The Trouble with China by Russell, Bertrand - 1972

Shanghai : Commercial Press, Ltd., 1923., 1923. Fair. 239 pp. ; faded purple cloth with stamped decorative gold image of a dragon ; pages foxed ; probable water stain at edge of text block and back cover ; SIGNED presentation copy by Helen Ward Bromfield made in Sausalito, 21 July 1957 (!) ; Contents: The Silkworm; The Jazz Lady; The Philosopher; On Liping Road; Grief of Ah Nam; Pak-Ling; Dorothea; The Native Born; Peking Amber Beads; The Night of the Moonquake; Autumn Fan; If I Were King; Sonia's Hands ; these short stories are very thinly disguised biographical vignettes of Bromfield's friends and acquaintances done up in the style of Chinese fairy tales, showing a rarely seen emotional side of pre-war expats and the Chinese who interacted with them ; very clever ; rare ; FAIR

New York & Tokyo: The Architectural Forum / Antonin Raymond, 1938 Tan burlap/cloth covers w/paste on title, steel spiral binding. Excellent illustrations, black/white photographs. Rice paper, Foreword, 116 pgs. In orginial cardboard slipcase. Scarce copy of important Japanese style. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition Third Printing.. Spiral Hardcover. Very Good.

London: T.Cadell and W. Davies, 1804. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto. pp. ix, [3], 632, with 8 plates (including frontispiece), five of which are hand-colored. Recent full calf with new endpapers, original red spine label preserved, three armorial ink stamps on the top edge of the text block. Tissue repair to first page of table of contents, ocasional foxing and minor soiling in the margins; overall quite clean and sound. "Barrow accompanied Lord Macartney's mission to the court of China in 1792 as his private secretary, and the present account...is one of the best illustrated English travels on China. The eight plates are from drawings by William Alexander, who also accompanied the embassy and later published his own work. The strict exclusion of Europeans by the Chinese emperors had left China very much terra incognita to the western world well into the nineteenth century. Barrow was an excellent observer, and the text contains a number of descriptions and illustrations of Chinese… Read More

Chunghwa Post, 2004. Hardcover. Used- Fine condition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows very light shelf wear. All stamps and postcards are included in the book. The plastic holders for the postcards on pg. 17-23 are coming slightly unglued. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

(Circa1900).. Large illustrated map of Beijing showing the city in the period following the invasion of the military forces of the Eight National Alliance, old folds, scale not given. Some scattered light foxing particularly at edges, short closed tear at fold lower edge, neat non acidic tape repair short section upper edge wear along folds, and a couple of small, unobtrusive holes with minor image loss. Blocks of text in traditional Chinese right and left upper sections stating each nation's occupied zone, Japanese text title accompanies the English title along the upper section of the map. 63.7 x 56.9cm. Very good overall. A rare and significant large Japanese woodblock map of Peking (Beijing), issued just after the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion. Centred on the Forbidden City, the map depicts Peking following the multinational suppression of the Boxer Rebellion or Yihetuan Movement of 1900. The map was issued to illustrate the areas of occupation associated with each of the powers in the Eight… Read More

Tokyo: Japan Foreign Trade Federation, 1938. First edition. Original and only issue of the journal. Published Tokyo: Japan Foreign Trade Federation, 1938. Text chiefly in English, with many articles in French or Spanish or both, full page ads in English. Folio, 10 1/2" x 13 3/4", 94pp., plus 4pp. printed covers, illustrated throughout with b/w photos and full color reproductions, 31" x 13 3/4" color fold-out, die cut page, 2 printed clear mylar overlays, exquisite full color front cover. Articles include: American-Japanese Trade; (Upcoming) New York World's Fair and Golden Gate International Exposition; Affairs in East Asia Moving from Military Campaign to Reconstruction; Nagoya; Locomotives and Rolling Stock; Japanese Toys; Menthol; Tea; Hats; Working Girls; Stone Lanterns; Aviation in Japan; Japan's Merchant Marine; The Oil and Fat Industry in Japan; Silk Carpets and Tapestries; Japanese Timepieces of Old; Japanese Fauna; Japanese Water Pets; Natural Camphor; Brushes. Top… Read More

Istanbul: Bora Yayinlari., [ca. 1975], 1975. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 71 p. First Turkish edition of the history of the Chinese Communist Party, which is an excerpt from the Central Committee's report to the 10th National Congress of the CCP on the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the founding of the CCP. The cover depicts when Mao Zedong inspects the 8th Route Army units in Yan'an during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) (known in China as the "War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression"). No copy is located in OCLC except for the only one in Turkey, Bogaziçi University: 949516763 / 283801166.

1858 Japanese Samurai Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Osaka Castle Illustrated

A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Taikouki". Taikouki is a biography describing the life of Taihe Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a Japanese samurai and daimyo (lord) considered the second "Great Unifier" of Japan following Nobunaga and preceding the Tokugawa Shogunate. Hideyoshi left a legacy including Osaka Castle, the Tokugawa class systems, the restriction of weapons, and the construction and restoration of many temples some of which are still visible in Kyoto. This book is a classic Edo era picture book describing and illustrating Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life illustrated by Utagawa Kuniyoshi! The woodblock prints began being made in 1855 and were completed in 1884. The images and text focus primarily on the military with detailed accuracy on armor, weapons, interiors, and more!
This rare, biography is written in a column handwritten format with furigana for easier reading and includes illustrations of samurai duels,… Read More

1849 British China Opium War Japanese China Sea Battle Siege Cannon Illustrated
A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Kaigai Shinwa Shūi". Kaigai Shinwa Shūi is a semi historical text of the Japnaese view of the Opium War between China and Britain based on actual events with embellishments to appeal to a broad audience in Japan. The embellishments also depict the fear of foreigners from japan's isolation.
This rare text is written in a column format with furigana for easier reading and includes illustrations of Chinese warriors, burning of British ships and opium, map, cannons, weapons, ships, and much more!

Item number: #18547
Price: $950
Mineta Fuko
New Chats on Overseas, continued (kaigai shinwa shūi ni) 海外新話拾遺二（かいがいしんわしゅういに）
[Edo: Kaei 2, 1849]

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· Collation: 5 volumes
o Illustrated throughout
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single plate and text wanting in volume 5
· References:
o Iwanami, Kokusho So Mokuroku 16773
o Waseda University… Read More

1860 Victories & Defeats of TATARS Japanese China Sea Ming Opium Taiping Wars

A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Dattan shōhaiki". Dattan shōhaiki is a chronicle of the Tatars, any member of Turkic-speaking peoples that collectively numbered more than 5 million in the late 20th century, specifically around the restoration of the Ming Dynasty paying attention to the request for British help for the Qing and the effects and causes of the Opium and Taiping Wars.
This rare chronicle
is written in a column format with furigana for easier reading and includes illustrations of Chinese warriors, duels, siege battles, sea battles, ships, scenery and more!
Item number: #18546
Price: $950
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Chronicle of the Victories and Defeats of the Tatars (Dattan shōhai-ki) 韃靼勝敗記（だったんしょうはいき）
[Japan: 1860]

Details:

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes
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Illustrated throughout
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References:
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Iwanami, Kokusho So Mokuroku… Read More