Category: China

The Overland Route to India and China

By: Anon

Price: £275.00

Publisher: London, T. Nelson and Sons : 1859

Seller ID: 013389

Condition: Very Good

Book measues 15x10.cm. 48pp, including 5 text illustrations, twelve colour printed wood eng. views (including Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria, Suez, Aden, Bombay, Ceylon, Madras, Calcutta, Singapore and Hong Kong). Bound in later cloth backed, marble boards. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, pages and plates clean. A nice clean copy. A rare travel guidebook by sea - not as the title states by land - from England to China, with stops and short descriptions of Gibraltar, Malta, Egypt, India, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai.
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Who's Who in Communist China

By: Barnett A. Doak

Price: £32.00

Publisher: nion Research Institute : 1966

Seller ID: 010093

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Very Good

Book measures 23.5x18.cm. 754pp. Bound in original publishers black cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, lightly bumped, some dust/dirt marking. Binding in good condition. Internally, pages clean. A good copy.
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Image for China Proper [ 3 Volumes ]. [ Volume 1. Physical Geography, History and Peoples. 2. Modern History and Administration. 3. Economic Geography, Ports and Communications. ]

China Proper [ 3 Volumes ]. [ Volume 1. Physical Geography, History and Peoples. 2. Modern History and Administration. 3. Economic Geography, Ports and Communications. ]

By: China

Price: £160.00

Publisher: Great Britain, Naval Intelligence Division : 1944

Seller ID: 099910

Binding: Publishers Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Books measures 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Collation, xvi,542pp, xii,370pp, xiv,653pp, illustrated with numerous plates, maps etcetera. Bound in original publishers green cloth. Library number on spines, spines faded. Bindings in good clean firm condition. Internally, occasional library mark or stamp. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. A very good clean solid set.
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The Wisdom of Confucius. The Lun Yu in English,

By: Confucius

Price: £375.00

Publisher: Hong Kong, Confucius Publishing Co Ltd : 1985

Seller ID: 099743

ISBN-13: 9789627050018

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Limited to 500 copies. Book measures 42x29cm. 336pp. Bound in original pictorial silked cloth, full gilt edges, coloured endpapers. Binding in near fine to fine condition. Internally, pages bright and clean throughout. Housed in matching folding case, with ties, gilt title to spine. Case has very minor marking, but in near fine condition. A very good clean copy.
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Armorial China a Catalogue of Chinese Porcelain with Coats of Arms in the Possession of Frederick Arthur Crisp

By: Crisp Frederick Arthur [ in the Possession of ]

Price: £450.00

Publisher: Privately Printed : 1907

Seller ID: 098725

Binding: Half Vellum

Condition: Very Good

Limited to 150 copies. Book measures 33 x 26.5 cm. Collation, [8],90pp, 12 coloured plates. Bound in original publishers half vellum, vellum corners, cloth boards, leather title label. Binding rubbed on edges and corners, with some minor wear loss. Generally a good clean firm condition. Internally, library bookplate on fixed endpaper, [ I can't see any other library marks ]. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. A good clean firm copy.
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Yun-Nan The Link Between India And The Yangtze

By: Davies Major H. R.

Price: £825.00

Publisher: Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press : 1909

Seller ID: 012829

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Very Good

Book measures 24.5x17.cm. Collation, xii, 431pp, complete with half title, frontispiece, 73 photographic illustrations, rear pocket has 7 folding vocabularies and a coloured map of Yunnan Province. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, some minor wear, a few small spot marks. Generally a good clean firm binding. Internally, light tanning to folding vocabularies. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A nice copy.
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The Inner Quarters: Marriage and the Lives of Chinese Women in the Sung Period

By: Ebrey Patricia Buckley

Price: £58.00

Publisher: University of California Press : 1993

Seller ID: 099755

ISBN-13: 9780520081567

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good Plus

Book measures 23.5x15.5.cm. xviii,[2],332pp. Bound in original publishers cloth, with gilt lettering. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice clean copy.
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A General Description of China: Containing the Topography of the Fifteen Provinces which compose this vast Empire; that of Tartary, the Isles, and other Tributary Countries?

By: Grosier (Jean Baptiste)

Price: £425.00

Publisher: London, G. G. J. And J. Robinson : 1788

Seller ID: 011580

Condition: Good Plus

Volume 2 only.Book measures 21x13.5.cm. Collation, viii, 524pp, 15 plates, including 1 folding, probably lacking half title. Binding lacking both covers, text block holding firm. Internally, period or early name on top margin of title '' Mary Browneker '' one plate with light dust/dirt matking. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. A nice clean copy.
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Chinese Ceramics a New Comprehensive Survey from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

By: Hi Li

Price: £125.00

Publisher: New York, Rizzoli : 1996

Seller ID: 013638

ISBN-13: 9780847819737

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good Plus Near Fine

Book measures 33x25.cm. 352pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers blue cloth, with gilt lettering. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice copy.
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A Gift of Heritage Selection from the Xubaizhai Collection of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

By: Hong Kong Unban Council

Price: £350.00

Publisher: Hong Kong, Published By the Urban Council. Hong Kong Museum of Art : 1992

Seller ID: 013633

ISBN-13: 9789622151093

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good Plus Near Fine

Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 36x27.cm. 412pp, 122pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with design on top boards, gilt lettering on spine and top boards. Both bindings in near fine condition. Internally, pages clean and bright throughout. Housed in original publishers folding case/box. Case lightly rubbed, faded.. A near fine set,
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Image for China for the West Chinese Porcelain & Other Decorative Arts for Export Illustated from the Mottahedeh Collection [ Complete in 2 Volumes. With Slipcase ]

China for the West Chinese Porcelain & Other Decorative Arts for Export Illustated from the Mottahedeh Collection [ Complete in 2 Volumes. With Slipcase ]

By: Howard David & Ayers John

Price: £275.00

Publisher: London and New York, Sotheby Parke Bernet : 1978

Seller ID: 013631

ISBN-13: 9780856670350

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good Plus Near Fine

Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 33.5x24.5.cm. 350-698pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers blue cloth, with gilt crest on top boards, gilt lettering on spines. Both bindings in near fine condition. Dust jackets lightly rubbed, minor wear, one jacket nicked on base of spine. Jackets in good clean condition. Internally, pages clean and bright throughout. Slipcase lightly rubbed, worn. A very nice clean set
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The Choice of the Private Trader the Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection

By: Howard David S.

Price: £75.00

Publisher: London, Zwemmer : 1994

Seller ID: 013629

ISBN-13: 9780302006429

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good Plus Near Fine

Book measures 29x22.5.cm. 298pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers gray cloth, with gilt lettering. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice clean copy.
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The Life Of Chiang Kai-Shek

By: Hsiung S. I.

Price: £95.00

Publisher: London, Peter Davies : 1948

Seller ID: 012415

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Book measures 20.5x14.cm. xvii, 398pp, illustrated. Bound in original publishers blue cloth, with gilt lettering. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, minor loss. Jacket in very good condition. Internally, pages clean. A very nice copy.
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Memoirs and observations topographical, physical, mathematical, mechanical, natural, civil, ecclesiastical, made in a late journey through the empire of China : and published in several Letters

By: Le Comte Louis

Price: £775.00

Publisher: London, Printed for Benj. Tooke and are to be sold by Geo. Huddleston : 1698

Seller ID: 012309

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Near Very Good

Book measures 20.5x13.cm. Collation, [20[, 517,[10],pp. engraved frontis,, folding map, 2 folding plates, 1 folding table, 1 full page plate, 1 text illustrations. Bound in modern full leather, panelled boards, raised bands, leather title label. Binding in fine condition. Internally, frontis chipped on margins, pen scribbling on verso, heavy browning to title, moderate/heavy tanning throughout, 1 page with minor repair, 1 folding plate has a short closed tear. Generally, pages and plates in good condition. Overall a well bound copy, internally in good condition.
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Nouveaux Memoires Sur L'etat Present De La Chine

By: Le Comte P. Louis

Price: £850.00

Publisher: Amsterdam, Published A Amsterdam : Chez Henri Desbordes, & Antoine Schelte : 1698

Seller ID: 096023

Condition: Very Good

Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Collation, Volume 1, engraved frontis, [16],342pp, 16 single page, 3 folding engraved plates. Volume 2, engraved frontis, [4]355pp, 2 single page engraved plates. Bound in full calf. Professionally rebacked, retaining the original period boards, raised bands, blind stamp tooling within compartments, leather title labels, full marble edges. Both bindings in very good clean firm condition. Internally, previous owners bookplate, name in early hand on titles, small piece lacking from inner margin of 1 frontis. Light persistant water? stai...
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Image for The Chinese and their Rebellions, viewed in Connection with their National Philosophy, Ethics, Legislation, and Administration, to which is added, An Essay on Civilization and its Present State in the East and West.

The Chinese and their Rebellions, viewed in Connection with their National Philosophy, Ethics, Legislation, and Administration, to which is added, An Essay on Civilization and its Present State in the East and West.

By: Meadows Thomas Taylor

Price: £875.00

Publisher: London, Smith Elder & Co : 1856

Seller ID: 012623

Binding: Half Calf

Condition: Very Good

Book measures 22.5x15.cm. Collation, lx,656pp, half title, 3 partially coloured folding maps. Bound in half calf. Spine rebacked, retaining the original marble baords, raised bands, gilt lines, leather title labels, leather corners, full marble edges and endpapers. Boards repaired on corners and edges. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, pages/maps clean throughout. A very nice copy.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Ceramics

By: Qingzheng Wang

Price: £275.00

Publisher: China, Sun Tree Publishing : 2002

Seller ID: 013637

ISBN-13: 9789810460235

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good Plus Near Fine

Book measures 33x25.cm. 368pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers black cloth, with blind stamped lettering on spine and top board. Slightly lean on spine. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket lightly faded on spine. Jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice clean copy.
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An abridged account of the state of religion in China and Cochinchina : during the years 1806-7

By: Richeret.

Price: £580.00

Publisher: London, printed and published for the exclusive benefit of the above missions, by Keating, Brown, and Keating, No. 38, Duke-Street, Grosvenor Square : 1809

Seller ID: 009422

Binding: Half Calf

Condition: Very Good Plus

Two parts in one volume. Part 1. An abridged account of the state of religion in China and Cochinchina : during the years 1806-7. Part 2. Abridged account of the state of religion in Tonkin, Cochinchina and China during the years 1807-8-9 . Collation, 84pp, 225pp, 3pp. First part published 1809, second part published 1811. Bound in modern half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, gilt lines, leather title label. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, pages in very good clean condition. A very nice clean copy, in a very good sturdy binding. Rare title.
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Song Dynasty Ceramics

By: Rose Kerr

Price: £125.00

Publisher: London, V & A Publications : 2004

Seller ID: 013643

ISBN-13: 9781851774159

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Plus Near Fine

Book measures 25x21.5.cm. 128pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers black cloth, with gilt lettering to spine. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice clean copy.
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Japan-China Relations Through the Lens of Chinese Politics

By: Ryosei Kokubun

Price: £65.00

Publisher: Japan, Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture : 2021

Seller ID: 012049

ISBN-13: 9784866581279

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Plus Near Fine

Book measures 21.5x15.5.cm. 323,[2]pp. Bound in original publishers hardcover. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket very clean. Internally, pages unread. A near fine copy.
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