AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF CHINESE PAINTING.
by Waley, Arthur
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Ernest Benn, Limited., 1923. first edition. hardcover. Very good. Brown cloth covers with gilt titles, very light wear, small spot on front cover, but still Very Good. Quarto, xii [2] 3-262 pages followed by section of plates. Color frontispiece: The Ch'Ang-Lo Palace, after Li Ssu-hsun in the British Museum. Six color plates (including frontis.) and 43 plates in half-tone, all with tissue guards. No foxing. A very nice copy. This heavy book will cost more than the standard rate to ship outside of the U.S.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000017540
- Title
- AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF CHINESE PAINTING.
- Author
- Waley, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn, Limited.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art & Design;
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Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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