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Goodrich, Chauncey S. (translator, annotator) . BIOGRAPHY OF SU CH'O
Berkeley 1961 University of California. Chinese Dynastic Histories Translations No. 3. 8vo., 155pp., wraps. VG plus. (a27674)
$35.00 Hinton, Harold C. . THE GRAIN TRIBUTE SYSTEM OF CHINA 1845-1911
Cambridge 1970 Harvard Univ. 4to., 163pp., wraps. Good. (a27680)
$49.00 Creel, Herrlee Glessner . THE BIRTH OF CHINA A STUDY OF THE FORMATIVE PERIOD OF CHINESE CIVILIZATION
NY 1937 1st Reynal and Hitchcock. 8vo., 402pp., end paper maps, index. Good, no DJ. (a29034)
$25.00De Chavannes de la Giraudiere, H.. LES CHINOIS PENDANT UNE PERIODE DE 4458 ANNEES
Tours 1870 4th Alfred Mame. Hardcover. In French. Historie, gouvernement, sciences, arts, commerce, industrie, navigation, moeurs et usages. Hardcover. Octavo, 390pp., 4 fine fullpage steel engravings and one steel engraved vignette, green cloth with raised bands on spine and full gilt spine trim. All edges bright gilt. Near VG, a few pages stained from leaves that had been pressed inside. Attractive book. (a29413)
$99.00 Prazniak, Roxann . OF CAMEL KINGS AND OTHER THINGS RURAL REBELS AGAINST MODERNITY IN LATE IMPERIAL CHINA
Lanham 1999 first edition Rowman and Littlefield. ISBN 0-8476-9006-7. Hardcover. Octavo., 305pp., cloth. Small remainder dot on lower fore-edge. Near Fine, tiny nick in endpaper, no DJ. (a31765)
$120.00Porter, Jonathan. TSENG KUO-FAN'S PRIVATE BUREAUCRACY
Berkeley 1972 University of California. Chinese Research Monographs Number 9. 8vo., 151pp., index, wraps. VG. (a33331)
$39.00 Feuerwerker, Albert . ECONOMIC TRENDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA 1912-1949
Ann Arbor 1977. Michigan Papers in Chinese Studies 31. Sm.8vo., 123pp., wraps. VG, light soiling. (a39383)
$40.00 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 Choe Yong-ho . SINO-KOREAN RELATIONS, 1866-1876: A STUDY OF KOREA'S TRIBUTARY RELATIONSHIP TO CHINA
Seoul 1966. In The Journal of Asiatic Studies Vol. IX Number 1, at pp. 131-184. In English. Whole issue has several articles in English or Korean. 4to., 194pp., wraps. A few pen underlines in an unrelated article. VG, light wear. (a40528a)
$45.00Kwak, Tae-Hwan and Edward A. Olsen (editors). THE MAJOR POWERS OF NORTHEAST ASIA SEEKING PEACE AND SECURITY
Boulder and London 1996 1st Rienner. Hardcover. Octavo, 261pp., cloth. VG, very light cover soiling, no DJ. (a41257)
$39.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . HARVARD-YENCHING INSTITUTE SINOLOGICAL INDEX SERIES NO. 35 COMBINED INDICES TO THIRTY COLLECTIONS OF LIAO, CHIN AND YUAN BIOGRAPHIES
Tokyo 1960 2nd Japan Council. 4to., 208pp., green cloth. VG plus. No ownership marks. (a41965)
$55.00 Yuan Yen Chi . YUAN YEN CHI ABRIDGED VOLUMES I, II, AND III
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index Supplement No. 12. In Chinese. 3 volumes. 4to., about 200pp., wraps. VG, a few corners curled, two tiny closed tears on rear wrap of volume 3. 3 volumes: (a41971)
$110.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ORIENTOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE JAPANESE PERIODICALS WITH INDICES
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 13. In Chinese. 4to., about 400pp., wraps. VG, top left corner bumped, spine worn. (a41972)
$70.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . COMBINED INDICES TO THE ECONOMIC SECTIONS OF FIFTEEN STANDARD HISTORIES
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 32. In Chinese. 4to., 441pp., wraps. Good, light wear. (a41982)
$85.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . MISCELLANEOUS NOTES OF FENG YEN VOLUME I AND VOLUME II
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 7. In Chinese. 2 volumes, 4to., about 300pp., wraps. VG. 2 volumes: (a41983)
$125.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . AN INDEX TO THE POETICAL HISTORY OF BOOK COLLECTING
Taipei 1966 Authorized Reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 28. In Chinese. 4to., 98pp., wraps. near VG, light cover wear. (a41985)
$75.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . COMBINED INDICES TO TWENTY HISTORICAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES VOLUME III
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 10. In Chinese. 4to., 300pp., 42pp., wraps. VG. Volume 3 only: (a41986)
$65.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . COMBINED INDICES TO TWENTY HISTORICAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES VOLUME IV
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 10. In Chinese. 4to., 395pp., wraps. VG. Volume IV only. (a41987)
$75.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . INDEX TO YI LI AND TO THE TITLES QUOTED IN THE COMMENTARIES
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 6. In Chinese. 4to., 84pp., wraps. VG, spine faded. (a41989)
$75.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . COMBINED INDICES TO THE FIVE COLLECTIONS OF MISCELLANEOUS NOTES OF HUNG MAI
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 13. In Chinese. 4to., 123pp., wraps. VG, spine faded. (a41990)
$75.00Baxter, Glen W. (director). A TABLE OF CONTENTS OF LIU YI CHIH YI LU WITH INDEX
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 15. In Chinese. 4to., 217pp., wraps. Good, cover somewhat worn. Binding secure; no owner marks. (a41991)
$125.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . INDEX TO THE AUTHORS IN CH'UAN SHANG KU SAN TAI CH'IN HAN SAN KUO LIU CH'AO WEN
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 8. In Chinese. 4to., 40pp., wraps. VG. (a41992)
$65.00 Dien, Albert F. . BIOGRAPHY OF YU-WEN HU
Berkeley 1962. Chinese Dynastic Histories Translations No. 9. 8vo., 165pp., chart in rear pocket, wraps. VG, light wear. (a43380)
$45.00 Hsu, Cho-yun . ANCIENT CHINA IN TRANSITION AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MOBILITY 722-222 BC
1965 first edition Stanford. Hardcover. Octavo, 238pp., index, cloth. Business owner stamps on end papers. Near Fine in Good DJ. (a45973)
$23.00 Boulger, Demetrius Charles . A SHORT HISTORY OF CHINA AN ACCOUNT FOR THE GENERAL READER OF AN ANCIENT EMPIRE AND PEOPLE
London 1900 New Edition. With an additional chapter continuing the history from 1890 to date. Lg.8vo., 326pp., index, decoarted hardcover. VG. (a48206)
$35.00 (historiography) . HISTORIOGRAPHY UNDER THE COMMUNISTS (II)
London 1965. Five articles in the The China Quarterly, No. 23, July-September 1965, at pp. 677-169. Whole issue has several articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. Good, closed tear on front, light wear. (a48414c)
$45.00 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 Yeh, K. C. . THE CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY AND THE LAND PROBLEM 1921-1927
April 1970 Rand Corporation. 4to., 107pp., wraps. University library stamp oncover. VG. (a55444)
$35.00 Einaudi, Luigi et al . LATIN AMERICAN INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CHANGING CATHOLIC CHURCH
Oct 1969 Rand Corporation. 4to., 81pp., wraps. 81p. University library stamp oncover. VG. (a55445)
$35.00 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 Burki, Shahid Javed . A STUDY OF CHINESE COMMUNES 1965
1965. Harvard East Asian Monographs No. 29. Sm.4to., 101pp., original red wraps. VG. (a59001)
$25.00 Chi, Tsui . HET EEUWIGE CHINA 5000 JAREN BESCHAVINGSGESCHIEDENIS VAN HET OUDSTE VOLK DER AARDE
Utrecht 1949 Uitgeversmaatschappij W. De Haan. In Dutch. 4to., 308pp., hardcover. VG, light cover browning, foxing of end papers, no DJ. (a59606)
$25.00Pratt, 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)
$425.00Bishop, C. W.. THE WORSHIP OF EARTH IN ANCIENT CHINA (signed)
1933. Offprint from Journal of North China Royal Asiatic Society. 12mo., pp.24-43, photo illustrations, original printed wraps.** Presentation copy signed by Bishop to Stephen B. Luce. Near Fine. (a61576)
$29.00Bishop, Carl Whiting. THE RITUAL BULLFIGHT (signed)
1925. Offprint from The China Journal of Science & Arts. Octavo., 10pp., 2 photo illustrations, original printed wraps. **Presentation copy signed by Bishop to Stephen. VG. (a61586)
$29.00Bishop, Carl Whiting. THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION IN CHINA WITH RESPECT TO ITS GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS (signed)
1932. Offprint from the Geographical Review. Octavo, pp.617-631, original printed wraps. ***Presentation copy signed by Bishop to Stephen. VG. (a61606)
$30.00Bishop, Carl Whiting. THE BEGINNINGS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CHINA (signed)
1928. Offprint. 12mo., pp.297-325, later wraps. **Presentation copy signed by Bishop. VG. (a61607)
$30.00 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 (china) . EISHERZ UND EDELJAFPIS ORDER DIE GESCHICHTE EINER GLUCKLICHEN GATTENWAHL - EIN ROMAN AUS DER MING-ZEIT
Leipzig no date (c. 1940) Insel Verlag. In German. Sm.8vo., 369pp., yellow cloth. Good, binding worn and stained, no DJ. (a62427)
$22.00 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 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 Chou, David S (editor) . ISSUES & STUDIES JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE: PEKING'S FOREIGN RELATIONS
1986. Complete issue of Issues & Studies Journal. Authors include: Den-ker Lee, Yin Ch'ing-yao, Wang Chien-hsun, John Cooper, Matthew Dever, Bih-jaw Lin, Shen Chun-ch Ch'uan. Octavo, 173pp., original printed wraps. (a69548)
$45.00 Forster, Keith . THE 1976 CH'ING-MING INCIDENT IN HANGCHOW
1986. Article at pp. 13-33 in Issues & Studies Journal. Included in a complete issue with several other articles on Asia. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG plus. (a69553a)
$35.00 Shan Fang . MAINLAND CHINA'S RURAL SURPLUS LABOR
1986. Article at pp. 51-68 in Issues & Studies Journal. Included in a complete issue with several other articles on Asia. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG plus.. (a69553b)
$35.00 Stern, Lewis M . CHINA CONNECTION AND VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST POLICY TOWARD THE OVERSEAS CHINESE 1920-1975
1986. Article at pp. 86-119 in Issues & Studies Journal. Included in a complete issue with several other articles on Asia. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG plus. . (a69553c)
$35.00 Eberstadt, Nick . MATERIAL POVERTY IN THE PRC IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
1986. Article at pp. 10-58 in Issues & Studies Journal. Included in a complete issue with several other articles on Asia. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG plus. (a69554a)
$35.00 Yeh, Milton . NATIONAL DIGNITY OR PERSONAL DESIRE: A REVIEW OF STUDENT MOVEMENTS IN MAINLAND CHINA IN 1985
1986. Article at pp. 59-76 in Issues & Studies Journal. Included in a complete issue with several other articles on Asia. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG plus. (a69554b)
$35.00 Chen-ch'ang, Chiang . SOCIAL CONTROL UNDER THE CHINESE COMMUNIST REGIME
1986. Article at pp. 87-111 in Issues & Studies Journal. Included in a complete issue with several other articles on Asia. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG plus. (a69554c)
$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 Nag, Kalidas . DISCOVERY OF ASIA (signed)
Calcutta 1957 1st Institute of Asian African Relations. Covers China, Japan, Indonesia, IndoChina, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt. Hardcover. 4to., 784pp., 1 color plate, 18 monochrome plates, index, cloth. **Signed by Nag. Good plus, some light wear on cover. in Fair DJ, worn. (a69598)
$42.00 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)
$28.00Linebarger, Paul Myron. MES MEMOIRES ABREGES SUR LES REVOLUTIONS DE SUN-YAT-SEN
Paris 1938 first edition Editions Mid-Nation. Pendant 320 annees le Conseiller Legal des Revolutions, des Parties et des Gouvernements de Sun Yat Sen. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 292pp., cloth. Good plus, some light soiling on cover; text lightly evenly toned. Hinges unbroken; binding secure. Text clean. no owner marks. (a70735)
$75.00 Crawford, Ruth M. . CHINESE COMMUNISM 1921 - 1927
1953. Claremont Graduate School. Master's Thesis. 4to., 239 leaves, carbon copy bound in orange buckram. VG. (a70999)
$145.00 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 Wright, David . CAREERS IN WESTERN SCIENCE IN 19TH CENTURY CHINA: XU SHOU AND XU JIANYIN
1995. Article at pp. 45-90 in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Included in a complete issue with several other articles. Octavo, wraps. VG. (a71675)
$34.00 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 (manchuria) . ECONOMIC HISTORY OF MANCHURIA
Seoul 1920 1st Bank of Chosen. Hardcover. Octavo, 303pp., photo illustrations, charts, foldout color map, dark blue cloth. Near Fine. Hard to find in this excellent condition. (a72256)
$170.00 Woodbridge, Samuel I (translator from Chinese) . CHINA'S ONLY HOPE AN APPEAL BY HER GREATEST VICEROY CHANG CHIH-TUNG, WITH THE SANCTIONOF THE PRESENT EMPEROR, KWANG SU. ISBN 0088355-164-0
Westport. Hyperion reprint of 1900 edition. ISBN 0088355-164-0. Introduction by Griffith John. Hardcover. Octavo, 151pp., cloth. Fine, no DJ. (a73060)
$35.00 (china) . UNITED STATES RELATIONS WITH CHINA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PERIOD 1944-1949 VOLUME II
1971 reprint. Based on the files of the Department of State. Hardcover. Octavo, pp. 413-1054, brown cloth with mounted printed paper spine label. Faint residue of spine label. Near Fine. Volume II only. (a76501)
$25.00Huycke, Harold. FROM RIVER CLYDE TO UNIMAK PASS: SHIP STAR OF FALKLAND
1958. Article at pp. 5-24, photo illustrations in single issue of The American Neptune. Other articles on other topics in same issue as well. Sm.4to., original illustrated wraps. VG plus (a77672)
$23.00William, Maurice. SUN YAT-SEN VERSUS COMMUNISM: NEW EVIDIENCE ESTABLISHING CHINA'S RIGHT TO THE SUPPORT OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONS
Baltimore 1932 1st Williams and Wilkins. Hardcover. Octavo, 232pp. original green cloth . near VG, light cover wear, fading of spine cloth, slight fraying of spine ends and extreme cover tips. Binding secure; hinges not cracked; no owner marks. no DJ. (a78645)
$49.00 Kamada, Shigeo . HAN EMPERORS' POLICY OF OPPRESSING KINGDOMS
Tokyo 1962. Octavo, pp. 77-95, removed from the Memoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko and rebound in later wraps. Near Fine. (a79596)
$29.00 Kayamoto, Tojin . HAN TOMBS OF LO-LANG - THEIR STUDIES BY JAPANESE SCHOLARS
Tokyo 1962. Octavo, pp. 97-123, removed from the Memoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko and rebound in later wraps. Near Fine. (a79598)
$29.00 Valone, Stephen J. . A POLICY CALCULATED TO BENEFIT CHINA: THE UNITED STATES AND THE CHINA ARMS EMBARGO 1919-1929
NY 1991 1st Greenwood. ISBN 0-313-27621-8. Hardcover. Octavo, 155pp., cloth.Near Fine, rubbing on board edges (from publisher). No jacket issued. (a81709)
$130.00 Weale, B. L. Putnam . THE COMING STRUGGLE IN EASTERN ASIA
London 1908 first edition Macmillan. Chapters on Russia Beyond Lake Baikal, Greater Japan, Japanese Industrial Growth, Oriental Markets, Internal Condition of China, etc. Hardcover. Large octavo, 656pp., numerous charts and photo illustrations, one very large foldout map, maroon cloth. Bookplate (Charles Galt Fitzgerald.) VG. Quality book. (a82976)
$65.00 Stremski, Dr. Richard . THE SHAPING OF BRITISH POLICY DURING THE NATIONALIST REVOLUTION IN CHINA
Taipei 1979 first edition Soochow University. ISBN 0-931712-02-5. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 175pp., cloth. Bookseller stamp on title page. VG in Fair DJ, several chips. Scarce. (a83611)
$390.00