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
North Melbourne. Arden. 2023. Black & white illustrations, xvii + 262pp, notes, bibliography. Paperback. "In April 2020, the author, lamenting the end of travel as COVID spreads, turns for solace to his library of antiquarian books, in particular his collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century works of exploration..... More
London. Heinemann. 1980. Map, profusely illustrated with black and white and colour illustrations, 208pp, glossary, index, little worn dustjacket, a good copy. A survey of the historical background, particularly after the First World War up until 1979. It is an evocation of China and the Chinese from the viewpoint of..... More