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The Early Civilization Of China.
by Yap, Yong and Arthur Cotterell
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 029776991X
- ISBN 13
- 9780297769910
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1975). Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Small quarto, black cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles and gilt cover decoration of a dragon. 256pp. including extensive index and notes. Illustrated throughout with color photographs and black and white drawings, photographs and reproductions. Fine in fine dust jacket..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 02687
- Title
- The Early Civilization Of China.
- Author
- Yap, Yong and Arthur Cotterell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- F
- ISBN 10
- 029776991X
- ISBN 13
- 9780297769910
- Publisher
- NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1975).
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- October 9, 1975
- Keywords
- CHINA, CIVILIZATION, ART, CULTURE, HISTORY, SCULPTURE, PAINTING, BUDDHIST, BRONZE, SUNG, T'ANG, CERAMIC, POTTERY, ARCHAEOLOGY, SINOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, MONGOLIA, SHANG, ARCHITECTURE, ART
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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- Spine
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- G
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