Fong Chin (152 results)

Unbound. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 4 pp. Translated from the Chinese by Joyce Chang.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First printing. 7 x 10 inches. ix, 151 pages. 1st printing. Condition of the book is Near Fine; looks new on all points. Dust jacket is Very Good; light surface wear. Garden RGR.

Condition: As New. 1986 hardback book with dust jacket, as show. Like new book, clean, tight and unmarked with a crisp, clean dust jacket.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in excellent condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket . 12.26 X 9.32 X 1.07 inches. 248 pages. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good +/Very Good. Reprint. Malaysia: Tropical Press. Good +/Very Good. 1992. Reprint. Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 126pp., dust jacket very light shelf wear to edges and corners, otherwise very good; cover few faded spots on front cover towards top edge, corners and spine tips lightly bumped, dent to rear spine edge towards bottom, otherwise quite good; very light foxing to half-title page, rear free-endpaper small crease and light stain, otherwise pages clean and unmarked. . Color Photographs (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Pages are very clean and bright with no markings. Binding is tight and square. Trivial shelving wear. Overall in excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by Author. B001PQWBVY (xi). 172pp. First Edition. Inscribed by author to previous owner on front free endpaper. Half title page foxed, head and tail of spine lightly bumped, else Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket (light edge wear and rubbing) protected in a mylar sleeve. TSB-253. Quantity Available: 1. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: SKU1000120.…

Large Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. An exceptional copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2008 Large Hardcover. xii, 236 pp. Wang Hui, the most celebrated painter of late-17th-century China, played a key role both in reinvigorating past traditions of landscape painting and in establishing the stylistic foundations for the imperially sponsored art of the Qing court. An artist of protean talent and immense ambition, Wang developed an all-embracing synthesis of historical landscape styles that constituted one of the greatest artistic innovations of late imperial China. This comprehensive study of the painter's careerthe first published in Englishfeatures essays examining his life and achievement as well as his masterwork, the monumental scroll depicting the Kangxi emperor's Southern Inspection Tour. Twenty-seven of Wang Hui's paintings, drawn from the Metropolitan Museum and from museums in Beijing, Taipei, Shanghai, and Tokyo, are supplemented by a wealth of images ranging from ancient Chinese paintings to works by Wang's contemporaries.…

hardcover. Condition: As New. Looks unread but jacket has strip of sun fade around two edges. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 236 page hardcover - a publication to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC Sept. 9, 2008 through January 4, 2009. 27 Wang Hui paintings are presented. 265 illustrations, including 81 in full color, 5 maps, catalogue of inscriptions, signatures, and seals; bibliography and index. No flaws - unmarked, tight and clean.…

small 4to [26 x 18 cm]; xi, 172 pp, numerous color illustrations from photos, bibliog, index to common names, index to botanical names. original pictorial gilt cloth, dj (slightly rubbed), fine and clean. The work covers flowering trees, ornamental shrubs, tropical climbers, orchids, cultivation methods, etc. A picture of this book is available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardback in near fine condition with fine condition dust jacket. Note written on 1st blank page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardback in fine condition with fine condition dust jacket.

Imperial hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. Secondhand. Dust jacket has some light shelf wear. Pages lightly tanned. Covers are brown, with a montage photos of bright fruits, and yellow titles. Very good book.

Hardcover. Condition: VG/VG. Pale green cloth boards with brown stamped lettering on spine. Color-illustrated dust jacket with black lettering. xii, 236 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and BW. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 9, 2008-Jan. 4, 2009.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. First published 1977. 250 x 170 mm. xii, 172 pp. Green boards in pictorial jacket. Previous owner's name in top corner of front end-paper. Colour photographs. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 172p. : col. ill. ; 26cm. Notes: Includes bibiography and index. Subjects: Tropical plants and flowers, Malaysia ; Pictorial works. Botany. Vernacular names. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback, with dust wrapper. Some light thumbing of boards. Binding neat and tidy. Gently handled. Some pages bear thumbing, otherwise this book is in good condition. Dust wrapper thumbed, Some small tears along the head edge. Minor light indents on dust wrapper when held up to the light, otherwise in good condition. *We try to describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.…

Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 172p. : col. ill. ; 26cm. Notes: Includes bibiography and index. Subjects: Tropical plants and flowers, Malaysia ; Pictorial works. Botany. Vernacular names. 1 Kg. …

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy large octavo 126pp., col. pls., indexes.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 152 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm OCLC 7673826 ISBN 9789971651060, 9971651068 LCCN 81940786 LC DS598.S72 D87 1981 Dewey 915.957045 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Book was commissioned by Mobil Oil Corporation ; the best photos of Singapore selected from hundreds taken by Harri Peccinotti and Genevieve Hamelet. Book.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: [17]p.,180p. : chiefly col. ill ; 26cm. Subjects: Trees and flora ; Malaysia. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. First edition, folio, pp. xii, 236; illustrated throughout, much in color; fine copy in a fine dust jacket. "Wang Hui, the most celebrated painter of late seventeenth-century China, played a key role both in reinvigorating past traditions of landscape painting and in establishing the stylistic foundations for the imperially sponsored art of the Qing court. Drawing upon his protean talent and immense ambition, Wang developed an all-embracing synthesis of historical landscape styles that constituted one of the greatest artistic innovations of late imperial China. This comprehensive study of the painter, the first published in English, features three essays that together consider his life and career, his artistic achievements, and his masterwork?the series of twelve monumental scrolls depicting the Kangxi emperor's Southern Inspection Tour of 1689" (jacket blurb).…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: [17]p.,180p. : chiefly col. ill ; 26cm. Subjects: Trees and flora ; Malaysia. 1 Kg. …