Goh Eck Kheng (8 results)

Condition: Fine. 119, col photos. . PB. Fine. Based on an exhibition of 300 artifacts from the Shenyang Palace Museum, China. [9789810009489].

Condition: new.

Softcovers. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition Thus. 2002. 336pp. B&W illustrations. The book is in excellent condition with no inscriptions, and all contents are tight and clean. "Englishman Thomas Kitching died, aged 54, in Changi Prison in April 1944. Interned by the Japanese in 1942, Kitching, who was the Chief Surveyor of Singapore, faithfully kept a diary from December 1941. Only now made accessible, it provides meticulous details and insights into the lives and deaths of the internees and into the functioning of the prison. It is a tragic story of a family torn asunder by the war.". …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good -. Paperback Edition. 255 x 250mm. pp. 119. C.1990. English text. Paperback edition of 'Imperial Life in the Qing Dynasty: Treasures from the Shenyang Palace Museum, China'. Includes fine glass, jade, ceramics, bronzes, textiles and more. Colour illustrations. Bound in original yellow pictorial card covers. Bump and a few light marks to last six pages, otherwise clean. Binding strong. No ownership inscription or underlining. See images.…

Softcover. Yellow illus. wraps; 119 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color figures. Includes porcelain, bronzes, furniture, clothing, and more; Includes an appendix of essays in Chinese from Shenyang Palace Museum. Good (Ex-art lib., label at bottom of spine, stamp to title page, sticker on back cover; Outer corners bent).…

No date. Coloured photographic illustrations, 119pp, appendices, bibliography. Very good copy. 25.5 x 24.5cm. Appendices in Simplified Chinese characters. This book shows the finest pieces of the Shenyang collection - including jade, porcelain, cloisonne, embroidery, lacquer ware and calligraphy and sets them in the context of the history, pageantry and opulent lifestyle of the Qing Dynasty.…

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers As New small quarto 336pp., b/w plates, indexes, Thomas Kitching died, aged 54, in Changi Prison in April 1944. Interned by the Japanese in 1942, Kitching, who was the Chief Surveyor of Singapore, faithfully kept a diary from December 1941. Only now made accessible, it provides meticulous details and insights into the lives and deaths of the internees and into the functioning of the prison.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.