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Hong Kong, Ye Olde Printerie Ltd, 1964 (fourth edition). 1 small volume 8-vo, 91pp-iv, green cloth cover, fine copy of this scarce book.
First published in 1906, "these notes are not intended to be exhaustive in any way, but only of sufficient value to give amateurs an elementary knowledge of gardening in the Colony"(introduction). Everything you want to know on tropical plants and exotic flowers.
Adventures and Perils - The First Hundred and Fifty Years of Union Insurance Society of Canton
Hong Kong, Produced by Ogilvy & Mather Public Relations (Asia) Ltd., 1985. Text by Alan Chalkley, Additional Material by Robin Barrie. 1 large volume in-8, 54 pp., hard covers with a clean pictorial dust jacket, profusely illustrated with period photographs, a very good copy.
Hong Kong, Produced by Ogilvy & Mather Public Relations (Asia) Ltd., 1985.
WAY (Denis) - NIELD (Robert)- [HONG KONG] [PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS] -
Reference : 10987
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.
The Philatelic and Postal History of Hong Kong and their Treaty Ports of China and Japan - Scarcity and Valuation Guide
Hong Kong, The Postal History Society, 1960 (Edition limited to 500 copies for sale). 1 volume, soft printed blue covers, stapled, with paper spine, 37 pp., a good and clean copy.
A comprehensive guide to scarcity published as a Supplement to the classic handbook on the postage stamps and postal history of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports. "Philatelic and Postal History of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports of China and Japan", written and published by the same author.
Scènes d'un monde flottant - Scenes of a floating world
Lausanne, Alfred Eibel, Editeur, 1976. Imprimé par Local Property & Printing Co, Hong Kong. Edition limitée à mille exemplaires numérotés, celui-ci No 979. 1 plaquette in-4, couverture souple imprimée rouge, non paginée, cousue à la chinoise, bon état. Edition bilingue, bilingual edition.
Recueil de 15 poèmes en anglais et en français sur la vie à Hong Kong. Collection of poems in french and english about Hong Kong life.
My Memoirs & My views - 60 Years
Hong Kong, Published by IMC Group Publishing, 2013. 1 volume, in-8, hard cloth boards, 171 pp., with many color illustrations, a copy as new. Limited edition, initially not for sale.
An autobiography by maritime shipping industry Tycoon Frank W.K.Tsao.
Asia Who's Who 1957
Hong Kong, Published by the Pan-Asia Newspaper Alliance, Printing House, 1957. 1 volume 8vo, hard cover, cloth binding, 712 pp., a good and clean copy.
"The Asia Who's Who attempts to present concise and accurate biographical information on more than 2000 men and women who are in position to lead and influence Asia's millions." Norman Soong in the Preface. The book covers Burma, China, Hong kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Sweet & Sour - Dollars Billets Doux
Hong Kong, Publisher Lorraine Langridge, Printed by The Wishing Printing Co., [1967]. 1 booklet, in-8, soft illustrated covers, 85 pp., fiully illustrated with black and white cartoons on Hong kong life ans style, with captions in english and french.
Zabo is a french cartoonist who lived in Hong Kong in the sixties and drew cartoons for the South China Morning Post. Here is a collection of his satirical cartoons on Hong Kong life in the sixties. They were originally published in SCMP. Delightful!
