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Spring Books, London, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Ordinary/Poor. 44 pages of text, then 54 color plateson unpaginated pages. Black and white illustrated frontispiece showing a facimile of an old Oriental page on how to work jade. The text is illustrated with the aforementioned plates as well as 8 black & white text drawings. Green coloured boards with gilt Oriental symbol to the lower right hand corner of the front panel and gilt writing to the spine. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and there is also fading of the cloth. Fading of the cloth has also occurred to the top and bottom book edges and there is little " flaring " to the top right-hand corner of the front panel. Fading has also occurred on other places of the boards as well. Light browning to the paper edges. Browning to the end papers and to the internal pages and there are a few handling marks as well. Gift inscription to the top edge of the free front endpaper. Photographic…
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Jade
by Palmer, J. P
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Jade Country
by Schoon, Theo
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Jade Arts, Sydney, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 500 g; 144 pp., foreword, list of illustrations. Map showing general location of Westland greenstone area. The text is illustrated with illustrated with 105 color plates and 6 pages of drawings done by author. A book about jade, particularly New Zealand version -- greenstone. The author not only helped discover forgotten Maori rock drawings, but also helped reinvigorate lost Maori arts and crafts. The colour illustrated paperback binding shows minor signs of handling, but the book itself is in very good order. Brilliant colours. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Gemstones; New Zealand; ISBN: 0909250006. ISBN/EAN: 9780909250003. Inventory No: 0225086. . 9780909250003
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Jade Country
by Schoon, Theo
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Jade Arts, Sydney, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 144 pages, foreword, list of illustrations. Colour photographic frontispiece, of author. Map at the beginning of text showing general location of Westland greenstone area. The text is illustrated with 105 color plates and 6 pages of drawings, all done by author. Red coloured boards with gilt embossed title on front panel and gilt writing on spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a jade pendant, with black background and white rubbing on front panel and spine. A book about jade, particularly New Zealand version -- greenstone. The author not only helped discover forgotten Maori rock drawings, but also helped reinvigorate lost Maori arts and crafts in regards to greenstone. Slight rubbing and bumping to the backstrip edges and there are dust marks to the book edges. The dustwrapper corners and the backstrip edges are rubbed and chipped. There is a 1.25 " tear to the lower edge of the front dustwrapper…
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