Asian History

(4), CXLIV, 474, (2) pages with numerous woodcut head- and tail-pieces, 4 engraved plates (redrawn from those presented in the Chinese editions of the 'Book of Documents' as De Guignes found them in the Royal Library). Contemporary half calf over brown and yellow tree root marbled paper boards, flat spine richly gilt. Green gilt morocco label. Marbled edges. 4to (265 x 200 mm). Cordier BS 1376-77. Lust 727. Walravens, China illustrata 136. Löwendahl 551. First published translation of the 'Book of Documents' (Shu-ching), and also the first of the 'Five Classics' on Confucianism to be translated into an European language. The basis for the translation was a manuscript which had been sent from Peking by Antoine Gaubil (1689-1759). However de Guignes corrected the translation based on the Chinese original which was found in the Royal Library. He also filled in missing pages and extended it with his own notes. Contains a "Discours préliminaire" including a treatise on the early history of the Chinese… Read More

New York: Rockport Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows normal wear, lower corner of rear cover slightly bumped. Dust jacket shows wear with minor chipping to spine ends and corners. Toning to endpapers. Minor soiling to bottom text edge. NAP. ; 269 pages .

You get one vintage The End of A Trail: Cheetah in India by Divyabhanusinh 1995 HCDJ book published by Banyan Books in India. This item comes with a dust jacket. This item is in English. This book is in good condition with some wear to its covers and edges. The binding is tight and the book is complete with no loose pages. The book is part of the historical book series published by Banyan Books and focuses on the cheetah's role in sports and hunting in India. This item is 10 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.

1574 PLUTARCH Moralia Athens Stoicism Plato Nature Phenomena RARE Stoic Amyot

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
― Plutarch

Plutarch was one of the most iconic 1st-century philosophers, best known for his 'Parallel Lives'. Also known as 'Plutarch's Lives', this work is one of the most important and comprehensive collection of biographies of famous Greek and Roman figures. The other surviving work of Plutarch was 'Moralia' – a collection of seventy-eight various essays and transcribed speeches each of which provide an understanding of Roman and Greek life in the 1st-century AD.

Notable treatises found in Plutarch's 'Moralia' include:
· "The Lives of Ten Orators"
· "Comparison of Aristophanes and Menander"
· "On the Athenians"
· "Platonic Questions"
· "Causes of Natural Phenomena"
· "On Stoic Contradictions"
· "On Common Conceptions against the Stoics"

This volume from the impressive 1574 Amyot French… Read More

1795 CHINA 1ed History of Chinese Empire Macartney Embassy Winterbotham Asia
William Winterbotham was an 18th-century British minister who is, curiously, best-known for his historical books. One of his best works was his "Historical View of the Chinese Empire". In this book, Winterbotham focuses on the life and Chinese provinces as well as Tartary, but also gives significant attention to the life and political pursuits of George Macartney and his Chinese Embassy.
Item number: #24376
Price: $750
WINTERBOTHAM, William
An historical, geographical and philosophical view of the Chinese Empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary; tributary states
London: printed for…J. Ridgway and W. Button, 1795. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Textually complete; 2 works in 1 tome
o "Historical View" – [10], 435, [1]
6 plates
o "Narrative of the embassy to China" – 114
With separate pagination
· References: Evans 31648; ESTC T 110903
· Provenance: Handwritten
o… Read More

Stated First Printing.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked, slight bend on lower corner of some pages – spine like new. Small repaired tear in mini paper over-sleeve.
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library.
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A lavish exploration of the evocative and complex fashions inspired by Chinese culture.For centuries, Chinas export artsjade, silks, porcelains, and, more recently, cinemahave fueled Western fantasies of an exotic East and served as enduring sources of inspiration for fashion. This stunning publication, which accompanied one of the most successful exhibitions in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's history, explores the influence of Chinese aesthetics on designers, including Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, and Yves Saint Laurent. Drawing upon Chinese decorative arts, cinema, and costumenotably imperial court… Read More

A really good clean copy. A little rubbing on the corners and spine but very minimal. It does however bear an ink stamp on the title page (see photograph)

Book cover like new, one lightly bumped corner - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
No dust jacket issued with this book.
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library.
"Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."

Focusing on the 16th-century Chinese painter Qiu Ying, this book showcases the artist's influence and contributions to Ming dynasty painting.Celebrated for his masterful brushstrokes, depictions of nature, and use of translucent blue-green pigments, Qiu Ying is the least known of the four Ming Dynasty masters of the Wu School. This elegantly produced and groundbreaking monograph, the first Western-language publication devoted to the painter, draws on new scholarship to offer a deep and rich appreciation of Qiu Ying's achievements beyond the landscapes for which he is renowned. The book creates a new chronology for Qiu Ying's paintings and re-examines his relationship to the Wu School. Over eighty of the artist's paintings,… Read More