London. Jarrold & Sons. ( 1912.). First Edition. Maps including folding colour map of the Chinese Empire - by the London Geographical Institute, colour plate showing The National Flag of the Chinese Republic, black and white portrait frontispiece and numerous black and white photographic illustrations throughout. Lacks plate showing Rice..... More
London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1874. Cloth covered boards, viii+414pp and 2 pages adverts, marked and worn especially on the spine, endpapers browned, text block edges toned, still a good firm copy of the first edition. 23x15cm. Reprinted chiefly from the 'Edinburgh Review' includes "Cornwallis and the Indian Services" and..... More
New York. The Abingdon Press. Ist printed June 1924, this edition February 1925. Black and white photographic frontispiece with tissue guard and photographic illustrations throughout. Linen spine and very attractively decorated papered boards lettered in gilt, in the original dustwrapper (chipped with some loss). 176pp. 19 x 12.5cm. A lovely..... More
London. Cassell & Company Ltd., 1903. 1st Edition. Black & white frontispiece and 5 plates and a folding Political Map of China and Japan. Original green cloth with dragon device stamped in gilt on front cover, spine lettered in gilt. viii, + 356pp. plus [16]pp publisher's adverts. Cloth slightly flecked..... More
Shanghai. Commercial Press Ltd., 1923. First Edition. Coloured frontispiece and two coloured plates all with tissue-guards, two black and white illustrations. Original dustjacket with coloured illustration laid down as published, a few small closed tears to the wrappers, prior owner's chop front free endpaper, else a near fine copy, exceptionally..... More
Philadelphia & Toronto: China Inland Mission. September 1930. Reprint. Black & white map of Greater China, frontispiece portrait illustrations and 3 full-page illustrations. Free endpaper has been pasted to the front fixed endpaper, some light scattered foxing, William Whiting Borden (November 1, 1887 - April 9, 1913) was an American..... More