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THE GRAMMAR OF CHINESE ORNAMENT Selected from Objects in the South Kensington Museum and Other Collections by Jones, Owen - 1987

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THE GRAMMAR OF CHINESE ORNAMENT Selected from Objects in the South Kensington Museum and Other Collections by Jones, Owen - 1987

THE GRAMMAR OF CHINESE ORNAMENT Selected from Objects in the South Kensington Museum and Other Collections

by Jones, Owen

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New York: Portland House, 1987. 15pp.(text), plus one hundred unpaginated recto-page colour plates. Book clean. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards have a light bump to upper foredge corners. Leaves clean. Illustrated, unclipped, loose-plastic protected dustjacket has a 2.5 cm. closed tear to upper front panel (near spine), small area of surface striation and sticker ghost to front panel, negligible edgewear. " . . . contains 100 color plates showing decorations from painted vases, bowls, and other Chinese ornaments which were imported to the West in increasing numbers in the middle of the 19th century following the Ti-Ping Rebellion . . . " Contents include: Owen Jones, 1809-1874, Preface, Chinese Ornament, Description of The Plates, The Plates. Book weight approx. 1.64 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. . First American Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
  • Bookseller Diversity Books, IOBA AU (AU)
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good +
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  • Edition First American Edition
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  • ISBN 10 0517641542
  • ISBN 13 9780517641545
  • Publisher Portland House
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1987
  • Keywords Ornamental Art, China

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New York: Portland House, [1987]. Folio. 15, [1] pp. 100 colour plates. Blue boards, gilt lettrng (mnr rubbng, shlfwr), w/ d.j. (mnr edgewear), VG/VG. First Portland House edition, of this stunning work on Chinese design and decorative art, first published in 1867.
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New York: Portland House. Near Fine. 1987. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517641542 . Hardcover, no dust jacket. Blue boards, clean and sharp, mild age toning to edges. Book is firm in binding, a tight, crisp copy, with 100 full-page color plates and 15 pages of text. Originally published in 1867 by S. & T. Gilbert of London. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; Folio 13" - 23" tall .
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New York: Portland House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0517641542 . NY: Portland House, (1987). First thus, the original first published in 1867. 13 ¼ x 9 ½ in. 15pp of text and 100 plates in full color and b&w. Blue boards, letters gilt. Fine condition in fine dj. ISBN 0517641542; 13 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches; 115 pages .
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New York: Portland House, 1987. hardcover. fine/near fine. 100 full-color illustrations. Tall 4to, blue cloth. New York: Portland House, 1987. Fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>
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Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Outlet, 1987. HArdcover - Some slight shelf and edgewear,a minor spine lean, otherwise a good clean solid copy. Dust jacket is rubbed, & has a 1 " tear on the front bottom lh area, otherwise still quite godo. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good to Fair. Illus. by Illlustrated.
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