Basil Gray Foreword (7 results)

paper wrappers. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 13pp. 12 full-page colour plates. Printed in Switzerland. Iris Colour Books produced under the direction of Dr H. Zbinden of Berne.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1971 large softbound, tight binding, square corners, cover has very faint spotting at top edge & fore-edge, red chinese block stamp in corner of title page, clean unmarked text.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. presumed first edition. Green cloth covers with title and author in blue ink on front cover and title on spine. The covers are worn and scuffed. There is a gift inscription in ink on the front paste down dated 1926. The text block is loosening and is cracked in the middle. Since it is sewn, there are no loose pages and the contents are complete, but it does need to be handled carefully. A decent working copy of a hard to find original edition. ; No additional printings listed on copyright page, date of 1925 on title page. Presumed first edition. Illustrated from black and white photos, and in-text drawings. The book's sections include Technical Stage Terms, Some Electrical Considerations - Dimmers, Wiring Systems - Switchboards (with fold-out plate) , Design of the Little Theatre, Principles of Stage Lighting, Lighting Equipment and Methods of Presentation. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xix. 79 pages pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. English text; Paperback; 18.2 x 24.5 cm; 0.366 Kg; not paginated with black and white and colour illustrations.; Used book in good condition with minor signs of wear in the cover, spine and back cover. Minor signs of wear in the interior.; Catalogue of an exhibition of The Ceramic Art of China organized by the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Oriental Ceramic Society to commemorate the founding of the Society in 1921, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum from the 9th June to the 25th July 1971. Selection Committee for the Exhibition: Basil Gray, Esq., C.B., C.B.E. (chairman); John Ayers Esq.; Sir Harry Garner, K.B.E., C.B.; Miss Margaret Medley; Lt. Colonel W.B.R. Neave-Hill; Dr Hugh Shire; Professor William Watson.; Exhibition catalogue to celebrate the Jubilee Year of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London limited to Chinese Ceramics, covering the whole field from Neolithic times down to the Ch'ing dynasty. The Committee divided the area of its selection into four sections chronologically but, when appropriate, overlapping so as to follow through each major ware across the dynastic boundaries. The four sections demarcated cover the following periods: (a) from neolithic to the T'ang and Liao dynasties; (b) Sung and Yuan dynasties; (c) Yuan and Ming dynasties; and (d) Ch'ing dynasty. The overlapping is particularly noticeable in the two middle sections. In Section (b), the Yuan wares which follow the Sung tradition, such as the celadons, are included; while in Section (c) the Yuan wares included are the shu fu, blue and white and allied wares of Ching-tê Chên, which form the basis of most of the Ming porcelains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16.5 x 25.5 cm; 0.8 Kg; 285 pages with black and white and colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jacket, namely price clipped, edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. Interior in very good condition apart from a wear mark at the back of the front cover dust jacket that as a sticker glued to the bottom and below the sticker a wear mark. The remaining interior show minor signs of wear.; Lacquer when set is one of the most durable of all vegetable products. Usually made from the latex of Rhus verniciflua, the lacquer tree, it has been described as the "most ancient industrial plastic know to man", and it has been in constant use in China for over three thousand years. It has inspired Chinese craftsmen to produce works of art that are almost unrivalled for their delicacy, variety and aesthetic appeal. Sir Harry Garner's important book is the first systematic study of this bafflingly complex study. The greater part of the book deals with lacquerwares that were made from the Yuan dynasty (1260-1368) onwards. Not only was that dynasty rich in new and long-lasting techniques such as carving - which was to become the most popular technique of all - the inlaying with mother of pearl, and infilling incised decoration with gold, but for the earlier periods the material surviving is much more scanty. However, fine pieces dating from the Han, T'ang and Sung dynasties are illustrated and discussed, and the first products from as far back as the Shang dynasty are identified. After surveys of the nature and preparation of lacquer, the copious Chinese literature and the early laquerwares, the general arrangement is by techniques. In addition to chapters on the techniques already mentioned there are further ones on marbled lacquer, surface gold-decorated lacquer, painted lacquer, and "Coromandel" lacquer. Two full bibliographies separately listing the literature in Chinese and in European languages complete the book. Sir Harry Garner unique collection of lacquerwares from which the majority of the illustrations were taken was divided between the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

152 pp.; c.200 illus., map, bibliography. Exh. catalogue Victoria and Albert Museum 1st May-22nd June 1975. London, 1975. Pbk. KEYWORDS: 073 China - Keramiek - Porcelein - Jade - Brons, Lakwerk, etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Reprintedn; 4to COMPLETE 2 volume set. Text in mint/unmarked condition. DJ's are missing. Bindings are tight. Owners name inside fntcvr. Appears unread, NF/ndj: 2 volumes, Facsimile of vols 1-12 inclusive, complete in two hardback volumes. Vol. 1: 1-6: 772 pp.; illus. Vol. 2: 7-12: 869 pp. (pp. 774-1641), illus.=1641pp. Text illustrations.