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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 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 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)
$125.00Baxter, 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 (china) . REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON HYDRAULIC AND ROAD QUESTIONS IN CHINA
Geneva 1936 League of Nations. 4to., 213pp., tables, foldout map, wraps. VG, light cover wear. (a50053)
$100.00 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)
$250.00Crawfurd, 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)
$300.00 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)
$600.00Fairbank, John King (editor). THE I. G. IN PEKING - LETTERS OF ROBERT HART CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS 1868-1907 2 VOLUME SET (HARDCOVER)
Cambridge 1975 Harvard. 2 volumes. Hardcovers. Sm.4to., 1533pp., glossary, index, cloth. Fine in Fine DJs, sealed in original publisher's bubblepack. Mint. Wonderful gift. (a68238)
$110.00 Boorman, Howard L. (editor) . BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF REPUBLICAN CHINA VOLUME 3: MAO-WU. ISBN 0-231-08957-0
NY 1970 1st Columbia University. ISBN 0-231-08957-0. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 471pp., hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. Brand New. (a69711)
$102.00 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 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 Glennon, John P.; Harriet Schwar and Louis J. Smith (editors) . FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1955-1957 - VOLUME III CHINA
Washington 1986 GPO. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 689pp., reddish brown buckram. One small Depository Library stamp on end paper and on title page - no other ownership marks, no spine label, no bookplate, no pocket. Near Fine, unused. (a75488)
$125.00 Glennon, John P. (editor) . FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1949 VOLUME IX THE FAR EAST: CHINA
Washington 1974 1st GPO. This volume deals with Taiwan and the concern of the U. S. regarding possible conquest by Chinese Communists; status of Tibet and Communism in China.Hardcover. Large octavo, 1441pp., maroon cloth. Institution stamps on fore-edges and a few internal stamps, residue of label at heel of spine. Good plus, no dj. (a75526)
$110.00 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 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 (china) . TRANSCRIPT OF ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON AMERICAN POLICY TOWARD CHINA HELD IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OCTOBER 6-8, 1949
Confidential. Stamped "Classification canceled." 4to., 514pp., later wraps. Good. (a83445)
$175.00 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 (china) . JOURNAL OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY NO. 16
Taipei 1972. Foreword plus 8 articles, text completely in Chinese. Includes: On the Lexical Derivation from Stems in Shuo Wen; Studies on the Guest Reception Ceremony and the Matrimonial Ceremony; Quotations in the Shui-ching-chu; Textual Studies on the Lo-yang Chia-lan-chi; Syntax in Sun -tse; Critical Chronological Studies of the Sung Dynasty; On the Rhymes of Poetic works in the Wei and Ching Dynasties; Commentaries on Poets of the Chin and Yuan Dynasties. 4to., wraps. Good, light wear, light stain on lower corner throughout. (a83943)
$125.00 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)
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