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. 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
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; dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle browned; Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1985. 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
Translated with a commentary by Philip Watson. Pp. 256, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, coloured endpaper map, notes, dramatis personae, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded; top edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Frances Lincoln Limited, Toronto, 2007..... 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. 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
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. Pp. [ii]+xvi+296(last blank), 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 boards, spine lettered in gilt, publisher's device in blind near bottom fore-corner of upper..... 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
Pp. 128, coloured frontispiece and 10 plates, black & white text illustrations (several full page), double page map; demy 8vo; yellow cloth, lettered and decorated in red, the boards a trifle marked, with a couple of tiny edge bruises; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges chipped and split, 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
Pp. 144(including endpapers), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; demy 4to; ochre boards, spine lettered in gilt, the spine and edges of boards lightly faded; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Child & Associates, Sydney, 1988. First Australian edition. *'Malcolm Purves set out on a winter journey through..... More
Pp. xxii+296(last blank), 16 plates, one full page text illustration, text maps (a couple full page), the endpaper map printed in red, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; maroon boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; name & date (1982) in ink at head of upper free endpaper, some..... More
Red China Today. Pp. xvi+810, 16 plates, 4 text maps (3 full page), the endpaper map printed in blue & black, errata slip tipped-in at front, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly..... 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. [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
Compiled from State Papers and the private diary of the Comptroller of her household. Prefatory Note by H.R.H. Prince Henry of Prussia. Pp. xxvi+322+[2](advertisements), frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, plus 15 plates, full page facsimile, double page map of Peking, index; demy 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt (dulled)..... More
Pp. 272(last blank), 27 coloured plates within pagination (5 double page), black & white pictorial double title page and text illustrations, sepia pictorial endpapers, notes, index; narrow cr. 4to; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed, the lower board slightly damp marked; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges..... More
Pp. xiv+258, frontispiece, plus 11 plates, pictorial head & tailpieces and several large pictorial initials, full page plan, index; small med. 8vo; yellow cloth, lettered and decorated in red, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed, spine lightly faded; endpapers slightly silverfished, bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, name &..... More
Pp. xii+184, frontispiece portrait, plus 8 plates, one text illustration; demy 8vo; dark blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle canted, and with a few small edge bruises; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip faded, flecked, and slightly damp marked; name, date, and red..... 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
With illustrations by the author. Pp. 254, frontispiece, plus 6 plates, text illustrations (a couple full page), endpaper map; tall demy 8vo; yellow cloth, spine lettered in gilt and decorated in red, the boards a trifle canted and faintly soiled, top fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper..... More