Kinship, Contract, Community, and State - Anthropological Perspectives on China
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2005. Paperback. Softcover. c.2005. 8vo. 359pp. Fine.
China
Twentieth (20th) Century China: An Annotated Bibliography of Reference Works in Chinese, Japanese, and Western Languages, complete set in 2 volumes (Subjects A-I and J-Z)
Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Complete set in 2 volumes. First Edition, 2004. Subjects A-I and J-Z. Hardcovers. Fine copies. Like new. Clean and sharp. Total of 1427 pp.
Sishu History, Supplementary Notes to the Four Books, 8 volumes
Ca. 1920, wrapsm, 8 inches tall, very good, some tanning, housed in worn folding chemise. Notes on the Confucian Texts.
When Heroes Pass Away: The Invention of a Chinese Communist Pantheon
Lanham: University Press of America, 1997. First printing. Paperback. Signed first edition, 1997. Softcover, 197 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy, owner's name-stamps on the titlepage and top edge. Nice association copy, signed and inscribed on the titlepage by the author to Leonard Plotnicov (whom the author thanks on.....
On Chinese Gardens
Shanghai: Tongji University Press. First edition. Hardcover. First Edition. ca.1970s. Hardcover. Green cloth. 4to. Text in English and Chinese. Illus. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Light general shelfwear.
A String of Chinese Peach-Stones
London: Charles H. Kelly, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, 1895, hardcover with gilt stamped black cloth boards, octavo, 479pp., frontispiece and one other illustration in color, otherwise illustrated in b&w. Book VG with mild rubbing and edgewear to boards, handsome gilt titles and decorations to boards, binding just tender.....
The Political Economy of China's Special Economic Zones
Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 1990. First printing. Hardcover. First printing, 1990, hardcover with silver and blue stamped blue cloth boards, octavo, 204pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with mild rubbing to boards and wear to corners, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.
The Origins of Statecraft in China, Volume 1: The Western Chou Empire
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1970. First printing. Hardcover. Cloth in dust jacket, clean unmarked text, near fine copy in very good dust jacket, price written in crayon on the front flap, discoloration and wear to the dust jacket.
What Is Taoism?: And Other Studies in Chinese Cultural History
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1982. Paperback. Reprint. Wraps, clean unmarked text, near fine copy.
The First Years of Yangyi Commune
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint, 1979, hardcover with green cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 288pp., illustrated in b&w. Book near fine with hint of shelfwear to boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ VG+ with toning, mild rubbing.
The War Tiger or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1879. Hardcover. Later edition, 8vo, decorated green cloth, very good, light wear to binding, contents very good, hinges tight. 337 pp.
Primitive Revolutionaries of China: A Study of Secret Societies in the Late Nineteenth Century
Honolulu: Univ. of Hawaii Pr. 1977. First English edition. Hardcover. 1977. First English edition. Hardcover, 254 pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Sunning to spine of DJ; fading to rear panel of DJ. Contents clean and unmarked.
The Chinese Chameleon: An Analysis of European Conceptions of Chinese Civilization
London: Oxford University Press, 1967. Hardcover. Red cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 235pp., illustrated in b&w. Book has bump to top corners that echoes throughout text block, binding tight, text clean with a few tiny red ink marks in margins. DJ has rubbing and toning, edgewear.
Sources of Chinese Tradition (Introduction to Oriental Civilizations)
New York: Columbia University Press, no date. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint, no date (has ISBN so post 1970), hardcover with blue cloth boards in original onion skin wrap, octavo, 976pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with hint of shelfwear to boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ near fine with.....
The Unfolding of Neo-Confucianism; Studies in Oriental Culture, Number 10; Conference on Seventeenth-Century Chinese Thought
New York: Columbia University Press, 1975. First printing. Paperback. Wraps, clean unmarked text, very good copy, some discoloration and wear to the book's covers.
Le Yi-King Traduit d'Apres les Interpretes Chinois avec La Version Mandchoue
Paris: E. Leroux, 1897. Hardcover. 1897. de Harlez's French translation from the Chinese original. 220 pp. Good. Cloth tape spine with embossed boards. Underlining in pink pencil (non-erasable) to approx. 50 pages; other light penciling throughout in regular lead. Previous owner's pencil notes to front blank. Rare. OCLC locates only.....
Ritual Alliances of the Putian Plain, Volume One: Historical Introduction to the Return of the Gods; Vol. 1; Handbook of Oriental Studies / Handbuch der Orientalistik / HdO
Leiden: Brill, 2010. First printing. Hardcover. Volume one only. First edition, 2010. Hardcover, 404 pp., illustrated in color, Very Good+ copy, pencil-notes throughout, a couple of marker swipes to bottom edge, no dust jacket. Uncommon book.
Ritual Alliances of the Putian Plain, Volume Two: A Survey of Village Temples and Ritual Activities; Vol. 2; Handbook of Oriental Studies / Handbuch der Orientalistik / HdO
Leiden: Brill, 2010. First printing. Hardcover. Volume two only. First edition, 2010. Hardcover, 1060 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy, slight lean to the book, no dust jacket. Uncommon book.
Crime, Punishment and the Prison in Modern China, 1895-1949
New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. First printing. Hardcover. Cloth, clean unmarked text, near fine copy, no dust jacket.
The Discourse of Race in Modern China
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1994. Paperback. Printed paper wrap, octavo, 251pp., not illustrated. Book has handsome wrap and tight binding, text clean and unmarked, feels unread. No DJ.
Imperfect Conceptions: Medical Knowledge, Birth Defects, and Eugenics in China
New York: Columbia University Press, 1998. First printing. Hardcover. Cloth in dust jacket, clean unmarked text, fine copy in near fine dust jacket, minor edgewear to the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
China's Search for Economic Growth: The Chinese Economy Since 1949
Beijing: New World Press, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition, 1982, hardcover with gilt stamped gray cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 217pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with handsome boards and tight binding, text clean and unmarked but gently toned throughout. DJ VG with rubbing, mild edgewear...
Society in China
London: A. D. Innes, 1894. Hardcover. First printing, 1894. Tall 8vo, original olive cloth gilt, 415 pp., illustrated with plates. Very good, some discoloration and sunning to cloth, ex-library marks include numbers on spine, bookplate from Sturgis Library in Barnstable and faint oval ink stamp of library on margin of.....
Hudson Taylor in Early Years: The Growth of a Soul
London: The China Inland Mission, 1925. Seventh Impression. Hardcover. Seventh Impression. c.1925. Hardcover. Cloth. 8vo. 511pp. + 4pp. publisher's list in rear. Very Good. Light soiling to boards, rubbing at spine-ends and corners, offsetting to endpapers, gift inscription on flyleaf.
Religious Experience and Lay Society in T'ang China: A Reading of Tai Fu's Kuang-i Chi
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Black cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 256pp., not illustrated. Book shows faint soil to rear board, binding tight, text has previous owner's red ink underlines and marginal marks throughout. DJ gently shelfworn. Reading/study copy only!