sowerby arthur editor (6 Ergebnisse)

Shanghai 1936. Stiff wrs., vol.25,issues #1, profusely illu- strated with b.w. photos, 71p., very clean ex-Harvard libra- ry copy, 2 usual stamps, else clean solid, journal had name change, now called: CHINA JOURNAL, 17.5 x 24.5 cm., clean. . . *** **** *** . . This journal was an exceptionally ambitious work. It covers throughly both art and science as well as natural history. Articles are on most every subject imaginable and were auth- ored by a large number of authorities and expers, old China hands, great Sinologists & scholars of the time. It covers in much detail gardens, plants, flowers, ceramics, jade, fish, bugs, beasts, whales, hunting game, travel commentar- ies, theater, exploration, cultural matters, folklore, all forms of art & archaeology, lacquer, jade, bronzes, biology, medicine, zoology, herpetology, philosophy, history, drama, theatre, literature, numismatics, obituaries, news, intelli- gence, Burma, French-Indo China, the Emperor, as well a host of fascinating subjects, far too many to list individu- ally here. . * About half of the work always contains superb articles on natural history or science. It was widely contributed to and by British and other foreign intellectuals in the community. A profusion of articles by the makers and shakers of the times: Ayscough, Hall, Sowerby, Bretschneider, Brewitt- Taylor, including a substantial number of Chinese authors as well. . * It is a true reflection of the excitement of its authors, and the active and energetic times of the foreign residents in China. Many of the articles are the first appearance of these essays, later a good numbere were expanded into books. . * The copious indices make this a valuable reference tool researchers and collectors alike. Complete years or long runs of this journal are always R A R E. Sets beginning from vol. vol. 1, #1 are indeed the RAREST of all. . * The ex-library copies are exceptionally clean, with the usual and minimal marks, some blind stamps, . * This title was published by North-China Daily News & Herald, in single LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 1500 COPIES confirming its scarcity. . *.

First printing. A special issue of China Journal devoted to Shanghai with many photographic illustrations documenting the town at that time. The first article by Sowerby commemorates the 100th anniversary of Hugh Lindsay arriving on the "Lord Amherst". Shanghai's spreading importance is boosted by the editor, with articles on finance, geology, commerce, architecture and on the fauna and flora of the region. Lge 8vo wrappers, liv, 215-318, lv-civ pp. The preliminary and post text pages are filled with advertisements. 2 tipped-in color plates from paintings by Boris Krenov and numerous illustrations. The original pictorial front and back wrappers are loose along with the 1st 60pp, with a partial spine. With a bookmark advertising "Lactogen" and "Subscribe Now To The China Journal. on the verso.".

Shanghai 1926. Stiff wrs., vol.4, issues #1-4, partial year profusely illustrated with b. w. photos, maps, fold-outs, charts, statistics, some color tipped in plates, 206 is last numbered page very good. Issue changed from 6 to 12 a year. . . *** **** *** . . This journal was an exceptionally ambitious work. It covers throughly both art and science as well as natural history. Articles are on most every subject imaginable and were auth- ored by a large number of authorities and expers, old China hands, great Sinologists & scholars of the time. It covers in much detail gardens, plants, flowers, ceramics, jade, fish, bugs, beasts, whales, hunting game, travel commentar- ies, theater, exploration, cultural matters, folklore, all forms of art & archaeology, lacquer, jade, bronzes, biology, medicine, zoology, herpetology, philosophy, history, drama, theatre, literature, numismatics, obituaries, news, intelli- gence, Burma, French-Indo China, the Emperor, as well a host of fascinating subjects, far too many to list individu- ally here. . * About half of the work always contains superb articles on natural history or science. It was widely contributed to and by British and other foreign intellectuals in the community. A profusion of articles by the makers and shakers of the times: Ayscough, Hall, Sowerby, Bretschneider, Brewitt- Taylor, including a substantial number of Chinese authors as well. . * It is a true reflection of the excitement of its authors, and the active and energetic times of the foreign residents in China. Many of the articles are the first appearance of these essays, later a good numbere were expanded into books. . * The copious indices make this a valuable reference tool researchers and collectors alike. Complete years or long runs of this journal are always R A R E. Sets beginning from vol. vol. 1, #1 are indeed the RAREST of all. . * The ex-library copies are exceptionally clean, with the usual and minimal marks, some blind stamps, . * This title was published by North-China Daily News & Herald, in single LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 1500 COPIES confirming its scarcity. . *.

Shanghai 1924. Stiff wrs., vol.2, #1-6 complete year, 6 iss- ues, profusely illustrated with b.w. photos, maps, fold- outs, charts, statistics, complete as issued, some color tipped in plates, 590p., very good, index. . . *** **** *** . . This journal was an exceptionally ambitious work. It covers throughly both art and science as well as natural history. Articles are on most every subject imaginable and were auth- ored by a large number of authorities and expers, old China hands, great Sinologists & scholars of the time. It covers in much detail gardens, plants, flowers, ceramics, jade, fish, bugs, beasts, whales, hunting game, travel commentar- ies, theater, exploration, cultural matters, folklore, all forms of art & archaeology, lacquer, jade, bronzes, biology, medicine, zoology, herpetology, philosophy, history, drama, theatre, literature, numismatics, obituaries, news, intelli- gence, Burma, French-Indo China, the Emperor, as well a host of fascinating subjects, far too many to list individu- ally here. . * About half of the work always contains superb articles on natural history or science. It was widely contributed to and by British and other foreign intellectuals in the community. A profusion of articles by the makers and shakers of the times: Ayscough, Hall, Sowerby, Bretschneider, Brewitt- Taylor, including a substantial number of Chinese authors as well. . * It is a true reflection of the excitement of its authors, and the active and energetic times of the foreign residents in China. Many of the articles are the first appearance of these essays, later a good numbere were expanded into books. . * The copious indices make this a valuable reference tool researchers and collectors alike. Complete years or long runs of this journal are always R A R E. Sets beginning from vol. vol. 1, #1 are indeed the RAREST of all. . * The ex-library copies are exceptionally clean, with the usual and minimal marks, some blind stamps, . * This title was published by North-China Daily News & Herald, in single LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 1500 COPIES confirming its scarcity. . *.

Shanghai 1925. Stiff wrs., vol. 3, issues #1-12, full year, profusely illustrated, b.w. photos, maps, fold-outs, charts, statistics, some color tipped in plates, 676 is last number- ed page, very good, complete year. RARE ! . . *** **** *** . . This journal was an exceptionally ambitious work. It covers throughly both art and science as well as natural history. Articles are on most every subject imaginable and were auth- ored by a large number of authorities and expers, old China hands, great Sinologists & scholars of the time. It covers in much detail gardens, plants, flowers, ceramics, jade, fish, bugs, beasts, whales, hunting game, travel commentar- ies, theater, exploration, cultural matters, folklore, all forms of art & archaeology, lacquer, jade, bronzes, biology, medicine, zoology, herpetology, philosophy, history, drama, theatre, literature, numismatics, obituaries, news, intelli- gence, Burma, French-Indo China, the Emperor, as well a host of fascinating subjects, far too many to list individu- ally here. . * About half of the work always contains superb articles on natural history or science. It was widely contributed to and by British and other foreign intellectuals in the community. A profusion of articles by the makers and shakers of the times: Ayscough, Hall, Sowerby, Bretschneider, Brewitt- Taylor, including a substantial number of Chinese authors as well. . * It is a true reflection of the excitement of its authors, and the active and energetic times of the foreign residents in China. Many of the articles are the first appearance of these essays, later a good numbere were expanded into books. . * The copious indices make this a valuable reference tool researchers and collectors alike. Complete years or long runs of this journal are always R A R E. Sets beginning from vol. vol. 1, #1 are indeed the RAREST of all. . * The ex-library copies are exceptionally clean, with the usual and minimal marks, some blind stamps, . * This title was published by North-China Daily News & Herald, in single LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 1500 COPIES confirming its scarcity. . *.

Shanghai, 1923-1933, North-China Herald. Green cloth, very good, 20 volumes=10 year run complete, with indexes, profuse b.w. & color [some tipped in] illustrations, drawings, maps, English text, clean, solid, 17 x 25 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION . *** **** *** . . A CONTIGIOUS, STRAIGHT & COMPLETE RUN FROM . . . VOLUME 1, #1 THROUGH VOLUME 19, DECEMBER 1933 . . . WITH FRONT & BACK COVERS BOUND, COMPLETE AS ISSUED . . . FIRST AND ONLY ORIGINAL EDITION . * This work is legendary, and comprehensive, collecting articles from the leading scholars, authorities, exponents of the time, most of whom were residents of China, both Chinese and foreign. The coverage is eclectic, and truly address virtually "everything Chinese" without reservation. From art, literature, science, botany, zoology, travel, exploration, ethnic studies. Co-author John C. Ferguson. . * INCEPTION, GOALS, CONTRIBUTORS AND READERS: It was edited by Arthur De Carles Sowerby [science] and John C. Ferguson [literature & arts]. The journal was supported by a host of enthusiastic scientists, Sinologue's, art lovers, antiquarians, educationalists, and others who just wanted to see it thrive ! In volume 1, pages 1-3 is a discussion of the "Inception and Aims." As for esoteric "science" the goal was for "less heavy in nature" an escape from the "dry" kind of science, a type of science that can be enjoyed by the casual reader, within the intelligence of the ordinary man or woman. "A high class journal dealing with matters mainly of intellectual interest." It is just that ! The public was encouraged to join the China Society of Science and Arts. . *** CONTENTS: One is hard-put to find a subject NOT represented. The journal was a kind of democratic form and expression outlet for all writers, scholars, collectors and interested persons who had a desire to write something of value. Simply reading the index gives one an encyclopedic coverage of "all things Chinese" as well as adjacent areas: Mongolia, Manchuria, Everest, and the like. If it related to the continent of Asia and China it fit in. . * Such memorable ones as Plague Laboratory in Harbin notes, to bound girl's feet, Mongolia, Chinese porcelain, opening of the Shanghai Museum, gardens, fresh-water fishing near Shanghai, Shantung Coleopterans, chrysanthemums, educational notes, sing-song girls, ancient jade, mammals, shooting & hunting, sports, making of oils, Chinese opera, theater, book reviews, herpetology, Chinese quackery, societies and institutions, education, Chinese paintings & exhibitions, war on insects, ancient coins, female names, Yangtze gorges/river, geography, agriculture, fish, amphibians, boats, bids, aborigines of W. China, Yunnan, soap manufacture, opium and narcotics, Yang Kuei Fei, the most famous beauty of China, story of Chinese characters, Korea: Diamond mountains, China pony, ethnological investigations in Siberia, Mongolia & N. China. . * Photos of the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 in the Tokyo & Yokohama area; Hong Kong typhoon and damage, archaeological digs, conquest of Minya Konka [near Everest], flood control and the Yangtze menace, travel and exploration notes, Chinese deities, Chinese library, Chinese calendar, Eastern Tibetan nomads, phonetic system for China, resourceful woman, plants, flowers, beasts, whales, hunting big game, , exploration, cultural matters, folklore, all forms of art & archaeology, lacquer, bronzes, biology, medicine, zoology, philosophy, history, drama, theatre, literature, numismatics, obituaries, news, intelligence, Burma, French-Indo China, the Emperor.tons more ! The above was just extracted from a couple of volumes ! . * THE RUN: The set covers from volume 1, January, 1923 through the end of volume 19, December 1933. There were 12 monthly issues per year. Two bound parts equal one full year. . *** BINDING: This set is rather clean and bright; volume one is bound in the original cloth, the balance are in library buckram, all are exceptionally clean ex-Harvard library bookplate copies. There is an embossed library name on each front cover, barely visible of minor impact, otherwise no marks of any significance. . * Volume 1 from the publisher was bound without original covers; volume 2-19 with original covers bound in. There are a very few of the usual markings, original covers & first fly blind-stamped, discreet date and "withdrawn" stamps, the spines are without library mark and are printed in gold with rule lines, volume number and year cited. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *.