Alexander C Soper (33 results)

Condition: Good. (4th)71 Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cover has toned, but text is bright, bumps and shelfwear. Stamped by UTA Libraries as a "discarded gift" in red on flyleaf.

Condition: Good. (4th)71 Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 3rd. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). Good condition. Good dust jacket. 2nd printing, 1972. (China, Buddhist cave temples, art) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

PAPERBACK. 1st edition. 209pp, quarto. minor creasing to front cover, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good-.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Integrated Edition, Reprint. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light wear w/price strike-out to upper back. PO name on fEP; all three leading text edges stamped/marked denoting ownership. Number 20 in the Pelican History of Art Series. First published 1956. This First Integrated Edition is based on the 3rd Hardback Edition on 1971. 4000-year span of art history covered in two parts. Part II, Painting and Sculpture is authored by Laurence Sickman. Part II, Architecture is penned by Alexander Soper. Confucian restraint and Taoist escapism are continuous and dynamic threads threads. Fine copy despite disfigurement to text edges.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). Kodansha International January 1969 in slipcase. handsome copy.

48pp. 24 illus. Lrg. 8vo. Wraps.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Mild bumping and rubbing to boards, gilt dull. Unclipped DJ protected in mylar, light edgewear and rubbing, spine lightly faded, small abrasion front flap, few small tears. Light soiling page edges. Small abrasion ffep. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, or stamps. International addresses will require extra postage due to size. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 631 pages.

Black and white photographic plates, 48pp, notes, bibliography, a good paperback copy with fading on the spine and upper section of lower cover. 15 x 23 cm. Essay for publication by Alexander Soper on the topic of Chinese Art. Made in honour of the ninth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer Medal at the Freer Gallery of Art.

Brossurato. Buone Condizioni. Classico Ingiallimento Dato Dal Tempo, Margini Della Copertina Usurati. Fogli In Più Che Buono Stato Per Una Lettura Scorrevole. 78 Figure Fuori Testo.

Broschur. Condition: Gut. 129 17x24,5x1,5 cm._Broschur_Englisch_129 s._525 g. J25-W06-034 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 525.

In-8° pp. VIII-56 con 78 ill. su tav. f.t. Bross. edit.

Paperback. Condition: Good. English The Art and Architecture of China provides a comprehensive survey of Chinese artistic and architectural development from the early dynastic periods to modern times, examining the religious, political, and social influences on aesthetic and construction practices. It covers painting, sculpture, ceramics, bronze work, and architectural structures such as palaces, temples, and gardens, with attention to style, materials, and symbolism. Organized chronologically and thematically, the book situates artistic achievements within their cultural and historical contexts, showing how art and architecture reflect the thought, rituals, and power structures of Chinese society.

Condition: Buone. italiano Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, macchie bruniture Condizioni dell'interno: Discrete con Difetti, bruniture.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. Imperial Cave-Chapels of the Northern Dynasties: Donors, Beneficiaries, Dates Vol. 28. Book.

Softcover. cream textured wraps w/ red & black printing. 77 pgs w/ bw illustrations, fold-out map. 20 black/white illustrations. Pages lightly toned; foxing to opening and closing pages. Good- (wraps scuffed & smudged w/ foxing to edges, tanning. approx 2inch open tear to lower spine w/ binding visible. numerous light splits to textblock; glue & threads intact.).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. London: Serindia Publications and Paris: UNESCO, 1978. Hardcover. Beige silk over boards with gilt lettering and decorations. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight and sound. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 482 pages. Illustrated with 353 black and white and color photographs. Maps, Chronology, Glossary, and a 12-page Bibliography. Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international shippoing. This massive and multidisciplinary work examines the images of the Buddha and of Buddhahood over 2500 years in many different parts of Asia. The authors situate the images within religious, national, spiritual, and anthopological contexts. Both rigorous and readable, this book helps one appreciate the beauty and power an image of a very early Indian Buddha but also seeks to explain why the Buddha appears so different in, say, Japan several centuries later. Contents: I. The first symbols of the Buddha. 1. The essential nature of a Buddha ; 2. Early Buddha symbols II. The Buddha in human form. 1. Cultural and historical background ; 2. The Ganges-Jumna (Ganga-Yamuna) Valley ; 3. Gandhara ; 4. Andhradesa (Krishna Valley) III. Maturity and efflorescence in India. 1. Cultural and historical background ; 2. The Ganges-Jumna (Ganga-Yamuna) Valley ; 3. Gandhara ; 4. Western India ; 5. Andhradera and South India IV. The Buddgah image in the rest of Asia. 1. Geographical and cultural considerations ; 2. Sri Lanka and South-East Asia up to the 10th Century A.D. 139 ; 3. Kashmir and Nepal ; 4. Afghanistan and Central Asia ; 5. China : growth and maturity ; 6. Korea ; 7. Japan V. Later variations and developments. 1. India : the last stages ; 2. Sri Lanka and South-East Asia (10th-19th Centuries) ; 3. Kashmir and Nepal ; 4. Tibet and Mongolia ; 5. Central Asia ; 6. China : the post-T'ang periods ; 7. Korea : the Koryo period (A.D. 918-1392) ; 8. Japan VI. The symbol as the ultimate Buddha image.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket included. Later Edition. ISBN 0870110896. Hardback; oversized. Second printing of 1969 original. Very slight wear to corners and edges; slight browning to page edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. Dust jacket with slight wear to corners and edges; slight dust soiling; $32.50 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dust jacket; Very Good condition. No Signature.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. Case of Meaningful Magic, A. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 110 pages, illustrations : 31 cm. INDEX ASCHWIN LIPPE Some Sculptural Motifs on Early Calukya Temples 5 NANCY THOMPSON The Evolution of the T'ang Lion and Grapevine Mirror 25 ALEXANDER C. SOPER Addendum: The "Yen Shou" Mirrors 55 K. V. SOUNDRA RAJAN . The Typology of the Anantasayi Icon 67 LOUIS MALLERET L'Amphisbène 85 S. J. O'CONNOR Note on a Mukhalinga from Western Borneo 93.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pages 275-357, illustrations : 31 cm. INDEX JEAN BOISSELIER Notes sur l'Art du Bronze dans l'ancien ALEXANDER C. SOPER Cambodge 275 WEN FONG A Ninth Century Landscape Painting in the Japa- nese Imperial Palace and some Chinese Parallels 335 Reply to Professor Soper's Comments on Tao-chi's Letter to Chu Ta 351.

hardcover. Condition: New. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Condition: Fine. WLB00100635.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. large 8vo. Red cloth, black label gilt titles, 334p., 31 figures, 190 b.w. photos, table, glossary, bibliography, notes.

8°. XII, 79 S. mit 2 Tafeln, 115 n.n. S. mit s/w. Abb. OBr. =Serie Orientale Roma XXXV. Sprache: englisch.

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ed. paperback near very good condition with a bit of wear and foxing on the first and last couple of pages.