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Hosie, Alexander . MANCHURIA ITS PEOPLE, RESOURCES AND RECENT HISTORY
Boston 1910 1st Millet. Volume XIV of Oriental Series. Ambassadors' Edition. Copy 88 of 750 copies. Sm.4to., color frontis, photo illustrations, maroon cloth hardcover.Top edge gilt. Good plus, cover somewhat worn and lightly stained. (a61618)
$75.00 Siu, R. G. H. . THE MAN OF MANY QUALITIES - A LEGACY OF THE I CHING
1968 1st MIT. Octavo, 463pp., hardcover. Good, front board slightly bowed, in Good DJ. (a61616)
$18.00 Chih-Yi Cheng, Andrew . HS�NTZU'S THEORY OF HUMAN NATURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CHINESE THOUGHT
Peking 1928. Octavo, 111pp., gilt printed hardcover with cloth spine. Owner signed on front free blank. A few small marginal pencil marks. VG, some marginal foxing inside covers, corners lightly worn. Original edition. Very scarce. (a61612)
$280.00 Savage Landor, A. Henry . TIBET & NEPAL PAINTED AND DESCRIBED
London 1905 1st A. and C. Black. Hardcover. Large octavo, 233pp., 74 of 75 listed color illustrations, lacking plate No. 3 opposite p. 22 (absolutely no indication of missing page), foldout map, gilt decorated blue cloth. Top edge gilt. Good plus, corners frayed, some wear along outer hinges, end papers toned. (a61567)
$47.00 (china) . LETTERS FROM A CHINESE OFFICIAL BEING AN EASTERN VIEW OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
New York 1904 McClure, Phillips. Octavo., 75pp., brown paper covered hardcover with gilt lettering. VG, much of spine lettering faded away. (a61556)
$27.00 Cheng, F. T. . REFLECTIONS AT EIGHTY (signed)
London 1966 Luzac. Hardcover. Small octavo., 77pp., photo illustrations, original printed cloth. The Author is, perhaps, the greatest living exponent of Confucian Philosophy (blurb). **Signed by Cheng. Near Fine in VG plus DJ. (a61548)
$38.00 Timkowski, George . TRAVELS OF THE RUSSIAN MISSION THROUGH MONGOLIA TO CHINA, AND RESIDENCE IN PEKING IN THE YEARS 1820-1821 WITH CORRECTIONS AND NOTES BY JULIUS VON KLAPROTH 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
London 1827 1st Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green. 2 volumes. Octavo, 468pp., 496pp., frontis engraving of Arachi Taidzi mounted on a camel, folding plan of Peking, one large folding map of China, original purplish tan cloth with gilt spine lettering. Good, new endpapers, covers quite worn, cracking along all outer hinges, spines discolored, some soiling and a few closed tears in margins. Fascinating reading--one of the major travel books. 2 volumes. (a61492)
$1250.00 Pratt, A. E. . TO THE SNOWS OF TIBET THROUGH CHINA
London 1892 Longmans, Green, and Co. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 268pp., illustrations, foldout map, original gilt printed blue cloth. Owner bookplate. VG, light rubbing on front outer hinge, light soiling. (a61460)
$525.00 M'Leod (McLeod) , John . VOYAGE OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP ALCESTE, TO CHINA, COREA, AND THE ISLAND OF LEWCHEW, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HER SHIPWRECK (THIRD EDITION)
London 1820 3rd John Murray. Octavo., 399pp. large foldout engraved map and 5 lovely full-color aquatint plates, half pale yellow cloth with paper covered boards. VG, light soiling, corners gently bumped, original mounted paper spine label worn and chipped. (a61164)
$450.00 (shanghai) . SHANGHAI STORIES
Shanghai 1927 1st Kelly & Walsh. Members of the Short Story Club, Shanghai. Octavo, 310pp., hardcover with mounted label on spine and on front. VG, new endpapers, covers lightly worn and lightly stained, residue of label at heel of spine, light wear on spine label. (a60804)
$95.00 Birch, John Grant . TRAVELS IN NORTH AND CENTRAL CHINA
London 1902 1st Hurst and Blackett. Hardcover. 8vo., xiv, 379pp., photo illustrations, advertisements, illustrated hardcover with dramatic large gilt dragon and red lettering on front, gilt spine lettering. VG, new endpapers, light fraying of spine ends. (a60492)
$300.00 Hovelaque, Emile . CHINA
London 1923 Dent. Translated by Mrs. Laurence Binyon. 8vo., 272pp., hardcover. Good, cover worn, no DJ. (a60446)
$25.00 Crawfurd, John . JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY FROM THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA TO THE COURTS OF SIAM AND COCHIN CHINA; EXHIBITING A VIEW OF THE ACTUAL STATE OF THE THOSE KINGDOMS
London 1830 2nd Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. Two volumes, complete. 8vo., 475pp., 459pp., stunning frontis foldout engraved view of Singapore (Volume I), very large detailed foldout map of Siam and China (map opens to 25 inches x 40 inches), 6 full page or double page engraved views including view of Bangkok (Volume I), foldout engraving showing 8 regional head/face types plus 6 more engraved views including map and plan of Singapore (Volume II), woodcuts, large foldout chart of Vocabularies, later half leather with mounted black leather gilt trimmed spine labels and marbled boards. Near Fine, very light wear, one tiny scuff mark on spine; occasional spot of soiling intext. A rare and highly desirable set of a landmark classic in travel literature in Beautiful Condition. 2 volumes. (a60251)
$6000.00 Guest, Captain Freddie . ESCAPE FROM THE BLOODIED SUN
London 1956 Jerrolds. One of the most incredible stories of WW2, the escape covering 1200 miles from Hong Kong to Chungking, of Capt. Guest and a one-legged Chinese Admiral. Octavo, 192pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. VG, spine faded, no DJ. (a59309)
$25.00 Alsop, Guliema F, . MY CHINESE DAYS
Boston 1918 Little, Brown. Small octavo, 271pp., photo illustrations, decorated hardcover. Owner signed. Signed by Alsop on the title page. VG, light wear. (a58857)
$30.00 Yung, Wu . THE FLIGHT OF AN EMPRESS
New Haven 1936 1st Yale. Transcribed by Liu K'Un. Translated and edited by Ida Pruitt. 8vo., 222pp., hardcover. VG, spine a bit yellowed, no DJ. (a58827)
$25.00 Huc, M. . TRAVELS IN THE CHINESE EMPIRE A JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHINESE EMPIRE 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
NY 1859 (1855) Harper. This is a slightly later printing of the first edition and was published without the map. 2 volumes. Sm.8vo., 421pp., 422pp., original stamped green cloth with gilt spine lettering. A few institution stamps on title page and in text. VG, new endpapers, some light wear on spine ends. A nice looking copy in original cloth. (a58823)
$85.00 Dawson, Christopher (editor) . THE MONGOL MISSION: NARRATIVES AND LETTERS OF THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES IN MONGOLIA AND CHINA IN THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES
London 1955 1st Sheed and Ward. Translated by a Nun of Stanbrook Abbey. 8vo., 246pp., red cloth hardcover. A volume with translations of a number of important sources not available elsewhere. Fine in VG DJ, a bit browned. Scarce. (a58573)
$162.00 Creel, Herrlee Glessner . STUDIES IN EARLY CHINESE CULTURE FIRST SERIES
Baltimore 1937 1st Waverly Press. Sm.4to., 266pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a58433)
$40.00 Lee, Robert M. . CHINA SAFARI
New Jersey 1986 Amwell Press. An Asian Hunting Heritage Book. Limited to 1000 copies. Sq,8vo., 269pp., color photo illustrations, black silk end papers, red cloth with gilt trim. All edges gilt. Signed by Lee. Small ink line in front hinge. Near Fine. (a58431)
$90.00 Inn, Henry . CHINESE HOUSES AND GARDENS
NY 1950 Bonanza Books. Edited by Shao Chang Lee. 4to., 148pp., photo illustrations, original hardcover. VG in VG DJ. (a58094)
$44.00 Hornbeck, Stanley K. . CHINA TO-DAY: POLITICAL
Boston 1927 World Peace Foundation. Small octavo, pp. 417-566, original gilt printed hardcover. Inscribed and signed presentation copy from Hornbeck to Laurence F. Salisbury. Also signed by Hornbeck on title page. Good, small stain on front board, spine lettering faded away, no DJ. (a58010)
$65.00 Rasmussen, A. H. . CHINA TRADER
London 1954 (reprinted) Constable. 8vo., 238pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a57520)
$25.00 Lee, James Zee-Min . CHINESE POTPOURRI
Hongkong 1961 3rd Oriental Publishers. 8vo., 340pp., photo illustrations, gilt decorated hardcover. Good, front cover faded, no DJ. (a57502)
$35.00 Brockway, Alice Pickford . LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST
Philadelphia 1919 1st Judson. Christian missionaries in China. Sm.8vo., 75pp., photo illustrations, hardcover with mounted photo illustrations on front. VG, light wear. Scarce. (a57500)
$125.00 Colquhoun, Archibald R. . CHINA IN TRANSFORMATION
NY 1898. 8vo., 397pp., text maps, 3 foldout maps in rear pocket, index, cloth. Near VG, a bit worn. (a57499)
$75.00 Roy, Jules . JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA
London 1967 Faber. 8vo., 293pp., photo illustrations, foldout map, hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ, (a57045)
$30.00 Sarcey, Francisque Sarcey . THE MISERIES OF FO HI A CELESTIAL FUNCTIONARY
Chicago 1883 First edition Jansen McClurg. A rewriting of a Chinese story, according to Preface. Translated from the French of Francisque Sarcey by H. R. H. Hardcover. 12mo., 254pp., yellow pictorial cloth. Good plus. Rare. (a56956)
$150.00 Ware, Rev. James . A PEEP INTO A CHINAMAN'S LIBRARY BEING A POPULAR VIEW OF CHINESE LITERATURE
Shanghai 1896 Shanghai Mercury Office. Sm.8vo., 104pp., Several drawings, original red printed wraps. Institute bookplate and blind stamps. Near Good, cover worn, lower front corner chipped off, spine chipped. Scarce. (a56939)
$145.00 Fraser, Mrs. Hugh . A DIPLOMATIST'S WIFE IN MANY LANDS (2 VOLUMES)
NY 1910 1st Dodd Mead. China, Russia, Italy. 2 volumes. Large octavos, 354pp., 324pp., hardcovers. Top edges gilt. Sight paperclip residue and indentation on top margins of initial pages of Volume I. VG, slight bubbling on cloth on front covers of both volumes, frontis tissue has one long closed tear in one volyume. Nice set. 2 volumes. (a54563)
$43.00 Anderson, Aeneas . A NARRATIVE OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY TO CHINA IN THE YEARS 1792, 1793 AND 1794 CONTAINING THE VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE EMBASSY WITH ACCOUNTS OF CUSTOMS AND MANNERS OF THE CHINESE; AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY, TOWNS, CITIES, &C
New York 1795 1st American edition, Printed by T. and J. Swords. 12mo., 328pp., (includes short glossary of Chinese words), later green buckram with title, author, library name and library numbers printed neatly on spine. Good, cover only slightly worn, leaves lightly and evenly browned with just a few tiny scattered stains; no hinges cracked; binding very secure. (a52123)
$295.00 Chitty, F.-R. . IN CHINE CHOSES VUES
Paris 1910 Vuibert. Traduit de l'Aanglais par Lugne-Philipon. 4to., 214pp., illustrations, finely bound in red cloth with red leather spine with raised bands and full gilt trim onbackstrip. All edges gilt. Heavy textured white end papers. VG. (a52092)
$250.00 Guillemard, F. H. H. . THE CRUISE OF THE MARCHESA TO KAMSCHATKA & NEW GUINEA WITH NOTICES OF FORMOSA, LIU-KIU, AND VARIOUS ISLANDS OF THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO
London 1889 2nd John Murray. Cruise from England through Red Sea to Southern India, Southeast Asia and up to Kamschatka. Sm.4to., 455pp., color foldouts, 14 maps, index, blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Good, some wear at corners,spine ends frayed (a52091)
$300.00 Petech, L. . CHINA AND TIBET IN THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHINESE PROTECTORATE IN TIBET (ORIGINAL BOO, NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
Leiden 1950 1st E. J. Brill. Monographies du T'Oung Pao Volume I. Large octavo, 286pp., wraps. A few pages yet uncut. Good, light wear and spine darkened. (a52086)
$300.00 Dingle, Edwin J. . ACROSS CHINA ON FOOT LIFE IN THE INTERIOR AND THE REFORM MOVEMENT
Bristol 1911 1st Arowsmith. Lg.8vo., 446pp., photo illustrations, foldout map, original red cloth hardcover. Owner signed. VG, light cover wear. (a52070)
$245.00 Thomson, J. . THE STRAITS OF MALACCA INDO-CHINA AND CHINA OR TEN YEARS' TRAVELS, ADVENTURES AND RESIDENCE ABROAD
London 1875 Sampson Low. Lg.8vo., 546pp., upwards of 60 wood engravings by J. D. Cooper, 3/4 mearoon leather. Small school stamp on titlepage. Good, end papers and fore-edges foxed, slight water effects on top corner of cover and initial 4 pages including light stain on frontispiece. (a50076)
$320.00 Leclercq, Chanoine J. . VIE DU PERE LEBBE
Paris 1955. In French. Sm.4to., 347pp., photo illustrations, map, illustrated wraps. **Inscribed and signed by Leclercq on the half title. Unopened. VG in Fair DJ, worn on edges, a few chips. (a50043)
$36.00 Polhill, A. T. . ACROSS SIBERIA WITH A BABY, & A VISIT TO A CHINESE PRISON
Cambridge 1904 1st Deighton, Bell. Edited with a Preface by Robert Sinker, D. D. 12mo., 84pp., photo illustrations, frontis map, printed blue cloth, VG. Rare. (a49922)
$295.00 Graham, David Crockett . FOLK RELIGION IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
Washington 1967 2nd. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Volume 142 Number 2. 8vo., 246pp., photo illustrations, 28 plates, printed hardcover. VG, lower cover corner and lower text page corners bumped, no DJ. (a48984)
$39.00 De Bary, Wm. Theodore . THE MESSAGE OF THE MIND IN NEO-CONFUCIANISM
NY 1989 1st Columbia.8vo., 292pp., hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a48526)
$30.00 Michie, Alexander . THE SIBERIAN OVERLAND ROUTE FROM PEKING TO PETERSBURG THROUGH THE DESERTS AND STEPPES OF MONGOLIA TARTARY & c.
London 1864 John Murray. Hardcover. Octavo, 402pp., 2 long foldout maps, original blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Good, light wear on corners and spine ends. No ownership marks. High Quality book. (a44546)
$360.00 Hsu, Francis L.K. . UNDER THE ANCESTORS' SHADOW CHINESE CULTURE AND PERSONALITY
London 1949 1st. 8vo., 317pp., index, cloth. Fine in VG DJ, light soiling. (a44016)
$35.00 Schmid, Peter . CHINA, REICH DER NEUEN MITTE
Frankfurt am Main 1957 S. Fischer Verlag. In German. Sm.4to., 205pp., monochrome photo illus., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a43476)
$30.00 Manchen-Helfen, Otto . REISE INS ASIATISCHE TUWA
Berlin 1931 Der Bucherkreis. German exploration near USSR-Chinese border. In German, 8vo., 172pp., 28 photobildern, printed paper covered boards with cloth spine. Date stamp on inside front board. VG, end papers browned, cover somewhat worn, no DJ. Scarce. (a43474)
$300.00 Sung, Z.D. . THE SYMBOLS OF YI KING OR THE SYMBOLS OF THE CHINESE LOGIC OF CHANGES
Shanghai 1934. Sm.8vo., 159pp., index, red cloth. VG, very light stains. (a43397)
$60.00 Beal, Samuel (translator) . SI-YU-KI BUDDHIST RECORDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD 2 VOLUMES IN ONE
London n.d (c.1900) Kegan Paul , Trench, Treubner & Co. (Popular Edition). Translated from the Chinese. 2 volumes in one. Lg.8vo., cviii, 242pp., double page map; vii, 369pp., index, original cloth. School bookplate (stamped Withdrawn) inside front cover, residue of label at heel of spine. VG. (a43262)
$85.00 Suzuki, Teitaro and Paul Carus (editors, translators) . T'AI SHANG KAN-YING P'IEN TREATISE OF THE EXALTED ONE ON RESPONSE AND RETRIBUTION
La Salle 1950 Open Court. Originally published in this form in 1906. Containing Introduction, Chinese Text, Verbatim Translation, Translation, Explanatory Notes and Moral Tales. Sm.8vo., 139pp., frontis, illus., index, wraps. VG, light wear. (a43244)
$65.00 Laufer, Berthold . THE SWING IN CHINA
n.p. n.d. Offprint from the Memoires de la Societe Finno-Ougrienne LXVII. In English. 8vo., pp.212-223, wraps. Good, a few small chips on wraps. Unusual. (a43203)
$30.00 Kingdon Ward, Captain F. . FROM CHINA TO HKAMTI LONG
London 1924 1st Edward Arnold. Important classic in botanical exploration. 8vo., 317pp., monochrome photo illustrations, general index and plant index, black cloth. VG, some foxing on fore-edges, slight staining on rear end papers, no DJ. (a42803)
$585.00 Boyd, Corabel Tarr . AROUND THE WORLD 1929-1930 LETTERS BY CORABEL TARR BOYD
n.p. n.d. (1930?) Japan, China, India. 4to., 183 leaves, mimeo on rectos only, full leather binding with name of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Parlin printed in gold on front. Good, leather rubbed, faded and worn, spine ends worn. Probably unique copy. Rare. (a42747)
$300.00 Te-K 'Un, Cheng . THE RELIGIOUS OUTLOOK OF THE CHINESE
London 1956 China Society. 8vo., 8pp., wraps. VG. (a42739)
$25.00 Minturn, Robert B. Jr. . FROM NEW YORK TO DELHI BY WAY OF RIO DE JANEIRO, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
NY 1858 2nd Appleton. 8vo., 488pp., color foldout map as frontispiece, hardcover. Ex-library with spine numbers and pocket and a few internal stamps. Good, spine ends lightly fraying; text clean and binding secure. (a42724)
$33.00 Pumpelly, Raphael . ACROSS AMERICA AND ASIA NOTES OF A FIVE YEARS' JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD AND OF RESIDENCE IN ARIZONA, JAPAN AND CHINA
NY 1870 2nd revised, Leypoldt & Holt. Lg.8vo., 454pp., woodcut illustrations, index, green cloth with gilt picture of globe on front board. Owner signed on titlepage and on end paper. Good, new endpapers, corners and spine ends a bit worn. (a42651)
$85.00 Walmsley, Lewis C. . BISHOP IN HONAN MISSION AND MUSEUM IN THE LIFE OF WILLIAM C. WHITE
1974 1st University of Toronto. White, 1873-1960, was missionary in China and had 'one of the world's greatest museum collections of Chinese archaeology.' 8vo., 230pp., monochrome photo illustrations, hardcover. VG in VG DJ. (a42341)
$25.00 (Robeson, Paul) . PEKING A TOURIST GUIDE
Peking 1960 Foreign Languages Press. 8vo., 191pp., monochrome photo illustrations, hardcover. Printed name/address label of Paul Robeseon on front end paper. Strangely, one photo plate has been cut out (before p. 92). VG in Good DJ. (a42231)
$40.00 Cosentino, Frank . THE BOEHM JOURNEY TO CHING-TE-CHEN, CHINA, BIRTHPLACE OF PORCELAIN
Trenton 1976. Hardcover. Octavo, 161pp., photo illustrations, printed boards. 'Seasons Greetings' card signed by Helen (?) Boehm laid in. Fine, no DJ. (a40881)
$48.00 (republic of china) . CHINA FORUM VOLUME 2 NUMBER 1
Taipei 1975. China Forum, Vol. I Number 1, January 1975. Whole volume has several articles. In English, with entire text reprinted in Chinese from the rear board. 4to., printed boards. VG. (a40310c)
$55.00 (republic of china) . CHINA FORUM VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1
Taipei 1974. China Forum, Vol. I Number 1, January 1974. Whole volume has several articles. In English, with entire text reprinted in Chinese from the rear board. 4to., printed boards. VG. (a40309e)
$65.00 Chien Mo . HISTORY AND LITERATURE IN CHINESE CULTURE
Taipei 1974. In China Forum, Vol. I Number 1, January 1974 at pp.1-61, in English. Whole volume has several articles. The entire text appears to be reprinted in Chinese from the rear board. 4to., printed boards. VG. (a40309a)
$65.00 Douglas, Rev. Carstairs . CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF THE VERNACULAR OR SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF AMOY WITH THE PRINCIPAL VARIATIONS OF THE CHANG-CHEW AND CHIN-CHEW DIALECTS; SUPPLEMENT TO DICTIONARY OF THE VERNACULAR OR SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF AMOY - 2 VOLUMES
London 1873 1st Trubner. Main volume: 4to., 612pp., full leather. Owner signed (in Chinese characters.) Near VG, some staining on rear board and backstrip. Text clean and binding secure. Scarce first edition. Supplement volume: Shanghai 1923 Commercial Press. Edited by Rev. Thomas Barclay. 4to., 276pp., hardcover. Owner signed (Margaret C. Morrison). Good, rear hinge cracked, small water stain on inner margin of all page, cover worn and rubbed but text clean and binding secure. 2 volume set: (a39239)
$1300.00 (china) . DSCHUANG DSI DAS WAHREBUCH VOM SUEDLICHEN BLUETENLAND /NAN HUA DSCHEN GING/
Jena 1912. Aus dem Chinesischen verdeutscht und erlautert von Richard Wilhelm. In German. 8vo., 266pp., illus., index, decorated boards. Owner bookplate. Good, a few light stains on front pastedown and on first design page, small stain and scuff on bottom of first illustrated page in Chinese (barely affecting border), front printed tissue overlay chipped at bottom (not affecting printed portion). (a38440)
$75.00 Huc, M. (Evariste Regis) . A JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHINESE EMPIRE
NY no date (late 19thcentury ) Harper. 2 volumes. Sm8vo., 421pp., 422pp., large folding map, index, original green cloth. Spine numbers removed, a few institution blindstamps. VG, new endpapers. 2 volumes. (a36939)
$145.00 Johnson, Kinchen (comp., translator) . PEIPING RHYMES WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS FIRST SERIES
Peiping 1932. Author a teacher of Peking National Normal University. Chinese text on left; English translation on right. 8vo., 428pp., hardcover. Good, pages browned, small chip on last addendum leaf, in worn, cellophane DJ, flaps glued to inner boards. Rare. (a29893)
$215.00 Bjerregaard, C. H. A. . THE INNER LIFE AND THE TAO-TEH-KING
NY 1912 1st Theosophical Pub. Sm.4to., 225pp., cloth. Line of ink mss writing on title page. Good, moderate cover wear. (a29869)
$45.00 Rudd, Herbert Finley . CHINESE MORAL SENTIMENT BEFORE CONFUCIUS: A STUDY IN THE ORIGIN OF ETHICAL VALUATIONS
Shanghai 1914 Christian Literature Society. University of Chicago Graduate Divinity School Dissertation. A study in the Origin of Ethical Valuations. 8vo., 221pp., hardcover. VG, light wear. (a29867)
$85.00 Wilshire, Trea . OLD HONG KONG
Hong Kong 1987 1st Formasia. Great Cities of the World series. Oblong 4to., 204pp., sepia-tone photo illustrations on every page, hardcover. Owner inscribed and signed on half title. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. (a28323)
$24.00 Levy, Howard S. and Ryooji Sasaki . UNSUNG HERO THE LATE NAGAO RYUZO CONVERSATIONS
Yokohama 1967. Records a conversation with Mr. Nagao Ryuuzoo held April 13, 1963. Mr. Nagao lived in China for 40 years and dedicated his life to improving Sino-Japanese relations. Parallel English and Japanese text. Sm.4to., 84pp., red wraps. VG. Scarce. (a27661)
$40.00 Chen Li-Fu . PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE
NY 1948. 8vo., 148pp., index. Original wraps mounted on blank, bound in hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a24220)
$30.00 de G. White, Mary . CHINA JOURNAL 1976
Bernardsville 1976. 8vo., 103pp., photo illus., wraps. Inscribed and signed by White. Political tourist, travels with a group organized by the Guardian Radical Newsweekly. Saw lots of smiling peasants, workers, soldiers. VG. (a23865)
$40.00 Cochrane, Capt. John Dundas . NARRATIVE OF A PEDESTRIAN JOURNEY THROUGH RUSSIA AND SIBERIAN TARTARY FROM THE FRONTIERS OF CHINA TO THE FROZEN SEA AND KAMTCHATKA
Philadelphia 1824 1st Carey. Performed during the years 1820, 1821, 1822, and 1823. Royal Navy Captain walks, except for short cart and sledge rides, from St. Petersburg to Kamchatka. Nerhood 171. 8vo., 415pp., 3/4 leather with marbled boards, gilt spine lettering with raised bands. Good plus, front board reattached professionally, end papers foxed, occasional light areas of browning in text. (a23438)
$245.00 Bonnard, Abel . IN CHINA
NY 1927 1st American Edition. Translated from the French by Veronica Lucas. Hardcover. Octavo, 361pp., cloth. VG, no DJ. (a23221)
$25.00 Atkinson, Thomas Witlam . TRAVELS IN THE REGIONS OF THE UPPER AND LOWER AMOOR AND THE RUSSIAN ACQUISITIONS ON THE CONFINES OF INDIA AND CHINA WITH ADVENTURES AMONG THE MOUNTAIN KIRGHIS; AND THE MANJOURS, MANYARGS, TOUNGOUS, TOUZEMTS, GOLDI AND GELYAKS; THE HUNTING AND PASTORAL TRIBES.
NY 1860 Harper. Nerhood 239: This book continues the author's coverage of his journey of 1848-55 and in particular, in this volume, alerts the British to Russian ambitions in the area. Hardcover. Octavo, 448pp., map, engravings, original cloth. Owner signed and stamped on end paper (Katherine Manson). VG, minor wear to cover, one tiny break in front cloth at top edge. (a23214)
$245.00 Rosalia, Sister Mary of Maryknoll . ONE INCH OF SPLENDOR
NY 1941. Hardcover octavo., 90pp., photos. Good in Good DJ, a bit worn. (a22060)
$25.00 Rubin, Vitaly A. . INDIVIDUAL AND STATE IN ANCIENT CHINA ESSAYS ON FOUR CHINESE PHILOSOPHERS
NY 1976 Columbia. Translated by S. Levine. Octavo, 149pp., hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a21676)
$20.00 Lucke, Dr. Med. Walter . INS LAND DER FLIEGENDEN KOPFE RESIEERLEBNISSE IM OSTEN
Hamburg no date (c. 1920). 287pp., photos. Travel in Middle East and China. Unusual number of the illustrations are of dead bodies, decapitations, etc. In German. Owner signed. Good, cover worn, rubbed. (a21390)
$45.00 Shryock, John . THE TEMPLES OF ANKING AND THEIR CULTS A STUDY OF MODERN CHINESE RELIGION
Paris 1931 Geuthner. Sm.4to. 296pp., fine photo illustrations, wraps. VG, tiny chip from front cover lower corner, a small bit of foxing on end papers. (a20561)
$90.00 Perkins, Edward C. M.D. . A GLIMPSE OF THE HEART OF CHINA
NY 1911 Revell. Small octavo, 95pp, light orange cloth hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Perkins. Good, cover faded and lightly soiled, spine somewhat browned. Scarce. (a20137)
$95.00 Maclay, Rev. R. S. . LIFE AMONG THE CHINESE; WITH CHARACTERISTIC SKETCHES AND INCIDENTS OF MISSIONARY OPERATIONS AND PROSPECTS IN CHINA
NY 1861 Carlton and Porter. Hardcover. Octavo., 400pp., original cloth with full gilt decoration on backstrip. Smith M32. near VG binding secure; light cover wear; no ownership marks; occasional light foxing or staining in text; a few pinholes in cloth on outer hinges, fading of spine cloth. (a19518)
$155.00 Huc, M. . A JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHINESE EMPIRE ( 2 VOLUMES)
NY no date (c. 1855) Harper. Sequel to Recollections of a Journey through Tartary and Thibet. 2 volumes. Sm.8vo., 421pp., 422pp., large foldout color map of china as frontispiece (on heavy stock), index, original stamped maroon cloth. Owner stamp on rear end paper of both volumes. VG, minor cover wear. Nice set of early, valuable, work. 2 volumes. (a16216)
$145.00 (china) . REPORT ON A VISIT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA MAY 5 TO MAY 22, 1977
Rockfeller University Sept. 1977. Many technical reports observations of Chinese in areas including Virology, Biochemistry, Parasitology, Neurosciences and Genetics. Plastic spiral bound. 4to., about 100 leaves (copy of typescript), wraps. Fine. (a15064)
$65.00 Lee, James Zee-Min . CHINESE POTPOURRI
Hong Kong 1961 3rd Oriental. Hardcover. Octavo, 340p., illustrations, index, cloth. VG, no DJ. (a14648)
$27.00 Paratico, Angelo and Chow Yin Fong . UN MANUALE PER UOMINI SUPERIORI IL LUN YU DI CONFUCIO (signed)
Hong Kong 1993 1st Book and Boots. In Italian. Octavo, 131pp., wraps. Signed by both authors. Fine. (a14592)
$45.00 Morrill, Samuel . LANTERNS JUNKS AND JADE
NY 1926 1st Stokes. Hardcover. Octavo, 287pp., cloth. 287p. Good, new end papers., no DJ. (a12602)
$25.00 Kou Houng Ming . L'ESPRIT DU PEUPLE CHINOIS
Paris 1927 Stock. Preface de Guglielmo Ferrero. In French. 12mo., 180pp., hardcover. VG. (a10830)
$25.00 Tiffany, Francis . THIS GOODLY FRAME THE EARTH: STRAY IMPRESSIONS OF SCENES, INCIDENTS AND PERSONS IN A JOURNEY TOUCHING JAPAN, CHINA, EGYPT, PALESTINE AND GREECE
Boston 1895 Houghton Mifflin. 8vo., 361pp., cloth hardcover. Good, shelf worn, cover a bit rubbed. (a10422)
$30.00 Clubb, O. Edmund . WITNESS AND I
NY 1975 Columbia Univ. US Foreign Service Diplomat in China. Fine in Fine DJ. (a8943)
$30.00 Barcata, Louis . IN ASIEN WACHST DER KRIEG DER RING UM CHINA SCHLIESST SICH
Wien 1966 1st Molden. In German. 8vo., 306pp., map. VG. (a7101)
$25.00 Migot, Andre . TIBETAN MARCHES
London 1955 Rupert Hart-Davis. Translated from the French by Peter Fleming. 8vo., 288pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Good, no DJ. (a6923)
$22.00 Porter, Lucius C. (compiler) . AIDS TO THE STUDY OF CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
Peiping 1934. Porter was Professor of Philosophy, Yenching University. English translation here by Fung Yu-lan of Tsing Hua University, and L. C. Porter. 4to., 79pp., charts, original printed wraps. Good, light wear. Scarce. (a61629)
$295.00 Buxton, L. H. Dudley . THE EASTERN ROAD
London 1924 1st Kegan Paul. Travel in Japan, Northern Japan to visit Ainu, Mongolia, Tibet, China. Octavo, 268pp., photo illustrations, maroon cloth hardcover. VG, new endpapers, occasional light foxing, no DJ. (a61691)
$35.00 Cormack, Mrs. . CHINESE BIRTHS, WEDDINGS AND DEATHS
Peking 1923 North China Standard. Octavo, 35pp., photo illustrations, original printed stapled wraps with mounted red label in Chinese. Good plus. Rare. (a61740)
$85.00 Callery and Yvan, MM. . HISTORY OF THE INSURRECTION IN CHINA; WITH NOTICES OF THE CHRISTIANITY, CREED AND PROCLAMATIONS OF THE INSURGENTS
New York 1853 1st Harper. Translated from the French with a supplementary chapter narrating the most recent events by John Oxenford. Callery was a missionary and an interpreter to the French Embassy in China. Dr. Yvan was a physician to the French Embassy in China. Small octavo, v, (2), 301pp., ads (6pp.), facsimile of Chinese map of the course of the insurrection and a portrait of its chief, Tien-te, original floral endpapers, 3/4 black leather with black cloth on boards. Private library bookplate and two withdrawn stamps on end papers. Good, some light foxing in text, some rubbing and wear on cover. Scarce. (a61756)
$450.00 Culbertson, Rev. M . Simpson . DARKNESS IN THE FLOWERY LAND; OR RELIGIOUS NOTIONS AND POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS IN NORTH CHINA
New York 1857 Scribner. Culbertson, (1819�62) was a Presbyterian Missionary in China. He who was educated at West Point and at Princeton Theological Seminary, and worked on a Chinese Bible.12mo., 235pp., original grey cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering. Owner bookplate. A few light pencil lines in margins. Good, cover lightly worn with a small bit of chipping on spine. Very scarce. (a61758)
$600.00 (missionary) . MISSIONARY ANECDOTES SERIES FIRST
Philadelphia (c. 1850) American Sunday-School Union. The Islands of the Pacific; India and Burmah; China; North Africa and Turkey; South Africa and Madagascar; North America and the West Indies. 12mo., 233pp., frontis illustration of Chinese prayer wheel index, gilt decorated purple cloth hardcover. Good, occasional light foxing, front cover almost faded to grey. Scarce. (a62196)
$160.00 Gundry, R. S. . CHINA AND HER NEIGHBOURS FRANCE IN INDO-CHINA, RUSSIA AND CHINA, INDIA AND THIBET
London 1893 1st Chapman and Hall. Octavo, 408pp., two large folding maps (India and Burma, and China), Chapman and Hall catalogue (40pp), original blue cloth hardcoverwith gilt border. Library numbers removed from spine, a few blind stamps in text, no other library markings. Some pages as yet unopened. VG, new endpapers, initial and final pages and fore-edgess foxed. Scarce scholarly book. (a62655)
$300.00 Cordes, H. . HANDELSSTRASSEN UND WASSERVER BINDUNGEN VON HANKAU NACH DEM INNERN VON CHINA
Berlin 1899 Ernst Siegfried Mittler und sohn. In German. Hardcover. 4to., 21pp., large folding map of china (29x 29 inches), loose in original printed wraps. In professional custom-made cloth folding case with matching cloth slip case with ribbon pull, leather spine and gilt trim and lettering. Name Guillermo Tamayo printed on lower end of spine (bookbinder?) Fine. Quite Scarce. (a62656)
$250.00 Gordon-Cumming, C. F. . WORK FOR THE BLIND IN CHINA: PARTS I & II (THE LATTER WRITTEN FIVE YEARS AFTER THE FORMER)
London (1892) Gilbert & Rivington. Author of Lady's Cruise in a French Man o War and other books here tells of the work of Rev. W. H. Murray and presents the first Chinese Braille system. 12mo., 39pp., 40pp., frontis photo illustration, original green cloth hardcover. Manuscript note in front of book (and later ink notation on page 40) states that this is Professor S. M. Russell's copy with his annotations (there are a few pen underlines and margin notes.) Bound with the Sixth Annual Report of the Mission to the Chinese Blind for the year 1892 Glasgow, Maclure, Macdonald and Co., 15pp. Good, light soiling on cover, a bit shaken. Scarce. (a62662)
$600.00 Parker, E. Harper . ANCIENT CHINA SIMPLIFIED
London 1908 1st Chapman and Hall. Scholarly book on Chinese culture and history. Octavo, 332pp., illustrations, 9 map, original printed red cloth hardcover. VG, light wear on cover and spine ends, some discoloration of front. (a62670)
$99.00 Tsen-Chung, Fan . DR. JOHNSON AND CHINESE CULTURE
1945. Article (17pp.) in the Quarterly Bulletin of Chinese Bibliography. Included in a complete issue with several articles. 4to., 64pp., original printed wraps. VG. (a63168a)
$45.00 Levy, Howard S. (translator) . CHINA'S DIRTIEST TRICKSTER FOLKLORE ABOUT HSU WEN-CH' ANG (1521-1593) ISBN 910878-00-X
Arlington 1974 1st Warm-Soft Village Press. Copy No. 203 of of 300. Octavo, 157pp., red cloth hardcover. Signed by Levy. Near Fine, no DJ. Scarce. (a63228)
$95.00 Omont, H. . LETTRE A L'EMPEREUR ADRIEN SUR LES MERVEILLES DE L'ASIE
Paris 1913. Extrait de la Bibliotheque de l'Ecole des Chartes. In French. Octavo, 11pp., one photo plate, original wraps bound in cardboard wraps. VG. (a65737)
$45.00 Penfield, Frederic Courtland . EAST OF SUEZ CEYLON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN
NY 1907 1st Century. 8vo., 349pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Faint residue of label at heel of spine, institution stamp on endpaper. Good, spine rubbed, minor wear. (a65831)
$25.00 Lamont, Florence Corliss . FAR EASTERN DIARY 1920
New york 1951 1st Horizon. Small octavo, 95pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a66017)
$20.00 Lyttelton, Edith . TRAVELLING DAYS
London 1933 1st Bles. Travel to Japan, China and India. Octavo, 240pp., hardcover. VG in Fair DJ, some large chips. (a67226)
$25.00 Pulle, Giorgio . VIAGGIO DEL BEATO ORDORICO DA PORDENONE
Milano 1931 1st Alpes. Con introduzione, note, bibliografia, carte e incisioni. 14th century travel and exploration to China and the East. In Italian. Octavo, 255pp., color foldout map, original wraps. Good plus, faint yellowing of some margins, short closed tear on at head of spine. (a67414)
$100.00 Falconer, Dr. Bolivar Lang . FLYING AROUND THE WORLD
Boston 1937 1st Stratford. World tour from San Francisco to Hawaii to Guam, Philppines, Japan and China. Small octavo, 1904pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Falconer. VG, corners and spine ends a bit worn, no DJ. (a67418)
$44.00 Morse, Edward S. . GLIMPSES OF CHINA AND CHINESE HOMES
Boston 1902 1st Little Brown. Octavo 216pp., drawings, original blue cloth with picture of Chinese rooftops on front. Top edge gilt. VG, new end papers. (a68224)
$125.00 Norman, Henry . THE PEOPLES AND POLITICS OF THE FAR EAST, TRAVELS AND STUDIES IN THE BRITISH, FRENCH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE COLONIES, SIBERIA, CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, SIAM AND MALAYA
NY1895 1st Scribner's. Large octavo, 608pp., illustrations, 4 maps, original decocorated cloth hardcove. VG, spine browned and slightly frayed at head, some brown spots on cover (a68550)
$90.00 Tin-yu Ting & Hsin-mu Chem . INVOLUNTARY FAMILY SIZE: AN EVALUATION OF MAINLAND CHINA'S ONE-CHILD FAMIILY POLICY
1986. Article at pp. 45-63 in Issues & Studies Journal. Included in a complete issue with several other articles on Asia. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG plus. (a69551b)
$35.00 Brodsgaard, Kjeld Erik . CHINA THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE EFFECTS OF CHINESE SELF-CHARACTERIZATIONS ON WEST EUROPEAN CHINA SCHOLARSHIP
1956. Article at pp.129-153 in Issues & Studies Journal. Included in a complete issue with several other aritcles on Asia. Octavo, 189pp., original printed wraps. VG. (a69555e)
$35.00 Soviet Literature Monthly Magazine . GROUP OF FOUR SEPARATE ISSUES FOR 1956 - ISSUES 6, 7, 10, 12
Moscow 1956. Includes: V. Kataev (Cottage), Boris Pasternak (Notes on the Translation of Shakespeare's Tragedies), K. Zubov (on Bernard Shaw), M. Lifschitz (on V. Plekhanov); Komissarzhevsky (on The Yermolova Theatre in Moscow), N. Chukovsky (Baltic Skies), Anastasyev (Notes on Chinese Plays). Sm.4to., about 100pp. per issue, illustrations, original printed wraps. 4 issues. VG, light wear. (a69558)
$125.00 Hosie, Lady . PORTRAIT OF A CHINESE LADY AND CERTAIN OF HER CONTEMPORARIES
London 1930 Hodder Stoughton. Octavo, 404pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. VG, spine a bit tanned, no DJ. (a69685)
$29.00 Danton, George H. . THE CHINESE PEOPLE NEW PROBLEMS AND OLD BACKGROUNDS
Boston 1938 1st Jones. Large octavo, 312pp., black cloth hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a70041)
$33.00 Oliphant, Laurence . NARRATIVE OF THE EARL OF ELGIN'S MISSION TO CHINA AND JAPAN IN THE YEARS 1857 '58, '59
NY 1860 Harper. 1st American edition. Octavo, 645pp., color frontis, numerous text illustrations, original gilt illustrated brown cloth. Good plus, spine ends worn down about 1/4 inch, one small closed tear and chip on spine. (a70194)
$245.00 Berling, Judith A. . THE SYNCRETIC RELIGION OF LIN CHAO-EN. ISBN 0-231-04870-X
NY 1980 1st Columbia University. ISBN 0-231-04870-X. Lin Chao-en was 16th century Chinese religious teacher who preached a blend of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Hardcover, Octavo, 348pp., hardcover. Fine in Good DJ. (a70680)
$28.00 Wimsatt, Genevieve . A GRIFFIN IN CHINA, FACT AND LEGEND IN THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE GREAT REPUBLIC
NY 1927 1st Funk and Wagnalls. Hardcover. Octavo, 252pp., hardcover with very attracive gilt end papers. Near Fine, cover very bright and clean, in Good DJ. a fle closed tears and a few small chips. The jacket is by Will Andrews, and is rare. It is also a publisher's defect, with printing from other jackets on top of panels and flaps. DJ spine is correctly printed. (a70809)
$65.00 Plopper, Clifford H. . CHINESE RELIGION SEEN THROUGH THE PROVERB
Shanghai 1935 1st Shanghai Modern Publishing House. Fascinating examination of Chinese beliefs, wisdom, superstitions and folklore. Chapters on: Survivals of Ancient Nature Worship, Magic, Animism, Buddhism, Life Beyond the Grave, and so on. Hardcover. Octavo, 81pp., many photo illustrations, shiny black cloth with bright gilt picture of Chinese rooftops on front. Spine has 1, but this was only volume published. Good plus, light cover wear, front hinge tender, rear hinge cracking. (a70981)
$235.00 Weale, B. L. Putnam . THE RE-SHAPING OF THE FAR EAST 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
NY 1911 (1905) Macmillan. Hardcovers. 2 volumes. Octavos, 548pp., 535pp., photo illustrations, index, original maroon cloth. Small paper labels on lower spines and Athenaeum bookplates (a few other small institution markings). VG, light wear. 2 volumes. (a71124)
$99.00 Wilkinson, Hugh . SUNNY LANDS AND SEAS A VOYAGE IN THE SS. 'CEYLON' NOTES MADE DURING A FIVE MONTHS' TOUR IN INDIA, THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MANILA, CHINA, JAPAN, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS AND CALIFORNIA
London 1883 1st John Murray. Hardcover. Octavo, 324pp., frontis folding map, illustrations, attratcive blue cloth cover with gilt and black decoration and lettering. Good, new end papers, cover a bit worn. Good solid copy of Scarce book. (a71131)
$390.00 Filchner, Wilhelm . BISMILLAH VOM HUAGN-HO ZUM INDUS
Leipzig 1939 3. Auflage, Brockhaus. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 347pp., 114 Abbildungen und 1 Karte, cloth. VG in VG DJ. (a71335)
$20.00 Murray, Hugh et al . AN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF CHINA , ITS ANCIENT AND MODERN HISTORY, LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, RELIGION ...(ETC) VOLUME II (OF 3)
Ediburgh 1836 Oliver & Boyd. Hardcover. 12mo., 416pp., 14 engravings, original brown cloth with mounted printed paper spine label. Good, spine label chipped, spine ends worn down. Volume II (of 3). (a71568)
$95.00 Tan, Chester C. . THE BOXER CATASTROPHE
NY 1967 1st Octagon. Hardcover. Octavo, 276pp., cloth. Ex-library with all usual library signs. VG, no DJ. (a72167)
$20.00 Colquhoun, Archibald R. . OVERLAND TO CHINA
NY 1900 1st Harper. Hardcover. Octavo. 465pp., photo illustrations, 4 large foldout maps, index, bright blue cloth with gilt lettering and gilt corner decoration. Owner bookplate. VG, light cover wear. (a75868)
$75.00 Pott, Rev. F. L. Hawks . THE OUTBREAK IN CHINA ITS CAUSES
NY 1900 Pott. Boxer Rebellion. Hardcover. Small octavo., 124pp., large color foldout map (map in fine condition), red cloth cover with attractive colorful dragon design on front board. Owner signed. Good plus, light cover wear. (a76165)
$50.00 Lyall, Sir Alfred C. . ASIATIC STUDIES RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL SECOND SERIES
London 1899 Murray. Asiatic Studies, published in 1882 has been for some years out of print. In preparing a fresh edition, ...I have thought it might be worth while to add a second volume containing a few selected essays and dissertations...that have been written by me at different times...In order to bring together two essays upon the same subject --the relations of the State with Religion in China -- I have transferred to this new volume chapter V of the original Studies... (Preface.) Chapters include: Origins and Interpretations of Primitive Religions; Brahmanism and the Foundations of Belief; Natural Religion in India, History and Fable; On the Relations between the State and Religion in China etc. Hardcover. Octavo, 385pp., index,green cloth. VG. (a76442)
$75.00 Ball, J. Dyer . THINGS CHINESE BEING NOTES ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH CHINA
NY 1925 5th revised and enlarged, Scribners. Hardcover. Octavo, hardcover. Owner signed. Good plus, no DJ. (a77208)
$36.00 Nevius, Rev. John L. . CHINA AND THE CHINESE
New York 1869 first edition Harper. Author was missionary for many years in China. Hardcover. Small octavo, 456pp., illustrations, folding map, original cloth. Near Good, cloth quite faded, edges worn, light fraying of spine ends, light foxing in text with some light staining on lower margin on about half of the pages, lower corner of rear blank end page chipped. (a77209)
$280.00 Legendre, A . EXPLORATIONS DANS LA CHINE OCCIDENTALE (KIEN-TCH'ANG -LOLOTIE ET MASSIF DES OUA-PAO-CHAN)
Paris 1911. Article on pp. 249-262 in single complete issue of La Geographie Bullein de la Societe de Geographie. Several additional articles in issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. Good plus, light chipping on spine. Text clean and no ownership marks. (a78233b)
$35.00 Dixon, John . THE CHINESE WELFARE SYSTEM 1949 - 1979
Praeger 1981 1st. ISBN 0-03-059046-9. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 437pp., original gilt printed cloth. Top and bottom fore-edges stamped used. VG plus, light staining on fore-edges. (a78471)
$150.00 Yau-Fai Ho, David; John A. Spinks and Cecilia Siu-Hing Yeung . CHINESE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR: A SOURCEBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC STUDIES
NY 1989 1st Praeger. ISBN 0 275 93270 2. Annotated bibliography. Hardcover. 4to., 502pp., black cloth. Good plus, initial 120 pages or so have light water stain in inner corner. (a80202)
$125.00 Hosie, Alexander . THREE YEARS IN WESTERN CHINA A NARRATIVE OF THREE JOURNEYS IN SSU-CHU'AN, KUEI-CHOW AND YUN-NAN
New York no date Dodd Mead. Hardcover. Large octavo, xxvi, 302pp., frontis with tissue, one foldout map, index, ads, bright blue gilt printed boards with full gilt panorama on front. Attractive black end papers with full panorama illustration in copper ink. VG plus, light fraying of spine ends and slightest amount of wear on corners. Text clean and binding quite secure. Seldom seen in such nice condition. In removable protective glassine jacket. (a80275)
$625.00 Doolittle, Rev. Justus . SOCIAL LIFE OF THE CHINESE: WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THEIR RELIGIOUS, GOVERNMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL AND BUSINESS CUSTOMS AND OPINIONS VOLUME 1 ONLY.
NY 1865 1st Harper. Hardcover. Small octavo, 459p, numerous illustrations, original lilac-colored cloth with gilt lettering and gilt spine decoration. Near Good, worn, text lightly toned with occasional small spots of soiling. Binding secure. Volume 1 only. (a80299)
$145.00 Gamble, Sidney and John Stewart Burgess . PEKING A SOCIAL SURVEY (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A REPRINT)
NY 1921 1st Doran. Hardcover. Large octavo, 538pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Good,light soiling and wear on cover, one page creased, a few pages have fraying at top edge (not near text.) In removable protective glassine jacket. Scarce. (a80382)
$245.00 Balfour, Frederic Henry . LEAVES FROM MY CHINESE SCRAPBOOK (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A REPRINT)
London 1887 1st Trubner. Hardcover. Octavo, 215pp., mounted frontis, brown cloth with later paper spine. Original photo postcard of lovely Chinese scene neatly tipped to front blank end paper. VG. (a80404)
$145.00 Huc, M. . TRAVELS IN TARTARY, THIBET AND CHINA DURING THE YEARS 1844-5-6 (2 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
London no date (mid 19th century) Office of the National Illustrated Library. Translated from the French by W. Hazlitt. Two volumes. Hardcover. Small octavos, 293pp., 304pp.,illustrated with 50 engravings on wood, foldout map, embossed yellowish cloth with full gilt decorated spines. Owner bookplate (Wilbur Franklin Howell). A very few very light vertical pencil lines outside of text. Good, inner hinges just starting to crack, covers a bit worn. (a80413)
$165.00 Taylor, Charles MD . FIVE YEARS IN CHINA WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT REBELLION AND A DESCRIPTION OF ST. HELENA
New York 1860 1st Derby & Jackson. Hardcover. Small octavo, 413pp., brilliant full color frontis illustration of Tau-Kwong, late Emperor of China with tissue guard, original pebbled bluegray cloth. Missionary library blindstamp on title page. Owner signed on title page (Alfred Freeman July 1860). Good, spine ends worn down about halfinch each, corners worn. Nice copy of a hard-to-find title. In removable protective glassine jacket. (a80414)
$285.00