Oxford. JASO. 1991. Frontispiece, xii + 286pp, index. 24.5 x 17cm. A prior owner's signature title page, edges foxed, a very good hardback in dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 219457. More

New York. Seabury Press. 1976. Translated from the German by Michael Shaw. xvi + 502pp, chronological table, bibliography, index, little rubbing on corners, dustjacket a little worn and mended closed tear on reverse, edges lightly foxed, good hardback copy. "One of the major twentieth-century works in Sinology, China and the..... More

Shanghai. Kelly & Walsh. 1927. First Edition. Two colour and numerous black and white photographic illustrations, folding chart of the Chinese year, xi + 514pp + xx index, bibliography, black and white frontispiece. Bright orange cloth covered boards with illustrated motif on the front upper board, spine lettered in black..... More

廣東文物展覽會. [Guangdong wenwu zhanlanhui]. (Circa 1970s). Reprint. Black and white illustrations poorly reproduced. Three volumes, Volume 1: 330pp. Volume 2: 320pp. Volume 3: 420pp. Text in traditional Chinese characters, 25.7 x 18.7cm, wrappers. Minor wear covers. In Minguo 1930 (1941), the Chinese Cultural Association published the first edition of this..... More

Hong Kong. 商務印書管香港分管 [Shangwu yinshuguan Xianggang fenguan]. 1979. Twenty black and white photographic illustrations of maps, two colour plates, 72pp, text in traditional Chinese characters, 21 x 27.6cm, paper wrapper. Edges slightly marked, light creasing to a few leaves, wrapper worn, corners bumped, good copy. This book examines how mapmaking..... More

London. Chancellor Press. 1996. Profuse coloured and black and white photographic illustrations, 144pp, index. 28.5 x 21cm. Library of the World's Myths & Legends series. Very good hardback in dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 217087. More

Peking. Commercial Press. 1923. Second Edition. Black and white photographic plates, 209pp, pictorial cloth with gilt designs and lettering. 19.7 x 13.7cm. Endpapers a little browned, hardback covers lightly worn, a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 220110. More

Singapore. Graham Brash. 1987. [Reprint]. Black and white illustrations, xxx + 223pp, endpapers a little foxed, corners rubbed, a very good paperback copy. This 1987 edition, of a translation from the French, presents an illuminating account of some of the innumerable superstitious customs which have long held sway over Chinese..... More

Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Yenching Institute. December 1950. 362 - 430pp. Stapled wrappers browned and a little worn in places but still sound. A good copy. Single article only. Offprint from Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Volume 13, Numbers 3 and 4. When referring to this item please quote stockid 176646..... More

Beijing. Editions en Langues Étrangères. 1988. Colour photographic illustrations, 26pp, text in French, 18 x 11cm. Original stapled wrappers little worn, overall a very good copy. A guide to several festivals celebrated by China's ethnic groups. When referring to this item please quote stockid 217875. More

London. Hermes House. 1999. Profusely illustrated throughout with colour photographic images, 256pp, index, paperback. 29.7 x 23cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 175983. More

Chicago. Rand McNally & Company. 1913. 92pp, bibliography. Hardback in very good, crisp condition, 17.5 x 11.7cm. Originally written as a thesis presented as a partial requirement for the Master of Arts at North Western University. Includes brief descriptions of education before and after the Chow Dynasty (Zhou Dynasty), the..... More