The Early Ceramic Wares of China
by Hetherington, A. L.; Hobson, R. L. (intro.)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Publisher's cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on spine, gilt-stamped illustration (a horse) on upper board; 4to; pp. [xviii], [160], plus frontispiece and 44 plates, illustrating 100 figures (12 of which are in color). Some light rubbing and scuffing at spine tips and along joints and edges of boards; adhesive remains on front paste-down, where it appears a bookplate was removed; otherwise internally nice and clean. An extensive reference, including guides to marks and inscriptions, pronunciation, glossary, dynastic epochs, bibliography, and index.
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- Bookseller
- Sanctuary Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D14137
- Title
- The Early Ceramic Wares of China
- Author
- Hetherington, A. L.; Hobson, R. L. (intro.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Good+
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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