Search Results: China from Diatrope Books

Jiangxi Museum, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. 98 color plates. Unclipped dust jacket. Text primarily in Chinese, with some English. Measures 9x11.5 inches.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1974. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked text. Extensively illustrated. Includes Neolithic beginnings, the Shang dynasty, the Ch'in and Han dynasties, Buddhism, etc. Further reading. Map.

Pacific Asia Museum, 1987. Paperback. Good. Unmarked. Beautiful color plates. Ding on front cover. 75p. Presents a very realistic view of what was happening in three of the major centers in the late 1980s: Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Nanjing. Artists include Wang Gngyi, Chen Haiyan, Guo Zhen, Liu Yonghua, Lin Jinlong, Song Ling, Cheng Shine, Chang Ming and others.

Univ of California Inst of East, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Contributors include Joyce K. Kallgren, Robert A. Scalapino, Lowell Dittmer, Richard Baum, Benjamin Ward, Thomas B. Gold, and Rudolf G. Wagner. 205p. References.

Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, 1992. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. 36p. Beautiful reproductions in B/W and color. A few smudges on cover. Accompanied a traveling exhibition. Glossary. Chronology. Measures 8.5x10.25 inches. Our view of Chinese painting has been shaped by Tung Ch'i-ch'ang's (Dong Qichang, 1555-1636) art historical writings. An artist of the Ming period, his ideas have continued to influence Chinese aesthetic theory.

Chengchi University, 2006. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Translated by Kiel Downey. French flaps. 230p.

Norton, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Slight remainder mark on edge. Unclipped dust jacket. 279p. Deckle edge. Measures 6.5x9.5 inches. Explores the West's views of China over the course of seven centuries, from Marco Polo's depiction to that of Franz Kafka.

Hainen Publishing, 2014. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Slightly bumped corner. In Chinese and English. Maps. Beautifully illustrated. 126p. A title in the Forty Top Tourist Attractions in China series. Wushan is famous for its Little Three Gorges located on the nearby Daning River.

Knopf, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Unmarked text. Clipped dust jacket with chipping, bends, and tears. A mid-twentieth century interpretation of the Chinese Revolution and an appraisal of China's new role in the world power balance. 231p. Index.

Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Advanced International Studies, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Prepared for the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy. Topics include efficiency, fuel switching, environmental law, foreign involvement, etc. 79p.

Praeger Publishers Inc.,U.S, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked book. Fine dust jacket. Illustrated. 251p. Index. Previous owner's stamp on front end page. Offers an insider's perspective by Americans who taught in China.

Philadelphia: University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1941. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Black and white plates. 62p. Includes descriptions of principal objects, with illustrations. Appendix I: Additional information and bibliography of objects mentioned in the text. Appendix II: Description and bibliography of objects not mentioned in the text (with illustrations).

Unknown, nd. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. Small book in Chinese with beautiful line drawings, printed in a taupe ink. Measures 5.75x6.75 inches.

Shaanxi Cultural Relics Management Bureau, 1998. Paperback. Good. Unmarked. A bit crumpled, with two white labels on cover. 8p. Text in Chinese and English. Small thumbnails of bronzes offered for sale.

Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Republic of China, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Lavishly illustrated. 40p. Title in Cultural Heritage and Tourist Book Series. Translated by Lee Pey-shuh and Sofia Franzen. French flaps.

Silver Cultural Service, 1971. Paperback. Acceptable. Unmarked text. A few smudges and a red check on cover. Sewn binding, loose. Text primarily in Chinese, with some English. Plates in color and B/W.

Shaanxi Historical Relics Bureau, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. 128p. Small french flaps. Beautiful color plates. Measures 8.5x11.25 inches.

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1975. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Six-sided/folded. Includes six mall images, a floor plan of the exhibition and an overview of the show by Rene-Yvon Lefebvre d'Argence. Catalog includes eriod summaries and descriptions of artifacts. Cover photograph of bronze chariots, horses and warriors unearthed at Wuwei. No reproductions of the exhibition accompanying the text.

Berkeley: Center for Chinese Studies, Institute of East Asian Studies, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. 5 B/W illustrations. Commentary and bibliographic notes. 108p. Studies in Chinese Terminology, No. 21.

London's Editions, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Text in English and Chinese. Plan. Beautifully illustrated. 64p. The Forbidden City was built on the ruins of the Imperial Palace of the Yuan Dynasty. Includes an easy to follow map that identifies each court and the buildings in it as well as text guides. Measures 7.5x11.5 inches. French flaps.