Chinese Jade Throughout The Ages, A Review of its Characteristics, Decoration, Folklore, and Symbolism, [2nd Editon, 12th printing]

Nott, Stanley Charles

Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1981

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198 Pp. COPYRIGHT 1981. STATED 12TH PRINTING [1ST EDITION (1936), 2ND EDITION(1967)]. "CENTURIES BEFORE THE CHRISTIAN ERA JADE WAS VALUED IN CHINA AS THE PUREST AND MOST DIVINE OF NATURAL TREASURES, AND IT EVOKED A REVERENCE ACCORDED TO NO OTHER MATERIAL. IT WAS CHOSEN BY THE CHINES AS THE VEHICLE FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE UNSEEN POWERS OF THE UNIVERSE, AS THE EMBLEM OF IMPERIAL AUTHORITY, AND AS A CHARM AGAINST EVIL INFLUENCE. THE TEXT IS ILLUSTRATED WITH A MAGNIFICENT SERIES OF MORE THAN 350 REPRODUCTIONS IN COLOR (39 PLATES), BLACK AND WHITE (110 PLATES), AND LINE (73 DRAWINGS) OF CHOICE PIECES SELECTED FROM THE CHIEF ASIATIC, EUROPEAN, AND AMERICAN COLLECTIONS. DESCRIPTION: ORANGE PUBLISHERS CLOTH HARDBOUND, GILT STAMPED TITLE ON SPINE, COLOR AND BLACK/WHITE FULL AND 1/2 PLATES THROUGHOUT BOOK, COLOR ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET, CORRUGATED BOARD SLIPCASE WITH AFFIXED LABEL. DIMENSIONS: 10 1/4" x 7 1/2" x 1 1/2." CONDITION: FINE, STRONG/SQUARE SPINE, CRISP CLEAN AND BRIGHT TEXT PAGES. DUST JACKET CONDITION: NEAR FINE; MINOR-SLIGHT SUNNED SPINE COVER. SLIPCASE CONDITION: FINE. A NICE CLEAN COPY. Language: eng. Seller Inventory # 002041

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Title: Chinese Jade Throughout The Ages, A Review ...

Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company

Publication Date: 1981

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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