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A Guide To the Orchids Of Hong Kong
by Kinson Chan and Liu Kwok Wai Stephen Gale and Abdelhamid Bizid
Hong Kong Books & Ephemera
China By Rail
by Whitehouse, Patrick & Maggy
London: Century Hutchinson. 1988. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour photographs and black & white maps. 208 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Hardback.
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£11.64
DAME DE HONG KONG (CHINE)
1877. Ritratto del 1877 di una donna di Hong Kong. Data: 1877 Tecnica: cromolitografia Dimensione del foglio: 27,5x18,5 cm (10.8x7.3 inches) Dimensione dell'incisione: 18x12 cm (7.1x4.7 inches) Conditzioni: Buone. Rare fioriture e lievi usure.Beautiful portrait of 1877 of a woman from Hong Kong. Date: 1877 Technique: Chromolithography Leaf Dimension: 27,5x18,5 cm (10.8x7.3 inches) Engraving Dimension: 18x12 cm (7.1x4.7 inches) Conditions: Good conditions. Some foxing and worn edge.
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£26.02
Selected Chinese Sayings
by Lai, T. C
Hong Kong: University Book Store, 1960. viii, 191p., stiff wraps, very good hardcover in lightly worn dustjacket. Chinese chengyu and other sayings, with English translations.
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£9.71
Carte de l'Entree de la Riviere de Canton dans la Chine
by BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Paris: Bellin, Nicolas, 1764. unbound. Map. Copper plate engraving. Uncolored. Image measures 8 1/2" x 6 3/4".<br/><br/> This impressive 1764 map by Bellin depicts the mouth of the River Canton, including Macao, Shenzhen, Guangzhou (historically called Canton) and the region that would eventually become Hong Kong. The islands are depicted with beautifully rendered coastlines. Depth soundings are included along the channel (Shizi Ocean) and several place names...
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£242.85
Wan ren za zhi. No. 97 (Sep. 4. 1969) 萬人雜誌：第97期
Hong Kong: Wan ren za zhi she 萬人雜誌社, 1969. 32 pages, single issue of the weekly magazine about political news and commentary. Very good with pages mildly toned.
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£9.71
Xin wen ying yu / A new handbook of journalistic English for Chinese students 新聞英語
by Chin, Y.F. 陳育範
Hong Kong: The Chinese Learned Press, 1956. 174p., paperback; mild toning, otherwise very good.
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£12.14
Hong Kong - The Last Prize of Empire
by Trea Wiltshire
Hong Kong: Formasia, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. This book was published as Hong Kong entered its last decade as a British colony. It is a collection of historic sepia photographs of Hong Kong as it used to be contrasted with colour photographs of Hong Kong at the time the book was compiled Very Good Hardback in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition 147 pages. Weight: 1.7 kg Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere. The dust jacket has...
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£18.31
Fleeting: Selected Poems, 1994-1996
by Becker, Fanny-Min
n.p.: Self-published by the author, [199?]. Staplebound. 58p. staplebound pamphlet, 5x8 inches. Wraps lightly shelfworn, else very good. Signed, inscribed, and dated by Becker on the title page. Poems in German and English. No copies in OCLC as of February 2022. Becker is a Hong Kong-based poet and educator. She graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1967 and did post-graduate work in Germany.
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£17.81
Hong Kong - The Last Prize of Empire
by Trea Wiltshire
Hong Kong: Formasia, 1995. Third edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. This book was originally published as Hong Kong entered its last decade as a British colony. It is a collection of historic sepia photographs of Hong Kong as it used to be contrasted with colour photographs of Hong Kong at the time the book was compiled This edition has been revised. Very Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Third Edition Originally published in 1991 147 pages. Weight: 1.7 kg Post free within Malaysia, but...
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£18.31
Old Hong Kong
by Trea Wiltshire
Hong Kong: Formasia, 1988. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. The many rare sepia photographs of Hong Kong's early days as a British colony contained in in this book were sourced from libraries and collections throughout the world. Very Good Hardback in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. 204 pages. Weight: 1.7 kg Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere. The dust jacket has one or two minor dirt marks. The half title page and the last page have mild traces of...
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£18.31
Sweet Mandarin
by Tse, Helen
London: Ebury Press. 2008. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 277 pages. The courageous true story of three generations of Chinese women and their journey from East to West. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Softcover.
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£7.41
Sights and Secrets Sketches and Paintings of Hong Kong
by Roberts, Lorette E
Hong Kong: Lorette E. Roberts. 2006. Oblong Quarto Size [approx 30.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Lovely colour and black & white drawings and paintings by Lorette Roberts. Many of the illustrations are fold-outs. Unpaginated. . Reprint. Hardback.
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£18.52
Hong-Shang
by BORGET, Auguste
Paris: Goupil & Vibert. Tinted lithograph. Sheet measures 15" x 21 5/8". Image measures 16" x 10".<br/> <br/> This lovely drawing depicts a Chinese boat anchored in the Hong-Shang river, with smaller boats surrounding - presumably for trade. In the background are more small boats lining the river bank, traditional buildings standing behind a series of walls, and in the distance a tall pagoda sits at the top of a hill. On September 9, 1838, the artist described the...
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£404.75
Xianggang si yi shang gong zong hui nian kan 1952 香港四邑商工總會年刋
Hong Kong: [Hong Kong Sze Yap Commercial and Industrial Association], 1953. Paperback. 142p. paperback with a stain running through the entire textblock, a reference copy only of this yearbook.
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£12.14
A Guide to the Orchids of Hong Kong
by Stephen Gale & Abdelhamid Bizid, Kinson Chan & Liu Kwok Wai
Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo), 2014. First edition. Paperback. New. A guide to the 97 extant species of orchid in Hong Kong. Each species has a colour photo to illustrate it as well as a description and notes on its ecology, flowering and distribution. 168 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia
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£12.21
T'ien Hsia Illustrated Magazine / 天下画報. Dec. 1953
Hong Kong: Sheng hua chu ban she, 1953. Magazine. 23p. large-format pictorial magazine, mild edgewear. This issue includes articles on movies and other popular culture, as well as pieces on the war against communist insurgents in Indochina, ballet in Hong Kong, and more.
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£24.28
Full Circle: A History of the Royal Sussex Lodge No 501, 1844-1989
by TM Casey
Hong Kong, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. A history of a Masonic Lodge established by the British in Hong Kong. Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Signed by the Author. 103 pages with a bibliography and some black and white plates. Weight: 1 kg Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has a couple of specs of dirt, but little other wear. There are damp marks in varying degrees of intensity on the first and the last half dozen pages of the book. There is a dedication signed by...
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£26.71
Ng Po Wan oil paintings / Wu Buyun you hua xuan
by Ng Po Wan
Hong Kong: Flying Dragon Chamber, 1970. Paperback. 20p. plus unpaginated material, large slender paperback (10x14 inches) in edgeworn pictorial dust wrapper. Twenty reproductions, including eight mounted color plates.
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£22.67
Temple, Pagode et Village Sur Les Canaux de L'Interieur De Macao A Canton
by BORGET, Auguste
Paris: Goupil & Vibert. Tinted lithograph. Sheet measures 14 7/8" x 21 5/8". Image measures 9 1/4" x 16 1/4"<br/><br/> The title translating to "Temple, Pagoda, and Village On The Canals of the Interior from Macau to Canton", this print depicts a serene cityscape from the entrance into Canton [Guangzhou], along a canal. The artist wrote, "we passed close by a temple, built on a little jetty, which was reached by a stair, descending into the river."...
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£404.75
Sheng huo (Jun. 1970) 生活
Kowloon: Sheng huo za zhi she 生活雜誌社, 1970. 41 pgs, single issue of the staplebound magazine. Very good with mild corner crease and lightly toned pages. Includes a laid in mimeographed map of Cambodia to accompany a relevant article. Reports on international political and social issues.
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£12.14
Vue Interieure du Grand Temple a Macao; Tombeau et Village Entre Les Baies de Hong-Kong Et De Cow-Loon
by BORGET, Auguste
Paris: Goupil & Vibert. Tinted lithograph. Sheet measures 15" x 21 5/8". Top image measures 6 3/4" x 11 1/2". Bottom image measures 8" x 11 1/4".<br/> <br/> An interior from Macao and a vista of Hong Kong are included together.<br> The top image features the interior view of the Great Temple of Macao, of which Borget writes "It is so difficult to describe Chinese objects in European language, that I have not yet dared to speak to you of the great...
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£404.75
You zong lue ying 游踪掠影
Hong Kong: Ying yi chu ban she 影藝出版社, 1961. Unpaginated hardcover, profusely illustrated with black and white travel photography of various parts of China, and the occasional color photo tipped in. A page at the front appears to have been cut out, leaving a stub.
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£20.24
Stereoscopic view: Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
by [Hong Kong] Rose Series
Sydney: The Rose Stereographs, 1905. Very good condition. Crisp, fine silver gelatin image with most all store signs in Chinese. Number 6120, with the additional text, "A narrow winding street with tall buildings on either side; it is the principal thoroughfare in Hong Kong". Text at verso explains, "The Government and the principal people are English; many of them are wealthy, living in regal style, and bearing the reputation of being very hospitable. The bulk of the population is still Chinese, and...
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£76.90
Zhongguo fen sheng tu 中國分省圖
Hong Kong: Xin guang yu di xue she, 1953. [120p.], pocket-sized atlas of China for students, spine reinforced with tape, a reading or research copy only.
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£9.71
Chronicles Abroad: Hong Kong
by Miller, John & Kristen, editors
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994 1st ed. 229pp. hardback 16mo: Very Good in a near Fine dj [top edge spot; ink signature; else a nice crisp copy] 14 tales of Hong Kong by writers ranging from Ian Fleming to W. H. Auden.
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£5.66
