"Illustrated catalog of Chinese Coins (Gold, Silver, Nickel and Aluminum)" by E. Kann is an excellent book (in English)for anyone who is interested in collecting pre-modern Chinese coinage. This book was published in 1954 and was revised and updated in 2006 by Mario L. Sacripante. The book has three volumes. Volume 1 (ISBN 0-923891-18-8)is for Chinese coins up to 1911. Volume 2 (ISBN 0-923891-19-6)is for Chinese Republican silver , nickel and aluminum coins. Volume 3 (ISBN 0-923891-20-X)is for Sinkiang, Tibet and Mongolian coins plus gold, forgery and fantasy coins.
For pre-republican coins, the book in the attached picture is an excellent one (ISBN 7-208-01435-3/K-344)published in 1993.