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Lot 187

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[CHINA - TRAVEL]. A group of 54 titles, including:


BELCHER, Edward, Sir (1799-1877). Voyage Round the World 1836-1842. London: Henry Colburn, 1843. 2 folding maps. -- CHANG, T'ien Tse (1906-1966). Sino-Portuguese Trade from 1514 to 1644: A Synthesis of Portuguese and Chinese Sources. Leyden: E.J. Brill, Ltd., 1934. -- CORTESAO, Armando (1891-1977), editor. The Suma Oriental of Tome Pires and The Book of Francisco Rodrigues. London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1944. 2 volumes. -- CRANE, Louise (1913-1977). China in Sign and Symbol. Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., 1926. INSCRIBED BY CRANE, "To my dear old friend Frank with very best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year." -- FARRER, Reginald (1880-1920). The Rainbow Bridge. London: Edward Arnold, Inc., 1921. -- HICKSON, Sydney John (1859-1940). A Naturalist in North Celebes. London: John Murray, 1859. -- ROBBINS, Helen H. Our First Ambassador to China. London: John Murray, 1908. -- SCHAFER, Edward Hetzel (1913-1991). The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1963. -- WILLIAMS, Samuel Wells (1812-1884). The Middle Kingdom. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900. 2 volumes.

And 44 others. Together, 54 works in 60 volumes, mostly 8vo and 4to, all in original bindings, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.


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