Lin Dr Yutang (20 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket present. The trade paperback is in good condition with minor signs of wear. The cover is intact, showing slight rubbing but no major defects. The pages are clean and free from inscriptions or markings. There is no dust jacket, as typical for paperbacks. Overall, the book maintains its structural integrity and readability. Rev. Dao Zheng (illustrator). …

wraps. Near Fine condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 28 pp. Grease spot to rear cover. Light fading to spine. Interior pages are clean.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. ISBN Staplebound, 4 by 5.5 inch Trade Paperback. First Printing. Very Good Condition. Tight sound copy with rubs to edges and corners of covers.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. ISBN Staplebound, 4 by 5.5 inch Trade Paperback. First Printing. Very Good Condition. Tight sound copy with rubs to edges and corners of covers.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. ISBN Trade Paperback. Second Printing. Limited to 3000 copies. Very Good Condition. Tight sound copy with rubs to edges and corners of covers.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st PB Ed; 1991; Dharma Friends of Dr. Lin; Trade PB in VG condition has tight binding; No ink marks or highlighting to text; Light edge wear to cover; Color photo insert.

spiral bound trade paperback. Condition: good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED8vo; 55 pages; advanced readers copy; good spiral bound trade paperback; tips bumped; slight scuff; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Text is clean, pages are white and binding is tight. Copies are near new - no edge or corner wear, no cover wear. Price is adjusted to missing volume 5. Rare/scarce Room #617. Preface by editor dated March, 1993. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561016832. Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated. …

3000 copies printed, 8¼" x 5¾", pp. [14], 63, [1]; 18 color illustrations from photographs, 4 full-page drawings; fine copy in original printed blue wrappers. The author's account of a trip to Nepal in the name of Buddhism, with sections on Kathmandu, Varanasi (Bodhgaya), Nalanda Uivversity, Saenath, Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Pharping, with a final stop in Taiwan to visit Guru Chen's stupa. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN Seven Volume Set of Trade Paperbacks. First Printings thus. Very Good to Near Fine Condition. Tight sound unmarked copies with very minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. Limited to 1000 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-Library; #797 of 1000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Purple cloth. No edition listed. 1,720 pgs. The DJ has a little top edge wear, otherwise looks very nice. The boards look great.The hinges are sound. The spine is good. The inside pages are bright and look to be unmarked. Book is heavy and may require extra postage.…

Pearl S. Buck, de Nobelprijswinnares, die lang in China verbleef en veel over China schreef, aarzelt niet Dr. Lin Yutang's boek een meesterwerk te noemen. 'Een boek over China, waardig om over China te handelen - zoo luidt haar advies, in de inleiding, die ze voor het boek schreef - moet openhartig wezen, zonder zich te schamen, want de werkelijke Chineezen zijn altijd een fier volk geweest. l Zuid-hollandsche Uitgeverij. Den Haag 1939? Ln. 381 pp. Zeer goede staat. Zonder omslag.…

HARD BACK GREEN. Condition: GOOD. Torn spine but text block good condition, soiled faded boards, small bookplate, previous owner smudges throughout, light foxing and yellowing No. 989 of 1,000 copies, signed by the Author/Collector, B&W plates, stained green edges Extra Postage Required DATE PUBLISHED: 1942 EDITION: 536. MRS. NOTT (illustrator).…

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#508/1000), lg quarto, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine & front board, page edges stained green, illus eps, frontispiece, xvi + 536pp + cxviii plates, illus, VG (moderate chipping to board & spine extrems/edges, light chafing & scuffing to spine & boards, fading to coloured page edges, sm ex-libris plate + prev. bookseller's labe to front pastedown, light cracking to some gutters throughout, sl tanning & foxing to pgs throughout, sl tanning to eps). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Large folio; xvi, 279 pages; Contents clean and secure in original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering at spine and front board in original dustjacket with edgewear and missing one inch strip at top of spine and upper right corner of front panel (3 x 3 x 5). The Chinese personal seal of Mrs. Moore reproduced on the title-page in red. Separately issued 10 page printed Supplement laid-in, which covers the painting "Distinguished Scholars Feast Before Parting" by Shen Chou (1427-1509) - a painting added to the Collection too late to be included in the first edition of the book. Letterpress printed in Great Britain at the University Press in Oxford by John Johnson, Printer to the University. Plates printed in the United States of America by Arthur Jaffe, New York. Paper made in the United States of America by the Worthy Paper Company Associates West Springfield, Massachusetts." The catalogue treats 72 paintings from pre-T'ang times into the Ch'ing dynasty. The volume begins with an Introduction and a general description of the collection. These are followed by a description of each painting and the translation of its seals and inscriptions. Fifty-one are described in full with translations of all inscriptions, together with readings and identification of all seals. The inscriptions and seals are addressed by Dr. Lin Yutang. The remaining are described more briefly in a supplement. There are 52 reproductions of paintings, of which five are in colour. There are also five plates of calligraphy and three plates containing 115 seals. There is also a section of brief, but useful biographical notes Chinese characters are dealt with in an Index to Chinese Names, Words, Terms, and Seals written by Mr. Hsuge K. Pao. In several instances the scroll paintings are reproduced in their entirety, on long sheets folded to conform with the bookâs format, which is very large. The final section is devoted entirely to seals (reproduced) and to biographical notes, a bibliography and an index to Chinese names, words, terms and seals. [NYT, 1942]. Very large, heavy volume, additional shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New.

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.…

Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. 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. 118 Full Page Halftone Plates/123 Line Engravings (illustrator). Signed by Author. Ex-Library, Hardcover.…