Condition: Used: Good. 1976 PAPERBACK EXLIBRARY CLEAN PAGES STAMP ON EDGE OF PAGES 99 PAGES RARE TITLE:::A-7.
Published by Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 1971
Seller: Montana Book Company, Fond du Lac, WI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. 217 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. Lower corners of cover and pages lightly bumped not affecting the text or images. There is a piece of scotch tape at the head of the spine along with a surface abrasion to the lower corner back cover. No ownership markings. PLEASE consider as a "good" reading copy. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
Published by Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971
Language: English
Seller: Gene The Book Peddler, Winchester, NH, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. book is tight with no markings, previous owners name on first page, wraps have some rubbing and light soiling, nice copy.
Published by University of Hawaii Press, 1977
Language: English
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Honolulu, 1977; COVER ART NOT AS PICTURED IN STOCK PHOTO; illustrated paper covers; bottom corners bumped foot of spine bumped; finger smudges on covers; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 159 pages.
Published by David R. Godine; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1971
ISBN 10: 0879231610 ISBN 13: 9780879231613
Language: English
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. B/w (illustrator). 3rd printing; unpaginated.
Published by Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, 1981
Seller: PONCE A TIME BOOKS, SANTA BARBARA, CA, U.S.A.
1 xxxv, 161: chiefly ill.; 22x28 cm. Bibliography and list of artists also in Chinese Characters. Bibliography: p. 155-156. Ex museum stamp. light shelfwear, "office copy" printed on the cover, very good inside.
paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Philadelphia Museum of Art, [Philadelphia], 1971. First edition. Softcover exhibition catalog, unpaginated, 30 cm. Bound in blue and cream card wrappers with vertical Chinese calligraphy on front cover and title in English. In acceptable condition with some tearing to the covers along top edges and spine that have been reinforce with clean tape. Bumping and creasing to edges and corners of covers and Moderate overall scuffing, aging and soiling to covers. Spine creased but binding is still intact. Previous owner's name in ink on front free end paper and a few hand written corrections in ink to list of artists at the back. Otherwise pages are lightly aged but unmarked. Not Ex-library. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white with photographic reproductions of calligraphic works across several script styles, including seal, clerical, running, and cursive scripts. Catalog published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and curated by Tseng Yu-ho Ecke. The exhibition was on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Nelson Gallery - Atkins Museum, Kansas City, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Preface by PMA Director Evan H. Turner; introductory essay on the aesthetics and philosophy of Chinese calligraphy. Major works are drawn from museum and private collections, including the Field Museum of Natural History, the National Central Museum (Taipei), and collectors such as John M. Crawford, Jr. and Wang H.C. Weng.
Published by Honolulu, HI USA, 1977
Seller: Global Village Books, Kailua, HI, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Cover has darkened at the spine and edges, the former owner's name is inside front cover, and there is a quarter-inch tear at bottom of spine but there are no marks inside the text and no other damage to the cover. One of the best books I've seen on the subject.
Published by Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971
Seller: Leahi Books, Olalla, WA, U.S.A.
Chinese Calligraphy Tseng Yu-ho Ecke Philadelphia Museum of Art PB 1971 Second Printing published in conjunction with a 1971-72 exhibition no ISBN VERY GOOD, no marks no writing, moderate edgewear to spine.
1976. Asia, Art, China Institute in America, New York, 98 p., good paperback.
Published by Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1981
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Corners show some modest wear, sunfading to spine, small scuff to front cover, three inch crease to front cover. otherwise binding is solid and pages are clean. A great reading copy.
Published by Honolulu Academy of Arts in association with Honolulu Printmakers, Honolulu, 1982
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Maria, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. xxxv, 160 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 22 x 28 cm. Errata slip laid in. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. Size: Oblong.
Published by David R. Godine in association with Philadelphia Museum of Art, Boston, 1971
ISBN 10: 087923072X ISBN 13: 9780879230722
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Softcover. Quarto; Third printing; VG-; Paperback; Spine, white with black print; Cover has light edgewear, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; unpaged, 96 b&w plates with commentary, frontispiece. [Shelf: East Asian Art] [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.] NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QB (ND-QB). 1341461. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1988
ISBN 10: 0937426091 ISBN 13: 9780937426098
Language: English
Softcover. Tan & illus. wraps, 130 pp., 67 BW illus., 16 color plates. A look at this special collection housed with the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Essays: Comments on Literati Painting and Its History ; Literati Painting of the Ch'ing Dynasty ; New Directions of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries ; On Women Painters of China ; Perceptions of the Literati from the 19th to the 20th Centuries ; Other Paintings in the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Hutchinson at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. G (Ex-library, with label and bookplate, few marks, slight sun fading on part of back cover, otherwise quite nice.).
Published by Tseng Yu-Ho Ecke, Honolulu, 1977
Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover in illustrated wraps, sharp and clean, age toning to edges and spine. First printing. Book is firm in binding, b&w photographs throughout and 6 stunning full-page color plates. Catalogue published to accompany an exhibit of Chinese folk art that originated in Honolulu and traveled to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago in 1977-1978. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 159 pages.
Published by Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI, 1982
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. Oblong softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 16 through February 14, 1982. Includes 14 color plates and a number black and white illustrations. A near fine copy in wrappers. Errata slip laid in.
Published by Philadelphia Museum of Art
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: Used - Very Good. 1971. Paperback. Pap., 4to. Illus. Minor shelf-wear. Very Good.
Softcover. Blue & tan wraps. Approx 250 pp. 19+ BW figures, 96 BW plates. Issued in conjunction with a series of 1971-1972 exhibitions. "Chinese painting has long been known and admired for its aesthetic values in the West, but its inseparable counterpart, calligraphy, regarded even more highly by its creators, has only fairly recently begun to be appreciated. This is the first, but we hope not the last, exhibiion of Chinese calligraphy to be held in the United States. By assembling examples of almost every form of script used by the Chinese over a period of evolution continuing for well over three thousand years and by publishing this catalogue .we hope to open Western eyes to the delights, spirit, and wondrous facility of the Chinese matters of the brush." (foreword) With an illustrated introduction by Tseng Yu-ho Ecke, and a well annotated and illustrated catalogue of 96 individual pieces. VG-, some age toning, light ownership marks.
Softcover. First Edition; Second Printing. Book condition is Very Good- in wraps. Tear to front panel at base. Edgewear, foxing to page edges. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated throughout. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.
Published by Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1971
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(-). 96 black & white illustrations. Unpaginated. Slim 4to, black boards, edgeworn d.w. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971. A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper. Co-published by Boston Book & Art Publisher.
Published by Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971
Seller: South Congress Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Art Exhibition Catalogue. First Edition. Softcover, stiff wraps, 96 b&w plates plus approx. 14 pp of text, light rubbing and edgewear to covers, else a clean and very good copy.
Published by Boston Book & Art, Boston, 1971
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First edition. 220 pp. 4to, 138 black and white plates, fourteen text illustrations. Index of Artists. Composed in five traditional scripts --regular, official, seal, cursive, and running script -- calligraphy varies according to the personality of the artist. Owner inscription. Orig. black cloth. Very good in worn dust wrapper lacking portion at back cover.
Published by Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1982
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good softcover.
Published by University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1977
Softcover. Oblong cream wraps with mask illus. and gold/black lettering. 159 pp. with 6 color plates; bw illus. throughout. Errata sheet attached inside back cover. With an introductory essay and 134 works in all manner of media, described. A lovely, thorough catalogue. NF- but with museum ex-lib. book plate inside front cover (book a gift of the author to the museum) and sticker on front cover; a hint of rubbing to back cover.
Published by Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1981
Softcover. White & gold wraps. 160 pp., 14 color plates, profuse bw plates. Issued in conjunction with several 1982-1983 exhibitions of the Chinese fan as an art form. An extensive essay is accompanied by an annotated and illustrated catalog of 74 fans. 14 are depicted in color. VG- (light wear and fading to cover edges; interior clean.).
Published by Honolulu Academy Of Art, 2004
ISBN 10: 0937426091 ISBN 13: 9780937426098
Language: English
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1988. Softcover, 130 pp ; Illustrated throughout, including some color plates. 28 cm. In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and light fading to spine and overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Errata sheet laid-in. Published on the occasion of an important exhibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts documenting a significant private collection of Ming and Qing dynasty Chinese literati painting. Contents include: Foreword by George R. Ellis; Collector's Preface; Author's Acknowledgements; Editor's Preface; Essay: Comments on Literati Painting and its History; Painting of the Ming Dynasty; Literati Painting of the Ch'ing Dynasty; Six Great Masters of Early Ch'ing; The Yu-shan School and Its Founder, Wang Hui; The Lou-tung School and Its Founder, Yuan-ch'i; Ch'ing Individualists and Eccentrics; New Directions of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries; On Women Painters of China; Catalogue: Notes; Artist Chronology; Entries; Perceptions of the Literati from the 19th to the 20th Centuries; Other Paintings in the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Hutchinson at the Honolulu Academy of Arts; Endnotes; Select Bibliography.
Published by Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1100grams, ISBN:
Published by Chinese Institute in America., Washington. D.C., 1976
Seller: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Black and white illustrations, 98pp, bibliography, little worn colour paperback covers with light wear, internally sound and clean. This informative catalogue from the exhibition of the same name focuses on the folkarts of China and displays the artistry and craftsmanship of the Chinese people. Includes sections on wooden utensils, bamboo basketry and other types of weaving, cotton fabric, lacquered leather, metalwork including silver and pewter, wooden statues and woodblock prints.
Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Chinese calligraphy, exhbition catalogs) 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Published by Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu Academy of Arts., 1981
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 4to., Oblong. 160 pp. Soft Covers, Very Good+. Illustrations, photographs. Errata sheet present.