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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. Hardcover. Octavo, 361pp., cloth. Good plus, cover cloth rubbed, rear inner hinge reinforced, binding secure, text clean. no owner marks. no dj. (a10422)
$26.00 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)
$38.00(china). REPORT ON A VISIT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA MAY 5 TO MAY 22, 1977
Rockefeller 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. Near Fine. no owner (a15064)
$65.00 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 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 Bonnard, Abel . IN CHINA
NY 1927 1st American Edition. Translated from the French by Veronica Lucas. Hardcover. Octavo, 361pp., cloth. VG, no DJ. (a23221)
$25.00Cochrane, 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 first American edition (1824 also year of first London edition.) Carey. Hardcover. Expedition performed during the years 1820, 1821, 1822, and 1823. Royal Navy Captain Cochrane walked, except for short cart and sledge rides, from St. Petersburg to Kamchatka. Nerhood 171. Hardcover. Octavo, 415pp., 3/4 leather with marbled boards, gilt spine lettering with raised bands. Good plus, front outer hinge just beginning to crack, end papers quite toned, occasional light areas of browning in text. No ownership marks; binding secure. (a23438)
$370.00 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)
$40.00Levy, 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 , light wear. Scarce. (a27661)
$39.00 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 Bjerregaard, C. H. A. . THE INNER LIFE AND THE TAO-TEH-KING
NY 1912 1st Theosophical Publishing. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 225pp., cloth. Line of ink mss writing on title page. Good, moderate cover wear. (a29869)
$39.00(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. octavo., 266pp., illus., index, decorated boards. Owner bookplate. Good Plus, 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). Pictures available on request. (a38440)
$75.00 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)
$46.00 (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. Hardcover. 4to., printed boards. Articles include: Feminist Thought in Hsing-hai Revolutionary Era 1898-1911; Editing Complete Works of Sun Yat set; Land Reform According to Principle of People's Livelihood; Academic Study of San Min Chu I, etc. VG. (a40309e)
$75.00 (republic of china) . CHINA FORUM VOLUME 2 NUMBER 1
Taipei 1975. China Forum, Vol. I Number 1, January 1975. Whole volume has several articles. Many articles on Sun Yat-sen, some on Chinese Revolutionary Party, etc. In English, with entire text reprinted in Chinese. 4to., printed boards. VG. (a40310c)
$55.00 (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 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 Te-K 'Un, Cheng . THE RELIGIOUS OUTLOOK OF THE CHINESE
London 1956 China Society. 8vo., 8pp., wraps. VG. (a42739)
$25.00Kingdon Ward, Captain F.. FROM CHINA TO HKAMTI LONG
London 1924 first edition Edward Arnold. Important classic in botanical exploration. Hardcover. Octavo, 317pp. 1 page book ad at end, foldout map, 20 monochrome photo illustrations, general index and plant index, cloth. A few pages as yet uncut. VG, slight cover discoloration, faint foxing on fore-edges, tiny stain on edge of rear end paper, no DJ. Text clean, binding secure; no ownership marks. Lovely condition. (a42803)
$440.00 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 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 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 Petech, L. . CHINA AND TIBET IN THE EARLY 18TH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY - HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHINESE PROTECTORATE IN TIBET
Leiden 1950 first edition E. J. Brill. Monographies du T'Oung Pao Volume I. Large octavo, 286pp., wraps. Two foldout maps. A few pages yet uncut. Good plus, light wear and spine darkened. Text clean and binding secure; no ownership marks. (a52086)
$220.00 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 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 Roy, Jules . JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA
London 1967 Faber. 8vo., 293pp., photo illustrations, foldout map, hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ, (a57045)
$30.00 Rasmussen, A. H. . CHINA TRADER
London 1954 (reprinted) Constable. 8vo., 238pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a57520)
$25.00 Inn, Henry . CHINESE HOUSES AND GARDENS
NY 1950 Bonanza Books. Edited by Shao Chang Lee. 4to., 148pp., photo illustrations, original hardcover. No ownership marks. Light cover wear. Spot of fraying on front free end paper o/w text Fine, clean and binding very secure. VG in VG DJ. (no tears on dj; price not clipped.) (a58094)
$44.00 Creel, Herrlee Glessner . STUDIES IN EARLY CHINESE CULTURE FIRST SERIES
Baltimore 1937 1st Waverly Press. Sm.4to., 266pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a58433)
$40.00Crawfurd, 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. Hardcovers. Octavos, 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. Fine Binding. 2 volumes. (a60251)
$6500.00 Birch, John Grant . TRAVELS IN NORTH AND CENTRAL CHINA
London 1902 first edition Hurst and Blackett. Hardcover. Octavo, xiv, 379pp., photo illustrations, advertisements, original blue cloth with large dramatic gilt dragon on front with lettering in red and gold. Owner signed, tiny blind stamp and owner name stamp on end papers. VG, light fraying of spine ends, spine lightly faded. Text clean, no hinges cracked and binding secure. (a60492)
$300.00Pratt, A. E.. TO THE SNOWS OF TIBET THROUGH CHINA
London 1892 first edition. 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. Hard to find in such nice condition. (a61460)
$425.00 Hosie, Alexander . MANCHURIA ITS PEOPLE, RESOURCES AND RECENT HISTORY
Boston 1910 first edition Millet. Volume XIV of Oriental Series. Ambassadors' Edition. Copy 88 of 750 copies. Hardcover. Sm.4to., color frontis, photo illustrations, maroon cloth.Top edge gilt. Good, cover somewhat worn and lightly stained.Text clean; no ownership marks; binding secure and hinges not cracked. (a61618)
$90.00Buxton, 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. Good, front inner hinge just beginning to crack; occasional light foxing, no DJ. (a61691)
$22.00 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 end papers, 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)
$250.00 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 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 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 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 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 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 articles on Asia. Octavo, 189pp., original printed wraps. VG. (a69555e)
$35.00 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, some cover wear, front hinge tender, rear hinge cracking. (a70981)
$200.00 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. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, cover a bit worn. Good solid copy of Scarce book. (a71131)
$290.00 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 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 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)
$100.00 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)
$580.00 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 Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. . AN ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY (RUSSIA SIBERIA CHINA)
London c. 1920 Hutchinson and Co. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 397pp., four water colour sketches by the Author, two maps (one folds out) and 66 other illustrations, original gilt printed red cloth. Strongly anti-communist. VG, top corner of front blank page cut away. (a83552)
$125.00 Schafer, Edward H. . THE DEVELOPMENT OF BATHING CUSTOMS IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL CHINA AND THE HISTORY OF THE FLORIATE CLEAR PALACE
1956. Article on pp. 57-81 In single complete issue of Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 76, April - June 1956. There are additional articles in same issue on other topics. 4to., original wraps. VG cover a bit soiled. (a83642)
$45.00