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Rev ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON. 'Journey's in North China, Manchuria, and Eastern Mongolia; With Some Account of Corea,' two volumes, original cloth wit...

A. HENRY SAVAGE-LANDOR. 'Corea or Cho-Sen: The Land of the Morning Calm,' original decorative cloth, illustrated by author, MacMillan and Co, New ...

ANNA C. HARTSHORNE. 'Japan and Her People,' first edition, two volumes, original cloth with gilt tooled decorations, illustrated, Henry T. Coates,...

ARCHIBALD R. COLQUHOUN. 'Across Chryse, Being The Narrative of a Journey of Exploration Through The South China Border Lands From Canton to Mandal...

RICHARD C. RAPIER. 'Remunerative Railways For New Countries; With Some Account of The First Railway In China,' first edition, original maroon clot...

Sir FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND. 'Everest: The Challenge,' second edition original cloth with gilt tooled 'Dulwich College' coat of arms to front board, ...

'Chinese Literature,' first in the series, edited by Mao Tun with contributions by Lu Hsun, Chou Li-Po, Ho Chi-Fang, and Chin Chao-Yang, five full...

ISAAC TAYLOR HEADLAND. 'Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes,' first edition, original cloth with pictorial boards, illustrated throughout, Fleming H. Reve...

GRACE JAMES. 'Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales,' original cloth with gilt tooled Geisha to front board, forty colour illustrations by W...

FREDERIC VILLIERS. 'Port Arthur: Three Months with the Besiegers: A Diurnal of Occurrents,' original coth with calligraphy to front board, b+w pho...

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS. 'Sketches of China; Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; With Notices and Obse...

Rev R. H. COBBALD. 'Pictures of the Chinese, Drawn By Themselves,' first edition, frontispiece, vignette title and plates printed in brown, origin...

A. B. FREEMAN-MITFORD. 'The Attache At Peking,' original cloth with gilt tooled bats, fold out plan of 'The Imperial City', ex libris label to pas...

G. KOIZUMI. 'Lacquer Work: A Practical Exposition of the Art of Lacquering together with Valuable Notes for the Collector,' profusely illustrated ...

Capt F. BRINKLEY. 'Japan: Its History, Arts and Literature,' limited edition, 842/1000, twelve volumes, illustrated, original cloth, sun bleaching...

Rev. JOHN BACHELOR. 'The Ainu of Japan: The Religion, Superstitions, and General History of the Hairy Aborigines of Japan,' first edition, origina...

Sir EDWARD J. REED. 'Japan: Its History, Traditions, and Religions. With the Narrative of a Visit 1879,' two volumes, second edition, original dec...

JOHN M'LEOD. 'Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, Along the Coast of Corea, To The Island of Lewchew; With an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwrec...

Sir GEORGE STAUNTON. 'An Authentic Account of An Embassy from The King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China,' two volumes, contemporary quarte...

CHARLES FREDERIK NOBLE. 'A Voyage to the East Indies In 1747 and 1748,' first edition, rebound in full leather, eleven engraved plates including a...

LAURENCE OLIPHANT. 'Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, 58, 59,' two volumes, half leather, Illustrated...

HOLT SAMUEL HALLETT. 'A Thousand Miles on an Elephant in the Shan States,' first edition, handsomely rebound in half blue leather with compartment...

ROBERT FORTUNE. 'A Journey to the Tea Countries of China; Including Sung-Lo and The Bohea Hills; With A Short Notice of The East India Company's T...

J. M. TRONSON. 'Personal Narrative of A Voyage to Japan, Kamtschatka, Siberia, Tartary, and Various Parts of Coast of China; In H.M.S. Barracouta,...

A Chinese jade-type figure of a sage, 20th century, height 22.5cm, width 21cm, depth 6cm and another jade figure, height 31.5cm. ...[more]

A Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl, Ming Dynasty, the interior with a central floral spray and the top rim with a band of trellis design,the ...

A Chinese blue and white porcelain tea bowl, 18th century, decorated with stylised animals and foliage, height 4.7cm, diameter 8.5cm and five item...

Four Chinese paintings on pith paper, Qing Dynasty, depicting officials in courtly robes, frame size 48 x 36cm and A Japanese woodblock print Kawa...

A Japanese woodcut print of a moonlit beach scene, early 20th century, frame size 40 x 53cm and a Chinese silk picture of fishermen, 47.5 x 28.5cm...

A Japanese satsuma vase, by Fujisan, Meiji period, the blue ground with fine gilding and opposing painted panels depicting geishas in a garden and...

A pair of large Chinese bamboo brush pots, late 19th century, each carved with a figure in a punt and stylised birds, height 34cm, width 11cm. .....

A pair of Japanese porcelain imari chargers, late Meiji period, the central medallion with flowering vines and leaves, within a scalloped edge bor...

Six Chinese porcelain prunus pattern ginger jars, 20th century, largest height 12.5cm, width 10.5cm.Condition report: No condition issues. ...[mo...

A Chinese reverse painted glass vase, early 20th century, height 14cm, a Chinese snuff bottle, height 7cm, a small Japanese Satsuma vase, 19th cen...

A Chinese Canton porcelain plate, 19th century, diameter 19.5cm and a Chinese celadon plate, 19th century, decorated with birds, insects and flowe...

A Chinese hardwood carved figure of a man with a tiger, 19th century, complete with original stand, total height 29.5cm, width 25cm, depth 16cm an...

A pair of large Chinese porcelain temple jars, Qing Dynasty, painted with birds, flowers and trees, height 42cm, width 24cm. ...[more]

A large Chinese soapstone carving, early 20th century, the mountainous landscape with rocks, trees and pagodas in the foreground, height 23.5cm, w...

A large Chinese porcelain baluster vase, late 20th century, painted with chickens, flowers and foliage, height 42cm.Condition report: some scratch...

A large Chinese porcelain plaque, 20th century, decorated with birds, trees and flowers, in a carved hardwood frame, plaque size 55 x 32.5cm.Condi...

A selection of Chinese prunus pattern porcelain, 20th century, to include a large vase, drilled, height 27cm, width 18cm, three ginger jars and a ...

A Japanese bronze model of a frog. Meiji period, height 3cm, width 6cm, depth 5.5cm.Condition report: no condition issues ...[more]

E.H. PARKER. 'Up The Yang-Tse', with sketch maps, Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, Limited, Hong Kong-Yokohama-Singapore, 1899.Condition report: Rebound, ...

FREDRIK SCHJOTH. 'Chinese Currency' (Currency of the Far East). A Comprehensive Text, Chou Dynasty (1122 B.C.-255 B.C.) through Ch`ing Dynasty (16...

FERDINAND M. BERTHOLET. 'Gardens of Pleasure', Eroticism and Art In China, 2003, MARC DE SMEDT. 'Chinese Erotism' and 'Dreams of Spring, Erotic Ar...

Wellington Wang Collection, Censers, Incense Burners and Hand Warmers, in Chinese and English; S. HOWARD HANSFORD. 'Chinese Carved Jades'; 'Chines...

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