Seldens Map China Decoding by Brook Timothy (26 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition/ First Printing, complete number line. Condition of the book is Very Good. A little shelf worn but looks unread. DJ has a small 1/4 inch line scuffed at the upper front edge of the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition First Printing Stated. Book And Dj Have V. Sl. Edgewear/Shelfwear. Dj Price Intact. Color And B/W Illus. Map Eps. Index. 211 Pp.

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HARDCOVER. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First American edition. 211pp color, b/w illustrations octavo cloth. very good in slightly worn dustwrapper.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Very Good condition hardcover book, Fine condition dust jacket. Some smudging to covers and bumping to edges. Two tear to top edge of front cover, largest is about 1/4 inch. Slightest bowing to covers. Slightest smudging to text block edges. Dust jacket unclipped. Dust jacket has slightest shelf wear and bumping to edges. Dust jacket protected by mylar. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never X-library unless specifically described as such.…

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Hardcover. Condition: NEW - COLLECTIBLE. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First American Edition, First Printing. BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. First Edition, First Printing. Exploring the story behind a handpainted 17th century Chinese martine map, donated to Oxford's Bodleian Library in 1654 by lawyer John Selden (1584 - 1654), where it sat undisturbed for some 350 years in 2009. Sinologist Timothy Brook probes the mystery of how this ancient Chinese map finds its way to England of King James II. 211 pgs with 28 illustrations. 8 chapters: 1, What is Wrong with this Map?; 2, Closing the Sea; 3, Reading Chinese in Oxford; 4, John Saris & the Chinese Captain; 5, The Compass Rose; 6, Sailing from China; 7, Heaven is Round, Earth is Square; and 8, Secrets of the Shelden Map, followed by Epilogue and 2 appendices.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book condition: VG/Fine. Jacket: VG/Fine. A bright copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. blue cloth, dust jacket, first edition, xxiv, 211 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour), portraits (chiefly colour)pictorial end papers, ; 24 cm.A fascinating work of history, biography, cartography, and literary mystery, Mr Selden's Map of China unlocks the secrets behind a recently discovered map of China like no other of its time. In 1659, a vast and unusual map of China arrived in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It was bequeathed by John Selden, a London business lawyer, political activist, former convict, MP, and the city's first Orientalist scholar. Largely ignored, it remained in the bowels of the library, until called up by an inquisitive reader. When Timothy Brook saw it in 2009, he realized that it was "a puzzle to be solved." . it shows China, not cut off from the world, but a participant in the embryonic networks of glabl trade that fuelled the rise of Europe -- and mow poer China's ascent.--Jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean With No Remarks Or Highlights Inside. 211 Pages With The Index. Hardcover. First Edition, Not Price Clipped. 1St Printing. This Book Is Not Signed.We will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.…

Hard Cover in Dj. Condition: . Ottimo (Fine). Ottimo (fine). 8vo, 240pp. ex library but in excellent condition with its mylar protected dj. no internal marks, as new.