China (Printed in Japan) Distributed in New York. Shufu to Seikatsu Sha, 1995. Quarto. 281 pages, English and Chinese text. A beautifully printed guide to the fine cuisine of the Diaoyutai guesthouse in the western part of Shanghai. It is often the first place for international diplomats with beautiful color..... More
New York; (1945): The John Day Co. First Edition. 60 pages, Illustrated by George T. Hartman. An uncommon work of Pearl Buck's. This is the story of a small Chinese boy who saw air planes of the Japanese but one lucky day an American pilot made an emergency landing close..... More
London: Arnoldo Mondadori, 1905. First Edition. Octavo. Third impression. xvi, 304 pages, folded map, plates. Two things are of quite diverse interest regarding this scarce volume. First, the 1903-1904 British campaign in Tibet where they entered the "Forbidden City" which had not been approached by the Britons in nearly a...... More
(Novato, California, 1986): Presidio Press. Octavo. 138pp., illustrated. Warmly inscribed to Judge Thomas Tang: "with respect and the warmest of friendship. Won-Loy Chan, San Mateo, CA December 1896." The extraordinary personal memoir of a combat intelligence officer on the staff of General Joseph W (Vinegar Joe) Stillwell. As a Chinese..... More
George Philip & Son, LTD. London, 1922. Quarto. The large map edited by Sir Alexander Hosie (1853-1925) whose service for Britain was in many of the provinces of China. He travelled in the most remote dangerous places where brigands and disease took the lives of missionaries, adventurers, and trade officials..... More
Peking: H. Vetch, 1938. First Edition. Octavo. vii, 70 pages. Translated by R.H. Van Gulik with an introduction and notes. Bibliographical list of abbreviation. This rare monograph appeared in a small print run in 1938 and was published in China. Mi Fu (or Mi Fei) was the celebrated Sung painter..... More
New York; (1930): W.W. Norton and Co. First Edition. Octavo. 286 pages. Translation of Vers l'kunited and Ma mere et moil. This work is not only autobiographical but it deals with the 1916 Chinese Revolution and his research in Paris. Mr. Cheng Shenkg was professor of comparative sericulture at the..... More
(Hampshire, England; 1997): Gower Publishing. Octavo. 535 pages. Illustrated by Peggy Leong. Dr. Foo Check Teck has taken his extensive studies of Sun Tzu's The Art of War and treats how each idea in the original was developed. The work was originally written over 2,500 years ago and yet today..... More
New York; (1952): Farrar, Straus and Giroux. First Edition. Octavo. x-202 pages. Inscribed by the author "To my dear uncle Martin Schwarzschil/ Loving memory /Hartwig Derenbourg" and with his uncle's bookplate. French text. One of the most important primary sources in translation of the author, Usamai ibn Munqid, who was..... More
Shanghai: Commercial Press, 1935. Octavo. XI, 225 Pages, 4 leaves of plates; illustrations, facsmile, folded map. Li Sao (Lisso) is seen as the authentic work of Qu Yuan. The poem is considered to be an encoded self-portrait of the poet who, as minsiter of King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299..... More
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Np/nd. Quarto. The National Library of Australia estimates the large accordion style Chinese classic printed on gold silk was issued between 1912 and 1926 and suggests it came from Japan. The online copy of this issue is noted as exceptionally scarce and is available for viewing from their website #6333308..... More
