ANDERSON,JOY. PAI-PAI PIG. NY: Harcourt Brace & World (1967). 8vo (6 3/4 x 8 1/4"), durable cloth, As new condition in dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. The story is set in a village on Taiwan and deals with a contest to see whose pig would win a prize. Illustrated with... More about PAI-PAI PIG
CHINESE. CHINESE FLASH CARDS. Housed in a color pictorial box are are several hundred flash cards. One side has a full color illustration of the object and the verso has the Chinese symbol for that object. Circa 1950-60. More about CHINESE FLASH CARDS
CHINESE. CHINESE PRIMER. Shanghai, ca 1920. 8vo, pict. wraps, printed on rice paper, string bound, VG+. (Republican Series, Ethical Readers for lower primary schools). A basic Chinese primer illustrated in b&w. More about CHINESE PRIMER
CHINESE. CHINESE PRIMER. Shanghai, ca 1920. 8vo, pict. wraps, printed on rice paper, string bound, VG+. (Republican Series, Ethical Readers for lower primary schools). A basic Chinese primer illustrated in b&w. More about CHINESE PRIMER
CHINESE. CHINESE PRIMER. Shanghai, ca 1920. 8vo, pict. wraps, printed on rice paper, string bound, VG+. (Republican Series, for higher primary schools). A basic Chinese geography primer illustrated in b&w. More about CHINESE PRIMER
CHINESE. CHINESE PRIMER. Shanghai, ca 1920. 8vo, pict. wraps, printed on rice paper, string bound, VG+. (Republican Series, National Readers for lower primary schools). A basic Chinese primer illustrated in b&w. More about CHINESE PRIMER
CHINESE. CHINESE PRIMER. Shanghai, ca 1920. 8vo, pict. wraps, printed on rice paper, string bound, VG+. (Republican Series, Ethical Readers for lower primary schools). A basic Chinese primer illustrated in b&w. More about CHINESE PRIMER
CHINESE. CHINESE PRIMER. Shanghai, ca 1920. 8vo, pict. wraps, printed on rice paper, string bound, VG+. (Republican Series, for higher primary schools). A basic Chinese geography primer illustrated in b&w. More about CHINESE PRIMER
CHINESE. CHINESE PRIMER. Shanghai, ca 1920. 8vo, pict. wraps, printed on rice paper, string bound, VG+. (Republican Series, National Readers for lower primary schools). A basic Chinese primer illustrated with one full page color illus. and in b&w. More about CHINESE PRIMER
CHINESE INTEREST. AH FU: A CHINESE RIVER BOY by E. Mildred Nevill. NY: Friendship Press no date, circa 1928. 16mo, pictorial cloth, [61]p. + ads, fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. Done in the size and format of Little Black Sambo, each page of text has a full page color... More about AH FU: A CHINESE RIVER BOY
CHINESE INTEREST. CHINESE CULTURAL REVOLUTION PICTURE BOOKS. Offered here are 4 picture books published in Mao's China from 1970-1974. All are oblong 5 x 4", pictorial wraps, some finger soil and dog ears, VG. Known as Lianhuanhua from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, these picture books are illustrated on every... More about CHINESE CULTURAL REVOLUTION PICTURE BOOKS
CHINESE INTEREST. CHINESE CULTURAL REVOLUTION PICTURE BOOKS. Offered here are 4 picture books published in Mao's China from 1970-1974. All are oblong 5 x 4", pictorial wraps, some finger soil and dog ears, VG. Known as Lianhuanhua from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, these picture books are illustrated on every... More about CHINESE CULTURAL REVOLUTION PICTURE BOOKS
CHINESE INTEREST. HAVOC IN HEAVEN adapted by Tang Checng. Beijing: Foreign Language Press (1979). 7 1/4 x 8 1/2", cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine condition. Stated first edition. Based on a color cartoon drawn from a 16th century fantasy novel featuring the Monkey King. Illustrated in color from the film. More about HAVOC IN HEAVEN
CHINESE INTEREST. JOHN CHINAMAN by Rowe Lingstone. London: Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh no date [1891]. 4to (7 x 10"), cloth backed pictorial boards, some edge wear, VG+. This is a stereotypical view of China, told in verse by Lingstone. Illustrated with vibrant chromolithographs highlighted in gold on every page... More about JOHN CHINAMAN
CHINESE INTEREST. LITTLE YELLOW WANG-LO by M.C. Bell. London: Grant Richards 1903. 24mo (3 x 5"), variant brown cloth striped in maroon, 95p., VG+. Number 26 of the Dumpy Book series of which Little Black Sambo was number 4. Printed on one side of the page, each page of text... More about LITTLE YELLOW WANG-LO
CHINESE INTEREST. MYTHS & LEGENDS OF CHINA by E.T.C. Werner. London: George Harrap (1922, fourth printing 1934). 6 x 8 3/4" 454p., index, owner gift inscription else Fine in dust wrapper (dw repaired on verso). A scientific and philosophical analysis of Chinese legends taken from Chinese sources. Illustrated with 32... More about MYTHS & LEGENDS OF CHINA
FLACK,MARJORIE. THE STORY ABOUT PING. NY: Viking 1933. 8vo (7 x 9"), cloth backed pictorial boards, slightest bit of edge rubbing else fine in VG+ dust wrapper with two small closed tears and slight rubbing. First edition. The story is about a little Chinese duckling who lives on a houseboat... More about STORY ABOUT PING
GERMAN. VOM KAISER HUANG-LI by Furstin Marie Thurn Taxis Hohenlohe. Berlin: Carl Chryseliusscher 1922 (1922). Oblong large 4to (12 3/4 x 10"), cloth backed decorative boards, Fine. 1st edition of this unusual fairy tale set in China. Illustrated with lovely full page and smaller color lithographs. More about VOM KAISER HUANG-LI
HANDFORTH,THOMAS. MEI LI. NY: Doubleday Doran 1938 (1938). Folio (9 1/4 x 12 1/4"), orange cloth, some cover soil, VG+ in dust wrapper (VG dw, not price clipped, no medal, sl. frayed at spine ends, a few small closed tears). Stated 1st edition. WINNER OF THE SECOND CALDECOTT AWARD! This... More about MEI LI
HANDFORTH,THOMAS. MEI LI. NY: Doubleday Doran 1938 (1938). Large 4to (9 1/4 x 12 1/4"), orange cloth, Fine in near fine dust wrapper without medal and not price clipped. Stated 1st edition and WINNER OF THE SECOND CALDECOTT AWARD! This is a Chinese tale written by Handforth and magnificently illustrated... More about MEI LI
MacINTYRE,C.F. PIG THAT ATE TRUFFLES. NY: Golden Press (1963). Oblong 4ot (10 1/4 x 7 1/2"), glazed pictorial boards, Fine condition in dust wrapper with a closed tear and chip on rear panel. 1st edition. The story of a family of pigs in China who are the first to eat... More about PIG THAT ATE TRUFFLES
PICTURE BOOK. AMAZING ADVENTURES by S. Baring Gould. London Skeffington & Son, no date [1903]. Oblong 13 1/4 x 9 1/8", 53p., cloth backed pictorial boards, corners worn and rear cover soiled else remarkably clean, tight and VG+. This is the tale of 3 shipwrecked sailors: Sambo - a stereotypical... More about AMAZING ADVENTURES
POLITI,LEO. MOY,MOY. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons (1960 a). 8 1/4 x 10 1/4", durable pictorial red cloth, Fine in fine dust wrapper. 1st edition. Moy Moy is an American girl whose parents are from China. Illustrated in color by Politi. This copy is INSCRIBED in 1960 BY POLITI LOVELY WATERCOLOR... More about MOY,MOY
(SABUDA,ROBERT)illus. THE PAPER DRAGON by Marguerite Davol. (NY): Atheneum (1997). 9 1/4" square, pictorial boards, as new in as new dust wrapper. Stated first edition, first printing with 1-10 code. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY SABUDA. An atmospheric story set in China featuring stunning color illustrations by Sabuda on pages... More about PAPER DRAGON
(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. THE HOUSE OF SIXTY FATHERS by Meindert Dejong. NY: Harper & Bros. (1956). 8vo (5 1/2 x 8 1/4"), cloth, Fine in dust wrapper with price intact, 3 small pieces off edges, a few closed tears. 1st edition. Set in China during the Japanese occupation and illustrated by Sendak... More about HOUSE OF SIXTY FATHERS
(WIESE,KURT)illus. THE FIVE CHINESE BROTHERS ORIGINAL ART written by Claire Huchet Bishop. Offered here are 6 finished ink drawings and 2 pages of pencil studies for the filmstrip version of The Five Chinese Brothers prepared for Weston Woods in 1958. The images measure 10" wide x 7" high done on... More about FIVE CHINESE BROTHERS ORIGINAL ART
YOUNG,ED. LON PO PO: A RED RIDING HOOD STORY FROM CHINA. NY: Philomel (1989). 4to, cloth, bookplate, Fine in dw. Stated 1st impression. A Chinese tale translated by Young and illus. by him in color. CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER. More about LON PO PO