Tokyo. 陸軍美術協会. Autumn1942. Colourful map showing places in the Pacific attacked by Japan between February 1942 and August 1942, colour double-page illustrations throughout by Japanese war artists, [48]pp, original coloured wrappers foxed and marked, crease upper cover, wear with minor loss edges still a good copy. 18 x 15.5cm. This..... More

上海.[Shanghai]. 光明書局.[Guang ming shu ju]. 民國25 (1936). 387pp, some foxing on covers, light creasing at corners and edges, spine a little chipped, clean and sound internally. Text in traditional Chinese. 20.5 x 14.9cm . Contributors include leading Chinese writers and educators: 胡適 [Hu Shi], 蔡元培 [Cai Yuanpei], 徐志摩 [Xu Zhimo]..... More

Los Angeles. Carroll Lunt, 1965. Tipped in colour plate, black and white photographic illustrations, 180pp, inscribed by the author front free endpaper. Light even browning but otherwise very good in original cloth. The author states in his foreword that "the important part played by the United States of America and..... More

London. Seeley, Jackson & Haliday, 1857. Black and White lithographs throughout. Bound copies of the Gleaner from January 1857 to December 1857. Blue blind stamped cloth covered boards lettered in gilt and spine lettered in gilt., edges rubbed, cloth a little worn at the spine, corners bumped. 21.5 x 13.5cm..... More

New York. Sturgis & Walton Company. 1909. 1st Edition. Black and white photographic frontispiece and 98 plates including maps, plus 1 plate in colour. xv +393pp. Original red cloth binding lettered in white on the spine and upper board. Head and tail of spine slightly frayed and lettering rubbed with..... More

東京造画館.[Tōkyōzōgakan]. 明治37 [1904]. Complete set of 5 attractive colour Japanese posters. Original paper covers, upper cover shows publication details. These large illustrations show manufacturing processes, ingredients, machinery and the final product. Each are numbered and has explanatory captions in Japanese at the upper right edge, publication information on lower left..... More

上海.[Shanghai]. 錦章圖書局.[Jin zhang tu shu ju]. (circa1920). 9 volumes bound in one, missing vol. 10, four hole stab binding. Unfortunately the paper, in several volumes is browned and acidic causing some leaves to be torn or chipped with loss, a few leaves are damage with serious loss or torn in..... More

London. London Missionary Society. 1899. 1st Edition. Sixty-four black and white illustrations, vii + 216pp, original shiny black endpapers have a few marks, a small label has been removed and the black ink mark has leaked through to the rear of the front free endpaper. Spine very faintly sunned and..... More

New York. Henry Holt and Company. 1911. 1st Edition. Folding map showing Dingle's travels in China 1909-1910, numerous black and white photographic plates, xvi, 446pp, index, appendices. Red cloth covered boards lettered in black, & Chinese characters stamped on front board, lettered in gilt on spine. Head and tale of..... More

London. Constable & Co Ltd., 1914. A folding map of Manchuria and a folding plan of Moukden at the rear. Black and white photographic plates, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiv + 303pp, index. Blue cloth covered boards with slight discolouration and sunned on the spine, lettered in gilt. Some abrading..... More

Shanghai. The Commercial Press Limited. 1934. Revised & enlarged fourth edition. 21 black & white plates including frontispiece, 1 plate in colour, xii + 415pp, bibliography, index. Original maroon cloth lettered in gilt, light water mark to top edges of the first few pages, and prior owner signatures on the..... More