Hong Kong: Hong Kong Book Centre Ltd, 1997. First Edition. Paperback (Outsized). Includes a free standing insert about a T.C. Lai exhibition. The second collection of the artist's paintings, reproduced in color. More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1993. First Trade Paperback Edition, Fourth Printing. Softcover. In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a...... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. In this third volume of a planned five-volume series, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt..... More
Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by one of the authors/editors. Through the lens of Chinese food, the authors address recent theories in social science concerning cultural identity, ethnicity, boundary formation, consumerism and globalization, and the invention of local cuisine in the context of rapid..... More
LIMITED EDITION Digital Print (10 copies). Each print is signed by the artist and individually numbered. Archival pigment print on acid free Hahnemuhle PhotoRag paper (A4). 100% of the proceeds from each sale will be donated to either the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund 612人道支援基金 or Spark Alliance 星火同盟 抗爭支援... More
Louisville, Kentucky: The Golden Pond Press, 1988. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. 1988 Olympic Games Commemorative Edition. More
New York: First Second Books, 2013. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Stock image shown. Heavy item; please note handling charge. The Boxers & Saints Boxed Set from Gene Luen Yang, one of the greatest comics storytellers alive, brings all his formidable talents to bear in this astonishing work. In two..... More
Hong Kong: Urban Council, Hong Kong, 1982. Softcover (Outsized). More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1974. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. The first English language biography ever published on We Cheng (580-643), chief adviser to T'ang T'ai-tsung, reputed founder of the T'ang dynasty. More
Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Record of a Boat Trip to Wu (Wuchuan lu) is a travel journal written by Fan Chengda, the famous government official and writer of the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). In it, Fan recounts his boat journey from Chengdu (Sichuan) to..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Contains 4 stand alone maps in pocket attached to inside of Vol. II; four sheets meant to be placed together to make a full, complete map. NOT ex-library. Very rare. Part of the Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph series, Volume VIII and..... More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1979. Reprint. Paperback. The historical civilization of China is, with the Indian and European-Semitic, one of the three greatest in the world, yet only relatively recently has any enquiry been begun into its achievements in science and technology. Between the first and fifteenth centuries the..... More
Petaling Jaya: Maya Press, 2003. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. Rare. Translation by Salleh Ben Joned. Latiff Modidin is one of Malyasia's best poets, besides being one of the country's best painters. This is the first book of Latiff's poetry in English translation. More
Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1971. Francis Braun (cover design). First Edition. First Printing of 1000 copies. Hardcover. In 1950, the Communist Party brought in a new marriage law in China. In this book the author, both a sinologist and lawyer, seeks to interpret the law and its impact..... More
Hong Kong: Chinese Whiskers / Licht Ltd, 2018. First Edition. Softcover. Grittier than Shop Cats and Market Cats, Dutch photographer Marcel Heijnen explores another quirky aspect of Hong Kong's culture in Garage Dogs. The dogs' gruffer yang to his cats' fluffier yin reveal and unapologetically masculine world of car parts..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1961. First English Edition. Hardcover. First published in German as "Chinesisches Kunstgewerbe" by Klinkhardt and Biermann. More
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. More
Hong Kong: Xavier Publishing Association Company Ltd, 2008. First Edition (stated). Softcover. This work endeavours to convey something of the reality of the Irish Jesuit Mission in its achievements and short-comings, its joys and sorrows, and of the experience of individual members under the pressure of work in a difficult..... More
London: Paddleless Press, 1995. Comic Company (cover design). First Edition (presumed), First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by author. Powerful, beautiful and not yet deaf to a catchy melody, Victoria Init - the consort of a middling Philippine politician - should be entering the prime of life as sleek and satiated as..... More
Honolulu: Association for Asian Studies / University of Hawaii, 2005. Santos Barbasa Jr. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by author. A review of the book from the Japan Times by Donald Richie: Relations between Japan and China may be troubled right now, but then they often have..... More
Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1994. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. A symposium of essays presented in honor of T. T. Ch'en and F. W. Mote on the occasion of their retirement from the East Asian Studies Department of Princeton University. The participants and contributors are all renowned scholars in..... More
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