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2004219697Privately Printed. 2004 2005 and 2010. A meticulously kept richly detailed collection of colour and black and white photographs two self-published spiral-bound books and a manuscript most likely intended to be printed in a similar manner to the two books. <br> <br>The collection consists of: 7 colour photographs and 23 black and white photographs most likely dating from the mid-2000s and measuring 20 x 25.5cm on average; A Week on the Jining-Tongliao Jitong Railway 2004 62pp 29 x 32cm spiral-bound; A Day on the Jitong Railway 2005 56pp 29 x 32cm spiral-bound; and Huanan Forestry Railway 2010 10pp 31 x 34cm leaves inserted into stapled sleeves. Principal focus is on the Jining-Tongliao Railway in Inner Mongolia and captures the railway as it was before its electrification in the 2010s. The two books relating to the railway are carefully captioned in intricate detail and give particular attention to the locomotives pictured and the character of the line's geography. The book relating to the Huanan Forestry Railway is curious for its timing with its photographs having been captured in 2010 - only a year before the railway's final closure and the replacement of its functions by a lorry service. . [Privately Printed]. 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
1920211567No date. Circa1920. Eight sheets of unused decorative letterhead each 11 x 8 1/2 inches 28x22cm. Areas of light dampstaining to upper margins and upper right corner unused condition. Letterhead celebrating the new Chinese Republic of 1912 with decorative mast of two historically significant flags. The lines are arranged vertically for Chinese script and a section for year month and date in Chinese at the left edge. . unknown
177521534Paris 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of northeast Asia and Siberia from Lake Baykal sic Partie du Siberie in the north Pays des Kalkas at the center as well as Desert de Sable and down to Chine and the Golphe de Lyau-tong. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages".<br /> <br /> Bellin 1703 - 1772 one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century was named the hydrographer chief cartographer to the French Navy and later the Official Hydrographer to the French King. <br /> <br /> 12 3/4 x 9 1/4" original center fold. Strong impression very clean. unknown
1945213507美國自由畫報社.【Meiguo zi you hua bao she. May 5th & May 10th1945. Scarce ephemera from the Pacific WWII China theater. Two page APO 627 Army Post Office 627 Kunming China typescript English language document 34 x 22.5cm dated May 10th 1945 together with a small news leaflet 14 x 11cm dated 5 days earlier with the same text in Chinese printed on both sides. The size of the Chinese leaflet suggests it was designed to be dropped from aircraft over Occupied China. The feature article is titled "Hitler is dead" in English and in Chinese 希特勒死了! The other news: Mussolini Executed After Trial by People's Tribunal; Rangoon Freed of Japanese and San Francisco Conference in Session. <br> <br>The English language document appears to have been written as the file copy to accompany the Chinese news release/newsletter. The information at the top of the first page gives details of the Target audience: Occupied China as well as Leaflet ident cation number - "OWI/CN-109"; Language - "Chinese"; Time: "Immediately" and Purpose: "To report the latest developments in the European and Pacific theatres of war to the Chinese in Occupied territory and give them news of the progress of the San Francisco Conference". <br> <br>A little creasing pin holes and tiny tears at edges of the evenly browned English language document the Chinese leaflet lightly foxed. Overall very good. . 美國自由畫報社.【Meiguo zi you hua bao she]. unknown
1980217464Beijing.: China Pictorial. 1980. Map indicating the location of all images photographed very striking full page colour photographic illustrations throughout captioned in Chinese and English 211pp list of contents in both Chinese and English. Foreword by Lao Chengzhi the onetime President of the Beijing Foreign Language Institute who later in life played a significant role in restoring China's relations with Japan. Text in simplified Chinese characters. Book in excellent condition as is pictorial dustjacket embossed card slip case slightly foxed in places very good copy. 38 x 26.5cm. The dramatic scenery from Xinjiang in the northwest to Fujian in the southeast and from Heilongjiang in the north to Yunnan in the south is conveyed in exquisite double page photgraphic illustrations on glossy paper including a number of aerial shots taken in all four seasons and varied weather conditions. According to Liao Chengzhi who wrote the foreword the book was published as a contribution to the development of China's tourist undertakings and as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the PRC. . China Pictorial. unknown
1797197707London. circa1797. Engraving 54.4 x 76 cms platemark; 57.5 x 63.5 cms sheet original fold; edgewear and toning pronounced at the fold light offsetting good dark impressions. Triptych of elegant engravings after the work of William Alexander published in George Staunton's official account of the 1st Earl Macartney's embassy to China 1792-1794; the flagship Hindostan is seen at anchorage in the lower engraving. . unknown
1873179510London.: The Illustrated London News. April 121873. Full-page engraving 23.8 x 31.2 cm plus caption on a single newspaper leaf sheet a little toned marginal spotting the image in very good condition. The Shanghai Paper Hunt Club was founded in December 1863. The Illustrated London News' "Special Artist" William Simpson in his commentary overleaf notes that "The 67th Regiment who were stationed at Shanghai about ten years ago introduced it at this place. The character of the country here as well as the breed of Tartar ponies seem well suited to the sport." Membership of the Club remained the preserve of male expats until the late 1920s when it was opened to Chinese membership. As is suggested in the engraving whilst the prey was paper rather than foxes the sport could still be brutal for both horse and rider. Simpson brings his skill and experience as a war artist to the observation of the hunt. <br> <br>William Simpson 1823-1899 Scottish war artist and correspondent joined the 'Illustrated London News' in the 1860s and covered the Abyssinian campaign 1868 Franco-Prussian war Modoc war 1873 and Second Afghan war. He had previously covered the Crimean war on behalf of publishers and lithographers Colnaghi's. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
180194Shanghai. Early 20th Century. Albumen print photographs 10 x 14.2 cm and 8.8 x 13.6 cms on album card browned and one spot of staining ink captioned in an early hand the main image of Shanghai in very good condition the verso image tinted of Nagasaki fading in good condition. Unusual early industrial image of a suspension bridge over a waterway in Shanghai with a seated figure in the foreground annd in the distance a gas tower and buildings. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . unknown
2003156448Hong Kong: South China Morning Post 2003. As New. Laminated card box 100 postcards 100 postcards in 5 sections: Life 20 cards; Headlines 20 cards; Leisure 20 cards; Challenge 20 cards; Evolution 20 cards. All cards mint & presented in a nice decorated laminated box.ÊScarce South China Morning Post unknown
1981217463Beijing.: China Cartographic Publishing House. 1st Edition 1st Printing. 1981. Large coloured topographic folding wall map of China scale 1:6000000 in original paper folder showing boundaries corrected up to June 1980. Inset map of South China Sea Islands scale 1:15000000. Slight discolouration to wrapper edges and along folds on reverse of map else a very good copy in excellent condition colours bright. Text mainly in English with some publication details in Chinese. Sheet measures 76 x 108cm. Interestingly as well as an inset map of the South China Sea claiming all islands inside the 9-Dash Line as Chinese and providing their names in pin-yin the outline of China on the wrapper also features a 9-Dash Line protruding to the south. The disputes in the South China Sea over ownership of the islands that started in 1970 had become a contentious issue by 1981 when this map was published. . China Cartographic Publishing House. unknown
1981216685Shanghai.: 地图出版社. Map Publishing House. Reprint. 1981. Edited by 中国历史博物馆 Zhongguo lishi bowuguan. Folding educational history wall chart of important locations in early middle and late human fossil and Stone Age cultural sites in China. Inset map of all the islands claimed by China in South China Sea bottom right. Key at bottom left. Margins slightly browned as is one panel on reverse though map image unaffected. In very good crisp condition with decorative wrapper slightly chipped lower left corner. 75 x 106cm text in simplified Chinese characters. . 地图出版社. [Map Publishing House]. unknown
3210181<p><em>Cup saucer and side plate; white china has strikingly clean straight lines and is rimmed in dark green with a green handle to the cup each piece carries the motif designed by Sylvia Pankhurst of the 'angel of freedom' blowing her trumpet and flying the banner of 'Freedom in the background are the initials 'WSPU' set against dark prison bars surrounded by the thistle shamrock and rose and dangling chains; the cup has one minor hairline crack otherwise all pieces are in fine condition.</em></p><p>Rare survival of an original Suffragette cup saucer and side plate complete with the 'Angel of Freedom' designed by Sylvia Pankhurst. Initially for use in the refreshment room of the Prince's Skating Rink Exhibition and then sold in aid of funds.</p><p>The Women's Exhibition of 1909 all but forgotten today was a tipping point in women's struggle for equal rights. The event was open to both sexes and cleverly calculated to show men that suffragettes were not the dangerous 'shrieking sisterhood' they were painted but were in fact the wives mothers and sisters they knew women safely interested in the same female pursuits they always had been women dedicated to creating beautiful things not destroying them.</p><p>'The winged angel logo was repeated on almost all promotional material. It was especially striking on the elegant white tea service specially commissioned from a pottery in Staffordshire used in the traditional tea and refreshment room during the exhibition and for sale after the event. Commemorative china was a relatively new idea and this early understanding of branding as a way of advertising was a key element of the exhibition's success making the WSPU one of the first campaign groups to understand the significance of logos' http://annesebba.com/journalism/the-womens-exhibition-of-1909/</p>
19692090502113717484Not Available 1969. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1853179541London.: Illustrated London News. November 5.1853. Eight engravings the two largest 12 and 13.5 x 23 cms complete descriptive text running oveleaf on two consecutive newspaper leaves the leaves spotted with a few small edge tears but in very good condition. Detailed coverage of the visit of the British vessel H.M.S. Hermes at the time of the Taiping rebellion by a sailor on board. The lengthy commentary includes excerpts of his diary notes and the engravings are after sketches by him. The two main engravings are of "Nankin Chiefs and insurgents" and "H.M.S. Hermes shelling the heights of Chin-Kiang-Foo". <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . Illustrated London News unknown
196656119Taipei Taiwan ROC: China Evangelical Luthern Church 1966. 4to. 2 ii 4 128 pp. With 128 photo plates illustrations. Red & black softcovers black lettering front cover & spine very slight sunning to spine edgewear still VG copy w/ Chinese Chop stamped on ffep. Second edition of this informative and well-illustrated work on annual Chinese festivals marriage ceremonies and customs as well as funeral customs and rules to guide Christian missionaries working in Taiwan avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and offenses. Albrecht worked on the translation with Go Sin-gi and drew from the Chinese original which was much abbreviated and first published in 1955 by the Taiwan Presbyterian Church. [China Evangelical Luthern Church], paperback
177521532Paris 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of northeast Asia and Manchuria showing the island "Sagallan Anga Hata" or "Isle de Bouche Noire". From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages".<br /> <br /> Bellin 1703 - 1772 one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century was named the hydrographer chief cartographer to the French Navy and later the Official Hydrographer to the French King.<br /> <br /> 12 1/2 x 8 3/4" original center fold. Strong impression very clean. unknown
182115384London 1821. Very good. Aquatint from Ackermann's Repository of Arts illustrated British periodical published from 1809-1829. Pl 33 Vol XII. Charming print of Chinese Tea Industries workers on a porch sawing hammering and assembling tea chests. 5 3/8 x 3 1/2" unknown
182115385London 1821. Very good. Aquatint from Ackermann's Repository of Arts illustrated British periodical published from 1809-1829. Pl 21 Vol XI. Charming engraving of Chinese Tea Industries workers fashioning sheets of lead to line tea chests. 5 3/8 x 3 1/2" 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
1905217437Guangdong.: 廣東省香山縣梅溪鄉陳門容氏敬刊. 1905. Buddhist philosophical text ii 53 folded pages woodblock print from the Guangxu era. Browned throughout upper corners worn with loss some washi repairs original wrappers worn and torn with considerable loss to upper cover. Upper wrapper torn with loss however title page and Chinese four-hole stab binding is intact. Slight bleeding of wrapper colour onto the first few pages only. Text complete. 21.8 x 13.2cm. . 廣東省香山縣梅溪鄉陳門容氏敬刊. unknown
2003BIB310772Beijing: China Railway Publishing House. 2003. Folio Size approx 27x35cm. Near Fine condition in like Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Small bump to top of spine. Illustrated with Colour photographs. Text in Chinese and English. Might have been issued with a CD but there is no provision for it in this book. An uncommon title. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. 318 pages. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Near Fine. 1st Edition Presumed. Hardback. China Railway Publishing House hardcover
1914215760Yokohama.: Thomas Cook and Son; Box of Curios Press. circa1914. Folding coloured map of Japan showing steamship and railway routes picked out in red 28.5 x 336.2cms large inset map shows Japan's connections with Korea Manchuria and North China; tipped into the original blue card title-wrappers small professionally sealed tear to a lower margin no loss early owner's neat inked tracing to a few railway routes and a note to the front cover "Ymato - Kobe - left side of Torr Rd." tracing; but overall an excellent copy of a scarce item of Thomas Cook ephemera. Very scarce early 20th Century map of Japan for English speaking tourists. We can find no copies listed on WorldCat. <br>Although the wrappers bear the Thomas Cook logo used in the late 19th Century the map carries the updated logo adding the ribbon "Australasia" in use from 1914 until the late 1920s. . Thomas Cook and Son; Box of Curios Press unknown
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
18806512East Liverpool Ohio: the company; Simms Steam Print 1880. 16mo single sheet uncut & folded to form 10 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. Net price list of decorated ware with descriptions of Toilet Sets Tea Sets Decorated Ware Covered Jugs Molasses Cans Etc. Knowles Taylor and Knowles was formed in 1870 though its antecedents date to 1854. By the early 1870's the company specialized in Iron Stone China and operated four kilns. One horizontal fold light edgewear with some tiny losses slightly foxed & soiled. Still very good. OCLC locates no copies. [the company]; Simms Steam Print unknown
