An original coloured chalk (pastel) portrait of Chiang Kai-Shek - the Chinese military and political leader who led the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) for five decades and was head of state of the Chinese Nationalist government between 1928 and 1949. An almost romanticised yet striking portrait. The board measures 41..... More
Shanghai. China United Press. 1935. 1st Edition. Black and white portrait frontispiece and numerous photographs throughout the text. Two large folding maps and a smaller black and white folding map in descriptive envelope loosely inserted at the rear and dated 1935. xiv + 401pp, Buff linen covered boards with some..... More
Shanghai. China United Press. 1934. 2nd edition revised and updated. Black and white portrait frontispiece of General Chiang Kai-Shih and 45 black and white photographs, xiii + 131pp, buff linen covered boards slightly browned at the edges and the spine, prior owner name - Elizabeth D. Keyes, and a Chinese..... More
[c1942]. An original coloured chalk portrait of Colonel Chih Wang - The board measures 34.5. by 27.5cm. A coloured chalk (pastel) portrait of Colonel Chih Wang (later Major General Chih Wang) by noted Australian artist, Charles Wheeler, circa 1942, together with a colour copy of the portrait as it appeared..... More
1931. Bilingual report in English and Chinese. 130pp + 74 pages of Chinese text. graphs in Chinese with English. Report bound into folder with portion of upper wrapper laid down on upper wrapper. First leaf torn with minor loss at lower corner. In the preface to this report it is..... More
