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Bollingen Series XLIX, Pantheon, 1956. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. VOLUME ONE ONLY. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The dust jacket is housed in protective mylar for preservation. Minor wear to cover boards and spine. The text block is clean and free of staining. The binding suffers minor to moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
THE TAO OF PAINTING: A Study of the Ritual Disposition of Chinese Painting. With by SZE, Mai-Mai
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[New York 1956], Pantheon. FIRST EDITION, Green cloth, very good, 2 vols., glossary, index, appendix, bibliography, worn box, profusely illustrated in color & b. w. with fold out plates, 26 x 27 cm. With a translation of the Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan, or MUSTARD SEED GARDEN MANUAL OF PAINTING, [JIE ZI YUAN HUA ZHUANG HUA [NIAO PU] 1679-1701. * One of China's most important & beautiful works. This is a study of the ritual disposition of Chinese painting, with a translation of the 17th century edition. Said to be the most beautiful flower book in the graphic history of man. A complete treatise on the four treasures: brush, ink, ink stone and paper. * Details on the elements of a picture, analysis of basic terms & chronology. Details color illustrations of trees and rocks, Jen-wu, orchid, bamboo, plum, chrysanthemum, grasses, insects, flowering plants, feathers & fur. * With an essay on the preparation of colors. Exceptionally valuable and important reference work to learn more about the original edition, from which this work was done after ! * .
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The Tao of Painting: A Study of the Ritual Disposition of Chinese Painting (Bollingen Series XLIX)
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Pantheon Books / Bollingen Foundation, Inc, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Originally published in two volumes in 1956, this is the single-volume edition of 1963. Green cloth with gilt titling, light rubbing to corners, sunned to spine. Spine square. Binding sound. Lacking the dust jacket; slipcase present, with moderate shelf-wear and edgewear. Textblock edges have some light staining. Green topstain. Interior clean and unmarked.
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New York: Pantheon, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. DJs show some handling and rubbing with light smudges to spines. Slipcase shows handling and rubbing. ; " A study of the ritual disposition of chinese painting with a translation of the Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan or Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting 1679-1701" 161 &587 pages. Shipping will be extra for this large and heavy set, please inquire. This is Bollingen series XLIX Two volume set in slipcase. ; Two Volume Boxed Set; 10 1/2 x 10 1/2
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The Tao of Painting; A Study of the Ritual Disposition of Chinese Painting. With a translation of the CHIEH TZU YUAN HUA CHUAN or Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting 1679-1701
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Pantheon Books, 1962. second edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Quarto. 10 1/2" x 10 1/2". 679pp. Green cloth. In sllpcase. Sunning to cloth spine. Complete in one volume. Bollingen Series XLIX.
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The Tao Of Painting: A Study Of The Ritual Disposition Of Chinese Painting
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press. Hardcover. 1967. 2nd Edition. Square 4to 679pp . Very Good with no DJ. B&W Fold-out Illustrations. Green cloth binding with gold lettering on spine. Housed in a Good+ thick cardboard slipcase. Slipcase is lightly soiled and has worn extremities. Bookplate on front pastedown. Front edges foxed. Green binding cloth slightly discolored . Bollingen series XLIX. With a translation of the 17th century Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan, or Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, 1679-1 701 .
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The Tao of Painting: A Study of the Ritual Disposition of Chinese Painting (2 Vols.)
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New York: 1956, 1956. Cloth. Very Good. A solid example of the 1956 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and VG in their light-blue cloth, with mild soiling to the panels. Square quartos, "With a translation of the Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan or Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting 1679-1701". Vol. I: The Tao of Painting; Vol. II: The Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan. Lacking the publisher's original slipcase.
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Tao of Painting: A Study of the Ritual Disposition of Chinese Painting. With a translation of the Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chan or Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, 1679-1701
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 2nd printing (1967). GOOD/POOR. Wear at head and heel of spine, finger mark on front cover, corners of boards lightly bumped, page edges soiled, top edge stained, several page corners bumped and creased, one leaf creased, soiling in margins of a few pages. Jacket worn, stained and rippled from moisture, scuffed, soiled, missing pieces. xxii, 679 pp., xi color and b/w, illus. Bollingen Series XLIX. Second Edition. Heavy. Size: Wide 4to
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The Tao of Painting: A Study of the Ritual Disposition of Chinese Painting: 2-Volume Boxed Set (Bollingen Series XLIX)
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Pantheon, 1956. Hardcover. USED Very Good/Very Good Jacket. With a translation of the Seventeenth Century Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan, or Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting. Slipcase has small chipping/loss to extremities. Both volumes in dust jackets in protective mylar cover. Scarce in this condition. Overall better than very good. This is a large item and may incur additional shipping fees, especially if ordered internationally.
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