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San Francisco, CA: Asian Art Museum - Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, 2004. 103 pages, colour illustrations; 26 cm. Catalogue of the exhibition held in San Francisco at the Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, October 22, 2004 to January 9, 2005. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps,… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, NY: Melville House, 2008. 190 pages, illustrations; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "Steeped in the Palmer Method of handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed 'penmanship nut' who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that some schools today forego handwriting drills… Read more about this item

Beijing: China Guardian Auctions Co. Ltd., 2009. 1 volume (unpaged), colour illustrations; 27 cm. Text in Chinese and English. Auction held November 23, 2009. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Lots 1501-1778.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill/Graphics Editions, 1974. 143 pages, illustrations (some colour); 23 cm. Arts of Japan, vol. 7. Translation of: Suibokuga. Tight, clean text. Price-clipped wraps, reference numbers/verso of back flyleaf. Age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. 120 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Beijing: China Guardian Auctions Co. Ltd., 2010. 1 volume (unpaged), colour illustrations; 29 cm. Text in Chinese and English. Auction held May 15 to 18, 2010. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

Paris: Souffles, 1988. Cloth, 1 volume, colour illustrations; 33 x 33 cm. Text in Farsi and French. COMME NEUF. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Promotional material laid in. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A stunning publication.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio.

Lisboa; Lisbon: Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, 2006. 104, [8] pages, colour illustrations; 25 cm. Text in French/Texte en francais. TRES BON ETAT. Legerement use. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps, upper left corner bumped. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company; A Pentalic Book, 1980. Half-cloth, 160 pages, all illustrations; 29 cm. Published in association with the Society of Scribes and Illuminators. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket toned, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Liang Yi Museum, 2018. 36 pages, illustrations (chiefly color); 30 cm. Text in English and Chinese. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1958. Cloth, xiv pages, facsimile, 14 pages, plates; 34 cm. An unabridged republication of Calligraphia Latina published in 1756 with the introduction translated into English for the first time by E. F. Bleiber. Good+. Firm binding, unmarked. Foreedge lightly soiled, acidic tape stains/endpapers and DJ flaps. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, remounted in a new… Read more about this item

San Francisco and Seattle: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco; University of Washington Press, 1993. 55 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, October 14, 1992 to January 3, 1993, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, February 13 to April 25, 1993. Tight, clean copy.. 1st. Paperback.… Read more about this item

Istanbul: N. Refioglu, 2000. 60 pages, colour illustrations; 22 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Date of publication (c. 2000) is conjectural; the most recent publication in the Bibliography is dated 1999.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1987. 42 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Clip-Art book unused & intact. Verified upon shipping. "Step-by-step instructions for elegant roundhand style - American version of copperplate. Strokes, hairlines, shading, etc. Pens, inks, papers, more." - Publisher.. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.; Discoveries Ser., 1992. 207 pages, illustrations (some colour); 18 cm. First published, 1987. Translated from the French. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1987. 32 leaves, all illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. Clip-Art book unused & complete. Verified upon shipping. Copyright, Free Designs, Printed One Side, Hundreds of Uses. "A selection of motifs originally published in 850 calligraphic ornaments for designers and craftsmen by Dover Publications, inc., in 1983.".… Read more about this item

Hangzhou: Zhe jiang ren min mei shu chu ban she., 2009. 74 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Ancient Chinese Calligraphy cui code.. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1987. Cloth, 144 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. "This comprehensive guide shows the aspiring artist how to master Chinese brush painting techniques and philosophies. Intended as a 'how-to' manual, the book takes students step by step through… Read more about this item

London: New Burlington Books; A Quintet Book, 1988. 128 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

New York: Cross River Press, 1994. Cloth, 232 pages, illustrations (some colour), map; 27 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. First American Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "Calligraphy can be said to have developed among three of the world's major civilizations - the Arabs (and those who use the Arabic script), whose tradition centres on the preservation… Read more about this item