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Summaries of the Papers for the First International Sinological Conference, August 26-30, L968. Di 1 Jie Guo Ji Hua Xue Hui Yi Lun Wen Ti Yao

China Academy. Zhonghua xue shu yuan · 1968

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

Taibei, Zhonghua xue shu yuan, 1968. First edition. Blue vinyl boards, loose leaf, with ribbon ties. Sections individually numbered. Illus. with b/w photos. 4to. In Chinese and English. In addition to summaries, short biographies and photos of the participants numbering about ...

Chine Et Extreme-Orient

Contenson, Guy de, baron · 1884

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.19 | ¥10,381)

Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et cie, 1884. First edition. Paper wrappers. 291, [3] pp. Sm. 8vo. Mostly about China including Beijing, luxuries, food, the army, but also chapters on Mongolia (mongolie), Japan (Japon), and Les grottes de Quouida in Malacca (Malaysia). Spine worn and ...

The Taipan Traders

Lawrence, Anthony · 1992

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Hong Kong, FormAsia, 1992. Second edition. Cloth. 96 pp. Illus. with 52 color plates and reproductions. Folio. A portrait of Hong Kong's days of youth from the finest collections of China trade paintings. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a small nick on the front wr...

Voyages, Geographie, Marine, Americana

Chamonal, François & Rodolphe · 1988

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Paris, Francois et Rodolphe Chamonal, 1988. First edition. Paper wrappers. 225, [1] pp. Illus. with 6 color plates & numerous b/w plates and figures. 4to. 1129 items from this French bookseller. A very good+ copy, wrappers shelfworn, lightly soiled, contents fine.

Luster of Jade: Poetry, Painting and Music

Woo, Catherine Yi-yu Cho · 1992

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

San Diego, San Diego State Univ. Press, 1992. First edition. Cloth. v, 51 pp. + illus. [36 pp]. Illus. with 36 color photos. 8vo. Seventh University Research Lecture, San Diego State University. A fine copy.

Ten Days in the Mountains. An Album by Xiao Yuncong (1596-1673)

Xiao, Yuncong. Wear, Eric Otto · 2002

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

Hong Kong, Hanart T Z Gallery, 2002. First edition. Cloth. Unpaged [36 pp]. Illus. 4to. Signed by the author Eric Otto Wear. "In the midst of political turmoil and the collapse of an empire, Xiao Yuncong (1596-1673) sat in a flooded hut and painted ten deceptively simple image...

Trailing the Written Word

Ho, Cindy · 1997

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

New York, New York Foundation for the Arts, 1997. First edition. Paper wrappers. 48 pp. Illus. with 117 color photos, drawings and maps. Sq. sm. 4to. Ho Mang Hang, illus. Inscribed by the author. Exhibition catalogue documenting 55 distinct minority groups in China and how the...

Memoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko (the Oriental Library). No. 9. 1937

Shiratori, Kurakichi, ed · 1937

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Tokyo, The Toyo Bunko, 1937. First edition. Paper wrappers. 161, iv pp. Illus. with 9 b/w photos. Sm. 4to. Articles include: The Japanese Numerals; A Study of Origin of the Ch'i-lin and the Feng-huang; The Source and Meaning of Ta-Chen, the Dynastic Title of P'u-Hsien Wan-Nu. ...

Princes of Jade

Capon, Edmund and Macquitty, William · 1973

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

London, Sphere Books Ltd. 1973. First edition. Paper wrappers. 192 pp. Illus. with color & b/w photos, b/w drawings and maps. Sm. 4to. Derek Dooley, illus. A very good copy.

Jade: Stone of Heaven

Gump, Richard · 1962

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Garden City, Doubleday & Company, 1962. First edition. Cloth. 256 pp. Illus. with 18 color plates + b/w photos & drawings and 1 map. 8vo. A good copy, soiled boards, spine roll, dampstain on endpapers.

Cathay Invoked. Chinoiserie. A Celestial Empire in the West

Rambo, James I., ed · 1966

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San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1966. First edition. Paper wrappers. Unpaged. Illus. with 54 b/w plates. Sm. 4to. Catalog description of 172 items displayed in the summer of 1966 at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. A very good copy with we...

Yongning Naxi Zu She Hui Ji Mu XI Zhi Diao Cha

Yunnan sheng bian ji zu · 1986

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Kunming;, Yunnan ren min chu ban she, 1986. First edition. Paper wrappers. 337 pp. Illus. with color & b/w photos. 8vo. "Matrilineality in Naxi Society." Text in Chinese. A very good+ copy.

Tong Gu Yi Shu Yan Jiu. Dungzguj Yisuz Yenzgiu

Jiang, Tingyu · 1988

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Nanning Shi, Guangxi ren min chu ban she : Guangxi xin hua shu dian fa xing, 1988. First edition. Paper wrappers. 3, 3, 5, 312 pp. Illus. with b/w photos and drawings. 8vo. Series: Gvangjsih gak cuz minzgenh vwnzyi yenzgiu cungzsuh. Tonggu Art Research. All ethnic groups in Gu...

Yunnan Ren Lei Qi Yuan Yu Shi Qian Wen Hua

Yunnan sheng bo wu guan · 1991

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Kunming Shi, Yunnan ren min chu ban she, 1991. First edition. Cloth. 3, 3, 439 pp. [36] pp. of plates. Illus. with b/w plates. 8vo. Prehistoric Culture in Yunnan. Text in Chinese. Table of contents also in English. Shelfwear else a near fine copy in a very good dust jacket.

LI Dai Ming Ren Sheng Zu Nian Biao

Liang, Tingcan · 1933

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

Shanghai, Shang wu yin shu guan, 1933. Second printing. Cloth. Various paginations [362 pp]. 8vo. Chronology of Famous men in Chinese History. Text in Chinese. An earlier version was published in 1930. A good copy, spine rubbed with a small tear, some old marginal worm holds, ...

Yi He Yuan

Peking (China). Yihe yuan guan li chu · 1979

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Beijing, Wen wu chu ban she, 1979. First edition. Illustrated paper wrappers. 12, 7 [5] pp. [49] leaves of plates. Illus. with 13 color & 67 b/w plates, and one plan (folding). 4to. [27 cm]. Summer Palace. Text in Chinese. Summary in English, with title Yi Ho Yuan. A very good...

Ren Yidu Xian Sheng Fang Wen Ji Lu. Reminiscences of Prof. E-Tu Zen Sun

Sun, E-tu Zen · 1993

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Zhonghua min guo Taibei Shi, Zhong yang yan jiu yuan jin dai shi yan jiu suo / Institute of Modern History, Academia Sincia, 1993. First edition. Illustrated paper-covered boards. 209, 16 pp. [4] pp. of plates. Zhong yang yan jiu yuan jin dai shi yan jiu suo kou shu li shi con...

The Genius of China. An Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China · 1973

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

London, Times Newspapers Ltd. 1973. Second edition. Photo-pictorial paper wrappers (paperback). 159 pp. Illus. with 16 color plates and 385 b/w photos. 8vo. Kuo Mo-jo, illus. Exhibition of items displayed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the Nelson Gallery-Atki...

Origins of Chinese Ceramics. October 25, 1978-January 28, 1979

Shangraw, Clarence F. · 1978

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New York, The China Institute in America, 1978. First edition. Stiff paper wrappers. 103 pp. Illus. with b/w photos and drawings. Sm. 4to. Catalogue of exhibition held at the China House Gallery. Essay, 45 items discussed. A very good clean unmarked copy with crease to one cor...

Porcelaine de Chine

Desroches, Jean-Paul · 1975

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Paris, C.P.I.P. 1975. First edition. Photo-pictorial paper-covered boards. 82 pp. Illus. with 88 color & 5 b/w photos. Sm. 4to. Series: L'ABC du collectionneur. G.J. Malgras, ed. et al. Text in French. A very good or better copy, clean, crisp, and unmarked.