Catalogue
China and Taiwan, an assortment of literature, including ' Missionary Heroines of the Cross', by Canon Dawson, London, 1930, 217 pp.; 'A Passport to China', by Lucy Soothill, London, 1935, 339 pp.; 'Through China's Wall', by Graham Peck, London, 1941, 318 pp.; 'Economic Development of Taiwan 1860-1970', by Samuel P.S.Ho, London, 1978, 461 pp., and more. Fine. (10)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
China, an assortment of literature concerning Chinese history, culture, and travel, including 'Morrison of Peking', by Cyril Pearl, Sydney, 1967, 431 pp.; 'Sand Against The Wind: Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45', by Barbara W.Tuchman, London, 1971, 621 pp.; 'China on Your Own', by Russell and Penny Jennings and Michael Kelsey, Vancouver, 1985, 240 pp., and more. Fine. (15)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
China, an assortment of literature, including 'Imperial China: Photographs 1850-1912', by Clark Worsick and Jonathan Spence, London, 1978, 151 pp.; 'Through Jade Gate and Central Asia', by Mildred Cable and Francesca French, London, 1928, 304 pp.; 'News From Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir', by Peter Fleming, London, 1938, 384 pp., and more. Fine. (15)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
East Asia, an assortment of literature concerning China, Burma, and Vietnam, including 'East Asia: The Modern Transformation', by John Fairbank, Edwin Reischauer, and Albert Craig, Boston, 1965, 955 pp.; 'The Silken East: A Record of Life & Travel in Burma', in two volumes, by V.C.Scott O'Connor, London, 1904, 842 pp.; 'Trade and Aid in South-East Asia', by Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, Melbourne, 1968, 311 pp.; 'Background to Vietnam', by Bernard Newman, London, 1965, 192 pp., and many more concerning history, politics, culture, and travel. Fine. (21)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
East Asia, an assortment of literature concerning various East Asian nations, including 'The East Asia Journal 7', by Bruce Smith, Fort Wayne, 1984, 99 pp.; 'Mask of Asia', by George Farwell, Melbourne, 1966, 227 pp.; 'Manchoukuo: Child of Conflict', by K.K.Kawakami, New York, 1933, 311 pp.; 'This is Japan', by Colin Simpson, London, 1975, 239 pp., and more. Fine. (27)
Estimate $60
SOLD $20
Europe, an assortment of literature concerning European history, culture, and religion, including 'The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', by J.S.C.Abbott, London, 627 pp.; 'Economic Development of France and Germany 1815-1914', by J.H.Clapham, Cambridge, 1966, 420 pp.; 'A Holiday History of France', by Ronald Hamilton, London, 1985, 240 pp.; 'The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century', by Ronald Bainton, London, 1953, 276 pp., and more. Fine. (11)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
Europe, an assortment of literature concerning European countries, their history, culture, and travel, including 'Golden Fleece: The Story of Franz Joseph and Elisabeth of Austria', by Bertita Harding, London, 1937, 384 pp.; 'She Made World Chaos: The Intimate Story of The Empress Frederick of Prussia', by E.E.P.Tisdale, London, 1940, 288 pp.; 'The Viking Circle: Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland', by Colin Simpson, Sydney, 1966, 366 pp., and more. Fine. (13)
Estimate $50
SOLD $20
Fiji, an assortment of literature, including 'Handbook of Fiji', by Judy Tudor, Sydney, 1972, 264 pp.(3); 'Colonial Reports: Fiji', by Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London, years 1947, 1948, 1954-1959; 'How to Get Lost and Found in Fiji', by John W.McDermott, Honolulu, 1978, 194 pp., and more. Fine. (21)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Fiji, an assortment of Fijian literature, including 'Fiji's Indian Migrants', by K.L.Gillion, Melbourne, 1973, 244pp.; 'Race and Politics in Fiji', by Robert Norton, Saint Lucia, 1977, 210pp.;'The Fiji Islands', by R.A.Derrick, Suva, 1965, 336pp.; as well as many other works of historical, political, and cultural interests. Fine. (74)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
An assortment of Flight literature, including 'The Skies Remember: The Story of Ross and Keith Smith', by A.Grenfell Price, Sydney, 1969, 155 pp.; 'Kangaroo Route: The Development of Commercial Flight Between England and Australia', by Meredith Hooper, London, 1985, 216 pp.; 'A History of Flight', by Courtlandt Canby, London, 1961, 140 pp.; 'Charles Kingsford Smith', by Pedr Davis, Sydney, 1985 (2), 157 pp. Fine. (5)
Estimate $40
SOLD $10
Books, includes Solo Flight by Jean Batten, 1934 first edition, hard cover, 215pp plus facsimile of Jean Batten's log while written in the air, also some b&w photos, one of the leading pages signed personally by Jean Batten 9-11-34 and another signed by C.R.McNiven (of McNiven's Ice Cream Company?); History of The Australian Club, Melbourne, Volume II 1932-1965, by F.F.Knight, 1971 first edition, hard cover, 128pp with a few b&w photos; Minefields and Miniskirts, Australian Women and the Vietnam War by Siobhan McHugh, 1993 first edition, card cover, 295pp with a large number of b&w photos, with indecipherable signature on title page (possibly the authors). The first book with much foxing and small tear on cover spine, the last with some foxing at front page edges, otherwise very good - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
General World, a collection of 'Life World Library' literature, including 'Germany'; 'Russia'; The United States'; 'Ireland'; 'Italy', and more. Fine. (12)
Estimate $30
SOLD $10
Health and Diet, an assortment of literature, including 'The Pocket Guide to Calories and Nutrition', by Arnold E.Bender, London, 1979, 128 pp.; 'Dr.Atkin's Diet Revolution', by Robert C.Atkins M.D., New York, 1972, 324 pp.; 'Successful Slimming', by Dr James Wright, Sydney, 1981, 215 pp., and more. Fine. (11)
Estimate $20
SOLD $10
Himalayas, an assortment of literature concerning the Himalayan region, including 'The Innocent on Everest', by Ralph Izzard, London, 1954, 255 pp.; 'Tents in the Clouds', by Monica Jackson and Elizabeth Stark, London, 1957, 255 pp.; 'The Ascent of Everest', by John Hunt, London, 1953, 300 pp.; 'From the Land of Lost Continent', by Noel Barber, London, 1969, 224 pp., and many more. Fine. (20)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Hong Kong, an assortment of literature, including 'Rural Architecture in Hong Kong', by the Government Information Services of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1979, 120 pp.; 'Hong Kong Ways and Byways: A Miscellany of Trivia', by Eric Cumine, Hong Kong, 1981, 205 pp.; 'Hong Kong: The Cultured Pearl', by Nigel Cameron, Oxford, 1978, 281 pp., and more. Fine. (14)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Hong Kong, a collection of annual reports of Hong Kong published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office, including the years 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961 (2), 1962, 1963 (2), 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968. Fine. (14)
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
Hong Kong, an assortment of literature, including 'A History of Hong Kong', by G.B.Endacott, London, 1958, 322 pp.; 'Hong Kong 1841-1862: Birth, Adolescence and Coming of Age', by Geoffrey Robley Sayer, Hong Kong, 1980, 232 pp.; 'Hong Kong 1862-1919', by Geoffrey Robley Sayer, Hong Kong, 1975, 166 pp., and many more. Fine. (15)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Hong Kong, an assortment of literature, including 'The Taipans: Hong Kong's Merchant Princes', by Colin N.Crisswell, Hong Kong, 1981, 249 pp.; 'I Escaped From Hong Kong', by Jan Henrik Marsman, Sydney, 1943, 196 pp.; 'Footprints: The Memoirs of Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke', by Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke, Hong Kong, 1957, 189 pp.; 'Hong Kong: Stability and Change', by H.J.Lethbridge, Hong Kong, 1978, 275 pp., and more. Fine. (23)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
Papua New Guinea, an assortment of literature, including 'Patrol into Yesterday: My New Guinea Years', by J.K.McCarthy, Melbourne, 1963, 252 pp.; 'Papua New Guinea: moment of Truth', by Ian Todd, Sydney, 1974, 183 pp.; 'Colonial Sunset: Australia and Papua New Guinea 1970-74', by L.W.Johnson, St Lucia, 1983, 271 pp.; 'Growing Up in New Guinea', by Margaret Mead, New York, 1977, 280 pp., and more. Fine. (28)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
India, an assortment of literature concerning the culture, history, and geography of the Indian subcontinent, including 'Indian Harvest', by Pamela Hinkson, London, 1941, 320 pp.; 'To The Frontier', by Geoffrey Moorhouse, London, 1984, 285 pp.; 'Where Three Empires Meet', by E.F.Knight, London, 1896, 528 pp., and more. Fine. (10)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
India, an assortment of literature, including 'The Sikhs', by Kushwant Singh, London, 1953, 215 pp.; 'Knife and Life in India', by T.Howard Somervell, London, 1955, 208 pp.; 'Goa: Rome of the Orient', by Lancelot C.Sheppard, London, 1957, 238 pp.; 'In Search of a Yogi: The Quest of a Christian Monk in the Sacred Places of India', by Dom Denys Rutledge, New York, 1963, 321 pp., and more. Fine. (10)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
India, an assortment of literature, including 'Strangers in the Sun', by Noel Barber, London, 1955, 200 pp.; 'The History of the Indian Tea Industry', by Sir Percival Griffiths, London, 1967, 730 pp.; 'India Observed: India as Viewed by British Artists 1760-1860', by Mildred Archer and Ronald Lightbrown, London, 1982, 160 pp., and more. Fine. (10)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
India, an assortment of literature, including 'Early Views of India', by Mildred Archer, London, 1980, 240 pp.; 'Indian Architecture: Islamic Period', by Percy Brown, Delhi, 1956, 134 pp.; 'An Area of Darkness', V.S.Naipaul, London, 1975, 267 pp.; 'India, Pakistan and Ceylon: The Regions', by O.H.K.Spate, A.T.A.Learmonth, and B.H.Farmer, London, 1967, 862 pp., and more. Fine. (12)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
India, an assortment of literature, including 'In Love with India', by Birgitte Valvanne, Copenhagen, 1959, 174 pp.; 'Women in Cages', by George Tsolinas, New York, 1970, 213 pp.; 'The India We Left', by Humphrey Trevelyan, London, 1972, 255 pp.; 'Slowly Down the Ganges', by New York, 1966, 325 pp., and more. Fine. (12)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
India, an assortment of literature, including 'Golden Interlude: The Edens in India 1836-42', by Janet Dunbar, London, 1955, 239 pp.; 'Everyday Life in Early India', by Michael Edwardes, London, 1969, 176 pp.; 'The Unsung: A Record of British Services in India', by Maud Diver, Edinburgh, 1945, 296 pp., and many more. Fine. (22)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
India, an assortment of literature, including 'Modern India & The West; A Study of the Interaction of their Civilizations', by L.S.S.O'Malley, Oxford, 1941, 834 pp.; 'Just Half a World Away: My Search for the New India', by Jean Lyon, London, 1955, 335 pp.; 'A Barbarian in India', by Ralph Oppenheim, London, 1957, 160 pp.; 'The Black Hole of Calcutta', by Noel Barber, Boston, 1966, 254 pp., and many more. Fine. (23)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
Malaysia and Indonesia, an assortment of literature concerning their culture, history, and people, including 'The Economic Development of Malaya', by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Singapore, 1957, 520 pp.; 'The Republic of Indonesia', by Dorothy Woodman, London, 1956, 443 pp.; 'Five Journeys from Jakarta', by Maslyn Williams, Sydney, 1966, 382 pp., and many more. Fine. (17)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
Iran and the Middle East, an assortment of literature, including ' Blind White Fish in Persia', by Anthony Smith, London, 1953, 231 pp.; 'The Rise and Fall of the Shah 1941-1979', by Amin Saikal, London, 1980, 279 pp.; 'The Last Migration', by Vincent Cronin, London, 1957, 343 pp.; 'Persia: An Archaeological Guide', by Sylvia A.Matheson, London, 1972, 358 pp., and many more. Fine. (23)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Middle East, Arabia, Syria, and Palestine, an assortment of literature concerning these areas, including 'Arabian Days', by Sheikh Hafiz Wahba, London, 1964, 184 pp.; 'Cities in the Sand: Leptis Magna, Timgad, Palmyra, Petra', by Aubrey Menen, London, 1973, 272 pp.; 'Palmyra', by Kazimierz Michalowski, New York, 1968, illustrated with 88 plates, 30 pp.; 'Palestine: Land of Promise', by Walter Lowdermilk, London, 1944, 167 pp., and many more. Fine. (25)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
The National Geographic Magazine, a collection of literature, contains volumes 119-130, covering the years 1961-1966, with a separate index, all hardbound. Fine. (13)
Estimate $80
SOLD $30