Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1964. Map, black and white plates, text illustrations, xx + 392pp, index, price clipped dustjacket shelf worn, endpapers and edges lightly foxed, good copy. A good general account of Chinese civilization by some of the leading scholars of the day. (When referring to this item please quote..... More

Beijing: China Intercontinental Press. 2011. Colour illustrations, 163pp, paperback. Good copy. Chapter headings include: Festival Customs, Marriage Customs, Taboo Customs, Dietary Customs, Costume Customs, Etiquette Customs. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170818). More

Paris. Chevalier et Riviere. 1904. xi + 426pp, original wrappers little worn and soiled with few tears and little loss to edges, original cellophane protection, binding loosening, splitting at one upper gathering, neat inscription half title page, some browning, signature and stamp title page, uncut edges, contents sound. This French..... More

New York. Richard Marek Publishers. (circa1981). Maps, plans, profuse colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 192pp, notes, chronology, bibliography, index, stains lower edge dustjacket on reverse, overall very good hardback copy. 28.1 x 22.2cm. This attractively illustrated book examines the artistic and architectural heritage of China from the neolithic..... More

Kowloon. Swindon Book. 1979. Map, profusely illustrated with black and white photographic illustrations, one in colour, 248pp, glossary, dustjacket lightly sunned on spine, very lightly worn at edges, starting to open between gatherings in two places but binding still sound. Inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise a good clean copy..... More

Massachusetts. Addison-Wesley. 1991. [Reprint]. Coloured map, black and white as well as coloured illustrations throughout, 424pp., index, bibliography. End leaves unopened, small tear on bottom of dustjacket front and back, spine faded, good hardback copy in dustjacket. "China: Empire of Living Symbols is a book for everyone who has ever..... More

Hong Kong. Eric White Associates Pty Ltd., 1976. Colour illustrations, 40pp, bilingual text in English and Chinese, a very good paperback copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 156178). More

Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. 1991. 354pp, notes, glossary, index, very good copy in dustjacket. This book is divided into three parts. The first five essays deal with historical topics, focusing on the Tang and Sung dynasties. The second group of five essays concentrates on Chinese attitudes to civilization, including..... More

Edinburgh. Edinburgh U.P., 1971. Maps, black and white illustrations, xv + 187pp + black and white photographic plates, index, dustjacket little soiled, head and tail of spine little chipped, few small closed tears, overall good, internally clean. "This book attempts to illustrate the variety and complexity of traditions which are..... More

Ithaca. Cornell Uni. Press. 1994. viii + 370pp, index, glossary, bibliographies, paperback, very good copy. "An elaborate and pervasive set of practices, called guanxi, underlies everyday social relationships in contemporary China. Obtaining and changing job assignments, buying certain foods and consumer items, getting into good hospitals, buying train tickets, obtaining..... More

New York. Paragon Books. 1969. 316pp, sticker damage front pastedown, light scrape upper cover, otherwise a very good hardback copy. First published in Shanghai in the 1930s this book covers many aspects of China and the Chinese including the Chinese woman, past and present, religion and philosophy, painting and calligraphy..... More

Taiwan. 臺灣商務印書館 Taiwan shang wu yin shu guan, 1972. 2nd Edition. 210pp, paperback. Clear contact on covers. Text clean and sound. An account of customs through historical periods in ancient China. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 137930). More