STARS AND STORMS OVER CHINA, 1931-1945
Vienna, Virginia: BHA Publications, 1996. First Edition. Trade paperback. Signed by the author on the title page. Original pictorial paper wrappers. A very good copy. More
China
Results 1 - 13 (of 13)
CHINESE OPERA AND PAINTED FACE
Taipei, Taiwan: Mei Ya Publications, Inc, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. 243 p. Preface by Lin Yutang. Colorfully illustrated throughout. First edition in English. An exhaustive study of origin and development of Chinese opera and its..... More
THE VANISHING BORDER: A Retrospective of China and Hong Kong through Maps.
Hong Kong: Credit Lyonnais Securities (Asia) Ltd., 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 3,000 copies. "This book, which comprises a selection of previously unpublished maps from Mr S.C. Tam's collection and maps drawn by non-Chinese..... More
THE CHURCH OF THE T'ANG DYNASTY
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. "...a serious contribution to a small but interesting branch of sinology - the Chinese Christian literature of the T'ang dynasty" (Journal of the Royal Asiatic..... More
CRISIS AND PROSPERITY IN SUNG CHINA
Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1975. Trade paperback. Octavo: 262 p. Original paper wrappers. A crisp and clean, very good copy. More
A HARP WITH A THOUSAND STRINGS: A Chinese Anthology in Six Parts
London: The Pilot Press Ltd, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. The selections in this wartime anthology examine various aspects of Chinese culture and its effect on the West. Divided into six parts: (1) A European View..... More
THE KU-CH'IN: A Chinese Stringed Instrument, Its History and Theory
Pasadena, California: Wen Ying Studio, 1980. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Interesting monograph on the ku-ch'in or guqin, a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument. It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favoured by..... More
THE UIGHUR EMPIRE According to the T'ang Dynastic Histories: A Study in Sino-Uighur Relations 744-840
Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1973. Hardcover. Limited to 999 copies (this copy is unnumbered). A translation with introduction and notes of those sections of the chuan on the Uighurs in the Chiu T'ang-shu..... More
THE AGE OF IRREVERENCE: A New History of Laughter in China
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Christopher Rea to Eric Idle, who is quoted on the rear panel of the dust jacket. From the library of revered..... More
LETTER FROM CHINA, Numbers 41-70
1966-1970. Hardcover. The ink stamp of The Baltimore Sun: Hong Kong Bureau appears on most issues. Bound compilation of 25 issues (5 are double-number issues) of Strong's Letter from China newsletter, concluding with the In..... More
CHINA'S MANAGEMENT OF THE AMERICAN BARBARIANS: A Study of Sino-American Relations, 1841-1861, with Documents
New Haven: Far Eastern Publications, Yale University, 1953. Second Edition. Hardcover. This comprehensive work includes selections from a wide array of Chinese documents dealing with the United States, as well as extensive glossaries listing Chinese..... More
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY
New York: The South Manchuria Railway Company, circa 1933. A promotional piece extolling “The Progress of Manchuria” following the establishment of Manchukuo, a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in northeast China and Inner..... More
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM WITH IMAGES OF THE 1927 SHANGHAI MASSACRE
A photographic album with more than 165 images of people and locations in Asia created by a young Dutch chef serving on a merchant ship in the mid 1920s. Notably, the album includes two photographs..... More
Results 1 - 13 (of 13)