China from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

Shanghai: Denniston & Sullivan, 1908. Book. Illus. by 450 black & white photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Oblong 8 Vo. Oblong brown cloth with a bright title in light green surrounded by a dragon on the front cover. Profuse early photos from all over China. Very clean and tight inside, with English captions on all the photos..… Read more about this item

New York and London: Yale University Press, 2014. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. Inside, as new with no prior owner marks. Appears to be unread. A valuable book as tensions increase between the U S. and China..

Peiping, China: Harvard-Yenching Institute, 1936. Book. Illus. by 175 illustrations. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Limited edition of 200 copies, bound in string tied Chinese style with blue paper covers , all fine in three volumes. Inside no foxing or stains or prior owner marks. Preserved in the original blue… Read more about this item

New York: Crown, 2023. Book. Illus. by 16 pages excellent photos, plus line drawings. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "An exquisitely serious masterpiece about his Chine" says Andrew Solomon on the dustjacket. And I agree. It is a biography of his prominent family's attempt to find freedom in poetry and art… Read more about this item

London: Cresset Press, 1952. Book. Illus. by endpaper maps. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A nice copy in original black cloth with bright gilt title on the spine and only a hint of edge wear at the corners. Inside, clean and tight with no stains or prior owner marks. Dust jacket… Read more about this item

New York: Abbeville Press, 2009. Book. Illus. by superb Ming Tan color photos. New. Hardcover. Limited Edition. As new in its as new dustjacket and slipcase, the finest collection of China photos that I have seen, free of ideology and pollution. Oblong elephant folio, measuring 32 cm by 47 cm. 238 very large, stunning landscapes and Chinese architecture… Read more about this item

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Book. Illus. by 258 illustrations , 8 tables and 3 maps. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Volume Five in the epic (now 27 volumes) study of China. This volume,Volume 5, part 9 covers China's important contribution to textiles. Near fine black cloth with illustrated boards… Read more about this item

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1962. Book. Illus. by 360 illustrations and 6 tables. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The fourth volume in this epic (now 27 volumes) study of China. This volume, part 1, is entirely devoted to physics. Near fine black cloth with illustrated boards and bright gilt (as… Read more about this item

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1974. Book. Illus. by 41 illustrations & 13 tables. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Volume Five in the epic (now 27 volumes) study of China. This volume,Volume 5, part 2 discusses alchemy, gold and chemistry. Near fine black cloth with illustrated boards and bright gilt… Read more about this item

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1965. Book. Illus. by 9 tables, 36 illustrations including folding maps. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This volume lays out the plan for this epic (now 27 volumes) study of China. It includes a geographic introduction, an historical introduction and the travel of ideas and techniques between China and… Read more about this item

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1894. Book. Illus. by 27 black/white plates, 13 text illustrations, large folding map of the route. Very Good. 1/2 Leather. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is Rockhill's second trip from Peking, far to the west and south into Tibet at a time when the Chinese were especially suspicious… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co., 1914. Book. Illus. by 4 color plates and 12 in black/white. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An author, missionary and academic in China from 1890 to circa 1914, his wife a physician to the Emperor Dowager and her royal family. He taught science at Peking University. Home Life… Read more about this item

New York: MacMillan , 1926. Book. Illus. by 16 full page photo plates, China 100 years ago. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Wife of an oil vbusinessman in Changsha, on the Yangtse River, Alice writes of Chinese life around her, and the foreign colony in China 100 years ago Original black… Read more about this item

Boston : Little, Brown, 1918. Book. Illus. by 8 full page photo plates. Good. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A missionary doctor's memoir of years in Shanghai. Early on she mentions turning 27, so this is 1908. She is obviously not only intrepid, but also very intelligent, becoming head of the Womens and childrens… Read more about this item

New York: The Century Cco., 1891. Book. Illus. by 2 maps, nixcely illustrated with mostly text sketches. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is Rockhill's first trip from Peking, subtitled Notes of a Journey Through China, Mongolia and Tibet. He was sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution on both trips at a time… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, New York: Suttonhouse, 1936. Book. Illus. by Erwin R.F. Neumann mostly color or color accented very nice illustrations. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An historical novel of the second Century G.C. Said to be for children, but the format would now better be labeled young adult. And the themes on honor… Read more about this item

Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, 1938. Book. Illus. by 15 color sketches by Friedrich Schiff, photos by author, 2 maps . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original pictorial binding with sailors flag signaling on a ship, only a hint of edgewear, title in white on the spine. Hinges perfect. No prior… Read more about this item

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1919. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Beige cloth spine with a title in blue, b;ue hard cover paper boards that are scuffed and worn along the edges. Inside, very clean and tight with no foxing or stains. A selection of Chinese poetry that the… Read more about this item

Shanghai, China: Shanghai Mercury, 1910. Book. Illus. by 5 maps plus drawings, including of yachts and houseboats . Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. This is the preferred second edition, much enlarged from the first. Rebound in 3/4 dark green buckram and a brown title label and bright gilt letters on the spine. Inside, very clean and tight with… Read more about this item

Stanford, Cal: Stanford University Press, 1988. Book. Illus. by some small illustrations. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine unread copy with no edge wear and no prior owner marks. Dust jacket has wear at one corner. Post Mao change begins and the women in China are excited and confused. … Read more about this item