AMERICAN ARMY IN CHINA: Tientsin, Peking, Shanghai, Hankow, Hong Kong And Others
by AMERICAN ARMY IN CIVIL WAR CHINA, A PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM
[China n.d. ca. 1927-1928]. Brown simulated alligator cloth covers, 37 x 27.5 cm., black pages, spine ribbon-tied, ca. 400 b.w. photos corner mounted, images very good, sharp and clear images NOT faded,solid,nicely done. V E R Y R A R E ! **** *** **** . . SUPERB PHOTO ALBUM OF THE CHINESE CIVIL WAR: . . Beginning of The Communist Party led led by Mao Tse-tung . . V.S. the Kuomintang [KMT] or Chinese Nationalist Party . Led... Read More
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THE BAUR COLLECTION: CHINESE CERAMICS. A COMPLETE 4 VOL. SET* FIRST & ONLY LIMIT
by AYERS, John
Geneva [1968-1974], Baur. Brown cloth, 176 color, 858 b. w. photo plates, complete 4 vol. set, very clean & solid, dust jackets mylar protected, 23 x 29 cm., vols. 1-3 in slipcase. ** FIRST & ONLY LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES ** . *** **** *** . . . THE LEGENDARY COLOR-ILLUSTRATED BAUR COLLECTION . . . THE FIRST AND ONLY . . . LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION . . . ONE THOUSAND COPIES . . *** THE COMPLETE... Read More
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CHINESE PHOTO ALBUM, COMMEMMORATING THE VISIT & WELCOMING OFTHE AMERICAN MERCHAN
by GUANG DONG ZHI XIN JU HAUN YIN MEI GUO SANG HUI JI NIAN..
[China c.1897.]Half leather over brocade silk, most of spine gone, else very good, 69 b.w. photos, most are 14.5 x 9 cm., some panoramas 8.5 x 30 cm., one large photo 27 x 21.5 cm., all edge gilt, clean & solid copy. * Q U I T E R A R E * . *** **** *** . . AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM OF AMERICAN MERCHANTS . . . IN CHINA, [1897] . * A very unusual album of... Read More
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ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE WEST COAST OF COREA,AND THE GREAT LOO-CH
by HALL, Basil
London 1818, Murray. 3/4 leather over marbled boards, neatly rebacked, 222p., appendix, glossary, 8 aquatint hand-colored plates, 1 b.w. engraving, 5 fold-out maps, 1 b.w. engraving, 6 fold-out maps & charts.*AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY* .. *** **** *** . . . THE FIRST ACCURATE EUROPEAN ACCOUNT OF COREANS & COREA . . THE RARE FIRST EDITION, WITH 8 HAND-COLORED AQUA TINTS . . COPPER ETCHED ENGRAVINGS AND MAPS . THE RARE FIRST EDITION, WITH 8 HAND-COLORED AQUA TINTS .... Read More
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ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE WEST COAST OF COREA,AND THE GREAT LOO-CH
by HALL, Basil
London 1818, Murray. Contemporary full gold stamped leather, old spine laid down, 8 aquatint hand-colored engravings, 6 fold-out maps & charts, 222p., 1 b.w. engraving,ca 21.5 x 27 cm.FIRST EDITION * AUTHOR'S SIGNED, DATED LETTER TIPPED IN * .. *** **** *** . . . THE FIRST ACCURATE EUROPEAN ACCOUNT OF COREANS & COREA . . THE RARE FIRST EDITION, WITH 8 HAND-COLORED AQUA TINTS . . COPPER ETCHED ENGRAVINGS AND MAPS . THE RARE FIRST EDITION, WITH 8... Read More
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A LITHOGRAPH WITH HAND-COLOURING IN GOUACHE OF CANTON HONGS,THE QUAY, SHOWING TH
by CANTON WATERFRONT WITH TRADING HONGS AND HARBOUR
[Canton ca. 1832-41]. A large lithograph, hand coloured gouache, lower left corner states "Canton," very good, 38.5 x 25.2 cm., gilt framed & glazed to 63 x 50.5 cm.,very clean unsigned work. A UNIQUE AND RARE EARLY CANTON VIEW A truly lovely hand-coloured lithograph, in folio size, with large margins. A lovely piece with no flaws in the print whatsoever. * THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE SCENE: The foreground is the harbour, with several large Chinese junks & sampans... Read More
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A RARE LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MR. WILLIAM GEORGE JORDAN, OF THE SATURDAY EVENING
by HEARN, Lafcadio
Ichigaya, Tokyo 1899. A three-page holographic penned letter on two sheets:, one, two sides, 14 x 20 cm., on buff colored paper, dated and signed by Lafcadio Hearn. RARE & OBSCURE ! A superb letter to William G. Jordan, the editor of the SATURDAY EVENING POST. Hearn sends Jordan a blistering reply to his request to receive more Hearn essays. Hearn in turn states categorically that he shall never submit to any editor or publisher's censorship. The following is... Read More
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GRAPHIC SCENES OF THE JAPAN EXPEDITION
by HEINE, Peter Bernard William
New York 1856, Putnam. Tall folio, single hand colored litho of "PASSING THE RUBICON," 82.5 x 56.5 cm., slight browning, marginal tears, mounted on a stiff cardboard, VERY R A R E ! This work preceded the famous three volume set published in 1856: THE JAPAN EXPEDITION. GRAPHIC SCENES OF THE JAPAN EXPEDITION was a spectacular work and contained 10 hand tinted large and nine smaller colored lithographs to document the arrival of Perry & his Squadron. * Most... Read More
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FUJI SANJU ROKKEI & EDO YONJU HAKKEI: THE THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MT. FUJI & FORTY-E
by HIROSHIGE, Ichiryusai. III
[Edo 1891]. A brocade silk covered album, Oban size, all edge gilt, with a total of 65 fine color prints, including 2 title pages, one dedication print,book size 24.5 x 35.5 cm., 4.15 cm. thick. A stunning group famous sights. R A R E ! . *** **** *** . . A STUNNING EXAMPLE WITH A SIXTY-FIVE . . . COLOR WOODBLOCK BLOCK PRINTS . . . BY THE MASTER OF JAPANESE LANDSCAPE . . * Hiroshige II [1826-1869]... Read More
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11 VOL. SET. GEORGE EUMORFOPOULOS COLLECTION CATALOGUE OF THE CHINESE, COREAN, C.
by HOBSON, Robert L. et al.
London 1925-28, Benn. Black & gold blind stamped cloth,folio with 300 color, 500 b.w. photos, total of 718p., text+plates deckle edge paper, 32 x 46 cm., superbly illustrated work. FIRST & ONLY LIMITED NUMERED EDITION OF 560-725 COPIES. RARE This the stunningly famous and fabled collection representing some of the best ceramic pieces ever held in private hands. The complete set of 11 books are seldom found complete, and uniformly bound. There are several copies that are signed by... Read More
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FUKUJU SOH: THE ADONIS PLANT. [An Erotic Color Illustrated Woodblock Printed Boo
by HOKUSAI, Katsushika
[Japan circa 1868]. Gold brocade green cloth covers, clean, accordion folded, all edge silver gilt, album: 17 x 25 cm., 12 double-page prints, opens to 34 x 25 cm., Oban size, with illustrated introductory page. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EXAMPLE ! . **** **** **** . . . ONE OF HOKUSAI'S MOST FASCINATING EROTIC BOOKS . . . PROFUSELY COLOR ILLUSTRATED WOODBLOCK BOOKS . . . REVEALING ALL ASPECTS OF CARNAL LOVE-MAKING . . * KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI [1760-1849]: . Hokusai was... Read More
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NANSEN BUSHU BANKOKU SHOKA NO ZU: BUDDHIST MAP OF THE UNIVERSE According to Zuda
by HOTAN, Priest. [ZUDA ROKASHI]
[Kyoto 1710, Nagata Chohbei]. Blue original paper covers, title slip, covers rubbed: some blue loss, woodblock printed 1 m. 44.5 x 1 m. 20 cm. accordion folded, very good impres- sion, excellent registry, white hand-made paper,clean solid. . *** *** *** . . . AN EARLY BUDDHIST MAP OF THE WORLD . . . ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS EARLY MAPS . . . A GRAND & DELUXE WALL MAP . *** An excellent fine early example of a... Read More
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AMOENITATUM EXOTICARUM POLITICO-PHYSICO-MEDICARUM FASCICULI V, QUIBUS CONTINENTU
by [KAEMPFER, Engelbert D.] KAEMPFERO, Engelberto D.
Lemgoviae 1712, Meyeri. New half leather over marbled boards engraved frontis piece & vignette on title,16 folding plates 60 full-page plates,8 half-page engravings, total of 91 fine copper-etched engravings, bright clean, green edges, 912p. . *** **** *** . . . THE FULL & COMPLETE TITLE: . . . AMOENITATUM EXOTICARUM POLITICO-PHYSICO MEDICARUM . . . FASCICULI V, QUIBUS CONTINENTUR VARIONES, OBSERVATIONES . . . & DESCRIPTIONES RERUM PERSICARUM & ULTERIORS ASIAE, . . . MULTA ATTENTIONE, IN PEREGRINATIONIBUS... Read More
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AMOENITATUM EXOTICARUM POLITICO-PHYSICO-MEDICARUM FASCICULI V, QUIBUS CONTINENTU
by [KAEMPFER, Engelbert D.] KAEMPFERO, Engelberto D.
Lemgoviae 1712, Meyeri.New half leather over marbled boards, engraved frontis piece & vignette on title,16 folding plates 60 full-page plates,8 half-page engravings, total of 91 fine copper-etched engravings,paper'toned," faded red edges,912p. . *** **** *** . . . THE FULL & COMPLETE TITLE: . . . AMOENITATUM EXOTICARUM POLITICO-PHYSICO MEDICARUM . . . FASCICULI V, QUIBUS CONTINENTUR VARIONES, OBSERVATIONES . . . & DESCRIPTIONES RERUM PERSICARUM & ULTERIORS ASIAE, . . . MULTA ATTENTIONE, IN PEREGRINATIONIBUS PER UNIVERSUM .... Read More
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EHON TAKA KAGAMI: ILLUSTRATED MIRROR OF HAWKS. PICTURES OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF HA
by KAWANABE, Kyosai
[Tokyo 1877-79,Nakamura]. Stitched yellow wrs.,5 vols.,title slips,complete: 2 parts:I:vols.1-3; II:vols.1-2, very clean, 111 woodblock illustrations, some double-page, contents very clean & solid. THE COMPLETE SET OF 5. *FIRST & ONLY EDITION* . *** **** *** . . . JAPAN'S PREMIER SINGLE RESOURCE ON FALCONRY . . . PROFUSELY WOODBLOCK PRINT ILLUSTRATED . . . ALTERNATE TITLE PER DAWES: . . THE ILLUSTRATED MIRROR OF HAWKS. PICTURES OF THE . . DIFFERENT KINDS OF HAWKS, WITH HAWKING SCENES . .... Read More
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ZONG XIANG GUAN YIN JING: ILLUSTRATED SUTRA OF THE GODDESS OF MERCY, THE LOTUS S.
by MIAO FA LIEN HWA KIN KWAN SHI YIN PHU SA PHU MAN PHIN KIN
[China] Xuande 8 [1433]. Accordion folded Sutra, 10.5 x 29.8 cm., extended length about 15 meters long, [140]p., profuse illustrations, with 94 pages illustrations, balance of text in Chinese, printed on fine mica coated paper.A RARE EXAMPLE . *** **** *** . . MIAO FO LIEN HUA CHING: THE LOTUS SUTRA . . . THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL BUDDHIST SUTRAS . . . DATED XUANDE 8TH YEAR = 1433 . . * A superb and marvelous folded scroll,... Read More
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YUN-KANG: THE BUDDHIST CAVE-TEMPLES OF THE FIFTH CENTURY A.D. IN NORTH CHINA
by MIZUNO, Seiichi. et al.
Kyoto 1953-56, Kyoto Univ.Buff cloth, folio, vols.:1 pt; 2t; 3t, 5pt; 10t; 11 t, 12pt, 13-14pt, 15 pt, 16 supplement and index, [p=plates vol.; t=text volumes above abbreviated,each very good, 29 x 38 cm. vols. 5, 12, 15 in original slipcases . *** **** *** . . THE LEGENDARY SET OF SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES . . * The full set consists of some 15 folio volumes uniformly bound in buff cloth, the co-author was Toshio Nagahiro. The set contains... Read More
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ATLAS CHINENSIS: BEING A SECOND PART OF A RELATION OF REMARKABLE PAFFAGES IN TWO
by MONTANUS, Arnoldus
London 1671, Johnson. Contemporary calf, six raised bands, gold-stamped spine & decorations, 723p., 38 copper-engraved plates, 32 double-page,65 engraved text plates,2 double-page engraved maps, clean & solid copy.RARE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION *** *** *** . . . A GRAND, EARLY ENGRAVED FOLIO IN ENGLISH . . . THE FIRST BRITISH EMBASSY TO CHINA 1671 . . . A MOST SUPERB FOLIO WITH PROFUSE COPPER-ETCHED PLATES . . *** SUBTITLE continued: "...And East Tartary. With a Relation of the Netherlanders... Read More
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AN EMBASSY FROM THE EAST-INDIA COMPANY OF THE UNITED PROVINCES, TO THE GRAND TAR
by NIEUHOFF, John. et al.
London 1669, Macock. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Full leather, raised bands, gold stamped, engraved title page printed in red & black, 2 copper etched frontispieces,folio 27 x 41 cm. 327+184+106p., 121 copper etched plates, COMPLETE. RARE . .*** *** *** . . COMPLETE AS ISSUED WITH THE MAP AND ALL ENGRAVINGS . . . ONE OF THE EARLIEST BOOKS ON CHINA IN ENGLISH . . . PROFUSELLY ILLUSTRATED WITH 212 FINE COPPER-ETCHINGS . . . PUBLISHED IN THE MID 17TH... Read More
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ERINNERUNGEN AN UNSERE EXPEDITION NACH CHINA. PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM OF THE GERMANS
by GERMANS IN PEKING DURING THE BOXER REBELLION
China ca.[1900-1901]. 3/4 Gilt-stamped leather over buff cloth, very good, 25 x 29 cm., 30p., 26p. with photos, 2 per side = total of 104 photographs,16 x 11 cm., all very clean, albumen type, bit of fading, but clear, strong images. RARE! . *** **** *** . . ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BOXER REBELLION 1900 . . THE GERMAN RECORD OF THEIR ACTION IN PEKING . . * This is a wonderful, quite rare original period photo album. .... Read More
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AMANJAKU DEN: A PERVERSE EROTIC JAPANESE LEGEND. [A Bizarre and Unque Erotic Jap
by [MORONOBU or SUKENOBU SCHOOL]
[Edo ? c.1700-50, n.p.]. Brown & silver covered boards, very clean, 7 double-page b.w. erotic woodblock illustrations, mounted on mica flecked paper, 18 x 25 cm., accordion folded illustration size: 31 x 12 cm. FIRST & ONLY UNRECORDED COPY! . *** *** *** . . . A VERY RARE UNRECORDED EARLY BOOK . . . A BIZARRE & UNIQUE EROTIC BOOK . . . UNSIGNED, BUT CLEARLY THE WORK OF A MASTER ARTIST . *** BY SUKENOBU OR HIS... Read More
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A SUITE OF TWELVE UNIQUE EROTIC PAINTED CHINESE SCENES: From the Ch'ing Ping Mei
by CHINESE EROTIC PAINTED SCROLL
China n.d. c. 1790. An erotic hand painted color scroll, 12 individual scenes, each painting ca. 21.5 x 15 cm., overall width is 18 cm., in very clean, pristine condition, external phoenix cloth, inside dark blue silk mounting, jade ends. This work is an excerpt from the Chinese erotic novel, the Chin P'ing Mei, written during the Ming dynasty. It depicts the sexual exploits of the hero, Hsi-men and is China's most famous classic novel of erotica. * This... Read More
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THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT AND RENOWNED MONARCHY OF CHINA: Where In All The Partic
by SEMEDO, F. Alvarez. & [Martin Martini]
London 1655, Crook. Recent full calf, etched folding map, 2 etched plates, 19 x 29.2 cm., lower edge of map in facsimile else clean, firm, solid, internally clean & bright,very good plus example, parts 1,2, 248p. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION . *** **** *** . . . A FABULOUS & EARLY JESUIT ACCOUNT . . . OF LIFE IN CHINA . . . A FASCINATING 1655 PRIMARY RESOURCE . *** SUBTITLE: continued: "Together with the Traffic & Commodities of that... Read More
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THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT AND RENOWNED MONARCHY OF CHINA: Where In All The Partic
by SEMEDO, F. Alvarez. & [Martin Martini]
London 1655, Crook.Recent full calf, 308p., 2 etched maps, 1 folding, 3 etched plates, 2 parts in 1, nicely bound, firm & solid, very clean+ copy, complete with 'Bellum & Addition,' 18 x 29.5 cm., a few tiny mends. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION . *** **** *** . . . A FABULOUS & EARLY JESUIT ACCOUNT . . . OF LIFE IN CHINA . . . A FASCINATING 1655 PRIMARY RESOURCE . *** SUBTITLE: continued: "Together with the Traffic &... Read More
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THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT AND RENOWNED MONARCHY OF CHINA: Where In All The Partic
by SEMEDO, F. Alvarez. & [Martin Martini]
London 1655, Crook. Full old leather, raised bands, 308p., copper etched folded map, facsimile frontispiece, 2 parts bound in 1, very good, 18 x 28.5 cm., complete with Bellum solid copy, 18 x 29.5 cm., firm & solid.*FIRST ENG. EDITION* . *** **** *** . . . A FABULOUS & EARLY JESUIT ACCOUNT . . . OF LIFE IN CHINA . . . A FASCINATING 1655 PRIMARY RESOURCE . *** SUBTITLE: continued: "Together with the Traffic & Commodities of... Read More
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