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Hymn Book of the Church of England Mission in the Diocese of North-China -
1929Peking
Interesting missionary hymn book. With hymns ‘Drawn Mainly from Hymns Ancient and Modern’. Prepared by the local Diocese, interesting as it was issued prior to the denominations agreement to have a unified hymn book the ‘Universal Praise Hymns’ in the 1930’s. With the poor quality of paper and the small Diocese, it is probably safe to say that a copy in this fine condition would be extremely hard to find.
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‘A Cruise in an Opium Clipper’ - & - ‘Among Typhoons and Pirate Craft’ - Captain Lindsay Anderson [Alexander Christie]
1891 & 1892 - Chapman and Hall Limited, London - First Editions
‘I take service on board an opium clipper at Shanghai’ -a gripping tale, through the heart of the China Seas in the beautiful and fast opium clipper ‘Eamont’, owned by Dent & Co. Typhoons, wreckers, burning and looting, pirates, escape from hostile natives..... A fascinating picture of the tougher side of trading in the 1800’s and the close competition between the three main Hong Kong trading companies during this period. An extremely scarce pair, in stunning condition.
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The Far East Revisited. Essays on Political, Commercial, Social, and General Conditions in Malaya, China, Korea and Japan - A. Gorton Angier
1908 - Witherby and Co, London - First Edition
Illustrated with many photographs, some maps.
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![Collection of Articles and Essays titled "Apothegms ", "Actions and Sayings of the Chinese Emperors", "A Particular Account of the Tartars Irruption into China", in 1664, the Quing Dynasty,"The Genealogy of the Great Moguls", "The Genealogy of [the] Family now Reigning in Persia", "The Chronology and Succession of the Ottoman Monarchy", and "Of All Known Heretics and Others"](http://www.lokmanbooks.com/fmp/images/101892a.jpg)
Collection of Articles and Essays titled "Apothegms ", "Actions and Sayings of the Chinese Emperors", "A Particular Account of the Tartars Irruption into China", in 1664, the Quing Dynasty,"The Genealogy of the Great Moguls", "The Genealogy of [the] Family now Reigning in Persia", "The Chronology and Succession of the Ottoman Monarchy", and "Of All Known Heretics and Others" - Anon.
c. 1705Only copy. Folio.
Four hundred anf fifty pages of fascinating hand-written essays, in a fine hand with names and quotations in red ink. The most striking essay is the first, 51 pages, entitled simply "Apothems", extracts or maxims. Its flavour is distinctly Confucian. It derives from a work little known today in the West, the "Ming Xin Bao Jian", "The Perfect Mirror to throw Light on the Mind", an elementary treatise on philosophy. It was the first Chinese book to be translated into any western language, by a Dominican at Manila in 1593, but remained in manuscript. The date of this anonymous manuscript would appear to be circa 1704. Please see details for more information.
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The light of Asia or the great renunciation: being the life and teachings of Guatama, prince of India and founder of Buddhism - Sir Edwin Arnold
1976 - The Limited Editions Club, Connecticut
Limited edition #1594 of 2000 copies signed by the artist Ayres Houghtelling. Bound in paisley patterned cloth with gilt on green leather title plate to spine. Illustrated throughout in full colour. Printed at the Press of A. Colish with typographic design by Frank Lieberman.
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Mount Everest: The Reconnaissance 1935. The Forgotten Adventure - Tony Astill
2005 - Tony Astill, London
Beautiful big book. Foreword by John Hunt, introduction by Sir Edmund Hillary. Winner James Monroe Thorington award for best book in mountaineering history at Banff 2006.
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The Divine Classic of Nan-Hua; Being the Works of Chuang Tsze, Taoist Philosopher, with an Excursus, and Copious Annotations in English and Chinese. - Frederic Henry Balfour
1881 - Kelly and Walsh Limited, Shanghai - First Edition
A scarce first edition of Balfour’s translation.
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Empire of the Sun - J.G. Ballard
1984 - Victor Gollancz, London - First Edition with First issue DJ (only two blurbs by Greene and Carter)
Autobiographical novel, the story of a British schoolboy caught alone in Shanghai during World War II, then placed in a Japanese internment camp. Later turned into a movie by Steven Spielberg Team.
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