China's Rare Stones (Zhonghua qi shi) (中华 奇石)
by Jie Wang, Shanghai Chinese Classics Publishing House (Ed.)
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 7532518574
- ISBN 13
- 9787532518579
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Dark blue cloth boards with gilt particulars to boards and spine, housed in glossy pictorial slipcase. Contains Landscape stones, pictographic stones, spar, fossil, beautiful stone, dhyana stone, stones collected by eminent persons, and famous stones in history. Copiously illustrated with full color photographs throughout. Both English and Chinese text throughout. No previous owners' names or other markings. Light wear to slipcase and small bump to book spine (see image). 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail, although may require small amount of additional postage as this is a heavy book.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7151
- Title
- China's Rare Stones (Zhonghua qi shi) (中华 奇石)
- Author
- Jie Wang, Shanghai Chinese Classics Publishing House (Ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 7532518574
- ISBN 13
- 9787532518579
- Publisher
- Shanghai Chinese Classics Publishing House
- Place of Publication
- Shanghai
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 249
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- China; Reference;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....