Portraits of China / Lunda Hoyle Gill ; Text by Colin Mackerras
by Gill, Lunda Hoyle
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0824812921
- ISBN 13
- 9780824812928
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About This Item
Honolulu : University Of Hawaii Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardback. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 136 pages; Description: xxiii, 136 p. : col. Ill. ; 26 cm. A wonderful collection of full-color illustrations. Subjects: Ethnology --China. China --Ethnic relations. Summary: This book offers westerners a stunning, haunting portrayal fifty six nationalities of China. The majority, 92 percent, of population of China over one billion people is made up of the Han nationality, the remaining 8 percent are comprised of fifty five minority nationalities, accounting for over eighty-five million people. It is among them that artist Lunda Hoyle Gill traveled, lived and worked. For the past two decades, Gill has painted portraits of the races of mankind, capturing on canvas both the simplicity and richness of human traditions.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 98100
- Title
- Portraits of China / Lunda Hoyle Gill ; Text by Colin Mackerras
- Author
- Gill, Lunda Hoyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0824812921
- ISBN 13
- 9780824812928
- Publisher
- Honolulu : University Of Hawaii Press
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu
- Date Published
- 1990
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