Canberra. Department of Far Eastern History, The Australian National University. 1971. First Edition. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates, xii + 56pp, bibliography, loosely inserted errata. 29 x 20.5cm. A little light fading, a very good copy in original wrappers. When referring to this item please quote stockid 222478..... More

Sydney. International Culture Corporation of Australia Limited. 1983. First Edition. Maps, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 96pp, bibliography, correction fluid front free endpaper, prior owner's name title page, trifle foxed edges and initial leaves, still a sound secondhand hardback copy. 28.4 x 21.4cm. When referring to this item..... More

New Haven. Yale University Press. 1986. Black and white illustrations, figures, xiv + 325pp, index, bibliography, worn dustjacket mended on reverse with paper with spine sunned, a good hardback copy. This book "includes eleven essays ranging from the nature of Erh-li-t'ou culture-often regarding as a precursor of Shang-to the Shang..... More

Beijing. 人民出版社 [Renmin chubanshe]. 2008. 662pp, text in simplified Chinese characters, 20.2 x 14cm, paperback. Minor wear, else in very good condition, This book examines economic issues in China, for example the fluctuations in prices of grain, silk, land, and other goods during the Song Dynasty. It combines historical records..... More

London. Penguin. 1989. Maps, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 208pp, chronologies, bibliography, index. 24.2 x 18.5cm. A very good paperback copy. From the library of Aubrey and Eva Sweet with a label indicating the collection number on the spine. This book tells the story of the powerful military..... More

北京. [Beijing]. 中華書局.[Zhong hua shu ju]. 1980. 388pp, minor wear at extremities, otherwise very good in paperback. Text in Chinese. 20.3 x 13.9cm. Reference book to "History of Jin" which was original compiled in Yuan Dynasty, listing and referencing the names mentioned in the historical text. Not to be confused..... More

Canberra. ANU Press. 1972. 96pp, table of titles, authors & editions, character index, appendix, paper wrappers rubbed, spine sunned but title still bright, good. This continuation of the first series includes sixty-six additional indexed works, mostly dating from the Yuan period. Also included are later works containing biographical material on..... More

Shanghai. 商務印書館. Shangwu yinshuguan (The Commercial Press). 1934. Reprint. 2 volumes of 3. Over 1500 pages. Original maroon cloth titled in gilt. Occasional light browning endpapers otherwise good. hub These are the 1st and the 2nd volumes from the 3 volume series 'Da xue cong shu' ['Studies of Scholars'], in..... More

San Francisco. Chinese Materials Center Inc., 1974. 2nd Edition revised and corrected. Volume I only. Recased in burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. cxviii + 499pp. A clean and firm copy. Text in French. Bibliotheque de l'Institut des Hautes Etudes Chinoises. Vol. VI When referring to this item..... More

北京. [Beijing]. 中国审计出版社.[Zhongguo shen ji chu ban she]. 2001. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 317pp, appendix, notes, very good copy in paperback. Text in Chinese. The book introduces the major financial supervision systems and responsible organisations during the Song Dynasty. When referring to this item please quote stockid 169393... More

New York. Columbia University Press. 1970. Reprint. 134pp, index, paperback, minor soiling paperback covers. Good copy Han Fei Tzu's handbook for the ruler, which includes a few chapters for the guidance of his ministers, deals with the problem of preserving and strengthening the state. There are sections on the way..... More

Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 1994. Map, xi + 238pp, index, bibliography, notes, dustjacket trifle worn on extremities, very good hardback copy. "A study of the role of the literati during the Southern Dynasties, which came between the two great dynasties of the Han and the Tang beginning in the..... More