An evocative series of colour photographs of the Philippines, ranging from views of Manilla harbour, to domestic scenes such as a butcher's shop, ...

Ferdinand Verbiest, (1623-1688) was a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China during the Qing dynasty. He was an accomplished mathematician and astrono...

Robert Fortune's carefully edited version of his two principle works: Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, and Journey to t...

A very attractive series of photographs showing Hong Kong in the colonial era.'Denis Henry Hazell (1897-1970) was a British businessman. Some of h...

A handsome set of Sir John Rutherford Alcock's (1809-1897) account of his time as the first British diplomatic representative to reside in Japan.A...

A fine copy of James Orange's catalogue of the Chater collection. Originally formed by Wyndham Law, the collection was acquired by Sir Catchick Ch...

Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan. An important work recording Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan.William Heine was the official artist on C...

Botfield copy, superbly bound. Rare. A superbly bound copy of La Chine by Malpiere, a work which is seldom found complete, and which consists 'of a...

From the library of the last French Queen. A superb copy with royal provenance of van O. Fisscher's survey of Japan. van O. Fisscher worked in Japa...

With 24 finely coloured aquatints. A very good first edition copy of Wathen's Voyage to Madras, richly illustrated with 24 finely coloured aquatint...

Wright and Cartwright's monumental work on Hong Kong and the other great trading ports of China.First edition. 4to. (31 x 24 cm), 848 pp., profuse...

Colquhoun's expedition was to survey a projected railway connecting Canton with Burma. During the course of his travels he passed through many reg...

The first travel book best-seller. Rare 16th-century Italian edition of the world's first best-selling travel book. Although largely fictitious, th...

Fine lithographic views of China. Borget's fine lithographic views of China, including five of Hong-Kong, and others relating to Macao and Canton. ...

The first British embassy to China. The most celebrated and finely illustrated account of the first British embassy to China, which was to lead to ...

Scarce complete set of the secret reports on China compiled for Naval Intelligence.Comprises sections on physical geography, history, peoples, mod...

Rothschild copy with arms. A finely bound copy of Abel's China with Rothschild provenance, bound by the Royal bookbinder, Simier.Abel was the natur...

Juliet Bredon (1881-1937) grew up in China and lived through the Boxer Rebellion. Her book on Peking is informative and attractive.Third edition (...

With sketches from the french grands voyages. Paris' comprehensive survey of sailing vessels and a valuable contribution to preserving the artifact...

With the rare dust-wrapper. Le Palud's account of a journey from Chungking to Ichang illustrated with fine photographs4to, [iv], xviii pp., large ...

Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...