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19764999Hong Kong: The Seventies Publishing Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1976. Softcover. Gray wraps perfect bound b&w lettering to front cover and spine. Presents a chronological history of China in chapters of English text with captions for exhibition items. Despite the title not illustrated issued to supplement exhibition title: A Pictorial History of Modern China: 1840 - 1975.; 8-1/2" x 11"; 98 pp; Several tiny closed tears along bottom edge of front cover and first few leaves small red ink squiggle to front cover otherwise clean and unmarked. . The Seventies Publishing Co. paperback
1021534935.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1020186747.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1937151914Portland OR.: China Society. No date. Circa1937. 19pp bound in a library binding with a cloth tape spine lettered in white ink and paper covered boards library title label upper cover Withdrawn stamped lower section of front free endpaper lower paste down damaged where library pocket has been removed vertical crease down the text leaves a few library stamps but generally the text itself is clean. This booklet was written and published by the Oregon China Society in reply to "The North China Conflagration" published by the Japanese Association of Oregon. The debate regarding the Japanese invasion of China was frequently aired in the United States at this period as the Japanese tried to gain legitimacy for their occupation of Manchuria and China. . China Society. hardcover
1914020130Chicago / New York / Toronto / London / Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company 1914. First Edition . Illustrated Cloth. Very Good/No DJ. Photographs of Hwang Hsing Etc. 142 Pp 2 Pp Catalog At Rear. Orange Cloth Stamped In Black And White With Allegorical Design. First Edition. Clean Lightly Used No Names Or Marks Hinges Solid Light Wear With Some Loss Of Lettering And Design In Black Ink On Front Cover But All Chalk Lettering And Design Present And Strong.Previous Owner's Name On Front Free Endpaper Signs Of Bookplate Removal On Facing Pastedown. <br/> <br/> Fleming H. Revell Company hardcover
199646702Beijing: Panda Books 1996. 8vo. 10 312 2 pp. Blue boards gilt lettrng w/ d.j. mnr shlfwr NF/NF inscribed by Shapiro on half-title to Dr. Charles Grossman. First edition inscribed in English of this excellent anthology including such authors & works as Shi Nan an & Luo Guanzhong Outlaws of the Marsh; Mao Dun Epitome Wartime; Kao Yunlan Annals of a Provincial Town; Quo Bo Tracks in the Snowy Forest; Yuan Shuipo Soy Sauce and Prawns and many others. Panda Books, hardcover
1796198465London.: G. Nicol. April 121796. Copper-plate engraving 24 x 35.3cms image; 26.7x 36.7cms sheet sheet age-toned and margins worn small chip from lower left corner not affecting the image two spots of browning in the sky very faint the image in good condition. An elegant composition after drawings by William Alexander published in Sir George Staunton's two-volume "Account of the Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China" published in London 1796-97. . G. Nicol. unknown
19952083002115802311Xiyuan Publishing Company 1995. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 Xiyuan Publishing Company paperback
1670E9PF9I9C81WOChina 1670. A series of 8 Chinese drawings ca. 24 x 14.5 cm: 5 coloured 1 also highlighted in gold showing scenes from a Chinese novel many military or diplomatic plus a Chinese watercolour drawing and a Japanese woodblock print. A series of 8 pen and ink drawings 5 coloured 1 also highlighted in gold drawn from Chinese books possibly the 14th-century Sanguo yanyi or Romance of the Three Kingdoms. All mounted on European paper 6 on 3 different patterns of decorated paper. The paper of the drawings ranges from 23.5 x 14 cm to 24 x 15 cm. They show the following outdoor and indoor scenes:1 2 warriors on horseback one of whom has just beheaded the other and carries his head away the beheaded warrior has not yet fallen from his horse while his superior watches on horseback with 2 attendants.2 a man standing with a spear in the prow of a boat while 2 men and a woman sit at a tea table in the boat which flies a flag and pennant.3 5 people on 2 boats one flying a flag and pennant.4 4 soldiers bringing a woman to a dignitary at his house.5 a delegation visiting a dignitary.6 2 men playing go with 4 attendants and a guard.7 a dignitary at a writing table with attendants and visitors.8 a seated dignitary with 6 standing figures 1 with a document at a table.In the backing paper of number 7 one can make out an Amsterdam coat of arms watermark. It is difficult to see clearly but seems to follow the general style of Laurentius 71-95 1662-1675. The 3 patterns of decorated backing paper show: a flower pattern printed in gold on green; 2 patterns with more abstract decorations in a diamond pattern printed in gold on white.With this series we include a watercolour drawing and a woodblock print:9 watercolour drawing of irises along a stream with hills in the background 17 x 22.5 cm.10 rectangular woodblock print of a Samurai at a tea ceremony 14 x 10 cm possibly derived from a Japanese book.Some edges of the drawings a little frayed but otherwise in very good condition. unknown
1655E9PFZ6Y3Z0MCChina 1655. Colour drawings 3 ca. 28 x 18 cm the 4th cut down to 16.5 x 17.5 cm apparently showing Manchurian scenes. A series of 4 colour drawings of Manchurian scenes. All mounted on Dutch paper probably from the period 1650-1660. The paper of the drawings themselves ranges in three cases from 27 x 16 cm to 30 x 19.5 cm; the fourth has been cut down to 16.5 x 17.5 cm. The drawings show the following all outdoor scenes:1 a dignitary on horseback with his attendant on foot carrying a parasol.2 2 ladies 1 holding the other's sleeve with a flowering tree and an octagonal stone basin.3 a lady with a flowering plant in a basket with a deer at her side.4 2 ladies: 1 with a fan; the other leaning on a table with a vase of flowers.All 4 backed with matching European paper watermarked with a 7-point foolscap above "4" and 3 balls. The closest matches in the literature Laurentius 431-437 especially 431 and 435 date from 1651 to 1658. unknown
1887221447Paris. Circa1887. Engraving with later colouring signed lower left 10.9 x 16.1 cms; 15.2 x 18.8 cms including caption preserved in a modern window mount 32 x 37.5 cms the sheet a little age toned but the engraving in very good condition. Finely detailed engraving of 1880s Shanghai showing the now demolished Suzhou Creek or Garden Bridge from the International Settlement looking towards the Bund published in "L'Extrême Orient" by traveller writer and later colonial administrator Paul Bonnetain. . unknown
1796209283London.: George Nicol. 1796. Engraved copperplate map on Whatman paper 43.8 x 33.6 cm; 57 x 42 cm sheet including plate markscale in nautical and English miles; light undulation to sheet marginal toning and edgewear but in very good condition. Finely engraved and detailed map of two routes to Pekin Beijing along the White River Baihe from the Gulf of Petcheli and along the Imperial Highway from Jehol and includes commentary locating palaces and gardens type of cultivation "many barges" and "the road shaded by willow trees". The map elegantly drawn by Henry William Parish was published in George Staunton's account of Earl Macartney's embassy to China 1792-1794. . George Nicol. unknown
1796207049London.: George Nicol. 1796. Double-sheet engraved copperplate map 63.2 x 44.8 cm; 75 x 57 cms sheet including platemark central fold the sheet toned at the edges and central fold a couple of minor spots and edge wear but in very good condition. An exquisitely engraved map with fine detail of the route taken by George Macartney on the first official British embassy to China 1792-1794 undertaken with the aim of gaining trade concessions from the Chinese Emperor and published in George Staunton's officall account. <br> <br>While the official purpose was not successful much was learned about China and the Chinese as is evident from this map with its explanatory texts. To the west of Pekin just below the starting point at Zhe-hol Jehol which is situated at the top of this map the commentary reads: "A great part of the country around Pekin is employed in the production of culinary vegetables and a variety of fruits." At the lower edge of the map just north of the ending point of Hangzhou is the lake Tai Hoo: "The western side of the Tai-hoo is bounded by a very romantic and fertile country whose mountains are clutivated to their very tops. A great part of the province of Tche-tchiang appears to be cultivated with Mulberry trees for the food of the Silk worms." Cities of the 1st 2nd and 3rd orders "considerable towns" and villages are marked along with "Halting places" etc. Fascinating Western documentation of the area around the Imperial Canal of the late Eighteenth Century. . George Nicol. unknown
1796197217London.: George Nicol. 1796. Engraved copperplate map on Whatman paper 43.8 x 33.6 cm; 57 x 38.5 cm sheet scale in nautical and English miles; light undulation to sheet marginal toning and edgewear a couple of rust spots to the blank of the map's lower corner trimmed to the border on the inner margin but in very good condition. Finely engraved and detailed map of two routes to Pekin Beijing along the White River Baihe River from the Gulph of Petcheli and along the Imperial Highway from Jehol and includes commentary locating palaces and gardens type of cultivation "many barges" and "the road shaded by willow trees". The map elegantly drawn by Henry William Parish was published in George Staunton's account of Earl Macartney's embassy to China 1792-1794. . George Nicol. unknown
1796143663London: George Nicol 1796. Very Good. London George Nicol April 12th 1796. A large engraved map printed surface 640 × 451 mm sheet size 812 × 557 mm. Engraved by B. Baker. Horizontal centrefold crease as issued; occasional spots of foxing mainly in the margins; two small faint stains to the left-hand margin well clear of the printed surface; old guard on the verso with some light associated tanning on the recto about the fold; in excellent condition with wide margins. John Barrow later first Baronet was attached to the first British diplomatic mission to China led by George Macartney in 1792-94. The map is plate 9 from the atlas to the official account of the embassy George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China .'. <p>The journey shown here was from Chengde formerly Jehol to Beijing and then south to Hangzhou along the Grand Canal. While Macartney failed to secure any concessions from the Qianlong Emperor the expedition nevertheless collected important information about the geography culture population and politics of the Chinese Empire. George Nicol unknown
202211204London: Head of Zeus 2022. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 1st Printing. Signed and dated to the title page. Brand new copy. <br/> <br/> Head of Zeus hardcover
2022010360LONDON: Head of Zeus 2022. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed and Dated By Author. First UK edition/First Printing. Head of Zeus Hardcover
2023x-1642598933Haymarket Books 2023. Hardcover. New. 291 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. Haymarket Books hardcover
1642598933.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1895162826London.: Charles H. Kelly. 1895. Coloured frontispiece with tissue-guard lacks the second coloured plate. Numerous black and white facsimiles of Chinese art and penmanship throughout. Name of prior owner dated 1925 Chefoo and a tipped in letter to her - handwritten by J.L. Smith of the H.B.M Consulate Chefoo on the rear of the frontis. Rebacked in quarter leather presumably by the Chefoo club with their name printed on the lower spine fading. Head & tail of spine starting boards decorated and stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt. A discard label on the front paste-down from the Chefoo Club Library dated 1925. Some age toning but a good firm copy. Series of character sketches reflecting village life in mid 19th century Central China and describing some events in the Taiping Rebellion. . Charles H. Kelly. hardcover
18956708London: Charles H. Kelly. 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. Hinges not tight. Endpapers first and last few pages darkened. Small open tear to top right corner of front free endpaper. Former owner's name on front free endpaper which has also bled through to the half title page; Black boards with gilt lettering and gilt design. Numerous b&w illustrations and two tissue guarded drawings in bold colors; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 479 pages . Charles H. Kelly hardcover
033501No Publisher Indicated. Hardcover. Very Good . Maroon Silk Over Boards Paper Cover Label In Black With Small Red Stamp.Accordian Style Pages Title Page Plus Ten Pairs Of Page With Colored Paste-In Illustration On Left Text In Chinese And English On Right One Pair For Each Of The Ten Major Festivals. Clean And Bright Well Preserved But Silk Worn Right At Corners. There Is A Nearly Invisible 1 1/2" Tear At The Top Of The Tedxt Page #3 Near The Gutter Edge. Undated But Probably Circa 1910-1935. <br/> <br/> No Publisher Indicated hardcover
1987BN100939P. Parey Hamburg 1987. 1987. A Synopsis of the Avifauna of China <br/><br/>A Synopsis of the Avifauna of China P. Parey Hamburg unknown
19252O-K4AE-J22S1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourteenth edition 40th thousand Pickering and Inglis circa 1925. Pictorial brown cloth. Moderate external wear pages yellowed with occasional minor blemishes binding reasonably firm. hardcover
192420240London: Pickering & Inglis. 1924. Fourteenth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Boards with light wear to extremities. Hinges professionally repaired practically invisible. Bookplate. Occasional extremely light foxing ; An adventurous trip with an airplane through China. Brown pictorial boards with brown lettering and blue pictorial design of a gathering in China ; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 372 pages . Pickering & Inglis hardcover
