Weale putnam bertram lenox simpson (12 Ergebnisse)

8°, gebundene Ausgabe, Leinen. Zustand: Befriedigend. 379 S. Einband mit Gebrauchsspuren, Kopfschnitt angegraut, Papier gebräunt bzw. braunfleckig, sonst gut erhalten. Weinroter Leinenband mit Goldprägung, Exlibris Tulip Hill, Schutzumschlag fehlt. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200.

Hardbound. Zustand: Good+. First Edition. Putnam Weale [Simpson's pen name] was a prolific British journalist, novelist and political commentator who resided in China for over three decades. As a political advisor to the China, his works attracted a readership at the highest levels of the Chinese government. The present book comprises five of Weale's papers previously published in a contemporary journal, all of which focus on the troubled history of relations between China and Japan, the then-present situation between the two nations and the high prospects of future conflict - a prediction that later developments proved to be prescient. Ex-lib including usual marks, with sticker on front cover; spine worn, EPs tanned with front EP missing a small piece of top corner, front hinge cracked but still holding well. Internal pages clean and unmarked. [xi], 248 pp., detailed notes in appendix, 2 maps (1 fold-out), index. Size: 21 x 14 cm.…

Hardbound. Zustand: Good+. First Edition. Putnam Weale [Simpson's pen name] was a prolific British journalist, novelist and political commentator who resided in China for over three decades. As a political advisor to the China, his works attracted a readership at the highest levels of the Chinese government. The present book comprises five of Weale's papers previously published in a contemporary journal, all of which focus on the troubled history of relations between China and Japan, the then-present situation between the two nations and the high prospects of future conflict - a prediction that later developments proved to be prescient. Ex-lib with usual marks; binding sound; EPs tanned with former owner's name on FFEP. Rear FEP present but pasted down. Interior pages lightly toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. [xi], 248 pp., 2 maps (1 fold-out), index. Size: 21 x 14 cm.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First China Edition, published by Kelly and Walsh in Shanghai. The book was originally published in London in 1900. Octavo, pp vii, 447. Bound in brown cloth covered hard boards and with the original dust jacket. Letters written by Bertram Lennox Simpson of his experiences in Peking during the Siege of the Legations, using the pseudonym Bertram Weale. Simpson was a controversial figure among the British colonial service in China, and was eventually assassinated by Chinese political agents in Tientsin in 1930. Peter Fleming wrote, and not in a flattering manner, about Simpson in his 1959 book, "The Siege of Peking", and a previous owner has pasted a photocopy of half a page from Fleming's book to a blank prelim page here and also transcribed Fleming's criticism, in pencil, at the end of the foreword. The book is in Near Fine condition, with light browning to the endpapers. The jacket is chipped to the head of the spine and has some general wear, grades Good.…

Later edition, 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 447, [1]; photo-reproductive frontispiece and one map; red cloth gilt; boards rubbed and cocked, endpapers refreshed, text clean and sound with a couple old dog ear creases, good. Weale was a prolific author on China who was present during the western powers' siege of Peking to retake it from the Boxers. He was deeply critical of the West's actions during the rebellion, and his Indiscreet letters has been identified by later scholars as not a collection of primary documents but an invention by Weale produced after the events to attack "supine British diplomatic leadership" (Bickers, Britain in China).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First U.k. Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xv, 312. Original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering at spine. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Slight rubbing at spine and faint scuffing to covers, otherwise sound, very good with clean text.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Folio. unpaginated pp40 plus sixty-six Vandyck photogravures of Peking and surroundings from photographs by Donald Mennie, with an introduction by Putnam Weale and descriptive notes by S. Couling. Hardcover no dust jacket. Original dark blue silk binding with gilt titles to spine and front board in protective sleeve in fair/good condition with cracking and loss to top & tail and edges of boards. Inside foxing throughout , borders of plates affected, the tipped in plates themselves in excellent condition. A nice copy of a scarce book. Donald Mennie (illustrator).…

Contemporary private half leather binding with decorative endpapers, title gilt on spine, a very good copy. / With personal manuscript dedication by the author, signing as Putnam Weale, Peking Xmas 1929. Please see description or ask for photos.

1st Edition. 404pp + 31 + [3] publisher's catalogues. original paper wrappers chipped with tape repairs on spine, corners bumped. Good copy. At first glance this novel may appear unremarkable, however it is of considerable interest in the 20th century history of Chinese-European relations as it includes (on page 26) what is believed to be the earliest published reference to the infamous sign in Shanghai's Public Garden which purportedly stated "Dogs and Chinese not Admitted". The sign has now been conclusively shown not to have stated this, however references to the racist wording still appear to this day and the reporting of its existence has caused, and continues to cause, a great deal of ill feeling. Reginald Johnston, former tutor to Pu Yi the last emperor of China, wrote in a 1927 pamphlet issued by the Tianjin British Committee of Information that the anti-Chinese wording "it is a kind of slander which takes a lot of killing, and survives even the most authoritative denials". (Shanghai's Dogs and Chinese Not Admitted" Sign: Legend, History and Contemporary Symbol - Robert A. Bickers and Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom. The China Quarterly No 142. June 1995). Putnam Weale was the name under which Bertram Lenox Simpson (1877- 1930) wrote many books about China. Born in England Bertam Simpson followed his father into the Chinese Maritime Customs Service leaving the service in 1901. He wrote a great deal about China in the years that followed and became deeply involved in Chinese politics. He was murdered in 1930 and it seems quite likely that his murder was of a political nature, though neither motive nor killer was ever found.…

Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. Includes maps. Some maps have color. Occasional footnotes. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Cover has some wear and soiling. Wear at toem and bottom of spine. Bottom of spine stained.

dj. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); lavender cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in dark yellow on spine and front cover; dark yellow topstain; dustjacket; [8], 401pp. A few faint streaks along topstain, else Fine, with numerous pages uncut. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), lightly shelfworn, with a few short tears; Near Fine. Novel of life in China and its customs by the British author, formerly a Brigade Interpreter for the British Expeditionary Force who lived in China during the Boxer Rebellion.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. No Dust Jacket. China Edition. Spine sun, edgewear, endpapers foxed, light text tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; First edition printed in China of this observer's detailing of the siege and sack of Peking in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, written by a British national who was born in China and spent his life in various government and media jobs. This copy has a fascinating association. The oldest owner's signature is "Hilda Macdonald" about whom I can find no information. The second signature is that of Howard E Kohn II, best known as the producer of the noir film "Hidden Fear". The final ownership marking is the stamp "Samuel Bronston Productions Ltd." Samuel Bronston produced the 1963 epic "55 Days at Peking" about the Boxer Rebellion siege of the foreign legations at Beijing. This "China Edition" of Indiscreet Letters may have been a reference work used in the movie's writing and filming. This first China edition of a first-person account providing insight into a key 20th-century political moment in China has a fascinating association by being used by the production company of the American movie on that subject. ; vii, 447 pages.…