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| This selection contains 38 title(s) on 2 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| DE BARY, WILLIAM THEODORE, WING-TSIT CHAN & BURTON WATSON, COMPILERS Sources of Chinese Tradition (Volumes II) NY: Columbia University Press, 1960. 12th printing, a single Chinese character written in ink on page 10 o and edgewear otherwise a clean, unmarked, complete good copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), A compilation of contemporary & classical writings on Chinese culture & civilization, illustrated. I also have Vol. II available at the same price. USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 106978 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| DE BARY, WILLIAM THEODORE, WING-TSIT CHAN & BURTON WATSON, COMPILERS Sources of Chinese Tradition (Volumes I) NY: Columbia University Press, 1960. 15th printing, edgewear otherwise a clean, unmarked, complete good+ copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), A compilation of contemporary & classical writings on Chinese culture & civilization, illustrated. I also have Vol. I available at the same price. USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 106979 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| CHAN, ANITA & RICHARD MADSEN & JONATHAN UNGER Chen Village: The Recent History of a Peasant Community in Mao's China Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. 1st printing of 1st edition, canted otherwise very good in fine dust jacket, an analysis of two decades of revolutionary change in a South China farm village from the 1960's. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 63002 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| CHESNEAUX, JEAN Peasant Revolts in China: 1840-1949 NY: Norton, 1973. 1st US edition, previous price stamped on front end paper otherwise clean, unmarked near fine copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), an examination of the role of secret societies in guiding peasant movements and highlights the increased economic distress and political oppression of the peasantry in the 20th Century. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 662] Book number: 63005 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| CHI, WEN-SHUN COMPILER & EDITOR Readings in the Chinese Communist Cultural Revolution Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971. fine hard cover book/short closed tears otherwise very good+ price clipped dust jacket. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2648] Book number: 63006 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| CORR, GERARD H. The Chinese Red Army: Campaigns and Politics since 1949 NY: Schocken, 1974. 1st printing of 1st US edition, light shelfwear otherwise near fine hard cover book/rubbed & light edgewear otherwise very good+ dust jacket, covering the Tibet, Korea & India & Russian/Mongolian campaigns (276 pages with 54 black & white plates). USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1103] Book number: 63008 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| COTTERELL, ARTHUR The First Emperor of China: The Greatest Archeological Find of Our Time NY: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1981. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, In 1974 archaeologists upcovered the tomb of Ch'in Shih-huang-ti, who unified China from its feudal period, which included 7,000 life-size terracotta soldiers, chariots and cavalry.. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 103880 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| CREE, EDWARD A. EDITED BY MICHAEL LEVIEN The Cree Journals: The Voyages of Edward A. Cree, Surgeon, R.N. as Related in His Private Journals, 1837- 1856 Exeter: Webb & Bower, 1981. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, selections from Cree's journal from the time he sailed from Plymouth in 1837 to the time at which he was ordered home from the Black Sea in 1856 (he was to continue to serve as surgeon in the Royal Navy until 1869). However, the most fascinating entries b. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 63009 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| ECKSTEIN, ALEXANDER China's Economic Development: The Interplay of Scarcity and Ideology Ann Arbor House: University of Michigan Press, 1976. 1st paperback edition, previous owner's ink name on inside front cover otherwise clean, unmarked near fine copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), from the reviews.. this volume contains some of the most important analytical and interpretive writing on the Chinese economy by one of the world's leading specialist's. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 63013 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| FLEMING, PETER The Siege at Peking NY: Harper, 1959. fine hard cover book/edgewear & closed tears otherwise very good dust jacket, Fleming's account of the 55 day siege of the legation compound in Peking by the Boxers during the summer of 1900 had the advantage of access to the unpublished papers of Sir Claude MacDonald, the British minister in Peking, and Dr. G.E. Morrison, The Time. USD 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.25 | £UK 3.75 | JP¥ 530] Book number: 106380 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| GREENBLATT, SIDNEY L. The People of Taihang: An Anthology of Family Histories White Plains: International Arts & Sciences Press, 1976. 1st printing of 1st edition, foxing on first & last two pages otherwise very good hard cover book/no dust jacket, the Taihang Mountains straddle the border between Shansi and Hopei provinces; it's a harsh terrain and the scene of warfare over the centuries. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 63016 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| HAN, SUYIN WITH PHOTGRAPHS BY MIKE LANGFORD & GEOFF MASON Han Suyin's China NY: Universe Books, 1987. previous owner's gift inscription of front end paper otherwise fine hard cover book/light pencil point impressions on dust jacket otherwise very good price clipped dust jacket. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 100199 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| HAN, SUYIN The Morning Deluge: Mao Tsetung & the Chinese Revolution, 1893-1954 Boston: Little Brown, 1972. 1st printing of 1st edition, light foxing along page foredges (not effecting page margins or text) otherwise very good+ hard cover book/light edgewear otherwise very good+ price clipped dust jacket. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 63018 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| HARRER, HEINRICH WITH A FOREWORD BY THE DALAI LAMA & AN INTRODUCTION BY PETER FLEMING Seven Years in Tibet NY: SMP/Tarcher, 1981. 5th printing, fine in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), a re-issue of the classic 1953 edition. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 618] Book number: 102302 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| KEMP, DEREK Twelve Hong Kong Walks Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1985. 1st printing of 1st edition, light edgewear otherwise a clean, unmarked, complete near fine copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), The twelve walks are organized by month and in the form of a botanical diary. USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 | £UK 10.75 | JP¥ 1545] Book number: 103471 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| KLEIN, DONALD W. & ANNE B. CLARK Biographic Dictionary of Chinese Communism: 1921-1965 Volume II (Lo Jui-ch'ing to Yun Tai-ying) Cambridge: Harvard University, 1971. 1st printing of 1st US edition, fine hard cover book/light edgewear otherwise near fine dust jacket, Biographies on 433 of the most prominent Chinese Communist figures. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3972] Book number: 63022 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| KRACKE, E.A. JR. Civil Service in Early Sung China: 960- 1067 Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1953. 1st printing of 1st edition, previous owner's ink name on front pastedown (inside front cover) & end papers lightly foxed otherwise very good hard cover book/dust jacket spine ends chipped otherwise very good price clipped dust jacket, Kracke's classic work studying the first 100 years of the Sung dynasty when techniques to maintain honesty, discipline and initiative were fully developed. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 | £UK 45.25 | JP¥ 6619] Book number: 63023 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| LAI, HOWARD Chuck Hum Village: March 1994 Honolulu: HArbor House Graphics and Fine Printing, 1994. end papers lightly foxed & light edgewear at spine ends otherwise near fine in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), 101 pages, profusely illustrated. The author's grandfather emigrated from Chuck Hum village to Hawaii at about the time of the annexation of the Islands to the United States (1898). Lai provides not only a wonderful documentary of Chuck Hum but also an ex. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 100198 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| LAMB, HAROLD Genghis Khan: The Emperor of All Men Garden City: Garden City Publishing, 1927. reprint, front hinge separating (but intact) otherwise good hard cover book/no dust jacket. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 662] Book number: 63025 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| LEHMAN, STEVE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT COLES & AN ESSAY BY ROBBIE BARNETT The Tibetans: A Struggle to Survive NY: Umbrage Editions, 1998. fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket. USD 27.50 [Appr.: EURO 18.5 | £UK 16.75 | JP¥ 2427] Book number: 102159 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| LEYNSE, JAMES P. Freedom's Gateway Claremont: Creative Press, 1957. slight darkening along the top edge otherwise near fine in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), Inscribed by author on half title page. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 63027 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| LOGAN, PAMELA Among Warriors: A Martial Artist in Tibet Woodstock: Overlook Press, 1996. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine in fine price clipped dust jacket, Inscribed, To xxxx, My friends and fellow pilgrims, by author on title page. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 102019 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| MAO, TSE-TUNG Selected Works of Mao Tse-Tung: Volume IV Beijing: Foreign Language Press, 1961. 1st printing of 1st edition, slight foxing on foredge otherwise near fine hard cover book/small chips & closed tears otherwise very good dust jacket. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 63028 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| MEISNER, MAURICE Li Ta-chao and the Origins of Chinese Marxism NY: Antheneum, 1970. 1st Antheneum paperback edition, occassional pencil underlining otherwise a sound reading copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book)j, Li first began organizing for the Marxist movement in 1927. USD 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.25 | £UK 3.75 | JP¥ 530] Book number: 105583 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| MICHAEL, FRANZ China through the Ages: History of a Civilization Boulder: Westview, 1986. 3rd printing, light soil spot on front end paper otherwise a clean, unmarked, complete very good copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book), An examination of the evolving history of ideas in China from ancient faith in powerful magic to The author's involvement in social changes of the 80s. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 618] Book number: 103832 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. |
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