China from Catron Grant Books

Taiwan: Art Book Company, 1985 208 pp. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Paper covers have some shelfwear. In 1984Mr. and Mrs. Chow demonstrated Chinese brush painting for members of the American Artists of Chinese Painting . The Chows showed their desire for others to join in appreciation of Chinese brush painting by giving permission to reproduce this draft of… Read more about this item

American Geographical Society, 1926 with B&W maps and photo illustrations throughout. Walter Mallory was the Secretary,of the China international Relief Commission who points out that between 108 B.C. and 1911 A.D. there were 1828 famines with major death tolls in every province. He suggests courses of action, many of which were taken up independently by Mao Tse-Tung. Text is… Read more about this item

Dover, 1965 820 pp. This Dover edition is an unabridged and unaltered reproduction of the second edition, published by the Catholic Mission Press in 1927. The first edition was published in 1905Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Covered are bright and undamaged save for upper front dogear. Spine sun-lightened.. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Philsdelphia, 1796 n historical, geographical and philosophical view of the Chinese Empire; comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary; tributary states; natural history of China; government, religion, laws, manners and customs, literature, arts, sciences, manufactures, &c. By W. Winterbotham. To which is added, a copious account of Lord Macartney's embassy, compiled from original communications. Volume I… Read more about this item

Crown Publishers, 1977 160 pp. with full color reproductions throughout. Text and plates are clean, tight, bright and unmarked. White and dark green cloth boards with silver stamped title on spine and silver stamped yin/yang symbol on front cover has one small darker speck and light wear on corners but is excellent otherwise. White, reinforced DJ with red title… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1927 28, 542 pp. plus one 4-color fold out map. Owner's signature in ink on front endpaper. One author's signature in ink (Josef Hall) across from title page.Text is clean, tight,aek green cloth boards with gold stamping on cover and gold printing on spine is good; corners are bumped, print on spine is faded,… Read more about this item

Chicago: NTC Publishing Group, 1999 4, 267 pp. with some small, b/w line illustrations. Text is clean, tight, bright and unmarked. White softcover with 4-color graphics and bold blue title is clean and tight with minimal wear. A "Teach Yourself" book.. 4th Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5" x 7.75".

Beijing, China: The Camel Bell, 1936 185 pp. No date but presentation inscription of 1937. Bound in patterned woven silk., tied with silk cord at spine Photo illustrations are tipped in, line illustrations are hand-colored. Clean, unmarked. Moisture rippling to upper front corner of last few pages, apros 1" x 1" Presentation inscription on front endpapers from Tientsin,"… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, 1987 217 pp with color maps throughout. Compiled and edited by the Population Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China and the Institute of Geography of the People's Academy of Science.A comprehensive view of population and geography. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Black leatherette boards are bright and undamaged. Book weighs… Read more about this item

Beijing, China: Sinolingua, 1994 330 pp. Text is clean, tight, bright, unmarked and unused. Red softcover with yellow and black line drawing of Confucius, black Chinese characters and white title in English is tight and bright with some surface wear. This is the first book in the Chinese Sage Series; text is in both Chinese and English.. 4th Printing. Trade… Read more about this item

Lijiang, China: The Protection and Administration Bureau of Lijiang, 2006 24 pp. Full color photographs throughout. Text iin Englisn and Chinese. Terxt clean, tight, bright and unmarked. Plastic- coated brown softcover with 4-color art reproduction and silver embossed Chinese characters is clean and bright with some minor wear on corners. This is a "poster-booklet" to be used in Chinese hotels… Read more about this item

Doubleda Page & Co., 1910 xiii, 328 pp.A brief history of China followed by a review of then-current events including the Russo-Japanese War, and missionary activities by the former president of the Chinese Imperial University.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, 1866 Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, 1866 143 pp plus 8 plates, two in color. Deckle-edged pages are inmarked, intact, soiled along page edges. Grey paper covers Library number on cover but no other markings. First Edition. Large Format Softcover. Fair. 9" x 12". Ex-Library.. First Edition.. Paperback. Fair.

Trackless Sands Pr Inc, 1997 256 pp with one map and B&W illustrations in text. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Covers are clean and intact with a crease to front cover.. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

London: John Lane Bodley Head, 1940 316 pp with B&W photo illustration sthroughout text. British traveler in the early 20th century, with observations of the "The natives are so amusing." sort. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Blue cloth boards are rubbed at extremities.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ke xue chu ban she, 1996 216 pp with 8 B&W plates.and B&W line diagrams throughout text. An English summary of the material follows the Manderin text. Text is clean tight and unmarked. A gift inscription from the author is on the flyleaf. The author's name in English is written in felt tip om the front board.. Hardcover. Very… Read more about this item

Heilongjiang, 2000 216 pp with color illustrations on every page. text is in Chinese. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Covers are bright and undamaged.. Softcover. Near Fine. 6" x 8".

Zhejiang University, 1991 305 pp. with B&W illustrations of Chinese coin types on every page. Text is entirely in Chinese. No internal markings, covers are clean and bright with light shelf-wear.. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1939 Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1939 619 pp. Translated from the German by Basil Chreighton. A fictionalized account of the events leading up to first Japanese arial attack on Shanghai. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Glue stains to endpapers. Rust-colored cloth boards with title in gold on black spine are rubbed at extremities. 1st Edition.… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1937 347 pp with 12 B&W plates and 2 maps. A narrative of a journey by the famous plant hunter and geographer to Burma along the Tibetan border with Assam and China, an area that at the time was almost completely unknown to westerners. The appendix lists plants collected by the author and list of birds seen… Read more about this item