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Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. Copyright 1939. 12 x 13.5" sheet folding to 6.25 x 3.5". Map, illustrations: storefront, interior, skyline, souvenirs, Alamo, trophy buck, Founder Albert Friedrich. 'Hell in Texas' & 'Texas as Paradise' (poems). VG.

Folded. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Very good condition folded brochure, 1939. Has one small discolored indention over word "museum" and a very light crease across middle; light wear from age only. Rare and Collectible.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second Edition. Original publisher's beige paper wrappers with staple binding. Color illustrations printed on front and back (front one shows a composite illustration of historical buildings; back one shows a view of what appears to be Monterey Bay). Printed on front cover: "Views and Legends of Monterey and Surroundings." 7 3/4" x 5 1/2." Unpaginated, forty-four pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations (some of which are printed photographs), complete. Pages are very clean and intact except for light age toning. Covers are clean and intact overall except for slight darkening, a small chip at tail of spine, and slight loosening to binding. A Very Good, almost Near Fine copy. Charming souvenir booklet promoting tourism in Monterey, California. The booklet contains a variety of brief information such as legends, histories, and places of interest in connection to Monterey. Among the subjects addressed herein are the Spanish acquisition of Monterey, the robbery of the Custom House and its connection to the Allen residence, the legend of the lost pearls of Loreta, the Sherman Rose Tree, Colton Hall, the Presidio, Pacific Grove, butterfly trees, Seventeen-Mile Drive, Cypress Point, Seal Rocks, Carmel, Monterey, and Del Monte. Much of the booklet consists of small illustrations with very brief captions. The illustrations show many scenes in and around Monterey and other subjects related to the region. In the back are two small black-and-white maps, one of which has an artistic quality and presents the peninsula from an angled view and the other one being a street map of Monterey showing some of the historical points of interest.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardcover. Publication date and edition not given; title is taken from the introduction by Xie Zhi-Liu and is not written in English; text is in English and Chinese; 121 color paintings by 63 prominent contemporary artists from Shanghai. 128 pages. No slipcase. Dust cover has shelf wear, and heavy wear and small tears along the edges and spine. Hardboard and inside pages are clean. Binding is tight. Large book, with thin brown spine.

Text in chinese and english. Hardcover 38x26 cm, cover slightly worn, dust jacket rubbed. 128 pages. Gewicht in Gramm: 1480.

Brown hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with rubbed dust jacket and in card slipcase. 380mm x 270mm (15" x 11"). 128pp. 121 colour plates. Preface and descriptive text in in Chinese and English languages. A total of 121 masterpieces painted by 63 of the most prominent contemporary artists who either made their abode in Shanghai or resided in Shanghai for a certain period of time. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. pp. [4], 128, [1]. No date, most likely 1980's. Large folio size, 15" by 10 1/2". Illustrated in full color. In both Chinese and English. English text by Xie Zhi-Liu. Printed by Shanghai Fine Arts Printing House. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. Dust jacket has some edge wear, overall a very attractive book. From the preface, "In compiling this pictorical album, . . . a total of 121 masterpieces painted by 63 of the most prominent contemporary artists who either made their abode in Shanghai or resided in Shanghai for a certain period of time. This is, indeed, a pioneering act, in so far as Shanghai is concerned, for pictorical albums of this kind have no precedent in Shanghai." Includes paintings by Zhang Zixiang, Ren Weichang, Xu Gu, Zhu Menglu, Ren Bonian, Wu Changshuo, Wu Qiunong, Lu Lianfu, Cheng Yaosheng, Zhu Qizhan, Ling Fengming, Zhang Daqian, Huang Huanwu, Lu Yanshao, Xie Zhiliu, Tang Yun, Ying Yeping, Shen Roujian, Cheng Shifa, Chen Peiqiu, Liu Danzhai, among many others. Beautiful illustrations on high quality paper. A scarce item.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Publication date and edition not given; title is taken from the introduction by Xie Zhi-Liu and is not written in English; text is in English and Chinese; 121 color paintings by 63 prominent contemporary artists from Shanghai; with original very good slipcase as issued; with 128 pages.