Beijing: Guo ji Han Zang yu yan xue hui yi, 1982. 166p., large volume in wraps, spine panel peeling and torn, contents complete and clean. Abstracts from the conference in English and Chinese. More

Cat.No: 181668

Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1976. 79 pages, 14 unnumbered leaves of plates; very good paperback. More

Cat.No: 247832

Beijing: the newsletter, 1965. Three issues of the Esperanto-language newsletter, 4, 16 and 4 pages respectively, very good, 5.5x8 inches; laid in are cards announcing programming for Esperanto shortwave radio broadcasts by the Chinese government. OCLC lists only one holding of issue 3, which is devoted to an interview with..... More

Cat.No: 188512

New York: Amerasia, 1937. pp. 433-484, staplebound wraps, edgeworn, cover splitting at top of spine; a decent reading copy only. Includes articles on Japanese aggression against China, discussion of the effects of a boycott against Japanese goods, revolt in Manchuria, and more. More

Cat.No: 259134

New York: American Boycott Against Aggressor Nations, [1939]. Four-panel brochure, year penciled in corner of front panel, otherwise very good. Cover depicts a piece of silk fabric with a gleaming bayonet. Urges a boycott of Japanese imported silk as a means of "withdrawing American help to Japan, without which she..... More

Cat.No: 272124

Hong Kong: Xianggang Zhonghua wen hua cu jin zhong xin 香港中華文化促進中心, 1986. 43p., wraps lightly worn; photos in color and black and white, some showing scenes of Yao life, others (poorly) illustrating artifacts from the exhibition. Text in both English and Chinese. More

Cat.No: 156845

Hong Kong: Ban lü za zhi she 伴侶雜誌社, 1963-1969. Four issues of the staplebound magazine. Issues present are 15, 25, 161 and 167. Issue 15 has a stain on the lower left corner of all pages, otherwise good with minimal handling wear. The magazine is about matters such as romance..... More

Cat.No: 247840

Nara, Japan: Research Center for Silk Roadology, 2007. 129p., six photo plates, plus numerous B&W photos in text, wraps. Ilustrated examination of Buddhist stupas, showing regional influences. Text mostly in Japanese, with English summary. Rubberstamp on first blank interior page. Silk roadology 27. More

Cat.No: 121166

Beijing: Wen wu chu ban she, 1959. Unpaginated hardcover, profusely illustrated with black and white photos of historical architecture in Beijing. The tattered remains of a dustjacket are held together under mylar; the book itself is in very good condition, but for a mild stain on the cloth spine where..... More

Cat.No: 252557

Hangzhou: Dong fang hong si zhi chang ['East is Red' Silk Factory], [196-?]. 8x11.5 inch pictorial silk hanging designed for wall display, depicting the famous gate with Mao's portrait, pedestrians and a bicyclist in the foreground. Woven in black and white with shades of subtle grey; title on right margin..... More

Cat.No: 171797

Chengdu: Xizang yanjiu bian ji bu, 1982. Two issues of the Tibetan Studies journal from 1982, text in Tibetan with an English table of contents, very good. Articles on history, religion, traditional medicine, and of course, the glories of liberation brought by the Chinese Communist Party. More

Cat.No: 181951

New York: Paragon Book Gallery, 1955-1959. Three catalogs, 140, 224, 192 pages respectively. The first one has marginalia indicating books the owner sought to purchase. The prices then current for some rare items will make the modern collector weep. More

Cat.No: 220146