New York. Atheneum. 1989. Colour photographic plates, xxiii + 260pp, index, ex-library with light discard stamp half title, lacks front free endpaper, front pastedown damaged with a little loss, a good ex-library copy. Accounts from two members of the Sobek exhibition. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166501..... More
London. Edinburgh House. 1928. Endpaper maps, 168pp, bibliography, index, covers fairly worn and browned with few small closed tears, edges and endpapers browned and foxed, a sound secondhand paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166512. More
New York. Friendship Press. 1969. 191pp. Leaves marked in pen throughout, inscription and signature front free endpaper, paperback covers worn, a good reading copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166291. More
New York. Marzani & Munsell. 1963. Black and white text illustrations, 224pp, paperback, minor wear covers. American novelist's experiences of China. "Chinese color symbolism differs drastically from the West, illuminating the contrasts in cultures. Here is a friendly but critical eyewitness account by an American novelist sensitive to the art..... More
New York. Prentice Hall Press. 1991. Map, xxvi + 304pp. Dustjacket spine trifle sunned, a very good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166577. More
London. Hodder and Stoughton. 1982. Endpaper maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xii + 468pp, index, price clipped and slightly browned dustjacket, spine slightly sunned, upper edge lightly foxed, a good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166694. More
London. Hodder & Stoughton. 1982. Endpaper maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xii + 468pp, index, good copy in slightly foxed dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 41207. More
Hong Kong: Odyssey Hong Kong 1999-2004, 2003. Revised Edition. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, 424pp, very good secondhand copy. Odyssey Guides. Home to one-quarter of the world's population and heir to the richest civilization in history, China continues to exert a magnetic attraction on visitors. Archeological treasures, architectural masterpieces, stunning natural..... More
Santa Barbara. Fithian Press. 1999. Black and white illustrations, 319pp, bibliography, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. In 1946 the author along with a Chinese professor and an Army pilot-engineer set out to experience the Yangzi Gorges. For 19 days they immersed themselves in the life of the river, along..... More
Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. 1984. Reprint. Introduction by H. J. Lethbridge. Fold-out maps, xviii + v + 390pp, bibliography, index. Prior owner's signature front free endpaper, covers little shelf worn and browned, a good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166635. More
Geneva. Nagel. 1975. 3rd Edition. Folding coloured maps and plans, 1504pp + 25 plans, Lacks the map of Hong Kong, otherwise complete and in good condition When referring to this item please quote stockid 219695. More
Geneva. Nagel Publishers. 1974. Third Edition. Black & white and colour folding maps, plans, 1503pp, index. Lacking map of Hong Kong, leaves trifle browned with some occasional creasing, dustjacket somewhat faded with spine sunned, a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 175506. More
New York. Better Link Press. 2010. Colour photographic illustrations,157pp, dustjacket, a very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166689. More
USA. Harvard University Press. 2008. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, 265pp, notes, dustjacket. Very good copy. "Where is the market?" inquires the tourist one dark, chilly morning. "Follow the ghosts," responds the taxi driver, indicating a shadowy parade of overloaded tricycles. "It's not called the ghost market for nothing!"..... More
London. Methuen & Co Ltd., 1955. Translated from Norwegian. Map, decorative endpapers, black and white photographic plates, 219pp. Library stamp on front free endpaper, no other library markings, some wear to covered dustjacket, very good copy. Sigurd Eliassen, a Norwegian engineer, was assigned the task of irrigating Shaanxi just prior..... More
London. Mildmay Books. 1987. Facsimile Reprint. Black and white map, sepia plates, black and white illustrations, vii + xv + 398pp. Paperback, spine lightly sunned, extremities a little worn, internally clean, a good copy. Originally published in 1852. When referring to this item please quote stockid 224618. More
Deutsch. 1973. Endpaper maps, photographs by Marc Riboud, xiii + 143pp, index, a very good copy in dustjacket. In the autumn of 1972, John Kenneth Galbraith was invited to visit China to view the Chinese economy. This is his personal account of the day-to-day life he experienced while he as..... More
London. T. Werner Laurie. (Circa 1919). Black and white frontispiece and 30 leaves of black & white photographic illustrations. Rebound in full maroon buckram with title lettered in gilt, new endpapers, xii +295pp, 22 x 14cm. Text-block has some light occasional foxing, some pertinent neatly pencilled notes on the rear..... More
Hutchinson. 1967. Black and white photographic illustrations, 286pp, worn dustjacket, i Candid observations of Chinese society and politics in the mid sixties. When referring to this item please quote stockid 6249. More
New York. Random House. 2007. Reprint. Map, colour photographic plates, xxiv + 322pp, bibliography, very good copy in dustjacket. "Part personal pilgrimage, part reportage, this book cuts right through the middle of the turmoil. Gifford's ability to talk to everyone across the social spectrum makes this book an outstanding travel..... More
New York. Grand Central Publishing. 2009. 306pp. Remainder mark lower edge, upper edge trifle foxed, overall a very good hardback copy in like dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166008. More
London. Reprint Society. 1963. Revised edition. 432pp, appendices, bibliography, index, endpapers little damp stained, worn dustjacket, signature of a prior owner front free endpaper. Felix Greene, cousin of the author Graham Greene, travelled in China in 1957 and again in 1960. In this book he gives an account of China..... More
London. Collins. 1965. Black and white photographic plates by S.G. Svenson, 127pp, prior owner's signature front free endpaper, minor wear cloth. Good sound copy. Beryl Grey, well known English prima ballerina, describes her 1964 visit to China. When referring to this item please quote stockid 94595. More
Australia-China Friendship Society. (Circa 1984). No date. Black and white photographic illustrations in the text, light even browning. Paperback, covers lightly worn. 28.4 x 19.7cm. An Australian socialist records his visit to China - the people he met and the experiences he had. When referring to this item please quote..... More
United States: Milkweed Editions, 1990. 251pp, paperback covers lightly rubbed, a good copy. Arranged by letter of the alphabet, with at least one entry per letter, these short pieces capture the variety of daily life in contemporary China. Writing about traditions that endure in rural areas as well as the..... More