LYALL, Alfred.
Asiatic Studies. Religious and Social. Second Series.
London: John Murray, 1899. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xiv, 395, (5)pp.ads. A couple of marks on the cloth but still a very nice copy.
Religion in China.
London: John Murray, 1899. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xiv, 395, (5)pp.ads. A couple of marks on the cloth but still a very nice copy.
Religion in China.
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NAPIER, Priscilla.
Barbarian Eye. Lord Napier in China, 1834 The Prelude to Hong Kong. London: Brassey's, (1995). First edition. Cloth, 246pp. Fine in d/w. An account of Lord Napier, who was sent to China in 1834 to reach a settlement between the British sea traders and the Cantonese authorities, but who was at once seen by the Chinese authorities as a dangerous spy.
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O'CONNOR, Richard.
The Spirit Spoilers. A Historical Narrative of the Boxer Rebellion. New York: Putnam's, (1973). First edition. Cloth backed boards, 379pp. A nice copy in d/w. The first full scale history of the Boxer Rebellion told from the Chinese point of view as well as that of the West.
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OSBORNE, Milton.
River Road to China. The Mekong River Expedition 1866-1873. Newton Abbot: Readers Union, 1976. First of this edition. Cloth, 249pp. Fine in d/w. Account of the 1866 expedition on the Mekong River.
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RIBOUD, Marc.
The three banners of china.
New York: Macmillan, (1966). First edition. 4to., cloth, 216pp. Fine in a lightly worn d/w with a tape repair on upper panel.
Photographic journey through China.
New York: Macmillan, (1966). First edition. 4to., cloth, 216pp. Fine in a lightly worn d/w with a tape repair on upper panel.
Photographic journey through China.
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SALZMAN, Mark.
Iron & Silk. (Encounters with Martial Artist, Bureaucrats and other Citizens of Contemporary China.)
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1986). First edition of the author's first book. Cloth, 211pp. Name o/w fine in d/w
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1986). First edition of the author's first book. Cloth, 211pp. Name o/w fine in d/w
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SALZMANN, Mark.
Iron & Silk.
New York: Random House, (1986). First edition. Cloth backed boards, 211pp. Name o/w fine in d/w.
New York: Random House, (1986). First edition. Cloth backed boards, 211pp. Name o/w fine in d/w.
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SCHAFER, Edward H.
The Golden Peaches of Samarkand A Study of T'ang Exotics.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1963. First edition. Sm. 4to., cloth, xiii, 399pp. Near fine in the plastic d/w with is chipped.
A kind of encyclopedia of the imports of the T'ang empire (in the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries) from the surrounding countries; South-east Asia, India, Central Asia and Turkestan. A fascinating collection of information.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1963. First edition. Sm. 4to., cloth, xiii, 399pp. Near fine in the plastic d/w with is chipped.
A kind of encyclopedia of the imports of the T'ang empire (in the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries) from the surrounding countries; South-east Asia, India, Central Asia and Turkestan. A fascinating collection of information.
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SEVERIN, Timothy.
The Oriental Adventure. Explorers of the East. (London): Angus and Robertson, (1976). First edition. Sm. 4to., cloth, 240pp. Fine in d/w. Account of explorers to Asia (India, Siberia, China and Southeast Asia). A fascinating account.
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(TAMARIN, Alfred).
Voyaging to Cathay: Americans in the China Trade. (New York: Viking, 1976). First edition. Oblong 8vo., cloth, 202pp. Fine in a nice d/w. A book on American traders in China (after 1783) written for "young readers."
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TREVOR-ROPER, Hugh.
A Hidden Life. The Enigma of Sir Edmund Backhouse. (London): Macmillan, (1976). Reprint. Cloth, 316pp. Fine in d/w. A biography of the Chinese scholar Sir Edmund Backhouse.
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YOUNG, Gavin.
Slow Boats to China. London: Hutchinson, (1981). First edition. Near fine in d/w.
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