Lorrin Wong, Bookseller

Li Ta-Chao and the Origins of Chinese Marxism

Meisner, Maurice · 1970

$4.00 (€3.63 | £3.03 | ¥639)

NY: Antheneum, 1970. 1st Antheneum paperback edition., Occassional pencil underlining otherwise a sound reading copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book). j, Li first began organizing for the Marxist movement in 1927.

The First Emperor of China: the Greatest Archeological Find of Our Time

Cotterell, Arthur · 1981

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

NY: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1981. 1st printing of 1st edition., Fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket., In 1974 archaeologists upcovered the tomb of Ch'in Shih-huang-ti, who unified China from its feudal period, which included 7, 000 life-size terracotta soldiers, chariots a...

Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K'Ang-Hsi

Spence, Jonathan D · 1975

$5.00 (€4.54 | £3.78 | ¥798)

NY: Random House/Vintage Books, 1975. ! st Vintage edition., Light foxing along page edges (not effecting page margins or text) otherwise a clean, unmarked, complete very good+ paperback book in decorative wrappers (soft cover book)., An excursion into the imperial world of K'...

The Tibetans: a Struggle to Survive

Lehman, Steve With An Introduction By Robert Coles & An Essay By Robbie Barnett · 1998

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY: Umbrage Editions, 1998. Fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket.

Among Warriors: a Martial Artist in Tibet

Logan, Pamela · 1996

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

Woodstock: Overlook Press, 1996. 1st printing of 1st edition., Fine hard cover book in fine price clipped dust jacket., Inscribed, To xxxx, My friends and fellow pilgrims, by author on the title page.

Chinese Encounters

Morath, Inge & Arthur Miller · 1979

$5.00 (€4.54 | £3.78 | ¥798)

NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979. 2nd printing., Fine paperback book in decorative wrappers (soft cover book)., Miller & Morath traveled in China in 1978. Rather than a closed society, they found the people insisted on talking to them.

Chinese Village Close-Up

Tung, Fei Hsaio · 1983

$17.50 (€15.88 | £13.25 | ¥2,794)

Beijing: New World Press, 1983. 1st printing of 1st edition., Fine hard cover book/ edgewear otherwise very good dust jacket., Tung conducted his original research in 1936 in a village in Jiangsu province & published Peasant Life in China. He re-visited the village in 1957 at ...

Red Dragon Rising: Communist China's Military Threat to America

Timperlake, Edward & William C Triplett II · 1999

$5.00 (€4.54 | £3.78 | ¥798)

NY: Regnery, 1999. 1st printing of 1st edition., Fine hard cover book/ light scuff on front dust jacket panel otherwise near fine dust jacket., China's political, military & covert actions towards the United States.

The South China Silk District: Local Historical Transformation and World-System Theory

So, Alvin Y · 1986

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

Albany: State University of New York, 1986. 1st paperback edition., Light foxing on page edges (not effecting page margins or text) otherwise clean, unmarked near fine paperback book in decorative wrappers (soft cover book)., An examination of the culture from production, soci...

Freedom's Gateway

Leynse, James P · 1957

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Claremont: Creative Press, 1957. Slight darkening along the top edge otherwise near fine paperback book in decorative wrappers (soft cover book)., Inscribed by author on half title page.

Genghis Khan: the Emperor of All Men

Lamb, Harold · 1927

$3.00 (€2.72 | £2.27 | ¥479)

Garden City: Garden City Publishing, 1927. reprint., Front hinge separating (but intact) otherwise good hard cover book/ no dust jacket.

Biographic Dictionary of Chinese Communism: 1921-1965 Volume II (Lo Jui-Ch'Ing to Yun Tai-Ying) Only

Klein, Donald W & Anne B Clark · 1971

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,108)

Cambridge: Harvard University, 1971. 1st printing of 1st US edition., Fine hard cover book/ light edgewear otherwise very good+ dust jacket., Biographies on 433 of the most prominent Chinese Communist figures.

The People of Taihang: an Anthology of Family Histories

Greenblatt, Sidney L · 1976

$6.00 (€5.44 | £4.54 | ¥958)

White Plains: International Arts & Sciences Press, 1976. 1st printing of 1st edition., Foxing on first & last two pages otherwise very good hard cover book/ no dust jacket., The Taihang Mountains straddle the border between Shansi and Hopei provinces; it's a harsh terrain and ...

China's Economic Development: the Interplay of Scarcity and Ideology

Eckstein, Alexander · 1976

$5.00 (€4.54 | £3.78 | ¥798)

Ann Arbor House: University of Michigan Press, 1976. 1st paperback edition., Previous owner's ink name on inside front cover otherwise clean, unmarked near fine paperback book in decorative wrappers (soft cover book)., From the reviews. this volume contains some of the most im...

Illustrated Lady's Dress of the Qing Dynasty

No Author Stated · 2007

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

China: dutotime. com, 2007. Fine paperback book in decorative wrappers (soft cover book)., Photographs and descriptions of women's ceremonial dress & clothing accessories of the Qing dynasty. Text in Chinese. 213 pages, well illustrated in color.

A Selection of Photos Taken in Zhouzhuang

Gu, Dongsheng (Preface) · 1997

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

Jiangsu: Jiangsu Photographic Association, 1997. Fine trade paperback in decorative wrappers (softcover) in laminated paper slipcase., In the spring of 1996 the Jiangsu Photographic Association sponsored a traveller's photo festival and contest. Zhouzhuang is intersected by fo...

Chinese Horoscopes: The Twelve Signs and What They Mean

Aubier, Catherine translated by Eileen Finletter & Ian Murray · 1988

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

NY: Crescent Books, 1988. 1st printing of 1st US edition., Fine trade hard cover book/ edgewear otherwise a very good dust jacket.

Things Chinese

Lai, TC Editor, Compiled & Written By H Rolfe · 1971

$12.50 (€11.34 | £9.46 | ¥1,995)

Kowloon: Swindon Book Co, 1971. Fine trade hard cover book in fine dust jacket. 8vo., A useful glossary and history of traditional Chinese terms, cultural practices and events; 188 pages, a few illustrations.

The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes

Lau, Theodora · 1979

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

NY: Harper Perennial, 1979. 11th printing., Near fine clean, unmarked, complete paperback in decorative wrappers (softcover book). 8vo., A comprehensive & classic survey of the Chinese lunar cycles and the five basic elements and their relationship to your horoscope; 314 pages...

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

Chang, Jung · 1992

$3.00 (€2.72 | £2.27 | ¥479)

NY: Anchor/Doubleday, 1992. 1st Anchor paperback edition., Fine paperback book in decorative wrappers (softcover book). 4to., Mesmerizing. A first hand account of the revolution followed by Mao's idiosyncratic rule and the resultant chaos and extreme hardship among the party f...