Kobe. Takagi Photo Co., No date. (circa1919). 50 hand coloured full page collotypes printed on thick paper showing beautiful Japanese sights, scenery and people involved in activities, each plate captioned in English, all edges gilt, padded patterned silk over boards with tassle ties presented in a wrap around cloth covered..... More

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

No publication details. (circa1920?). Album of twelve full page hand coloured illustrations on silk laid down on card leaves. Images measure 25.4 x 19.4cm. Silk along upper border of two images a trifle frayed, occasional light marks, some light browning card leaves, minor insect damage silk border of one leaf..... More

台北.(Taibei). 國立歷史博物館.[Guo li li shi bo wu guan]. 民國86 (1997). Map,colour plates, black and white illustrations, 192pp, gilted lettering on covers and spine, hardback cloth covers. Text mainly in traditional Chinese with English and Chinese preface. 38.5 x 26.6cm. Private collection of Chen Cheng-Ching's Taiwan aboriginal art objects from 9..... 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 date [195-]. Colour photographic portrait of the artist, 32 (lacks one plate) delightful colour plates of flowers and butterflies from paintings by Mrs S.K. Ling. Preliminary and last leaves foxed, some very light occasional browning first plates, but generally the plates are very good. Striking green cloth binding lettered..... 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