Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University Asia Center. 2022. Maps, coloured and black and white illustrations, xvi + 396pp, appendices, bibliography, index. Hardback in dustjacket, as new. An intellectual history of Song, Yuan, and Ming China written from a local perspective, this book shows how literati learning in Wuzhou (later Jinhua), a...... More

Singapore. Unipress. 2001. Wu Teh Yao Memorial Lectures 2000. 27 + 20pp. Text in English and simplified Chinese characters. 21 x 15cm. Covers lightly undulated, a very good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 218601. More

Fujian. 福建人民出版社. [Fujian renmin chubanshe]. 1983. Black and white photographic images of text (unpaginated), + xv + i + iii + 119pp, text in simplified Chinese characters, 20.2 x 14cm, paper wrapper. Wrapper a little faded at spine and browned. A paperback copy in very good condition. This is a...... More

New York. Columbia University Press. 1969. 285pp, index, glossary, notes, appendices, some fading to dustjacket spine, wear and few small tears to clipped dustjacket, edges lightly foxed, name front endpaper, internally clean, good hardback copy overall. Essays on seven aspects of government during the Ming Dynasty. Titles include: Ming Local..... More

Michigan. Michigan State University. 1975. Maps, 251pp, index, bibliography, appendix, glossary, bibliographical essay, blue cloth covered boards, neat name front endpaper, dustjacket and edges browned, a good and clean hardback copy. "Dr So argues that the commonly held view that Japan was responsible for all the havoc wrought by pirates..... More

Albany. State Univ NY Press. 1998. Black and white illustrations, xvi + 205pp, index, notes, glossary, works cited, very good hardback copy. SUNY Series in Chinese Local Studies. "This book presents a wealth of historical, ritual, and musical data preserved in authentic Ming documents, describing ritual and musical structures, thoughts..... More

Hong Kong. 香港宏业书局. [Xianggang hongye shuju]. 1978. iii + iii + 175pp, text in traditional Chinese characters, 18.4 x 13cm, paper wrapper. First and final pages and wrapper a little foxed, spine chipped and browned not affecting legibility, good copy. The title of the book is the temple name of..... More

Beijing. 全国图书馆文献缩微复制中心 [Quanguo tushuguan wenxian suowei fuzhi zhongxin]. 1991. 549pp, text in traditional Chinese characters, 26.4 x 19cm, hardback with gilt lettering. A few slight marks lower endpaper, cover slightly worn. In very good condition. This book documents military administration during the Ming and Qing Dynasty in Guangxi’s Cangwu region..... More

Hong Kong. 龍們書店. 1965. Reprint. 1061pp, text in traditional Chinese characters, 26 x 19cm, paper wrapper. A little browning endpapers, edges and card covers, upper cover damaged at lower corner with loss, spine browned. The text block is clean and sound, good copy. This large tome, compiled by Sun Chengze..... More

Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California. 1980. Plan laid down on one leaf, 210pp, paperback, covers worn with some minor loss at lower corner and joint. A sound secondhand copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 133669. More

福建人民出版社. 260pp, text in simplified Chinese characters, 20.3 x 14cm, paperback. Endpapers foxed, original wrappers a little worn with small repairs at spine and some light foxing. Overall in good condition. This historical record of the Southern Ming Dynasty focuses on the reign of the Yongli Emperor. The original author..... More

Anhui. 黄山书社. [Huangshan Shushe]. 1985. Black and white photographic illustrations, 512pp, text in simplified Chinese characters, 20.1 x 14cm, paperback. Cover worn, edges and endpapers foxed, text clean, a sound secondhand copy. This book is a collection of historical documents, records, and materials related to the economic activities, social networks..... More

Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 2001. Translated by Michael Szonyi. Map, xii + 373pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary. Rubbed dustjacket margins sunned, a very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 221411. More