Jade country. by Schoon, Theo

Jade Arts, 1973. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Jade Arts, Sydney, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 500 g; 144 pp., foreword, list of illustrations. Map showing general location of Westland greenstone area. The text is illustrated with illustrated with 105 color plates and 6 pages of drawings done by author. A book about jade, particularly New Zealand version -- greenstone. The author not only helped discover forgotten Maori rock drawings, but also helped reinvigorate lost Maori arts and crafts. The colour illustrated paperback binding shows minor signs of handling, but the book itself is in very good order. Brilliant colours. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Gemstones; New Zealand; ISBN: 0909250006. ISBN/EAN: 9780909250003. Inventory No: 0225086. . 9780909250003

Jade Arts, Sydney, 1973. 24.0 x 18.0cms, 144pp, 105 colour illusts, very good- paperback & cover This book surveys New Zealand's deposits of jade, the author's own designs, tradition Maori carvings, Hong Kong's jade market.

Jade Arts, Sydney, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 144 pages, foreword, list of illustrations. Colour photographic frontispiece, of author. Map at the beginning of text showing general location of Westland greenstone area. The text is illustrated with 105 color plates and 6 pages of drawings, all done by author. Red coloured boards with gilt embossed title on front panel and gilt writing on spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a jade pendant, with black background and white rubbing on front panel and spine. A book about jade, particularly New Zealand version -- greenstone. The author not only helped discover forgotten Maori rock drawings, but also helped reinvigorate lost Maori arts and crafts in regards to greenstone. Slight rubbing and bumping to the backstrip edges and there are dust marks to the book edges. The dustwrapper corners and the backstrip edges are rubbed and chipped. There is a 1.25 " tear to the lower edge of the front dustwrapper… Read More

1973. Jade Arts, Sydney. 143 pp., many col. phot./plts. New Zealand, Maori. Orig. boards, dustjacket, good.

Jade Arts, 1973. Hardcover. Good.

Syd. Jade Arts., 1973.. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 143pp. Colour ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. Theo Schoon spent many years in New Zealand where he developed a widespread interest in the Maori art forms & the use of jade in carvings and crafting. He learned the craft & produced many fine pieces.