Sold by RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 19 June 1997
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Geneva [1968-1974], Baur. Brown cloth, 176 color, 858 b. w. photo plates, complete 4 vol. set, very clean & solid, dust jackets mylar protected, 23 x 29 cm., vols. 1-3 in slipcase. ** FIRST & ONLY LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES ** . *** **** *** . . . THE LEGENDARY COLOR-ILLUSTRATED BAUR COLLECTION . . . THE FIRST AND ONLY . . . LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION . . . ONE THOUSAND COPIES . . *** THE COMPLETE SET OF 4 VOLUMES: . FIRST & ONLY NUMBERED EDITION OF 1000: Each title was issued in a FIRST & ONLY EDITION OF 1000 NUMBERED COPIES. Always RARE when found as a complete set of four volumes in excellent condition, with the dust jackets. . *** THE AUTHOR: John Ayers was the Keeper of the Victoria & Albert Museum. A well-known and deeply respected Chinese art historian and scholar. . *** MAJOR REFERENCE ON CHINESE CERAMICS: This is a 4 volume set reference set on Chinese ceramics, superbly printed in full color on heavy paper, quality book. . The major best and comprehensive resource for Chinese ceramics. Printed true-to-original polychrome full-color multi-lithography printing quality. Printed on bright-white and heavy velum paper. Deluxe printing and heavy cloth binding. . A truly fine work, written by one of the leading art Chinese ceramic art historians and scholarly-experts. . *** THE CONTENTS OF THE VOLUMES: . Vol. I: Chinese Ceramics, [T'ang, Sung, Yuan] with Korean & Thai wares, 28 color, 117 black and white photos, 164p. . Vol. II: Chinese Ceramics: Ming porcelains & other wares, 35 color, 203 black and white photos, 164p. . Vol. III: Chinese Ceramics: Monochrome-glazed porcelains of the Ch'ing dynasty, 59 color, 294 black and white photos, 238p. . Vol. IV: Chinese Ceramics: painted & polychrome porcelains of the Ch'ing dynasty, 54 color, 249 black and white photos, 178p. . *** Full text in English & French . *** RARE SET IN ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS: This lovely set has rare original dust jackets ! The condition is excellent, each is very clean and solid. . *** THE FIRST & ONLY LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION: . This set was issued in a total of 1100 copies, in three variations: . Per the French colophon at the back where each volume is individually numbered it states: . a. "Ce catalogue a ete imprime a 1100 ex. a savoir: 50 ex. sur velin fin blanc d'Arches numerotes de I a L" . b. "1000 ex sur velin fin blanc numerotes de 1 a 1000" . c. "50 ex. H.C. reserves aux collaborateurs" . The first and last variants of 50 copies each were given to the museum staff and the collaborators. . The 1000 numbered copies were the one and only variants sold by the museum to the general public. The variants from a. & c. above were never sold on the open market and remain obscure. . The digital images posted to our website of the LIMITED EDITION NUMBERS may vary with each set or volume. The posted images are informational only. . *** NOTE ABOUT THE PHOTOS POSTED OUR WEBSITE: Some of the photos of the dust jackets have the usual reflections off the mylar protectors. These reflections are not actually on any of the dust jackets, only from the protectors. There are also some reflections of the spine, again this is not the actual color of the spines, which are strongly printed and very clear. Please review the digital images posted to our website for details. . *** CONDITION: The set is in excellent, unused, clean and in barely opened condition, with solid bindings and unmarked texts. Some copies may have a tiny trace of trivial foxing dots to the end papers or leading edges of the text, no impact on texts or plates. In original and exceptionally clean dust jackets, all in mylar protectors. By and large, a handsome set in collector's condition. . *** SHIPPING: This is a large, heavy set, appropriate packing, insurance and shipping charges apply. At our option, we will ship by Federal Express, fully insured, signature required. . ***.
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