Ellen Thorbecke (31 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1947 Harper Pub. Pages are all clean tight and bright. Hardcover book with plastic comb. Illustrated board hardcover is clean with some shelf rub at edges. Dust jacket is clean with shelf rub at edges and spine.

G illus. brown boards, comb binding, spine head chipped. Torn dj. 171 p.; halftone & color illus. in text; 23.5 cm. Prior owner's stamps on ffep. Illustrated by I. David, designed by. Binding is Hardcover.

Spiral-bound. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable in Poor Dust jacket. Dust jacket is seperated into three pieces, large open tears to edges and corners. Dust Jacket wrapped in Mylar to prevent further damage. Heavy Wear to cover boards. Front board is beginning to detach from sprial binding. Liquid stain to front cover board face, heavy wear to edges and corners. Softening and stress at spine ends and edges of boards. Aged toning throughtout, but still an acceptable reading copy; text is clean. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.…

Plastic Comb. Condition: Used, very good. VG+ book in G jacket. Sligthtly oversize brown hardcover with illustrated cover, white plastic comb binding, 1947, no additional printings indicated, 171pp. Book has slightest wear plus spine pushed in a bit above and below the plastic comb (plastic comb is not damaged). Clean, no marks or writing. Jacket is not price-clipped (3.50), heavy wear with many small chips missing from edges, 4"x2" (approx) chip missing from base of spine and back cover, two small chips missing along spine, will be provided in a clear archival mylar sleeve. **OVERSIZE - overseas shipping and priority require additional postage. **We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999, providing professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments and sturdy packing.…

With an introduction by Dr W.J.R. Thorbecke; Cover, Diagrams and Sketches by I. David. NY: Harper & Brothers, [1947]. 171p. 9x7.5'', printed paper boards, plastic ring binder. Cover worn, bit loose, G.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Design by SYB, 1110 gr, 31 x 25 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover, 287p : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. As new, still in publishers shrink wrap. "'Ellen Thorbecke From Peking to Paris' tells the impressive life story of Ellen Thorbecke (1902?1973), a photographer who holds a special place in the history of international photography. In this richly illustrated book, her oeuvre is presented through the cities and regions where she lived and worked: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Paris, and the Middle East. Thorbecke left for China in 1931, where she purchased her first camera. Originally trained as a journalist, she developed into a discerning photographer with a distinctly engaged gaze. Her lively, often spontaneous street photography depicts daily life with great attention to human interaction and vitality. Her photographs were accompanied by personal observations and formed the basis for influential publications such as Peking Studies (1934) and People in China (1935). The book offers a rare and intimate snapshot of the 1930s and 1940s. Thorbecke's work is distinguished by her direct, human, and unbiased way of looking, making her images relevant even today. Her compact yet extraordinary archive, housed at the Nederlands Fotomuseum in 2008, consists of 638 black-and-white negatives, 166 of which were made in China. It is considered one of the gems of the museum collection. This publication appears on the occasion of the exhibition 'Ellen Thorbecke's China' at the Nederlands Fotomuseum and is the first monograph in an ongoing series about the museum's collection.".…

Condition: Fair. Original wrappers, softcover, colour map on verso front cover, photographed in b/w and depicted by Ellen Thorbecke, with sketches by Schiff, Dutch text in black, English text in red, presented by the Java-China-Japan Lijn. 8vo.; Some colouring by a kid; edges and corners cover occasionaly worn.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Quarto. Brown paper covered hard boards with cloth spine, with an image of a Chinese woman on the front board. 141 pages, with 32 gravure photographic plates tipped in, each accompanied by a page of text describing and explaining the subject. No dust jacket. Colour plate immediately after the introduction by Frederich Schiff (who collaborated with Thorbecke on several of her other books about China and Hong Kong). Thorbecke's subjects for this book came all walks of life, including The Manchu Duke, The Eunuch, and The Ultra-Modern Girl all the way to The Slave and The Cabbage Vendor. The book is in Very Good condition, offset browning to the half title page, else clean and bright within. Boards are clean an bright, a little browning to the extreme top and bottom edges, a small 1cm scuff at the centre of the front panel, binding tight and square. A pretty copy.…

Folio (38 x 27 cm.). 87, (1) S. mit teils ganzs. Duotone-Abbildungen und teils farbigen Illustrationen. Illustr. Orig.-Leinenband mit Deckelbild und Deckeltitel auf rotem Seidenband. Parr/Lundgren, The Chinese Photobook 60. - "Ellen Thorbecke (née Kolban, and also known as Ellen Catleen) was already established as a freelance journalist in Berlin before she moved to China in 1930 with her new husband, Willem Thorbecke, the Dutch ambassador to China. All four of the titles collected here feature a lively, whimsical collaboration between Ellen Thorbecke as photographer and Friedrich H. Schiff, an Austrian caricaturist who arrived in Shanghai about 1928. The weave of photography and illustration is played out in Schiff's drawings, accompanying or often, in later titles, superimposed upon or continuing the line of Thorbecke's photos. The handwritten titles, dramatic collaging, and highly graphic arrangement and use of photographs highlight the collaborative and inventive approach to the layout of each book. Each book also includes texts, both informative and fanciful; taken together, these titles offer unique insight into an expatriate's perspective on life in China's major cities during the 1930s. In Peking Studies, Thorbecke's photographs and Schiff's sketches combine to create a charming and memorable, albeit selective, visual record of interwar Beijing. The book is an account, totally imagined, of a tour-a tour de force, in fact-of the city by the stout Chinese Mr. Wu and the lanky European Mr. Pim, both inventions of the authors. Wu and Pim appear on the cover and throughout the book in drawings: Wu with a folding fan, Pim in a white suit and hat, with a camera. The book is a montage of photos, drawings, collages, text, labels, and black, white, and red colorings; the text includes a bit of social history as well. A fullpage colered map of Beijing (Peking) shows a yellowheaded Wu pointing out to a red-faced Pim some of the famous sights of the city" (Martin Parr). - Deckel leicht angestaubt, sehr gutes sauberes Exemplar. - Illustrated original cloth binding with an illustration on the cover and the title on a red silk ribbon. - The cover is slightly dusty, but it is a very good, clean copy.…

Hard Cover, Spiral Bound. Condition: Good. Chipped DJ. Later Edition. 172pp Illus "In words and pictures this book reveals the Palestine of today and of the ages." Described and photographed by Ellen Thorbecke. Introduction by Dr. W.J.R. Thorbecke. Wear to extremities. Former owner signature, dated 1947, on front endpaper. David, I. (illustrator).…

Hardcover, geen pagina nummering, 31 x 25.5 cm, Nederlandstalige tekst. *prima staat. ISBN 9789461300324. Kees Scherer, Carel Blazer, Fred Brommet, Lies Wiegman, Willem van der Pol,Emmy Andriesse, Paul Huf, Emiel van Moerkerken, Dik de Herder, Marcel Minnee, Jan Coppens, Ed van der Elsken, Johan van der Keuken, BVictor Meussen, Willy Schurman, Sem Presser, Lood van Bennekom, Hans Wolf, Henri Bersebrugge, Peter Odijk, Violette Cornelius, Wally Elenbaas, Hilip Mechanicus, Win van der Linden, Ata Kando, Ad Windig, Max Koot, Carel Blazer, Eva Besnö, Fons Hellebrekers, Maria Austria, Ellen Thorbecke, Sem Presser, Nico Jesse, Eli van Zachten, Bernmard Eilers, Gerard Fieret 0 g.…

Condition: fair. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 x 20 cm, 171, spiral bound, illus. (some color), figures, errata slip, boards quite worn, tears at spine. Introudction by W. Thorbecke. Photographs by the author; diagrams and sketches by I. David.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. B0016ZPXDM. no dustjacket. illustration on front cover. 1st edition. edges rubbed. binding tight. pages browning. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Large octavo, pp 56. Illustrated photograph book with sketches by Frederic Schiff. Bilingual Dutch and English text by Ellen Thorbecke. Card covers illustrated by Schiff. Issued by the Java-China-Japan Line, with a map of their routes on the inside front cover. An attractive look at China and another successful collaboration among Schiff and Thorbecke. Very Good condition, fine, clean and unmarked internally, some red marks to the covers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 143pp. Monochrome photographs. Illustrated paper covered boards, cloth spine. Covers scuffed and soiled, corners little bumped with some paper loss. Bookplate inside front cover. Outer pages little foxed and edge browned. 30x23cms.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Circa 1938. 69p. 23.5x18.5. Dust jacket with minor damage and small losses; slight corner loss to all four corners of the covers. Some worming; binding slightly loose. Overall in fair condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Small quarto, pp 81. Illustrated paper covered hard boards. No dust jacket. Book about Shanghai, mainly targeted at tourists and visitors, with text and photographs by Ellen Thorbecke and embellished with drawings by Friedrich Schiff. Bookplate of George and Olga Crow to the front pastedown. George Crow was the nephew of Shanghai based businessman and writer Carl Crow. Book is in Very Good condition, binding solid, clean and unmarked internally, browning to the front and rear endpapers and a small surface scuff to the front free endpaper, spine ends and edges a bit rubbed. Overall an attractive and solid copy of an increasingly difficult book to find. …

Hartkarton/Leinen Sehr gut. Text in Englisch. Gestalteter, solider Schutzumschlag mit Rückentitelei. 3 Kratzer auf dem Umschlag vom Buchbinder fachmännisch repariert. Gestalteter pappbezogener Hartkartoneinband, Leinenrücken mit Titelei. Auf vorderem Buchdeckel 3 kleine, ehemalige Wurmeingänge. Diskrete Namenseintragung auf Vorsatzblatt. 141 paginierte Seiten, mit 1 farbigen Tafel ("People in China") und 32 montierten schwarz-weiß Porträttafeln (aufgenommen mit Rolleiflex-Kamera), alle begleitet von Texten aus Thorbeckes Feder, intakt und unverletzt. Ein rares Buch mit liebevollen Anekdoten, die die Menschen des Pekings der 30er Jahre in ihrem Alltag darstellen. Insgesamt sehr guter Zustand. +++ Ellen Thorbecke (geborene Kolban, 1902-1973) "war eine Zeitungsreporterin, Schriftstellerin, Fotografin und die Gattin des niederländischen Botschafters in China. Während ihres Aufenthalts in der Republik China fertigte sie zur Illustration ihrer Zeitungsartikel eine einzigartige Fotoserie von Porträts und Straßenszenen in der chinesischen Landschaft und den Städten Peking, Shanghai und Hongkong an. Die Fotos wurden in Büchern veröffentlicht, für die sie auch die Texte schrieb. Mit ihren modern konzipierten Berichten über China nimmt Ellen Thorbecke einen einzigartigen Platz im Genre der ethnographischen Fotografie ein" (aus Wikipedia). +++ Text in English. Profusely illustrated monograph mit its original dust jacket (the latter was repaired by our bookbinder), hard board binding, cloth spine. 3 small marks left by booksworms on front board. Former owner's name on front page. 141 pages, coloured plate ("People in China") and 32 tipped-in b/w portrait plates (all photographs taken with a Rolleiflex camera), each photo being acompanied by a text lovingly featuring the life of the pictured person. Altogether very good condition. +++ Ellen Thorbecke (formerly known as Catleen) was a German photojournalist and wife of Dutch ambassador, W.J.R. Thorbecke. She worked in China during the 1930's. +++ 23 x 20,3 cm. 1,3 kg. +++ Stichwörter/ Keywords: China Fotoband Rarität Bildband Photography Chinese Culture Beijing Gewicht in Gramm: 1300. …

Condition: Used: Very Good. 4to hardcover good condition some wear and browning on cover inside is very clean pictures on request.

Condition: Good. Hong Kong by Ellen Thorbecke is a richly illustrated travel book that captures the essence of Hong Kong in the late 1930s. Blending photography, sketches, and lively descriptions, Thorbecke presents a vibrant portrait of a city where East meets West. The book explores daily life in the bustling streets, harbor scenes, hillside neighborhoods, and marketplaces, highlighting the mix of Chinese traditions and British colonial influences. Thorbecke, a European journalist and photographer, brings an outsider's curiosity and keen observation to her work, offering readers both visual and narrative insights into the cultural contrasts and coexistence found in the colony. Through a series of photographs and accompanying text, the book guides readers through different parts of the city, from the crowded, energetic urban centers to the quieter rural outskirts. Her writing conveys a sense of wonder and fascination, capturing the dynamic spirit of Hong Kong on the eve of great change. Although not an academic study, the book serves as a historical snapshot, preserving the atmosphere, architecture, and people of Hong Kong at a pivotal moment in its development. Thorbeckes work remains a unique and artistic record of a colonial city in transition, just before the major upheavals of the mid-20th century.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, ORIGINAL DUST JACKET WITH PUBLISHERS PRICE OF 15/ NET INTACT, COMPLETE WITH NUMEROUS FULL PAGE MOUNTED PLATES PLUS ONE COLOURED PLATE, DUST JACKET REPLICATES THE DESIGN TO FRONT BOARD, BOOK MEASURES APPROX 12 x 9 INCHES FEW MINOR CHIPS & CREASES TO EDGES OF JACKET WITH SPINE OF JACKET BROWNED, FEW MARKS TO CLOTH ON REAR BOARD & TOP EDGE OF FRONT BOARD, OCCASIONAL MINOR FOXING OR BROWNING TO TEXT PAGES OR MOUNTS, LONG PENCIL INSCRIPTION TO FRONT PASTE-DOWN FOR CHRISTMAS 1941, HALF TITLE & REAR ENDPAPER BROWNED, OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH THE SCARCE JACKET IN BETTER THAN THE USUAL CONDITION. JACKET HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVER THAT DOES SHOW SEVERAL REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book measures 23x18.cm. 69pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers illustrated hardcover. Binding very lightly rubbed, minor abrasion wear on edges. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket lightly rubbed on edges, some abrasion wear in places. Jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, previous price in ink on corner of free endpaper. Pages very clean. A very nice copy. F Size: 8vo. Schiff (illustrator).…

Condition: Fair. Shanghai: North-China Daily News & Herald Limited, c. 1940. First edition. Sm 4to hardcover. Pictoral binding and pictoral endpapers. 82pp. Full color illustrations and B/W photography. Fair book. No dust jacket. Scuffs across pictoral binding. Spine with chipped or missing backstrip. Gifter's inscription on front endpaper. Spine cracked. In polypropylene bag. (travel guides, humor, guidebook) Inquire if you need further information.…

Condition: Good. Shanghai: North-China Daily News & Herald. No date, c.1940. Presumed 1st. Hardcover 8vo 82 pgs. Color sketches by Schiff, b/w photos. Text in English. Good in a fair dust jacket. Pictorial covers edgeworn. Toning to endpapers and light toning throughtout. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket edgeworn, chipped and has edge tears. (China, Shanghai, Travel) Inquire if you need further information.…

Very attractive art-deco designed book. First edition; 4to (23.5 x 18.5 cm); 15 colour sketches by Schiff, and 25 photographs, 2 maps; original pictorial dust-wrapper over paper covered pictorial boards, dust-wrapper lightly rubbed with a touch of loss to spine, a near-fine example; 69pp.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. The first edition of this beautifully and colourfully illustrated guide to Shanghai, a unique and lovely work. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A beautiful work looking at Shanghai, discussing the society and economics of the country, as well as important information on hotels and traffic that visitors must know.Illustrated colourfully throughout.Photographed and depicted by Ellen Thorbecke, with sketches by Friedrich Schiff.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the Tate Library. In the original publisher's paper covered boards, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart. A few small puncture marks to the front board, one of which goes through to the whole board, with a few small bumps to the following pages. Small puncture mark to the spine and a little loss to the rear joint. Spine is a little faded and bumped. A few minor marks to the boards. Dustwrapper with some loss. A little discolouration and marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a few spots to the endpapers. Very Good. Ellen Thorbecke; Schiff (illustrator). book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Sq, 8vo, dramatic illus color boards, 82pp, photos by Thorbecke, sketches by Schiff, and About Fine copy with a trace of rubbing bottom edge, in a V.G. D.J.with some edge wear.but difficult in this condition, gift inscription dated 1940.(VVclst2/2).…

141pp. 1st ed., f.e.p. missing, half title toned, otherwise clean in worn original pictorial boards.

First edition. 4to. 141, (3) pp. Publisher's cloth backed pictorial boards, dust jacket replicating the same design, neat presentation inscription to first free endpaper. 32 photographic illustrations. Small losses to the spine ends and corners of the jacket plus a large section to the foot of the upper panel, "30" written in ink towards the head of the same, some neat tissue repairs on the verso, the book generally very good. Ellen Thorbecke, née Kolban (1902-73), was a German reporter and photographer. Her Dutch husband was made ambassador to China in 1931, a position he held for four years. During their stay Thorbecke produced two books, "Peking Studies" published in Shanghai by Kelly and Walsh in 1934 and, a year later, this book. She published several other works on China in the succeeding decades.…