Sowerby arthur de c ed (2 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Illustrated soft-back cover, black spine lettering in English and Chinese, clean and unworn bar short tear to top spine. adverts inside covers, 48 pp. of adverts numbered A1-A48 intwo blocks before and after main text,but jump from A2 to A7 for no obvious reason, no sign of removal, t.p. + ( 2 Classified Index of Advertisers ) + + 45 pp., extensive photo illustrations throughout ex-pagination, adverts also often illustrated, one at least in colour; internally has occasional blue marginal lines and tanning spots. The contents variously relate to Chinese culture, art, archaeology, natural history and engineering etc. . The advertisements are in some ways as interesting as the contents. Despite a few faults this remains Very Good for age. 16.5 cm x 24.5 cm.…

17 vols in 18, an unbroken but incomplete run starting with vol. 2 no. 1 and ending at vol. 18 no. 6, about 300-375 pages per bimonthly volume, excepting vol. 3 which was monthly and double the size. About 15-20 plates per number; brown library buckram excepting vol. 2 which is in green decorated cloth, gilt titles on spines; ex-Seattle Public with their stamps and bookplates; hinges in vol. 2 cracked and a few leaves nearly loose; 2 plates lacking in vol 5, 4 plates dogeared in vol. 18; pages 161-162 excised from vol. 9; the occasional bumping and rippling to paper, all else very good overall. Together with: an odd issue of the China Journal, Vol, XXIX, no. 2. in original wrappers; waterstaining to spine, binding nearly perished, one article with heavy pen annotations, fair. From an article on the journal's history: "The original inception for the journal came when Mr. Arthur de C. Sowerby and Professor C. R. Kellogg of the Fukien Christian University were on a short hunting and biological trip in the mountains north-west of Foochow . The need of a biological journal in China had been discussed, and Mr. Sowerby, urged by the professor, made up his mind then to start such a journal, should adequate support be forthcoming. A few months later he met Miss Clarice Sara Moise, who, in the spirit of adventure of so many young American women of the present generation and of her pioneer ancestors who crossed the great American plains in the [eighteen] fifties, was travelling in China on her way round the world. A close friendship was formed, and, naturally, in due course the subject of the proposed journal was discussed. "The main difficulty in successfully starting a biological journal was the question of finance, since it was obvious that there were not enough biologists in China to give it sufficient support in this direction. It was here that the knowledge of the practical American business woman came in. During the deliberations that followed the conclusion was reached, that, since there were not enough supporters to warrant the founding of a journal of biology alone, the latter's scope should be extended to include every branch of science, as well as travel and exploration and the arts in their relation to China and the Far East." As per its mandate each issue includes a mix of reporting on art and science, with articles on numismatics, antiquities, literature in translation, travel, reports on hunting and fishing excursions, natural history, and kennel club news. Most issues include material and photos on hunting, and pictures of dogs with articles on their breeding and kennel club contests. Travel notes are largely on territories in China, but many excursions are made to Bali, South Asia, Korea, Taiwan, Java, the Philippines, the Middle East, and even into Africa. Contributors include Orvar Karlbeck, Jiang Kanghu, Floyd Tangier Smith, A. M. Tracy Woodward, A. W. Grabau, Chiu Bienming, Clarence Burton Day, George Kin Leung, Harrison Forman, Martin Lindsay, Aleko Lilius, and so on, representing explorers, collectors, foreign residents, second generation Chinese-Americans who migrated back to China, and, naturally enough, a number of scientists.…