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Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China by A. W. Bahr: Now in Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
by Described by Berthold Laufer
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Privately Printed for A. W. Bahr, 1927. Printed by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. at the Lakeside Press, Chicago. Fine in original green cloth with black label at spine printed and ruled in gilt, in unprinted brown paper jacket, Near Fine, chip at bottom edge of spine. Prior owner's name label front flap and his small bookplate front paste down, hidden by front flap. 51 pp. text followed by 36 plates, 3 of which are colored. SCARCE. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009475
- Title
- Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China by A. W. Bahr: Now in Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
- Author
- Described by Berthold Laufer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed for A. W. Bahr
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Chinese History, Literature, and Institutions; Art;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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- Fine
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