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

Feltham. Paul Hamlyn. 1968. Profuse colour and black and white illustrations, 141pp, index, pictorial upper cover, prior owner mended sunned dustjacket on reverse, a touch rubbed along extremities, good hardback copy. 28.5 x 21.5cm. "The art of China, delicate and powerful at the same time, is splendidly equipped to portray..... More

London. Oxford University Press, 1964. Map, black and white illustrations, xix + 392pp, index, occasional light foxing edges and endpapers, very good in dustjacket. A good general account of Chinese civilization by some of the leading scholars of the mid 20th century. When referring to this item please quote stockid..... 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

Stanford. Stanford University Press. 1971. Reprint. Diagrams, ix + 370pp, appendices, bibliography, index, 22.2 x 14.3cm. Edges little foxed, cloth-covered boards little worn and marked, otherwise a very good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 172430. 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

Chicago. University of Chicago Press. 1969. 3rd impression. Black and white photographic illustrations, xiv + 233pp, edges and cloth a trifle marked otherwise a very good clean copy. Covering the period from 1400 BC to AD 700 when printing was about to begin in China, this comprehensive study of early..... 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

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