Werner edward theodore chalmers (23 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Myths and Legends of China (Archway paperbacks) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

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

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

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. First Bracken Edition, facsimile of the 1922 Harrap true first. Fine hardcover in Near Fine dustwrapper (a bit of sun-fade to dustwrapper spine). Includes 32 full color illustration plates, by Chinese artists. The author was a noted British diplomat to Qing Dynasty China, and a devoted sinologist specializing in China's superstition, myth, and magic.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asian continent to significant time periods spanning centuries, the book was made in an effort to preserve the work of previous generations.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asian continent to significant time periods spanning centuries, the book was made in an effort to preserve the work of previous generations.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original yellow title-blocked cloth, somewhat dust-dulled and edge-bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 453 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; Mythology, Chinese. Legends China. China Religion. Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) 1864-1954. George G. Harrap & Co. Chinese cosmology. Creation myth. P'an ku. Chinese gods. Star myths. Thunder gods. Water myths. Fire myths. Goddess of mercy. Eight Immortals. Monkey god. Fox legends. Chinese folklore. Chinese mythology. Taoist mythology. Buddhist mythology. Confucian mythology. Chinese folk religion. Chinese spirits. Chinese demons. Chinese immortals. Chinese legends. Chinese folk tales. Illustrations by Chinese artists. Coloured plates. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. x, 448 grams. Publisher's binding sturdy, light wear to corners; contents unmarked and attractive. From the collection of Bill Powell, with his bookplate. 1280 grams.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Large format paperback. Covers a little rubbed and marked, spine tanned, slight chips at edges ink address inscription (Mrs Leonard Henry Lancaster Gate W2) on front free endpaper + a signed presentation with name crossed out and changed To Elizabeth Cooper (crossed out) Mabel Morgan with the writers compliment ETCW W 19 Queens Gardens W2.' . Clean throughout. Good. Book. slightly scruffy but sound copy with an interesting signed inscription. Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner (1864Ð1954) was a British diplomat in Qing Dynasty China and sinologist specialising in superstition, myths and magic in China. A series of collected essaysThe book has some mention of China, the Murder of Pamela Werner the philosophy of 'As if, Herbert Spencer Betrayed etc., Used sound good only. with clean text. Signedes.…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. [iii]-x, 448; addenda slip tipped in at the back; numerous plates and maps throughout, some in color; illustrations in the text; fine copy in original gilt-stamped red cloth. With the calling card of Andrew Earl Harris tipped to the front free endpaper, and inscribed "Merry Christmas - Happy 1941" and with the recipient's name underneath dated "24 December 1940." Harris "was commanding officer of USS Wake (PR 3), a gunboat in China, until November 28, 1941, when the ship was effectively abandoned in Shanghai because it was judged insufficiently seaworthy to cross the straits of Formosa. He and most of his crew sailed to Manila with the remaining gunboats. [He] died at a Japanese Prisoner of War camp near Cebu, Philippines, on June 11, 1943" (usnamemorialhall[.]org). Werner (1864-1954) was a British diplomat in Qing Dynasty China and sinologist specializing in superstition, myths and magic in that country. His adopted daughter Pamela was killed and mutilated in 1937, a murder that has yet to be solved. Paul French's Murder in Peking (2011) recounts the crime and a BBC mini-series is said to follow shortly.…

First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the inner front cover, "To Mrs Hope Danby from E. T. C. Werner. Peking, 1940." Loosely inserted is an autograph letter signed, written by Werner from the British Embassy compound, sending Danby the book. Werner (1864-1954) lived most of his life in China and wrote several works on Chinese mythology. Memorigrams is a selection of his essays and poems, some previously published in periodicals, addressing aspects of Chinese history and culture and his own life. The final two pieces concern the still-unsolved murder of his daughter in Beijing in 1937. A mainstay of the Beijing social scene, Hope Danby (1889-1981) was a prolific writer on Chinese history and archaeology. She was a friend of the controversial scholar-collector Edmund Backhouse and wrote his entry for the Dictionary of National Biography. Octavo. Half-tone frontispiece and 5 plates. Chinese characters in text. Original pink textured card wrappers, yapp edges, spine and front cover lettered in black. Small correction, perhaps in author's hand, to table of contents. Spine and peripheries of wrappers sunned, spine ends lifting, contents clean: very good.…