LANGLéS, LOUIS-MATHIEU:

Alphabet mantchou, rédigé d'après le syllabaire et le dictionnaire universel de cette langue. Troisème édition, augmentée d'une notice sur l'origine, l'histoire et les travaux littéraires des mantchoux actuellement maîtres de la Chine. Paris, de l'Imprimerie impériale, 1807.

. Pp. xvi, 208. With one large folding engraved plate (with small tear at fold) and one folding table "Alphabet mantchou". Partly with some browning and spotting to the text. Some underlining. Contemporary paper covered boards, rubbed along edges and hinges. The third enlarged edition, first published in 1787 (only comprising 23 pages). The second edition was included in Amiot's "Dictionnaire tartare-mantchou" 1789-90 edited by Langlès. This is the first separate edition. Cordier BS 2753. Lust 1076. Löwendahl 736. Zenker BO ii, 6921.

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N° du livre: 100505

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LANGLéS, LOUISMATHIEU:

Instituts politiques et militaires de Tamerlan, proprement appellé Timour. Ecrits par lui-même en Mogol, & traduits en francois, sur la version persane d'Abou-Taleb-al Hosseini, avec la vie de ce conquérant, d'après les meilleurs auteurs orientaux; des notes & des tables historique, géographique, &c. Paris, chezx Née, Lottin & Didot, 1787.

. Pp. (iv), 122; (ii), 402. With engraved frontispiece and one engraved plate (with 3 figures). Uncut copy in original wrappers, chipped. First French edition translated from the Persian version. Originally written in the Mogul language by Timur Bec (ca 1336-1405), the great conqueror, also known by the name of Tamerlain the Great. Langlès, a renowned orientalist was professor at Ecole des Langues Orientales Vivantes. Atabey 662. Lowndes 2686 (Engl. ed. 1783).

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N° du livre: 45019

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Mots-clés: East Asia, mongolia, tartary, moguls, tartar, central asia, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration, timur, tamerlan, timur bec

LAWSON, KATE:

Highways and Homes of Japan. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1910.

. Pp. 252 + Fisher Unwin catalogue pp. 89. With coloured frontispiece and fifty-nine illustrations made from photographs taken by the author. Publisher's red decorated cloth, printed in black and gold, top edge gilt. Somewhat shaken, small nick to upper front joint. First edition of a comprehensive work on Japan and its customs including information about gardens, flowers, art, theater, music, jûjutsu, language, education, celebrations and festivals, pearl-fishing, commerce, earthquakes, etc. A fresh and clean copy.

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N° du livre: 121473

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LECHLER, RUDOLF:

Sex föredrag öfver China, hållna på flera ställen i Tyskland och Schweiz. Stockholm, P. Palmqvists förlag, 1862.

. Pp. viii, 188. With illustrations in the text. As issued in original printed wrappers, partly unopened. A few leaves with stain but overall a lovely copy. Translated from the German (First Basel 1861) into Swedish by P.G. Ahnfelt. Contains lectures about China given by Rudolf Lechler, who in 1846 was sent to China as the first Basel missionary together with the Swedish-born T. Hamberg. Cordier BS 90.

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N° du livre: 100354

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LEGGE, JAMES (Transl.):

The Ch'un Ts'ew, with the Tso Chuen. Containing Dukes Yin, Hwan, Chwang, Min, He, Wan, Seuen and Ch'ing; and the Prolegomena. Two volumes. (The Chinese Classics. Volume V:I-II). London, Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, & Hongkong, Printed at the London Missionary Society's Printing Office, no date (about 1875-80).

. Large 8vo. Pp. x, 147 + pp. 410; pp. iv, pp. 411-933. Text in Chinese and English. With two folding maps coloured in outline. Partly uncut, some annotations in the first part. Publisher's cloth, somewhat worn. Bookplate (R.S.B.). This is the first English translation of the Chunqiu or "the Spring and Autumn annals", the monthly chronicle of the regional state of Lu from 722 - 479 BC. The Tso Chuen or "the Commentary of Zhuo" is a commentary and parallel version to the chronicle Chunqui. This is the first English translation of the Chunqiu or "the Spring and Autumn annals", the monthly chronicle of the regional state of Lu from 722 - 479 BC. The Tso Chuen or "the Commentary of Zhuo" is a commentary and parallel version to the chronicle Chunqui. James Legge, Scottish sinologist who served in China for about 34 years was a prolific translator of Classical Chinese texts. Cordier BS 1368.Cordier BS 1368.This set of works titled the Chinese Classics was first published in seven volumes at Hong Kong in 1871. We believe this is a reprint, and the first British edition. Another revised edition appeared in 1893-5 at Oxford (Clarendon Press). Provenance: Richard S. Björkdahl (1888-1980), Swedish missionary in China 1913-45 (Jianli, Wuchang, Yichang, Huangzhou, Henan).

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N° du livre: 120774

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LEGGE, JAMES (Transl.):

Confucian Analects, the Great Learning, and the Doctrine of the Mean. (The Chinese Classics. Volume I.). Second revised edition. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1893.

. Large 8vo. xv, 503. With annotations in pencil throughout. Publisher's cloth, rubbed. Bookplate (Richard S. Björkdal, Swedish missionary to China). Comprises the Confucian texts of the Analects, the Great Learning or Daxue and the Doctrine of the Mean or Zhongyong. Together with Legge's English translation. Included in the series "The Chinese Classics" which was first published 1861 in Hong Kong. Cordier BS 1367.

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N° du livre: 120775

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LEGGE, JAMES:

De godsdiensten van China. Beschrijving van het confucianisme en van het taoisme. Utrecht, Kemink & Zoon, 1882.

. Pp. xii, 275. Original printed wrappers bound in cloth. On top of front cover old signature partly erased. A Dutch translation from the English by C. Beets. James Legge was professor in the Chinese language and literature and wrote the important "The Chinese Classics", a complete translation of the Confucian Canon.

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N° du livre: 14151

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, asia, asie, asiatica, orient, east, asien, far east, china, chine, kina, ferne osten, extreme orient, extreme-orient, ferner osten

LEGGE, JAMES (Transl.):

The She-king, or the Book of Poetry. Four parts in two volumes (complete). (The Chinese Classics. Volume IV:I-II). London, Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press & Hongkong, Printed at the London Missionary Society's Printing Office, no date (about 1875-80).

. Large 8vo. Pp. xii, 182, 243 + one double page map; (ii), 244-785. With text in Chinese and English. Partly unopened. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt lettering. Bookplate. Comprises: The first part of the She-King, or the Lessons from the States; and the Prolegomena. The second, third and fourth parts of the She-King, or the minor Odes of the kingdom, the greater Odes of the kingdom, the sacrificial Odes and the Praise-songs; and the Indexes. This set of works titled The Chinese Classics was first published in seven volumes at Hong Kong in 1871. We believe this is a reprint, and the first British edition. Another revised edition appeared in 1893-5 at Oxford (Clarendon Press). James Legge (1815-97), a Scottish sinologist who served as a missionary in China for 34 years, and later appointed the first Professor of Chinese at Oxford University. He was a prolific translator of classical Chinese texts into English, of which the most famous work is "The Chinese Classics" which includes extensive commentaries by Legge. Scarce. Cf. Cordier BS 1368. Provenance: Richard S. Björkdahl (1888-1980), Swedish missionary in China 1913-45 (Jianli, Wuchang, Yichang, Huangzhou, Henan).

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N° du livre: 120741

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LEGGE, JAMES (Transl.):

The Works of Mencius. (The Chinese Classics. Volume II.). Second revised edition. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1895.

. Large 8vo. viii, 588. Publisher's cloth, extremities lightly rubbed. Bookplate (Richard S. Björkdal, Swedish missionary to China). A collection of anecdotes and conversations of the Confucian thinker and philosopher Mencius. He was a disciple of one of the students of Zisi, a gandson of Confucius. Here together with Legge's English translation. Included in the series "The Chinese Classics" which was first published 1861 in Hong Kong. Cordier BS 1367. Cf. Löwendahl 1259 (first edition).

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N° du livre: 120776

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LILJEVALCH, CARL FREDRIK:

Chinas handel, industri och statsförfattning, jemte underrättelser om chinesernes folkbildning, seder och bruk, samt notiser om Japan, Siam m.fl. orter. Stockholm, J.Beckman, 1848.

. Pp. viii, 407. With 6 plates, of which 4 are coloured lithographs. Staining to the plates. Contemporary half calf, spine decorated in gilt, rubbed. Old ownership stamp on title and front paste down. Contains interesting material on Chinese economy and culture, a 15 page essay on Japan and a small section on Siam. Liljevalch represented Sweden in 1844 when a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Sweden/Norway and China was established. First edition. Cordier BJ 505 and BS 86.

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N° du livre: 777040

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LILJEVALCH, CARL FREDRIK:

Chinas handel, industri och statsförfattning, jemte underrättelser om chinesernes folkbildning, seder och bruk, samt notiser om Japan, Siam m.fl. orter. Stockholm, J.Beckman, 1848.

. Pp. viii, 407. With 6 plates, of which 4 are coloured lithographs. Copy with wide margins, front edge untrimmed. Contemporary half calf, flat spine with blind stamped decoration and title lettered in gilt. Bookplate (Carl Jedvard Bonde). Copy of Ericsberg. A lovely copy of the first edition.Carl Fredrik Liljevalch (1796-1840) was a successful merchant who was sent to China to find out about trading possibilities and to negotiate a treaty of commerce. In 1845 he left London with an East India Company ship and arrived in Singapore in July the same year. From there he made short trips to Java and Batavia. In October 1845 he arrived in Canton and also visited Macao, Shanghai and other important Chinese harbours. His account contains an accurate description of the Chinese culture, economy, the monetary system and trading (opium, metals, forest products, tea, silk, cotton, oils and whale fishing). The Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Sweden/Norway and China was concluded in 1847, and is included. Contains short sections on Japan and Siam. Cordier BS 86 & BJ 505.

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N° du livre: 100226

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, china, japan, siam, chinese, kina, east, far east, asia, asiatic, asien, asie, travel, voyages, exploration,

PRINCESS DER LING:

Two Years in the Forbidden City. New York, Moffat, Yard and Company, 1912.

. Pp. (xiv), 383. With frontispiece of the Princess and twenty-one illustrations made from photographs. Publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, spine end lightly rubbed. Early reprint of the first edition (1911). An interesting account of Empress Dowager Cixi and her life at the Palace. The author was educated in France and exposed to Western cultures, served as the Empress Dowager's lady-in-waiting and interpreter. This book was published just before the fall of the Qing dynasty.

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N° du livre: 121381

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Mots-clés: East Asia, china, chine, chinese, kina, biography, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, history, exploration, royal, empress dowager cixi

LOVIOT, FANNY:

De chinesiske sjöröfvarne. Reseminnen. Gefle & Stockholm 1865.

. Pp. (vi), 126. Wrappers with original pictorial wrappers pasted on (chipped). First five lvs with some staining. Old ownership signature. A Swedish edition, translated from the French by M. Wester (1858). A narrative by a French lady about her adventurous voyage via California to China during the years 1852-54. On the return journey after leaving Hong Kong the ship was attacked by Chinese pirates and all the passengers and crew were taken prisoners. Cordier BS 1902.

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N° du livre: 99020

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MAGALHÌES (MAGAILLANS), GABRIEL DE:

A New History of China, Containing a Description of the most Considerable Particulars of the Vast Empire. London, printed for Thomas Newborough, 1688.

. 8vo. Pp. (xxiv), 1-148, 193-352. With one large folding engraved plan of Beijing and two illustrations in the text. Contemporary full mottled calf, expertly rebacked, spine richly gilt with five raised bands and red morocco title label, r.e. Bookplate (Thomas Weld, esq.) Old ownership inscription on title. First English edition of "Nouvelle relation de la Chine" published in Paris the same year, translated by John Ogilby. It is based on the Jesuit missionary Magalh‹es' Portugese ms which was carried back to Europe by Philippe Couplet in 1682. In Rome it was translated into French by Claude Bernou who also made the plan of Beijing on the basis of information in Magalh‹es' ms. "It is perhaps the most comprehensive and perceptive general description of China published during the second half of the Century" (Lach & Van Kley). Of special interest is a chapter devoted to the Chinese language and its phonetic variations. Includes a fragment of Chinese text taken from Ta hsüeh (Great Learning), one of the Confucian Four Books, which probably was the first presentation of a fragment of Chinese text to a European audience. (Mungello).Cordier BS 36-7. Cf De Backer & S. 5, co. 308. Lach & Van Kley (1993:1),pp. 362 & 424. Löwendahl 189 & 1583. Cf Mungello (1989) p. 91-2 & 95-105. Cf Streit (1929), 2594. Wing M 247.

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N° du livre: 120726

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MAKIURA, FUSAZOU / :

Questions and Answers about Nara in English and Japanese. Revised by J. Kimball and Y. Mizuki. Kihara, Nara & Nittokwan, Kobe, 1906.

. Small 8vo. Pp. (viii), 78, 1. With front portrait and one map. Some light foxing to first few leaves. Original printed wrappers. A very charming and informative guide to Nara, which seems the first of its kind, arranged as a conversation between the guide and the visitor. Nara (Heijo) was Japan's first permanent capital established in the year 710. Scarce.

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N° du livre: 120754

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration, guide,