New York. Praeger. 1969. Reprint. Black and white photographic illustrations, v + 311pp, index, appendix, price-clipped dustjacket covers lightly worn, upper edge lightly foxed, otherwise a good hardback copy. "Shanghai Journal, first published in 1969, is Neale Hunter's fascinating and lively account of the early days of the Cultural Revolution..... More
Maryknoll. Orbis. 1997. Maps, xviii + 350pp, index, appendix, light foxing edged and paperback covers, small mark on front free endpaper, a good copy. "The book traces the influences of premillennial eschatology, the fundamentalist-modernist controversies, the rise of independent missions and conservative denominational boards, the role of World War II..... More
New York. Viking. 1995. 371pp, some underlining and marginal scoring in black ink, prior owner's signature front free endpaper, smattering of foxing on edges, endpaper, and reverse of dustjacket, otherwise good hardback copy. "A potent, unbridled memoir of the Cultural Revolution, Blood Red Sunset is one of China's biggest bestsellers..... More
20th century (circa 1965). 20th century embroidery featuring Korean Buncheong ware, laid down on patterned pink brocade backing and presented as a scroll with thick plastic rollers. A little creasing, some very light browning and staining on reverse but generally very good. Text in Chinese calligraphy style. Scroll measures 134..... More
United States. Random House USA Inc., 2009. 328pp, extremities a little browned, a good paperback copy. "The Corpse Walker introduces us to regular men and women at the bottom of Chinese society, most of whom have been battered by life but have managed to retain their dignity: a professional mourner..... More
South Australia. Rowett Print. 2007. 176pp, good paperback copy with slight rubbing along extremities. "Suzanne, do you want to come to China with us?" The inquirer was Finn Torjesen, who had received an invitation from government officials in northern China to establish the Shanxi Evergreen service, which would work with..... More
Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. 1998. Pictorial endpapers, many black and white and colour illustrations, 96pp, index, bibliography, filmography, small octavo, good copy with light bumping on extremities. Images of Asia series. "Draws on interviews with many of the featured film-makers and offers close readings of selected works by each..... More
Delhi. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1956. Black and white photographic illustrations, 18 x 11.8cm. Wrappers little worn, otherwise a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 173375. More
New York. G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1905. 1st Edition. Adapted from the French by H. Twitchell. Black & white frontispiece and 16 photographic ' Old Astronomical Instruments at Peking illustrations throughout. One of the plates has been trimmed and inserted in between the front preliminary leaves instead of the intended..... More
[ 1768]. 1st Edition. Folio Atlas of Maps: engraved frontispiece and 30 engraved plates and maps, some hand-coloured in outline, some folding oblong views joined along one edge and bound in pairs: plans and profiles. 59.5 x 46cm. Covers loose but all plates and maps present, some light discolouration to..... More
丙申年. Meiji 29 [ 1896]. Beautifully illustrated late 19th century Japanese watercolour painting album, concertina style, [15 card leaves]. 12 paintings included in the album, some in ink black and white, others watercolour, each with artist's inscription in calligraphy style with chops, worming first and last card leaves and in..... More
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東京. [Tokyo]. 株式会社大日本雄辯會講談社. [Kabushiki Kaisha Dai Nihon Yūben Kōdansha]. Showa 7 [ 1932]. Pictorial colour folding map, black and white photographic illustrations and text on reverse, 39 x 54 cm. A little very light browning but the pictorial map itself is very good and clean. This coloured pictorial map of..... More
Shanghai. American Presbyterian Mission Press. 1879. xx + 259pp, the original wrappers have at some stage been resewn and bound into a quarter leather binding with linen spine, the inner edge has been re-enforced and is discoloured. Additions & Corrections have been bound in. New endpapers, one page has an..... More
New York. The MacMillan Company. 1st Edition. A double page black and white map of China, black and white photographic frontispiece and 20 photographic illustrations, xv + 476pp. Original yellow cloth covered boards, Chinese characters stamped in black, slight discolouration edges, small mark lower section of spine, 2 stamps on..... More
Paris. Privately Published. 1931. 1st Edition. 22 black & white plates, many containing more than one image. Original wrappers bound into black covered linen covers with printed title labels on the front board and spine, 206pp, appendices, index, errata and bibliography. Rough cut edges, paper faintly browned but a very..... More
Shanghai. The Commercial Press Limited. 1930. Sepia-toned photo illustrations. Original burgundy cloth covered boards lettered in ink. 279pp. 22 x 13.5cm. Endpapers browned, some neat pencil annotations on the finals. Rear hinge split but holding some light discolouration to lower boards but a very good clean copy. A fictional tale..... More
Shanghai. Commercial Press Limited. 1922. First edition. Blue cloth covered boards lettered in gilt, spine very slightly sunned. x + 685pp index and appendix, top edge a little dusty, endpapers faint foxing but a very good, clean and firm copy of the first edition. When referring to this item please..... More
Shanghai. Commercial Press Limited. 1914. 15 folding examples of telegrams, documents, insurance forms and delivery orders, importation declarations and more. 241pp. Brown cloth covered boards, lettered in gilt on the spine and bordered and lettered in white on the front board with Chinese characters. Prior owner label on the front..... More
Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1929. [i]-xx + 444pp, index, original publisher's cloth with the gilt coat of arms of the East India Company to the front board, spine gilt lettered, 23.2 x 16.2cm, endpapers spotted, a few leaves browned, foredges dusty and slightly spotted, two Cardiff Public Libraries' inked stamps neatly..... More
Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1925. [i]-xxix + 466pp,addendum, index, original publisher's cloth with the gilt coat of arms of the East India Company to the front board, spine gilt lettered, 23.2 x 16.2cm, endpapers spotted, two Cardiff Public Libraries' inked stamps neatly placed, top edge of the boards waterstained and a...... More
Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1909. [i]-xxix + 407pp, index, original publisher's cloth with the gilt coat of arms of the East India Company to the front board, spine gilt lettered, 23.2 x 16.2cm, top edge gilt, othes uncut, endpapers spotted, two Cardiff Public Libraries' inked stamps neatly placed. Cloth a trifle..... More
South India. Sri Ramanasramam. 1952. Black and white frontispiece plate of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, 46pp, 18.2 x 12.6cm. Wrappers slightly warped, protected by a previous owner, otherwise a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 173374. More
New York. Chinese Studies Press. 1937. 1st Edition. Numerous pen & ink drawings by Arthur G. Learned. 143pp. Original yellow cloth covered boards lettered in black. Hand lettered author name on the spine. The author offers glimpses of China's secret soul as he recounts some of her alluring legends and..... More
London. Allen Lane. 2007. Hardback Edition. xii + 242pp, notes, index, 24.2 x 16cm. A very good hardback copy with dustjacket, protected by a previous owner. When referring to this item please quote stockid 173373. More
Oxford. Oneworld. 2002. Reprint. xii + 288pp, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index, 22.5 x 14.5cm. A very good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 173372. More
