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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 236 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. pp. 618.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 236 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 614 pages. 8.50x5.43x1.57 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Reprint. Good hardback copy. No dustjacket. xxxiv, 562pp. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Black cloth covers have gilt titles. Boards show some scuffing, stains, splitting at shoulder, dings, edgewear. Corners are scuffed, with exposed board. See photos. Spine has gilt text dimmed and has splits in cloth. Ends are crushed and chipped. See photos. Binding has front cover partially detached, back cover shows signs of separation; signatures secure, with stitching visible at some openings. See photos. Pastedowns and feps have some staining, owner's marks. Frontispiece is present and has intact tissue guard. See photos. Foldout map is present. Volume retains a piece of the original dust jacket. See photos. Illustrations are bright and clear. Interior is gently age-toned, with some stains, light scattered foxing. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges have a few marks.** PS2023.1005** 562 pages. 6 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches** The second edition, revised, of the 1926 work of the same title which sold out rapidly. Written at a time of political transition in China, the book examines Chinese currencies and their relationship to international economic transactions.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009807"**.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Reprint. xviii, 540, [1], xxii - xlviii pp. Glossary of banking terms. Subject Index. Corrigenda. Reprint of the 1926 first edition. "Records in minute detail the history and background of metallic currencies in the Middle Kingdom - gold, silver and copper - and examines their relationships with each other and with the currencies of other lands. Delves into such fascinating areas as regional gold mining, the Chinese mints, efforts to introduce a true gold standard, and the use of foreign trade dollars in China." - Foreward to this reprint edition. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear to publisher's brown leatherette covered boards. An excellent copy. Gift quality.…

Couverture rigide. Zustand: Bon. 2ème Édition. Second edition, revised. publisher's black cloth, gilt-stamped title on front board and spine, tight, some wear at spine ends; on end paper ex libris name of Yvan Segalen, son of French writer and traveller Victor SEGALEN; inside very good but page XVII of index detached; Illustrated with a map and black and white photographs, plates, color frontispiece. XXXIV, 562 pages.…

Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 562 pages; Physical desc. : xxxiv, 562 p. : col. Front. , plates, fold. Tab ; 26 cm. Subject: Copper. Currency question - China. Precious metals. Coinage - China. "First printing, January, 1926." 2 Kg. 2d ed., rev / with a map and nine illustrations. …

Detailed account of the gold bar market; silver; copper coinage. Much improved from the first edition which was published in 1926. The author was an Austrian banker and a specialist in Chinese numismatics. This book is considered the standard work on the metal currencies of China. He was general manager of the Chinese-American Bank of Commerce from 1921. Between 1925 and 1949 he was an independent bullion broker in Shanghai. He was general manager of the Chinese-American Bank of Commerce from 1921. Between 1925 and 1949 he was an independent bullion broker in Shanghai. He eventually retired to Hollywood. (Wikipedia) Second edition, revised; 8vo ( 26 x 17 cm); nine illustrations including colour frontispiece, map; publisher's original black cloth gilt, a very good copy; xxxiv, 564pp.…

Full-Leather (Hardcover). Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Full-Leather (Hardcover), 25 x 17 cm, 540 + 48 pp., English, Signed by Author, 1st Edition, Illustrations This is a seminal technical study of the Chinese monetary system. Written by Eduard Kann, an Austrian banker with decades of experience in Shanghai, the book was designed as a professional manual for bankers and bullion brokers rather than a casual history. Section I: Silver (The Monetary Backbone) Sycees & Taels: Provides minute detail on silver ingots (sycees) and the tael, which served as both a weight and a unit of account. It analyzes various regional taels (like the Haikwan and Shanghai taels) and their specific exchange complexities. Foreign & Domestic Dollars: Technical specifications of silver coins, including the Mexican Peso and early Chinese Republican dollars, detailing their exact weight, silver fineness, and "assay" (purity tests). Section II: Gold (The Trading Commodity) Gold Bar Market: A detailed account of the Shanghai Gold Bar Market, where gold was treated primarily as a commodity for international settlement rather than a circulating currency. Gold Standard Efforts: Documents the technical and political hurdles that prevented China from successfully transitioning to a true gold standard during the early 20th century. Section III: Copper (The People's Currency) Minting & Seigniorage: Examines the overproduction of copper "cash" and cents, the technical output of provincial mints, and how the resulting inflation affected the general population. [This description may have been translated by AI.]. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 24 x 16 cm, 18 + 2 + 540 + 19 + 48 pp., English, 1st Edition, Illustrations, book condition: Good [publisher: Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai] Hardcover First Edition, 8vo, pp. xviii, [2], 540, [xix]-xlviii; color frontispiece and 5 illustrations on rectos and versos of 3 plates and a folding table; original blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine: faded and bumped, inside a very clean copy, overall a good copy. [This description may have been translated by AI.].…

4. New York, Mint Productions Inc., 1966, thick in-8°, (6)nn pp ( frontispiece portrait of author ) +476 pp + 221 full page plates (numbered 3-224). Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering. With original illustrated dust wrapper ( wrapper with some tears, repaired with tape). This is the second edition of Kann's opus magnum on Chinese coins. The preface to this second edition is written by Russell Rulau of Sidney (Ohio) and contains a short biographical notice on Kann which had died in 1962.…

First edition, first printing, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title, "To Messrs. Joseph Bros. with the compliments of the author. Shanghai, February 1926". A coin collector, Kann also wrote the Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins (1953). His enormous collection - "the finest known" (Kreisberg, p. v) - was sold at auction in 1971 and 1972, and some of his silver ingots are now found in the British Museum. Kann (1880-1962) was born in Austria but left Vienna in 1902 to work in the banking sector in China. After several decades working for different financial institutions including the Russo-Asiatic Bank and the Commercial Guarantee Bank of Chihli, he became a private bullion broker and an advisor to Chiang Kai-Shek's administration. In 1933, he served on the advisory committee for the formation of the Shanghai mint and, after a period of internment by the Japanese during the Second World War, he remained in Shanghai until the communist advance on the city in 1949. His collection of Chinese banknotes, as impressive as his coins, was sold by New York's Bowers & Merena in 2008. Joseph Bros was founded by the Jewish merchant Edward Menashih Joseph in 1913 in Hong Kong and opened its offices in Shanghai soon after. Abner Kreisberg, Eduard Kann Collection Auction Catalogue, 1971. Octavo. Colour frontispiece, 5 plates, folding table. Title page partly printed in gilt. Original blue moiré-pattern cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, front board with gilt device. Ownership signature of Sir John Galvin (1908-1994), the media and industry tycoon, on the front free endpaper. Spine and head of boards sunned, small loss at head of spine, edges and endpapers foxed: a very good copy.…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. xviii, [2], 540, [xix]-xlviii; color frontispiece and 5 illustrations on rectos and versos of 3 plates and a folding table; original blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; spine with a few spots and the prelims and terminals a bit spotted; in the uncommon dust jacket with back panel separated (but present), nicks, short tears, some minor loss; a very good copy in a good jacket.…