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Chinese Ceremonial Papers. An Illustrated Bibliography.
by WHITTINGTON PRESS. CAVE, Roderick
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- Hardcover
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LONDON, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Risbury, Herefordshire: The Whittington Press, 2002. 37 original tipped-in specimens of Chinese ceremonial papers, together with one larger folding specimen housed in rear pocket and one other more elaborate example housed in a separate black portfolio. Seal cut by Judy Ling Wong. Pp. 62. Folio, bound by the Fine Bindery in original half grey buckram over rust coloured paper boards, Chinese paper decoration to upper cover, gilt lettering to spine. Book and portfolio housed together in matching cloth and paper slipcase. A fine copy.||Roderick Cave spent much of his working life in the Far East, spending many hours scouring Chinatowns for examples of traditional ceremonial papers, many of them handmade, which were burnt at funerals in order to keep ancestors supplied with food, money and clothing for the next world. The specimens include ghost money, a printed paper dish, mandala, paper garments, prayers sheets including to the god who protects small vendors (booksellers?).| With many fine specimens of Chinese papers, including mock money, talismans and prayersheets.
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- Bookseller
- SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8741
- Title
- Chinese Ceremonial Papers. An Illustrated Bibliography.
- Author
- WHITTINGTON PRESS. CAVE, Roderick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Whittington Press
- Place of Publication
- Risbury, Herefordshire
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Whittington Press;Roderick Cave;Chinese Paper;Chinese Ceremony Book,Artists’ & Fine Press, Printing & Typography
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SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
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LONDON, Greater London
About SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
RARE BOOK AND PRINT SELLER FOR OVER 30 YEARS SPECIALISING IN PRIVATE PRESS & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ARTISTS' & FINE PRESS BOOKS, FINE BINDING, LETTERING, TYPOGRAPHY PRINTS &C WE ARE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT OR CHANCE 7 DAYS A WEEK, DAY & EVENING, WE ARE MEMBERS OF PBFA, ABA & ILAB
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Folio
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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