Chinese History and Culture
The Water Bufffalo Children
New York: John Day, 1943. William A. Smith. 60 pages. One of the more scarce children's books by Pearl Buck. Based on her childhood growing up in China, she writes of her fantasies of magic and Aladdin, she picked up a stone and rubbed it when she saw large figures... More
Yu Lan Flying Boy of China
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
The Unveiling of Lhasa, with Illustrations and Map
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
Autographed Letter Signed, September 19, 1885
Percival L. Lowell was crucial in Yu Kil-Chun’s [1854-1914) decision where to study. Lowell connected Kil-Chun (who was the first Korean to study in the United States) to his friend Edward Sylvester Morse (1838-1925), the director of the Peabody Academy of Science. He also notes that his book on Korea... More
Mi Fu on Ink-Stones
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
The Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture: Dreams of Chu Tan Chamber and the Romance with Huanghuali Wood
Hong: S.Y. Yip, 1991. First Edition. Quarto. 168 pages, [5] folded leaves of plates; color illustrations. Includes bibliographic references. English text. This is a beautiful copy of the great exhibition held at the Art Gallery of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in the original slipcase also in fine condition... More