Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth - 1971

Wm Collins & Sons N/D (c.1970). Quarto, illus light card covers, 208pp, illus,/photos, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine- some surface loss, heavy creasing & curling to cover edges, light chafing & wrinkling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, sm ex-libris plate to half title page, moderate cracking to some gutters)

New York, NY: Random House, 1970. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. In English, not in Chinese. Presumed first printing of the first edition. Prepared and produced by Chanticleer Press. Printed in Italy. 13.75 x 10.5 inches. Bound in pea green cloth, with faded gilt-stamped design to the front board and faded lettering to the spine. Very gently bumped spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. Text block firmly bound in. The pattern for the endpapers is from a fine example of a Ming dynasty silk brocade. 299 numbered pages, plus unnumbered index pages, all of heavy coated stock. Numerous color photos of Chinese furniture and furnishings, including seven full-color, full-page plates, plus many additional B&W photos, figures and drawings. All of the white on black line drawings in chapter two were done from the pictures of the miniature furniture found in the P'an Family tomb. The furniture is all datable to 1578. An impressively clean… Read More

AMR, January 2005. Hardcover. VG-. used two-volume, slipcased hardcover set, lacking a dust jacket (as issued). light shelfwear, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight, and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

New Fairfield, CT: R.H. Ellsworth. Hardcover. VG/VG (in excellent, as new condition with minor shelf wear to slip cover). Slipcase covered with off-white paper and color pictorial paper; brown cloth boards with gilt titling and decoration; Color pictorial endpapers; 299 pp.; Over 200 figures, mostly bw but some color. An in-depth guide to hardwood furniture of the Ming and early Ch'ing dynasties in China; Extensive text; Nicely illustrated; Oversized.

Art Media Resources, , 1998. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. near fine in a VG slipcase.

New York: Privately Published, 1996. Hardcover. VG, lacking the slipcase. Dark orange stamped cloth, 262 pp. Profuse color plates. Text is in English, with essays and titles also supplied in Chinese. With introductions by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth and Mimi and Raymond Hung. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents all 100 pieces, including chairs, tables, beds, cabinets, and more. Includes bibliography. Scarce.

New York: Random House, 1971. This is a fine hardcover copy bound in olive green cloth with title in gilt on the spine, with a near fine hardshell slipcase with light edgewear, and a small brown stain to the top edge of the slipcase only. Completely clean inside. Essential reference on Classical Chinese furniture written by one of the great twentieth century collectors. 250 finely printed illustrations, including 27 color plates. 14" high X 10" wide, 303 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.

New York: Random House, 1971. Hardcover. VG (scuffs to cover cloth; wear to cover edge. wear to spine. back corner creased. may have ex-libris w/ 'property of' sticker to cover fly-leaf. pgs bright & unmarked. slipcase has light scuffs & smudges). olive cloth boards w/ gilt design & gilt spine printing. light olive slipcase w/ illustration. 299 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. A very nice, first edition of this classic reference work.

AMR, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition.

New York: Random House, 1971. First. hardcover. fine. With 250 finely printed illustrations, including 27 in color. 303pp. Folio, olive green gilt-stamped silk cloth, board slipcase with pictorial label. New York: Random House, [1971]. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine slipcase.<br/> <br/> Scarce. A fine copy of this classic comprehensive reference.<br/> <br/>