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Fo guang cai gen tan
by Xingyun, da shi
- Condition
- Used - Barely rubbed spine head, faint mark to front cover, else near fine(-)
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9789575437756
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- 1
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Taipei: Fo Kuang, 1998. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Barely rubbed spine head, faint mark to front cover, else near fine(-). In Chinese. || Buddhism -- Doctrines. || Buddhist words of wisdom.
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Zhong Ying sheng jing :; Xin Jiu yue quan shu, He he benxin guo ji ban = Chinese English Bible : Old and New Testament, Union-New International Version
by No author
- Condition
- Used - Extremely little wear to spine foot & head, gently bumped & one small tear to corners, ink date & ownership sticker to front fre
- Edition
- First edition, second printing
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Berkeley, CA: Hymnody and Bible House, 1990. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Extremely little wear to spine foot & head, gently bumped & one small tear to corners, ink date & ownership sticker to front free endpaper, else very good. Black-cloth octavo, gilt to front board & spine; 1547 p ; 24 cm. Bible; Christianity; Chinese.
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Virgin widows
by Gu, Hua; Goldblatt, Howard (editor)
- Condition
- Used - Barely worn folds of spine foot, else near fine(+) in fine DJ.
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780824817701
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- 1
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$22.00
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Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1996. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Barely worn folds of spine foot, else near fine(+) in fine DJ.. Octavo in white DJ; 165 p ; 21 cm. Chinese fiction -- Translations into English. || Things just keep getting better and better. ... Well, don't they? If you are a woman… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
Cinderella's sisters :; a revisionist history of footbinding
by Ko, Dorothy
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- Used - Minor shelf wear / edeg-wear; tine closed tear (1/6th of an inch) to Dj spine foot; else a very clean tight NF in VG+ DJ. No mar
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- Published
- 2005
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press, 2005. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Minor shelf wear / edeg-wear; tine closed tear (1/6th of an inch) to Dj spine foot; else a very clean tight NF in VG+ DJ. No markings within.. Octavo in illus DJ with red spine; xiii, 332 p. : illus, [13] leaves of… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
Lao er zhe xue
by Xingyundashi
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- Used - Very gentle scuff to spine head, barely rubbed corners, else very good+ to near fine(-).
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Published
- 1995
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9789575433536
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- 1
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Taibei Shi: Fo guang chu ban she, 1995. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Very gentle scuff to spine head, barely rubbed corners, else very good+ to near fine(-).. Light blue octavo; ix, 228 p ; 21 cm. In Chinese. || Buddhism; Philosophy.
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$18.00
Lang hua
by Qiongyao
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- Used - Gentle scuff to spine head fold, barely rubbed corners, few rear endpapers dog-eared, else very good+.
- Edition
- First edition (unstated)
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9787535430632
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- 1
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$32.00
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Wuhan Shi: Changjiang wen yi chu ban she, 2005. First edition (unstated). Paperback. Gentle scuff to spine head fold, barely rubbed corners, few rear endpapers dog-eared, else very good+.. White multicolored octavo; 273 p, color illus ; 21 cm. In simplified Chinese. || Chinese fiction.
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$32.00
Until the phoenix :; a novel
by Chang, F.S.
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- Used - Edge-torn & lightly sunned DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, light rubbed fold to spine head & foot, faint crease to spine,
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- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Published
- 1952
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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New York: J. Day Co, 1952. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Edge-torn & lightly sunned DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, light rubbed fold to spine head & foot, faint crease to spine, very gently rubbed & bumped corners, else very good+ in good DJ.. Octavo in yellow DJ; 310 p; 21 cm. China; Fiction.… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
The great wall of confinement :; the Chinese prison camp through contemporary fiction and reportage
by Williams, Philip F. ; Wu, Yenna
- Condition
- Used - Tight clean copy, very little to no wear to cover, else fine. Sans DJ
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780520227798
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- 1
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Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Tight clean copy, very little to no wear to cover, else fine. Sans DJ. Red octavo ; xi, 248 p ; 24 cm. Concentration camps -- China -- Forced labor -- Political prisoners.
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The art of jade
by Markel, Stephen
- Condition
- Used - Small amount of highlighting to 5-6 pages towards front; else a near fine copy in a near fine DJ with protective mylar
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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$38.00
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Bombay: Marg Magazine, 1992. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Small amount of highlighting to 5-6 pages towards front; else a near fine copy in a near fine DJ with protective mylar. Folio in a black DJ ; viii, 84 p. : illus (some color) ; 33 cm. Contains previous authors information along with loose articles… Read more about this item Item Price
$38.00
The girl who played go
by Shan, Sa ; Hunter, Adriana
- Condition
- Used - Slight shelf wear if any, a fine copy in a near fine DJ
- Edition
- First American edition
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781400040254
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- 1
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New York: A.A. Knopf, 2003. First American edition. Hardcover. Slight shelf wear if any, a fine copy in a near fine DJ. Duodecimo in a gold DJ (black and gold spine) ; 312 p ; 18 cm. Kiriyama Prize winning novel // Go (Game) players -- China -- Fiction -- Women.
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$18.00
Hidden meanings in Chinese art (Zhongguo ji xiang tu an)
by Bartholomew, Terese Tse ; Bartholomew, Mulan
- Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine DJ
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780939117369
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- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$93.00
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San Francisco: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2006. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine DJ. Folio in a purple DJ ; 351 p. : color illus ; 32 cm. Decoration and ornament -- China -- Art, Chinese -- California -- San Francisco -- Exhibitions.
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$93.00
IAponskie agressory v Kitae
by Glebov, N.
- Condition
- Used - Very tender (brittle paper), partly chipped & cracked at spine. overall good+.
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Published
- 1938
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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[Moskva]: Partizdat, 1938. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Very tender (brittle paper), partly chipped & cracked at spine. overall good+.. Octsvo in tan paper wraps, stapled binding; 30, [2] p. 20 cm. In Russian. Scarce work on China and Japan. China -- History -- 1928-1937.
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An illustrated history of Hong Kong
by Cameron, Nigel
- Condition
- Like new copy in a very fine DJ
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780195849974
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- 1
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Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1991. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Like new copy in a very fine DJ. Octavo in a blue DJ ; 362 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 23 cm. Hong Kong (China) -- History -- Illustrated.
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Rhododendrons of China
by Young, Judy (translator); Zhong, Lusheng (translator)
- Condition
- Used - Few spots & marks to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, faint scuff to spine head & foot, barely rubbed corners, light small
- Edition
- First printing (stated)
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780832303739
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- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort, 1980. First printing (stated). Hardcover. Few spots & marks to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, faint scuff to spine head & foot, barely rubbed corners, light small mark to half title page, else very good+ in very good DJ.. Octavo in white DJ; xix, 670 p, b&w illus ; 24 cm. Out… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
Greater China and Japan :; prospects for an economic partnership in East Asia
by Taylor, Robert
- Condition
- Used - Very gently bumped corners, few light marks to boards, faint wear to spine head, else very good+.
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780415124461
- Quantity Available
- 1
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$18.00
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London: Routledge, 1996. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very gently bumped corners, few light marks to boards, faint wear to spine head, else very good+.. Grey octavo; viii, 215 p, b&w map ; 23 cm. China -- Foreign economic relations -- Japan.
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$18.00
Beginning Chinese
by DeFrancis, John
- Condition
- Used - Faint and small water stain to top fore-edge, else very good+.
- Edition
- Revised tenth printing
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780300000559
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- 1
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972. Revised tenth printing. Hardcover. Faint and small water stain to top fore-edge, else very good+.. Green quarto; xxxi, 536 p, b&w illus ; 26 cm. Text in English and Chinese phonetics. || Language; Chinese.
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$18.00
Chinese qigong illustrated
by Yu, Kung-pao
- Condition
- Used - Very light wear to DJ protected in archival brodart, gently rubbed corners, barely worn spine foot, faint spotting to front past
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9787800052477
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- 1
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Beijing: New World Press, 1995. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very light wear to DJ protected in archival brodart, gently rubbed corners, barely worn spine foot, faint spotting to front pastedown, front free endpaper, rear pastedown, and rear endpaper. Very good in very good+ DJ.. Octavo in red DJ; 155 p, b&w illus ; 23 cm. Chinese; Medicine; Meditation;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Muscle/tendon changing and marrow/brain washing chi kung :; the secret of youth
by Yang, Jwing-Ming
- Condition
- Used - Very faint wear to corners and spine head/foot, covers slightly bent, else fine.
- Edition
- First edition, fifth printing
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9790940871068
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- 1
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Boston: YMAA Publication Center, 1989. First edition, fifth printing. Paperback. Very faint wear to corners and spine head/foot, covers slightly bent, else fine.. White octavo; xvi, 285 p, b&w illus ; 26 cm. Text in English and Chinese. || Medicine; Chinese.
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$18.00
Zhong yi shi yong bai ke
by Xia, Yi-sheng
- Condition
- Used - Very gentle wear to spine head & foot, barely rubbed corners, else near fine.
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789572970584
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- 1
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Tai bei xian xi zhi shi: Da tuo wen hua, 2004. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Very gentle wear to spine head & foot, barely rubbed corners, else near fine.. White multicolored quarto; 287 p, b&w illus ; 27 cm. In Chinese. || Medicine.
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City on fire :; Hong Kong cinema
by Stokes, Lisa Odham; Hoover, Michael
- Condition
- Used - Very faint corner and edge-wear, else fine. A copy in great condition.
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781859842034
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- 1
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London: Verso, 1999. First edition (stated). Paperback. Very faint corner and edge-wear, else fine. A copy in great condition.. Orange octavo; x, 372 p, b&w illus ; 21 cm. Film; China.
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$18.00