A magnificently produced catalog of the major exhibition at the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, England. Illustrating 354 Chinese jades from the collection of Brian McElney, the Peony Collection and the Rannerdale Collection, this bilingual volume includes some 14 up-to-date essays on the art of Chinese jade carving, covering such subjects as "Jade-The Raw Material", "The Supply of Jade to China Through the Ages", "Working with Jade" and individual essays on all periods from Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty. It significantly contributes to the knowledge of Chinese jade carving and identification and is an important addition to every collector's library
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback. 4to. (1994). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Fore edge corners bumped. No names or marks. Seller Inventory # 010180
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Museum of East Asian Art, 1994. Folio. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. Seller Inventory # 563218
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Original large hardcover in jacket, about 9 x 12, 422 pages, extensive catalogue of full-color photographs with much detailed and descriptive text. Just light wear along edges and corners. Mild reference wear. Very bright and solid. Seller Inventory # ABE-1643510783350
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Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 423 pages. Hardcover. Chinese text. Tan, embossed cover boards, black quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Pages clean and bright, binding tight, spine straight. Beautiful volume published to accompany exhibition at the Museum of east Asian Art in Bath, England on June 11, 1994. Record # 31839. Seller Inventory # 31839
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 422 pages, 4to, profusely illustrated in color, some light shelfwear to the dj, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Seller Inventory # 43206
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1994, 422pp, illus., light shelfwear to cover, light edgewear to dj, contents clean. Seller Inventory # 17-0748