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Early Ceramic Wares of China
by Hetherington, A.L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. Quarto. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922; no later printings indicated. First American Edition. Brown buckram boards with gilt titles and cover decoration. Quarto. [xviii], 160pp., with 88 B&W and 12 color photo plates protected with tissue guards. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to beveled-edge light brown cloth boards, gilt titling dulled but otherwise clear and legible; photos and text very good throughout; faint liquid stain spots on spine and rear board. No dust jacket, if issued. A "pioneering work", according to the Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 289823
- Title
- Early Ceramic Wares of China
- Author
- Hetherington, A.L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1922-01-01
- Size
- Quarto
- Weight
- 4.38 lbs
- Keywords
- start450|3/2019: 300
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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