Beijing. New World Press. 1990. Black and white illustrations, 489pp, timeline of important historical and literary events, light foxing and browning endpapers and reverse of dustjacket, occasional closed tears fore-edge, hardback, good. Translated from Chinese into English. 21 x 15cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 165655... More

Beijing. Shijie wenhua mingren jinian da hui. 1956. Over 40 pages with text in Chinese, English and German. Original wrappers a little browned, corners creased, a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 137696. More

Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press. 1981. viii + 276pp, notes, bibliography, glossary, index, dustjacket, a very good copy. The history and place in Chinese society of the huaben, or vernacular story, a rich and varied form of Chinese literature. When referring to this item please quote stockid 7139... More

. 237 + 4pp. Evenly browned throughout, some foxing and browning on covers. A sound copy. Text in traditional Chinese. From the library of Professor Pierre Ryckmans (Simon Leys) 李克曼. Originally published in 重慶.[Chongqing] in the 1940s by 希望社.[Xi wang she] however this appears to be a later Hong Kong..... More

香港. (Hong Kong). 中華書局.[Zhonghua shu ju]. 1990. Black and white illustrations, 236pp, book dealer's stamp front free endpaper, spine little faded, otherwise very good in paperback. Text in traditional Chinese. 16.5 x 11.4cm. 杜甫 [Du Fu] (712 - 770) is regarded as one of the greatest Chinese poets. When referring..... More

United States. Stanford University Press. 2007. viii + 289pp, index, bibliography, notes, character list, some creasing corner of leaves, dustjacket a little sunned along extremity, otherwise very good hardback copy. "As China's centrally planned economy and welfare state have given way to a more loosely controlled version of "late socialism,"..... More

Sydney. Wild Peony Book Publishers Pty Ltd, [ 1994]. 149pp, bibliography, covers trifle worn, a very good paperback copy. A series of essays which document chronologically the changes that have occurred in the thematic concerns of post-Mao fiction. By examining the responses of Chinese authorities and readers, the author provides..... More

Berkeley. Uni of California. (circa 1976). Black and white illustrations, x + 355pp, appendix, bibliography, ex-library hardback with stamps and library stationary on endpapers, dustjacket. Text largely clean, a sound ex-library copy. "Lu Hsun (1881-1936) is the literary giant of modern China. Through years of study, in both China and..... More

北京.[Beijing]. 中華書局.[Zhonghua shu ju]. 1965. 1st Edition, 4th Printing. 87pp, spine little chipped and sunned, otherwise very good in paperback. Text in Chinese. 18.5 x 12.3cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 169222. More

北京.[Beijing]. 人民出版社.[Ren min chu ban she]. 2004. 331pp, bibliography, very good in paperback. Text in Chinese. When referring to this item please quote stockid 169490. More

Rutland, Vermont. Tuttle. 1967. 159pp, sources, index, endpapers and title page little browned, remainder mark lower edge, a good hardback copy in worn and repaired dustjacket. "Readable, condensed, entertaining, the selections contained in this book belong to enduring world literature; the "Great Society" envisioned by Confucius; the "Fireside Chats" of..... More

Potsdam. Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft Athenaion. 1926. 2 volumes in 1. 10 tipped in colour plates, black and white plates, 199 + 136pp, little damp staining gutter title pages, prior owner's stamp upper corner title page, cloth a trifle marked. Still a handsome volume. Introductions to the literature of China by Richard..... More

Peking. French Bookstore. 1939. [Reprint]. xxviii + 260pp, appendix, indices, maroon cloth lettered on spine, 26.5 x 19.5cm. Recased, modern endpapers, blank, title page and last two leaves heavily browned, some occasional foxing, soiling and insect damage to text but generally sound and clean. A number of small holes in..... More