Peiping: Academia Sinica: The National Research Institute of History and Philology, 1929-1931. First Edition. Small 4to. 218,[6]; 219-422, [2]; 423-558 pp. Illustrations (some in color); plates (some folded, some in color); portrait;tables; maps, plans & diagrams (some folded and some in color). Text in Chinese. Editors include Fu Ssûnien, Tch'ên..... More
London: William Ball & Co, 1841. First Edition. 8vo. xii, 342 pp. Woodcut frontispiece & in-text illustrations. Publisher's blindstampedbrown cloth with gilt illustration of a Chinese person on front cover; gilt illustration on spine. A good copy (2 1/2" loss of cloth at spine head; splitting of cloth along front..... More
Princeton, NJ and Providence, RI: Princeton University Press; Brown University Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by Anne Brown 'To Bob and Charlotte Fergusson/without whose able assistance/the biography of Verger/would be missing from this volume/with affectionate regards/Anne S.K. Brown/Providence/15 January, 1973' (General Fergusson, who served as Chief of Staff of..... More
np: The Scouting Fleet, (1924?). First Edition. Octavo; 16pp plus map of the island ('Culebra, Guide Map of Bays, Roads and Trails') inside rear cover. Near Fine copy in brown printed wraps, now protected in a later stiff wraps cover (with label to front) produced to provide an overview of..... More
Kyoto: City Office, 1928. First Edition. Small 8vo. 211 pp. 69 black & white photo-illustrations (full-page and in-text). Fold-out color map of Kyoto; 3 full-page color maps. Purple limp cloth with yapped edges; gilt illustration on front cover and gilt lettering on spine; AEG; illustrated endpapers; housed in publisher's cardboard..... More
Tokyo: Shokwabo, 1901. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. ix, 129, [3], 22 pp text in English; 16 pp + 10 pp text in Japanese. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine; original color illustrated wrappers bound in. Light wear; a near fine copy. First published in 1900, "Bushido" is a study..... More
Tientsin, China: Chihli Press, 1931. First Edition. ISCRIBED "To my friend and fellow numismatic/Howard F. Bowker/from Arthur B. Coole/Nov. 11, 1949". Under the inscription, the author has written his name in Chinese. 4to. 110 pp. 2 large folding maps (1 loose at rear as issued); numerous photo-illustrations; some text in..... More
Nanking: Nanking Woman's Club, 1922-1923. First Edition. 8vo. 55 pp. 3 photo-illustrated plates. Green paper covers with black illustration and lettering. Small loss to lower front corner & spine end; a near fine copy of the uncommon first edition. Includes four papers written and read by members of the Literary..... More
Shanghai: Publisher not identified, 1915. First Edition. 8vo. Accordion fold book with titlepage; 18 pages with text and photographic illustrations; fold-out color map indicating location of the pagodas. Text in English and Chinese. Accompanied by 13pp pamphlet (in English with some Chinese characters) titled "Chinese Pagodas", laid in as issued..... More
[Peking]: Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. 2 preliminary leaves, 53 black & white photographic plates with various views of temples, gardens & landscapes, public & private buildings throughout China. List of plates in English & Chinese. Blue cloth with gilt lettering in English & Chinese and elaborate..... More
London: Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, 1893. 1st. First Edition. Large 8vo. 359 pp. Index. 28 facsimilies of early lottery, broadsides and ephemera printed on various colored paper; textual illustrations. Contemporary three-quarter brown leather & light brown cloth with gilt decoration & lettering; TEG; marbled endpapers. A very good..... More