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Indian, Tibetan, Nepalese, Thai, Khmer and Javanese Art including Indian Miniatures
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New York: Sotheby's. Sale 5365 " Siva ", Sept. 20 - 21, 1985. Paperback. fine. 4to. 432 pp. 100's of color and b/w illus. bibliography. An extraordinary auction catalog of the arts of the above countries. more information
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Early Chinese Pottery, An Exhibition At Ann Arbor. exhibition dates: July 5 to August 13th 1938
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Ann Arbor: University of Michigan. Institute of Fine Arts, 1938. Paperback. very good+. 4to. 12 pp. 12 b/w illus. more information
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Catalogue of Chinese Ceramics , Works of Art, Reference Books and Jade Carvings. Tuesday/Wednesday, 5th/6th December 1978
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Hong Kong: Sotheby Parke Bernet. Sale "Phoenix". 1251 lots, 1978. Printed paper covers. very good+. 8vo. 73 pp. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Estimates and prices realised printed lists present. Includes the property of the late Henry Vetch, the great English language publisher from Peking. more information
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Oceanic Art. series: Cameo
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London: Paul Hamlyn, 1970. Cloth. fine in dj. 8vo. 159 pp. 71 color plates. more information
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An Introduction to Modern Indian Sculpture
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New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 1970. Cloth. very good + in dj. 4to. 99 pp. 88 b/w illus. Chronology. more information
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Decorative Motives of Oriental Art. Wtih Six Hundred And Seventy-Three Illustrations
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London and New York: John Lane The Bodley Head and Dodd, Mead and Co., 1927. Signed by the author. Cloth. very good + in chipped dj. folio, xxvi, 286 pp.2 pp. of ads. 673 b/w illus. more information
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Bonsai, Saikei and Bonkei; Japanese Dwarf Trees and Tray Landscapes
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New York: William Morrow & Company, 1969. Cloth. fine in chipped dj. 4to. 255 pp. illus. in color & b/w. more information
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Thai Forms. Photos by Hans Hinz. English translation by Alison Martin
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New York: Weatherhill, 1980. First English edition. Cloth. fine in dj. folio, 127 pp. 20 color plates, 100 b/w plates. . more information
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Chinese Painting. series: Cameo
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London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969. Cloth. fine in dj. 8vo. 157 pp. 74 color plates. more information
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High Lights On Chinese Porcelain
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New Orleans: B. Manheim Galleries, 1939. Pictorial cloth.Binding shows a little wear. very good+. 8vo. 71 pp. 12 full page b/w. plates. bibliography. more information
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Art From Ritual: Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
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Washington, D.C. and Cambridge: Arthur M. Sackler Foundation and Fogg Art Museum, 1983. Full leather binding with gilt design and lettering on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. As new in as new dj. folio, 157 pp. 66 full page color plates, 75 b/w. illus. Bibliography, table, map. more information
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Die Formen Chinesischer Keramik. Die Entwicklung Der Keramischen Hauptformen Vom Neolithikum Bis Ins 18. Jahrhundert
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Tubingen: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, 1955. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 95 pp. of text plus 46 pp. of line drawings of Ceramics plus 80 pp. of b/w photographs. bibliography. more information
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The Tokugawa Collection No Robes and Masks. exhibition dates: Spring-Late Summer, 1977. Translated by Louise Allison Cort and Monica Bethe
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New York: Japan Society. Japan House Gallery, 1977. Stiff paper covers with dj. fine. folio, 277 pp. 16 color plates, 145 b/w plates, bibliography. glossary. more information
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The Great Bronze Age Of China, An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China
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New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art in association with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1980. Cloth. fine in fine dj. folio, xv, 386 pp. 121 color plates, 130 b/w. illus. 10 maps, 2 tables. Bibliography, Glossary. more information
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In The Nature of Materials, Japanese Decorative Arts
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Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977. spiral bound with paper covers. very good+. 4to. 41 pp. illus. in b/w. more information
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Masters of the Japanese print, Moronobu to Utamaro. Foreword by Gordon Bailey Washburn, Director Asia House Gallery
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New York: Asia Sociey, Inc., 1964. stiff paper decorated covers. fine. 4to. 172 pp. 5 color plates, 95 b/w illus. bibliography. more information
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Essence Of Indian Art. Photographs by Jean-Louis Nou
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San Francisco: Asian Art Museum Of San Francisco, 1986. Paperback. fine. 4to. 285 pp. 220 color and b/w illus. Bibliography, glossary. more information
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Indische Garten. Text in German. Mit 71 Abbildungen. series: Die Baukunst. Herausgegeben von Dagobert Frey
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Munchen: Drei Masken Verlag, 1926. Cloth. very good+. 80 pages of text plus 56 full page b/w. plates. Einbandentwurf von Rudolf Geyer. more information
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The Wares Of The Ming Dynasty
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Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1962. First Tuttle edition. Decorated cloth. fine in dj. 4to. xvi, 208 pp. of text plus 47 pp. of b/w illus. Color frontispiece. bibliography. more information
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Art of the Steppes. Trans. from the German by Ann E. Keep
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New York: Greystone Press, 1967. Revised edition. cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 277 pp. 53 color plates, 141 b/w figures in the text. bibliography. maps, chronological table. more information
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Recherches Asiatiques, ou Memoires de la Societe Etablie Au Bengale pour faire des recherches sur l'histoire et las antiquites, les arts, las sciences et la litterature de l'Asie. Traduits de l'Anglois par A. Labaume. Revus Et Augmentes De Notes, Pour la
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Paris: De L'Imprimerie Imperiale, An XIV -1805. Contemporary quarter sheep and marbled boards, gilt lettered spines. Slight wear to bindings. Light dampstain at lower gutter slightly affecting several leaves in Tome Second. Very good +. 4to. Tome Premier: xcvii, 528 pp. [31], [4]. Tome Second: 460pp. 84 pp. 2 volumes. Tome Premier is illustrated with 33 copper engravins. Tome Second is illustrated with 11 copper engravings and 2 folding tables. The first two volumes of the French edition of this compilation of papers on Asian art, science, literature and language. Asiatick Researches was the journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, founded in 1784 with Sir William Jones as its first president. Authors include Warren Hastings, William Chambers, Reuben Burrow, J.H. Harrington, Samuel Davis and William Roxburghe. Samuel Turner's An Account of a Journey to Tibet.... is included on PP. 148-161 of Tome Premier. more information
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Chinese Bronzes From The Buckingham Collection. Preface by Daniel Catton Rich, Director
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Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1946. Cloth with gilt design and lettering on front cover. Gilt lettering on spine. fine. folio, 164 pp. Color frontispiece. 84 full page b/w. plates, 25 b/w. figures in the text. Bibliography, chronology. more information
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Confucius, His Life And Work
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Peking: Lotus Court Publications, 1945. Second edition. decorated boards. Internally fine, light foxing to decorated boards. Former owners bookplate on front pastedown. 4to. 41 pp. 28 b/w illus. The illustrations have been copied by the well-known Peking artist, Lu Hung-nien, from an undated collection of woodblock prints, depicting in one hundred and five pictures the life of Confucius". more information
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Korean Shamanistic Rituals Series: Religion and Society 12
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The Hague: Mouton, 1981. Cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. xvi, 249 pp. 63 b/w illustrations, 1 map. Appendix I: Charm symbols. Bibliography, more information
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Asian Art, Museum and University Collections In The San Francisco Bay Area
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Montclair: Allanheld & Schram, 1978. cloth. fine in dj. and slipcase. folio, 39 pp. of text, plus 159 pp. of plates. 34 color plates, 178 b/w plates, more information
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Taoism And The Arts Of China. With Essays By Patricia Ebrey, Kristofer Schipper, Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt and Wu Hung
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Chicago: Art Institute Of Chicago in association with University of California Press, 2000. Cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. folio, 415 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Map. Bibliography, Chinese names and terms. more information
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China And Japan In Our Museums. Introduction by Frederick P. Keppel. A Preliminary Report Prepared for the Third General Session of the Institute Of Pacific Relations to be held at Kyoto, Japan, October 28th to November 9th, 1929
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New York: American Council, Institute Of Pacific Relations, 1929. Cloth. very good + in chipped dj. 8vo. 122 pp. plus 14 b/w illus. Bibliography, list of active professional curators of Chinese and Japanese Art in American museums. more information
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Taransactions Of The Oriental Ceramic Society. 1981 - 1982. Transactions 46
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London: The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby's Publications, 1983.. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Fine in fine dj.. 4to. 94 pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. more information
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Transactions Of The Oriental Ceramic Society 1987 - 1988. Transactions 52
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London: The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby's Publications, 1989. . Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Fine in fine dj.. 4to. 92 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. more information
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Transactions Of The Oriental Ceramic Society. 1986 -1987. Transactions 51
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London: The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby's Publications, 1988.. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Fine in fine dj.. 4to. 92 pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. more information
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Transactions Of The Oriental Ceramic Society 1984 - 1985. Transactions 49
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London: The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby's Publications, 1986.. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Fine in fine dj.. 4to. 104 pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. more information
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Transactions Of The Oriental Ceramic Society 1985 - 1986. Transactions 50
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London: The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby's Publications, 1987.. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Fine in fine dj.. 4to. 96 pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. more information
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Transactions Of The Oriental Ceramic Society. 1982 - 1983. Transactions 47
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London: The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby's Publications, 1984.. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Binding shows a little bump otherwise fine in fine dj.. 4to. 112 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. more information
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Transactions Of The Oriental Ceramic Society 1988 - 1989. Transactions 53
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London: The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby's Publications, 1990. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Fine in fine dj.. 4to. 102 pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. more information
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Transactions Of The Oriental Ceramic Society. 1983 - 1984. Transactions 48
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London: The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby's Publications, 1985.. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Fine in fine dj. . 4to. 104 pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. more information
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Transactions Of The Oriental Ceramic Society. 1980 - 1981. Transactions 45
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London: The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby's Publications, 1982.. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Fine in fine dj.. 4to. 104 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. more information
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Chinese Porcelain Collections in the Near East Topkapi and Ardebil
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Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1981. Printed ribbed silk. Mint in mint box with ivory stays. 4to. Vol. One: xi, 273 pp. Vol. Two: x, 282 pp. Vol. Three: x, 372 pp. 3 volumes. Profusely illustrated with tipped in color plates, b/w. plates, maps, charts, overlays. This English edition is an extensively revised version of the Japanese edition published by Gakugei Shorin, Tokyo, 1972 under the auspices of the Topkapi Sarayi Museum, Istanbul and The iran Bastan Museum, Tehran." Vol. One is titled Introduction. Vol. Two: The Topkapi Palace Museum. Vol. Three: The Ardebil Shrine Collection. Decorative arts-Chinese. Porcelain-Chinese. Ceramics-Chinese. Ardebil Shrine. Topkapi Palace museum. Porcelain-Chinese-Ardebil Shrine. Porcelain-Chinese-Topkapi Palace Museum. more information
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Antique Chinese Portraits. Translated by Hanna Kiel
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Milano: Edizioni Beatrice d'Este, 1972. No. 406 of 1000 copies. Signed by Whitney McDermot. Text and plates housed in a green silk covered solander box that is also covered with gilt medallions showing a crane in black outline in each medallion. Exterior of cloth covered slipcase shows some discoloration. Internally the solander box and contents are fine. folio, 30 pp. of text plus 10 mounted full color plates each in their own mat and portfolio. more information
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Chinese Jade Throughout The Ages. A Review of its Characteristics, Decoration Folklore and Symbolism. With an introduction by Sir Cecil Harcourt-Smith, K.C.V.O., formerly director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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New York & London: Charles Scribner's Sons, B.T. Batsford, Ltd., 1937. First edition. Pictorial cloth. Styleised green jade motif end papers. Fine. 4to. xviii, 193 pp. 39 full page color plates, 148 b/w. plates, some with multiple objects, 73 b/w. figures in the text. Map. Bibliography, Appendix I: Mineralogical methods in determining hard stones. Appendix II: A short glossary of the some of the Chinese terms used in this book. Appendix III: The five sacred mountains of China. Appendix IV: Principal religious Chinese festivals. Appendix V: The reigning Chinese dynasties. Appendix VI: A list of the Chinese writings referred to in this book. Appendix VII: Bibliography chiefly of European and American works relating to China and its arts, many of which have been consulted in the preparation of this book. Appenx VIII: Marks, devices and map. From the library of Winfield Scott Wellington, architect and professor, UC Berkeley. more information
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Chinese Porcelains From The Ardebil Shrine
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Washington, D.C.: Freer Gallery Of Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1956. Cloth. fine in fine dj. folio, xv, 194 pp. of text plus 142 b/w. plates with numerous objects on each plate. Bibliography, appendices. more information
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The Freer Chinese Bronzes: Volume I Catalogue, Volume II Technical Studies. series: Oriental Studies. No. 7
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Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery Of Art, 1967 and 1969. Cloth. previous owner's name on front pastedowns. Fine in fine dj's. folio, Vol. I: xxii, 638 pp. Vol. II: xviii, 255 pp. 2 volumes. Vol. I; Color frontispiece, 2 color plates, 54 b/w. figures in the text. Vol. II: 116 full page b/w. plates, 6 color plates, 304 b/w. illus. Numerous tables, charts, appendices and glossaries. Bibliographies. more information
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Hand Book of a Collection of Chinese Porcelains Loaned by A. Burlingame Johnson On Exhibition in the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art. series: Miscellaneous Publication No.3
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Los Angeles: Los Angeles Museum Of History, Science And Art, 1923. Cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Printed paper covers bound in. Fine. 8vo. 149 pp. Tipped in color frontispiece. 61 full page b/w. plates showing 242 objects. more information
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Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. Volume II A and Volume II B
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Washington, D.C. and Cambridge: Arthur M. Sackler Foundation And The Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, 1990. Full leather bindings with gilt design and lettering on front covers. Fine in fine slipcase. folio, Vol. II A: 208 pp. Color frontispiece, 180 b/w. figures in the text, numerous appendices, maps. Vol. II B. pp. 209-776. 130 full page color plates, hundreds of b/w. figures in the text, maps. 2 vols. Distributed by Harvard University Press. more information
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A Survey of Indian Sculpture
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Calcutta: Firma K.L. Mukhopadhyay, 1957. First edition. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 207 pp. plus 40 full page b/w plates with 184 b/w. illus. more information
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Mudra, A Study of Symbolic Gestures In Japanese Buddhist Sculpture. series: Bollingen Series LVIII
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New York: Pantheon, 1960. Cloth. previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Fine in slightly worn dj. 4to. 296 pp. 25 full page b/w plates, 110 b/w figures in the text. Bibliography, abbreviations. Jacket design by Paul Rand. more information
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Artistry In Ink. translated by Edward Strong
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1957. boards. fine in chipped and worn dj. 4to. 36 pp. of text plus 48 pp. of b/w plates. more information
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Himalayan Art, Wall Painting and Sculpture in Ladakh, Lahaul and Spiti, The Siwalik Ranges, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan
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Greenwich, CT.: New York Graphic Society, 1968. cloth. fine in dj. folio, 295 pp. 144 color plates, 33 figures in the text, bibliography. Glossary. more information
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Chinese Painted Enamels From Private And Museum Collections. exhibition dates: October 23, 1969 thru February 1, 1970
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New York: China House Gallery. The China Institute In America, 1969. Pictorial paper wrappers. fine. sq. 4to. 48 pp. 71 b/w. illustrations. bibliography. more information
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Ming Blue-And-White, An exhibition of Blue-Decorated Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty. exhibition dates: December 21, 1949 to February 5, 1950
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Chicago: Art Institute of, 1949. Pictorial covers. Covers show a little discoloration and wear. Internally fine. 4to. 72 pp. 154 b/w. illustrations. more information
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Oceanic Art. 96 Photographs by Friedrich Hewicker
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New York: Pantheon Books, 1954. Cloth. fine in slightly worn dj. 4to. 32 pp. of text plus 96 pp. of b/w plates. more information
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