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Books listed alphabetically in order by Author
(#4473) Allen, Steve. "EXPLAINING CHINA": AN OBJECTIVE VIEW OF CONTEMPORARY
CHINA. New York, Crown Publishers, 1980. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth,
Imperial octavo. Very good condition in lightly worn dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Owner signature endpaper. Black & white frontis.
150 Black & white photos. Steve Allen's report on his 3 trips to China,
visiting major cities, universities, communes, factories, military bases,
etc. With Selected Bibliography, Index. Good tight copy. 339
pages......$20.00
(#3322) Barnett, A. Doak. CHINA POLICY: OLD PROBLEMS AND NEW CHALLENGES.
Washington DC, Brookings Institution, 1977. 1st edition. Engraved cloth,
octavo. Very good+ in faintly worn dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Analysis of changes in the U.S.-China relationship since the 70's &
problems that lie ahead. Well-indexed. Good tight copy. 131 pages......$12.50
(#4555) Buxbaum, Martin. ONCE UPON A DREAM. New York, World Publishing Co,
1970. 1st printing. Decorated cloth, 12mo/5.0"x7.75". Very good condition.
Covers faintly worn/faded. Black and white drawings. Poetry & snippets of
Love & Wisdom dedicated to Li Po. Illustrated by Richard Cuffari, Calligraphy
by Kuang Jun Tseng. Good tight copy. Not Paginated......$12.00
(#14825) Chang, Wonona W. and Irving B. and Kutscher, Helene W. and Austin H.
(Edited by Kutscher, Lillian G. and Adams, Charlotte). AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
CHINESE FOOD AND COOKING. New York, Crown Publishers, 1970. Later printing.
Hardcover - 1/2 cloth, Small Quarto. Very good+ in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Black and white photographs. Massive volume.
1,000 recipes adapted to the American kitchen. Complete information about the
food & cooking of all regions... telling where and what to buy.. how to
determine quality.. how to combine foods & recipes for menus for every
occation - includes quick-meal preparation and a guide o dietetic menus. With
Tea Guide, Bibliography, extensive Index. Tight well-bound volume. 534
pages......$15.00
(#4247) Cheng, Nien. LIFE AND DEATH IN SHANGHAI. New York, Grove Press, 1986.
1st. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, Large octavo. Near fine in dust jacket
with protective plastic wrapper. Story of the author, 51 year old widow,
taken by the Red Guards & imprisoned in solitary confinement for nearly seven
years. Vivid portrait of China before & after the Cultural Revolution.
Well-indexed . Good tight copy. 547 pages......$14.00
(#8363) Clubb, O. Edmund. CHINA AND RUSSIA: THE "GREAT" GAME. New
York/London, Columbia University Press, 1971. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth,
octavo. Very good condition in lightly chipped dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Corners lightly bumped. Black & white photographs. Detailed
history & analysis of 3 Hardcover - 1/2 centuries of relations between the
Chinese and Russian Empires... from the early 1600s through the era of the
Sino-Soviet Cold War, with special emphasis on events since 1850. With
extensive Notes, Bibliography, Publications, Index. Good tight copy. 578
pages......$16.50
(#16747) Columbo, Furio (Text and Photographs). THE CHINESE. New York,
Grossman Publishers, Grossman. Qlty paperback, Quarto/9"x 12". Very good
condition. Lt cover/edge wear. Owner stamp/2 inscriptns endppr/title pg.
Black and white photographs. Good tight copy. Not Paginated......$20.00
(#16089) Confucius, Dseng-Dse, Lao-Tse, Li Gi, Meng-Tse, Wu Ti (in English
translations). SPRINGS OF CHINESE WISDOM. New York, Herder and Herder, 1971.
Decorated boards, 32mo/3.5"x4.75". Very Good condition+. Watercolor. Tiny
elegant gift volume. Spiral-bound hardcover. Each page with unique watercolor
illustration and wisdom precept.. Well-bound volume. Not
Paginated......$10.00
(#10109) En-Lai, Chou. QUOTATIONS FROM PREMIER CHOU EN-LAI. New York, Thomas
Y. Crowell, Publisher, 1973. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, Small
octavo. Very good+ in lightly worn dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Black and white photographs. With 12 pages of photographs. Good
tight copy. 107 pages......$14.00
(#12446) Eunson, Roby. MAO TSE-TUNG: THE MAN WHO CONQUERED CHINA. New York,
Franklin Watts, Inc, 1973. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in
lightly chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Very light cover
wear. Black & white frontis & photographs. In-depth, fascinating look at Mao
Tse-Tung. With Bibliography, Index. Good tight copy. 152 pages......$20.00
(#10287) Fairbank, John K., Reischaeur, Edwin O. and Craig Albert M. EAST
ASIA THE MODERN TRANSFORMATION. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1968. 3rd printing.
Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Light cover wear. Black &
white photographs. Massive history of Modern East Asia. China, Japan, Tibet,
Korea, Burma, etc. With extensive Index, Maps, Charts, Tables. Volume II in
the History of East Asian Civilization series. Good tight copy. 955
pages......$15.00
(#16812) (Foreign Languages Press). NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS IN CHINA:
DISCOVERIES DURING THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION. Peking, Foreign Languages Press,
1973. 2nd revised edition. Qlty paperback, 12mo/5" x 7". Very Good
condition+. Faint edge wear. Color photographs. A Centennial Reissue "Under
The Auspices of The Theosophical Society." Bound photographic reprint of the
2nd 12 issues of... 72 pages + photos......$10.00
(#15189) Garside, Roger. COMING ALIVE: CHINA AFTER MAO. New York, McGraw
Hill, 1981. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, octavo. Very good+ in
faintly worn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Black and white
photographs. With Notes, Bibliography, Index. Good tight copy. 458
pages......$12.00
(#13604) Grayson, Benson Lee (Editor). THE AMERICAN IMAGE OF CHINA. New York,
Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1979. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo.
Very good+ in price-clipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Upper spine end ltly bumped. Essays, articles & reminiscences of China. With
A History of Sino-American Relations. Well-Indexed. Good tight copy. 322
pages......$14.00
(#5139) Grosier, J. B. (Text) Translated by Castellano, Lana &
Campbell-Thompson, Christina. THE WORLD OF ANCIENT CHINA. New York, Tudor
Publishing, 1972. Hardcover - cloth, Large Sqare octavo. Very good+ in dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color & Black & white photos.
Beautifully photo-illustrated (includes full-page color & tinted plates).
Detailed portrait of Ancient China. Excellent photographs of many Chinese
momuments & landmarks, including some of the Forbidden City. Includes
customs, religion, metaphysics, rules of marriage, laws tortures, food,
clothing, houses & architecture, landscape gardening, art, plus the great
Chinese inventions & discoveries. Also the influence of the Jesuits is
discussed. Tight well-bound volume. 144 pages......$17.50
(#15477) (Guilin Tourism Administration). THE DEVELOPING GUILIN TOURISM (1973
- 1988). Guilin China, Guilin Tourism Administratn, 1988(?) not dated.
Hardcover - cloth, Quarto. Very good condition in lightly worn dust jacket
with protective plastic wrapper. Upper corners/rear foredge bumped. Color &
Black & white photographs. Lt wrinkling to Dedication Page. Dual Language
edition - Chinese/English. Lavishly illustrated pictorial of Guilin... past
and present. With breathtaking photos of the natural wonders of the area, the
industrial development - plus photographs of many Chinese and international
notables who have visited the area in the recent and more distant past. Tight
well-bound volume. Not Paginated......$30.00
(#12945) Ha Jin. BETWEEN SILENCES: A VOICE FROM CHINA. Chicago/London,
University of Chicago Press, 1990. Qlty paperback, Small octavo. Very good
condition. Tiny remainder stripe. Poetry by Ha Jin. Good tight copy. 79
pages......$10.00
(#9655) Ho, Samusl, P.S. and Huenemann, Ralph W. CHINA'S OPEN DOOR POLICY:
THE QUEST FOR FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY & CAPITAL. Vancouver, Univ. of British
Columbia, 1984. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition
in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. A study of China's Special
Trade. With Appendix: Principle Chinese Laws & Regulations governing foreign
economic activities. Notes, Bibliography, Index. Good tight copy. 277
pages......$18.00
(#4710) Holtorf, Gunther W. HONG KONG - WORLD OF CONTRASTS. Chicago, Rand
McNally & Company, 1971. 1st English edition. Hardcover - cloth, Square
quarto. Very good condition in lightly worn dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Light cover/edge wear. Full page full color photos. Small
erasure endpaper. Inscription halftitle. Magnificent photo-illustrated
portrait of the varied facets of Hong Kong. People, landscapes, temples,
urban developments, harbors, natural wonders & much more. With accompanying
text plus 3 full page color maps & index of photographs. Tight well-bound
volume. 176 pages......$30.00
(#15323) Israel, John and Klein, Donald W. REBELS AND BUREAUCRATS: CHINA'S
DECEMBER 9ERS. Berkeley/London, Univ, of California Press, 1976. 1st edition.
Hardcover - cloth, octavo. very good+ in lightly wrinkled/chipped dust jacket
with protective plastic wrapper. Edge stripe. With Notes, Bibliograpic Note,
Index. Good tight copy. 305 pages......$12.50
(#12328) Junwen, Lin. BEIJING: CHINA'S ANCIENT AND MODERN CAPITAL. Beijing,
Foreign Languages Press, 1982. 1st edition. Qlty paperback, 12mo. Very Good
condition+. Very light cover wear. Color & Black & white photos.
Well-illustrated guide to China's capital. With historical sites, scenic
beauties, history, fold-out map. Good tight copy. 254 pages......$10.00
(#2801) Kessen, William (editor). CHILDHOOD IN CHINA. New Haven CT, Yale
University Press, 1975. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. Very good
condition in torn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Owner plate
front endpaper. Black & white photos. Detailed account of Chinese children at
home & at school. Traces child development through middle school. Good tight
copy. 241 pages......$13.50
(#15830) Kun, Cheng (Executive Director) Sha, Wan Yat (Art Director). PALACE
MUSEUM. Hong Kong, Hai Feng Publishing co, 1987. 1st edition. Pictorial
boards, octavo. As new. Color photographs. Dual-language edition
(Chinese/English). Exquisite photographic tour of the Palace Museum in the
heart of the Forbidden City... Beijing.. once the imperial court of the Ming
and Qing Dynasties. "This album of the Forbidden City contains about 100
beautiful photos in five chapters respectively dealing with the city walls
and moat, outer court, inner court, gardens and the collection of cultural
relics, and thereby gives a good representation of the magnificent Ming &
Qing architecture & the dazzling collection of cultural relics passed down
from ancient time." Good tight copy. 95 pages......$45.00
(#6936) Lee, Calvin. CHINATOWN U.S.A.: A HISTORY AND GUIDE. New York,
Doubleday, 1965. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. Very good
condition in edgetorn/clipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Edges lightly worn/bumped. Black & white photographs. A unique history &
guide to American "Chinatowns". Plus info on traditions, beliefs, customs,
business of the Chinese in America. Includes a wealth of anecdotal material &
specific advice such as: how to shop in a Chinese grocery, where to see
Chinese art works, How to read a Chinese menu - and much more. Indexed. Good
tight copy. 154 pages......$15.00
(#7647) Leung, Sophia M.R. DISCOVER CHINA. Surrey Canada, Hancock House,
1982. 1st edition. Paperback, Small octavo. Very Good condition+. Black &
white photographs. Comprehensive guidebook to the People's Republic of China.
Describes 60 ities and sites... including places to see, hotels, restaurants,
shopping & entertainment. Discusses China's culture, mores, history,
political system. Plus, valuable information about visas, passports, customs,
currency, climate, what to pack, and conducting business and trade in China.
With a list of Chinese phrases, suggested readings, and maps of the major
cities. Indexed. Good tight copy. 263 pages......$14.00
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