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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
1827PHO-2282Paris, Dondey-Dupré, 1826-1827. Texte : 3 volumes in-8, demi veau et coins époque, dos lisse avec titre et tomaison, tranches marbrées, ex-libris armorié (Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster), frottements aux coiffes et aux plats. Atlas : Grand in-4 (33x25cm), 32 pp. + [1] f., pl., demi-basane fauve, dos lisse orné de filets et de petits fers dorés, auteur et titre dorés, coiffe de tête manquante, quelques rousseurs sur les planches, fente au pli de la carte). Provenance : A. de Sibeud de Ferriol (Grenoble, 1817-1880 ; ex-libris gravé).
1975030281Paris 1975 Librairie de l'Eau-Forte Soft cover Good 1st Edition
245323S.N. S.L. (Chine) Epoque MING (136 Important MINGQI en terre-cuite de 38 centimètres de hauteur, à engobe et rehauts de glaçure plombifère verte dite "sancai", représentant un dignitaire debout, la coiffe noire, la main droite sur le torse. Chine, Epoque MING ( 1368-1644 ). Très beau MINGQI avec une grande finesse de traits en parfait état. Authenticité de cette terre-cuite attestée par un test de thermoluminescence effectué dans un laboratoire agréé ( Laboratoire QED ) par un Expert près la Chambre Européenne des Experts-Conseils en Oeuvres d'Art ( certificat joint ).
92437aaf36.5x24.5 cm (passepartout 50x35 cm), 2 planches ensemble, passepartout.
106076Londres, Fischer, Fils, et Cie. sans date, vers 1840, 280x220mm, reliure d’époque chagrin avec titre, tomaison, filets et ornementations dorés au dos. Plats avec deux encadrements à trois filets dorés et ornementations à froid. Dos légèrement insolé, autrement belle reliure. Inscriptions manuscrites sur le haut de la page de garde supérieure, autrement bel exemplaire avec faibles rousseurs éparses.
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
1912JAP3283Tokyo, Shangmeitang ?, 1912. Blockbuch, 16 illustr. Seiten, H 12,5 x 18,5 cm, Klammerheftung. - Gebrauchsspuren, Einband schadhaft (eingerissen, Fehlstelle u. angeknickt), Rücken geklebt. broschiert/ Taschenbuch/ paperback
5582A Paris, Chez F. Buisson, Imprimeur-Libraire, An XII (1804). 5 volumes de texte, reliure plein veau, plats ornés de liserés, dos ornés, très beaux exemplaires et 1 volume d'atlas in quarto, reliure ancienne plein veau, comportant une collection de 37 Planches et 4 Cartes dessinées à Londres, et gravées en taille-douce par Tardieu l'aîné, excellent état. REMISE POSSIBLE POUR ACHAT DIRECT - DISCOUNT OFFERED FOR DIRECT SALE - PLEASE CONTACT THE BOOKSELLER FOR MORE INFORMATION
11001Albert Nachbaur Editeur, 16 Kan Yu Hutung 16, Pékin, 1931, Printed in China. 1 volume in-4, 58 planches d'illustrations en couleurs (sur 60), 2 planches manquent (21 et 22), reliure plein cuir rouge, très bon état. 58 color prints (on 60), unfortunatly 2 prints (21 et 22) are missing, volume rebound in modern full red leather, a very good copy.
12727Editions Albert Nachbaur, Peiping, 1929. 1 volume in-4, oblong, (30*36 cm), reliure à la chinoise par cordons latéraux, plats cartonnés, [28] feuillets pliés à la chinoise. Justification, titre, avant-propos, 24 feuillets de texte. Illustrés de 26 bois sur chine (portrait de l'auteur et vues des sites), 1 illustration au recto de la première vue. Ces 26 bois sont reproduits de l'édition chinoise originale. Cet ouvrage a été tiré à deux cents exemplaires numérotés de 1 à 200. Celui-ci No 36. En très bon état.
191021056München, Georg Müller, (1910). Prachtausgabe mit 7 Bildern von Franz von Bayros, sowie mit 85 Vignetten im Text. 5 n.n. Bll., 210 SS., 3 n.n. Bll. Fol., reich goldgeprägter blauer Maroquin-Einband, Innenkantenvergoldung, goldbedruckte Vorsätze. In gelber original Pappkassette, diese etwas berieben und der Titel angegraut.
8382Lausanne, Gonin, 1930. 1 volume in-4, en feuilles, couverture illustrée, sous chemise demi-toile brune avec pièce d'auteur et de titre au dos, sous étui catonné d'éditeur usagé, 98 pp. Ouvrage Illustré de 31 compositions originales et décors en couleurs de Jean Berque, gravés sur bois par Philippe Gonin, dont un frontispice, 6 planches hors-texte et 23 illustration in-texte. Tirage limité à 120 exemplaires numérotés et signés, celui-ci No 43. Bel exemplaire, propre et en très bon état (seul l'étui cartonné présente des traces d'usure).
1974002350Vence Pierre Chave 1974 In-12 en feuilles sous emboitage de l'éditeur
1951012905Paris Galerie Louise Leiris 1951 en feuilles, couverture rempliée illustrée, chemise et étui éditeur
1963015167Alès Pab - Pierre André Benoit 1963 In-4 En feuilles
Manila, Imp. y Lit. Chofré y Comp., 1897, plano original litografiado en colores, 21 x 70,5 cm. con dobleces de haber estado plegado. (Muy raro plano que aparece en la Guía Oficial de las Islas Filipinas del año 1897. Algunas restauraciones en los pliegues a la vuelta).
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) A modern fine black leather bdg. Small 4to. (26 x 18 cm). In Ottoman script. 3 volumes set: ([13], 448, [11], [6] p.; 386, [12], [6] p.; 203 p). Ibn Battuta was the greatest medieval Muslim traveler and the author of one of the most famous travel books, the Ri?lah (Travels). His great work describes his extensive travels covering some 75,000 miles (120,000 km) in trips to almost all of the Muslim countries and as far as China and Sumatra (now part of Indonesia). Ibn Battuta was from a family that produced a number of Muslim judges (qadis). He received the traditional juristic and literary education in his native town of Tangier. In 1325, at the age of 21, he started his travels by undertaking the pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca. At first his purpose was to fulfill that religious duty and to broaden his education by studying under famous scholars in Egypt, Syria, and the Hejaz (western Arabia). That he achieved his objectives is corroborated by long enumerations of scholars and Sufi (Islamic mystic) saints whom he met and also by a list of diplomas conferred on him (mainly in Damascus). Those studies qualified him for judicial office, whereas the claim of being a former pupil of the then-outstanding authorities in traditional Islamic sciences greatly enhanced his chances and made him thereafter a respected guest at many courts. That renown was to follow later, however. In Egypt, where he arrived by the land route via Tunis and Tripoli, an irresistible passion for travel was born in his soul, and he decided to visit as many parts of the world as possible, setting as a rule "never to travel any road a second time." His contemporaries traveled for practical reasons (such as trade, pilgrimage, and education), but Ibn Battuta did it for its own sake, for the joy of learning about new countries and new peoples. He made a living of it, benefitting at the beginning from his scholarly status and later from his increasing fame as a traveler. He enjoyed the generosity and benevolence of numerous sultans, rulers, governors, and high dignitaries in the countries he visited, thus securing an income that enabled him to continue his wanderings. From Cairo, Ibn Battuta set out via Upper Egypt to the Red Sea but then returned and visited Syria, there joining a caravan for Mecca. Having finished the pilgrimage in 1326, he crossed the Arabian Desert to Iraq, southern Iran, Azerbaijan, and Baghdad. There he met the last of the Mongol khans of Iran, Abû Sa'îd (ruled 1316-36), and some lesser rulers. Ibn Battuta spent the years between 1327 and 1330 in Mecca and Medina leading the quiet life of a devotee, but such a long stay did not suit his temperament. Embarking on a boat in Jiddah, he sailed with a retinue of followers down both shores of the Red Sea to Yemen, crossed it by land, and set sail again from Aden. This time he navigated along the eastern African coast, visiting the trading city-states as far as Kilwa (Tanzania). His return journey took him to southern Arabia, Oman, Hormuz, southern Persia, and across the Persian Gulf back to Mecca in 1332. There a new, ambitious plan matured in his mind. Hearing of the sultan of Delhi, Mu?ammad ibn Tughluq (ruled 1325-51), and his fabulous generosity to Muslim scholars, he decided to try his luck at his court. Forced by lack of communications to choose a more indirect route, Ibn Battuta turned northward, again passed Egypt and Syria, and boarded ship for Asia Minor (Anatolia) in Latakia. He crisscrossed that "land of the Turks" in many directions at a time when Anatolia was divided into numerous petty sultanates. Thus, his narrative provides a valuable source for the history of that country between the end of the Seljuq power and the rise of the house of Ottoman. Ibn Battuta was received cordially and generously by all the local rulers and heads of religious... Hejra: 1333; 1335; 1336 = Roumi: 1335 ; 1337; 1340 = Gregorian: 1917; 1919; 1921. Ozege: 21289. For fihrist: 5771.
192620061Shanghai, Verlag: Kelly & Walsh, Ltd. 1926. 225 x 290 mm.; XX, 227 pages / Seiten. without Dustjacket, 48 colour magnificent plates, with 102 illustrations, Eigentümerstempel auf Vorsatzblätter Gebundene Ausgabe, Leinen, Exemplar in gutem Erhaltungszustand
