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Jan Foudraine. Psychotherapeut, onderzoeker, schrijver. — Rutten, Alex.

Jan Foudraine. Psychotherapeut, onderzoeker, schrijver.

Rutten, Alex.
Ambo / Anthos · Amsterdam · 2021
22 x 14.5 cm. Hardcover with dust jacket, 334 pages. Text in Dutch. Very good condition. See picture.
Biografie van Jan Foudraine (1929–2016), psychotherapeut en geestelijk pleitbezorger van humane geestelijke gezondheidszorg; gebaseerd op brieven, boeken en interviews en plaatsend in de Nederlandse maatschappelijke en therapeutische context.
Wie is van hout… Een gang door de psychiatrie. — Foudraine, Jan.

Wie is van hout… Een gang door de psychiatrie.

Foudraine, Jan.
Ambo / Anthos · Amsterdam · 2021
22 x 15 cm. Hardcover with dust jacket. 540 pages. Text in Dutch. As new. See picture.
Kritisch en autobiografisch standaardwerk uit 1971 over de praktijk van de psychiatrie, waarin Foudraine pleit voor een menselijker benadering van psychische stoornissen en afrekent met dwang, categorisering en uitsluiting. Jubileumeditie met voorwoord van Paul Verhaeghe.
Théologie et philosophie dans la pensée de Joseph Ratzinger. Benoît XVI. — De Caprio, Davide.

Théologie et philosophie dans la pensée de Joseph Ratzinger. Benoît XVI.

De Caprio, Davide.
Cerf · Paris · 2022
21 x 13.5 cm. Paperback, 592 pages. Text in French. Very good condition. See picture.
Study of the relationship between theology and philosophy in the thought of Joseph Ratzinger, highlighting his dialogue between faith and reason, and the universality of Christian truth in a modern context. Published in the series Philosophie & Théologie.
Les péchés de la langue. Discipline et éthique de la parole dans la culture médiévale. — Casagrande, Carla / Vecchio, Silvana.

Les péchés de la langue. Discipline et éthique de la parole dans la culture médiévale.

Casagrande, Carla / Vecchio, Silvana.
Cerf · Paris · 1991
23.5 x 14.5 cm. Paperback, 352 pages. Coll. 'Histoire' Text in French. Paper slightly browned, small previous owner's stamp, otherwise very good. See picture.
Scholarly study of verbal sins such as lying, blasphemy and slander in medieval Christian thought, exploring theological, ethical and disciplinary approaches to language in the 12th and 13th centuries.
De affaire Degrave-Rorique (1892–1899). Moord en piraterij in de Stille Zuidzee. — Vandamme, Jan / Degrave, Eugène.

De affaire Degrave-Rorique (1892–1899). Moord en piraterij in de Stille Zuidzee.

Vandamme, Jan / Degrave, Eugène.
Hadewijch · Antwerpen-Baarn · 1992
23.5 x 15.5 cm. Paperback, 264 pages, with illustrations. Text in Dutch. Paper slightly browned, otherwise a very good copy. See picture.
True crime and maritime scandal involving the Degrave brothers, accused of mutiny and murder in the South Seas, with facsimiles, period sources and commentary. Includes the full text of Eugène Degrave’s memoir 'Le Bagne' (1901).
La mer douce et cruelle & L’amour en matelote. — Aubin, Georges.

La mer douce et cruelle & L’amour en matelote.

Aubin, Georges.
Éditions France-Empire · Paris · 1970 / 1973
19 x 14 cm. Two paperbacks, 318 and 352 pages. With 6 and 8 plates of black-and-white photographs. Text in French. Paper slightly browned, mild signs of use. Good condition. See picture.
Two autobiographical maritime narratives by Commandant Aubin recounting his experiences in the French merchant navy, written in vivid style and rich in detail on seafaring life, storms, ports and camaraderie at sea.
A travers l’Amérique avec le Roi des Belges. — Goemaere, Pierre.

A travers l’Amérique avec le Roi des Belges.

Goemaere, Pierre.
J. Goemaere · Bruxelles · (1920)
18.5 x 12.5 cm. Paperback, vi,168 pages. Text in French. Spine damaged, cover with foxing, paper slightly browned but otherwise in good condition. See picture.
Report of the official voyage of King Leopold III of Belgium through North and South America, written by his private secretary, with detailed observations on the visited countries and political context.
Le voilier 'Mary Celeste'. Révélations définitives sur le plus grand mystère de l’Atlantique. Avec 4 plans. — Keating, Laurence J.

Le voilier 'Mary Celeste'. Révélations définitives sur le plus grand mystère de l’Atlantique. Avec 4 plans.

Keating, Laurence J.
Payot · Paris · 1929
23 x 14 cm. Paperback with transparent jacket, 224 pages. Text in French. Partly unopened, uncut pages. Few notes in pencil on endpaper. Very good condition, see picture.
French translation by A. Thomas of a maritime mystery classic on the disappearance of the Mary Celeste’s crew, based on contemporary sources and seafaring expertise.
La Ballade des Galets. Récit d’un voyage mémorable de la touchante “Havraise” (1925–1927). — Griffe, Pierre.

La Ballade des Galets. Récit d’un voyage mémorable de la touchante “Havraise” (1925–1927).

Griffe, Pierre.
Auto-édition · Cassis · 1984
21 x 14.5 cm. Paperback, 120 pages, illustrations. Text in French. Name on cover. Otherwise in very good condition, see picture.
Illustrated account of a merchant marine voyage between Europe and the Pacific, including crew life, storms, and ports of call, based on the author's own experiences as ship captain.
Quinze âmes et un mousse. — Collin, Isi. 2 foto's

Quinze âmes et un mousse.

Collin, Isi.
La Renaissance du Livre · Paris · 1942
20 x 14 cm. Later half leather-look hardcover, 146 pages. Text in French. With full-page plate and several in-text illustrations by Frédéric de Smet. Original front cover bound in. Name of previous owner on endpaper. Paper browned, otherwise (very) good condition. See picture.
Récit littéraire d’un voyage en mer accompagné de réflexions poétiques et illustré d’images marines, entre conte philosophique et aventure humaine.
Les États-Unis et le Pacifique. Histoire d’une frontière. — Heffer, Jean

Les États-Unis et le Pacifique. Histoire d’une frontière.

Heffer, Jean
Albin Michel · Paris · 1995
22.5 x 14.5 cm. Paperback, 512 pages. Collection L’évolution de l’humanité. Text in French. Very good condition. See picture.
Étude approfondie de l’expansion des États-Unis vers le Pacifique, en trois grandes phases : la conquête de la frontière, la consolidation entre la guerre de Sécession et la Seconde Guerre mondiale, et la domination contemporaine du Pacifique.
Voyage autour du monde sur L’Astrolabe et La Boussole, 1785–1788. Choix des textes, introduction et notes de Hélène Minguet. — La Pérouse, Jean-François.

Voyage autour du monde sur L’Astrolabe et La Boussole, 1785–1788. Choix des textes, introduction et notes de Hélène Minguet.

La Pérouse, Jean-François.
La Découverte / Poche · Paris · 1997 (reprint 1980)
19 x 12 cm. Paperback, 418 pages. La Découverte / Poche Littérature et voyages, no. 40. Text in French. Very good condition. See picture.
Récit de l’expédition de La Pérouse autour du monde menée entre 1785 et 1788, mission scientifique et géographique commandée par Louis XVI, accompagné de cartes.
Voyage autour du monde par la frégate La Boudeuse et la flûte L’Étoile. — Bougainville, Louis‑Antoine de

Voyage autour du monde par la frégate La Boudeuse et la flûte L’Étoile.

Bougainville, Louis‑Antoine de
La Découverte / Poche · Paris · 1997 (reprint 1980)
19 × 12 cm. Paperback, 294 pages. La Découverte / Poche Littérature et voyages no. 30. Text in French. Very good condition.
Journal de bord de l’expédition maritime de Bougainville dans les mers du Sud (1766–1769), première circumnavigation française, enrichi de cartes.
Villard de Honnecourt. Kritische Gesamtausgabe des Bauhüttenbuches ms. fr. 19093 der Pariser Nationalbibliothek. Zweite, revidierte und erweiterte Auflage. — Hahnloser, Hans R.

Villard de Honnecourt. Kritische Gesamtausgabe des Bauhüttenbuches ms. fr. 19093 der Pariser Nationalbibliothek. Zweite, revidierte und erweiterte Auflage.

Hahnloser, Hans R.
Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt · Graz · 1972
28 x 20 cm. Green cloth hardcover with dust jacket and cardboard slipcase, xii, 404 pages, some illustrations in the text. 66 full-page plates and 212 illustrations on 27 plates. Text in German. Very good condition, dust jacket faded, slipcase with light wear. See picture.
Zweite, erweiterte Auflage der kritischen Gesamtausgabe des berühmten Bauhüttenbuches von Villard de Honnecourt, mit vollständigen Faksimiles des Pariser Manuskripts, Transkription, Übersetzung und ausführlichem Kommentar.
Historischer Atlas Ooijpolder & Düffel. Eine Flussniederung in Wort und Bild. — Van Eck, Jan.

Historischer Atlas Ooijpolder & Düffel. Eine Flussniederung in Wort und Bild.

Van Eck, Jan.
Sun · Amsterdam · 2005
34 x 25 cm. Hardcover with dust jacket, 80 pages, richly illustrated in color. Text in German. Very good condition. See picture.
Historisch-geografischer Atlas der Flusslandschaft zwischen Nimwegen und Kleve, mit Karten, Luftaufnahmen und Erläuterungen zur Entwicklung des Landschaftsbildes, Deichbau, Überschwemmungen und Landnutzung.
Enchiridion fontium historiae ecclesiasticae antiquae. Editio Secunda et Tertia, aucta et emendata. — Kirch, Conradus S.J.

Enchiridion fontium historiae ecclesiasticae antiquae. Editio Secunda et Tertia, aucta et emendata.

Kirch, Conradus S.J.
Herder · Friburgi Brisgoviae · 1914
20 x 13.5 cm. Cloth hardcover, xxxii, 624 pages. Text in Latin and Greek. Fair condition, binding worn at hinges, paper browned with some foxing, name of previous owner. See picture.
Sourcebook of early ecclesiastical history, containing Latin and Greek excerpts from patristic writings, conciliar documents, and ecclesiastical historians, compiled for academic use.
Recueil des oraisons funèbres, prononcées par M. Esprit Fléchier, Évêque de Nîmes, et par M. l’Abbé Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Évêque de Meaux. — Fléchier, Esprit / Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne / autres 3 foto's

Recueil des oraisons funèbres, prononcées par M. Esprit Fléchier, Évêque de Nîmes, et par M. l’Abbé Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Évêque de Meaux.

Fléchier, Esprit / Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne / autres
Lefort · Lille · 1820
17 x 10.5 cm. Full leather, xvi, 3–415, (1) pages. Text in French. Fair condition, binding worn, joints split, spine label damaged, marbled endpapers, old inscription on rear flyleaf.
Nouvelle édition augmentée, contenant une sélection de discours funèbres prononcés aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, accompagnée d’une notice historique sur Mgr. Fléchier.
An Altar-piece of the Apocalypse from Master Bertram’s Workshop in Hamburg. — Kauffmann, C. M.

An Altar-piece of the Apocalypse from Master Bertram’s Workshop in Hamburg.

Kauffmann, C. M.
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office · London · 1968
24.5 x 18 cm. Paperback, 50 pages, ill., 24 plates. Text in English. Cover with some small tears and creases. Otherwise good, see picture.
Catalogue and study of a late medieval altarpiece depicting scenes from the Apocalypse, attributed to Master Bertram’s workshop in Hamburg, held in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Institutions ecclésiastiques de la Chrétienté médiévale. Préliminaires & 1re partie. Livre I. — Le Bras, Gabriel

Institutions ecclésiastiques de la Chrétienté médiévale. Préliminaires & 1re partie. Livre I.

Le Bras, Gabriel
Bloud & Gay · Paris · 1959
25 x 17 cm. Paperback, 238 pages. Histoire de l’Église, vol. 12. Text in French. Fair condition, paper browned, some foxing, few notes in pencil. See picture.
Première partie d’une vaste étude sur les structures ecclésiastiques de la chrétienté médiévale, publiée dans la série Histoire de l’Église depuis les origines jusqu’à nos jours.
Le Dernier messie. Prophétie et souveraineté au Moyen Âge. — Potestà, Gian Luca

Le Dernier messie. Prophétie et souveraineté au Moyen Âge.

Potestà, Gian Luca
Les Belles Lettres · Paris · 2018
21.5 x 15 cm. Paperback with dust jacket, 262, (6) pages. Text in French. Fair condition, many pencil markings and underlinings, see picture.
Traduction française par Gérard Marino d’une étude sur la prophétie médiévale et son lien avec la souveraineté, centrée sur l’interprétation de la Deuxième épître aux Thessaloniciens.
Schwenckfeld and Early Schwenkfeldianism: Papers Presented at the Colloquium on Schwenckfeld and the Schwenkfelders, Pennsburg, Pa., September 17–22, 1984. — Erb, Peter C. (ed.)

Schwenckfeld and Early Schwenkfeldianism: Papers Presented at the Colloquium on Schwenckfeld and the Schwenkfelders, Pennsburg, Pa., September 17–22, 1984.

Erb, Peter C. (ed.)
Schwenkfelder Library · Pennsburg, Pa. · 1986
23 x 15.5 cm. Paperback, iv, 428 pages. Text in English. Small stain on cover, name and minor markings on half-title page, otherwise very good. See picture.
Collection of scholarly papers on the origins, theology, and development of the Schwenkfeldian movement in the early modern period, with contributions by George H. Williams, Walter Klaassen, Paul L. Maier and others.
Teilhard de Chardin et la pensée catholique. Colloque de Venise. — Cuénot, Claude (ed.) / Teilhard de Chardin.

Teilhard de Chardin et la pensée catholique. Colloque de Venise.

Cuénot, Claude (ed.) / Teilhard de Chardin.
Éditions du Seuil · Paris · 1965
20.5 x 14 cm. Paperback, 270 pages. Études et Recherches sur Teilhard de Chardin. Text in French. Good condition, paper browned. See picture.
Proceedings of the Venice colloquium under the auspices of Pax Romana, exploring the reception and integration of Teilhard de Chardin’s thought within Catholic theology and philosophy.
Glaubensmut unter den Bedingungen des Sozialismus anhand der Predigten des Paters Gordian Landwehr. — Seeger, Joachim.

Glaubensmut unter den Bedingungen des Sozialismus anhand der Predigten des Paters Gordian Landwehr.

Seeger, Joachim.
Peter Lang Europäischer Verlag der Wissenschaften · Frankfurt am Main / Berlin / Bern / etc. · 2001
Paperback. 476,(8) pp.; 21x15 cm. "Europäische Hochschulschriften, Reihe XXIII Theologie. Bd. 715". Text in German / Deutsch. - Spine slightly folded, several notes and underlinings in pencil. Although (very) good. See picture.
Opera genuina. Juxta editionem Monachorum Sancti Benedicti. [2 volumes (of 3)]. — Bernardus, Sanctus / Bernardi, Sancti. 2 foto's

Opera genuina. Juxta editionem Monachorum Sancti Benedicti. [2 volumes (of 3)].

Bernardus, Sanctus / Bernardi, Sancti.
Perisse Fratres · Lugduni · 1845
21 x 14 cm. Half leather, (4),524 & (4),472 pages. Text in Latin. Condition: foxing throughout, leather hinges slightly damaged, institutional stamps. Still very good, see pictures.
First 2 volumes (of 3) of the collected works of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, based on the Benedictine edition. Includes hundreds of epistles and homilies.
Manuel de l’histoire des dogmes chrétiens. [2 volumes]. — Klee, Henri. 2 foto's

Manuel de l’histoire des dogmes chrétiens. [2 volumes].

Klee, Henri.
J.-G. Lardinois · Liège · 1850
20.5 x 13.5 cm. Green half leather, 2 volumes, 382 and 408 pages. Text in French. Paper browned, bindings discolored, stamp of Franciscan library, overall good condition. See pictures.
French translation by P.H. Marbais of Klee’s systematic theological history of Christian dogmas, originally written in German. Scholarly Catholic approach rooted in 19th-century academic theology.
Histoire de la chute de l'Empire romain et du déclin de la civilisation, de l’an 250 à l’an 1000. [2 volumes]. — Sismondi, J. C. L. Simonde de. 2 foto's

Histoire de la chute de l'Empire romain et du déclin de la civilisation, de l’an 250 à l’an 1000. [2 volumes].

Sismondi, J. C. L. Simonde de.
Treuttel et Würtz · Paris · 1835
21 x 13.5 cm. Half leather, 2 volumes, (4), viii, 440 pp. & (4), 440 pp. Text in French. Leather somewhat damaged, foxing throughout, otherwise structurally sound and good. See picture.
Early 19th-century French edition in two volumes, tracing the decline of the Roman Empire and the transformation of European civilization from Late Antiquity to the early Middle Ages.
Fifty Years of Soviet Oriental Studies. Brief Reviews (1917–1967). — Academy of Sciences of the USSR. 4 foto's

Fifty Years of Soviet Oriental Studies. Brief Reviews (1917–1967).

Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
Nauka Publishing House Central Department of Oriental Literature · Moscow · 1968
22 x 15 cm. Cloth hardcover box, 27 stapled paperback booklets, ca. 700 pages. Text in English. Some foxing on cloth case, staples rusted, interiors very good. See picture.
Commemorative boxed set with 27 expert-authored studies on Soviet Orientalism, each treating a distinct linguistic, literary, historical or regional field. Published for the 50th anniversary of Soviet Oriental scholarship. Contents: 1. Alayev, L.B. / Vapha, A.K. Indology (History, Economy and Culture). 2. Afanasieva, V.K. / Dunajevskaya, I.M. / Jakobson, V.A. / Jankowska, N.E. / Kaneva, I.T. Cuneiform Studies. 3. Bank, A.V. / Granstrem, Ye. / Kurbatov, G.L. / Pigulevskaya, N.V. Byzantine Studies. 4. Braginsky, I.S. / Landau, L.B. / Khalfin, N.A. Central Asia and Kazakhstan in Soviet Oriental Studies. 5. Danzig, B. The History, Economy and Geography of Turkey. 6. Gluskina, E.E. Studies in Japanese Literature. 7. Golygina, K.J. / Lisevich, I.S. Soviet Sinology in the Past Fifty Years. 8. Kazakevich, I.S. Korean Studies. 9. Khalfin, N.A. Soviet Orientalism and Studies in the History of Colonialism. 10. Kononov, A.N. Turkic Philology. 11. Korostovtsev, M.A. Egyptology. 12. Melikishvili, G.A. / Giorgadze, G.G. Urartology and Hittitology. 13. Oransky, I.M. Old Iranian Philology and Iranian Linguistics. 14. Petrushevsky, I.P. History of Iranian Studies. 15. Yu, Ya. / Plan, P. / Sirk, Yu.H. The Languages of Southeast Asia. 16. Podpalova, G. Fifty Years of Soviet Historiography of Japan (1917–1966). 17. Popov, K.A. Japanese Language Studies. 18. Romodin, V.A. Afghan Studies. 19. Šastina, N.P. Mongolic Studies. 20. Sharbatov, G.Sh. Arabic Studies (Philology). 21. Smilyanskaya, I.M. History and Economy of the Arab Countries. 22. Solntseva, N.V. Chinese Language Study. 23. Tsereteli, Konstantin. Semitics. 24. Turin, V.A. Study of the History and Economy of the Countries of Southeast Asia. 25. Vyatkin, R.V. Sinology. 26. Zograf, G. Indian Philology. 27. Zograf, G. Indian Philology.
Nieuwe motieven voor schilders ten gebruike op werkplaats en school. — Hermann, Paul / Van Dijk, H.J. 5 foto's

Nieuwe motieven voor schilders ten gebruike op werkplaats en school.

Hermann, Paul / Van Dijk, H.J.
Ph. Zalsman · Kampen · z.j. (ca 1920)
16.5 x 13 cm. Half linnen band. Titelpagina, inleiding in het Nederlands, index van platen. 50 platen in zwartlijn en in kleur (samen 100). Tekst in het Nederlands. Goede staat. Papier wat bruin, enkele vlekjes en foxing, stempel op het voorplat / Half cloth binding. Title page, introduction in Dutch, index of plates. 50 plates printed in black line and colour (total 100). Text in Dutch. Good condition. Paper slightly browned, some foxing, stamp on front cover. See pictures
Decoratief voorbeeldboek voor ambachtelijke schilders, met kleurrijke geometrische, florale en tekstmotieven, bedoeld voor gebruik in werkplaats of opleiding / A decorative pattern book for craftsmen and students, featuring colourful geometric, floral, and typographic designs for use in workshops and trade schools.
Johannes von Paltz Werke. 1 Coelifodina & 2. Supplementum Coelifodinae. [2 volumes]. — Burger, Christoph / Stasch, Friedhelm / Hamm, Berndt / Oberman, Heiko A.

Johannes von Paltz Werke. 1 Coelifodina & 2. Supplementum Coelifodinae. [2 volumes].

Burger, Christoph / Stasch, Friedhelm / Hamm, Berndt / Oberman, Heiko A.
Walter de Gruyter · Berlin / New York · 1983
23.5 × 16 cm. Two volumes of the series, green cloth hardcovers, lvi, 528 and lvi, 504, (2) pages. Intr. in German, text in Latin. First volume with some damp stains on the spine, previous owner’s name, several marginal notes and pencil underlining, general signs of use, but internally still good. See picture.
Complete critical edition of Johannes von Paltz’s Coelifodina and its Supplementum, published as volumes 2 and 3 in the series Spätmittelalter und Reformation Texte und Untersuchungen. Includes Latin source text, commentary, appendices, and scholarly apparatus. ISBN 3110049546, 3110049554
Traité d’optique. Traduit de l’anglais et considérablement augmenté. — Smith, Robert. 12 foto's

Traité d’optique. Traduit de l’anglais et considérablement augmenté.

Smith, Robert.
Brest / Paris · Chez Romain Malassis / Du Rand · 1767
26.5 x 21 cm. Half leather, xiv, (2), 739, (3) pages + 67 folding plates. Text in French. Binding worn, leather chipped, small tear to title page, interior with light spotting but overall clean. See pictures.
Influential French edition of Smith’s fundamental treatise on optics, originally published in Cambridge (1738), richly illustrated with 67 folding plates depicting ray diagrams, lenses, and scientific instruments.
A Glossary of Buddhist Terms in Four Languages (English, Chinese, Pāli & Sanskrit). / 佛學名詞四種語言彙集(英 中 巴利 梵文) — Lim, Teong Aik / 林忠億編.

A Glossary of Buddhist Terms in Four Languages (English, Chinese, Pāli & Sanskrit). / 佛學名詞四種語言彙集(英 中 巴利 梵文)

Lim, Teong Aik / 林忠億編.
Penang, Malaya · Self-published · 1960 (2504 B.E.)
19 x 13.5 cm. Paperback, viii, 120, xvi, 8 pages. With illustrations. Text in English, Chinese, Pāli and Sanskrit. Light browning. Good condition. See picture.
Multilingual glossary of essential Buddhist terms compiled for students and lay practitioners. Includes phonetic renderings and transliterations across four classical languages, with an appendix on doctrinal points and illustrations. Rare early Malayan Buddhist publication.
Les institutions de la Chine. Essai historique. — Maspero, Henri / Escarra, Jean.

Les institutions de la Chine. Essai historique.

Maspero, Henri / Escarra, Jean.
Paris · Presses Universitaires de France · 1952
23 x 14.5 cm. Paperback, xii, 176 pages. Text in French. Pages still unopened, some foxing, cover slightly worn, edges browned. Overall good condition.
Historical overview of traditional Chinese institutions, including legal, administrative, and governmental structures, co-authored by two leading French sinologists. Includes maps and glossary of Chinese characters.
Chinese Secret Societies in Malaya. A Survey of the Triad Society from 1800 to 1900. — Comber, Leon F.

Chinese Secret Societies in Malaya. A Survey of the Triad Society from 1800 to 1900.

Comber, Leon F.
Singapore / Locust Valley, New York · Donald Moore / J. J. Augustin · 1959
23 x 15 cm. Paperback, viii, 324, (2) pages. With folding map and plates. Monographs of the Association for Asian Studies VI. Text in English. Slightly browned, very good condition, see picture.
Detailed historical and sociological study of Chinese Triad societies in 19th-century Malaya, focusing on their rituals, organization, political influence, and British colonial responses. With maps, appendices, and illustrations.
Clara Ho Tung, a Hong Kong Lady: Her Family and Her Times. — Cheng, Irene.

Clara Ho Tung, a Hong Kong Lady: Her Family and Her Times.

Cheng, Irene.
Hong Kong · The Chinese University Press · 1976
22 x 14 cm. Hardcover with dust jacket, xx, 202 pages, folding table. Text in English. Small signs of use. Very good condition. See picture.
Biography of Clara Ho Tung (1875–1938), second wife of businessman and philanthropist Sir Robert Ho Tung, exploring her life, family, and the sociopolitical context of colonial Hong Kong. Includes index and bibliography.
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