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Phone number : 852 95539385Mes Chasses en Chine - Le Takin. - Le Mouflon du Kansou. - Le Serow à Crinière blanche. - Le Chevreuil et le Wapiti du Kansou. - La Gazelle de Przewlski. - La Gazelle de Mongolie.
Paris, Payot, 1939. 1 volume in-8, 227 pp., broché, couverture illustrée, dos blanc, enrichi de 12 plaches et de deux cartes, très bon état.
The Kiangsi Soviet Republic: Mao and the National Congresses of 1931 and 1934
Berkeley, The Regents of the University of California, 1973. 1 volume in-8, 116 pp., orange cloth hardback with a grey paper printed cover, ex-library with markings, labels and stamps on endpages, spine and some pages, the upper left corner of the cover is damaged by adhesive tape, fair condition.
La Chine et le Problème de lOpium
Paris, A. Pedone, Editeur, 1933. 1 volume in-8, 246 pp., reliure moderne plein cuir, couverture conservée, très bon exemplaire.
L'auteur était Docteur en Sciences Politiques de l'Université de Bruxelles. Cette thèse expose l'historique et les problèmes de l'opium en Chine. Table des matières: Histoire de la Question: L'origine du commerce de l'opium - Les tentatives de prohibition - La guerre de l'opium et le traité de Nanking - La question au point de vue international: La Commission de Shanghai - La première Conférence de La Haye - La seconde Conference de La Haye - La troisième Conférence. Le Traité de Versailles et la S.D.N. - La seconde Conférence - Les résultats des deux Conférences de Genève - La lutte contre les stupéfiants: La lutte contre l'opium - Les traités sino-étrangers et le problème de l'opium - Les puissances et l'opium dans leurs possessions d' Extrême-Orient.
The Local Government of China: A Study of the Administrative Nature of Local Units
China, China Institsute of Pacific Relations, 1945. 1 volume, paperback, in-12, iii+50 pp., stapled and last cover nearly detached, ex. library.
Une Prononciation Chinoise de Po-Pei (Province de Kouang-si), étudiée à l'aide de la phonétique expérimentale.
Paris, Librairie Ernest Leroux, 1932. 1 volume in-8, 158 pp., broché, dos insolé, bon exemplaire.
The History of Science and Technology in China
Beijing, Chinese Science Publisher, 1998. 1 volume, hard-cover with dust-jacket, in-4, X-422 pp., 3 tables, a very good copy.
Le Travail Industriel des Femmes et des Enfants en Chine
Paris, Editions Pedone, Editeur, 1933. 1 volume in-8, VI-298 pp, broché, non coupé, état de neuf.
Le Travail Industriel des Femmes et des Enfants en Chine
Paris, Editions Pedone, Editeur, 1933. 1 volume in-8, VI-298 pp, broché, petit manque de papier sur la première couverture et le dernier plat, bon état général
La Femme dans la Société Chinoise - Sa situation sociale, civile et politique
Paris, A. Pedone Editeur, 1933. 1 volume in-8, XI-252 pp, reliure moderne plein cuir brun, couvertures imprimées conservées, très bon état.
Table des matières: La situation sociale de la Femme: La femme et la famille - L'instruction féminine - Les occupations féminines - La situation civile de la Femme: Le mariage -Le régime matrimonial - Le divorce - Les successions - La situation politique de la Femme: le mouvement féminin - - Le vote féminin - La participation de la femme à la vie politique - Conclusion - Bibliographie.
The Land of the Blue Poppy - Travels of a Naturalist in Eastern Tibet
London, Cambrige: Printed by John Clay, M.A., 1913. Reprint by Ch'eng Wen Publishing Company, Taipei, 1971 1 volume in-12, 283 pp., dark green cloth hardcover with illustrations, very good condition.
A record of the authors experiences and observations in Western China and south eastern Tibet during 1911 when he was engaged in collecting plants for a horticulture firm in England. Contains maps and photographs of the area covered, along with an appendix giving a list of plants collected during the expedition.
Pamphlets on China and Things Chinese - Chinese Drama - Peiping Theaters and Their Performers
Peiping, Published by the War Area Service Corps (W.A.S.C.) National Military Council, March 1946. Series PB, No 1. 1 pamphlet, stapled, soft covers, 24 pp., a good copy printed on war-time paper.
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Those pamphlets on China were published by the War Area Service Corps, established by Chiang Kai-Shek and cover all phases of Chinese life, thought, history and institutions. This number focuses on Chinese Drama.
China - Before the Han Dynasty
London, Thames and Hudson, 1961. 1 volume in-12, 264 pp., green cloth hardback with a red illustrated dustjacket, one Chinese stamp on the title page, enriched with 77 photographs, 66 line drawings and 3 maps, very good condition.
Chinese Ivories - Catalogue and Souvenir of the Grice Collection
Sheffield, England, The Graves Art Gallery, 1958. 1 volume, in-quarto, printed covers, soft back, viii-72 pp., illustrated with b/w photographic plates, a very good copy.
This is an exhibition Catalogue of the Collection of Chinese Carved Ivory formed by Dr J.N.N. Grice whilst living and working in China and acquired from him by Dr J.G. Graves for presentation to the Graves Art Gallery founded by him in Sheffield. Reputed to be one of the best collections of such objects in the world. Forward and accompanying text by William Watson and Edited by Richard Seddon.
Fleurs et Epines du Kiang-Si
Lyon, Bureau des Missions Catholiques, 1921. 1 volume in-8, XVI-272 pp., reliure moderne plein cuir bordeaux, couvertures illustrées conservées, orné de nombreuses photographies et illustrations et d'une carte dépliante, envoi de l'auteur, très bon état général.
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Counting House: The History of Pricewaterhouse Coopers on the China Coast
Hong Kong, Published by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Printed by The local Printing Press, Ye Olde Printerie, 2002 (limited edition). 1 volume in-folio, hard covers with an illustrated dust-jacket, 276 pp. + [30] pp. (Acknowledgements-Bibliography-Index), with numerous illustrations, some light foxing on end-pages, overall a very good copy.
The History of PricewaterhouseCoopers on the China Coast."In addition to covering PwC's history as a firm in what is today a reunified China mainland, Counting House describes that broader evolution, and introduces those who played a role in it. Here is a story of, at times, personal and professional struggle, of internment and malady, inquiry and litigation - compensated for by ultimate triumph." A very scarce copy of this internally distributed document.
La Politique Missionnaire de la France en Chine 1842-1856 - L'ouverture des cinq ports chinois au commerce étranger et la liberté religieuse
Paris, Nouvelles Editions Latines, 1960. 1 volume in-8, 654 pp., reliure demi-basane à coins, dos à nerfs orné, couverture souple illustrée conservée, enrichi d'illustrations, très bon état.
Thèse présentée par Louis Wei Tsing-Sing, Docteur de l'Université de Paris, ancien élève de l'Institut Franco-Chinois de Lyon. Préface de M. Pierre Renouvin, Membre de l'Institut. Ouvrage publié avec le concours de Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.Très importante bibliographie sur les ouvrages consacrés à la Chine.
Counterrevolution in China - The Nationalists in Jiangxi during the Soviet Period
Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan Press, 1985. 1 volume in-8, 243 pp., brown hardback with a blue illustrated dustjacket, flat spine, a Chinese stamp on the title page, enriched with 28 tables, 7 maps and several photos, very good condition.
Contents: Tables - Maps - Introdution: Counterrevolution in China - The Communist Bases in Jiangxi - Warlordism and Factionalism during the Encirclement Campaigns - The Three Parts Military and Seven Oarts Politics Policy: The Role of Political Reform - Hearts and Minds: The Role of Socioeconomic Reform - Law and Order: The Role of Guomindang Provincial Security Forces - The Fifth Encirclement Campaign and the Fall of the Central Soviet - Repression and Reconstruction: Jiangxi during the Post-Soviet Period, 1935-37 - Conclusion: Militarism, Elitism, and the Fate of Republican China - Appendix - Abbreviations.
Répertoire des Dates des Hommes Célèbres des Song
Paris, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, 1962. 1 volume in-4, 192 pp., broché, bon état général.
Table des Matières: Introduction - Répertoire - Notes - Index.
China
Washington, Published by the Smithsonian Institution, July 27, 1944. 1 volume in-8, soft covers, 85 pp., illustrated with photographic illustrations, a good copy.
Contents: Geography - Language - History - Foreign contacts - China's part in WW I - Social Organization and Government - Chinese Art - Chinese mind - Bibliography.
Western Travelers in China Discovering the Middle Kingdom
Bruxelles, Bibliotheca Wittockiana, MMIX (2009). 1 volume in-4, broché, couvertures souples illustrées, enrichi de très nombreuses illutrations en couleurs, 190 pp., très bon état (état de neuf).
Ce catalogue illustré fut publié lors de l'Exposition "Western Travelers in China" présentée à la Bibliothèque Wittockiana à Bruxelles (28 Octobre 2009 - 10 Janvier 2010). Il s'agit d'une partie de la collection chinoise du célèbre collectionneur belge M. Bernard Hanotiau. Sont présentés livres, photos et documents du XVe siècle à nos jours.
The Siberian Intervention
USA, Princeton University Press, 1950. 1 volume, hardcover with dust-jacket, in-8, XI-471 pp., ex-library book, a good copy.
Contents: Defeat And Civil War In Russia - The Russian Empire In The Far East - Governments Of Revolutionary Siberia - The Siberian Railways - The New Inland Sea - The New Eastern Front - The Civil War - Eastern Siberia During The Civil War - The Allied Withdrawal - The End Of Intervention.
John Thomson: Life and Photographs
London, Thames and Hudson, 1985. 1 volume, hard covers with dust jacket, in-4, 200 pp., 173 illustrations, very good copy.
Content: Preface - Life and Photographs - I. Prelude 1862-1864 - II. Siam, Cambodia, Vietnam 1865-68 - III. South China 1868-1870 - IV. Foochow and the river Min, Formosa 1870-1871 - V. Peking and the North 1871-1872 - VI. Street Life in London 1876-1877 - VII Cypurs 1878 - Notes on the Plates - Acknowledgments - Chronology - Notes on the Text - Bibliography - Index.
The Mountain Road
USA, William Sloane Associates, 1958. 1 volume, hard-cover with illustrated dust-jacket, in-8, 347 pp., very good copy.
Contents: Foreword - Tuesday - Wendesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday.
Soviet Policies in China 1917-1924
Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1968. 1 volume in-8, 350 pp., paperback, illustrated covers, two Chinese stamps on the title page, very good condition.
Contents: Introduction - Before November: Lenin on China - Revolution and Foreign Policy: 1917-1920 - The Second Comintern Congress - The Chinese Puzzle - Congress of Toilers of the Far East: 1922 - Comintern Comments on China: 1922-1924 - Other Voices: Narkomindel and Profintern - Heritage From the Past: Narkomindel in China - First Attempts: The Yurin and Paikes Missions - The Joffe Mission - The Sino-Soviet Treaty of May 31, 1924 - Soviet Policy in the Chinese Revolution - In Conclusion - Appendices - Notes - Bibliography - Index.
Sinkiang: Pawn or pivot?
Michigan, Michigan State University Press, 1958. 1 volume-in 8, 314 pp, orange-red fabric hardback wrapped by a white paper dustjacket decorated with a blue sun motif, dustjacket covered by a plastic bookwrap, flat spine, the edges of the dustjacket show some minor yellow spots, a red Chinese name stamp on the title page, enriched with two maps of China and Sinkiang on front and end papers, very good condition
Contents: Foreword, Part One: Soviet Strategy in Sinkiang: 1933-1949 (by WHITING) - Part Two: Red Failure in Sinkiang (by General Sheng Shih-ts'ai). - Bibliography - Index - Map of China - Map of Sinkiang.
