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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
1940008960Tientsin China: Reprinted in China 1940. Four volumes bound in blue/grey cloth Good the cloth worn and soiled one hinge each in Vols. I and II and both in Vol. IV broken the bindings still holding well. Faint damping bottom edges Vol. III. Interiors clean and unmarked. Prior owner name stamp of Richard W. Powell noted University of Hawaii anthropologist. From the collection of noted East Asian scholar Ruth Meserve her business card for The Mongolian Society which she served as Secretary laid in. The 1940 Chinese reprint of the original 1834 first edition SCARCE in either edition. The first serious study of Genghis Khan. Three folding genealogical charts one in Vol.I and two in Vol. IV; large 1824 folding map of Asia in the13thcentury in pocket at rear of Vol. IV. The charts and the map are Fine. A sturdy and usable set of this important history. . Reprint. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Small 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Reprinted in China Hardcover books
200022210Atglen: Schiffer Publishing. Near Fine. 2000. Hardcover. 0764311646 . Color photographs throughout. With price guide. First printing. About fine in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Schiffer Publishing hardcover 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
197192041San Francisco: United Front Press 1971. Pamphlet. 22p. wraps very good condition. First appeared in the October 1971 US - China Friendship newsletter. Illustrated with cartoons and black and white photos. Utopian interpretation of the harmonious Chinese workplace versus the exploitative American factory setup. United Front Press unknown books
194527793New York: Messner 1945. 1st printing of the 2nd edition. 1st issued in 1936. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page. Linen cloth spine with stamped red lettering. Dust jacket. VG/Gd edgewear/a largish chip at each end of the spine panel. 168pp. Illustrated by Erwin R. F. Neumann. 8vo. <br/><br/> Messner hardcover 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
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
20042203857Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A fine copy. Del Rey/Ballantine Books hardcover books
2004155433London: Macmillan 2004. Octavo boards. First edition. One of 1000 numbered and signed copies by Miéville. A novel set in and around New Crobuzon a sprawling realm under London aboard the Iron Council a perpetual train that moves through the desert gathering track from behind and laying it in whichever direction its citizens decide. Winner of the 2005 Arthur C. Clarke Award and 2005 Locus Award for best novel and a 2005 Hugo and World Fantasy nominee. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-763. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1986-2009. A fine copy in fine dust jacket and slipcase. #155433 Macmillan unknown books
20046166NY: Ballantine Books 2004. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Mieville on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Mieville's fourth novel and the third of his Bas-Lag novels. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ballantine Books Hardcover books
2004152782New York: Ballantine Books 2004. Octavo pictorial wrappers. Advance readers copy of the first U.S. edition. A novel set in and around New Crobuzon a sprawling realm under London aboard the Iron Council a perpetual train that moves through the desert gathering track from behind and laying it in whichever direction its citizens decide. Winner of the 2005 Arthur C. Clarke Award and 2005 Locus Award for best novel and a 2005 Hugo and World Fantasy nominee. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-763. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1986-2009. A fine copy. #152782 Ballantine Books unknown books
2004111428NY: Ballantine Books 2004. First US edition first prnt. Inscribed with a quote of Thackeray by Mieville on the title page. "To David 'Your railroad starts a new era' - Thackeray To new eras & with thanks China Mieville." Spine ends pushed. Very Good condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Mieville's fourth novel and the third of his Bas-Lag novels. Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ballantine Books Hardcover books
14110Keystone View Co. Stereoview of The Great Wall of China. unknown books
1999157654New York: Tor 1999. Octavo gray wrappers printed in black. Advance copy uncorrected proof of the First U.S. edition. A presentation copy inscribed to Tor senior editor David G. Hartwell: "To David / at ICFA 23 / With very best wishes / China Miéville." The author's first novel. A urban fantasy that weds the folk tale to an "almost steampunk vision of an underground realm apparently governing London above." - John Clute SFE online. A fine copy. #157654 Tor unknown books
1999157653New York: Tor 1999. Octavo boards. First U.S. and first hardcover edition. A presentation copy inscribed to Tor senior editor David G. Hartwell: "To David / In the Florida / heat. / With very best / China Miéville." The author's first novel. A urban fantasy that weds the folk tale to an "almost steampunk vision of an underground realm apparently governing London above." - John Clute SFE online. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #157653 Tor unknown books
1999141317New York: Tor 1999. Octavo boards. First U.S. and first hardcover edition. The author's first novel. A urban fantasy that weds the folk tale to an "almost steampunk vision of an underground realm apparently governing London above." - John Clute SFE online. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #141317 Tor unknown books
199881142London: Macmillan 1998. First edition first prnt. Paperback Original. No hardcover issue. Signed by Mieville on the title page. Perfect-bound illustrated wraps. Few shallow corner wrinkles on the front wrap corners slight spine slant. Tight bright copy in Very Good condition. Mieville's first novel. Nominated for both the International Horror Guild and Bram Stoker awards. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Macmillan Paperback books
1999120928NY: TOR 1999. First US edition first prnt. First hardcover edition; originally published in the UK by Macmillan as a Pbk original. Signed by Mieville on the half-title page. Above his signature Mieville has also written "All good wishes." Dustjacket with a one inch tear on the front panel fold. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Mieville's first novel. Nominated for both the International Horror Guild and Bram Stoker awards. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. TOR Hardcover books
41407Shanghai: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Two 8vo volumes variously paginated About 300 pp each Text in English and Chinese. <br /><br />Taxes criminal matters including murder property law sanitation harbor and pilotage regulations quarantines insurance and much more including such minutia as regulations for Russian-0Chinese settlements. Two volumes solidly bound in gray library buckram with leather spine labels. Ex-libris City of New York Association of the Bar library. Very good condition. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs hardcover books
18806512East Liverpool Ohio: the company; Simms Steam Print 1880. 16mo single sheet uncut & folded to form 10 pages; illustrated. 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 books
2010158715New York: Ballantine Books 2010. Octavo boards. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #158715 Ballantine Books unknown books
2010152781New York: Ballantine Books 2010. Octavo boards. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #152781 Ballantine Books 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
1964238237Peking: Foreign Languages Press 1964. 14p. staplebound pamphlet light handling wear. Polemics from the Sino-Soviet split. Foreign Languages Press unknown books