ended 25 years of no communication or diplomatic ties between the two countries and was the key step in normalizing relations between the U.S. and China. Original press caption printed above 1966 image: "Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-tung L appearing in a military uniform for the first time in years stands beside Red China's Defense Minister Lin Piao Biao during rally in Peking 8/18. Lin's appearance beside Meo heightened speculation hat he has become the number two man in the Chinese Communist hierarchy and Mao's heir-presumptive." Third photo reports on 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and includes press caption in Spanish adhered to verso likely from Cuba or South America. Very good condition. unknown books
189924896China 1899. Colour-printed woodblock. Paper toned. Minor nicks to margin. Very good condition. A Chinese print depicting a battle during the Boxer Rebellion.<br/> <br/>During the Boxer Uprising one of the ways the Boxers spread their message throughout China was through widely circulated pictures known as nianhua or "New Years' pictures." These pictures were often used to illustrate celebrations and festivals but also current events such as military victories. Since there were many people in the countryside who were illiterate the Boxers used various examples of imagery including posters placards and flags to coordinate the mass peasant movement and communicate their message of heroism and resistance against imperial powers. This print gives a close look at the battle at Yangcun. Chinese commanders led by Dong Fuxiang and his Gansu Braves were gathered in an encampment which the Western forces planned to attack. They built a bridge in order to cross the river to the encampment but the Chinese had planted mines which caused the bridge to explode and the Western forces to retreat. The print shows the Chinese forces waving swords as well as the flags of their commanders surrounding the Western soldiers from many sides as they attempt to flee some jumping off the bridge and drowning. "On the 14th day of the 7th month the Western armies arrived at Yang village. Western officers ordered the foot soldiers to build a footbridge across the river to attack the encampment. They were hit by Commander-in-Chief Dong and General Lis secretly placed mines. Our armies attacked from different directions. The Western army was decisively defeated and half of them were killed. A picture by the Daoist of Mount Song" caption translated by the National Archives. The celebratory nature of the illustration shows that it was meant to evoke feelings of patriotism and increase morale amongst the Chinese people and not intended to depict a realistic and historically accurate military scene. The pictorial style combines elements of traditional Chinese woodblock printing with some Western details with the bright colors following the nianhua tradition of the colorful New Year pictures. The prominent red color splashed across the print draws attention to the fire and smoke blood and foreign uniforms.<br/> <br/>MIT Visualizing Cultures "The Boxer Uprising ll. unknown books
19222222169<p>Second edition revised and enlarged. Thick octavo. With six maps & plans and 24 illustrations from photographs by Mr. A. J. Waller Original orange silk cloth stamped gold and black. Dust jacket unclipped; chips; nicks. Very good. 523 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Printed and published by Kelly & Walsh Ltd. Shanghai China.</p> Kelly & Walsh. Limited hardcover books
16887Bellin: Original Engraving Print China Emperor´s Palace Circa 1750. Original engraving from: Bellin and Prevost: Histoire Generale des Voyages. Published circa 1750. Sheet size: approx. 32 x 25 cm.The Engraving shows the center of the Forbidden City as the palatial heart of China. Constructed in 1420 during the early Ming Dynasty it is China's best-preserved imperial palace and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world. We see the huge royal courtyard in the center and the emperors palatial buildings surrounding it. This plate has been published in the First French edition of Abbè Presvost's "Histoire Générale des Voyages" published by Didot at Paris 1746-1758.Source: The Histoire Géneral des Voyages was a monumental eighteenth century general history divided according to geographic region. The original volumes were written by Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles. unknown books
16888Bellin Original Engraving China Jo Si Wo near Beijing - 1750. Original engraving from: Bellin/Prevost: Histoire gernerale des Voyages.approx. 1750. Sheet Size: 20 x 16 cm. Engraving with title on top area and image of China port area and houses near Beijing in the 1750's. This plate has been published in the First French edition of Abbè Presvost's "Histoire Générale des Voyages" published by Didot at Paris 1746-1758. Source: The Histoire Géneral des Voyages was a monumental eighteenth century general history divided according to geographic region. The original volumes were written by Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles Overall very good condition. unknown books
1980260399Milano: Franco Maria Ricci 1980. First edition # 523 of 3000 copies signed by the Publisher. With tipped in colour plates 212 4 pp. 1 vols. Black silk paper onalys in drop box. Fine. First edition # 523 of 3000 copies signed by the Publisher. With tipped in colour plates 212 4 pp. 1 vols. Franco Maria Ricci unknown books
1901316993London: Morgan & Scott 1901. Eighteenth Thousand. Third edition Re-cast and freshly Illustrated. Illus. xv 180 2 adspp. 4to. Bound in three quarters modern green morocco and marbled boards. Fine. Eighteenth Thousand. Third edition Re-cast and freshly Illustrated. Illus. xv 180 2 adspp. 4to. Morgan & Scott unknown books
1910257079London: Kegan Paul 1910. xii ii 358 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Bound in full green polished calf with the gilt stamp of the Shanghai Public School and the Shanghai municipal seal a motto in Latin "Juncta In Uno Omnia All Joined in One"and 12 national flags Great Britain America France Germany Russia Denmark Italy Portugal Norway and Sweden Austria Spain Holland in circular motif in front cover all edges marbled. With label for Prize from Shangahi Municipal Council on front pastedown for Hon. Mention awarded to J. Taylor Dec 1911 and signed by headmaster. Label is quite worn. Title and page opposite stained binding VG. xii ii 358 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Kegan Paul unknown books
2000141823London: Macmillan 2000. Octavo boards. First edition. The author's well-received second novel preceded by KING RAT 1998 "the first of three independent works set in the fictional world of Bas-Lag a world where both magic referred to as 'thaumaturgy' and steampunk technology exist . In an interview Miéville described this book as 'basically a secondary world fantasy with Victorian era technology. So rather than being a feudal world it's an early industrial capitalist world of a fairly grubby police statey kind!'"- Wikipedia. "Extremely complex fantasy with strong surrealistic dystopian elements." - Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1986-2009. The novel won the British Fantasy Society's August Derleth Award in 2000 and the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2001. It was a Hugo and Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-763. Broderick and Di Filippo Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 #62. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #141823 Macmillan unknown books
19206138San Francisco: Danner & Baker Inc 1920. Oblong stapled booklet 23 x 27 cm. 80 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION of this number. A trade catalogue of glassware porcelain and Satsuma pottery from this long running San Francisco dealer in crockery and glassware. Near fine in green- and gilt-titled tan wrappers. Previous owner's inscription to the from wrapper panel. OCLC locates one record for Catalogue no. 4 but the location is lacking; one copy each of Catalogues no. 3 & 5. Danner & Baker, Inc unknown books
15382Printed by Highland Park: Internationals Socialists n.d. 49 pages. 5.5" x 8.5" inches. Tables footnotes mildly worn wraps else very good condition. Original wrappers Pamphlet. Argues that the liberation of women in China had become subordinate to the needs of the state and industrialization. unknown books
193672673Shanghai China: The Commercial Press Limited 1936. Hardcover. Very good. This code "applies in the Shanghai First Special Area District Court and the Kiangsu High Court Second Branch only insofar as it does not conflict with the terms of the Court Agreement. A memorandum will be found in the back of the book which points out the salient differences between the procedure in ordinary Chinese Courts and the Chinese Courts in the Settlement." Translated by The Legal Department of the Shanghai Municipal Council with the English translation opposite the Chinese text. Octavo. Original burgundy cloth binding with gilt titles. Ink stamp to the front flyleaf with some mild dust staining to the top edge. Minor wear to the corners and tips; otherwise very good. The Commercial Press, Limited hardcover books
1908318531London: Fisher Unwin 1908. Second Edition. Illus. xv i 304pp. 8vo. Bound in modern three quarters maroon morocco and marbled boards blue leather title label. Fine. Second Edition. Illus. xv i 304pp. 8vo. The authoress tries to outline the conditions in China before the Boxer Rebellion esp. in relation to foreigners. Fisher Unwin unknown books
