北京.[Beijing].上海.[Shanghai]. 工人出版社.[Beijing gong ren chu ban she].上海勞動出版社.[Shanghai lao dong chu ban she]. 1949. Large colour head and shoulders portrait of Chairman Mao, 78 x 54cm. Small closed tear left margin otherwise very good. Often regarded as the first official portrait poster of Chairman Mao. Stamped on the reverse "Free copy... More

San Francisco. The Book Club of California. 1999. Limited edition of 450 copies. 93 colour plates and maps, 156 + [4]pp. Text in Scripps College Old Style. Beautiful designer binding by internationally recognised Australian book binder Joy Tonkin. The text has been rebound using a Jean de Gonet binding technique... More

Tokyo. 須原屋茂兵衛 [Suharaya Mohei] and 須原屋伊八 [Suharaya Ihachi]. Meiji 4 [1871]. Large handcoloured Japanese copper engraved folding map of the world, 124 x 100cm, Little browned along folds, tiny hole at one fold, some worming in upper margin repaired with Japanese paper. A good copy. Apparently based on an earlier... More

(circa1790). Coloured folding Japanese manuscript map copy of 三國通覽輿地路程全圖 [Sangoku tsüran yochi rotei zensu General Route Map of Three Countries] laid down onto Japanese paper. 54.3 x 77cm. Some worming and signs of use particularly in areas around folds and at margins, plain paper card covers show a little loss... More

United States: Stone Bridge Press, 2012. 178pp, paperback. A collection of 500+ proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing the enduring wisdom of China, for travelers and language students. This treasury of Chinese wisdom presents over five hundred proverbs while offering keys to culture and language. Here are both the familiar... More

Paper bag from Kwong Ming Studio with two black and white photographs of Chinese art. Very good. 21 x 27.2cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 162128). More

London. HMSO. 1883- 1905. Reports included in this collection are: China No.1 (1883). Despatch from Her Majesty's Chargé D'Affaires at Peking, Forwarding a Report by Mr. A. Hosie, Student Interpreter in the China Consular Service of a Journey through the Provinces of Kueichow and Yünnan. 37pp. China No.2 (1884). Report... More

Peking. Foreign Languages Press. 1955. First edition. 322pp +[14] page music score and libretto. Opening between gatherings in one place but still sound, a little minor wear, good hardback copy. This opera is a love story set in the Tang dynasty and based on historical events. (When referring to this... More

嘉永6 [1853]. Large folding colour woodblock map of the world with four inset maps at lower left. 82 x 132 cm. Folds into embossed paper covered boards 27 x 17cm. A little light wear along folds, some tape repairs on the reverse, few very short tears along folds at upper... More

United States: Columbia University Press, 2018. Black and white illustrations, 443pp, paperback. Very good. Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds is a collection of twenty-five medieval Japanese tales of border crossings and the fantastic, featuring demons, samurai, talking animals, amorous plants, and journeys to supernatural realms. The most comprehensive compendium of... More

Lille. Société de Saint Augustin. 1890. 27 colour full page maps with accompanying text on opposite page, thumb index, original paper covered boards. Paper on upper cover a little abraded in places and chipped with a little loss in two small places, browned, edges and corners worn. Thumb index and..... More

[354]pp manuscript diary covering exactly 4 years from January 1st 1858 to December 31st 1861. Each page is written in Arabella Maitland's attractive largely legible handwriting. Although the paper is unlined each entry is meticulously written as though there were visible lines. The manuscript is bound in a contemporary half... More

no date. (late19th century). 48 panels with text or illustrations on both sides. Original brown covers worn with loss in places, some staining. Tears along three folds with a little loss. 39.5 x 17cm. This manuscript appears to be written in either Tai Khuen or Tai Lue which are two... More