Abstraction and reality: Chinese art from the Warring States to the Liao. An exhibition and sale 6-28 October 1999
New York: Chinese Porcelain Company, 1999. 67p., very good hardcover in dj, color photos. More
Cat.No: 207118
China
Abstracts of the XVth International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics.
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
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ACLS Conference on T ang Studies [Drafts of all papers presented]
Cambridge, England: [American Council of Learned Societies]; the authors, 1969. Fourteen 8x13 inch packets of mimeographed or photo reproduced typescripts, representing the papers delivered at the conference by some of the most significant scholars in the field at the time. Packets are held together with large clips, some leaving minor... More
Cat.No: 189154
![Ai zi bing can kao zi liao. [vol. 1-3]](/pictures/thumb/158905.jpg?v=1484085659)
Ai zi bing can kao zi liao. [vol. 1-3]
Beijing: Zhongguo zhong yi yanjiu yuan, 1987-89. Annual publication summarizing developments in AIDS research, put out by a traditional Chinese medicine research institute. 60, 67, 54p., all in original moderately foxed wraps, not found in OCLC. More
Cat.No: 158905
Aldono de el Popola Cinio. Nos. 2, 3, 4
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
All Africa is standing up! Reprints from Peking Review
Berkeley: Yenan Books, [1976-?]. 44p., wraps foxed and lightly edgeworn, 8.55x11 inches. Yenan Series no. 5. Maoist positions on African revolutionary movements. More
Cat.No: 160597
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Amerasia: a fortnightly review of America and Asia [three issues]
New York: Amerasia, 1945. Three issues of the staplebound journal, one with foxing on front cover, the others very good. Issues present are April 6, June 29, and July 1945. Twelve pages per issue. Includes discussion of the political situation in China, Burma, and the Philippines. More
Cat.No: 229538
An American Inroads special event: John Adams' opera Nixon in China, program, concert preview performances Thursday & Friday May 21 & 22 8pm at Herbst Theatre
San Francisco: American Inroads, 1987. [8p] includes covers, 7x8.5 inches, special thanks card laid-in, light wear and tioning, program for the special event, booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 225036
Amo al la vivoj
Tiefu Temple, Shaanxi Ptrovince: Cina Esperanto-Eldonejo, 2011. 331p., very good in wraps, CD laid in with MP3 files. Buddhist proselytization in Esperanto. Budhismaj tradukoj 2. More
Cat.No: 170341
Artistry in time: decorative timepieces of Imperial China
Orlando, FL: EPCOT Center, 1987. 24p., wraps, light wear to top edge, interior very good. Illustrated with color photographs of ornate antique clocks on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. More
Cat.No: 189182
Arts and artifacts of the Yao minorities of North Guangdong / Guangdong Yao zu wen wu zhan lan
Hong Kong: Xianggang Zhonghua wen hua cu jin zhong xin, 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
![Bagui qiao shi / Overseas Chinese History of Bagui [32 issues]; together with 37 issues of its successor, Bagui qiao kan / Overseas Chinese Journal of Bagui](/pictures/thumb/184203.jpg?v=1532747445)
Bagui qiao shi / Overseas Chinese History of Bagui [32 issues]; together with 37 issues of its successor, Bagui qiao kan / Overseas Chinese Journal of Bagui
Nanning: Guangxi huaqiao lishi xuehui / Bagui qiao shi zazhishe, 1987-2008. Thirty-two issues of the journal, including all issues from 1987 to 1992 bound in hardcover volumes, later issues loose; the loose issues present include the following: 1993: 1, 2, 4; 1994: 1-4; 1995: 1-4; 1996: 1-4; 1997: 2. From... More
Cat.No: 184203
Bai hua wen bi fa bai pian
Shanghai: Shi jie shu ju, 1921. 76 double leaves, slender paperback bound with thread in traditional format, very good. Writing style guide. More
Cat.No: 223209
The basic study on technical exchange about Hokyoin stupas between China and Japan. Bulletin of the Research Center for Silk Roadology
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
Beautiful Kweilin
Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1978. 109p., old price penned in corner of front endpaper, otherwise very good; thoroughly illustrated with color photos of Guilin. More
Cat.No: 176503
Bei tie ji cheng. Di 2 ji
Taibei: Cui fen ge zhu, 1953. Twelve slender volumes, bound with thread, between two wooden boards bound with cloth strips, title label on top board, very good. The second part of a three-part series. Contents: 1. Qin Yi Shan ke shi -- 2. Dong Han Shi men song -- 3... More
Cat.No: 219952
Beijing International Medical Center
[Beijing]: HDR, Inc, 2011. 239p., very good harcover in dj. Thoroughly illustrated conceptual plan and architectural plans for a major medical complex. More
Cat.No: 165463
![Beijing Tiananmen (Tiananmen, Beijing) [silk hanging]](/pictures/thumb/171797.jpg?v=1495652880)
Beijing Tiananmen (Tiananmen, Beijing) [silk hanging]
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
Beijing xue yun: lishi de jianzheng
Kowloon, HK: Xingdao chubanshe, 1989. 143p., very good hardcover, 8.5x11.5 inches, third printing. Thoroughly illustrated with color photos of the student movement in Beijing centered around Tiananmen Square, with a small selection of photos at the end showing corpses and chaos after the government crackdown. More
Cat.No: 195317
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Bod ljons zib 'jug / Xizang yanjiu [two issues]
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
Bod rigs kyi dmans gzas gces bsdus / Zang zu min ge xuan
Beijing: Minzu chubanshe, 1981. 15, 470p., very good in wraps, text in Tibetan and Chinese. Tibetan folk songs. More
Cat.No: 165394
![Books on the Orient [Three catalogs from the Paragon Book Gallery: nos. 19, 27 and 28]](/pictures/thumb/220146.jpg?v=1511453306)
Books on the Orient [Three catalogs from the Paragon Book Gallery: nos. 19, 27 and 28]
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
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Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars [24 issues]
Cambridge: the Bulletin, 1970-1990. Twenty-four issues of the staplebound, 8.5x11 inch journal, average length ranging from 72 to 92 pages, generally very good, some with address label on back cover. Issues present are vol. 2 no. 4; vol. 4 nos. 2-4; vol. 5 nos. 1, 2, 3; vol. 6 nos... More
Cat.No: 207280
Bulletin, Institute of Sino-American studies
San Francisco: the institute, 1966 or 67. 19p., staplebound 8.5x5.5 inch wraps, slightest wear, a very good copy. Curricula, philosophy, list of trustees and faculty, institutional history, vita of founder. More
Cat.No: 162201
The case for China: a summary of recent events in Manchuria
New York: American Committee for Justice to China, 1933. 34p., staplebound wraps, light handling wear, "April 1933" penciled in upper right corner of front cover. Introduction by Harry F. Ward, the chairman of the Committee (as well as the first national chairman of the American Civil Liberties Union). More
Cat.No: 200184