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Xing shanghuo shikuang 性生活實况

Xing shanghuo shikuang 性生活實况

by [Kinsey, Alfred C.]

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1949
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Hong Kong: Xing jiao yu cong shu chu ban she, 1949. Pamphlet. 48p. staplebound booklet, minor cover wear, some yellowing to cover and the first few pages. A condensed Chinese summary of "Sexual behavior in the Human Male," which originally appeared in Hong Kong's "Kung Sheung Evening News." Xing jiao yu cong shu #2.
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Rebel city: Hong Kong's year of water and fire

Rebel city: Hong Kong's year of water and fire

by Ibrahim, Zuraidah; Jeffie Lam, editors

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2020
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Paperback
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9789811218606
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Singapore; Hong Kong: World Scientific Publishing Co.;South China Morning Post, 2020. Paperback. xvii, 461 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates, very good paperback.
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Directions for "Chinese game of four winds

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n.d.
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Hong Kong: Yee Woo Cheong, n.d.. Pamphlet. 22p. pamphlet, covers rather foxed, faint musty scent. Not found in OCLC as of June 2023. A manual for playing mah-jongg, undated but probably issued during the game's 1920s boom in popularity in the US, and perhaps reprinted for some time afterwards. The company appears in a 1922 Hong Kong directory. … Read more about this item
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T'ien Hsia Illustrated Magazine / 天下画報. Dec. 1953

T'ien Hsia Illustrated Magazine / 天下画報. Dec. 1953

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1953
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Hong Kong: Sheng hua chu ban she, 1953. Magazine. 23p. large-format pictorial magazine, mild edgewear. This issue includes articles on movies and other popular culture, as well as pieces on the war against communist insurgents in Indochina, ballet in Hong Kong, and more.
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Xianggang si yi shang gong zong hui nian kan 1952 香港四邑商工總會年刋

Xianggang si yi shang gong zong hui nian kan 1952 香港四邑商工總會年刋

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1953
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Hong Kong: [Hong Kong Sze Yap Commercial and Industrial Association], 1953. Paperback. 142p. paperback with a stain running through the entire textblock, a reference copy only of this yearbook.
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Chinese Primitive Paintings: Original Watercolors of Yangtze Village Life

Chinese Primitive Paintings: Original Watercolors of Yangtze Village Life

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[199?]
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Kowloon: Horstmann & Godfrey Ltd, [199?]. Staplebound. [46p.], staplebound exhibition catalog, 7x6.5 inches, very good. Illustrated profusely with color reproductions of watercolor paintings.
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Moon Gate Dreams: A Quest for Romance and Adventure Beyond the Moon Gate

Moon Gate Dreams: A Quest for Romance and Adventure Beyond the Moon Gate

by Barker, Jr., George A.

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1997
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9780965741408
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Greenbrae, CA: Apple Tree Books, 1997. Paperback. 204p., wraps, illus., very good condition. Memoir of living with Spastic quadriplegia, traveling to Hong Kong, and marrying a Chinese call girl he met there.
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Moon Gate Dreams: A Quest for Romance and Adventure Beyond the Moon Gate

Moon Gate Dreams: A Quest for Romance and Adventure Beyond the Moon Gate

by Barker, Jr., George A.

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1997
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Greenbrae, CA: Apple Tree Books, 1997. Paperback. 204p., wraps, illus., very good condition; signed by Barker on the title page. Memoir of living with Spastic quadriplegia, traveling to Hong Kong, and marrying a Chinese call girl he met there.
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Beijing Odyssey: Based on the Life and Times of Liang Shiyi, a Mandarin in China's Transition from Monarchy to Republic

Beijing Odyssey: Based on the Life and Times of Liang Shiyi, a Mandarin in China's Transition from Monarchy to Republic

by Au, Steven T.

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1999
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Paperback
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9781878044686
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Mahomet, IL: Mayhaven Publishing, 1999. Paperback. x, 447p., paperback, 6x9 inches. Small stamp at bottom edge, else very good. Au was born in Hong Kong and was an engineering professor before turning to writing.
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A Radical Group in Hong Kong [handbill]

A Radical Group in Hong Kong [handbill]

by [Knabb, Ken]

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1978
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Berkeley, CA: Bureau of Public Secrets, 1978. Handbill. 8.5x14 inch mimeographed handbill, printed both sides, very good. "One of the most essential and most difficult tasks of the modern revolutionary movement is communication between revolutionaries on either side of the Iron Curtain. A valuable contribution to this developing encounter has been made by the '70s,' a libertarian group in… Read more about this item
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Hong Kong is a happy choice - any time of year! [travel brochure]
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Hong Kong is a happy choice - any time of year! [travel brochure]

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[196-?]
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Kowloon: Hong Kong Tourist Association, [196-?]. Pamphlet. Eight-panel brochure, very good, highlighting the attractions of the four different seasons in Hong Kong.
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Fleeting: Selected Poems, 1994-1996

Fleeting: Selected Poems, 1994-1996

by Becker, Fanny-Min

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[199?]
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n.p.: Self-published by the author, [199?]. Staplebound. 58p. staplebound pamphlet, 5x8 inches. Wraps lightly shelfworn, else very good. Signed, inscribed, and dated by Becker on the title page. Poems in German and English. No copies in OCLC as of February 2022. Becker is a Hong Kong-based poet and educator. She graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1967… Read more about this item
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Water Lily, for the first audience of my poetry readings
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Water Lily, for the first audience of my poetry readings

by Yau, Emily

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1990
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9789627348054
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Hong Kong: Poetry World, 1990. Staplebound. 46p., staplebound 8.5x5.5 inch decorated wraps; a very good copy. Signed and inscribed by the author "To the Mission Library." Author has annotated her vita page in pen with several "invitations," including "Invited to be listed in '5,000 Personalities of the World' and 'International Who's Who of Intellectuals.'. Yau was born in China… Read more about this item
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The spectrum of life and other poems

The spectrum of life and other poems

by Eid, Luthard N.

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1973
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Hong Kong: Light & Salt, 1973. Pamphlet. vi, 63p. staplebound booklet, a couple of poems marked with pen stars, otherwise very good. Inscribed by the author inside the rear cover. Collection of poetry by a Norwegian-American living in Hong Kong.
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The Chinese: A Study of a Hong Kong Community

The Chinese: A Study of a Hong Kong Community

by Osgood, Cornelius

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1975
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Hardcover
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9780816504183
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Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1975. Hardcover. Three volume set in slipcase. Hardcovers with dust jackets. Very good condition. Ownership initials on front free endpapers. Illustrated with photographs, charts, and tables throughout. Card included states that this copy was sent by The Wenner-Gren Foundaition to interested scholars.
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Zhongguo fen sheng tu 中國分省圖
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Zhongguo fen sheng tu 中國分省圖

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1953
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Hong Kong: Xin guang yu di xue she, 1953. [120p.], pocket-sized atlas of China for students, spine reinforced with tape, a reading or research copy only.
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Da tong cong kan 大同丛刊. 1

Da tong cong kan 大同丛刊. 1

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2008
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Hong Kong: Xin miao chu ban she, 2008. 237p., very good paperback. Premier issue of the Trotskyist journal.
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Sheng huo (Jun. 1970) 生活
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Sheng huo (Jun. 1970) 生活

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1970
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Kowloon: Sheng huo za zhi she 生活雜誌社, 1970. 41 pgs, single issue of the staplebound magazine. Very good with mild corner crease and lightly toned pages. Includes a laid in mimeographed map of Cambodia to accompany a relevant article. Reports on international political and social issues.
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Kai juan / Bookreviews monthly. Vol. 2, No. 6. (Jan. 1980) 開卷
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Kai juan / Bookreviews monthly. Vol. 2, No. 6. (Jan. 1980) 開卷

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1980
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Hong Kong: Kai juan chu ban she 開卷出版社, 1980. 55 pgs, single issue of the staplebound magazine. Very good with mild corner crease. Text in Chinese. The magazine includes Chinese literature reviews, interviews with authors, etc. The opening article is an interview with the famous Chinese Wuxia novelist, Jin Yong.
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Wan ren za zhi. No. 97 (Sep. 4. 1969) 萬人雜誌:第97期

Wan ren za zhi. No. 97 (Sep. 4. 1969) 萬人雜誌:第97期

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1969
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Hong Kong: Wan ren za zhi she 萬人雜誌社, 1969. 32 pages, single issue of the weekly magazine about political news and commentary. Very good with pages mildly toned.
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