The Eastern Gate
An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
by Janet Gaylord Moore
ISBN: 0529054345
ISBN-13: 9780529054340
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Smithmark Pub
Published date: 1983
Synopses
An illustrated introduction to the sculpture, painting, and architecture of China and Japan.
Publisher's Notes
An illustrated introduction to the sculpture, painting, and architecture of China and Japan.
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The Eastern Gate
Moore, Janet G
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam Publishing Group, The, 1979. . ISBN: 0529054345. Hard Cover/Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good+. Ex-Library. ART JAPANESE CHINESE JUVENILE LITERATURE ORIENTAL HISTORY ASIAN NONFICTION GENERAL. ( more information)
Offered by HoneyBee's Books (United States)
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The Eastern Gate: An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
Moore, Janet Gaylord
London.: Collins, 1979 296pp. Qto. Beautiful colour, b/w photographs, illustrations. Red cloth titled in gilt; damp stain 3" x 3" on rear board, some colour has leached on to underside of dustjacket; top right tip of front free endpaper clipped, front board and contents fine. Dustjacket just lightly scuffed, slight curl to top edge, VG. A VERY NICE COPY. [Heavy item. Depending on destination, extra postage may be required. Please email us for a quote before ordering.]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
Offered by Lost for Words: Books & Ephemera (New Zealand)
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The Eastern Gate: An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
Moore, Janet Gaylord
Cleveland, New York: William Collins. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0529054345 . Probable first edition. A generously illustrated guide to the great periods of the arts in China and Japan. Minimal foxing on fep and title pages, boards showing edgewear,otherwise clean and tight. Dust jacket has been taped on edges and has edgewear and some minor chipping.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall . ( more information)
Offered by J E Scully, Bookseller (United States)
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The Eastern Gate: An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
Moore, Janet Gaylord
Cleveland/NY: William Collins Publishers (1979);, 1979. Hardcover/DJ; VG+/VG+; Probable 1st Edition; 296 pgs; tall 8vo; profusely illustrated in color & B&W; Chronology; Glossary; Bibliography.. ISBN: 0-529-05434-5. Chinese Art; Japanese Art; Oriental Art;. ( more information)
Offered by Roberta's Books (United States)
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The Eastern Gate, an Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
Moore, Janet Gaylord
NY: William Collins, , 1979 Presumed 1st printing since nothing to contrary.. Near new condition with like dj in mylar. Covers from Jomon pottery and Shang bronzes to present time. Fine intro to Asian art.296pp, notes, bibliography, glossary and index. Well illus in b/w and color. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near New/Near New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information)
Offered by The Albatross (United States)
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The Eastern Gate: An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
Moore, Janet Gaylord
Collins Publishers, 1979. First edition. . Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Light edgewear, some chipping to jacket near spine top, and a small chunk missing to the front right-hand corner. Pages clean and bright. 296 p. ( more information)
Offered by Pulpfiction Books (Canada)
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The Eastern Gate. An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
Moore, Janet Gaylord
New York and Cleveland: Collins, 1979. 298pp, index, generously illus. in colour and b&w., this books spans 10,000 years. Cloth hardcover with gilt in vg dj with a closed tear. . ISBN: 0529054345. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Asia,. ( more information)
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THE EASTERN GATE:An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
MOORE, Janet G
Cleveland: Collins, 1979 (USA) Orange cloth with gilt text on spine, 296 pp. Contains: 26 color, 204 B&W photos, glossary, chronology and index. Illustrated throughout wth reproductions of masterpieces, representing a span of nearly 10,000 years, from the Jomon pottery of neolithic Japan and China's early Shang bronzes, through the ceramic sculptures and delicate porcelains of the T'ang and Ming periods and up to the present. Also the works of great calligraphers, painters, woodblock prints, placing all in historical perspective. Includes a brief but clear survey of the background of religious and social factors that influenced the arts, introducing Confucius, Buddha & Lao-Tzu, the emperor Ch'in Shih Huang Ti & other important personalities affecting the culture and traditional arts of China & Japan. A tight solid as new unbroken FINE copy in an clipped VG Dj with very light chipping on top spine end and 2 1/4 inch tears on top edge of cover. A heavy book [3.3 WL FO 26/0]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine -/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information)
Offered by JWMah (Canada)
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Eastern Gate: An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
MOORE, Janet Gaylord
Cleveland: Collins. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0529054345 . Illustrated. First edition. Near fine in a very good (short closed tear at the top of the front panel, light damp mark along the bottom edge of the verso) dust jacket. . ( more information)
Offered by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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The Eastern Gate: An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
Moore, Janet G
Collins, 1979. Very large, very heavy book, 296 pages plus biographical sketch. Many illustrations, some in color. DJ has tears, long and short to all top edges with creases and slight wear, several tiny nicks to bottom edges, red cloth book has surface slight wear to top edges and bottom front tip. Fair DJ/Near Very Good book.. Near Very Good/Fair. ( more information)
Offered by Callaghan Books South (United States)
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The Eastern Gate: An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
Moore, Janet G
New York, NY, U.S.A.: William Collins Publishers, 1979. Red cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 296 pp., with glossary and index. Color illustrations. Inscribed on front free endpaper by Moore. Some chipping to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Inscribed By Author. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Quarto. ( more information)
Offered by Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers (United States)
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The Eastern Gate: An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
Moore, Janet Gaylord
Cleveland and New York: William Collins, 1979. foreword by Sherman E. Lee, director of the Cleveland Museum of art, 34 color illustrations, many other b&w, chronology, bibliography, library pocket and stamps, jacket in library mylar. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. ( more information)
Offered by bookmarkt, llc (United States)
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The Eastern Gate; an Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan
Moore, Janet G
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam Publishing Group, The, 1979 Gilt-stamped orange cloth. Top front corner slightly bumped. Free fly very neatly excised. Signed by the author below the half-title. Minor rubs to edges of DJ, top corners rubbed. In new mylar cover. . Signed by Author. 1st Ed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Color & b/w Illlustrations. 4to. ( more information)
Offered by Dorian Books (United States)
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