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16889This is a reprint of a 1936 Antique Map Poster History Peiping Beijing animals and human activities. size 17 x 19.5" of the Old illustrated map of Peking now Beijing from 1936 by Col. Frank Dorn. The city of Beijing had different names during its history: Peiping Beiping Peking Beijing. This is a very complex map with lots of sights human activities animals and historical scenes. The map author Col. Frank Dorn was Commanding General of China Training and Combat Command 1944-1945. He created this Illustrated color map with vignettes of sights animals human activities and historic scenes with labels. The original is very rare and has sold for over $10000 but this reprint has a white border around the image. Like new in very good condition. unknown books
199521917China & Colorado: Not Published 1995. Group of materials includes: "Baldy Mountain Resort" 2 copies development project brochure 54 pgs of very professional-appearing computer-generated color photographs of proposals for development of this skiing resort some folding information on the Asian sports market including Olympic aspirations site overview demand for skiing and golfing facilities in China resort infrastructure the 'villages' of the resort; with a "Private Placement Memorandum" of 12 illustration pages essentially the stock offering for the resort; several typed letters signed from the Colorado-based resort marketer regarding developments in the project travel by the investors to the site more; and a shorter booklet titled "Grand Opening 1995-1996 Ski Season Baldy Mountain Resort Mongolian Yurt Skiing Village" with objectives strategies tactics budget for the set-up of this possible phase of the operation; all these materials clear-covered spiral or side-post bound standard 8 1/2" x 11" size; light wear; in very good condition; interesting glimpse at the proposed development of sporting activities in China by Western venture capitalist investors. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
198643970Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corp. Near Fine. 1986. Hardcover. Beijing: China Translation and Publishing Corp. 1986. First edition. No page numbers 82 beautiful color plate reproductions. Folio copy 15" x 10.5" in original pictorial slipcase. Interior is as new. Brown cloth binding is tight and unmarked. A near fine copy in a like DJ/slipcase. . China Translation & Publishing Corp hardcover books
1606602014 3/8 x 18 3/8 inches. Fine original hand color; slight split at centerfold fine condition. <br /><br /><p>A brilliant example in rich original hand color of the rare and only English language edition of the earliest printed folio-size western map specifically of China and "the first to show the Great Wall"Nebenzahl. "This map remained the standard type for the interior of China for over sixty years" Tooley. Although 2 pocket-sized English language editions of an abbreviated version of Ortelius' <i>Theatrum</i> entitled <i>Epitome</i> were published previously in 1601 and 1603 with brief texts in English the English text in the present edition runs to 2 large folio pages printed on the back of the map giving an extensive description of China drawn from recent publications of observations by European travelers to the area particularly Jesuits. With its three lushly designed cartouches and many illustrations of indigenous shelters modes of transportation i.e. the famous wind wagons and animals this is one of Ortelius's richest engravings and among his rarest. </p><p>Nebenzahl <i>Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond </i>4.6; van der Krogt 8410:31:051; Tooley <i>Maps and Mapmakers</i> p. 106 pl. 78 p. 108; Walter <i>Japan: A Cartographic Vision</i> 11F p. 186.</p> books
195814929Peking: Foreign Languages Press 1958. First Edition. 12mo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed wrappers; 73pp. Near Fine. Lengthy essay on the creative imperatives of Party-sponsored literature. Includes appendix by Shao Chuan-Lin "Clear the Road and Advance Boldly! Foreign Languages Press 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
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
1788314738Paris: chez l'auteur . et chez Ponce 1788. First editions. Vol 1: Title 24 plates and 24 leaves of text; vol 2: title dedication 24 plates and 24 leaves of text. 4to. Contemporary green morocco with gilt Greek key borders pink silk endpapers a.e.g. Corners rubbed spine a touch browned marginal foxing in first volume and to a few leaves in second. First editions. Vol 1: Title 24 plates and 24 leaves of text; vol 2: title dedication 24 plates and 24 leaves of text. 4to. First editions beautifully and fully engraved. The first volume is on the life of Confucius the second details notable events in the reigns of various Chinese emperors. The plates were made after a series of drawings by the Jesuit missionary Joseph Marie Amiot. Cohen-De Ricci 479; Lust 729 1133. Provenance: Francis John Hughes bookplate chez l'auteur ... et chez Ponce unknown books
1940006910Helsinki Finland: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura 1940. Two volumes in original dustjackets. Both volumes are Fine Vol.I dustjacket Very Good 1 1/2" triangular chip bottom edge at spine tears at spine folds and 2 tears horizontally at spine Vol. II jacket Near Fine small chips bottom edge of spine. List of donors laid in. One folding plate map index 15 folding maps at rear Vol. II. Numerous black and white photographs in text. A classic scholarly text ''In the spring of 1906 I received orders from the Russian General Staff to undertake a journey from Russian Turkestan through Chinese Turkestan and Western China and the provinces of Kan Su Shensi and Shansi to Peiping as the final goal. The object of this expedition was to study the conditions in the interior of Northern China collect statistical materials and perform various tasks of a military nature'' Preface. Mannerheim also collected archaeological and ethnographic materials and manuscripts and studied little-known peoples and tribes in Norther China. Mannerheim later became the 6th President of Finland after serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish armed forces during WWII. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura Hardcover books
218778China Ca. first half of 19th century. 34 scenes on paper each featuring several figures in traditional dress disporting themselves amid landscapes and in a few instances houses all done by the same artist. Each picture is a separate scene; subjects include fishing visiting boating farming wrestling courting harvesting rice and hunting--a particularly effective image shows a tiger hunt and several scenes include wild and domestic animals. 1 vols. Images measure 8-3/4 x 7 inches plus margins bringing the overall page size to 11 x 8 inches. The mounted leaves are linked in the Oriental accordion fashion and contained within two substantial wood covers. Fine condition. 34 scenes on paper each featuring several figures in traditional dress disporting themselves amid landscapes and in a few instances houses all done by the same artist. Each picture is a separate scene; subjects include fishing visiting boating farming wrestling courting harvesting rice and hunting--a particularly effective image shows a tiger hunt and several scenes include wild and domestic animals. 1 vols. Images measure 8-3/4 x 7 inches plus margins bringing the overall page size to 11 x 8 inches. Album of 34 Original Chinese Watercolors. A very interesting and engaging collection of genre scenes. The trees rocks and landscapes are particularly well rendered and the figures are full of life. The pictures in many such albums often follow a sequence of events going on a journey etc.; this one gains by having a variety of unconnected events and individuals and the whole production is a delight to behold. unknown books
25054401China n.d. ca. 1927-1928. Brown simulated alligator cloth covers 37 x 27.5 cm. black pages spine ribbon-tied ca. 400 b.w. photos corner mounted images very good sharp and clear images NOT fadedsolidnicely done. V E R Y R A R E ! . . SUPERB PHOTO ALBUM OF THE CHINESE CIVIL WAR: . . Beginning of The Communist Party led led by Mao Tse-tung . . V.S. the Kuomintang KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party . Led by Chiang Kai Shek. . The United States Supported the KMT. In this album we see how the KMT soldiers hosted the American Army in China using their trains and military bases throughout China. This unusual album contains 400 original b. w. photographs & and is an historic photographic record of American military deployment showing Dough-boys in China probably from the U.S. Army's 2nd. Battalion 15th. infantry per the flag and insignia found on a group formation photograph. A minority are with written captions by and large taken by the person who made the album also enhanced with a small percent of professional Chinese photos some of which have in-negative captions. There are ca. 3 or so photos missing else completely filling 32 pages or 64 sides one on the inside back cover. The inside of the front cover has five attractive period color luggage type adverts from various hotels: Hotel Lankershim & Coast Line Military & Naval Hotel San Francisco Cal; The Court Hotel Tientsin North China; Grand Hotel des Wagons Litz; Astor House Hotel Ltd. Tientsin. The album begins with photos of a Chinese playing a Pi-pa snake skin banjo then there are three other photos: first two show a Chinese military camouflage train engine from which a Yank soldier in his campaign hat descends and a long train of cars with a large howitzer mounted upon one last shows French troops at parade rest with their rifles and white gloves and crested helmets with anchors naval or marines with others in the background with some officers. The next two pages show Chinese coolies swing a basket from the creek top water a field a mother suckling her baby with her family at the farm a large water tower in the wet slums and a group of Doughboys at attention in formation they wear boots leggings chrome World War I type dress helmets a rifle back pack with bayonet cartridge pouch belts with green wool hip-length jackets. The opposite page shows another view of the Chinese military train a pair of large mounted guns on an armored train car. To the right is a Chinese officer pointing to a large pierced hole in the train with a foreign engineer peering out from the small window. The train sports the Republic of China flag with a Chinese military unit flag painted on the side. Another view shows a group of abandoned Chinese coffins that went to the dogs; a group of soldiers in garrison caps at attention with fixed bayonets as the officers salute someone near the person taking the photo some Chinese officers also present. Next 2 pages show Chinese on a wheel barrow some Japanese women by a pond in Kimono and a group of British troops from their colonial Empire: blacks Indians white trumpeter Chinese and others with musical instruments all wear white cork-type pith helmets. A group of Japanese officers mugging for the camera. Photos of the railhead and large number of Chinese troops with rifles and kit at the railway station some on march carrying their flags others in open box cars with touring cars that are on the move another of camouflaged armored train cars one shows a number of foreign soldiers looking out of a train car window some are with tiny embossed stamp at right corner: "Mei Lee Tien Tsin." The album continues with a mixture of images of civilian Chinese Chinese military their trains moving air planes weapons war refugees in tents military views of barbed wire fortifications trenches machine gunners Russian soldiers Chinese officers Chinese air force funerals rickshaw pullers camel trains captured & wounded prisoners foreign soldiers at their sand-bagged posts. Photos of the great wall magnificent Chinese architectural monuments buildings and pagodas religious icons coffins more coffins mortars & Chinese junks and a plethora of others. The American Consulate General's compound in Tientsin American military band welcoming the newly arrived replacement troops. A large photo group shot of the American officers seated for a memorial photograph with their Battalion flag proudly posted on the wall where they pose source of our citation at the top of the unit name; two buglers are at each outside position the commander is ram-rod straight and taller than all others seated in the front & center; he and only two others on his sides wear full leather knee boots probably indicating the highest ranking officers; others are in boots & leggings. Photos of Doughboys aboard a ship showing the Naval officers with one stunning photo of an American high officer with his Japanese & Chinese counter parts posing for the camera. And a photo of the "Mail Boat Gazun Panama" and a few others of Panama giving credence to the fact that some of these soldiers came from the American East coast via Panama to San Francisco then on to China. Nice photo of semi-nude Panamanian family men women children. Doughboys at target practice photos of Chinese poverty coolies pulling great loads and street vendors. More showing Chinese life style street life horse & bullock carts and yet more caskets left in the open unburied and abandoned train cars full of horses Chinese troops smoke rising from a burning city another with "Tian jin" written in Chinese catholic church more parading of American soldiers within the Tientsin American Consulate parade grounds trooping of the colors. And a nice photo of the "U.S. Army Transport Thomas" Chinese junk &c. A U.S. soldier in a necktie his rifle at fixed bayonet at parade-rest before the Consulate General compound with sand bags inside a photo of a U.S. soldier with his Colt-45 on his hip with canteen looking at some communications connections another photo of two mini U.S. tanks and a very long bridge over the water. Photo of the Tientsin downtown with a Sikh Indian policeman directing traffic. Next page shows a public Chinese street execution: the guilty on his knees with the executioner ready to swing a very large sword and another headless corpse is before him the Tientsin YMCA compound opposite which is likely the inside of the American Consulate offices showing very ancient typewriters and three women staff and one other female Navy person. They all mug for the camera with a good number of U.S. Army or Marine officers behind three desks. Chinese hauling "magnum gold" brand ammunition on hand- trucks a U.S. Army band performing before the Consulate's office. At this point we find a few photos with penned captions: "One of China's Department Stores it shows a bird vendor; Peanut Gambler a mountain of P-nuts; Chinese Shimboo photo of the office and maker of the album and his Chinese officer friend ; "A Chinese Taxi" shows him in a Rickshaw "Me and the boy friend 11/3/28" shows a tiny goat cart carrying a child's coffin with a Chinese man. This penned date gives substantial proof of the date range of the entire album which was placed about the center of the whole work. The next page shows two more penned captions: "Chinese cavalry" and "Note mud house and fence" shows two Chinese officers on horse-back and a very very poor house with very starved animals. The next shows six Chinese undercover men two each holding a Chinese being readied for execution; and a very grizzly photo of a Chinese officer actually executing a Chinese man with his pistol who is seated on a rock: the photo captures the action as the shot blows away the mans brains. Behind the execution scene is a crowd of American soldiers in campaign hats and Chinese military officers who are witness to the event. More views of Chinese street life vendors pullers haulers & horse carts religious icons and a stunning Chinese roofed gate more Chinese troops on the move via train with a very horrible view of a large number of dead Chinese in the muddy filthy waters by a bridge. Homeless Chinese at a "soup kitchen" war refugees hauling their belongings house boat street barbers a group of 7 photos by the ocean. They show American soldiers at leisure looking at Chinese fishermen nets naked fishermen hauling in a net of fish to the beach a burning waterfront village the jetty where several large American transport ships are at anchor and a great assembly of Yankee soldiers on the beach with duffel bags and their gear at the railhead. The last photo shows a great number of various whisky bottles lined up for display. More photos show a coffin maker large coffin basket seller and "chow" sellers on the street. A military formation of 100's of either Scottish or Irish soldiers with fixed bayonets marching down the main street before the "RNC Electricity Dept." below which is a very long line of British soldiers on one side of the street opposite from a good number of American soldiers who are on the side of the street a British Union Jack flies over a castle-like structure this is clearly some kind of grand military parade. More photos of the Great Wall the military parade and army chaplains with an Australia flag flying over another castle tower. Chinese river scene with large numbers of native boats in a canal a beggar's camp with straw -mat tents a canal crossing ferry for people a photo of a U.S. officer stand on top a wooden coffin for a closer look. More poverty-stricken Chinese haulers fortune tellers graves tethered horses log sawyers rice haulers electric trolley with English and Chinese language sign on the roof panorama post card of Shanghai's Bund. The album now shifts to photos of the Peking area. Shows the Ming tombs and the camel-lined road; military train the Americans were transported by that train a large bivouac and tent city where the U. S. military troops camped some Chinese "house boys" proudly holding the American troop's unit flag. More photos of two U.S. soldiers posing near Chinese coffins in a wet ditch. A group of very young Chinese boys posed near the railroad; one is so poor that he has no clothes at all and is in nude. A large group of Nationalist Chinese soldiers marching along a street one classic photo of a single American soldier on guard standing at attention as stands vigil on a barbed-wire barrier his rifle at fixed bayonet. A group of five Chinese young "ladies" who pose for the camera who seemed NOT to be bewildered by the photographer they look like "Sing-song girls" hookers who entertained the U.S. troops. Chinese Buddhist priests in white robes with shaved heads a great gate to Peking Shanghai harbor views shanty huts captured Chinese criminal or traitor guarded by Chinese soldiers train car full of rifles more Chinese soldiers on trains marching in formation on the road. And a good photo of several American officers: one with a whip posing for the camera in garrison hat. Chinese bivouac and American soldiers with bullet and pouches for ammo with rifles at parade rest. More barbed-wire barricades Chinese & British soldiers armored train-mounted gun. More Chinese prisoners traitors being executed heads hoisted on power poles in baskets as a form of public warning and display for other would-be traitors. An American tent bivouac camp at the train yard two more public exec executions by beheading at the moment of loosing one's head an executed dead man lying in the street. Photos of Peking's Forbidden City a Chinese hung to death from a tree a Yank soldier in overalls carries a Chinese bamboo "yoke" with two baskets and smokes a pipe while Chinese look on and laugh. Two photos of lines of Rickshaws waiting for passengers. One comic photo with negative caption: "Find the Chinaman;" it shows two American soldiers sitting among Chinese. Nice shot of the Summer Palace Peking and a U.S. soldier riding in a Rickshaw. The very last photo inside the back cover shows the whole battalion dressed up wearing their chrome helmets standing at attention in formation for a classic and most historic memorial photograph. Their commanding officer is front and center; all have their rifles ammo belts and very polished boots with back packs. They could be standing in the Tientsin American Consulate compound grounds. Followed by a few other photos of Chinese a Chinese soldier et al. This work shows the typical things seen in China during this period of political and military chaos. The feuding war lords and political parties at war; the landing of American military to protect American diplomatic interests. Support & assistance given to the Americans and other foreign military groups by the Nationalist Chinese army. The desperate situation of the tragic Chinese people caught in the grips of upheaval and the summary punishment of traitors in a public display of the swift and ruthless law of China. A riveting and most compelling true record of a U.S. military officer's sojourn to and deployment in China. THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND THE SIZE OF PHOTOGRAPHS: This is not a professional group of photographs but there a very small amount which were obviously purchased by the maker of the album and inserted. The vast majority are his personal photographs these again are obvious to anyone who looks at the album. This is an excellent example of private work of an unknown American Army officer stationed in China during a very chaotic period. He was interested in recording for posterity his experiences and the sights that he saw while on duty. We thank him for giving us privy to this slice of American and Chinese military history. SIZE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS: The size varies considerably sizes in cm.: the smallest are 8 x 5 most are 14 x 9 3 larger photos 24.5 x 18 and the last 30 x 10. CONDITION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS: These are original period photos they are all very clear sharp images no fading and in excellent condition. They have been corner mounted. RARITY: Photographic albums of this period in China are NOT commonly found; one made by an American Army officer stationed in China at this time is exceptionally unusual and RARE ! This is a charming primary source with a large number of clean & sharp images taken by an actual participant in this historic period of China. The officer and photographer of these photographs shared for posterity his keen insight and view of these events. We thank him for giving us privy to this slice of American & Chinese military history. . hardcover books
19184224Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press 1918. First edition. Near Fine. Quarter cloth over pictorial drab boards. Early ownership signature to upper front board and some faint soiling mostly to spine and edges. Textblock firm and square measuring 210 x 130mm. Internally a surprisingly fresh copy collating complete with adverts to front and rear: 12 138 16. Introducing a range of "native products" to Americans living in the region the cookery reflects a growing need for nutritious recipes and supply chain substitutions in wartime. The sole copy on the market OCLC reports only 7 copies.<br/><br/>The only Chinese-published cookbook "to deal only with native products and recipes that could be made from them." In their preface to this new cookery the committee for the Women's Auxiliary explains in clear terms what sets their cookery apart. "This book was definitely war product. It was prepared with two ideas in view: that of utilizing local products as substitutes for the home imported foodstuffs and secondly that of reducing the cost of living. It was different from all other cook books that had been published in China for foreigners' use in that it dealt only with native products and recipes that could be made from them." While some recipes are titles in English only the compilers included Cantonese translations wherever possible in addition to including a glossary at the rear called Hints for the Housekeeper as well as a List of Terms Necessary in Food Preparation which both provide translations and pronunciations for Cantonese words related to food and household cleaning products. During and after WWI Shanghai had become a space of rich and problematic interactions between cultures. In addition to rising Western military forces its reputation as the "Paris of the East" drove in American and British tourists while later large residential areas were being built in the north due to war concessions. Opium smuggling prostitution and a spreading wealth gap caused friction. The Women's Auxiliary composed of intelligent and educated members with a cultural appreciation for these fluctuations as well as for the culture into which they had migrated sought to use the kitchen as a positive space for the exchange of food language and ideas. Near Fine. Presbyterian Mission Press unknown books
1911008981London: Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum 1911. Near Fine end papers toned slight fading to rear boards. Original red cloth boards with gilt lettering at spine. xx 100 2 Appendix pages. Interior clean tight and unmarked. Uncommon in lovely condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum hardcover 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
1967181803New York: The Institute 1967. Paperback. VG. Cover shows age toning. Previous owners name written in pen on ffep. White paper wraps with color photograph and tan illistrations. 39 pages : chiefly illustrations. introduction by Fong Chow. The Institute paperback books
12073ARTS AND CRAFTS OF CHINA. Peking: The All-China Federation of Handicraftsmen's Co-operatives 1959. 4t Cloth dust jacket. 258 plates and text. First edition. With text in Russian French and English. Inner front hinge strengthened du jacket worn. With many plates in color and some folding. unknown books
190841275London.: The China Inland Mission. 1908. Color lithographed maps xii index map plus 22 single and double page maps 16pp 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches gilt lettered red cloth covered boards hardbound. The Index Map of China has a stain with a small piece of paper adhered to it from the facing page which is the Alphabetical List of Protestant Missions with resultant damage to that page; neat marginal notes to the Index Map only; the first several sheets of the atlas are beginning to split along the lower gutter from the tight binding. The binding is worn with splits to the tail of the spine and marking to the front cover. The maps with the exception of the Index Map are clean and bright. Very attractive color maps covering the whole of the Chinese Empire including maps of Tibet and Mongolia. This is the first edition of this important atlas of China: "in view of the fact that 1907 would be the Centenary of Protestant Missionary effort in China it was decided by the China Inland Mission toward the close of 1905 to publish a new Atlas of the Chinese Empire this Atlas to be accompanied by a book giving a geographical historical and missionary survey of each province and dependency of that Empire. It was hoped that these companion volumes would be ready for the Centenary Conference which was to take place in Shanghai during the spring of 1907. Through unexpected delays it was however found impossible without serious loss to the Atlas to have the maps ready in time so the book entitled The Chinese Empire was published first. The Atlas which is now sent forth to the public has taken about two and a half years to prepare and is in every respect an entirely new work." The atlas includes maps of Tibet Manchuria and Mongolia. The maps of the provinces are on the scale of 1:3000000 and of the great dependencies on the scale of 1:7500000. . The China Inland Mission. hardcover 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
1863303391Paris 1863. 98pp. 274 items priced. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound. 98pp. 274 items priced. 1 vols. 8vo. unknown books
197353374Millbrae CA: Celestial Arts 1973. First Edition. Small square quarto. Pictorial card wrappers; 64pp; illus with 7" LP record in rear pocket as issued. Mild cover wear and soil; internally fine; vinyl record apparently unplayed NM. Illustrates a series of eight basic exercises approved by Mao to "Promote Physical Culture and Improve the People's Health." With LP record of original cadences and music performed by the Central China Philharmonic Society. Celestial Arts unknown books
16807China 1896 Chinese Imperial Gov. GBP 25 Gold loan with coupon / 14 x hole punched. Chinese Imperial Government. 5% Gold Loan of 1896 - Original bond with 25 coupons no. 35 10/1/1913 - 72. Coupons and bond hole punched bond with 14 holes . Ser No. 10817 / Certificate in two languages/ German tax stamp. Issued in Berlin on 04/01/1896 / Countersigned by Deutsch-Asiatische Bank. This was a Anglo-German Loan to the Chinese Imperial Government. After it became clear to the Qing government that their finances weren't going to remain self-sufficient in light of the two Opium Wars and the First Sino-Japanese Warthe imperial Chinese court decided that it would have to raise capital through the foreign banking corporations operating in China. The Chinese defeats during these wars threw it into a state of turmoil the Qing imperial government was plunged deeply into debt to pay for war indemnities making the need for foreign capital great. These foreign banking corporations had been established in the preceding decades then saw the opportunity to quickly expand their business in China to meet the Chinese government's demands. As a result Imperial China had to issue these Loans. unknown books
198786707Zao Ying lu Chaoyang District Beijing: Agricultural Publishing House 1987. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. color photos 328p. Original cloth. dj. 26cm. These annual English editions began publication with the year 1985. <br/><br/> Agricultural Publishing House hardcover books
198886708Zao Ying lu Chaoyang District Beijing: Agricultural Publishing House 1988. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. color photos 328p. Original cloth. dj. 26cm. These annual English editions began publication with the year 1985. <br/><br/> Agricultural Publishing House hardcover books
197625991New York: The Seabury Press 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. 502 pp. With an inked inscription on the front endpaper possibly by the author but it is not fully clear to us. Text translated into English by Michael Shaw. A very good copy in dustwrapper. The Seabury Press hardcover 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