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America's policy toward the Chinese people / Meiguo dui Zhongguo ren min de zheng ce 美國對中國人民的政策

America's policy toward the Chinese people / Meiguo dui Zhongguo ren min de zheng ce 美國對中國人民的政策

by United States Department of State 美國國務院

n.p., 1958. 9p., staplebound pamphlet, pages toned, otherwise very good. Statement of policy in support of the ROC. Parallel text in English and Chinese.
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$30.00
The China Question; Essays on Current Relations between Mainland China and Taiwan

The China Question; Essays on Current Relations between Mainland China and Taiwan

by Yu San Wang, editor

New York: Praeger, 1985. Hardcover. xvi, 164p. plus vitae; hardbound in textured green boards with gold-on-black cover titling. The front free endpaper has a neat ownership signature and a seller's sticker, a clean sound otherwise unmarked copy. Praeger special studies; Praeger scientific.
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$12.00
The living room; Jennifer R. Gross, Lewis Hyde [essays]

The living room; Jennifer R. Gross, Lewis Hyde [essays]

by Mingwei, Lee [artwork; introduction]

Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2000. Paperback. vii, 50p., coated paperstock with exhibit photography in color, b&w supplementary photos, 10x10 inch glossy frenchfold wraps. A fine copy.
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$15.00
Pacific Destiny. Inside Asia Today

Pacific Destiny. Inside Asia Today

by Elegant, Robert

London: Hamish Hamilton. 1990. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. B/w map to front. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 532pages.. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$11.77
The outsider: tale of an immigrant

The outsider: tale of an immigrant

by Huang, Stephen

New York: Vantage Press, 1995. Hardcover. 136p., very good hardcover in like dust jacket. Novel of a Taiwanese immigrant.
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$22.00
Daigeng wen cun / Selected writings of Grace Tao Yin 太庚文存

Daigeng wen cun / Selected writings of Grace Tao Yin 太庚文存

by Tao, Taigeng [Grace Tao Yin] 陶太庚

Taibei: Chuankangyu wen wu guan 川康渝文物館, 1988. 7, 354 p., very good hardcover; text in Chinese with some portions in English, including letters from LBJ and other officials praising her work in organizing HemisFair and various World's Fairs, and correspondence from Asian-American organizations who worked with her to host Taiwanese exhibitions and trade fairs.
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$18.00
Yi cui xuan shi ji

Yi cui xuan shi ji

by Gui Huayue

n.p.: De chang shu ju, 1982. 142 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates, very good hardcover.
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$18.00
Pi yi zhuan ji / A full collection of leather carvings 皮藝專輯

Pi yi zhuan ji / A full collection of leather carvings 皮藝專輯

by Lu, Yueh-Chien [English name Lucy Lu] 盧月鉛

Taibei, 1994. Paperback. 83p., mostly photographs, text in Chinese and English, very good in wraps, inscribed by the artist in Chinese next to her photo on the page facing the table of contents. Collection of colorful and often three-dimensional works of art formed from dyed and carved leather.
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$22.00
Yiwan Amei zu san ge yi shi huo dong di ji lu / Nitilidan a toloay Lisin no Sa'aniwan a niyaro' 怡灣阿美族三個儀式活動的記錄 [A record of three rituals in an Ami community]

Yiwan Amei zu san ge yi shi huo dong di ji lu / Nitilidan a toloay Lisin no Sa'aniwan a niyaro' 怡灣阿美族三個儀式活動的記錄 [A record of three rituals in an Ami community]

by Huang Guichao, Huang Xuanwei 黃貴潮;黃宣衛

Taibei: Zhong yang yan jiu yuan min zu xue yan jiu suo 中央研究院民族學研究所, 1989. 261p., paperback, mild handling wear, ethnological institution donation stamp on title page. Text in Chinese and the original Ami, a language of one of Taiwan's indigenous groups.
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$40.00
Kending guo jia gong yuan kao gu diao cha bao gao [Report of archeological investigations in the Kenting National Park on southern tip of Taiwan]

Kending guo jia gong yuan kao gu diao cha bao gao [Report of archeological investigations in the Kenting National Park on southern tip of Taiwan]

by Li Guangzhou, et al

Taibei: Guo li tai wan da xue; Wen xue yuan; Ren lei xue xi, 1985. xv, 149 pages, 45 pages of plates, very good paperback, inscribed by Li Guangzhou. Almost entirely in Chinese.
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$45.00
Western Barbarians in Japan and Formosa in Tokugawa Days 1603-1868. Second Edition

Western Barbarians in Japan and Formosa in Tokugawa Days 1603-1868. Second Edition

by Paske-Smith, M

New York: Paragon Book Reprint Corp, 1968. xiv, 434p., scattered facsimiles, several folding, a few in color. Fastened inside rear cover find a large pocket containing four more facsimiles (folded), one (plat map of Nagasaki) quite large. A very good copy, all elements present and in as-new shape: sound, clean, unmarked.
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$95.00
Jing wei Fuermosha: 16-19 shi ji xi fang hui zhi Taiwan xiang guan di tu 經緯福爾摩沙: 16-19世紀西方繪製臺灣相關地圖 / Formosa: the NMTH collection of western maps relating to Taiwan, 1500-1900

Jing wei Fuermosha: 16-19 shi ji xi fang hui zhi Taiwan xiang guan di tu 經緯福爾摩沙: 16-19世紀西方繪製臺灣相關地圖 / Formosa: the NMTH collection of western maps relating to Taiwan, 1500-1900

Taibei: Nantian, 2006. 182p, very good hardcover in mildly edgeworn dustjacket; text mostly in Chinese, except for English captions to the maps at the end.
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$50.00
People's China Stands for Peace. Speech by Wu Hsiu-chuan at the United Nations Security Council, November 28, 1950

People's China Stands for Peace. Speech by Wu Hsiu-chuan at the United Nations Security Council, November 28, 1950

by Wu, Hsiu-chuan [Xiuzhuan]

New York: Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy, 1950. Pamphlet. 31p., staplebound pamphlet, pages toned, rear cover smudged, photo of Wu on cover. We have seen two versions, this one on newsprint, 4.9x6.8 inches, and another on better-quality paper, 5.3x8 inches, with apparently identical contents. Discusses the Taiwan and Korea situations, lambasting the US role; includes brief introduction by the publisher for an American reading audience.
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$12.00
Zheng qi wen xuan, di yi ji 正氣文選:第一集

Zheng qi wen xuan, di yi ji 正氣文選:第一集

by Hua Xiasheng, et al 華夏生

Taibei: Fan gong chu ban she, 1951. 92p., slender paperback, cover has rubberstamp of an overseas Chinese organization. Collection of the first 15 pieces that appeared as a feature by this title in "Fan gong" magazine. Classical Chinese with explanations in modern Chinese.
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$35.00
Chang Ping Nan Oil Paintings 張炳南畫集 [35th art career anniversary painting album] 從畫三十五週年紀念畫冊

Chang Ping Nan Oil Paintings 張炳南畫集 [35th art career anniversary painting album] 從畫三十五週年紀念畫冊

by Chang, Ping-Nan 張炳南

Taichung: n. pub, 1983. Paperback. [82p.], 8.5x10 in, color-printed album of 55 oil paintings, minor shelf-wear, else in very good condition. Two forewords separately by Taiwanese artists Lee Shih-chiao (李石樵)and Yeh Huo-Cheng(葉火城); and one by the artist himself. Text in traditional Chinese with a forward in English. A collection of oil paintings by the Taiwan artist, Ping-Nan Chang, in celebration of the 35th anniversary of his art career. Also includes five short articles by art critics... Read more about this item
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$40.00
The relations of American youth disturbances with Peiping and Moscow

The relations of American youth disturbances with Peiping and Moscow

by Lo Shih-pu

Taipei: World Anti-Communist League, China Chapter, 1972. Pamphlet. 52p., wraps, 5x7.5 inches, light handling wear else very good condition. Includes discussion of SDS, Weatherman, Black Panthers, allegations of Chinese communists fomenting racial unrest, etc.
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$25.00
Nikto ne mozhet, tak Bog pomozhet

Nikto ne mozhet, tak Bog pomozhet

by Baranova-Popova, G.G

Taiwan: Komitet russkoi pravoslavnoi molodezhi zagranitsei (Committee for Russian Orthodox Youth Abroad), 1960. 63p., wraps, 5x3.5 inches, creased with much foxing, text in Russian. Religious tract published in exile.
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$20.00
Shuang mian nan chong 雙面男寵

Shuang mian nan chong 雙面男寵

by Han Yue 韓月

Taibei: Song guo wu 松果屋, 2001. Paperback. 197p., lightly shelfworn wraps. "BL" (Boy Love) novel. Text in Chinese.
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$15.00
Yu yan xue da gang 語言學大綱

Yu yan xue da gang 語言學大綱

by Dong, Tonghe 董同龢

Taibei: Zhonghua congshu bianshen weiyuanhui 中華叢書編審委員會, 1969. 180p., good in wraps, minor uneven tone on the front cover and bottom of spine crunched. Zhonghua congshu. Overview on linguistic studies, including syntax, pronunciation, etc.; some references in English and other languages.
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$20.00
Harmony and individualism: changing Chinese psychosocial functioning in Taipei and San Francisco

Harmony and individualism: changing Chinese psychosocial functioning in Taipei and San Francisco

by Abbott, Kenneth A

Taipei: Orient Cultural Service, 1970. Hardcover. xiv, 374p., preface, Chinese characters and English text, abstract, maps, charts, introduction, appendices, bibliography, good ex-library copy in red buckram cloth and gilt with de-accession stamps, pocket on rear inner board. Asian Folklore & Social Life monographs vol. 12, Professor Lou Tsu-k'uang, editor in collaboration with Wolfram Eberhard.
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$25.00
Wo yuan yi zuo ni men di zhi ji: wo de tong zhi hai er men

Wo yuan yi zuo ni men di zhi ji: wo de tong zhi hai er men

by Lao Ou

Taibei: Jiben shufang, 2012. 303p., very good in wraps. Essays on gay themes in Chinese. "I am willing to be your confidant: My 'comrade' children
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$45.00
Dan bai zhi nu hai 2 [The protein girl 2] 蛋白質女孩

Dan bai zhi nu hai 2 [The protein girl 2] 蛋白質女孩

by Wang, Wenhua 王文華

Taibei: Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye gu fen you xian gong si 時報文化出版企業股份有限公司, 2002. 237p., wraps, text in Chinese. Novel by the Stanford graduate.
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$15.00
Yi hai za zhi [two issues, nos. 15, 17] 藝海雜誌:第15、17期

Yi hai za zhi [two issues, nos. 15, 17] 藝海雜誌:第15、17期

Taibei: Yi hai za zhi she 藝海雜誌社, 1978. Two issues of the magazine, staplebound wraps, second issue has some foxing to edge of front cover, otherwise very good, profusely illustrated, text in Chinese. Zhang Daqian did the calligraphy for the title.
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$12.00
Shih Pao Lin: Symphony of life and nature II; January 24 - February 12, 1998

Shih Pao Lin: Symphony of life and nature II; January 24 - February 12, 1998

by [Lin, Shih-Pao]

New York: Walter Wickiser Gallery, 1997. Paperback. 29p., high-gloss paperstock throughout with color reproductions of exhibits and a full page b&w studio portrait of the Taiwanese immigrant artist. Squareback softbound in oblong 9.3x11 inch color cardstock wraps, clean and sound, a very good copy.
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$15.00
Dialogues in Dance Discourse:  Creating Dance in Asia Pacific

Dialogues in Dance Discourse: Creating Dance in Asia Pacific

by Mohd Anis Md Nor (ed)

Kuala Lumpur: University Of Malaya, 2007. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. A selection of papers presented at a World Dance Alliance conference in 2006. The papers cover contemporary and folk dance in Cambodia, India, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines. Near Fine Paperback. First Edition. 129 pages Weight: 0.5 kg. Post free within Malaysia The book looks new apart from very faint tanning.
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$22.84