Pp. [viii]+316, 4 plates, appendices, source notes, index; demy 8vo; mottled light grey boards, spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt, edges of boards a trifle browned; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly rubbed and worn, backstrip creased near foot; edges of leaves a trifle soiled; Macmillan, London, 1976. Second printing..... More
Pp. 192, frontispiece, 16 coloured plates, double page map, black & white text illustrations, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; grey boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Cassell, London, 1990. First edition. More
Pp. 136, black & white text illustrations, glossary, appendices, erratum laid on verso of upper wrapper; super roy. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, fore-corners very slightly bruised; Lane Publishers, Stockport, Cheshire, 1997. First edition. *Inscribed by the author on the title-page and with loosely inserted autograph note, signed, by him..... More
Three Daughters of China. Pp. [ii]+526(last blank), 16 plates, double page map, title and headpiece decorations, family tree, chronology, index; med. 8ov; qr. black cloth, spine lettered and ruled in silver, grey papered boards, a couple of tiny edge bruises; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Simon & Schuster, New..... More
Pp. 72(last colophon), illustrated, full page map; demy 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, lightly faded, split and chipped at head and tail of backstrip; faint stamp on verso of upper wrapper and first page, leaves quite browned; The Australia Office of the Ministry of Information China, Sydney, 1946. More
Pp. 350(last blank), 16 plates, 3 maps (1 folding, others full page), list of principal authorities, index; demy 8vo; purple cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, top fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; top edges yellow; a couple of pages faintly creased, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Faber &..... More
Pp. xviii+318, double pictorial title page, 8 plates, double page map, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; qr. red and cream papered boards, spine lettered in silver, slightly bruised at head and foot of spine; dust wrapper, backstrip faded; William Morrow, New York, 2000. First edition. More
Pp. xii+196(last blank), 8 plates, 3 full page text maps, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle browned; Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1985. First edition. More
Pp. xvi+272(last blank), full page sketch map, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, lower edges worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, rubbed and lightly worn; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1969. First edition. More
Foreword by Sir John Mills. Pp. 226(last blank), 8 plates, text figures, 1 full page plus endpaper map; dust wrapper; Jonathan Cape, London, 1986. First edition. *Following the fall of Hong Kong to the Japanese in 1941, the author became a POW. He later escaped with a medic and a...... More
Pp. 192, illustrated in colour throughout (several full or double page), pictorial endpapers, full page map, plans, chronology, notes, bibliography, index; demy 4to; dark grey cloth, lettered in red; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back panel slightly creased; small stain to bottom fore-corner of lower..... More
Forewords by Dr. Jim Cairns, Hon. Murray Byrne. Pp. [viii]+88, numerous illustrations (mostly black & white, some full page), upper endpaper map printed in red & black; demy red papered boards, spine lettered in black, the boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; name & date in ink at..... More
Pp. xx+412, frontispiece, plus 12 plates, headpiece decorations, 6 maps (5 full and one double page), appendices, notes, selected bibliography index; med. 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper; text block slightly browed; Picador, Sydney, 2006. Australian edition. *'The history of China and its relationship with the wider..... More
Pp. [vi]+194, 8 plates, endpaper map, index; pictorial papered boards, bottom edge of upper board slightly bumped; dust wrapper, lightly rubbed, a couple of small splits to head of backstrip; Nelson, Melbourne, 1967. First edition. More
Photographed by Nik Wheeler. Pp. 174, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, index; med. 4to; blue boards, lettered in gilt & white, a trifle marked and slightly sprung; dust wrapper, slightly rubbed, edges lightly creased and split; edges of leaves slightly soiled; South China Morning..... More
Pp. [54], hand-coloured stipple engraved frontispiece and 21 plates, each plate accompanied by a leaf of text printed in English on recto and French on verso, dark pink endpapers; cr. folio; red straight-grain morocco, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, the boards slightly scuffed and with a couple of..... More
Pp. 192, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, endpaper map, the title page printed in red & black, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; red boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper; William Heinemann, London, 1995. First edition. More
Pp. x+164, numerous text illustrations and maps, coloured pictorial endpapers, appendices (including nominal rolls, armament details, and medals awarded), bibliography, index; small cr. 4to; small cr. 4to; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, cloth a trifle rubbed at foot of spine; dust wrapper, the front panel faintly discoloured; a little..... More
Numerous Illustrations and Drawings in Black and White by Ivon A. Donnelly. Special Edition. Pp. xvi+[ii]+86, coloured frontispiece, numerous black & white plates and text illustrations; demy 8vo; brown paper wrappers, yapp edges (slightly split), upper wrapper lettered in black, top fore-corner slightly creased; inner hinge starting slightly, some light..... More
Pp. 192, 8 plates; demy 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, backstrip faded, slight signs of sticker removal at foot of front flap; commercial bookplate with name added in ink on upper free endpaper, edges of leaves faintly foxed; Peter Owen, London, 1984. First edition. *Memoirs. 'The..... More
Restrictive immigration to North America and Australasia, 1836-1888. Pp. xviii+326(last blank), 4 plates, pictorial double title page printed in grey & black, headpiece illustrations, endpaper map, notes, selected bibliography, index; dust wrapper, a trifle rubbed, the backstrip faded, tiny split to top edge near backstrip; The Australian Institute of International..... More
With 158 watercolours, drawings and photographs, 84 in colour. Pp. 200, printed in light blue & black, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full and some double page), full page map; cr. 4to; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, top fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper..... More
Pp. xvi+258+[2](blank, colophon); cr. 8vo; yellow cloth, spine lettered in black, the boards a trifle canted, slightly soiled and flecked, top fore-corners faintly bruised, spine lightly faded; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and foxed, edges worn and quite torn, with a couple of tape repairs on reverse, the back panel slightly..... More
Accompanied by Some Chungking Types on the Upper Yangtze River sketched by Doris Worcester. Pp. xii+90, black & white full page and vignette illustrations, pictorial endpaper maps; cr. 4to; blue boards, lettered and decorated in silver, edges very slightly bruised; dust wrapper, soiled, rubbed and worn, with several splits and..... More
Published by Order of the Inspector General of Customs. Pp. xii+98(last blank), frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 52 plates (2 coloured, 4 folding), full page plan, text diagrams; demy 4to; qr. dark green morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, green moire silk over bevelled boards, upper board lettered and..... More
