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CHINA THE FACTS
Written by P.T. Etherton.
Stock no. 1326566
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Yellow cloth, black title to spine. 257 numbered pages. B/w photos, folding map at rear of book. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents else clean.

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THE CHINESE STEAM NAVY 1862-1945
Written by Richard N.J. Wright.
Stock no. 1827150
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The extraordinary story of the transformation of a navy from one of armed junks to one exploiting the latest steam and steel technology. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1861761449. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustswrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and has a few minor marks.

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FOREIGN DEVILS ON THE SILK ROAD
Written by Peter Hopkirk.
Stock no. 1827115
Published by John Murray. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The search for the lost cities and treasures of Chinese Central Asia. B/w photos. ISBN: 071953738X. Text block and edge of boards foxed. Contents otherwise clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE WHITE COW AND OTHER CHINESE FAIRY TALES
Written by Francis Rose. Illustrated by Francis Rose.
Stock no. 1325902
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Pale blue cloth with purple title and vignette to front. Colour and b/w illustrations. 62 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink and a name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Old tape marks to the four corners of the free-endpapers. Some hinges cracked causing contents to be slightly loose. Foxing to endpapers.

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CHOPSTICKS
Written by F.I. Codrington. Illustrated by Helen Jacobs.
Stock no. 1324899
Published by Zenith Press. 3rd Very good condition.

Third edition. Cream pictorial cloth. 154 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. 1" loss of backstrip to top of spine. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper.

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THE PLANT LIFE OF CHINA
Written by G.P. Chapman; Y.Z. Wang.
Stock no. 1324183
Published by Springer-Verlag. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

Chinese plant life is estimated to include up to 30,000 species and extends from the Himalayan snow line across a diversity of habitats to the lush tropical south... 256 pages. Some colour photos, b/w diagrams/charts. ISBN: 3540422579. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. The book has been covered with clear laminate which is stuck down onto pastedowns. Neat barcode label to rear cover.

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THE STORY OF CHINA
Written by Tsui Chi. Illustrated by Carolin Jackson.
Stock no. 1323216
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial paper wraps. Colour and b/w text illustrations. 7 x 8.75". Puffin Picture book no. 47. Some foxing to cover edges. Lower 1" of spine split. Some page corners lightly creased. Foxing to page edges.

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THE DEMON KING AND OTHER FESTIVAL FOLKTALES OF CHINA
Written by Carolyn Han; Jay Han. Illustrated by Li Ji.
Stock no. 1323026
Published by University of Hawaii Press. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition.

Retold by Carolyn, translated by Jay. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0824817079. Minimal rubbing and bumping to corners, tiny indentation to lower edge of rear cover. Spine very slightly faded. Contents fine.

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THE TRAITOR WITHIN
Written by Alexander Cordell. Illustrated by Victor Ambrus.
Stock no. 1323010
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A deeply felt story about Red China. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 116 numbered pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0340134887. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and foxed on verso, rear panel of wrapper is heavily scuffed.

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THE INDIA-CHINA BORDER: A REAPPRAISAL
Written by Gondker Narayana Rao.
Stock no. 1823756
Published by Asia Publishing House. 1st 1968. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A study that was undertaken in early 1964 and completed by May that year. Navy blue cloth boards, red title to spine. 2 fold-out maps. Damage to front edge of spine and also a corresonding loss of the dustwrapper (0.75"). Grubby mark to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is also edge-worn and chipped, scuffed and a little grubby.

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THE DRAGON'S WINGS
Written by William M. Leary.
Stock no. 2138572
Published by The University of Georgia Press. Circa 1976. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The China National Aviation Corporation and the Development of Commercial Aviation In China. Red cloth with title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. ISBN: 0820303666. A few light marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is worn with a few small nicks; some edge-creasing; foxed to flaps.

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WINGS FOR AN EMBATTLED CHINA
Written by W. Langhorne Bond; James E. Ellis.
Stock no. 2138409
Published by Lehigh Uiniversity Press; Associated University Press. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0934223653. A few foxspots to endpapers and outer page edges. Some grubby marks to wrapper.

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