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FIELDS, George.
From Bonsai o Levi's When West Meets East: an Insider's Surprising Account of How the Japanese Live.
New York:Macmillan, [1983]..
8vo. pp. viii, [1 leaf], 213. index 4 double-sided plates. quarter cloth. First Edition.
$41 USD Book Number: FELomFIE15 Order / Enquire
FISHBOURNE, [Edmund Gardiner] [1811-1887].
Impressions Of China, And The Present Revolution: Its Progress And Prospects.
London: Seeley, Jackson, And Halliday, And B.Seeley, 1855..
12mo. pp. 6 p.l., 441, [1]. folding engraved map (frontis.). contemporary half calf (calf somewhat worn, very small piece chipped from spine & spine label, scattered light foxing). First Edition. A contemporary account of the outbreak of the T'ai Ping Rebellion, the capture of Nanking in 1853 by the insurgents as their capital, and the establishment of Hung Siu-ts'tüan as first emperor ('T'ien Wang') of the T'ai P'ing dynasty. The author was commander of the British ship Hermes, which was stationed in China at the time. Cordier, Sinica, p. 647.
$833 USD Book Number: FSHprFIS19 Order / Enquire
FORTUNE, Robert [1813-1880].
A Residence Among The Chinese: Inland, On The Coast, And At Sea. Being A Narrative Of Scenes And Adventures During A Third Visit To China, From 1853 To 1856. Including Notices Of Many Natural Productions And Works Of Art, The Culture Of Silk, &c.; With Su
London: John Murray, 1857..
8vo. pp. xv, [1], 440. with half-title. 5 wood-engraved plates (incl. frontis.) & 17 text illus. untrimmed in original blind-stamped cloth, recased preserving endpapers (slight fraying to foot of spine). First Edition. A Scottish botanist, Fortune travelled extensively in Asia, gathering plant specimens for the Royal Horticultural Society and introducing many oriental plants into Britain. He was also engaged by the East India Company to procure tea plants and seeds from the finest tea-districts in China for cultivation in the north-west provinces of India. This account of his third trip to China contains descriptions of Shanghai, Nanking, Foo-chow, the tea districts of Chekiang, &c., and observations on ancient porcelain, the culture of silk, and the late disturbances at Canton. Cordier 2115.
$961 USD Book Number: FRTReFOR12 Order / Enquire
[GERVAISE, Nicolas] [1662?-1729].
Description Historique Du Royaume De Maca ar.
Paris: Hilaire Foucault, 1688..
12mo. pp. 4 p.l., 326. woodcut title vignette. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary calf, rebacked with gilt spine mounted (covers worn, scattered light stains). First Edition of "the first treatise in a European language devoted to a description of Makassar, the name given to the greater part of Celebes." (Howgego) The work is divided into three parts describing 1) the geography and natural history of the country, 2) the manners, customs, and government of the inhabitants, and 3) the religion of the Makassars. The author spent four years as a missionary in Siam. When he returned to France he brought with him the two adopted sons of a prince of Makassar who had died in Siam, where he had taken refuge following the Dutch incursions into Celebes. Accepted as wards of Louis XIV, the two princes were educated at the Jesuit College in Paris. It was from them that Gervaise obtained most of the information contained here. Barbier I 906. Bell G104. Brunet 28229. Cioranescu 32931. Graesse III 61.
$2306 USD Book Number: FERsc[GE80 Order / Enquire
[GERVAISE, Nicolas] [1662?-1729].
Description Historique Du Royaume De Maca ar.Augmentée de diverses pièces curieuses.
Regensburg: Erasmus Kinkius, 1700..
8vo. pp. 5 p.l., 280 + 8(ads). engraved frontis. woodcut title vignette, headpiece & initial. contemporary calf, gilt back (joints cracked, corners & spinal extremities worn, some light to moderate foxing & browning). Second Enlarged Edition. Newly added, with separate title (pp. [203]-80), is Relation De Tout Ce Qui s'est passé de plus memorable En La Guerre Que Les Hollandois De La Compagnie Des Indes Orientales Ont eue conte Le Roi & les autres Régens de Maca ar, Depuis l'an 1666. jusques à l'année 1669. Avec les victoires qu'ils on remportées sous la conduite du Sr. Corneille Speelman, Cy-devant Gouverneur de la Coste de Coromandel, &c. Ensemble les Articles de la Paix qui s'en est ensuivie. Le tout traduit sur la Coppie imprimée à Batavia, dans l'Isle de Java. At the end is an eight-page catalogue of music books published in Amsterdam by Étienne Roger. Cioranescu 32932. Graesse III 61. Howgego G41. cfBarbier I 906. cfBell G104. cfBrunet 28229.
$1922 USD Book Number: FERsc[GE19 Order / Enquire
GUISSON, R.W.L., PAGANI, Catherine with MILLER, David.
The First Emperor Of China [by].In association with The National Film Board of Canada and The Canadian Museum of Civilization and The Xi'an Film Studio.
[Toronto]: Stoddart, [1989]..
4to. pp. 216. profusely illus. (most colour, many full-page). cloth. dw. First Edition.
$46 USD Book Number: FISeGUIS8 Order / Enquire
[HAAN, F. De].
Oud Batavia Gedenkboek uitgegevin door het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen naar aanleiding van het driehonderdjarig bestaan der stad in 1919.
Batavia: G. Kolff & Co., 1923..
The plate volume only. 4to. pp. [310], xxxvi. illus. throughout. original giltstamped cloth, small b/w illus. mounted on front (spine bit faded, extremities frayed, fore-edges of second, third & fourth leaves bit chipped, previous owner's signature on halftitle).
$461 USD Book Number: ABE-134007 Order / Enquire
HAECKEL, Ernst [Heinrich Philipp August] [1834-1919].
Aus Insulinde Malayische Reisebrief.
Bonn: Emil Strauss, 1901..
8vo. pp. xi, 260, [2] + [2]ads. 8 half-tone plates incl. frontis. & numerous text illus. (incl. 4 maps). original cloth (worn, shabby & frayed, yellow stain to outer margins, last 3 leaves loose & ragged but with no loss of text). First Edition of this account of the flora and fauna of Malaya by botanist and zoologist, Ernst Haeckel. Included is a chapter on the apes of Java.
$179 USD Book Number: hehpamal Order / Enquire
HAMILTON, Sir Ian [Standish Monteith] [1853-1947].
A Staff-Officer's Scrap Book During The Russo-Japanese War.
London: Edward Arnold, 1906-07..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. x, 362, [1 leaf] + 16(ads); xi, 387, [1] + 16(ads). 2 photogravure frontis. portraits, 32 plates, & 42 maps & sketches (many folding). original cloth (rubbed, slight fraying to extremities, spine of Vol. II somewhat cockled, small stain on rear cover of Vol. II). First Edition, Third Impression of Vol. I, First Edition, First Impression of Vol. II. Hamilton saw active service in the First and Second Boer Wars, on the Nile expedition of 1884-85, in Burma, India and Afghanistan, and in 1915 was given command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the disastrous Gallipoli campaign in the First World War which resulted in his recall and the end of his military career. In 1904-05 he was the military attaché of the British Indian army serving with the Japanese army in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War. His account of events is commended in the Britannica as "a book which by reason of the interest of its subject, the charm of the author's style, and the combination of war experience and of imagination which inspired his judgments and criticisms, at once took rank in Europe as a modern military classic."
$350 USD Book Number: elala5527 Order / Enquire
HAO K'IEOU TCHOUAN.
Hao-Khieou-Tchouan, ou la Femme Accomplie. Roman Chinois, Traduit Sur Le Texte Original Par M. Guillard D'Arcy. Membre de la Société asiatique de Paris.
Paris: Benjamin Duprat, 1842..
8vo. pp. x, 556, [3]. with half-title. Fine, uncut & partially unopened in original printed wrs. First Edition of the French Translation by Guillard D'Arcy. Cordier 1756. cfLust 1100.
$231 USD Book Number: FOo-HAO 71 Order / Enquire
HEARN, Lafcadio [1850-1904].
A Japanese Miscellany.
Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1901..
12mo. pp. 5 p.l., 305, [2]ads. 5 plates (incl. frontis. & 3 double-sided). 5 text illus. original pictorial cloth, t.e.g., others uncut (light wear to spine ends, few small spots on upper cover). First Edition. BAL 7936.
$200 USD Book Number: elala4831 Order / Enquire
HEARN, Lafcadio [1850-1904].
Gleanings In Buddha-Fields Studies Of Hand And Soul In The Far East.
London & New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898..
12mo. pp. 2 p.l., 296, [1]. original gilt-stamped cloth with printed label of Mudie's Select Library on front cover, t.e.g. (small label on spine, covers spotted). from the library of Canadian author, Thomas Conant [1842-1905]. cfSmith H75.
$87 USD Book Number: FAReaHEA96 Order / Enquire
HEARN, Lafcadio [1850-1904].
Japan An Attempt At Interpretation.
New York & London: Macmillan, 1904..
12mo. pp. 3 p.l., 541, [2]ads. colour frontis. original gilt-stamped cloth. First Edition. BAL 7941.
$350 USD Book Number: elala4830 Order / Enquire
HEARN, Lafcadio [1850-1904].
The Japanese Letters.Edited With An Introduction By Elizabeth Bisland.
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910..
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., lx, 468, [1 leaf]. with half-title. 6 plates (incl. 2 photogravures). original cloth, t.e.g. (extremities very slightly frayed, slight discolouration to lower spine). First Trade Edition.
$205 USD Book Number: FAReHEAR0 Order / Enquire
HEDIN, Sven [1865-1952].
Through Asia.
New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899.
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xviii, 649; xii, [651]-1255. 2 photogravure frontis. portraits, 2 folding coloured maps & numerous plates (some colour) & text illus. A nice set in original cloth, t.e.g., others untrimmed (slight fraying to spine ends). First American Edition. An account of Hedin's first expedition, 1893-97, during which he investigated the Pamir Mountains, travelling through the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang region, across the Taklamakan Desert, Lake Kara Koshun and Lake Bosten, proceeding to study northern Tibet. In all he covered 26,000 kilometres and mapped over 10,000 kilometres, approximately one third of which was previously uncharted territory.
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