HANDBOOK TO THE COLLECTIONS OF EARLY CHINESE ANTIQUITIES
by Watson, William
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1962. First edition (NAP). 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. 104 plus 48 plates. Green cloth with gold gilt decoration on front board and gold gilt type on spine. 34 black and white illustrations and 48 black and white plates.
Light edge and corner wear to boards. Light sun fading on spine. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.
Light edge and corner wear to boards. Light sun fading on spine. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 982
- Title
- HANDBOOK TO THE COLLECTIONS OF EARLY CHINESE ANTIQUITIES
- Author
- Watson, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Trustees of the British Museum
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
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Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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About the Seller
Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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Eugene, Oregon
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- First Edition
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