SOWERBY (Arthur de) - [NETHERLANDS INDIA] [INDONESIA][CHINA JOURNAL]
Reference : 8012
Shanghai, Printed by the North-China Daily News and Herald, 1930. 1 volume in-8, 185 pp. [161-346], 1 issue of China Journal rebound in modern full leather, original covers kept. The October edition is related and devoted to Netherlands India, a good copy, with many black and white illustrations and advertisements.
Contents of Vol XIII, No 4, October 1930: Netherlands India - The Government and Administration of Netherlands India - A brief Outline of Javanese History - The Dance and Drama in Bali and Java - Some Javanese Legends - Mariage and Funeral Customs of the Balinese - Touring Netherlands India - Travel and Exploration Notes - The Economic Importance of Netherlands India - Engineering and Industrial Notes - Animal and Plant Life of the East Indies - The Geology of the Malay Archipelago - Malaya, the Human Melting Pot - Archaelogy in Java and Bali - Scientific Notes and Reviews.
SOWERBY (Arthur de) - [NETHERLANDS INDIA] [INDONESIA][CHINA JOURNAL]
Reference : 5557
Shanghai, Printed by the North-China Daily News and Herald, 1930. 1 volume in-8, 185 pp. [161-346], 3 issues of China Journal rebound in modern full leather, original covers not kept. The October edition is related and devoted to Netherlands India, a good copy, with many black and white illustrations and advertisements.
This volume contains 3 consecutive issues of the China Journal. Contents of Vol XIII, No 4, October 1930: Netherlands India - The Government and Administration of Netherlands India - A brief Outline of Javanese History - The Dance and Drama in Bali and Java - Some Javanese Legends - Mariage and Funeral Customs of the Balinese - Touring Netherlands India - Travel and Exploration Notes - The Economixc Importance of Netherlands India - Engineering and Industrial Notes - Animal and Plant Life of the East Indies - The Geology of the Malay Archipelago - Malaya, the Human Melting Pot - Archaelogy in Java and Bali - Scientific Notes and Reviews. Contents of Volume XIII No 5 November 1930: China's Opportunity - The Chinese Lunar Calendar - The Story of the "Meen Keah" or Tibetan nut - Bretschneider - Editorial Comments - Art Notes - The wider Environs of Peking - Travel and Exploration Notes - Railway Development in China - Engineering and Industrial Notes - The Peking Man - Some chinese Birds of Prey - Scientific Notes - Shooting and Fishing Notes. Contents for Vol. XIII, No 6, December 1930: The Christmas Tree - The Chinese Lunar Calendar - Pictorial Art and Criticism - Editorial Comments - Art Notes - Reviews - New Guinea and the Papouans - Travel and Exploration Notes - Dates for planting Wheat in China - Engineering and Industrial Notes - China's Winter Birds - Contributiond to the Ichthyology of China - Scientific Notes and Reviews - Shooting and Fishing Notes.
New York, Universe Books, 1964, gr. in-4to, 361 p., ill. with 174 reprod. in colour and in b/w, orig. clothbound, orig. jacket ill. in colour.
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London, Oldbourne press, 1964, gr. in-4°, 360 p. with 174 plates in colour and in b/w, orig. clothbound with jacket. Slipcase. Fine Copy.
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New York, Universe Books, 1964, gr. in-4to, 360 p. with 174 plates in colour, orig. clothbound with ill. jacket + Orig.-Slipcase.
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New York, Universe Books, 1964, gr. in-4to, 360 p. with 174 plates in colour, orig. clothbound. no jacket, small stains on first cover, else fine.
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Milano, Silvana Editoriale d'Arte, 1964, gr. in-4to, 361 p. con 174 tavole in bianco e nero e a colori, esemplare degli archivi dell’editore timbrato ‘exemplaire d’archive’, rilegatura d’editore con sovraccoperta leggermente rovinata e custodia.
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Fribourg, Office du Livre 1974 335x255mm, 361Seiten, Verlegereinband mit Umschlag. Schönes Exemplar.
Farb- und S/W Photographien,
Amsterdam, Elsevier 1987 341pp.geïll., 22cm., 3 stempeltjes (waarvan een klein stempeltje op onderste bladsneden), zoniet in mooie staat, R73507
Peiping, published by the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Peiping Office, Yenching University, 1936. 1 volume in-4, 271 pp., hard cover, red cloth, good condition. Rather scarce in original Peiping edition.
The present bibliography was compiled with the intention of providing Western students in the field of Sinology with an elementary guide to the most important Chinese reference works. Contents: Bibliographies, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Geographical Works, Biographical works, Year-Books, Miscellaneous indexes.
Wiesbaden, otto Harrassowitz, 1969, gr. in-8vo, 142 S., Original-Leinenband.
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The China Inland Mission, London,Philadelphia, Toronto, Melbourne, Shanghai, 1917 (second edition). 1 volume folio, v-22 pp. (maps) - 16 pp. (index), with 22 large double-page colour maps, rebound in modern full leather, a very good copy .
A rare chinese atlas from early twenty century, in very good condition.
New York, Harper & Brothers Publisher, 1956. 1 volume, hard-cover with dust-jacket, in-8, XI-290 pp., a very good copy.
Contents: Special Trust and Confidence - Five Cartloads of Books - Vice Consul on His Own - A Neophyte Among the Warlords - The Tinder Box - Caught in the Crossfire - Shanghai Testing Ground - Diplomatt as Detective - A Bright Particular Star - Thunder Before the Storm - How Much Bitterness Must We Eat? - Sharp Taste of Humiliation - War Becomes Total - Our China Policy - Thai Means Free - Protocol and Politics - A Python in the Garden - The Water-Jar Constitution - The Revolution That Failed - The New Asian Spirit - The King Is Coming - What Can We Do For Thailand? - The Essential Export-Men of Good Will - Subversion-the Insidious Weapon - Words Go Down.
Paris, Spes 1935 259pp.+ ills.hors-texte
STAUNTON (George Thomas) - RENOUARD DE SAINTE-CROIX (Félix) - [CODE PENAL CHINOIS]
Reference : 6579
Paris, Lenormant, Gagliani, Laloy, 1812. 2 volumes in-8, (3)ff. - LII - 455 pp. - (1)f. et (2)f. - 511 -(1)f., contenant des tableaux dont un dépliant au Tome II. Ex-libris contre-collé de "Victor d'Avila Perez". Demi-basane brune à coins, dos à nerfs orné de roulettes, caissons dorés et fleurons estampés à froid, tranches marbrées. Discrètes restaurations aux coiffes, mors et coins. Reliure de l'époque signée Thouvenin-Jeune en pied du premier Tome. Beaux exemplaires.
L'édition originale chinoise fut imprimée en 1799, à Pékin. Première édition française provenant de la bibliothèque de Victor d'Avila Pérez, grand collectionneur et bibliophile portugais.
STAUNTON (sir John) - Castera (J.) [Traducteur] - [AMBASSADE DE MACARTNEY]
Reference : 9476
A Paris, Chez F. Buisson, Imprimeur-Libraire, An XII (1804). 5 volumes de texte, reliure plein veau, plats ornés de liserés, dos ornés, très beaux exemplaires et 1 volume d'atlas in quarto, reliure moderne demi-maroquin à coins, plats cartonnés marbrés, comportant une collection de 37 Planches et 4 Cartes dessinées à Londres, et gravées en taille-douce par Tardieu l'aîné, excellent état.
Bel ensemble de ces volumes relatant l'Ambassade de Macartney en Chine. Observations et Descriptions faites pendant le séjour de l'Auteur dans le Palais Impérial de Yuen-Min-Yuen, et en traversant l'Empire Chinois, de Péking à Canton. Please inquire before ordering. Discount possible with direct order.
UK, Methuen & Co. Ltd. London, 1936. 1 volume, hard-cover, in-8, VIII-244 pp., 30 illustrations including 1 map, a very good copy.
Contents: In the East Pole Region - Japan Comes Near the Goal - The Soviets Turn the Corner - What is the Soviets' Object? - Japan Makes a New Start - Moulding the Japanes Mind - Japan Stirs Up Her National Spirit - Japan's Social Problem - Japan's Financial Strain - The Domain of the Kwantung Army - A New 'Great Wall' Rises in China - Can China Be Saved? - The West May Not Yield - Is War Inevitable?.
Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, MDCCCCXXIX (1929). 1 volume in-8, broché, couvertures souples imprimées, 139 pp., enrichi d'un frontispice de Sven Hedin, de 29 figures et de plans, dont 2 dépliants, très bon état.
Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1961. 1 volume in-8, 105 pp., broché, couvertures imprimées illustrées, orné d'une carte dépliante in fine, très bon état intérieur.
Bulletin du Centre d'Etudes Sinologiques de Pékin, Volume II - Fascicules 1-3, Printed in China, The Catholic University Press, Peiping, 1947. 1 volume in-4, broché, couvertures imprimées usagées, 335 pp., enrichi de 8 cartes dépliantes dans une pochette in fine et de 2 figures, bon état général. Quelques cachets de l'Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient.
Published by the Authors, Hong Kong, 1954, first edition. Photogravure by Jarrold & Sons Ltd , Norwich, England - Colour Printing and Binding by Chung Hwa Book Co., Hong Kong. 1 volume in folio, 52 pp., with thirty-nine photographs in photogravure and twelve colour Plates, with an indexed commentary of photographs, rebound in full leather, without the four large colour prints of Hong Kong in 1846, a very good copy.
By John and Veronica Sterickers, long time Hong Kong residents and authors of the famous Hong Kong in Picture and Story (1953). Un témoignage photographique sur Hong Kong des années 50, empreint de nostalgie, maintenant que cette ville s'est métamorphosée en une mégalopole moderne et sans âme.
Louvain, Impr. Wouters-Ickx +/-1930 176pp., br.orig., 20cm., bon état, X84557
Neuchâtel, Éditions de la Baconnière, 1949. 1 volume in-8, 330 pp., broché, couvertures illustrées, enrichi de 14 illustrations et 3 cartes hors texte, très bon état.
Neuchâtel, Éditions de la Baconnière, 1949. 1 volume in-8, 330 pp., reliure demi-chagrin, couvertures illustrées, enrichi de 14 illustrations et 3 cartes hors texte, très bon état.
Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London, Univeristy of California Press, 1989. 1 volume, softcover, in-8, 364-pp., 25 illustrations, a good copy.
Contents: A Twentieth-century Walled City - The Rickshaw: Machine For A Mixed Up Age - Policemen As Mediators And Street-level Bureaucrats - Jeweler, Banker, And Restaurateur: Power Struggles In The Beijing Chamber Of Commerce - Profits And People's Livelihood: The Politics Of Streetcar Development - Bosses, Guilds, And Work Gangs: Labor Politics And The Sprouts Of Unionism - Citizens In A New Public Sphere: Widening Circles Of Political Participation - City People Under Siege: The Impact Of Warlordism - Union And Faction: Organised Labor In The Wake Of The Northern Expedition - Machine-breakers: The Streetcar Riot Of October 22, 1929 - Order And Movement In City Politics.