Ancient China: Signed (31 results)
Language: English
Published by Lewis F. McIntyre, 2017
Series: Novels of Ancient Rome, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - Novels of Ancient Rome
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Signed by author on front endpage.
Language: English
Published by Strategic Book Publishing, New York, (2009), 2009
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Heartwood Books, A.B.A.A., Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.Heartwood Books, A.B.A.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. SIGNED by co-author Doyle. Near Fine, internally clean, solid hard cover issued without a dust jacket. #. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by State University of New York Press, 2019
Series: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture, Book 158 of 193. Book 158 of 193 - SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
- Softcover
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Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.Jackson Street Booksellers
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Fine copy in softcover. Inscribed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by William Morrow and Company, New York, 1990
Series: The Frugal Gourmet, Book 5 of 13. Book 5 of 13 - The Frugal Gourmet
- Hardcover
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Seller: Cultural Connection, Cape Coral, FL, U.S.A.Cultural Connection
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13th printing signed by the author and Craig Wolman - the culinary assistant on flyleaf "To Mike Jeff Smith 1993 Craig Wollman '93" with black pen. Delicious recipes from the cultures that most influenced Western cooking. 8vo White cloth and beige boards stamped in gilt on spine. 525 pages. "Companion to the all-new national tel…evision series from WTTW in Chicago" on dust jacket. Clean. Tightly bound. Like new/ Like new.
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
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hardcover. Condition: very good(+). very good(+). Illustrated in color images throughout. 167 pages. Oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (Athens: Patakis, 2012). A very good(+) copy--warping to boards--in a very good(+) wrapper. Inscribed by author. Catalogue for McCabe's exhibition at Corfu Museum of Asian Art.
Published by Press-Tige Publishing, Catskill, 1998
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Weathered Stone Books, Skreen, SLIGO, IrelandWeathered Stone Books
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Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No d/w. 304pp; A bright copy; Size: 12mo. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket in very good condition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Inscribed by author on front fly leaf. The binding suffers minor loosening due to age and wear, but remain…s secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.
Published by Mashup LLC, Tokyo, 2016
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Raritan River Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.Raritan River Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Binding sound, text clean, light shelfwear. 160 pages, oversize, illustrated. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Heavy book: priority or international shipping may require a surcharge. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by Urban Council, 1993
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.COLLINS BOOKS
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PAPERBACK. Paperback edition. 240pp, quarto. Inscribed by "Chau" Hing-wah bi-lingual text. tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good.
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin, Dublin, IE, IrelandPigeonhouse Books, Dublin
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Condition: As New. Signed by the author and dedicated to the previous recipients.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1971
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- Signed
Seller: YattonBookShop PBFA, Yatton, United KingdomYattonBookShop PBFA
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Condition: Used - Good
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Boards are generally in good order, just a little shelfwear. Slight bumping to corners. Spine is intact albeit with some bumping to the ends. Signed by the author to the half title page. Textblock is in good condition, clean… and tight. Pagination: xviiil, 261 pp. Pictoral finished paper dust jacket with black lettering to spine and front. Dj is in a good condition albeit with some mild creasing to the edges. A little grubby. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 693g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 033646:12d) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 693 G. Signed by Author. Book.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United KingdomThe Print Room
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE AND VERSO HALF TITLE 'In the beginning the Wise Lord was done. March, 2008 Peter Ward'. Some very very slight edge wear to top of jacket and spine, n…ot price clipped (£12.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks unread. 465pp. Set in ancient China, two brothers fight the classic battle between good and evil as the 'Shadow without name' attempts to break free from eternal imprisonment by utilizing the strength and power of the famed dragon horses. Rokshan and An Lushan are drawn into this centuries old struggle, along with a young girl destined to become the Spellweaver of her nomadic tribe. As An Lushan is pulled towards the dark, Rokshan must embark upon a dangerous journey and learn the innermost secrets of the dragons. Quite a scarce book. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2018
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Russian Hill Bookstore
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 278 pages, 4to. SIGNED and inscribed by the author Katheryn Linduff on front endpaper: "For ---- & ----, for late, late night reading!! Kathy". Minor shelfwear. DJ in mylar. Tight binding, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Dryden, 1945, inscribed, hardcover, (G+/Poor), 1945
- Hardcover
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Seller: Librarium, East Chatham, NY, U.S.A.Librarium
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. The Dryden Press, New York, 1945, INSCRIBED by AUTHOR in blue fountain-pen ink on front free endpaper: "A little book for the author of a big one./Affectionately,/Phyllis/December, 1945.", 114 pages, foreword, author preface, introduction, glossary, notes, profusely illust…rated in b&w with photos on 66 plates plus frontis, 8.25 in. x 11.25 in., hardcover, corners and spine ends very lightly bumped, spine very mildly cocked, minor soil to top of text-block, poor dustjacket in 3 pieces (front flap, front panel, rear panel and flap) with chipping and wear to corners and edges as well as some slight soil, dust jacket protected in new archival plastic cover, pencil notes in book from previous owner, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good+ {Though the dust jacket does have its issues, all parts are still present and it shows nicely in its new cover.} (G+/Poor) 4568 [Lss1113RV]. Inscribed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by The Wings Press, Mill Valley, California, 1952
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Seller: The Armadillo's Pillow, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.The Armadillo's Pillow
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Signed and Inscribed by the author on the verso of the front free endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed.
More imagesPublished by Anson Book House, 2000
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: The Groaning Board, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.The Groaning Board
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED by Ching Ming Lee, both in Chinese, English and with her chop. Fine first edition softcover, slightest edge wear. Full of full color plates of ancient jade. Quite comprehensive, very interesting. M00855. Signed by Author(s).
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- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Ragabooks, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A.Ragabooks
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1st prntg. brown boards, clean & bright, bndg crisp, no bumps or dents, Unclipped color photo illus white dj, no creases or tears, exc unread cond; interior unmarked, inscribed briefly & dated in the year of publication by Victor Mair at the top… of the title pg, 177 b/w txt photos, line drawings & maps, 13 color photo illus, 352 pp. 7.5"x 10.5". Inscribed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Manger, Hughes & Manger, New York, 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, U.S.A.Brazos Bend Books
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Condition: Used - Good
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Limited Edition, of which this is no. 321. Inscribed (to an unnamed recipient), "The Great Men of Truth, Wisdom, Justice, Humanity" and signed and dated (March 10, 1930) by Ly Hoi Sang. Good. Spine has a couple of splits at the joints, the longer at bottom front measuring about 2.25 inc…hes. Spine is also slightly darkened and has a few spots of white paint. On the page behind the author-signed page, someone has neatly written two proverbs in ink. Binding is sound and contents are in excellent shape. 108 pages. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Odyssey Publications; Airphoto International Ltd., Hong Kong * * * * *, 2007
- Softcover
- Signed
- Map
Seller: L. Michael, North Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.L. Michael
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Map: Fine/, $589.80, Reduced From. 9789622177888 the ANCIENT SILK ROAD MAP: an Illustrated Map Featuring the Ancient Network of Routes Between CHINA and EUROPE; One large overview map and three detailed regional maps. Comprehensive notes with cultural and Historical information on key places and peop…le, 35 superb colour photographs, easy~to~use fold~out format. ONLINE Synopsis: Made famous in the West by the Venetian adventurer, Marco Polo, the ancient Silk Road spanned one-quarter of the circumference of the Earth. An intricate network of trading routes, in its heyday it stretched from Lyoyang and Xi'an in China, through Central Asia to Istanbul and Rome, perhaps the first example of the globalisation of trade. Untold perils, both natural and man-made, awaited the hardy merchants and travellers who ventured along the Silk Road's many branches in search of profit, learning or simply adventure. Conquering armies, too, swept back and forth throughout the centuries of the Road's existence. All have left their mark in some way. Inside are four detailed maps of the Silk Road's arteries supplemented by 35 colour photographs and historical notes on key places and notable people.* TUCKER, Jonathan; TOZER, Antonia Odyssey Publications; Airphoto International Ltd. 2007 Hong Kong * * * * * UnStated Edition Tall Wide Folding Map S/c Soft Cover Map: Fine/, Slight, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. Pages Printed On 0ff~White Paper, Clean And Tight To The Spine, In Fine/ Condition. Appear To Be Viewed. D/j: None. This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = Padded Mailing Envelope To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described Which Applies To This B00K, Only. = No Odors, No Writing, No Names, No Rippling, Not Stuck Together, No Book Plate, Not X~Library, No Other Marks. = Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE *. Map: Fine/, 2007 (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
Published by A New Directions Paperbook, 2005, 2005
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition, first printing SIGNED: With publisher's sheet tipped in and fully signed by David Hinton on the full title page. A masterpiece showcasing the earliest and most extensive literary engagement with wilderness in human history - this vital poetry. New and bright illustrated stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text….
More imagesPublished by Peking: chin Verlagsangabe, 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: Libresso - das Antiquariat in der Uni, Koethel, KREIS, GermanyLibresso - das Antiquariat in der Uni
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Ohln. Dust Jacket Condition: erste. 1. Auflage. Ohln., farbiger Deckel, 119 S., zuzügl. 40 Tafeln, Kl8° (leichte Altersspuren, gutes, schönes Exemplar). Mit arabischer Widmung des Autors, Namenregister engl./chin., mit einem farbigen Frontispiz. Sprache: chin., engl. ca. 900 Gramm. Signatur des Verfassers. Buch.
More imagesPublished by The Commercial Press, Shanghai, 1927
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: Uncommon Books, Glastonbury, CT, U.S.A.Uncommon Books
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Hardcover. Condition: NVG. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book has cover wear, owner bookplate thus nearly very good. Inscribed by the author to Lieut. Commander C. J. Wheeler and dated Shanghai Jan. 6, 1928. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.
More imagesPublished by Far Eastern Publications
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Seller: Munster & Company LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.Munster & Company LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Far Eastern Publications Cover very lightly rubbed/soiled/sunned; corners lightly rubbed/bumped, spine ends lightly bumped, spine lightly sunned; edges very lightly rubbed/bumped/soiled/sunned; interior faintly age-toned throughout, erasures on ffep, inscription by author to noted Chinese s…cholar X.P. Mei on ffep; binding tight; cover, edges, and interior intact and clean, except where noted. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
Published by E.J. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands, 1993
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Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Condition: Collectible; Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. INSCRIBED BY DONALD WAGNER on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1993 1st edition. Fine (with unflecked gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 573 pgs. Part of Brill's wonderful "Handbook of O…riental Studies" series. Signed by Author. Signed.
More imagesPublished by Privately Printed, 1928
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Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Midway Book Store (ABAA)
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 30.5 x 22.5 cm. Quarto. 114pp. Printed on double leaves in the Japanese style. Illustrated with frontispiece and 15 full page portraits of Emperors based on silk paintings from the Sung Dynasty from the collection of Colonel Horatio Seymour Rubens as well as a few other smaller illustrations. Signed a…nd inscribed by one of the authors, Ly Hoi Sang on the second page. Laid-in are two signed letters, one from one of the authors (Ly Hoi Sang again) dated 1928 and another signed from G. W. Lee, dated 1946. Both signers were part of the Long Sang Ti Chinese Curios Company and the previous owner had asked for the book to be signed and later inquired about selling a hanging. The bookplate for the previous owner, Mrs. William A. Dixon, on front paste-down noting that it was donated to the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Ex-library copy from that institution with stamp on copyright page and page edges. Chipping and wear to the spine. Limited edition though the label giving the limitation number has been removed.
More imagesPublished by Privately Printed, New York, 1928
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Seller: McBlain Books, ABAA, Hamden, CT, U.S.A.McBlain Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. illustrations, xii, [13]-108, [5]p. Printed on unopened double-leaves oriental style. Original illustrated boards. 30cm. Modeat rubbing and wear along extremities. Printed on double leaves in the Oriental style. No Jacket. SIGNED on first blank leaf by Ly "Very truly yours Ly Hoi Sang"). Label on… front pastedown identifies this as Copy No. 124 (of an unstated number). Signed.
Published by Printed by Manger, Hughes & Manger, Inc, New York, 1928
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- Signed
Seller: McBlain Books, ABAA, Hamden, CT, U.S.A.McBlain Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. illustrations, xii, [13]-108, [5]p. Printed on unopened double-leaves oriental style. Original illustrated boards. 30cm. Minor splitting at base of front joint. No Jacket. Label inside front cover identifies this as Copy No. 212 of an unstated number of copies. INSCRIBED on first blank leaf by Ly… to Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, who together with her husband were noted collectors of great art ("My great American friend Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, who has such deep interest in Ancinet Chinese Art and also truly love for the classical works. Very respectfully yours Ly Hoi-Sang New York October 3d 1928"). Louisine Havemeyer was quite active in the women's suffrage movement after the death of her husband in 1907. Signed.
More imagesPublished by Han-Shan Tang at the Pisces Press., London., 1982
- Hardcover
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Seller: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaAsia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB
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85 pages of text, 72 full page black and white photographic plates, original green cloth with title stamped in gilt and red on the upper board and the spine, a near fine copy in dustjacket with light abrasions and sunning to spine. 32 x 24cm. From the library of Aubrey and Eva Sweet with a label indicating the collection number…on the spine. Originally published in 1938, this is an unabridged facsimile edition published in a limited edition of 1000 copies by Han-Shan Tang. No. 209 of a limited signed edition of 250 copies.
Published by The Tientsin Press, Ltd, Tientsin, China, 1932
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition of this extensive history of Chinese medicine. Thick octavo, original publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece of Founder of the Republic Dr. Sun Yat-Sen in his Chungsan suit, generously illustrated with 92 photographs, diagrams, and drawings, plate with photographs of the…Director of the Chinese Educational Mission Dr. T. Philip Sze and Honorable Senator H. C. Lodge laid in, rear pastedown pocket containing a folding map of China printed in color, two printed promotional pieces for the book, and a notice of the upcoming second edition with international order form tipped in. Signed by the two physician authors on a paper label tipped in to the half-title page. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities and light toning to the front and rear free endpaper, gift inscription to the margin of the autograph label. Rare and desirable signed. Dr. Wu Lien-Teh was awarded the Queen's Scholarship in 1896, which enabled him to attend Emmanuel College, Cambridge as the first student of Chinese heritage ever to do so. As an epidemiologist, he was sent to study the deadly plague outbreak that began in Harbin, China in the winter of 1910. Once there, he took a number of measures that will appear very familiar to those of us who lived through COVID-19 outbreak. He suggested quarantines, disinfected buildings that had housed the sick, and in at least one case ordered an infected plague hospital burned to the ground. Dr. Wu also understood that the corpses of plague victims carried disease, and as the ground was frozen solid, making burial impossible, he asked for an imperial sanction to allow cremation of the remains. His design for the Wu mask was the forerunner of today's N95 respirator, the elastomeric filter with at least 95% filtration. With his measures in place, rates of infection began to decline immediately, and in less than a year, the outbreak was over, but not before claiming more than 60,000 lives. Dr. Wu continued his work on plague research, and was also nominated in 1935 for the Nobel Prize in Medicine 1935.
More imagesPublished by Berkeley, California: Gillick Press, 1938, 1938
- First Edition
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Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United KingdomPeter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.
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Signed limited edition, number 85 of 250 copies signed by the author. Forced to leave Germany in the 1930s, Salmony was appointed professor of Chinese, Siamese, and Indian art history at New York University in 1938. "His many articles and books are revered as profound contributions to the study of East Asian art" (Dictionary of…Art Historians). In 1930, Salmony visited the Tianjin-based jade collector D. Y. Wu and conceived this explanatory catalogue, the first Western effort to establish a chronological history of jade art. Chapters cover the period from the pre-Shang neolithic to the Tang dynasty, illustrated by examples drawn from Wu's collection and those of the Freer Gallery of Art and US connoisseurs. Folio. With 72 half-tone plates. Original green cloth, spine lettered in brown, front cover lettered in red on gilt panel, bottom edge untrimmed, others trimmed. With acetate dust jacket and publisher's black marble-effect card slipcase. Spine slightly faded; jacket with couple of nicks; majority of slipcase spine now lacking, remaining portion reattached: a fine copy in acceptable slipcase.
