Nantou City, Taiwan: 2001. Wraps. 11.5 x 8.25 inches, softcover, fine. 88 pp, mainly examples of Chinese calligraphy, with some color photos of the participants, etc. In Chinese.
Hong Kong: Mei shu jia chu ban she, 1980. First Edition. Wraps. Small quarto, 10 x 9.25 inches, softcover, very good. 58 pp, illustrated, some in color. In Chinese.
Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun, 1984. Wraps. Small quarto, 10.5 x 9 inches, softcover, very good. 168 pp, illustrated, much in color. An exhibit of Chinese ceramic figures that was shown at museums in Nagoya, Fukuoka, Kyoto and Tokyo, organized by the National Museum in Tokyo. Text in Japanese.
Beijing: Youth Publishing House, 1950. Paperback. Second printing from June, 1950. Wraps, 7 x 5 inches, very good, light wear and soil. In Chinese. 47 pp. One of a series of books for junior high school Chinese students, this one focused on Soviet era Communist Leninist Youth League activities and.....
China: No Publisher's Information, 1957. Wraps. Trade softcover, very good, usual toning and tanning. About 200 pp, in Chinese. Scholarly collection of essays on Qing dynasty history and early modern Chinese history, including studies on genealogy, imperial records, Qing political institutions, and interactions with Western powers; part of the “Mainland.....
Beijing: Sanlian Shudian, 1957. Wraps. Trade softcover, very good. 242 pp, text in Chinese. Light wear and toning. Compilation of essays by multiple historians (e.g., Hu Sheng, Sun Zuoren, Fan Wenlan, etc.) debating the periodization of modern Chinese history. This is a significant scholarly anthology compiled by the editorial board.....
Beijing: People's Sports Publishing House; Xinhua Bookstore, 1976. Wraps. 7.25 x 5 inches, softcover, very good, light wear, yellowing and surface soil to covers, contents very good and clean. 187 pp, illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese. Uncommon.
Beijing: Shu mu wen xian chu ban she : Xin hua shu dian Beijing fa xing suo fa xing, 1987. First printing. Hardcover. Small quarto, cloth in slipcase, about fine, slipcase slightly rubbed and used; 632 pp, text in Chinese. There are more than 15,000 stones, and the Buddhist scriptures.....
Beijing: People's Sports Publishing House, 1976. Later printing. Wraps. 4th printing of the original 1962 original edition. 7.25 x 5 inches, softcover, very good. 63 pp, illustrated throughout. Text in CHINESE.
Hong Kong: Nam San [Nan Shan], 1980. Wraps. Softcover, 10 x 7.25 inches, very good, pages tanning. 95 pp, heavily illustrated in b/w, text in Chinese. Uncommon in the trade and in libraries.
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Honour Publishing Co., 1990s. Wraps. 4 volumes, each book in stiff softcover, 6.4 x 4.5 inches, fine condition, with a total of 128 postcards, showing images dating from 1830 to the 1990s. Rare in the trade and institutions, especially as a complete set.
Beijing: Commercial Press, 1955. Hardcover. Tall 8vo, original wraps bound into black cloth, very good, light wear and dustiness to binding, pages tanned. About 75 pp total, text in Chinese. Index volume to the multi-volume Qing documentary series, arranged by four-corner classification system for subjects, institutions, and cited works covering.....
Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company, 1959 (?). Softcover, good to very good, small chip to bottom corner of front cover, light soil and stains to rear cover, contents very good and clean, previous owner's chopmark. 440 pp. Anthology of literary texts and related source materials concerning the peasant question in Chinese.....
Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 1979. Later printing. Wraps. Trade softcover, very good, pages tanning. 537 pp, lightly illustrated. In Chinese. Inscription to a professor at Shandong University on the title page.
Beijing: Rong Bao Zhai, 1985. First Edition. Wraps. Small quarto, 11 x 8.5 inches, softcover, very good, minor wear, gift inscription in English. 124 pp, illustrated, much in color. Text in Chinese. Rong Bao Zhai is an old stationery, calligraphy, painting and print store in Liulichang outside the Hepingmen Gate.....
Beijing: Yonggong University Ticket Publishing House, 1989. Wraps. 7.25 x 5 inches, softcover, very good. 405 pp, illustrated with some charts, graphs, etc. Text in CHINESE. The ancient Chinese practice of health and balance, rooted in breathing, flowing movement and meditation, based on traditional Chinese medicine.
Taipei, Taiwan: National Palace Museum; Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan, 1973-1974. Hardcover. 13 volumes (of 26 total, the entire set continuing publication into 1975 and covering up to at least 1908). Small quarto, 10.5 x 8 inches (27 cm tall), very good, light wear and bumping to corners.....
Hong Kong: Jigu Zhai, 1981. Wraps. 10 x 9.25 inches, softcover, very good. 67 pp, well illustrated, some in color.
Zhengding Xian: Linji Chan Si, 1997. Paperback. Tall 8vo, wraps, about 100 pp, light wear, handsome printing. Text in Chinese. Uncommon.
Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 1977-1979. Wraps. 2 volumes, trade softcovers, very good, light wear, pages toned. Inscription on title page of earlier volume to a professor in the US from a colleague at Shandong University. These are two copies of the same one-volume history, both starting with the Opium Wars as.....
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Beige cloth boards, octavo, sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book has hint of rubbing to boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked.
Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 1991. First printing. Paperback. First printing, 1991, paperback, octavo, 201pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with mild rubbing and wear to wrap, binding tight, previous owner's signature to inside of front panel, otherwise text clean and unmarked. No DJ.
Taipei: Ch'eng Wen, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. 1970. Reprint. Hardcover, 531 pp. Good. Soiling to covers. Tearing to pages 49-54.
Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, 1903. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. "Revised and enlarged." 8vo, pictorial yellow cloth, very good, cloth with light rubbing and soil, small blotchy ink stain on rear cover, contents very good, light foxing to outer pages. 816 pp. An alphabetical discussion of all things Chinese, from the.....
Milano: Banca Commerciale Italiana, 1983. First edition. Paperback. 1983. Second edition. Paperback, 960 pp. Very good. Faint age-toning to pages, otherwise contents are clean and unmarked. Text in Chinese, Italian and English.