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Jade
by Palmer, J. P
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/none
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
*Jade SPRING BOOKS, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1967. J. P. Palmer, an Assistant Keeper at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, has provided a comprehensive introduction to the fascinating story of jade~what it is, where it came from, how it was carved and how it was used.. Good/none. see pictures Jade a spring art book...this is a light green cloth covered book with one Japanese symbol on the cover embossed gold. Gold letters named Jade in the name of the author on the spine the spine is in good shape there is some edge where group of fading on the edges of the cloth finish but it's not bad there is a little bit of rounding up the top and bottom corners of the book, which I think is due to the heaviness of the fabric used to wrap as a cover. There is an inscription first page of three lines Wonderful color photographs examples of objects throughout the book and an introduction describing all mineralogy of jadeite,nethrite, or simply Jade and discussions about methods used to work with it for someone interested in mineralogy or collecting objects this would give them an excellent basis to be somewhat cognizant...many times people that are interested in starting collections like to have background research material in this book would be excellent for that....The name jade refers to two different stones, nephrite and jadeite, which have similar properties. Nephrite, the jade carved in China for thousands of years, is a calcium magnesium silicate with hardness of 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale (slightly softer than quartz). Although not especially hard, nephrites structure of tightly packed microscopic fibers makes it uniquely tough. In fact, it is the toughest (hardest to break) of all stones, which makes it the perfect material for delicate carvings. Translucent to opaque, nephrites subdued colors include creamy white, celadon, spinach, russet, and yellow Jadeite (fei cui in Chinese) is a sodium aluminum silicate, slightly harder to scratch and a bit less tough than nephrite. Jadeites colors are more vivid and include green, white, russet, black, and a delicate lavender- Nephrites combination of moderate hardness and extreme toughness makes it difficult and tedious to carve. This was all the more true for carvers long ago, who worked solely by laborious abrasive grinding using foot-powered treadle lathes. Although nephrite is not all that rare in the common colors and grades, there is a strong temptation to foist a cheaper, easier-to-carve pseudo-jade onto the unwary buyer. These lesser hard-stones are sometimes offered, dishonestly, as a type of jade. So when buying jade, first assure yourself that what you are buying really is jade. Jade SPRING BOOKS, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1967. J. P. Palmer, see pictures maybe this will do it maybe it won't. you'll know by looking at the pictures -Expedited Shipping available-by request/ price adjust-..Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa shipped -United States Post to fulfill your order, Los Angeles I carefully pack your book,hop on my Vespa visit the PO to have it placed in our mail system.. your books wrapped,not co-mingled,you get the copy you were viewing. Carefully packed..
Jade 169 Indian bMK LR
Jade 169 Indian bMK LR
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- Bookseller
- Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169
- Title
- Jade
- Author
- Palmer, J. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- unknown
- Publisher
- SPRING BOOKS, LONDON, ENGLAND
- Place of Publication
- LONDON, ENGLAND
- Date Published
- 1967
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Jade SPRING BOOKS, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1967. J. P. Palmer, Jade 169 jadeite,nethrite, Jade Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa,Los Angeles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; coffee table;
- Size
- about 9.5 x 11
Terms of Sale
Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA
Biblio member since 2013
Los Angeles, California
About Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA
Small independent business,located in the Los Angeles area,
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