Translated Charles Pomeroy (6 results)

Wraps. Condition: Fine. Second Printing. Appears unread; Minimal shelf rubbing; 176p., including appendix. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback.

Hardcover. 176p., forewords, frontis-map, appendixes, very good first edition in silk cloth boards and clipped, heavily chipped dj missing a large piece of the front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, 95 pages, 114 plates (some colour) illustrations, map; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Bookseller (?) stamp/back free endpaper. Stated First edition. Price-clipped dust jacket. A large-format coffee-table book. Profusely illustrated. *** "This book covers the rich history of Chinese ceramics from primitive pottery to delicate porcelain, complemented by full colour illustrations throughout" - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Primitive ceramics; The terracotta warriors and clay sculptures of the Qin and Han; Two millennia of Celadon porcelain; Tri-color glazed porcelain; The age of porcelain; Zisha, the taste of tea; Export ware of the Ming and Qing dynasties; The trade of the artisans; Contemporary Chinese ceramics; Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties. Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photographs By Kiyoshi Sonobe: 12 color plates and 400 full page gravure illustrations (illustrator). First American. sm 4to, bound in blue silk. exterior shows some wear. corners are sharp, a bump to one side of top of spine. Interior clean, no names, marks. Toys are gathered and described by region (six). Dust Jacket: lower corner price clipped. US Price of $17.50 remains. has several tears along top edge, no longer than an inch. Bottom edge has one notable tear about 1.25". Chipping is confined to top fore-corners. Colors bright. This is [the first] English Edition with Revised text, September, 1965, Printed in Japan.

Hardcover in Fine Box. Condition: Fine Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Like New D. J. First English Edition. CLEAN Fine like NEW 1965 First English Edition revised with Fine like NEW dust jacket in fine box. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Oversize Cloth with Dj. 1st Revised English Edition. Remarkable book on the history of Japanese toys that was originally published in Japan in 6 parts, and published here for the 1st time in one volume. Illustrated with nearly 400 full page gravure photos and twelve color plates with sections on the different districts the toys come from. Fine/fine. Book.