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The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien. Translated by David Hinton.

T'ao Ch'ien. · 1993

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,519)

Port Townsend, Copper Canyon Press, 1993, 92 pag., paperback. = T'ao Ch'ien, (365 - 427, C.E.), one of the most revered poets in classical Chinese literature, is presented in a lucid translation with an introduction. "David Hinton is one of the most impressive of the younger ...

Popular Songs and Ballads of Han China.

[China]. Birrell, Anne. · 1993

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,399)

Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1993, XI,(1),226 pag., paperback.= Owner's entry. Translations and criticism of 77 songs and ballads of early imperial China.

The Selected Poems of Li Po. Translated by David Hinton.

Li Po. · 1996

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,519)

New York, New Directions, 1996, XXV,(1),134 pag., paperback.

The Peach Blossom Fan (T'ao-hua-shan). Translated by Chen Shih-hsiang and Harold Acton.

[China]. K'ung Shang-jen (1648-1718). · 1976

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,639)

Berkeley etc., University of California Press, 1976, XIX,(1),312 pag., illustrations, paperback. = Owne;s name. A tale of battling armies, political intrigue, star-crossed romance, and historical cataclysm, The Peach Blossom Fan is one of the masterpieces of Chinese literatur...

Ancestors. 900 Years in the Life of a Chinese Family.

[China]. Ching, Frank. · 1988

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

New York, William Morrow and Company, 1988, 1st ed.,528 pag., original gilt halfcloth. = Owner's name, without dustjacket.

Nederlandsche bibliographisch woordenboek (NBW) bevattende de belangrijkste werken in Noord- en Zuid-Nederland verschenen in het eerste kwart der XXe eeuw (1900-1929)

Verschueren, J. · 1930

€12.00 ($13.23 | £10.01 | ¥2,111)

Amsterdam, Mij. tot Verspreiding van Goede en Goedkoope Lectuur, z.j. (ca.1930), 2e verm. druk, (4 advert.),(6),343 pag., orig. verguld soepel linnen

Saving Fish From Drowning.

Tan, Amy. · 2005

€12.00 ($13.23 | £10.01 | ¥2,111)

London, Fourth Estate, 2005, 474,(1) pag., paperback. = Owner's entry, else as new.

Wolventotem.

Rong, Jiang. · 2008

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,639)

Amsterdam, Prometheus, 2008, 446,(1) pag., paperback. = Eigenaarsnaam, verder netjes.

Tao Te Ching. A New Translation. Calligraphy by Kwok-Lap Chan.

[China]. Kwok, Man-Ho, a.o. · 1993

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,639)

Shaftesbury etc., Element, 1993, 189,(2) pag., illustrateed, paperback, quarto. = Owner's name. Whether there ever was such a person as Lao Tzu is not certain, but that the Tao Te Ching has been one of the most important texts in Chinese culture for over 2000 years is beyond ...

Politics in China. An Introduction.

[China]. Joseph, William A. (ed.). · 2010

€35.00 ($38.58 | £29.20 | ¥6,158)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, 437 pag., diagrams, paperback, large octavo. = Owner's name, else as new. Sixty years ago, China was one of the poorest countries in the world, populated mostly by rural peasants, and still suffering from more than a century of internal ...

Splendid Slippers. A Thousdand Years Of An Erotic Tradition.

[Erotica]. Jackson, Beverley. · 1997

€12.00 ($13.23 | £10.01 | ¥2,111)

Berkeley, Ten Speed Press, 1997, 183 pag., colour-illustrated, paperback, quarto. = Owner's entry, else as new. An extraordinary exploration of footbinding that encompasses Chinese art and mythology, social and political history, and truly exotic eroticism. The author's vast ...

China 1860-1912. As seen by Photographers & Travelers. Preface by L. Carrington Goodrich. Historical Commentary by Nigel Cameron.

[China]. Cameron, Nigel, Carrington Goodrich, L. (pref.). · 1978

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,519)

Bentveld-Aerdenhout, Landshoff, 1978, photographic illustrations, English text, hardcover with dustjacket, oblong quarto. = Dustjacket worn and torn; owner's entry. The Face of China is an evocative and candid collection of some of the first photographs made in that country. ...

Travels in Imperial China. The Explorations and Discoveries of Père David.

[China]. Bishop, George. · 1990

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

London, Cassell, 1990, 192 pag., col. plates, b/w illustrations, hardcover with dustjacket, large octavo.

Keizerlijk porselein uit het Shanghai Museum.

Eliens, Titus M. (ed.). · 2011

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Den Haag/ Zwolle, Gemeentemuseum Den haag/ Waanders, 2011, 143,(1) pag., geïllustreerd in kleur en zw/w, paperback, quarto.

Je leven.

Ouwens, Kees. · 1996

€60.00 ($66.13 | £50.06 | ¥10,557)

Utrecht, Hugin & Munin, 1996, 10,(3) pag., gezet uit de Bembo en gedrukt in rood en zwart door Jan Erik Bouman in 75 op de pers genummerde exemplaren, gebrocheerd met goudgeletterd omslag door Binderij Phoenix= Hugin & Munin 4. Gesigneerd door de auteur in het colofon. Prozate...

Chinese Propaganda Posters. From Revolutuion to Modernization.

[Posters]. Landsberger, Stefan. · 1998

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Amsterdam/ Singapore, The Pepin Press, 1998, 216 pag., richly illustrated in colours and b/w, paperback, quarto. = Owner's entry, else as new.

Painted Buddhas of Xinjian. Hidden Treasures fromthe Silk Road.

[China]. Gies, Jacques, a.o. · 2002

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

London, British Museum Press, 2002, 167,(1) pag., coloured photographic illustrations by Reza, original hardcover with dustjacket, quarto (fine). = Hidden away beneath the mountains of Xinjiang are a series of caves along what was once the Silk Road. After 30 years of negoti...

Among the Celestials. China in Early Photographs.

Bertholet, Ferry, Aalsvoort, Lambert van der. · 2014

€32.00 ($35.27 | £26.70 | ¥5,630)

Brussels, Mercatorfonds, 2014, 223,(1) pag., profusely illustrated after old photographs, orig. hardcover with dustjacket, quarto. = De bloei van de fotografie als medium medio 19e eeuw viel samen met een groeiende nieuwsgierigheid naar China vanuit de westerse wereld. Toen h...

Imperial Wardrobe.

Dickinson, Gary, Wrigglesworth, Linda. · 2000

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,519)

Berkeley/ Toronto, Ten Speed Press, 2000, revised ed., 204 pag., richly illustarted in colours and b/w, hardcover with dustjacket, quarto. = In 1759, the Qianlong Emperor of China commissioned a catalog of comprehensive, illustrated regulations for ceremonial garments and acc...

Chinese Opera. Images and Stories.

[Opera]. Wang-Ngai, Siu, Lovrick, Peter. · 1997

€60.00 ($66.13 | £50.06 | ¥10,557)

Vancouver/ Seattle, Univ. of British Columbia Press/ Univ. of Washington Press, 1997, XIII,(1),239,(2) pag., richly illustrated in colours, original gilt cloth with dustjacket, quarto. = Chinese Opera looks at Chinese society through an excitingseries of photographs of operat...