New York. Rand McNally. Ca. 1930s. Color folding map, 18 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches, in stiff card folder 9 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches, very good condition.
Admiral Oriental Line. 1923. Booklet 9 x 4 inches opening to sheets 9 x 8 inches of which there are 28 numbered; six panel folding color map and two panel "deck map." Black and white illustrations throughout. Tiny chip to upper edge of cover, otherwise fine condition. Packed with information.....
Shanghai. Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd., 08-27- 1931. Three page typed travel itinerary, 8 1/4 x 11 inches, pinned together at upper left corner. A few corner creases and pencil notations; very good condition. Travel Itinerary for Miss Frances McGill travelling from Peiping to Mukden, Seoul, Tokyo, and ending at.....
No date. Ca. 1940s? Color map, 39 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches on sheet size 41 x 38 inches, folding to 10 x 6 inches. Overall creases from folding, two pinholes in each corner; good condition. Wall sized color map covering the area from Russia to northern Australia.
New York. Army Information Branch. [06-26- 1944]. Volume III, No. 9BD / 10F. Poster, color map on one side, sheet 35 x 46 inches. One inch split at one fold, overall good to very good condition. Color map "The Far East" showing all of Asia and a tiny portion of.....
Tokyo. Self-published. Circa 1930. "The Expediter" was a handbook supplied to U.S. participants assembled for tour-guide Upton Close’s fifth excursion to the Far East, in which he served, to use his preferred terminology, as "Commander" of a "Cultural Expedition." Text at rear lists the names of "Attendees" of four earlier.....
New York. Rand McNally. Ca. 1930s. Pre World War II. Color folding map, 19 x 25 3/4 inches on sheet 21 x 28 inches, folding into stiff card folder 9 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches, very good condition. Good detail on this political map of pre World War II Asia.....
Bartholomew, J. (illus).
Edinburgh. John Bartholomew & Son Ltd., No date. Ca. 1932. Map, printed color, mounted on linen, 30 1/2 x 29 inches folding to 8 1/2 x 5 inches as issued. Single pinhole to each corner and a few to upper and lower edges, two inch separation at.....
London. Hutchinson & Co., No date. Ca. 1940? Full color map, sheet size 30 x 40 inches folding as issued to 10 x 7 1/2 inches. Short splits at fold intersections; map is clean and bright. Shows Railways, Canals, Oil Pipe Lines, Oilfields, Strategic Supply Roads, Steamer Routes. A 'Geographia'.....
Chicago. Rand McNally. No date. Ca. 1940? Color map, 19 x 24 1/2 inches, multiple fold. Paper loss in top left margin (7 inches in from left edge) right up to neat line, 2 pin holes at corners in margins and a few tiny holes in map, two cities circled.....
New York. Army Information Branch. 07-02- 1945. Volume IV, No. 11F. Poster, color image on one side, map and black and white illustrations on verso, sheet 35 x 47 inches. Light wear and some short repaired edge tears; overall very good condition. Although the majority of these maps were issued.....
New York. Army Information Branch. 02-07- 1944. Volume II, No. 42. Poster, 2 two-color maps, black and white photo illustrations and text, sheet 35 x 47 inches, folded to 9 x 11 3/4 inches as issued. Color illustrations on verso. Tape residue to upper corners, 5 inch tear to upper.....
Harrison, Richard Edes (cartographer).
New York. Army Information Branch. 12-25- 1944. Volume III, No. 36 F. Poster, color map on one side, black and white maps and text on verso, sheet 35 x 47 inches. Creases and short tears to edge; color map bright and clean. These maps were most.....
1964. Booklet, small black and white folding map (16 x 8 inches) tipped in inside back cover, black and white photo illustrations, 40pp, 7 1/4 x 5 inches, color pictorial stiff card wrappers (softbound). Covers a trifle worn, light soiling to last page and left edge of map sheet from.....
New York. Army Information Branch. 04-10- 1944. Volume II, No. 51F. Poster, large color map on one side, sheet 35 x 47 inches, folded to 9 x 11 3/4 inches as issued. Text and maps on verso. Darkened areas along fold lines are shadows in photograph and DO NOT APPEAR.....
Chinese Government Railways. Ca. 1921. Doublesided broadside sheet 14 x 15 1/2 inches folding to 7 x 4 inches, color lithographic covers, black and white map and photo illustrations. Wear along outside folds with three small spots of paper loss along one fold, toning to sheet, still good or better.....
Chen-shan, Hung, et al. (illus).
Peking. Foreign Languages Press. 1960. Post card booklet, 12 color postcards, each 4 1/8 x 6 inches, left edge perforated, color pictorial wrappers. Very good condition. Artists include: Hung Chen-shan, Shao Keh-ping, Ku Yuan, Li Huan-min, Liu Kuang, Cheng Shuang, Chao Yen-nien, Teng Ko, Chao.....
Beijing. Press Commission of the Chinese Olympic Committee? 2007. Very large wall calendar for 2007, 16 x 21 inches, printed on high quality paper featuring twelve color illustrations of venues (presumably most under construction) for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Text on cover page reads "One World One Dream.....
Peiping. The Peking Bookshop (Printed by Catholic University Press), 1946. Booklet in pictorial paper covers 7 x 5 inches, 144 pp., single color photo-illustrations, three folded maps, one single page map, plus advertising pages at front and rear. Previous owner's signature in small ink letters on front cover; light wear.....
China Intourist. 1956. Booklet, color and black and white photo illustrations, color pictorial folding map tipped on last page, 30pp, 7 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Covers a trifle worn; very good condition. Many pictures of Peking of some 80 years ago, including: Institute for Nationality Minorities.....
Peping-Liaoning Railway. No date. Ca. 1930. Booklet, folding map (sheet 13 x 11 1/2 inches) tipped in to rear cover, illustrated throughout with black and white photo illustrations, 30pp, 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches, color pictorial paper wrappers. Wear and light soiling to covers, few short edge tears; interior.....
Hull, Joseph (illus).
Chicago. The Western News Company. 1870. 9 loose black and white lithographs, 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches, with original decorative envelope (7 3/4 x 6 inches). Light soiling, edge tears and wear to envelope, plus previous owner's name and date (July 3 1871) in ink and.....
Los Angeles. Quon-Quon Company. 1942-1944. Two 16 pp. miniature booklets (4 3/4 x 4 inches) from a series published by Quon-Quon Company of Los Angeles in the 1940s. "Chinese Recipes" second edition copyright 1942; "Chinese Dogs" (illustrated) copyright 1944. Slight indentation to front cover of Recipes booklet, otherwise very good.....
No date. Ca. 1950. 10 small black and white photographs, each 3 x 5 inches. Very good condition. A series of professionally produced photographs, possibly brought back from Shanghai by a US serviceman serving there. Each photograph is titled in Chinese and English. These include: Working in a Boat; Chinese.....
Ca. 1900. Hand painted cut paper and foil label on thick cardboard as issued, 14 x 19 1/2 inches. A beautiful and unusual example of Chinese folk art, this is a hand cut and painted decorative paper and foil box top (top only of the box), produced in China circa.....
