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Bai Hua Shi Jian Pu: A Hundred Flowers; Wen Mei Zhai Shi Jian Pu

Bai Hua Shi Jian Pu: A Hundred Flowers; Wen Mei Zhai Shi Jian Pu

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Bai Hua Shi Jian Pu: A Hundred Flowers; Wen Mei Zhai Shi Jian Pu

by (Color Block Book) Lei An (Zhaoxiang Zhang)

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
Condition
Near fine
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About This Item

(Beijing): Wen Mei Zhai, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 4to. Two volumes, complete. One hundred woodblock illustrations of flowers intricately printed on one side of the page only in full color and bound in Oriental style, with three pages of introductory matter in Volume I. Basically these constitute illustrated paper for the writing of poems.

Issued in two versions: red monochrome and full color. This is the full color version. This edition was printed in the third year of the Xuantong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) of the Xuangtong Emperor. (i.e., 1911).



An ephemeral piece used as stationery; only a few copes have survived in any form. This copy has not been used in any way and is complete with 50 illustrations in each volume. One plate in Volume II has an old repair of a closed tear with some loss to the margin and wrinkling of the paper; one plate in Volume II has a few light gray color spots; the remaining 98 illustrations are fine and bright.

Rare, Only a few copies of either version located in libraries worldwide, and only one auction record for RMB 59,800 or just under $10,000.

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Bookseller
Thorn Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
19060
Title
Bai Hua Shi Jian Pu: A Hundred Flowers; Wen Mei Zhai Shi Jian Pu
Author
(Color Block Book) Lei An (Zhaoxiang Zhang)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Wen Mei Zhai
Place of Publication
(Beijing)
Date Published
1911
Weight
0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs
Rare Books;
Note
May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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