Chinese Art
London: Octopus Books, 1972. Illustrated with 100 color images. 158 pages. Tall 12mo, yellow boards, d.w. London: Octopus Books, (1972). Mild wear to dust wrapper. Light smudge to front free end paper. More
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My Life in China, 1926-1941.
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1943. 396 pages. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Harcourt Brace (1943). First Edition. Pages toned, still a very good copy. More
The Resonance of the Qin in East Asian Art
New York: China Institute, 1999. With Contributions by Kenneth J. DeWoskin and Mitchell Clark. 143pp., tall thin 8vo, glossy pictorial wrappers; very minor bump to lower front corner. New York: China Institute Gallery, 1999. A near fine copy. Catalog produced to accompany "The Resonance of the Qin in East Asian Art", September 17-December 12, 1999. More
Economic Man in Sha Tin; Vegetable Gardeners in a Hong Kong Vallet.
London: Curzon, 1980. Slim 8vo, printed wrappers. (London): Curzon Press, (1980). Scandinavian Institute of Asian Studies Monograph Series, No. 43. More
A Handbook on Chinese Art Symbols.
Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1958. Illustrated in color & in black & white. 67 pages. 8vo, spiral bound stiff wrappers, wrappers lightly soiled, otherwise very good. Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1972. More
A Handbook on Chinese Art Symbols.
Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1958. Illustrated in color & in black & white. 67 pages. Slim 8vo, gray boards with red-stamped cover. Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1972. A fine copy. More
A View of the City of Lin-Tsin on the Banks of the Grand Canal.
London: G. Nicol, 1796. View. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 11.25" x 17.25". From Sir George Staunton's "An authentic account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China" More
Views of 18th Century China: Costumes, History, Customs.
London: Studio Editions, 1988. Foreword by Lord Maclehose of Beoch. 109 color plates, reproduced from the engravings of William Alexander and George Henry Mason. 223 pages. Tall 4to, brown boards, d.w. (a bit edgeworn and with several short tears taped). London: Studio Editions, (1988). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Explaining China.
New York: Crown, 1980. 150 photographs. 339 pages, large 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper spine faded, rubbed, edgeworn. New York: Crown, (1980). First edition. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Our Seven - Their Five: A fragment of the story of Gung Ho.
Peking: New World Press, 1963. Black & white illustrations. 112pp, 16mo, boards, dust wrapper; d.w. lightly soiled & torn. Peking; New World Press, 1963. Very good. More
Flower bouquet with a butterfly
Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the corners but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement, from China for the export market, undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted with five different flowers and a cute butterfly. More
Flower bouquet with fruit
Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the left margin but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement, from China for the export market, undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted with a tiny butterfly, flowers and fruit flowing over the page. More
Flower bouquet with fruit
Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the right margin but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement, from China for the export market, undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted bouquet of flowers with many types of fruits intertwined. More
Flower bouquet with fruit and a butterfly
Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the corners but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement, from China for the export market, undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted with many flowers and a butterfly. More
The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei. Volume One: The Gathering
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993. Translated by David Tod Roy. 610 pages. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. Princeton University Press, (1993). Ownershiip signature, otherwise fine. . Annotated translation of an anonymous sixteenth century novel. Princeton Library of Asian Translations. More
Arch Angel Antiques: 20th Anniversary Catalog
Hong Kong: Arch Angel Antiques, 2008. Color photographic illustrations. 165 pages. Slim 4to, black cloth with gilt lettering. Hong Kong: Arch Angel Antiques, (2008). Cloth slightly frayed at the bottom corner. A very good(+) copy lacking the dust wrapper. More
Lettres Chinoises, ou Correspondance Philosophique, Historique et Critique...
La Haye: Pierre Gosse, 1756. 5 (of 6) volumes -- lacking volume 1. 12mo, rubricated titles and edges, yellow glossy boards with leather spine labels, all edges red. La Haye: Pierre Gosse & Nicolas Van Daalen, 1756. Fifth Edition. Extremities rubbed, still a very good(+) copy. More
Le Theatre Chinois depuis les Origines jusqu'a nos Jours
Peking: Henri Vetch, 1935. Well-illustrated with 115 nicely printed color plates. xxii, 184, [23] pages. Small thick 4to, bound in colorful brocade silk with no lettering. Peking: Henri Vetch, 1935. Limited edition-- one of 320 copies, this one un-numbered. Very light foxing on a handful of text pages but the plates are all clean. A very good(+) copy this uncommon title. More
Ming-Ch'Ing Dynasties: a.d. 1368-1644, a.d. 1644-1912
Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1964. Illustrated in black and white. Unpaginated, very slim 4to, white pictorial wrappers (very slightly edgeworn and dust soiled). Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1964. A very good(+) copy. More
Chinese Art.
New York: Beechhurst, 1953. Color frontispiece with 192 illustrations. 366 pages. 8vo, green cloth; somewhat worn. New York: Beechhurst, (1953). First American edition. Several pages with minor penciling, else a very good copy. More
Artibus Asiae: Volume 5
Leipzig: Richard Hadl, 1935. Many tipped in black & white photographs. 239pp. (pages 105-344), large 8vo, printed wrappers; some chipping to outer margin, unopened. Leipzig: Richard Hadl, 1935. A very good copy. Chapters by various authors in both German and English. More
In Exile from the Land of Snows.
New York: Knopf, 1984. Illustrated in black & white. 383pp. 8vo, 1/2 gray cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, (1984). Very good Biography of the Dalai Lama and history of Tibet since the Chinese conquest. More
In Exile From the Land of Snows: The First Full Account of the Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Conquest
New York: Knopf, 1984. Several black & white photographic illustrations, map endpapers. 383 pages. 8vo, cream cloth-backed gray boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First edition. Tiny stain at the bottom of the front and rear of the title page. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Chang Chih-tung and Educational Reform in China
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. 287 pages, 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper (price-clipped and edge-worn). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Ancient Sichuan: Treasures from a Lost Civilization
Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 2001. 250 color plates, 22 halftones, and 237 line illustrations. 359 pages. Large 4to, grey-blue cloth, dust wrapper. Published by the Seattle Art Museum in association with Princeton University Press. Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More