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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)
$38.00Levy, 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 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) . JOURNAL OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY
Taipei 1981. Foreword plus 8 articles, all in Chinese language. Includes: Study on Wedding ceremony in Wei & Chin Dynasty; Documents in Mount in Dynasty Yin; Annals of States of Lui in Wu & Yueh: Poetry in the Se Six Dynasties; Wei Su-chow and his Poets; Story and Drama in Tri-kingdoms AD 22-265; Pilgrim to the West by Wu Pee-Yung. 4to., 928pp., wraps. Good, light wear. (a33365)
$75.00(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 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 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)
$44.00Creel, Herrlee Glessner. STUDIES IN EARLY CHINESE CULTURE FIRST SERIES
Baltimore 1937 1st Waverly Press. Sm.4to., 266pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a58433)
$24.00 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)
$90.00 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 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 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 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 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)
$95.00Lyall, Sir Alfred C.. ASIATIC STUDIES RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL - SECOND SERIES
London 1899 first edition thus. 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)
$47.00 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)
$150.00Cheng, F. T.. REFLECTIONS AT EIGHTY (signed)
London 1966 Luzac. Small octavo., 77pp., photo illustrations, original printed hardcover. The Author is, perhaps, the greatest living exponent of Confucian Philosophy (blurb). **Signed by Cheng. VG plus (owner gift card tipped onto front end paper) in Good DJ (dj unevenly toned and a bit worn with one short closed tear.) (a84463)
$39.00 Bredon, Juliet . PEKING A HISTORICAL AND INTIMATE DESCRIPTION OF ITS CHIEF PLACES OF INTEREST
Shanghai 1922 second edition, revised and enlarged Kelly & Walsh. Hardcover/ Large octavo, 524p.,corrigenda, six large foldout maps and 24 monochrome photo illustrations, striking very bright orange silk covered boards with Chinese Imperial palace in gilt and black lettering on front. Good plus, light soiling, occasional very light foxing in text and on fore-edges, silk frayed at spine ends. (a85957)
$150.00Gladisch, August. DIE HYPERBOREER UND DIE ALTEN SCHINESEN EINE HISTORISCHE UNTERSUCHUNG
Leipzig 1866 Hinrichs. Chinese culture, music, literature. In German. Square octavo, 32p., later wraps. Housed in custom-made 20th century cloth covered hardcover folding case. Title printed in gilt on case spine. Case is Very Fine; book is VG plus, tiny chip in outer margin of final text page not near text itself. No ownership marks. (a87086)
$340.00(original Chinese painting). ORIGINAL CHINESE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY BRILLIANTLY COLORFUL PICTURE OF FAMILY OF 6 PERSONS AND A BABY WITH BLUE VASE OF FLOWERS ON TABLE
c. 1860. Picture painted in thick intensely colorful tempera or watercolor on unusual thin paper, believed to be pith paper. The painting is mounted on piece of rice paper by means of a 1/2 inch wide blue silk ribbon. Image bordered by the ribbon is 8 x 13 inches (20x32 cm). The paper is 9-1/2 x14-1/2 inches (24x36 cm). The image is Fine, the paper is very thin and slightly aged, so overall VG. Clearly a family of the nobility with great wealth. Women all have bound feet. Lovely fine detail in faces, clothing and furniture. Museum quality. Pictures available on request. (a87538)
$100.00(original Chinese painting). ORIGINAL CHINESE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY BRILLIANTLY COLORFUL PICTURE OF 5 MANCHU WOMEN, ONE OF THEM BREAST-FEEDING AN INFANT
c. 1860. Picture painted in thick intensely colorful tempera or watercolor on unusual thin paper, believed to be pith paper. The painting is mounted on piece of rice paper by means of a 1/2 inch wide blue silk ribbon. Image bordered by the ribbon is 8 x 13 inches (20x32 cm). The paper is 9-1/2 x14-1/2 inches (24x36 cm). The image is Fine, the paper is very thin and slightly aged, so overall VG. Clearly a family of the nobility with great wealth. Women all have bound feet. Lovely fine detail in faces, clothing and furniture. Museum quality. Pictures available on request. (a87539)
$210.00