Old Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art in China: Being Descriptions and Illustrations of Articles Selected from an Exhibition Held in Shanghai, November, 1908
by Bahr, A. W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company, 1911. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. frontis, 120 plates (12 colored, with tissue guards, and 108 black & white), 3 unnumbered preliminary leaves, 160, [1]p. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt in English and Chinese on backstrip and front cover. 25cm. Minor fraying and wear at ends of backstrip and at cover corners. Tirle-page browned from now-browned tissue guard on the frontis. Top edge gilt. No jacket.
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- Bookseller
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86558
- Title
- Old Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art in China: Being Descriptions and Illustrations of Articles Selected from an Exhibition Held in Shanghai, November, 1908
- Author
- Bahr, A. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
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About McBlain Books
Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
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