Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Quarto. 197pp. Includes index of Chinese names. Covers dynastic periods, painters and techniques. Illustrated with monochromatic plates. Black cloth,stamped in gold. Light bump to top corners. Spine has a hint of fading and light rubbing to spine ends. Book plate on front paste-down. Very nice clean copy.

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Bookseller: Lost Horizon Bookstore (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10053
Title: CHINESE PAINTING
Author: Ferguson, John C
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Place of Publication: Chicago
Date Published: 1927

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Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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