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Shanghai 1910, Shangwu. Black cloth, gold stamped spine titles,very clean & solid, Chinese text, English colophon, illustrated geography of China, contents bright, no marks, dated [Xuang Tong 2nd] year. * * EARLY EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . . LATE QING DYNASTY GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA . . * A comprehensive, illustrated geography of China. This book was printed by the Commercial press of Shanghai. . This a late Qing Dynasty book, covers the Qing Dynasty navy, garrison, industrial and commercial data, and early Republic of China content, which is rare. . Nicely illustrated with b.w. photos, drawings & sketches. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: Clean covers, solidly bound, bright gold stamped spine titles, contents also very clean, no issues. . * .

[China, preface date 1752]. Pink stitched wrappers, 23 Juan, bound in 12 separate volumes, 108 Hui [chapters], 24 plates, 11.5 x 17.2 cm.,Hanzi text, covers a bit dusty,contents very very clean, solid & bright, wood covers.* RARE EARLY EDITION . *** **** *** . . . ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY FENG Menglong [1574-1646] . . . THIS IS A COMPLETE SET OF 12 BOUND WOODBLOCK PRINTED . . . & ILLUSTRATED IN 23 JUAN [VOLUMES] & 108 HUI [CHAPTERS] . . . AN EARLY QING DYNASTY BOOK . . . WITH PREFACE DATE OF QIAN LONG 17TH. YEAR [1752] . . . EDITED, REVISED & ANNOTATED BY CAI YUANFANG . . . FROM THE ORIGINAL "ZHOU LIE GUOZHI" . . * Written in traditional Hanzi Text, woodblock Printed & Illustrated. . The original work was named: "ZHOU LIE GUOZHI," the 'new' edition is called "XIN ZHOU LIE GUOZHI" but is published as "DONG ZHOU LIE GUOZHI." . This set is bound in 12 separate stitched volumes, containing a total of 23 Juan [volumes] text, 108 Hui… Read More

Paris n.d. c.17th century, Bertrand. Single sheet extracted from a book, copper engraving of the Japanese Shogun, with Portuguese text describing Japan & noting Jesuits there.RARE A handsome portrait of the Shogun, sheet size about 19.5 x 28 cm., matted, with a crest below the portrait. A bit of mild foxing, but a very early and suitble work for framing and library display. .

[Shanghai ca. 1956, Shanghai Shu Hua She Qu Ban]. A large color woodblock print, Chinese title slip on back side, an UNUSED, NEW pristine example, sheet size: 26.7 x 36.5 cm., print size: 17.8 x 27.3 cm. FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION . *** **** *** . . . A SUPERB MID-1950'S COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT . . . THREE YOUNG CHILDREN WEARING RED SCARVES . . . PLANTING MELON PLANTS . *** Color woodblock print by Feng, with his signature in block and red cinnabar Yin Zhang [seal/chop]. . *** THE ARTIST FENG ZIKAI [1898-1975]: He was an influential Chinese painter, pioneering "Manhua" artist, essayist, and lay Buddhist of twentieth century China. . He lived through much of the political and socio-economic turmoil that arose during the birth of Modern China. Much of his literary and artistic work comments on and records the relationship between the changing political landscape and the daily lives of ordinary people. Although he is most famous for his paintings depicting children and the multi-volume… Read More