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	CHOW, REY Primitive Passions: Visuality, Sexuality, Ethnography, and Contemporary Chinese Cinema New York, Columbia University Press. 1995. (ISBN: 0231076835) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 252 pp. bib. notes, index; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. "A rich and powerful work that provides both a dazzling synthesis of contemporary cultural theory and at the same time an exemplary critique of Chinese cinema. It is a book to be read and re-read and is thus highly recommended because it is more than a film book. It engages directly with the problems Chinese culture faces in a changing world." - China Information. Rey Chow is the author, most recently, of Ethics After Idealism: Theory-Culture-Ethnicity-Reading. Fine. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 012009 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	COHEN, JOAN LEBOLD, AND COHEN, JEROME ALAN China Today and Her Ancient Treasures New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers. 1973, First Edition. (ISBN: 0810901579) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collectible, 399 pp. illus. (part col.); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. Richly illustrated with colour plates (art, architecture). An attractive copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Fine/Fine. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3530] Book number: 010055 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	DELL, PAMELA I. M. Pei: Designer of Dreams Chicago, Childrens Press. 1994. (ISBN: 0516441868) Wraps , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pp. illus. index; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "Briefly discusses the family background, education, and work of the Chinese American architect known for his creations in glass and concrete." - Publisher. Fine. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 037751 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION The Chinese Exhibition: A Pictorial Record of the Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China Washington D.C. and Kansas City, KS, National Gallery of Art; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. 1975. Soft Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library, Exhibition dates in the United States, National Gallery of Art, Washington, December 13, 1974-March 30, 1975; the Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, April 20-June 8, 1975; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, California, June 28-August 28, 1975. Withdrawn from library collection, with fewer than usual markings, otherwise very good. No writing in text. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Another copy available. Good. USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 706] Book number: 013733 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	JISL, LUMIR; GOTTHEINER, ILSE (TRANSLATED BY) Tibetan Art London, Spring Books [c. 1958]. Hard Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 39 pp. 112 plates (part col.); 29 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean text. Previous owner's signature/front free endpaper. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Good/No DJ. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 000937 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	MORTON, W. SCOTT China, Its History and Culture New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1982. (ISBN: 0070434212) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xx, 276 pp. illus. biblio. index; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Very Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 036731 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	MYDANS, CARL, AND DEMAREST, MICHAEL China: A Visual Adventure New York, Simon & Schuster. 1979, First Edition, First Printing. (ISBN: 0671249460) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collectible, 160 pp. [16] leaves of plates, illus. (some col.); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with a small stain at the heel/spine, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Illustrated with 46 colour photographs and 154 in black and white by notable photojournalist Carl Mydans. Very Good/Very Good. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 001527 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	CAMERON, NIGEL; GOODRICH, L. CARRINGTON (PREFACE BY) The Face of China, As Seen by Photographers and Travelers, 1860-1912 Philadelphia and New York, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Aperture. 1978. (ISBN: 0893810320) Soft Cover , Oblong. Exhibition Catalogue, 159 pp. illus. bib. notes; 24 x 29.5 cm. Exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Good+. Firm binding, clean text. Wraps curling. half-title page lightly soiled, else fine. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. An outstanding compilation of photographs of China, mostly from the 19th century, drawn from North American collections. Good. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 016953 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	WRIGHT, ARTHUR F. (EDITED BY) Confucianism and Chinese Civilization New York, Atheneum. 1964, First Edition. Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii, 362 pp. bib. notes; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Stated "First Edition.". Very Good. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 618] Book number: 012809 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.

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	CHOW, REY Primitive Passions: Visuality, Sexuality, Ethnography, and Contemporary Chinese Cinema New York, Columbia University Press. 1995. (ISBN: 0231076835) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 252 pp. bib. notes, index; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. "A rich and powerful work that provides both a dazzling synthesis of contemporary cultural theory and at the same time an exemplary critique of Chinese cinema. It is a book to be read and re-read and is thus highly recommended because it is more than a film book. It engages directly with the problems Chinese culture faces in a changing world." - China Information. Rey Chow is the author, most recently, of Ethics After Idealism: Theory-Culture-Ethnicity-Reading. Fine. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 012009 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	COHEN, JOAN LEBOLD, AND COHEN, JEROME ALAN China Today and Her Ancient Treasures New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers. 1973, First Edition. (ISBN: 0810901579) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collectible, 399 pp. illus. (part col.); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. Richly illustrated with colour plates (art, architecture). An attractive copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Fine/Fine. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3530] Book number: 010055 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	DELL, PAMELA I. M. Pei: Designer of Dreams Chicago, Childrens Press. 1994. (ISBN: 0516441868) Wraps , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pp. illus. index; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "Briefly discusses the family background, education, and work of the Chinese American architect known for his creations in glass and concrete." - Publisher. Fine. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 037751 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION The Chinese Exhibition: A Pictorial Record of the Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China Washington D.C. and Kansas City, KS, National Gallery of Art; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. 1975. Soft Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library, Exhibition dates in the United States, National Gallery of Art, Washington, December 13, 1974-March 30, 1975; the Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, April 20-June 8, 1975; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, California, June 28-August 28, 1975. Withdrawn from library collection, with fewer than usual markings, otherwise very good. No writing in text. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Another copy available. Good. USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 706] Book number: 013733 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	JISL, LUMIR; GOTTHEINER, ILSE (TRANSLATED BY) Tibetan Art London, Spring Books [c. 1958]. Hard Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 39 pp. 112 plates (part col.); 29 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean text. Previous owner's signature/front free endpaper. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Good/No DJ. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 000937 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	MORTON, W. SCOTT China, Its History and Culture New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1982. (ISBN: 0070434212) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xx, 276 pp. illus. biblio. index; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Very Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 036731 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	MYDANS, CARL, AND DEMAREST, MICHAEL China: A Visual Adventure New York, Simon & Schuster. 1979, First Edition, First Printing. (ISBN: 0671249460) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collectible, 160 pp. [16] leaves of plates, illus. (some col.); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with a small stain at the heel/spine, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Illustrated with 46 colour photographs and 154 in black and white by notable photojournalist Carl Mydans. Very Good/Very Good. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 001527 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	CAMERON, NIGEL; GOODRICH, L. CARRINGTON (PREFACE BY) The Face of China, As Seen by Photographers and Travelers, 1860-1912 Philadelphia and New York, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Aperture. 1978. (ISBN: 0893810320) Soft Cover , Oblong. Exhibition Catalogue, 159 pp. illus. bib. notes; 24 x 29.5 cm. Exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Good+. Firm binding, clean text. Wraps curling. half-title page lightly soiled, else fine. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. An outstanding compilation of photographs of China, mostly from the 19th century, drawn from North American collections. Good. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 016953 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	WRIGHT, ARTHUR F. (EDITED BY) Confucianism and Chinese Civilization New York, Atheneum. 1964, First Edition. Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii, 362 pp. bib. notes; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Stated "First Edition.". Very Good. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 618] Book number: 012809 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.