376 Pp. Black Cloth Stamped In Red. First American Printing, Stated "First Edition" On Copyright Page. Bookplate Of Grace Nicholson 1877 ? 1948) Showing Her Huge Custom Home And Shop In Downtown Pasadena, Two Stories, Chinese Courtyard Design, Steep Green Tile Roof, Etc. Nicholson, Was An American Art Collector And Art Dealer, Specializing In Native American And Chinese Handicrafts. Nicholson Acquired Artifacts For Sale, But Also For Major Museums Such As The Smithsonian Institution And The Field Museum In Chicago. She Lectured About "The Indian" To Churches And Civic Groups. In Recognition Of Her Expertise, Nicholson Was Elected To The American Anthropological Association In 1904. In 1924, She Designed A New Building For Her Collections, Which (Reflective Of Changing Fashions) Had Begun To Focus On Asian Art. The Architectural Firm Of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury Worked With Nicholson To Realize Her Vision. Her Design, Nicknamed The "Treasure House," Borrowed Elements From Buildings She Had Seen In China. The Building Was Opened As An Art Gallery And Shop In 1925, Although The Interior Garden Courtyard Was Not Completed Until 1929. In 1943 She Donated The Home To Found A Permanent Building For The Pasadena Art Museum (Notable For Its Landmark Exhibitions Of Contemporary Art Circa 1958-1975). The Space She Originally Designed For Her Shop Is Now Home To The Usc Pacific Asia Museum. Seller Inventory # 035874

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Title: Tales Of Chinatown ((With Library Bookplate ...

Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company, New York

Publication Date: 1922

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First American Edition

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Fine and unusual first editions and out of print books in all categories. Original photographs, Fine antiquarian and other original prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors. Motion picture and television scripts. Ephemera, Manuscripts and autographs. In business on the internet since 1999. Open by appointment only, in Pasadena, California.

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