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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Minneapolis. Milkweed Editions. 1992. Reprint. Introduction by Harrison E. Salisbury. 251pp, spine trifle sunned, upper edge lightly foxed, inscribed by the author, a very good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166972. More
Hong Kong. South China Morning Post. 1982. Endpaper maps, black & white photographic illustrations, 193pp. Boards somewhat worn, otherwise a very good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166119. More
London. John Murray. 1986. Map, black and white photographic plates, 224pp, bibliography, index, 22.3 x 14.5cm. A prior owner's name neatly inked front free endpaper, board lower edges little stained, dustjacket little marked, otherwise a very good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 172610... More
London. Angus & Robertson. 1977. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, 161pp, index, endpapers and edges little foxed, minor wear dustjacket, a good copy. Journalist and foreign correspondent Colin Mason describes some of the consequences of the then quarter-century of Communism in China. When referring to this item please quote stockid 148366..... More
New York. William Morrow. 1973. Black and white photographic illustrations, ix + 292pp, small stain lower spine, dustjacket little creased and sunned, some loss on lower spine, other wise a good copy. A portrait of life in China from a foreigner's viewpoint during the last phases of the Cultural Revolution..... More
New York. Dutton. 1972. 322pp, index, good copy in worn dustjacket. Klaus Mehnert visited China in 1971. This book contains his observations, the conclusions he draws, and background notes which include a number of documents. When referring to this item please quote stockid 36332. More
London. George Newnes. 1957. Endpaper maps, colour and black and white photographic plates taken by the author, 192pp, name of prior owner front pastedown, date stamp lower front free endpaper, edges foxed, damp damage to lower edge with loss to upper cover, marked and chipped dustjacket with loss now protected..... More
New York. Farrar Straus Giroux. Reprint. 1979. Black and white and colour photographic illustrations by Inge Morath. 255pp, good in dustjacket. Small quarto. Playwright Arthur Miller and his photographer wife Inge Morath travelled in China just after the death of Mao. When referring to this item please quote stockid 20785..... More
London. Secker & Warburg. 1968. Translated, 158pp, corner of front endpaper clipped and previous inscription obliterated, shelf worn dustjacket, sound copy. Italian author's impressions of China during the Cultural Revolution. When referring to this item please quote stockid 148368. More
London. Chatto & Windus. 1965. Map, profusely illustrated in colour and black and white with photographs by Gun Kessle, many illustrations are full page, dustjacket worn with minor loss. Quarto. Gun Kessle and Jan Myrdal made three journeys in China in the space of 9 months. These journeys through Inner..... More