Chinese Art and Culture by Grousset, Rene [Translated by Haakon Chevalier] - 1961

New York, NY Orion Press, 1959. Hardcover First Edition USA [1959], not directly stated, but implied by the fact that the Library of Congress number begins with 59, and no subsequent printings are noted. The French edition was published in 1951. Good+: shows indications of careful use: considerable shelving wear to the lower extremities; the front hinge has at some point been reglued (holding firmly secure at this point); some foxing to the endpapers; some smudging to the top edge of the text block; a former owner's information (apparently a rubber stamp) has been removed from the bottom of the title page; mild rubbing and faint, but pervasive soiling and dusting to the green cloth over boards; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names (other than the one referred to above), dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows some… Read More

Grove Press, 1959. Paperback. USED Good.

New York, NY Grove Press: Evergreen, 1961. Paperback First Edition Thus [1961], so stated. First Edition Thus [1961], so stated. Very Good- in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to the extremities; a couple of creases; some loss to wear at the upper corners of both panels; the front hinge has been carefully reinforced; mild rubbing and faint, but pervasive soiling to the white background field of the wrapper covers; the binding remains secure (sewn binding); the pages have begun to tan ever so slightly around the outside edge of each page, but the text is clean. Free of any other ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows some wear, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large, rather heavy 8vo. (10 x 6.65 x 1.1 inches). xxii, 331 pages. Illustrated with photographic reproductions in black & white throughout. Translated from the French by Haakon… Read More

NY: Orion Press, 1959. Textblock very clean; binding sound with minimal wear. DJ has loss at top of spine and on back top edge; chips and a closed tear. Last page of index scrunched (binding error?) 331 pp., including index and a chronology of Chinese dynasties.. Green Cloth. Very Good+/Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by B & W and Color Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York, NY Grove Press: Evergreen, 1961. Paperback First Edition Thus [1961], so stated. First Edition Thus [1961], so stated. Very Good- in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to the extremities; a couple of creases; mild rubbing and faint, but pervasive soiling to the white background field of the wrapper covers; the binding remains secure (sewn binding); the pages have begun to tan ever so slightly around the outside edge of each page, but the text is clean. Free of any other ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows some wear, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large, rather heavy 8vo. (10 x 6.65 x 1.1 inches). xxii, 331 pages. Illustrated with photographic reproductions in black & white throughout. Translated from the French by Haakon Chevalier. Weight: 2 pounds. A hardcover edition was published in 1959 by Orion Press. Trade Paperback.

New York: Orion, 1959. hardcover. very good(-)/good. 64 illus. in black and white and 18 in color. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. torn, head of cloth spine lightly worn. New York: Orion Press, (1959).<br/><br/>

N.Y.: Grove Press, 1961. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover (stiff board covers) 6" x 10", crease at lower right corner which extends lightly through first 24 pages; XXII, 328 pages, 82 black-and-white illustrations, illustrations and text are not affected by the crease - covers and text are otherwise fine

Andre Deutsch, London 1959. 22.0 x 14.0cms, 332pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback with very good- dustwrapper (intact but sunned spine) The chapters are: beginnings; the sons of Han; revolutions, invasions, new religions; the T'ang period; the Sung / Song period; from the Mongols to the Manchus.

London: Andre Deutsch, (1959).. 8vo. xxii+329+40 pp of b/w plates & 8 colour plates. Illus from photos, and artwork. Translated from the french. Red cloth. Endpapers browning and a couple of pages with ink checkmarks at margin, else a very good, sound working copy in dustwrapp. er with wear to extremities..

Legare Street Press, 2022. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.