London. Raithby, Lawrence & Company Ltd., 1980. Part One: Ming and Qing Porcelain. 158pp. Part Two: Early Chinese Ceramics and Ancient Bronzes. 142pp. Part Three: Ming and Qing Porcelain and Works of Art. All volumes illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographic illustrations. Hardbacks in lightly worn dustjackets..... More

Mumbai. The Marg Foundation. (circa2018). Plentiful colour illustrations, 180pp, glossary, bibliography, index, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. 31.2 x 25cm. Presents in one volume a selection from the private collection built by Kuldip Singh, an architect and town planner. Includes 300 paintings and some painted prints, reverse-glass works and..... More

Pékin. 1930. Profusely illustrated in black and white throughout, [22]+ 676 + [2] + 35 + [3]pp, one gathering transposed but the work is complete. Attractive modern marbled paper covered boards, plain black cloth spine, portion of original upper wrapper laid down on the upper cover. Edges uncut, 41 x...... More

[1930s?]. Collection of over 280 matchbox labels laid down in an oblong album. Album measures 15 x 21.5cm. Some labels are torn with a little loss to corners and edges and there is some wear to others. An attractive album. The delightful images featured on these labels are largely advertisements..... More

Meiji 43 [1910]. Japanese textile sample book containing 37 swatches of fabric of varying sizes from the late Edo-early Meiji period. Each captioned in Japanese. Includes a triangular sample of Korean brocade and one of Chinese silk with handwritten Chinese characters on it. 20 pages (on 10 folded leaves). Some..... More

[Jingdezhen]. [Hong Kong]. 景德鎮陶瓷館.香港中文大學文物館.[Jingdezhen tao ci guan].[Xianggang zhong wen da xue wen wu guan]. 2004. Beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue jointly held by Jingdezhen Ceramic and Art Museum and The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2004. 186 ceramic artworks are described in the catalogue with bilingual Chinese and English descriptions..... More

No place of publication. No date. (Circa1910). 50 coloured photographs - each 22.5 x 14.8cm, laid down on dark green 'Arches' type paper bound in padded silk boards, decorated with a pine needle and crane design, silk tassled knots secure the expertly rebacked binding. Original embossed endpapers slightly sunned with..... More

Yokohama. Eighth U.S. Army Printing Plant. 1946. Colour and black and white full page plates, 36 pages on double leaves, bound in oblong Japanese paper covered boards with ties, 28 x 39 cm. Upper cover lifting, a little minor insect damage paper covered boards, light soiling title page, mild crease..... More

[1900?]. Sample album of designs most probably for weaving. The album contains 196 numbered paper slits for holding the design samples in place with 68 samples included. Handwritten paper tabs (some damaged with loss) attached to the edges of 17 leaves give the names of customers. Bound in cloth covered..... More

上海.[Shanghai]. 三益社.[Mimasusha]. 昭和十三[1938]. Coloured folding map China as far north as Hebei Province, south to Hong Kong, west to Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces, and corresponding coastal regions. Some folding black and white plates including one of the Bund looking north. 4 full page colour plates, black and white photographic plates..... More

[北京].[Beijing]. 德铭藏品. [De Ming cang pin]. (circa2000). Pictorial stiff card booklet containing an original $50 and an original $100 Yuan commemorative banknote issued to celebrate the forthcoming new century in 1999 by the People's Bank of China. Each bank note is mounted within a clear plastic sleeve between two pages..... More

Hong Kong. Hong Kong Uni. 1967. Second edition. Map, black and white photographic illustrations throughout, a few coloured illustrations, 2 folding plans bound in and 4 large folding plans in rear pocket, index. 396pp. Some occasional light foxing including on one of the folding plans, repaired tear in glassine wrapper..... More

[Ryōshūya Somemonoten].遼洲屋染物店. No date. (circa1930). Bright colour full page plates throughout. 50pp. 18.4 cm x 25.5 cm. Stamps of the shop selling these jackets inside covers. Some occasional light browning, patterned paper covered upper cover, covers little marked worn at edges and damaged with a little loss and discolouration on..... More