An Introduction. With a foreword by Yuan K'o. Pp. xxii+322, text illustrations (a couple full page), title page vignette, headpiece decorations, pictorial endpapers, concordance of English and Chinese Book titles, bibliography, indices; med. 8vo; qr. maroon cloth, spine lettered in silver, black cloth boards, top edge of upper board faintly..... More
Pp. [vi]+330, printed endpapers, index; demy 8vo; olive green papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; ownership stamp at head of half-title page; Hill of Content, Melbourne, 1980. First edition. More
Pp. xx+286, frontispiece and numerous full page illustrations printed in dark brown on tinted paper, the title page printed in red & black, chronology, index; demy 4to; gilt lettered red cloth, boards a trifle sprung, small stain to upper board; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and..... 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
The Essential Criteria of Antiquities, with a facsimile of the Chinese text of 1388. A translation made and edited by Sir Percival David. With a facsimile of the Chinese text of 1388. Pp. lxiv+352(last blank), 3 coloured plates, plus 32 pages of black & white plates at end, indices; demy..... More
A biography of General Gordon. Pp. xii+196(last blank), 8 plates, 3 full page text maps, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, lower edge of upper board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, foxed; some foxing, mainly to outer leaves and edges, top edges lightly marked; Sidgwick &..... More
Translated from the French by Haakon Chevalier. Pp. xxii+332(last blank), 80 plates (16 coloured), chronology of Chinese dynasties, index; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, bottom fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly creased and split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, outer leaves..... More
Pp. 304(last blank), 8 plates, list of books consulted, index; demy 8vo; blue papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corner of upper board a trifle bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper free endpaper, a few leaves faintly creased; Putnam's Sons, 1964. First edition..... 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. [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
Pp. viii+432(last blank), frontispiece portrait printed in red, 16 photographic plates, folding map, the title page printed in red & black, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt and decorated in red, boards a trifle flecked and marked, the bottom edges lightly damp stained; price-clipped dust..... More
Lectures and addresses on the history of science and technology. Based largely on collaborative work with Wang Ling, Lu Gw Ei-Djen and Ho Ping-Yu. Pp. xx+470, 40 plates, numerous text figures (some full page), folding chart, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; maroon cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, edges a...... More
Australia's naval expedition to the Boxer uprising. 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..... More
Turbulent past, uncertain future. 16 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations (some full page), 3 black & white full page text maps, coloured endpaper maps, chronology, source notes, index; med. 8vo; brown papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, publisher's device in blind near bottom fore-corner of upper board; dust..... More
Studies in Chinese Cultural History. Presented in Honor of T. T. Ch'en and F. W. Mote on the occasion of their retirements form the East Asian Studies Department of Princeton University, May 1987. Pp. xiv+366, text illustrations (some full page), index; tall demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in white;..... 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
Pp. x+272, 8 plates, one double page illustration, 2 maps (one double page), note, short bibliography; narrow cr. 8vo; yellow cloth, spine lettered and decorated in silver, tiny stain to upper board, fore-corners of lower board slightly bruised; top edges green; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, the backstrip browned; bookplate of..... More
The U.S. Navy in China. Pp. [xvi]+344(last blank), 30 plates, text illustrations, upper endpaper map, lower endpaper graph, appendices, selected bibliography, index; med. 8vo; red cloth, lettered and decorated in yellow and blue, fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper; United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland, 1987. Fourth printing (with British distributor's..... More
Pp. [320], coloured folding frontispiece, numerous black & white illustrations (several double page); pictorial silver cloth, spine lettered in orange; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Hutchinson , London, 1968. First edition. More
An alphabetical compendium of antique legends and beliefs, as reflected in the manners and customs of the Chinese.... with 200 illustrations in Chinese style, consisting of stone lithographs, wood-cuts, photogravures, colour plates, and hand-colour prints. Pp. [906](printed on rectos only, numbered to 423), coloured frontispiece with lettered guard, plus 150..... More
A survey of the geography, government, education, social life, arts, religion, etc. of the Chinese Empire and its inhabitants. With a new map of the empire and numerous illustrations. In two volumes. Pp. xxii+590+4(advertisements)+x+614, engraved frontispiece portrait and vignette title page both volumes (lacking the tissue guard Volume I), several..... More
Pp. 516, title within decorative border printed in red; demy 8vo; red cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, the boards a trifle canted; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and rubbed, edges lightly chipped and split; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown, a couple of spots of foxing; Michael Joseph..... More