Vancouver. Raincoast Books, 1998. Colour illustrations, xvii + 121pp, glossary, bibliography, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 156395. More

Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. 2011. Black and white illustrations, 291pp, notes, bibliography, index. Signed by author. Paperback covers a little soiled, otherwise a very good copy. "Humour in Chinese Life and Letters: Classical and Traditional Approaches presents an overview of humour and laughter in their many forms of..... More

London. John Murray. 1939. Reprint. Colour frontispiece, xvi + 306pp, index, cloth covers, spine and upper edge sunned, preliminary and final leaves browned, otherwise a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 168680. More

Paris. Chevalier et Riviere. 1904. xi + 426pp, original wrappers little worn and soiled with few tears and little loss to edges, damaged spine with some loss repaired, some browning, signature and stamp title page, uncut edges lightly foxed, contents sound. Text in French. When referring to this item please..... More

New York. Oxford University Press, 2009. Black and white photographic illustrations, xiii + 278pp, index, good copy in hardback. "This book begins with two simple questions: Why has the West for so long and in so many different ways expressed the idea that the Chinese have a special relationship to..... More

New York. Richard Marek Publishers. (circa 1981). 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..... More

Hong Kong. University Book Store. 1961. Second revised edition. viii + 191pp, bilingual indice, notes. Endpapers browned, cream cloth boards marked, edges browned but text sound and clean. "I have used a term of very wide application for the title of this book: 'Sayings' could include anything from proverbs, quotations..... 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

Lewiston. Edwin Mellen. 1998. xx + 387pp, references, indices, very good in pictorial stamped blue cloth. When referring to this item please quote stockid 167577. More

Taiwan. 臺灣商務印書館 Tai Wan Shang Wu Yin Shu Guan Yin Hang, 1968. 232pp, paperback, lower cover a little soiled. A collection of description of wedding customs of minority groups in Taiwan and in select regions of mainland China. In Chinese. When referring to this item please quote stockid 137929... 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