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[What You Need to Know about China]. Chto Nuzhno Znat' o Kitae.
by Shvarsalon, S.
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- Used - In good condition, tears and losses of paper on binding, stains.
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- 1927
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- In original illustrated binding.
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Sremska Mitrovica, SRB
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A$1,003.28
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One of 6 000 copies printed.
A handbook about contemporary China. There are articles in alphabetical order. It includes information about The Kuomintang of China, the Anfu Club, the Gentry, events of the Taiping Rebellion and The Boxer Rebellion, information about Li Dazhao, Wang Ching-wei, Tan Pingshan, Chiang Kai-shek. There are some information about agriculture, industry, trade, finance, history, society, geography… Read more about this item Item Price
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[Tour of the Chinese Theater Mei Lanfang]. Gastroli Kitaiskogo Teatra Mei Lan’-Fana. Librettos.
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- Used - In good condition, lightly rubbed, wrappers somewhat toned.
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- 1935
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- In original wrappers.
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Sremska Mitrovica, SRB
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A$848.93
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One of 7 000 copies published. Rare. First and only edition.
The 1935 Soviet tour of Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), a prominent Chinese male performer known for his portrayal of female roles, marked the first occasion when a traditional Chinese theater troupe visited Europe. This tour is considered a significant act of cultural diplomacy that helped break an impasse in foreign relations… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mei Lan-Fang and Chinese Drama.
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- Used - In good condition, light wear to wrapper edges, small stains to back cover, minor tears to spine foot and around edges, small st
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- [1930]
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- In original wrappers. Issued without title page.
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Sremska Mitrovica, SRB
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A$540.22
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The book focuses on Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), a prominent male interpreter of female roles and the phenomena of modern Chinese theater. Mei, often referred to as the "Queen of Peking Opera," played a pioneering role in introducing Beijing Opera to foreign countries, engaging in cultural exchanges with Japan, the United States, and other regions. He embarked on global tours, forging… Read more about this item Item Price
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[The True Story of Ah Q]. Pravdivaia Istoriia A-Keia.
by Lu Xun
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- Used - In good condition, overall wear to wrappers and spine, small tears to spine, owner’s mark to title page.
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- 1929
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- In original pictorial wrappers.
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Sremska Mitrovica, SRB
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A$6,945.75
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One of 3 000 copies printed. Very rare. First edition of these translations.
This is the very first Russian book by Zhou Shuren, better known by his pen name Lu Xun (鲁迅; 1881-1936), a prominent Chinese writer, essayist, and literary critic who is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in modern Chinese literature. He is often referred… Read more about this item Item Price
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Riksha [Rickshaw].
by Serebryakova, Galina
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- In good condition, wear at the edges, small losses to the spine, cracks on the spine, with new endpapers over old ones, owner’
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- 1932
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- In pictorial publisher’s hardcover.
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Sremska Mitrovica, SRB
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A$1,257.95
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One of 20 000 copies published.
First and only edition of these illustrations.
Working as a journalist, Galina Serebryakova (1905-1980), revolutionary, journalist and writer, was sent on assignments in China, Geneva and Paris in 1927-1928. She was married to a politician Leonid Serebryakov, then to a minister of finance and ambassador of USSR to the the United Kingdom Grigori Sokolnikov. He was… Read more about this item Item Price
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Poeziya Otechestvennoy Voiny. [The Poetry of the Patriotic War]. 3 vol.
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- Used - In good condition, loss of bone clasps on the case, small stains to the case, case’s spine and edges slightly bumped, small lo
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- [1], III, [6], 99, [3] pp.; [1], 79, [3] pp.; [1], 99, [3] pp.
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- 1943
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- In original wrappers and blue folding case.
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Sremska Mitrovica, SRB
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A$2,778.30
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Shankhai, Epokha, 1943.
One of 400 numbered copies printed. Our copy is #112.
Rare and unusual Akhmatova's and Pasternak's publications.
This poetry anthology was prepared by a sinologist Vladimir Rogov (1906-1988), who worked at the Chinese Eastern Railway and was a press correspondent for TASS in China since 1937. He also participated in creation of Shidai/Epokha pro-Soviet publishing house in Shanghai.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$2,778.30