Treasures from the Bronze Age of China by Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1986-08

Book Sales, January 1980. Trade . Good. Good Softcover. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers, including rubbing. Textblock mildly soiled. Spine has creasing and a tear on end. A few pages mildly soiled. Otherwise, pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art/ Ballantine Books, 1980. Covers lightly edgeworn. 192 pages.. First. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1980. Paperback. Very good condition. 192p., illus. 28 cm.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Ballantine Books, 1980. 192 pages, illustrations (some colour), map; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Age toning. Another copy available. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Ballantine Books, 1980. 192 pages, illustrations (some colour), map; 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First paperback edition. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: The beginnings of the Bronze Age: the Erlitou culture period (first half of the second millennium B.C.); Vigorous development: the Zhenzhou phase (the Erligang period) (mid-second millennium B.C.); The spread of Shang culture: the appearance and growth of regional bronze-using cultures (15th-11th centuries B.C.); A classical period in the bronze art: the High Yinxu phase (Anyang period) (about 1300-about 1030 B.C.); Unrestrained invention: the rise of the western Zhou dynasty (late 11th-early 10th century B.C.); Patterns and interlace: transformation of the bronze at in later western Zhou (late 10th century-771 B.C.); Variety and freshness: new departures in eastern Zhou bronze designs the spring autumn period (770-476 B.C.); Splendor and sophistication: the… Read More

Book Sales, 1986-08-01. Paperback. Like New. 9x6x1. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

New York: Ballantine, 1980. Soft cover. NF.. 10x8x0. Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit. Signature bound. Colour plates.

Book Sales, 1986-08-01. Paperback. New. 10x8x0. New. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Softcover.

New York: The Metropolian Museum of Art, 1980. Softcover. VG- (scuffs & scratches to wraps; areas of rubbing; toning to back; rubbed edge-wear. may have small tear to upper spine edge. rubbing to corners. slight splitting to textblock at pgs 14/15, glue & threads remain firmly intact w/ remaining textblock tightly bound). glossy blue & white pictorial wraps w/ white printing. 192 pgs w/ color, bw illustrations. Includes 105 color plates, plus additional full-page details and black/white illustrations.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Near Fine. 1980. First Edition. Soft cover. 0345290518 . Exhibition Catalogue Series; B&W and Color & Map; 8 1/2 x 11 ; 192 pages; Soft cover has white spine with black lettering. Slight rubbing to covers. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with color and b/w pictures and a map. 'This beautiful book describes and interprets the spectacular works of art presented in the superb current exhibition lent to five American museums by the People's Republic of China. More than 125 pages of color plates illustrate each of the ancient ceremonial bronzes and jades, together with eight amazing, life-size terracotta warriors and horses that were buried with the ruler who unified China in 221 B. C. The text not only describes some of the most important recent archaeological discoveries in China, but also provides a general introduction to the extraordinary accomplishments of the 1,500-year-long Chinese Bronze Age, and interesting, detailed… Read More