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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(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 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)
$40.00 (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)
$33.00Kingdon 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 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 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)
$25.00Crawfurd, 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)
$425.00Buxton, 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 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 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 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 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 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 Hedin, Sven . DURCH ASIENS W�STEN - DREI JAHRE AUF NEUEN WEGEN IN PAMIR, LOP-NOR, TIBET UND CHINA - ERSTER BAND
Leipzig 1899 1st Brockhaus. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 512pp., illustrations, gilt printed pale tan cloth. Owner signed. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked, one 3 inch closed tear on large folding map in rear. Volume I only. (a70332)
$45.00 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 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 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 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 Willets, William . THE MARITIME ADVENTURES OF GRAND EUNUCH HO
Singapore 1964. Octavo, 18pp., illustration, removed from bound volume and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a83917)
$30.00 Vaulserre, Vicomte de . LE FLEUVE BLEU DE SUI FOU A LA HAUTEUR DE TALI FOU
Paris 1900. In French. Sm.4to., pp. 449-460, removed from La Geographie Bulletin and rebound in later wraps. Le Fleuve Bleu or Yang Tse Kiang described in this article s'etend depuis Sui Fou jusqu'a la hauteur de Tali Fou. VG. (a84284)
$50.00 Dollar, Robert . MEMOIRS OF ROBERT DOLLAR (signed)
San Francisco 1917 Privately Published for the Author by W. S. Van Cott & Co. Travel and business ventures in China. Hardcover. Octavo, 356pp., photo illustrations, original green cloth with gilt lettering and trim. **Inscribed to Theodore Malgrin and signed by Dollar. Top edge gilt. Good plus, lightly toned throughout and light wear ro corners. (a85953)
$95.00 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)
$150.00 Morris, Rev. T. M. . A WINTER IN NORTH CHINA
New York 1892 first edition Revell. Introduction by Richard Glover. Hardcover. Small octavo, 256p., map, red cloth. Good plus, spine ends frayed and lightly chipped. (a86094)
$135.00 Gaunt, Mary . A WOMAN IN CHINA
London no date (very early 20thc) Werner Lauries. "Colonial Edition". Hardcover. Large octavo, 390p., photo illustrations, blue cloth with black pictures and lettering on cover. Good, inner hinges cracking, somewhat worn, a few pages lightly foxed. (a86675)
$90.00Alonso, Mary Eitorllen (ed); Joseph Fletcher (text). CHINA'S INNER ASIAN FRONTIER - PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WULSIN EXPEDITION TO NORTHWEST CHINA IN 1923
1979 Harvard University. Exhibition catalogue for shows at Peabody Museum, Harvard University and Salem, Massachusets and Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, California in 1980. Sm.4to., 108p., original wraps. VG, light wear. No ownership marks, binding secure and text clean. (a87355)
$28.00 Smith, Arthur H. . CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS
New York 1894 enlarged and revised Revell. Hardcover. Octavo, 342p plus ads. photo illustrations, index, cloth. Good, lightly soiled, lightly worn, has a very marginal notations by previous owner. (a87620)
$40.00 Der Ling, Princess . OLD BUDDHA
New York 1928 first edition Dodd mead. Hardcover. Octavo, 347p., bright orange cloth. VG, top righthand corner of front end paper torn off and ink notation on halftitle indicating some experts doubt authenticity of this memoir, no DJ. (a88582)
$49.00