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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
15704Abraham, Horst F.Berlin-Shanghai-Chicago Never Give UpSelf-publishedVery good.Mr. Abraham escaped the Holocaust. Lived in Shanghai and then Chicago. There are b&w photos.Holocaust, WW2, China, autobiography$20
12209AnonLa Republique De Chine En 1972China Art Printing WorksGood. The plastic covering on the covers has some separaration and the covers have shelf wear.7 x 8 inches, in Spanish and Chinese, with many color photos of Taiwan.Taiwan, China$20
12586AnonThe China Magazine Vol. XVIII No. 8 August, 1948Chinese News ServiceFair to good. The covers have some light soiling and creasing. The front cover has a staple. Interior page edges have some creasing.China in 1948. 5.5 x 7.75 inches with b&w photos and illustrations.China, Taiwan.$20
12031Baker, Dr. HughAncestral Images A Hong Kong AlbumSCMPVery good. In a very good dust wrapper.Columns from the South China Morning Post in 1977-78. There are b&w and color photos with a list of sources cited.Hong Kong, China$20
8169Bales, Carol AnnChinatown Sunday The Story Of Lilliann DerReilly & Lee 1973 8.5 X 11 inches with b&w photos.Good to very good. In a worn, creased and lightly chipped dust wrapper. Presentation card and owner's name and address stamp attached on the front free endpaper.Chinatown, Lilliann DerChinatown, Lilliann Der$18
16576Bechtel, JohnThe Mystery ShipVan Kampen PressGood. Faint wear top and bottom of the spine. In a fair to good dust wrapper that has some chipping.Young adult? Fiction set in Christian China.Fiction, Young Adult, China, missionaries$20
16885Buck, Pearl S.Autographed letter on The East and West Association StationerySelf-publishedVery good.8.5 x 11 letter to a doner to the China Fund. Includes association logo envelope.Pearl S. Buck, The East and West Association, China, autograph, ephemera$350
16201Buck, RobertJournal People To People Banking Delegation To the People's Republic of China April 30 - May 19, 1983People to People Citizen Ambassador ProgramVery good. No dust wrapper9 x 11.5 inches, Robert Buck's 1983 People To People Banking delegation to China trip journal. Included is a presentation letter from the Citizen Ambassador Program.People To People International, China, Banking$40
14028Cable, Mildred and Francesca FrenchChina Her Life and Her PeopleUniversity of LondonVery good. In a fair dust wrapper that has wear, soiling and chipping.China in the 1930s and 40s. Maps, Diagrams, illustrations, an index and endpaper maps.China$20
16280Caldwell, John C.South of TokyoHenry Regnery CompanyGood. Owner's name in ink. In a poor dust wrapper."...Communist campaign among Chinese refugees" in the 1950s.China, Taiwan$20
12594Casberg, OliviaAround The World In 60 YearsThe Olive Press PublicationsFine. Small owner's address label inside.Inscribed by the author, "memories, memories....with love to xxxx" Olivia. Medical missionaries in India and world travelers. There are b&w photos.Missionaries, Medicial Missionaries, India, China$20
15064Ch'ien, HsiaoHow The Tillers Win Back Their LandForeign Language PressGood. Top inch of the spine is missing, the very bottom is chipped. Some soiling on the back cover. Yellowing on the pages.Early Communist China land reform. There are b&w photos.China, land reform$20
16836Chairman Mao Tse-TungChairman Mao Tse-Tung's Iimportant Talks With Guests From Asia, Africa and Latin AmericaForeign Languages PressGood. Light shelf wear.`Chairman Mao Tse-TungChina, Chairman Mao Tse-Tung$20
8326Cheng, Chung-yingTai Chen's Inquiry Into GoodnessEast-West Center Press 1971 first edition with 176 pages and an index.Very good with light soiling. No dust wrapper.Philisophy, ChinaPhilisophy, China$15
16840Chesneaux, JeanSecret Societies In China In the Nineteenth and Twentieth CenturiesHeinemann Educational BooksGood. Minor brown stain on the back cover. Light shelf wear.China, secret societies. There are b&w photos, references, bibliograpy and an index.China, History, Secret Societies$25
14909China Handbook Editorial BoardChina Handbook 1950Rockport Press, IncGood. Light shelf wear especially on top of the spine and covers. No dust wrapper.China in 1950. There's an indexChina$20
14016Congming, Tian, Chairman of the editorial BoardPeople's Republic Of China Yearbook 2000PRC YearbookGood. Some shelf wear on the covers. Four line rubber stamp on the title page. Erasure mark area on the inside of the back cover. Magic marker line on page edges. No dust wrapper.8.5 x 11.5 inches with many b&w and color photos, tables and statistics.China Yearbook$100
11604Deverall, Richard L-g.War Locomotive of HistorySelf-published in JapanGood with light shelf wear and soiling. There's a short tear and some light creasing on the front cover. The first few pages have vertical creases. The owner's bookplate is in front. The cardboard slip-case is in good condition.The Communist view of war as a "Locomotive" of history. There are many pictures, notes and an index.China, Communism, history, politics$25
6465Ensminger, M.E. Ph.D. and Audrey Ensminger, M.S.China - The Impossible DreamSelf Published 1973 paperback, 8.5 X 11 inches, with 311 pages, photos , maps and an index.Good with light shelf wear.China, b&w and color pictures, recipes, agriculture and an indexChina, agriculture, recipes, cooking$20
14346Fairbank, WilmaAdventures in Retrieval Han Murals and Shang Bronze MoldsHarvardGood. Light shelf wear on the covers and spine.Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies XXVIII. There are many b&w photos and illustrations.China, Art$20
10365Gould, Dr. Alton A.At Every Bend Of The RoadECF InternationalVery good.1997 paperback with 112 pages. Dr. Gould was a Christian missionary in China.China, Missionary$20
14048Griffis, William E., & Arthur WalworthChina's Story In Myth, Legend, And AnnalsHoughton Mifflin CompanyGood. Remains of a label inside the back cover. Light soiling on the covers, one corner lightly bumped. In a fair, torn and worn dust wrapper.China. B&w photos, a chronology and an index.China, history$20
10302Hipps, John BurderHistory of the University of ShanghaiBoard of Founders of the University of ShanghaiFair. Ex-library, covers and lightly worn and soiled, top and bottom of the spine is worn, library marks in white ink on the spine, parts of the dust cover pasted down on the front end paper partially covering the author's inscription. Minor, faint underlining in pencil. Pocket removed from back cover, one stamp on title page. No dustjacket.1964 hardback, inscribed by the author, with 240 pages, b&w photos, appendicies, bibliography and an index. China, University of Shanghai, missionaries, WW2, Communism, Baptist.China, University of Shanghai, missionaries, WW2, Communism, Baptist$40
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16548Kemp, E. G. Chinese MettleHodder and Stoughton Ltd.Good. Spine is sun faded. No dust wrapper.Emily Georgiana Kemp was an artist, adventurer and traveler. This book is illustrated with color plates of her art. There's a fold-out map of China and an index.China, Art, Travel, Emily Georgiana Kemp$35
10750Keramic Supply Co.Colors and Coloring in China PaintingKeramis Supply Co.Good. Staples are rusty. Faint spot on the front cover, light soiling and sun fading on the covers.1918 revised 5th edition stapled paperback, 5 x 7.5 inches, with 48 pages. Enameling, ceramics, keramics.China painting$30

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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
10750Keramic Supply Co.Colors and Coloring in China PaintingKeramis Supply Co.Good. Staples are rusty. Faint spot on the front cover, light soiling and sun fading on the covers.1918 revised 5th edition stapled paperback, 5 x 7.5 inches, with 48 pages. Enameling, ceramics, keramics.China painting$30
11566Kilbourne, Edwin W.Bridge Across The Century Volume One Japan Korea ChinaSelf-PublishedGood. There's a faint manufacturing vertical crease on the pages. No dust wrapper. There's a book plate from the previous owner.A history of the OMF, Oriental Missionary Society, by one of it's founders. There are 20 pages of b&w photos, and an addendum. There's a tipped in note from the author on one page and the author has also left an inscription on the title page.OMF, Oriental Missionary Society, Missionaries, China, Japan, Korea, WW2.$40
11567Kilbourne, Edwin W.Bridge Across The Century Volume One Japan Korea ChinaSelf-PublishedVery good. No dust wrapper.A history of the OMF, Oriental Missionary Society, by one of it's founders. There are 20 pages of b&w photos, and an addendum. OMF, Oriental Missionary Society, Missionaries, China, Japan, Korea, WW2.$20
7429Lai, T.C.Selected Chinese SayingsUniversity Book StoreGood. with light shelf wear, soiling and bumping to the stiff cardboard covers. Spine lettering a bit faded.Selected Chinese SayingsChina$15
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14357Lambert, EdieMillie's ChinaPromise Publishing CompanyVery good.A biography of Millie Lovegren, missionary to China and Macau. The are b&w photos and a long inscription by the author.Missionary, China, Millie Lovegren$20
10413Larson, John WesleyA Long Walk With God (From the Poorfarm to the Missionfield)Self-PublishedVery good. Owner's small rubber stamp inside.1987 paperback, signed by the author, with 140 pages and a few b&w photos. Autobiography, Larson was a missionary in Canton, China.Autobiography, missionary, Canton, China$20
7818Lawrence, Carl with David WangThe Coming Influence of ChinaVision House 1996 paperback, inscribed by Wang, with 207 pages and b&w photos.Fine.China, Religion.1996 paperback, inscribed by Wang, with 207 pages and b&w photos.China, Religion$15
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11549Lea, HomerThe Valor Of IgnoranceHarpersGood. Both hinges have been re-glued. Shelf wear on the edges of the covers and spine. The tissue guard over the frontis. has brown staining on it's edges affecting both pages. Previous owner's name inside. No dust wrapper.Geopolitics, ChinaGeopolitics, China$20
3624Lee, H.T.The Story of Chinese CultureLiterature House Ltd. 1964 first edition with 352 pages and b&w illustrations.Very good. In a poor dust wrapper.Chinese cultureChina, Chinese culture$20
15430Leynse, James P.The Lure Of Hong KeHouse-WarvenGood. Faded lettering on the spine and cover. Some light vertical creases on occasional pages.Fiction set in pre WW2 China. There's a three line inscription by the author.China, Fiction$20
15116Mair, AlexanderUnforgettable Memories of China and ScotlandEpworth PressVery good. In a fair to good dust wrapper that is price clipped and has wavy defects on the front.Missionary to the Anking Church in China in the 1930s.Missionary, China$20
11519Malachowski, VirginiaThe Spirit of Jesuit John WalcharsSelf-publishedVery good. Tip of front cover has a crease.A biography of Jesuit Priest, John Walchars. Born in Austria, he spent time as a priest in North China. There's some WW2 involvement as a translator. The author inscribed this copy to a friend.Biography, John Walchars, China, WW2, Religion, Jesuit, Catholicism.$20
14383McKhann, Charles F., Yang Fuquan, Zhang YunlingIcon & Transformation (Re)Imaginings in Dongba ArtSheehan Gallery PressVery good.8.5 x 11 inches with many b&w and color photos/images. Dongba Art from the Naxi Culture in southwest China.China, Dongba, Naxi, art, Walla Walla, Washington$20
14732Minney, R. J.Next Stop - PekingGeorge Newnes LimitedGood. Faint staining on the edges of the covers. In a fair to good dust wrapper that has some wear and chipping.A 1957 trip through China with b&w and color photos. Author inscription on the title page.China$20
9938Montgomery, HelenThe Colonel's LadyFarrar & RinehartGood. Covers and spine have light shelfwear and soiling. There is a faint moisture stain on the bottom of the back cover. No dust wrapper.Autobiography of Helen Montgomery, married to a soldier in WW2, China experiences, etc.Autobiography, Helen Montgomery, WW2, China$20
16648MorrettSoldier-PriestSelf-publishedGood. Some shelf wear and faint soiling. Small address label inside.Autobiography of Anglican Priest, John J. Morrett. A soldier in WW2, Philippines, "The Long March", prisoner of war, China, Thailand.Autobiography, WW2, Philippines, "The Long March", prisoner of war, China, Thailand.$20
13124Moy, AgnesHe Leadeth MeMissionary Fields Fellowship, Assemblies of GodGood. The front cover has some small, white spots.Moy was a missionary in China and Japan. Her first station was Sinpaoan in the province of Chahar near the Mongolian border. When WW2 started she was imprisoned at the Chefoo internment camp by the Japanese. There are b&w photos in the back.Autobiography, Agnes Moy, Missionaries, China, Japan, Prisoner of War, POW, Chefoo$25
11616Multiple authorsMao's Land of SlavesFree China ReviewGood. The back cover has some stains and creasing.25 anti-mainland China articles by various authors from several publications. "China's 500,000,000 Wage Slaves," by Walter Briggs, "China Tribesmen Flee into Burma and India," by Ashwini Kumari, "Mao Creates The City of Serfs," by Kenneth Ames. ...are typical titlesChina$30
14500Muqiao, Xue, Editor-in ChiefAlmanac Of China's Economy 1981 With Economic Statistics For 1949-1980Ballinger Publishing Co.Good. 10 pages have underlining and /or high lighting. The box shows some bumping and soiling. There's a removed label on the title page.China, economic history.China$20
8243Neidhart, JaniceChina Travailog An American Teacher In ChinaVantage 1992 first edition, inscribed by the author, with 182 pages and b&w illustrations.Fine in a very good dust wrapper.ChinaChina$12
8244Neidhart, JaniceChina Travailog An American Teacher In ChinaVantage 1992 first edition, inscribed by the author, with 182 pages and b&w illustrations.Fine in a very good dust wrapper. Also has an inscription by the author's daughter.China. Inscribed by the author and the illustrator, the author's daughter.China$12
13617O'Hara, Albert, S.J.The Position of Woman In Early China According To the Lieh Nu Chuan "The Biographies of Chinese Women"Mei Ya Publications, Inc.Good. Tape marks on the inside of the covers and dust wrappers. Small 7 line rubber stamp inside. Ink price inside back cover. The dust wrapper is very good.Woman in early China. HistoryChina, Womens studies, history$80
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14999People's Republic of ChinaCollection Of Laws and Regulations Of the People's Republic of China Concerning Foreign Economic Affairs Volume 1People's Republic of ChinaGood. Light soiling on the covers.Chinese law in 1985...foreign economic relations...China, Government, People's Republic of China, Economic$40
14978Piotrow, Phyllis T.Population And Family Planning In The People's Republic Of ChinaThe Victor-Bostrom Fund and The Population Crisis CommitteeVery good.8.5 x 9 inch magazine format with multiple authors, including Edgar Snow, on population control. There are numerous b&w photos.China, Population Control$20
13852Poston, MadeleineMy Upside-Down WorldBenneta PublishingVery good. Small magic marker mark on the back cover.Raised in Shanghai, China, Prisoner Of War in the Philippines of the Japanese in WW2, an autobiography with author illustrations and a few b&w photos.Autobiography, WW2, China, Japan, POW, Philippines.$20
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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
12203RadiopressChina Directory in Pinyin and Chinese 1991Radiopress, Inc.Very good. No dust wrapper.The covers are limp plastic. Mostly political information, names and departments. Indicies.China, politics$30
10709Rennolds, AidaCultural Clash East / WestHorarth Press-HawaiiGood. Price sticker on the front cover, some soiling on the back cover.1972 paperback with 100 pages and b&w photos. Hawaii, Philippines, Japan and China.Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, China$20
14405Root, Helen J.A Corn of Wheat The Life Story of Clara LeffingwellWoman's Missionary Society Free Methodist ChurchVery good.The life story of Clara Leffingwell, Free Methodist Missionary in China. There's a b&w photo of LeffingwellChina, Clara Leffiingwell, Missionary.$20
15131Sasek, MiroslavThis Is Hong KongW. H. AllenVery good. No dust wrapper.9 x 12.5 inches with lovely illustrations.Hong Kong, China, juvenile literature$75
8233Sayre, Geneva With Glen WilliamsonOn The BrinkLight and Life Press 1974 paperback with 103 pages, map, b&w photos.Very goodMissionaries, China, imprisioned by the Communists, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. Missionaries, China, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war $18
9080Sayre, Geneva With Glen WilliamsonOn The BrinkLight and Life Press 1974 paperback with 103 pages, map, b&w photos. Signed by both Sayre and WilliamsonVery good. 4 lines of owner's name and address.Missionaries, China, imprisioned by the Communists, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. Missionaries, China, Geneva Sayre, POW , Prisoner of war, Free Methodist $20
6782Schlight, John, editorSecond Indochina War Proceedings Of A Symposium Held At Airlie, Virginia 7-9 November 1984United States Army 1986 first printing paperback with 276 pages.Good with shelf wear and soiling.Second Indochina War Proceedings Of A Symposium Held At Airlie, Virginia 7-9 November 1984Indochina$12
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14606Scott, Charles ErnestAnswered Prayer In ChinaThe Sunday School Times CompanyGood. Some bumping and shelf wear on the covers. Owner inscription inside. No dust wrapper.A missionary at the Shantung Mission of the Northern Presbyterian ChurchChina, Missionary, Charles Scott, Shantung Mission, Northern Presbyterian Church$20
12647Shen Hsu, YeepingEight Christmas cards with a Chinese Theme from the 1940sSelfVery good.6 x 4.75 inches, 8 Christmas greetings painted by Mme Yeeepiing Shen Hsu with greetings in Chinese and EnglishChina, Christmas, Yeeping Shen Hsu, Art$25
16785Shulman, Frank JosephDoctoral Dissertations on China, 1971-1975University of Washington PressGood. Shelf wear on covers and spine, light creasing.Doctoral Dissertations on China, 1971-1975. There's an index.China$25
5330Simon, W.Chinese Radicals and Phonetics With an Analysis of the 1200 Basic CharactersSimon 1959 2nd revised edition with 439 pages.Good with light shelf wear, in a poor dust wrapper.Chinese Radicals and Phonetics With an Analysis of the 1200 Basic CharactersChina, Chinese, Language, Chinese Language$25
12014Singapore Art Society People & Places China Travel Sketches & Paintings By Members Of The Singapore Art SocietySingapore Art SocietyGood. There's an ink inscription on the title page and family notations on 3 others.7 x 10.5 inches with many color illustrations of artists and their paintings. In English and Chinese. Art, Singapore Art Club, China$25
16844Spencer, CorneliaChina Informative Classroom Picture SeriesInformative Classroom Picture SeriesFair to good. Missing map, cover /holder worn on top.Informative Classroom Picture Series. 21 8.5 x 11 inch plates and their information sheets are present. The fold out map is missing.China, history$30
16766Taylor, Mrs. HowardThe Untroubled HeartChina Inland MissionGood. One stain on the front cover, light soiling on both. A small China Inland Mission stamp on the front free endpaper.Christianity in China.Missionaries, China, China Inland Mission$25
12620Ts'un-yan, LiuChinese Middlebrow Fiction From the Ch'ling and Early Republican ErasThe Chinese University PressVery good to fine. In a fine dust wrapper.7.5 x 10 inches with many b&w illustrations and a postscript.Literature, China$50
11507Tsang, O. Z. A Complete Chinese-English DictionaryThe Republican PressFair to good. Covers and spine are a bit worn and soiled. Pages are yellowing and have small tears and chipping in the beginning. Minor insect damage. The supplement is in similar condition with wear at the top of spine as well.A Chinese-English Dictionary with the 400 plus page supplement. (Two volumes.)China, English, Language, Dictionary$50
10469Vogel, LeoAnchor WatchYe Galleon PressVery good. Previous owner's address label inside.1983 oversized paperback, signed by the author, with 144 pages, b&w photos and an index. ISBN 0-8770-301-9 The story of Vogel shipping out as a crewman on the steamship Olympia in the late 1920's. Voyages to Japan and China.Autobiography, Olympia, Japan, China, Pacific Northwest$20
16637War DepartmentTM 30-333 Chinese A Guide To The Spoken LanguageWar DepartmentGood. Light shelf wear and creasing on the covers.4.25 x 5.25 inch booklet on the Chinese language for servicemen in WW2.China, Language, WW2$25
12632Wei, Tchen, et Peng HouaLes dux petits paonsEditions en Langues Estrangeres Pekin 1975Good. Faint creasing.7.25 x 8.25 inches, In French, the story of two peacocks. Lovely color illustrations by Tsiang Tie-feng, Kia Kouo-tchong et Wan Kaing-linChina, Juvenile literature, French$20
14964Williamson, GlenGeneva The Fascinating Story of Geneva Sayre, Missionary to the ChineseLight and Life PressVery good. Light shelf wearGeneva Sayre was a missionary in China. Imprisoned by the Communist government. There are b&w photos.Missionary, China$20
15117Winslow, CarolynTomorrowThe Youn g People's Missionary SocietyGood. Light shelfwear and soiling on the covers. Faint creasing on the front cover. Owner's name in ink inside.Free Methodist missionary in China in the 1930s. There are many b&w photos.Missionary, Free Methodist, China$20
16775Winslow, CarolynTomorrowYoung People's Missionary SocietyVery good. In a good dust wrapper that has several short tears.Missionary in China. There are many b&w photos.China, Missionary$20
15677Wittwer, Sylvan and othersFeeding A Billion Frontiers Of Chinese AgricultureMichigan State University PressVery good. No dust wrapper7 x 10 inches, feeding China. There are many b&w photos and maps.China, agriculture$20
12660Women Of China StaffSpecial Issue Deep Mourning For Soong Ching Ling Honorary President Of The People's Republic Of ChinaWomen of China MagazineGood. Light creasing and soiling. A very short tear on the top of the front cover.7.5 x 10 inches with b&w photos, a special issue on the death of Soong Ching Ling.China, Soong Ching Ling, ephemera$20
11433Yanshou, Li and Tian Shuqian, editorsAnnals of China's Enterprise Register 1985China's Enterprises RegisterVery good in a good, lightly worn dust wrapper. The dust wrappers has manufacturing wrinkles in the covering plastic.This 7 x 10 inch hardback has 527 pages with many color illustrations, of Chinese Companies and industry in generalChina, Industry$30

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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
15466Yipin , Wu, editorLife Styles of China's Ethnic MinoritiesPeace Book Company LimitedVery good. In a fair to good shelf worn dust wrapper with scuffing and short tears.9.5 x 13 inches with beautiful photography, China's ethnic minoritiesChina, Ethnic minorities$75
16861Zi-Chang, TangPrinciples Of ConflictT. C. PressGood. No slip case, no plastic dust wrapper.Appendices, fold out map , index and illustrations. "Recompilation and New english Translation With Annotation on Sun Zi's Art Of War." Bound in silk with faux? leather spine.Sun Zi, Art of War, China$500
16862Zi-Chang, TangPoems Of TangT. C. PressVery good. In very good slip case and plastic wrapper."600 Poems Written in Tang Style By Tang Poets Selected, Annotated, Translated and Illustrated by Tang Z-Chang."Tang Poetry, Poetry, China$125
16863Zi-Chang, TangPoems Of TangT. C. PressVery good. In very good slip case and plastic wrapper. Owner's address label. Owner is mentioned in the preface. "600 Poems Written in Tang Style By Tang Poets Selected, Annotated, Translated and Illustrated by Tang Z-Chang." Blotter paper for the chop is present.Tang Poetry, Poetry, China$200
16869Zi-Chang, TangWisdom of DaoT. C. PressGood. A few pages have extensive creasing. They almost look like they were crumpled and then flattened. No plastic cover. In a slightly worn slip case.Daoism and philosophy. There are b&w illustrations, one color illustration and appendices.Daoism, philosophy, China$100
16878Zi-Chang, TangWisdom of DaoT. C. PressGood. Has plastic cover and a slightly worn slip case.Daoism and philosophy. There are b&w illustrations, one color illustration and appendices.Daoism, philosophy, China$150

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