No Place: Printed in China by the Political Department of the Military (rough Google translation). Unbound. Circa 1940. No designer mentioned. Printed in China by the Political Department of the Military (rough Google translation). Approximately 31 1/8 by 10 inches. Thin paper stock. Visually appealing propaganda poster issued by China..... More
Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Travel Service, Publisher. Unbound. no date, perhaps late 1950s. Distributed by the Chinese News Service in New York. Text in English and Chinese. 14 by 10 inches. Black and white printing. A map of Taiwan, promoting its various sites and cities for the tourist, and touting it..... More
China: Printed in China by the Ministry of Finance. Unbound. Circa 1940. No designer mentioned. Printed in China by the Ministry of Finance (rough Google translation). Approximately 30 ¼ by 10 3/8 inches. Thin paper stock. Visually appealing propaganda poster issued by China during the early part of World War..... More
Taipei: Ch'eng-Wen Publishing Company, 1966. Cloth. Blue cloth in glassine wrapper. 151 pp., plus 24 plates. A descriptive and historical survey of the Chinese periodical press in the 1800s, examining indigenous newspaper and gazettes and the introduction of Western journalism and its reception and effects on indigenous papers. GOOD condition..... More
Taipei: Mei Ya Publications, 1972. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 237 pp. A collection of anecdotes of the lives and court life in ancient China, recalling the rulers' personal lives and the influence of the personal on the Chinese empire. GOOD condition. Moderate toning, some foxing, soiling and minor staining to the..... More
China: Chinese Materials Center, 1981. Cloth. Orange cloth in yellow dust jacket. 458 pp. With a few photos/illustrated plates. A memoir of the author's experiences growing up and living in China during the early 20th century, documenting Chinese culture through the eyes of a foreigner, as well as chronicling the..... More
Shanghai: China Weekly Review Press. Cloth. no date, perhaps circa 1937 based on OCLC records. Blue cloth. 86 pp. With a few sections of black and white photos. English language translations of articles about or articles written by General Chiang Kai-Shek or Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. This includes a preface on..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1869. Cloth. Purple cloth. 456 pp. With a fold out map and black and white illustrations throughout. A study of life in China, with many chapters devoted to a look at the practice of Buddhism, Confucianism, and other religions, as well as superstitions and the..... More
Taiwan: Sotheby's Publisher, 1998. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 145+ pages. Prices realized tipped in. Color illustrations throughout. A catalog to a 1998 auction of modern art from Chinese artists, including oil paintings, drawings, watercolors and sculpture. This includes Zhao Wuji, Chang Yu, Xi Dejin, Zeng Jingwen and many others. VERY..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Presumed China, perhaps 1950s-1970s. Color illustrated thin paper folder/envelope holding five paper cut illustrations. Envelope measures approximately 9 ½ by 6 ¾ inches. Paper cuts are loosely laid in between sheets of tissue type paper, and are cut out of..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. First Edition. Cloth. Folio. First edition. Light blue cloth in unclipped jacket. Folio. 354 pp. Color and black and white reproductions of art throughout. A history of art in China during the twentieth century, examining the influence of Western ideas and modernism on traditional..... More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2003. Wraps. Stated second printing. Illustrated wraps. Small folio. 269 pp. Black and white reproductions of paintings throughout, with a lengthy section near the front of color reproductions. A work issued in conjunction with an exhibition held in 1997, providing a survey of the..... More
Kuala Lumpur: Government Press, 1951. Cloth. Maroon cloth. 42 pp. A report discussing the findings of Dr. William P. Fenn and Dr. Wu Teh-yao on their travels to Malaya. It appears the report advocates for the presence of Chinese schools in Malaya, to preserve Chinese culture in the country. The..... More
Hong Kong: The Green Pagoda Press, 1965. Cloth. dates vary. Dark blue cloth. Lacking any original wraps that may have been issued. A bound volume of issues of volume 3 of the Current Scene, a magazine devoted to China, its politics and government, as well as its society as governed..... More
Hong Kong: The Green Pagoda Press, 1966. Cloth. The Green Pagoda Press. Hong Kong: dates vary. Dark blue cloth. Lacking any original wraps that may have been issued. A bound volume of issues of volume 4 of the Current Scene, a magazine devoted to China, its politics and government, as..... More
Hong Kong: The Green Pagoda Press, 1967. Cloth. dates vary. Dark blue cloth. Lacking any original wraps that may have been issued. A bound volume of issues of volume 5 of the Current Scene, a magazine devoted to China, its politics and government, as well as its society as governed..... More
Hong Kong: The Green Pagoda Press. Cloth. dates vary. Dark blue cloth. Lacking any original wraps that may have been issued. A bound volume of issues of volume II of the Current Scene, a magazine devoted to China, its politics and government, as well as its society as governed under..... More
Hong Kong: Dragonfly Books, 1965. Wraps. Stated third printing. Small trade paperback format. 129 pp Black and white photographs throughout. A study of the life of a child in China, discussing topics such as the State and the parent, the 'emancipation' of women, schooling, organizations including the cult of physical..... More