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Chinese Pictorial Art As Viewed by the Connoisseur: Notes on the Means and Methods of Traditional Chinese Connoisseurship of Pictorial Art, Based Upon a Study of the Art of Mounting Scrolls in China and Japan
by Gulik, R. H. Van
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
Rome: Istitute Italiano Per Il Medio Ed Estremo Oriente. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth gilt. Limited edition in 950 copies; #824. Rear hinge a bit loose. Slight shelfwear to cloth. Few notations to ffep in pencil. Text in English. Softcover stapled booklet in rear pocket (appendix V) with samples of silk and paper. The DJ in mylar is tattered to edges with tape repairs. ; quarto; 537 pages .
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38327
- Title
- Chinese Pictorial Art As Viewed by the Connoisseur: Notes on the Means and Methods of Traditional Chinese Connoisseurship of Pictorial Art, Based Upon a Study of the Art of Mounting Scrolls in China and Japan
- Author
- Gulik, R. H. Van
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Istitute Italiano Per Il Medio Ed Estremo Oriente
- Place of Publication
- Rome
- Date Published
- 1958
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- First Edition
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Fair
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
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