The Gibbon in China an Essay in Chinese Animal Lore by Gulik R H Van (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4to. With 45 rpm record in pocket affixed to r.p.d. Mild bumping to joints of slightly rubbed and faintly scratched covers. Some scuffing to bottom corner of rear cover. Light toning to f.e.p.s. Previous owner's blindstamp to bottom fore corner of title page. Very faint scratches to 45 rpm record. VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Large quarto, pp 123, illustrated. Bound in blue cloth covered hard boards, gilt lettering to spine and upper board. No jacket as issued. Complete with the 45 RPM recording of morning call of as female gibbon in the pocket at rear. In Fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Oversized hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Title and copyright pages dated 1967. 123 pages. Very good condition. Covers clean and square. Binding strong. Pages clean and free of marks. A book plate on front end page. Has accompanying record, also in very good condition. Please e-mail us with questions or to request photos. This is an oversized book. Extra shipping charges may be required for international or priority delivery.

First edition. First edition. Quarto. Cloth, gold gilt stamping on front cover and spine, [8], 123 pp., frontis., preface by the author, list of abbreviations, introduction, numerous illustrations, map, index, addenda and corrigenda. Van Gulik died in September 1967, and during May of that year he finished his last book, THE GIBBON IN CHINA. He had kept monkeys since his youth and anyone who ever interviewed him mentions this unusual company. He couldn't keep gibbons in Holland because the climate is too drafty and moist for them to survive. They thrived in his oriental homes and Van Gulik was very close to them, regarding them highly as pet owners of dogs and cats tend to do. A gibbon is a primate, can walk on its hindlegs, have no tail, and like to reason. They are fairly friendly and the Chinese were aware of the gracious animal and signal its peculiarities in their literature. An excellent study of the gibbon in China. Fine copy including the 33 1/3 gramophone record of the musical calls of the gibbon in a pocket attached to the rear pastedown sheet. Van Gulik was a Dutch diplomat to China for many years and his writings on China and its culture are extensive. A choice item and perhaps the most comprehensive study on the subject. Scarce.

Un volume in-4°, reliure éditeur toilée de couleur bleue avec un lettrage doré sur le 1er plat et sur le dos (en anglais et en chinois). L'ouvrage débute sur un frontispice (une photo du Gibbon JINJA âgé de 3 ans). On compte 123 pages et en fin se trouve un disque 45 tours en très bon état avec la légende suivante: THE GIBBON IN CHINA, Morning calls of a hylobates Agilis female vieux de 3 ans et demi. Ce livre , est composé de la manière suivante: Préface, Liste des abréviations, Première partie: Des temps anciens jusu'à la dynastie des HAN (-1500 jusqu'à 202). Seconde partie: De la dynastie des HAN jusqu'à la période des T'ang (202-907). Troisième partie: Sung, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties (960 -1644). Appendice: The Gibbon in Japan- Clé permettan de mieux connaitre les Gibbons mentionnés dans le texte et apparaissant dans les planches- Carte de la Chine, Vieux textes chinois, Index, addenda et corrections. Signalons que l'auteur R.H. VAN GULIK (1910-1967), sinologue réputé, fut un diplomate et un écrivain néerlandais sérieux mais qu'au milieu d'ouvrages d'érudition reconnus, il écrivit une Histoire de la vie sexuelle dans l'ancienne Chine et toute une série de romans policiers très appréciés, situés en Chine,ayant pour personnage principal le JUGE TI. Notre ouvrage sur les GIBBONS est en tout cas une rareté et notre exemplaire fait partie de l'édition originale Il est en TRES BON ETAT.