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

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

United States. HarperCollins. 2005. 5 Rev ed. Black and white line illustrations, xxxix + 421pp, index, remainder mark lower edge, good paperback copy. 23.5 x 18.5cm. "Now in its fifth edition, The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes remains the definitive, classic work on this fascinating subject and artfully combines the Eastern..... 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

United States. Prentice Hall. 2000. Endpaper maps, black and white illustrations, xvi + 333pp, index, note, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. "A Victor's Reflection and Other Tales of China's Timeless Wisdom for Leaders brings together over one hundred Chinese fables, each featuring a thought-provoking and inspiring business success today..... 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

Berkeley. University of California Press. 2000. Black and white photographic illustrations, 283pp, index, glossary, very good copy in paperback. "Presents interpretive essays by scholars from different disciplines on seven core pre-modern classical Chinese texts. The remarkable diversity of these works - drawn from literature, philosophy, religion, and art history -..... 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