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Peking: The Camel Bell, 1936. Book. Illus. by tipped-in photos, black/white and color sketches. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. Oblong 8 Vo. Near fine, original silk embroidered boards with orange silk cord binding in the Chinese style. 16 tipped-in photos, 60 colored plates of peddlers, one paper pattern and one diagram. All fine, with no foxing or stains or browning, on the outer faces of double pages. An important and rare piece of American resident scholarship in China. The author was a Chinese linguist and member of the American military legation from 1923 to at least 1936. He also earned a Masters Degree, with this study of street activity in Peking as his thesis, in 1936. .
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Calls, Sounds and Merchandise of the Peking Street Peddlers
by Constant, Samuel
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Cape Cod
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original purple cloth, faded to beige on the spine. Gilt title still bright and the binding is unrubbed. A hint of wear at one corner, and bit of cloth gone at both spine ends. Now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. Inside, the endpapers are pristine, with no prior owner marks. Hinges are fine. The paper block is excellent, with no stains, no browning or foxing. The 24 pages of ads at the back are dated December 1864. Overall very good plus, a copy ready to be read for Thoreau's observations after several trips to Cape Cod. .
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The Capital of the Tycoon, volume one only
by Alcock, Rutherford (Sir)
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1868. Book. Illus. by folding map of Japan, 8 full page plates, 74 text sketches (complete) . Good. Hardcover. Later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "A Narrative of a Three Years' Residence in Japan" (1860 to 1863). Japan was terra incognita, isolated for centuries from the outside world, when the author was appointed the first British Ambassador, arriving in Nagasaki. Culture, language, opposition to foreigners, politics and geography all covered in this first volume. Sir Alcock had had much diplomatic experience previously in China. Brown cloth with gilt title on the spine. Some wear at the spine ends and corners. Inside, hinges tight, no foxing or browning but a few minor spots. Nicely illustrated. .
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Captain Craig
by Robinson, Edwin Arlington
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Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1902. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original light green cloth with bright gilt title on the slightly faded spine. Top edge gilt. Only a hint of edge wear. Fine inside, with no prior owner marks. A copy that has been nicely protected by a sturdy slipcase that now has edge wearbut is still sturdy. Robinson was struggling to make ends meet in New York City at this point, and was helped with a customs job by President Teddy Roosevelt. Scarce early poetry by Robinson. .
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Catalogue of the Heads and Horns of Indian Big Game Bequeathed by A.O. Hume
by Lydekker, R.
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London: British Museum , 1913. Book. Illus. by frontispiece of Hume and 16 illustrations of horns. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A thin book in original brown cloth, with the emblem of the British Museum on the front in gilt. Bright gilt title on the unfaded spine. No edgeawear. As new inside. With an index. .
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The Cathedral of Trondheim (Nidaros Cathedral)
by Munch, P.A. (Peter Andreas , 1810 - 1863)
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Christiania (now Oslo), Norway: by order of the Norwegian Government, printer W.C. Fabritius, 1859. Book. Illus. by 31 folio size plates drawn by H.E. Schirmer (architect). Very Good. 3/4 Leather. 1st Edition. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. A magnificent record of Trondheim Cathedral, now called Nidaros Cathedral , begun in 1070 and the most important Cathedral in Scandinavia. Munch was a prolific historian of Norway, but this book is not listed among his works on Wikipedia. It is an elephant folio, 23 inches (59 cm) tall in the original cloth with a gilt emblem - Trondheim Domkirke - on the front board. New, dark brown goatskin spine and corners. A bit of foxing on some plates. Forty eight pages of test in two columns, one Norwegian and one English. Scarce, with no other copies on the internet at this writing. .
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Central Africa: Naked Truths of Naked People
by Long, Col. Charles Chailleof the Egyptian Staff, Aka Col. Long
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NY Harper & Bros 1877. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good terra cotta cloth, with some edgewear at the spine ends and corners. A gilt, spear carrying tribesman on the front cover. Nice inside with a bit of age toning, but no foxing or prior owner marks. Inscribed on the title page top margin, "Maj. F.A. Gitby (?) from the author". Continuation of title is, "An Account of Expeditions to the Lake Victoria Nyanza and the Makraka Niam-Niam, West of the Bahr-el-Abiad (White Nile)". Eight bull page plates with tissue guards, plus text illustrations, all present as called for Folding map with route of expedition in color. first U.S. edition. Pages 330 plus 6 pages publisher ads. Hess-Coger Africa bibliography 221. American edition was a year later than the British first edition, but has the same pagination. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket..
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Ceylon Coins and Currency
by Codlington, H.W.
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Columbo, Ceylon: A.C. Richards, Acting Government Printer, Ceylon, 1924. Book. Illus. by 7 fine plates of coins on heavy stock paper. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This definitive study of ancient Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) coins has notoriously fragile paper. This copy has a sheet of modern paper in between each sheet of the original 1924 book. This permits the reader to easily handle the brittle sheets, using the modern paper to protect handling. There are some sheets with tears and flaws, but they are easily managed with care. Bound in India or Sri Lanka in sull black calf with bright gilt title on the front board and the unfaded spine. The fine plates are superior to all modern reprints. A Scarce, sought after volume that has been rebound as an act of respect as well as useability..This binding has split between the paper block and the last plate. Easily repairable, but the volume is so solid you can get along without the repair. .
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The Changing Face of China, From Mao to Market
by Gittings, John
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Oxford, England: Oxford Univ Press, 2005. Book. Illus. by 14 Photos. Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. There are lots of excellent books on the complexities of current China, and this one is sourght after. Well written, by an excellent British journalist. Pages x, 372 with index, chronology 1949 to 2004, chapter notes and a 5 page select bibliography. Recommended..
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Charles Brooks and His Work for Normal Schools
by Albree, John (1859 - 1938)
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Medford, Mass.: J.C. Miller, Jr. Press, 1907. Book. Illus. by 7 full page illustrations. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original blue wraps, solid but a bit stained, with title in black on the front. Lots of reprints about this notable educator, but this is a first edition at an affordable price. Inside, clean and tight, with several portraits of Brooks (1795 - 1872). No stains, no prior owner marks, no browning. .
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The Charm of Indo-Islamic Architecture
by Terry, John
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London: Alec Tiranti, 1955. Book. Illus. by Map and 61 black/white Photos. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original cloth spine with photo printed boards that are mildly rubbed. The book focuses on architecture in North India and Pakistan. Pages iv, 39 plus photo plates and a glossary. This copy, according to a small stamp on the free endpaper, was sold at the London Book Co. in Rawalpindi. A very nice survey, the author being "sometime Head of the Delhi School of Architecture"..
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The Children's Book, a Collection of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language
by Scudder, Horace (1838-1902
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1881. Book. Illus. by color frontispiece with tissue guard, profuse black/white text illustrations. Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Scarce, no other copies on the internet at this writing. Seelctions chosen by Scudder, a Boston literary giant of his time, best known for his children's works. Dark green cloth with blue red and gilt decortion on the front and spine. Well worn along the edges Rebacked with the spine laid down.Inside, clean and tight, with no stins or foxing, no prior owner marks. Original endpapers. A thick, heavy book tht may require extra postage. .
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China
by Guang Guo
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New York: Abbeville Press, 2009. Book. Illus. by superb Ming Tan color photos. New. Hardcover. Limited Edition. As new in its as new dustjacket and slipcase, the finest collection of China photos that I have seen, free of ideology and pollution. Oblong elephant folio, measuring 32 cm by 47 cm. 238 very large, stunning landscapes and Chinese architecture in color. A laid in print is number 105 of 300 copies..
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The China Choice
by White, Hugh
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Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2013. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy , as new inside, with only a hint of wear to the dustjacket edges. No prior owner marks. An Australian strategic thinker lays out the best way for the U.S. and China to avoid war in the coming years. Would that American politicians were so wise as to follow his suggested path. .
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China Goes Global, The Pasrtial Power
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Oxford and New York: Oxford Univ Press, 2013. Book. Fine. Cloth. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. China's influence is broader than deep, says the author. And that is especially true in "soft power" where few are tempted to emulate the Chinese government. A superb work and a fine read. Pages xvi, 409. A fine copy with no wear, dustjacket NOT price clipped..
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China, The People's Republic, 1949 - 1976
by Chesneaux, Jean
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NEW YORK : Pantheon, 1979. Book. Illus. by 5 maps. Near Fine. Soft cover. First U.S.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Appears unread, but the pages are beginning to yellow, which must be true for all copies. Early Communist China rule under Mao's eratic leadership, not a good moment in history to be Chinese. By several French scholars, an excellent collection..
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China in Transformation
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NY & Tokyo: Harper & Bros, 1899. Book. Illus. by Folding Map, Diagrams, Frontispiece. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An exceptionally clean copy. Gilt on spine and front bright. Clean and tight inside and out. Three color, folding maps in a rear pocket, in addition to one attached to the text. The author was the London Times correspondent in China for some years. This is the second of several printings, one year after the first. .
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China's Catholics, Tragedy and Hope in an Emerging Civil Society
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Berkeley & L.A.: Univ California Press, 1998. Book. Illus. by 2 Page Map, Photos in the Text. Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Focusing on the robust revival of Catholicism since the Mao years, the author is hopeful. Pages 183 with index. As new copy, no stains or prior owner marks, and the dj is unclipped with no wear..
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China's Imperial Past
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Stanford, Cal: Stanford University Press, 1975. Book. Illus. by \7 maps and a few illustrations. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A bit of edgewear, almost a near fine copy , and "as new " inside, with no prior owner marks.k Dust jacket is nicke d on the corners and edges, but is NOT price clipped and is protected in a mylar sleeve. China's great history divided into 3 great epochs, including history and artistic achievements. .
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China's Modern Economy in Historical Perspective
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Stanford, Cal: Stanford University Press, 1984. Book. Illus. by graphs and charts. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A nice copy with no edgewear, no rubs, and no prior owner marks. No dust jacket. As new inside. My but things have changed ! Useful for its historical perspective. This is a later 1984 printing..
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