The Story of Jade by Herbert P. Whitlock and Martin L. Ehrmann - 1949

New York (Sheridan House), 1965-01-01. Hardcover. GOOD/NONE . Ex-library - stamp and embossed bookplate on title page, writing on dedication page, pocket torn from rear flyleaf; pages are mostly clean, unmarked, and tight with a few smudges and small marks; lightly penciled price and initials on upper front flyleaf; cover is clean and sturdy but has clear tape at upper and lower front and back edges; light soiling on outer edges of textblock

New York: Sheridan House, 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint, 1965, hardcover with red cloth boards, quarto, 222pp., illustrated in b&w and color. Book VG with hint of wear to spine ends, binding tight, scuffing to front endpapers where flyleaf was pasted to front pastedown, otherwise text clean and unmarked. No DJ.

New York: Sheridan House, 1949. Hardcover. Book: Fair. 4to.. 222 pp. 7 3/4 x 10 1/4. Red cloth covered boards, stamped in green and gold on front and spine. Black dj, a little edgeworn. Pages smell of must.

New York, NY: Sheridan House, 1949 Sheridan House, New York. 1949. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for original bookseller mark of The House of Sung in English and Chinese on RFFP. Book Condition: VG+; bumped tip on rear top; light wear to tips, head, and tail form shelving; light splash stain on front board. No DJ. Brick-red boards and spine with green box and lettering over gilt on spine and green over gilt ornament on front board. Maps as endpapers. 222pp Folio. In this book the authors have deliberately avoided discussing age or antiquity of individual pieces. They have tried to tell the story of jade in terms of its mineralogical interest and aesthetic appeal which the original craftsmen intended it to mean which encompasses Taoism and Buddhism with the wealth of legend and symbolism that embroiders each of these great systems of philosophy.

New York: Sheridan House, 1965. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Good dust jacket (edge chips). The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Profusely illustrated with 179 photographic plates, some in beautiful full color. Laid-in are several articles on the subject from magazines. Bound in the original rust color cloth, stamped in bright gold over jade green accents on the spine and front cover. From the dust jacket: "This is Mr. Whitlock's master work on Jade... based on his years as Curator of the Morgan Gem Collection at the American Museum of Natural History, New York... The Taoist symbols found on the carved jade are interpreted and the influence of Buddhist symbolism upon jade carving is revealed. ". 1965 edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 222pp. Great Packaging,… Read More

Sheridan House. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1949. Hard Cover. Ex-Library (J83) .

Sheridan House. Used - Very Good. Tall 4to. Cloth, no dj. Red cloth with gilt and green design on front board, title plate on spine. 222 numbered pp. Some fading to cloth, sunning to spine. Else fine. A sound copy with bright, clean internals. Very Good.

New York: Sheridan House, 1949. First Edition. Very good in brick red cloth covered boards with a gilt on green title block on the spine and a gilt and green Chinese design on the front board and map end sheets. A small quarto measuring 11" by 7 1/2" with light rubbing to the cloth at the ends of the spine and at the tips of the boards. Without a dust jacket. With a prior owner's scientific notation on page 19 in the margin. 222 pages including an index. Illustrated with 179 black and white and color plates.

New York: Sheridan House, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 28.5 x 19.5 cm. Quarto. 222pp. Red boards in dust jacket. Some edgewear to the jacket. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper.

NY: Sheridan House, 1965. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/lite wear,; red c w/black/gilt deocrations;titles; 222 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Color & b&w Plates. folio.