CHINESE EXPORT ART IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY by Jourdain, Margaret and Jenyns, R. Soame - 1950

London: Spring Books, 1967. HC. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). 144 B&W ill.. First published in 1950. Gives a detailed and well documented account of the China Trade, in which Britain and the merchants of her East India Company eclipsed all other European nations. Discusses changing European tastes in Chinese goods and how the Chinese production of goods especially for the European market had a profound influence on design and decoration, particularly in England and France. Franklin 1943 - best on the subject. 152pp.

Spring Books, c.1967, (orig.ed.c.1950), 7-1/2"x10", cloth, 142pp., G/G $

London: Spring Books. VG-/VG (see notes). 1967. reprint. hardcover. 8vo . 152pp . Covers bowed a bit (we're working on it). .

London: Country Life Ltd, 1950. First printing. Good. Aspects of the cultural exchanges between Europe and China have been closely studied; and the penetration of Western by Chinese influences is fully documented. The other side of the exchange, the export art of China and especially the production of goods designed for the European market during the long life of the Manchu dynasty (1644-1912) has attracted less attention. The art of this period is China's silver age, but it is distinguished by ingenuity and great technical skill Dark green boards with staining and bumping. A country life book. Foxing to inside cover, internally clean pages and tight binding. AB55

Spring Books, 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x7x0. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. Related ephemera included.

London: Country Life Limited, 1950. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Country Life Limited, 1950. 4to., 8 3/4" x 11 1/4", 152pp. color frontis and 144 black and white illustrations. Light foxing to endpapers, else very good in very good minus dust jacket with old internal tape repairs. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.