Paris. Imp. Litho. de Mlle. Formentin, 1825 - 1827. Slight age toning and a stain to the left margin not affecting the plate. There is a little offsetting from the previous page of text that is just visible. 34.8 x 25.5cm. D'apres les dessins du Pere Castiglione. Pu-Qua, W. Alexandre..... More
Hong Kong. Urban Council of Hong Kong. 1995. Colour illustrations, 312pp, text in Chinese and English, spine a little lightened and creased, corners a little rubbed, upper edge a little foxed, good paperback copy. 28.5 x 21.5cm. Exhibition catalogue of exquisite Chinese antique decorative and useful objects, furniture, paintings, fans..... More
Hong Kong. The Art Museum, Chinese University of Hong Kong. 1998. Abundant colour illustrations, 255pp, selected bibliography, other references cited, spine sunned, reverse of dustjacket foxed, upper extremity of dustjacket a touch creased, otherwise very good hardback copy. Inscription to previous owner by Humphrey K. F. Hui taped to front..... More
Beijing. Foreign Language Press. 2003. Text translated from Chinese into English. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 254pp, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. Documents Nanjing's changes and development in late 19th century and early 20th century. When referring to this item please quote stockid 173644. More
France. Somogy Editions d'Art. 2017. Sumptuous full-page illustrations, 288pp, bibliography, annexes, small mark on spine extremity, light bump lower spine extremity and lower cover upper corner, otherwise very good hardback copy. 30.5 x 24cm. "Over 200 works--drawn from prestigious French and international collections, including some of the most magnificient masterpieces..... More
Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. 1985. Plan, profuse black and white photographic illustrations by Hedda Morrison, ix + 266pp, bibliography, small quarto, corners bumped, edges browned, good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 162813. More
Beijing. Foreign Languages Press. 2005. 3rd Printing. Translated from Chinese into English. Black and white photographic illustrations, 7 + 240 pp, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 173642. More
Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. 1999. Colour and black and white plates, 135pp, dustjacket. Inscribed by Jason Wordie. "Lindsay and May Ride spent many years researching and documenting the oft-hidden stones of Macao. The result of their work is an opportunity for the stones of Macao themselves to tell..... More
London. Allen Lane. 2008. Maps, black and white photographic plates, viii + 370pp, bibliography, notes, index, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. Details of the event in Hong Kong organised by the Royal Asiatic Society at which this copy was..... More
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東京. [Tokyo]. 出光美術館, [Idemitsu Bijutsukan], 1981. 395pp + [54]pp. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white and colour photographic illustrations, very good copy in lightly spotted original cloth boards and somewhat browned card slipcase. 29.6 x 21cm. Includes Beauty and the Selfless Mind, a bilingual Japanese/English transcript of a conversation..... More
New Haven . Yale University Press. 2009. 240pp, index, notes, references. Very good hardback copy in dustjacket. As China emerges as a global powerhouse, this timely book examines its economic past and the shaping of its financial institutions. The first comparative study of foreign banking in prewar China, the book..... More
William Nicholson & Sons. (Circa 1890). Black & white frontispiece, blue cloth covered boards lettered in black & gilt. Egdes and spine discoloured, browning to endpapers but internally clean. 254pp and 2 pages adverts. Prior owner inscription dated June 13. 1890. The history of the 'Kingom of Judah' from the..... More
Kew, Victoria. Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2019. Black and white photographic illustrations, xii + 435pp, appendix, index. Paperback. "Audrey Donnithorne was born in Sichuan province, China, of British missionary parents. She is an economist and writer who has held academic posts at University College London and at the Australian National University..... More
Kew, Victoria. Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2021. Bilingual English and Chinese text. Black and white photographic illustrations, xv + 338pp, appendices, bibliography. Paperback. "Many Chinese Australians proudly enlisted and fought in WWII. They served truly and their stories of service, told here, reveal their patriotic determination and instances of outstanding courage..... More
London. Edward Stanford. ( 1923). Large map of China dissected into 30 panels and mounted on linen, 106 x 89.8cm (sheet size), map 100 x 86.8cm, folding into yellow printed wrappers (list of Stanford's Library Maps and Stanford's Compendium of Geography & Travel) 21.2 x 15.1cm, housed in the original..... More
London. English Art Books. 2009. Colour illustrations throughout, 296pp, bibliography, index, opening a little between gatherings but nevertheless a very good hardback in dustjacket. 29 x 21cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 173157. More
![東京之花. 源氏雙録. [Azuma no hana. Genji sugoroku]. [Flowers of Tokyo. Genji...](/pictures/thumb/171705.jpg?v=1620891943)
東京. [Tokyo]. 萬屋孫兵衛. [Yorozuya Magobei]. 明治 4 [ 1871]. Woodblock print, sugoroku game sheet, 60x 70.5cm, some holes along folds, margins time toned, a few careless folds but otherwise very good. This richly coloured wood block sugoroku game sheet was drawn by Utagawa Yoshitora, whose name is printed as Ichimosai..... More
HMSO. 1914. Colonial Report, 33pp [+iii--list of Reports and back wrapper], stab-sewn, title-wrappers (detached), 24.6 x 15.5cm, edges worn and toned with a small library classification ticket affixed to the foot of the title-page, otherwise a good, clean and unmarked example. Report on the eve of WWI, which was to..... More
![上海及近傍観光案内. [Shanhai oyobi kinbo kanko annai]. [Tourist Guide for Shanghai...](/pictures/thumb/171622.jpg?v=1620873942)
[Shanghai]. 日の丸旅館. [Hinomaru Ryokan]. (circa 1935). Black and white photographic illustrations, 54 x 19.5cm. Single sheet printed double sided, folded into 8 panels, title image, printed in blue and red, shows a romantic scene across the river to the Bund with traditional Chinese craft and a modern ship in the..... More
![中支戰局詳解地圖. [Chūshi senkyoku shōkai chizu]. [Detailed Map of the State of the...](/pictures/thumb/171900.jpg?v=1620867625)
[Osaka]: 大阪毎日新聞社. [Ōsaka Mainichi Shinbunsha]. 昭和 12 [ 1937]. Colour folded map showing the region around Shanghai and Nanjing with a very large inset map of Shanghai/Wusong, and a second of Nanjing with its major buildings named. Japanese diplomatic representations are indicated. Even browning, small holes at folds, occasional tiny..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2021. Colour photographic plates, black and white illustrations, 160pp. Hardback in dustjacket. "A fresh way of seeing and moving through the world when our lives, literally and figuratively, feel cluttered. Wabi Sabi is the Japanese Zen philosophy that all things are imperfect, unfinished and impermanent. This book shows..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2021. Bilingual English and Japanese text. Profuse colour illustrations, 207pp. Paperback. "A funny and intimate travelogue of one woman's unexpected adventures in Japan. French illustrator Julie Blanchin-Fujita arrived in Tokyo for what she thought would be a one-year stint, and ended up never leaving. In this graphic novel-style..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2021. Colour photographic plates, profuse black and white photographic illustrations, 255pp, index. Paperback. "Preserved in music, dance, and art - as well as in ritual, tribal law, and mythology - the fighting arts of the Indonesian archipelago play a central role in Indonesian culture. The Martial Arts of..... More
Washington D.C. 国務省. [Kokumishō]. No date. (circa 1955). Large folding Japanese coloured map of the United States, with 3 inset maps at foot of map showing main railways, air and highway routes and hemispheres at the top right. Some browning mainly visible on reverse, still a good copy. 66 x...... More
![最新京都市街地圖. [Saishin Kyōto shigai chizu]. [Most Recent Map of Kyoto City]....](/pictures/thumb/171899.jpg?v=1620806419)
京都. [Kyoto]. 山中書房. [Yamanaka Shobō]. 大正 11 [ 1922]. Attractive colour folding map of Kyoto with a quite detailed illustrated tourist guide printed in blue and white on the reverse, some light browning, holes at some folds, good copy. 78.5 x 54cm, This 1922 colour folding tourist map of Kyoto..... More
