Foreword Lin Yutang (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. VG/VG. Black cloth lettered in silver and red. Faint rubs at extremities, covers clean and bright. Contents clean and unmarked, binding and hinges sound. Jacket has small chips at extremities, price intact ($6.00). Jacket in new mylar protector.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Textblock very clean and tight; Binding is faded, especially at the spine; Overall light edge wear and bumped corners, worn spine extremities; Lacks dust jacket; 323p., including index. Size: 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine (in mylar). First Edition. Textblock is very clean and very tight; All page edges are straight and sound; Red cloth binding with no visible wear; Unclipped dust jacket, minimally edge worn and rubbed. 229p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Ching Chih Yee; Yench'I Tiao T'U (illustrator). Former owner's ink signature along upper edge of ffep; Front endpaper separated at the gutter, with hinge securely intact; Textblock clean and tight; Sunned spine and edges, ink-markered name on front cover, light fraying to all corners. Bumped and scuffed spine; 244p. Key to pronunciation at the end. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in mylar). Drawings (illustrator). First Edition. Textblock very clean and tight; Bumped head and foot of spine, a couple of minor dents to the top and bottom edges. Unclipped dust jacket, lightly edge worn; 158p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Red Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in mylar). First Edition/1st Printing. Textblock immaculate tight; Red cloth binding, bumped head and foot of the spine, otherwise bright and clean; Unclipped dust jacket with sunned spine, diagonally creased across the front cover; Jacket chipped and worn at the tips, sides are surface-scuffed and shelf worn; 229p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. xxii. 323 pages. Publisher's cloth-covered binding sturdy, corners sharp, front board faded at edges; contents fine. The price-clipped dust jacket, now in Mylar, is worn at extremities and sunned at spine. 550 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No additional printings. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 Book, binding tight, minor to mild fading to top and bottom edges else boards straight and clean; mild soiling to fore edge else text free of marks, appears barely read. Dust jacket ($2.50) has mild to moderate paper loss to mostly spine and flap fold ends with two small bookstore labels to top rear flap corner, mild fading to spine with label removal residue to top rear cover. Color very good to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Several decorations and drawings by Ching Chih Yee and Yench'I Tiao Tu. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. 1? Edición. Heinemann Educational Books, Hong Kong, 1979. Texto en inglés. 158 pp. 22 x 14. Tela editorial tapa dura con dorados en lomo y sobrecubierta de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. Sobrecubierta ligeramente fatigada, volumen en buen estado de conservación.

Illustrated Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in mylar). Kurt Wiese (illustrator). First Edition. Aged textblock, else clean and tight, illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Illustrated cloth, aged spine and boards, minimally shelf worn. Unclipped dust jacket, sunned and aged spine, edge-wear, several small tears to the front bottom edge, mylar sleeved for safe-keeping. 259p., including bibliography. Index at end. Size: 8vo - over 7 " - 9 " tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 23 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 383pp. Bound into yellow cloth. Frontispiece photo and 30 other photos. . There is some mild soiling to the covers. Spotting to top edge. "In 1916, Wong embarked on his first shikar in southeastern Shansi province where he he hunted wild boars and goral. Later he baged wild boar and near. Near Kweihuacheng in Inner Mongolia, he collected burhel and argali, with an additional chapter on hunting roe deer in Shansi." Ref: Czech, Asian Big Game Hunting Books pg 231.

Condition: Fair. West Palm Beach, FL: Norton Gallery and School of Art, 1942. 4to. xvi,536pp. Illus. Limited edition, #870/1000. Fair book. Binding copy. Spine cover missing. Spine ends gapped, joints frayed. Boards rubbed, edges and corners frayed. Pages 3-59 are missing. Binding shaken. Some page edges are frayed due to being loose. Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st LIMITED edn in facsm dj; Numbered and signed [appears to be facsimile signature] by Nott, stated as Copy #651 of 1000 to limitation page; lg 4to Green paper over boards. Gilt titles to cover and spine; Text is pristine & unmarked, binding is tight to the spine, textblock appears UNREAD but dj is torn and tattered xerox copy of original dj, ow VG/poor facsimile dj: xvi+53pp, color frontis of author, 118 monochrome plates, 123 drawing and illus in text illus. A scarce work by Nott, by far the leading dealer in Chinese jades in the 1930's - 1950's, who supplied many collectors and museums in his time. Laid in is a single sheet flyer with arms of Great Britain and "By Appointment to H.M. Queen Mary,  Stanley Charles Nott, International  Authority on Chinese Jade." His address is 17 East 42nd Street, NY, 17, NY, and this flyer appears from text to be a post ww2 ad for his lecture services and sales of "the treasures of China which came onto the American market during the years when American  collectors were engaged in winning the peace." Dr. and Mrs Nott take great pleasure in inviting "a discerning Chinese art buying public" to an "exhibition in their suite at the above address." "Illustrated by one hundred and eighteen full page halftone plates reproduced from original photographs: together with one hundred and twenty-three line engravings, made specially for the work by Mrs. Stanley Charles Nott from selected world famous Chinese jades. Prepared as a handbook for visitors to the Jade room of the Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida." Introduction by Dr. Lin Yutang and a foreword by Dr. Chih Meng. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st LIMITED edn in orig but color faded torn dj; Numbered and signed [appears to be facsimile signature] by Nott, stated as Copy #442 of 1000 to limitation page; lg 4to Green paper over boards. Gilt titles to cover and spine; Text is pristine & unmarked, binding is tight to the spine, textblock appears UNREAD and otherwise VG/gdj: xvi+53pp, color frontis of author, 118 monochrome plates, 123 drawing and illus in text illus. A scarce work by Nott, by far the leading dealer in Chinese jades in the 1930's - 1950's, who supplied many collectors and museums in his time. THIS COPY RETAINS THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET [price  clipped at lower left corner of front flap, new priced of $75 stamped on middle of flap between text of jacket blurb; sadly a 2 sq inch piece is missing from bottom back, slight chipping to the lower bottom spine and front cover edge below the printed titles, one inch tear to top front that just reaches the J in Jades is not taped but is repairable, as is all jacket material is present; now jacket is in plastic.  Tucked in is a small 4to 4 page card advertisement of "The Chinese Culture Study Group of the Palm Beaches", promising "The Truth About China and the Chinese" In a series of stereopticon lectures, will unfold further the "see all, hear all" programme of China and the Chinese, to which  he has  not addded to the film coverage of China sponsored by The Chinese Culture Study Group of the Palm Beaches." Laid into this folded card is a single sheet flyer with arms of Great Britain and "By Appointment to H.M. Queen Mary,  Stanley Charles Nott, International  Authority on Chinese Jade." His address is 17 East 42nd Street, NY, 17, NY, and this flyer appears from text to be a post ww2 ad for his lecture services and sales of "the treasures of China which came onto the American market during the years when American  collectors were engaged in winning the peace." Dr. and Mrs Nott take great pleasure in inviting "a discerning Chinese art buying public" to an "exhibition in their suite at the above address."/ 118 full page halftone plates reproduced from original phtographs, together with 123 line engravings, made specially for the work by Mrs. Stanley Charles Nott from selected World Famous Chinese Jades. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [An important Jade Reference.] 4to. xvi, 536pp. Illus. Limited edition, of 1000 copies. Hardcover and dust jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Some wear to dj. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Additionally includes three related related pamphlets: "Chinese Jades," by Stanley Nott, and "The Chinese Culture Study Group of the Palm Beaches," (2 copies.). t the time of publication Stanley Charles Nott was Director of Oriental Art at the Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, FL, and his collection of Chinese jades was unrivaled in the States. Ref: Sinkankas 4805. "Illustrated by one hundred and eighteen full page halftone plates reproduced from original photographs: together with one hundred and twenty-three line engravings, made specially for the work by Mrs. Stanley Charles Nott from selected world famous Chinese jades. Prepared as a handbook for visitors to the Jade room of the Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida." From the library of Arthur W.S. Herrington (1891-1970). Herrington was an engineer and manufacturer who developed the Jeep and other vehicles for the US military in the Second World War. After serving in WWI, Herrington joined forces with Walter Marmon to found Marmon-Herrington, which produced the jeep, tanks, armored cars, and numerous civilian vehicles. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. $30.00 off after order; Ex-Library; #797 of 1000.

Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. 118 Full Page Halftone Plates/123 Line Engravings (illustrator). Limited, Numbered Edition. Author's ink signature on limitation page; Copy #460 of 1000; 118 full page plates reproduced from original phtographs, together with 123 line engravings, made specially for the work by Mrs. Stanley Charles Nott from selected World Famous Chinese Jades. Retired library copy, usual stamps, stickers, labels, and rear card pocket. Small stain on fore-edge of half title page, else beautiful copy. Illustrated endpapers. Faded deep green top edge. Green cloth binding, bumped head and foot of spine, bumped corners, residual library marking on spine. 536pp., including bibliography and index. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Signed by Author. Ex-Library, Hardcover.