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THE DYNASTIES OF CHINA
Written by Bamber Gascoigne.
Stock no. 2137770
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2014. As new condition.

First published by Cape in 1973 under the title "The Treasures and Dynasties of China", this edition follows the text of the revised 2003 Constable & Robinson Ltd edition, with minor emendations. Beige decorated cloth. Colour photos. 208 pages. Slip case is fine. Still in original shrink wrap - UNOPENED! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BEANCAKER TO BOXBOAT: STEAMSHIP COMPANIES IN CHINESE WATERS
Written by H.W. Dickinson; S.A. Kentwell.
Stock no. 1822821
Published by Nautical Association Of Australia Inc.. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A list of ships with a brief descriptions and some b/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0959907939. Title to dustwrapper spine is very faded and lightly browned.

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SOLD EAST: TRADERS, TRAMPS AND TUGS OF CHINESE WATERS
Written by H.W. Dickinson; S.A. Kentwell.
Stock no. 1822820
Published by Nautical Association Of Australia Inc.. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Many cargoliners and tramps from Britain and Europe and most coasters from Australia and New Zealand were eventually 'sold East' to begin a second career for owners based in Shanghai (until 1949) or Hongkong. A sequel to 'Beancaker to Boxboat' completing the study of the shipping firms that had their origins on the China Coast before 1949. Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0959907947. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at corners with a few small clsoed tears, spine is faded (title almost disappeared) with a small stain.

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BADAIN JARAN: THE FORGOTTEN DESERT: DIE VERGESSENE WUSTE
Written by Catherine Hug; Bill Kouwenhoven. Illustrated by Luis Fresnocarlos Crespo.
Stock no. 1811246
Published by Scheidegger & Spiess. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A photographic account of the Badain Jaran Desert in China. Dual language: English and German. Large format. Black paper boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9783858813824. Fingermarks to black free front endpaper. Else a fine copy in a like dustwrapper.

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THE CERAMIC ART OF CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE FAR EAST
Written by William Bowyer Honey.
Stock no. 2117061
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Peach/Orange cloth with gilt titles; vignette to front cover. 3 colour plates. Numerous b/w photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven fade patches to spine and a couple of cover edges. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is faded to spine with tears and loss to edges; creased with some grubby marks.

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KAILAS DIE REISE ZUM HEILIGEN BERG
Written by Ursula Demeter.
Stock no. 2115043
Published by Oesch Verlag. Circa 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Maroon boards, white title to spine. Browning to page edges. Colour photos. Text in GERMAN. ISBN: 3858333603. Wrapper is edge-creased with some light wear.

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARCO POLO
Written by Clarence Dalrymple Bruce.
Stock no. 1711750
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles and vignette. B/w plates. Map to end of volume. Being the account of a journey overland from Simla to Pekin. Spine faded. Corners bumped. Some mottling to covers. A little foxing to contents. All plates present. Map has some edge-creasing but generally very good. Name in ink to front free endpaper. Front and rear joints just starting to crack.

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HIMALAYAN PLANTS VOLUME 1
Written by Hideaki Ohba; Samal B. Malla.
Stock no. 1809058
Published by University Of Tokyo. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to the plants of the Himalayas based on extensive field research carried out in 1983 and 1985 by a University of Tokyo botanical research project team. This is the first volume of five. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates, b/w text figures. x and 386 pages including index. ISBN: 060084272. Corners lightly bumped. Text block a little dusty. Contents fine.

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EIGHTH VOYAGE OF THE DRAGON
Written by Bruce Swanson.
Stock no. 2108455
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of China's Quest for Seapower. Large format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0870211773. A few small marks to covers. Light bumping to spine. Light fading along couple of edges. Wrapper is faded to spine with some edge-creasing and a few chips.

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THE MARINE FLORA AND FAUNA OF HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN CHINA II
Written by Brian Morton.
Stock no. 1802934
Published by Hong Kong University Press. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Volume 1: Introduction and Taxonomy. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 2-24 April 1986. Pink cardwraps. Colour plates and b/w photos & illustrations. xxvii and 448 pages. ISBN: 9622092527. Text block slightly grubby. Hong Kong University Press stamp to half-title page. Contents clean.

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ONE FOREIGN DEVIL
Written by Lawrence Earl.
Stock no. 628372
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1962. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Mary Ball who spent her entire adult life working as a matron in a hospital in the remote north China town of Tatung. B/w photos. Wrapper edge-browned with a couple of small closed edge-tears. REDUCED FROM £120.

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A SERVANT OF THE MIGHTIEST
Written by Mrs. Alfred Wingate.
Stock no. 657462
Published by Crosby Lockwood. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

A novel based on the life of Chingiz Khan firmly rooted in historical fact.

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