China

Crescent Books, 1988. Hardcover, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition (looks new), nice gift copy, 942 pages, "Astrology buffs will find this book essential to complete their education and beginners will find it a lively and readable introduction to a fascinating subject". ISBN: 051766951X. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Astrology. more information

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Rotterdam: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1990. Scarce hardcover edition of this exhibition catalog, 244 pages, numerous illustrations in color and black & white, text is in Dutch and English, date in ink on front end-paper is the only book flaw, dustjacket is rubbed on rear panel, quite nice overall. ISBN: 9069180669. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. more information

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Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1981. Contains twenty stories translated into English by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang, hardcover, sturdy pink and white binding with illustration of a Chinese girl on front cover, ribbon bookmark, beautifully illustrated dustjacket, housed in the original cardboard slipcase, this is a beautiful copy and a unique gift item. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine DJ and NF Slipcase. more information

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Peking, China: Light Industry Publishing House, 1973. Large format hardcover, this is a clean tight copy with a gift inscription on the front end-paper and moderate scuffing to the dustjacket being the only flaws, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, features numerous full-color illustrations of the sculpture, pottery, porcelain, textiles, embroidery and lace, lacquer, cloisonne and metalwork, and basketry of China, text is minimal . Hard Cover. NF/VG. Crafts. more information

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Ballantine Books, 1993. Hardcover with dustjacket, clean copy inside and out, nice edition of the most widely read military classic in human history. ISBN: 034536239X. 4th Printing. Hardcover. NF/NF. more information

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Free Press, 1997. Hardcover, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition (looks new) with the original price present, examines "the unprecedented madness that plagued China between 1958 and 1962," illustrated with photos, includes a bibliography. ISBN: 068483457X. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. NF/Fine. more information

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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. Hardcover, first American printing (as stated on copyright page), book is in excellent condition with a small remainder mark on the top edge being the only remarkable flaw, the yellow and white dustjacket is clean and bright, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, one tiny edge-tear is the only flaw, a suitable gift copy, the planting of this drug habit by British and American traders (the good guys?) led to millions of Chinese becoming addicted and affects our relationship with China even today, or, as the Christians would say: "You reap what you sow". ISBN: 0151176507. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hardcover. Fine/NF. more information

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London: Unwin Hyman, 1988. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket in nice shape, clean inside and out, does have the former owner's name on the first blank page, "introduces the reader for the first time to a representative repertoire of 77 songs and ballads (yueh-fu) of early imperial China (200 BC - AD 300)". ISBN: 0044400373. 1st ed.. Hardcover. NF/NF. Music. more information

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Syracuse University Press, 1994. Hardcover first printing (with the publisher's "1" on the copyright page), book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift copy, the true story of a little-known group of Midwest missionaries who were killed in China during the Boxer Rebellion, illustrated throughout. ISBN: 0815602820. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Missionaries Boxer Rebellion. more information

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Pantheon, 1980. China, description, travel and politics, photos, front cover bow, owner name, dustjacket price-clipped. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG. more information

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Stanford University Press, 1973. Large paperback, has minor signs of use to the cover only, contents are fine, binding is tight, 414 pages. Trade Paperback. VG. more information

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Beaufort Books, Inc., 1985. Travel/description of the remoter parts of China's vast territory, illustrated with photos, hardcover, book flawless, dustjacket price-clipped, no other flaws. ISBN: 0825303710. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. TRAVEL. more information

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Scribner's Sons, 1970. Hardcover first printing, book is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, dustjacket is quite nice also, it has a few short edge-tears at bottom of spine, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "...a fascinating tapestry of China in all its brilliance, cruelty, and decline, set against the background of the magnificent fortress-city that housed some of the most powerful rulers in the world...illustrated with photographs and with paintings and maps by the author". 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. more information

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Stanford University Press, 1969. Large paperback, "This book was originally published in two volumes in 1953 by Harvard University Press. The two volumes were bound together in a one-volume edition in 1964. [This edition] is essentially the 1964 edition, with the addition of a new Preface by the author and minor changes in the presentation of the back matter to make it more accessible to the reader. Like most of Fairbank's scholarly works, this study and its separate volume of notes and data (combined in the present edition) are solid additions to the edifice of Western historical scholarship on China," front cover is scuffed, reading creases on the spine, binding is tight and square and the contents are fine. Trade Paperback. VG-. more information

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University of North Carolina Press, 1975. Hardcover first printing, the former owner's bookplate on the inside front cover is the only remarkable book flaw, dustjacket has three tiny edge-tears but is quite nice overall, a clean and attractive copy inside and out, subtitled "Barbarians in the Celestial Empire in the Early Part of the Ninetennth Century and the War by Which They Forced Her Gates Ajar" . ISBN: 0807812439. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. more information

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Abbeville Press, 1987. Hardcover, first American printing (stated on copyright page), a brief gift inscription on the first blank page is the only book blemish, the white dustjacket is also in excellent condition with barely noticeable tanning on the spine being the only flaw, the original price is present, "A unique way of approaching a rich and mysterious world, through its written language which subtly reflects the philosophy of this ancient culture," text is attractively printed in red and black. ISBN: 0896597741. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hardcover. NF/NF. Etymology Crafts. more information

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Harper Torchbooks, 1971. Large paperback, former owner's name on the front end-paper, top outer page-edge is dust-tanned, contents are fine, "...picks out the epic moments in the century from the Taiping eruption into central China in the 1850's to the rise to power of the communists a century later". ISBN: 061315923. Trade Paperback. VG-. more information

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Modern Library, 1927. Hardcover first printing, no dustjacket, "First Modern Library Edition, 1927" stated on copyright page, variant binding, #3 Toledano spine, #4 logo and end-papers (Bernhard), this copy is in excellent condition with a minor wrinkle on the spine of the leatherette binding being the only remarkable flaw. 1st Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. NF. more information

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Modern Library, 1927. Hardcover first printing, no dustjacket, "First Modern Library Edition, 1927" stated on copyright page, variant binding, #3 Toledano spine, #4 logo and end-papers (Bernhard), brown leatherette, former owner's name present on the front end-paper, shallow chipping to top of spine. 1st Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. VG. more information

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Dover, 1976. Large paperback, two volumes bound as one, an unabridged republication of the original (1915) limited edition, a clean copy inside and out, has a small "X" written in pencil on the first blank page and a minor reading crease on the spine, no other flaws, with 136 plates, including 40 in full color. ISBN: 0486232530. Trade Paperback. VG+. Ceramics. more information

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J.B. Millet Company, 1910. Hardcover, was issued without a dustjacket, very attractive beige buckram binding with the original burgundy leather spine-labels with gold titles, top edge is gilt, this is an absolutely beautiful copy, the only "flaw" (and we are nitpicking here) is a very minor scuff-mark on the leather label, this is the "Memorial Edition - limited to one thousand numbered and registered copies of which this is No. 489," color decorative title page, six illustrations complete with the original protective tissue-guards, including a bright color frontis plate which shows Russian war vessels at Port Arthur, 320 pages, Volume 14 (complete as such) in the "Oriental Series," a great gift copy . Hardcover. Fine. more information

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Trafford, 2000. Large paperback, this copy is inscribed "From class enemy to world citizen: A Chinese woman's tale of survival and triumph," and signed by the author in English and Chinese, it is also dated "Feb. 10, 2001, Dade City, FL USA," illustrated with photos, only flaw is a crease on the front cover. ISBN: 1552125351. Signed by Author. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. NF. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. more information

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Beijing, China: Science Press, 1981. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, first printing, no remarkable flaws, nice gift copy, "This work, which is the result of the joint efforts of the Institute of Zoology under Academia Sinica and the Beijing Zoo, contains more than two hundred and thirty photographs, of which two-thirds are in color". ISBN: 0442200641. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. ZOOLOGY. more information

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New York: Walton Rawls, 1966. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, this is the original high quality edition, black cloth binding, pink/red/white pictorial dustjacket, "examines footbinding's origins in history, the background of Chinese life which kept it flourishing, and the varied efforts by liberal reformers and missionaries to abolish it," illustrated with contemporary photographs and drawings, foreword by Arthur Waley, book is clean inside and out with no significant flaws, dustjacket has some edge-wear, the original price is present and a removable protective mylar cover is included. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-. PSYCHOLOGY. more information

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Knopf, 1990. A clean tight copy inside and out, hardcover first prining with dustjacket. 1st ed.. Hardcover. NF/NF. more information

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University of Massachusetts Press, 1978. Hardcover with dustjacket, was first published in France in 1927, "...was the first general account of Chinese society and history in the period before the country's unification in 221 BC...remains arguably the most lucid and the best single introduction to ancient China," translated by Frank Kierman Jr, includes extensive notes, appendixes, a general bibliography and a bibliography of the writings of the author, book has a bit of fading along the top and bottom edge, dustjacket has light wear at the corners, no major flaws, very clean inside and out. ISBN: 0870231936. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. Ancient History. more information

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Soft Skull Press, 2009. Large paperback, flawless copy (as new), "As China moves down the capitalist path, there are those who refuse to conform or are unable to conform - the rejects, the left behind, the outsiders. These are their stories". ISBN: 1593762232. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. Fine. more information

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Cambridge University Press, 1982. Large paperback, condition is AS NEW, written for young adults, a 48-page illustrated introduction to early Chinese civilization, "Cambridge Introduction to the History of Mankind" series. ISBN: 0521208807. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Fine. more information

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Peking: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1979. Hardcover, book is flawless, dustjacket is in excellent condition with a bit of edge-rubbing on the rear panel being the only flaw, nice gift copy, "autobiography of the man who was the last emperor of China and later, puppet emperor of 'Manchukuo', Japanese imperialism's pseudo-state in China's northeast," illustrated with photos and a genealogical table, PLEASE NOTE: This is volume 1 only. 2nd Ed.. Hardcover. Fine/NF. Biography. more information

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University of Wisconsin Press, 1970. An analysis of the song verse which arose out of the folk songs of northern China during the early years of the thirteenth century, hardcover, dustjacket tanned on spine. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. more information

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McGraw Hill, 1980. Text by various distinguished Chinese authors, covers all provinces and autonomous regions, large format, 250 full-color plates, hardcover with dustjacket. Hardcover. NF/NF. more information

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MIT Press, 1968. Hardcover with dustjacket, an introduction, for Western man to the remarkable Chinese classic called the I Ching. 1st ed.. VG+/VG. more information

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G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. Hardcover, first American printing, book would be flawless if not for a brief gift inscription on the first blank page, dustjacket is price-clipped and has just a trace of wear at the top corners, clean and bright as new, illustrated with photos. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hardcover. NF/NF. Biography. more information

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Los Angeles: Borden Publishing Co., 1953. Hardcover with dustjacket, book is flawless, dustjacket has a few short edge-tears but is in excellent condition overall, illustrated with 24 full-color photographs and 96 full size black and white plates, "written for the experienced expert in search of authentic pieces to add to a collection as well as for the novice who is seeking one vase in establishing a decorative key for his home". 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/NF. more information

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Hamlyn, 2003. Large paperback, ".reveals the history and practical application of Chinese astrology," illustrated in color, first printing, an attractive copy, clean inside and out, nice gift item. ISBN: 0600608964. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. NF. more information

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John Warner Publications, 1986. A social history of Hong Kong from 1856 to 1910, over 200 photographs, 3 maps, commentary in English & Chinese, only flaw is some scuffing to the dustjacket, a professional mylar cover is included. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/VG. TRAVEL Photography. more information

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Dover, 1994. Large paperback in excellent condition, tiny creases to the bottom corners of the first few pages is the only flaw, an unabridged republication of the 1922 edition. ISBN: 0486280926. Trade Paperback. NF. Mythology. more information

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Harcourt Brace & Co., 1994. Hardcover first printing (stated on copyright page), signed by the author, book is flawless, dustjacket has the small "Autographed Copy" sticker present on the front panel and is very clean wth no significant flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, spellbinding tale set in northern China during the 1930s and 1940s, features numerous color illustrations by the author. ISBN: 0151000638. Signed by Author. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/VG+. more information

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