Dragon Boats.
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
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
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
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
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, 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
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. 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
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
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
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
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
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
Sydney. Powerhouse Publishing. 2006. Colour photographic illustrations and maps, 303pp, notes, bibliography, glossary, chronology, index, paperback, quarto. The Great Wall of China consists of 13 essays divided into 6 themes on various aspects of the Walls. There is no single Wall but a series of smaller walls - the oldest..... 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
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
Taiwan. 星光出版社 Xingguang Chubanshe, 1981. First edition. 195pp, very good paperback copy. Text in Chinese. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 137932). 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
香港. (Hong Kong). 商務印書館. [Shang wu yin shu guan]. 1977. Comparison charts, 32pp, excellent condition in paperback. A guide to covert between Gregorian calendar and Lunisolar calendar. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 155883). 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
London. Piatkus Books. 1991. Black and white illustrations, 206pp, appendix, light glue staining hinges, very good hardback copy. "Lure the Tiger out of the Mountains is a compendium of ancient Chinese wisdom which can successfully be applied to our lives today. Here are 36 Stratagems to use in business or..... 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