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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)
$38.00 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)
$25.00Levy, 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) . 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. 8vo., 266pp., illus., index, decorated boards. Owner bookplate. Good, 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). (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 Te-K 'Un, Cheng . THE RELIGIOUS OUTLOOK OF THE CHINESE
London 1956 China Society. 8vo., 8pp., wraps. VG. (a42739)
$25.00 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 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 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)
$40.00 Dawson, Christopher (editor) . THE MONGOL MISSION: NARRATIVES AND LETTERS OF THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES IN MONGOLIA AND CHINA IN THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES
London 1955 1st Sheed and Ward. Translated by a Nun of Stanbrook Abbey. 8vo., 246pp., red cloth hardcover. A volume with translations of a number of important sources not available elsewhere. Fine in VG DJ, a bit browned. Scarce. (a58573)
$162.00 Yung, Wu . THE FLIGHT OF AN EMPRESS
New Haven 1936 1st Yale. Transcribed by Liu K'Un. Translated and edited by Ida Pruitt. 8vo., 222pp., hardcover. VG, spine a bit yellowed, no DJ. (a58827)
$25.00Hovelaque, Emile. CHINA
London 1923 Dent. Translated by Mrs. Laurence Binyon. 8vo., 272pp., hardcover. Good, cover somewhat worn, no DJ. Hinges not cracked; text clean. (a60446)
$33.00 (china) . LETTERS FROM A CHINESE OFFICIAL BEING AN EASTERN VIEW OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
New York 1904 McClure, Phillips. Octavo., 75pp., brown paper covered hardcover with gilt lettering. VG, much of spine lettering faded away. (a61556)
$27.00Chih-Yi Cheng, Andrew. HS�NTZU'S THEORY OF HUMAN NATURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CHINESE THOUGHT
Peking 1928. Octavo, 111pp., gilt printed hardcover with cloth spine. Owner signed on front free blank. A few small marginal pencil marks. VG, some marginal foxing inside covers, corners lightly worn. Original edition. Very scarce. (a61612)
$190.00 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 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 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 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 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 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 Skenandoah . LETTERS ON THE IROQUOIS - LETTERS IX TO XI
1847. Letters addressed to AIbert Gallatin and includes several pages on Iroquois language structure. Article at pp. 247-256 in a single issue of The American Review. Complete issue has numerous additional articles. Octavo, fine portrait frontis steel engraving of John Hampden Pleasants of Virginia, original wraps. Historical library stamps on cover. VG, light cover soiling. (a84400b)
$45.00Cheng, 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)
$150.00 Knollys, Major Henry . ENGLISH LIFE IN CHINA
London 1885 first edition Smith Elder. Hardcover. Octavo, 333p., 6p. of publisher's ads, original brown cloth with black floral border trim on board edges and gilt lettering on front panel and spine. Original grey floral end papers. Museum bookplate (no other ownership marks. ) VG, text clean and crisp, light wear and light soiling on cover, light discoloration on spine. Very Scarce. (a86864)
$850.00