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Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 36 pages each volume, 22 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to Essays from Conversations with Rav Yerucham Halevi Levovitz. Levovitz was the Mashgiach Ruchani of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Poland. One of the great exponents of Mussar. He was a talmid or Rav Simcha Zissel Broida one of the foremost disciples of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter. Below are eight fascicles printed in Shanghai. The first three fascicles were first published before the Holocaust in Baranovitch, the fourth was published in Kaiden due to the war. For a period during 1940, the town served as home to about 300 students and teachers from the Mir Yeshiva. After WWII, much of orthodox Jewry in Europe was wiped out, along with their many yeshivas (Jewish schools of higher learning) . One of the only yeshivas to survive as a whole body was the Mir Yeshiva, which managed to escape miraculously to Shanghai, China, and then on to America. Many of the new leaders of the American and Israeli yeshivas in the post-war period were students of the Mir, and thus followers of Rabbi Leibovitz. SUBJECTS: Litvak Holocaust Displaced Persons. There are no copies listed on OCLC. Wear and soiling to outer wrappers, along with small chip missing from bottom left corner. Internally Good. Overall Good Condition. Rare. (RAB-60-12-13-14)
In-8° 4 volumi. 1) pp. (4), 34, 721 piccola lacuna a p. 75. 2) pp. (2), 392. 3) pp. (2), 270, 1 cb., una piccola gora di inchiostro alle prime due carte. 4)pp. (2), XVIII, 748, LXXXV, 86-116, Queste ultime carte contengono le Costituzioni di Benedetto XIV del 1744. legature con tracce d’uso. L’opera affronta la annosa questione dei riti malabarici, cosiddetti dalla regione indiana di Malabar: i Gesuiti, missionari nelle Indie orientali, avevano autorizzato una pericolosa e non ortodossa commistione di cerimonie cristiane e riti pagani. Il cappuccino Norberto, (1697-1770), pseudonimo dell’abate Platel, offre una descrizione storica molto dettagliata e critica delle missioni gesuite in Malabar, arricchita da molte notizie circa la cultura e costumi degli indiani. Il legato pontificio de Tournon promulgò nel 1704 la prima condanna dei riti malabarici, e con Benedetto XIV si ebbe la normativa in 16 punti che definiva il comprtamento dei missionari cattolici. missioni mission viaggi India malabar riti rites customs indians jesuits gesuiti cappuccini
Octavo. Pp. ix, 333, (6) publisher's catalogue. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full brown cloth, upper cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt and black, some stray spots on back cover, floral endpapers, trimmed rough, spine ends very lightly bumped, inner hinges about starting. In fine condition. Excellent copy, bright and fresh, beautifully preserved interior. ~ First edition. Sir Henry Knollys (1840-1930) served as a major in the Royal Artillery, later became private secretary to King Edward's daughter Maud, queen of Norway. He was a descendant to a distinguished British family. Sir Francis Knollys (1514-1596) was an English statesman, became a member of parliament in 1542 and was knighted in 1547. His father, Robert Knollys, a courtier in the service of both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Sir Francis's three sons were all courtiers and served Queen Mary in parliament or in the field. Henry Knollys published extensively; on "English Life in China" he said: "The statements contained in this book have, at all events, the advantage of having been recorded on the spot, and at the time when they were originally deduced. Taken down day by day in shorthand, I venture to hope that the opinions may possess the freshness, sometimes so conductive to accuracy, of first impressions; while the authenticity of the facts has been safe-guarded by subsequent careful revision." See further: Peter J. Kitson (General Editor): "Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires: Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910." 8 volumes. (London, Pickering & Chatto, 2003-2004). Also: Albert Smith: "To China and Back: Being a Diary Kept Out and Home." (Hong Kong, 1859).
IL NUOVO RAMUSIO. RACCOLTA DI VIAGGI, TESTI E DOCUMENTI RELATIVI AI RAPPORTI FRA L'EUROPA E L'ORIENTE. 4to, 13 voll., bross. prima edizione, tutto il pubblicato. piccola mancanza da sfregamento da scaffale al margine inferiore della sovracoperta del volume VII, piega alla sovracoperta del volume V, macchia appena percettibile alla sovracoperta del peimo tomo del volume II, altrimenti tutti i volumi in perfetto stato, con rispettive spvracoperte in pergamino (ad eccezione del volume I che ha la sovracoperta ma non il pergamino). L'opera, che comprende le relazioni ed i diari dei piu' noti viaggiatori italiani in Oriente, presentati in un testo definitivo e corredati di un commentario storico e geografico, e' cosi' composta: Vol. I - 'Liber Peregrinationis di Jacopo da Verona (1335), a cura di U. Monneret de Villard, pp. XXXII,240; Vol. II - 'I Missionari italiani nel Tibet e nel Nepal (XVIII secolo)' suddiviso in 7 parti: Parti I-II-III-IV: 'I Capuccini Marchigiani', a cura di L. Petech, pp. CXX,224; VIII,274; VIII,366; X,284; con tavv. Parti V-VI-VII: 'Ippolito Desideri S.I.', a cura di L. Petech, pp. XXXVI,252; X,354; VIII,318. Vol. III - 'Il libro dei conti di Giacomo Badoer (Costantinopoli 1436-40)', testo a cura di U. Dorini e T. Bertele', pp. XVI,858, con 5 tavv. di facsimili. Vol. IV - 'Viaggi di C. Federici e G. Balbi alle Indie Orientali (XVI secolo)', a cura di O. Pinto, pp. XLIV,438, con 5 tavv. Vol. V - 'Le navigazioni atlantiche del veneziano Alvise da Mosto (1455-56) - La navigazione del portoghese Pedro de Cintra (1462)', a cura di R. Gasparrini Leporace, pp. XXIV,356, con 4 tavv. Vol. VI - 'I viaggi di Pietro della Valle. Lettere dalla Persia.' Vol. VII - 'I viaggi in Persia degli ambasciatori veneti Barbaro e Contarini.' Bella ediz. su carta a mano di Pescia in tirat. di 900 esempl. num. Il ns., intonso, e' in ottimo stato, come nuovo. Come nell'opera del grande Ramusio, trovano posto nell'attuale collezione scritti di alcuni fra i maggiori viaggiatori europei. Ogni volume e' preceduto da un'introduzione critica sulla vita e le opere dell'autore; l'edizione critica del testo e' seguita da ampi commenti, nella quale sono utilizzate le fonti occidentali e specialmente orientali che completano le notizie fornite dalle relazioni-La Libreria dello Stato. Roma. 1950-1956 . 1st edition. 13 volumes in 4to, all ever published. A very crisp as new set. international customers please inquire on shipping.
An Illustrated life of Confucius Late Qing woodblock Edition Kong zi sheng ji Tu
Original Wraps. 4to. [6, 20, 24] pages per issue. 28 cm. Three numbers per year. Complete run for volumes 1-22, lacking volume 22 nr 3. Early issue typically 6 pages in length, later issues typically 20 or 24 pages in length. 65 issues total. Four issues are stapled photocopies: vol 1. Nr 1, vol. 3 nr. 2, vol. 5, nr 1, vol. 5 nr 2. Letterhead varies. Points East; Newsletter on the Jewish experience in China and elsewhere in Asia as well as on the activities of Institute members. Articles on the history of Jews in Kaifeng, Baghdadi Jews in Shanghai and Hong Kong, Jews of Russia in China, Jewish Refugees in China during the Nazi Period, the Contemporary Period; reports on events and conferences, interviews, etc. Some issues contain illustrations. Subjects: Jews - China - Periodicals. Jews - Study and teaching - China - Periodicals. Jews. Jews - Study and teaching. Periodicals. OCLC lists 26 holdings, but many are incomplete. Three hole punch at left edge of all issues; otherwise very clean and fresh. Very good + condition. (SEF-53-23)
290 pages. Index. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. First printed in the US by Harper & Brothers in 1956. "Author was born in 1901 and in 1921 was appointed to the American Legation in Peiping - although his actual diplomatic career began in 1923 when he was named Vice-Consul at Mukden. For the next eighteen years he held various posts in many parts of China, until December 1941 - while he was American Counsul at Shanghai - when the Japanese captured the city and he was interned for several months. Named Consul General at Vancouver in 1945, he left the next year to become Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, later American Ambassador to Thailand, a post he held until his retirement in 1953.... He saw China and Manchuria in chaos under the warlords. He witnessed the growth of Chinese nationalism, and China's suffering as first the Japanese and then the Communists struggled for ascendency." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Tanning to endpapers. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in mylar. An important account of these pivotal years in China, as witnessed by an American diplomat. Book
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 16 fine coloured plates (complete with captioned guards) on 15, 123 monochrome plates on 78, 8 large folding monochrome panoramas and a large folding coloured map, some very light occasional marginal spotting as often; original sienna cloth, gilt back, upper cover blocked in gilt, gilt top, uncut, one or two leaves unopened, joints a trifle rubbed else a very good, bright, crisp copy. VERY SCARCE
1 vol. in-8 br., Imprimerie Nationale, 1916, pp. 50-104 avec 18 planches hors texte (pagination double, également paginée : pp. 369-424) Très rare exemplaire du second et dernier fascicule en édition originale (qui fut tiré à seulement 100 exemplaires) dont les illustrations proviennent des plaques originales réalisées pas Victor Segalen. Ce fascicule correspond au troisième chapitre de l'article publié dans le Journal Asiatique, et portant sur "L'art bouddhique ancien au Sseu-Tch'Ouan". Etat satisfaisant (second fascicule seul, accroc avec petit mq. en couv., bon état par ailleurs). Français
48 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. Contents include: Table of Dynasties; The Barter Trade; Wang Mang (7-22 A.D.); Development of Money from the later Han to the Yuan Dynasty; Mongol and Ming Money; Ch'ing Dynasty; List of Inscriptions on Chinese Cash; The Yang Collection of Chinese Coins of All Dynasties - photos of hundreds of ancient coins. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative and uncommon reference. Book
A Paris chez F. Buisson An 7 de la République (1799), 4 tomes sur 5, manque le tome 2, In-8 reliés pleine basane blonde, dos lisses très ornés de filets et fleurons dorés, pièces de titre rouges et de tomaison brunes, triple filets dorés en encadrement sur les plats, gardes de papier marbré. Tome I : clxxxi pages comprenant la préface du traducteur, le précis de l'Histoire de la Chine l'avertissement de l'auteur + 311 pages et 6 gravures, certaines dépliantes, dont un fronispice portrait de l'auteur, Ambassadeur extraordinaire du Roi d'Angleterre auprès de l'Empereur de Chine - Tome II manquant - Tome III : 414 pages + un feuillet catalogue du Libraire Editeur et 14 gravures, certaines dépliantes - Tome IV : 380 pages + 8 gravures certaines dépliantes - Tome V : 350 pages + 1 gravure et 3 garndes cartes dépliantes : Carte sur laquelle on a tracé la route des vaisseaux le Lion et l'Indistan depuis l'Angleterre jusqu'au Golfe de Pékin et de Chine, étendu par les conquêtes de l'Empereur Tchieng-Lung, format 45 x 63 cm - Carte sur laquelle est tracé la route qu'à suivie l'Ambassade Anglaise depuis Zhé-Hol en Tartarie jusqu'à Pékin et de Pékin à Han-Choo-Foo en Chine, format 46 x 67 cm - Carte de la route que l'Ambassade Anglaise a suivie en allant de Hang-Tchoo-Foo à Quang-Tchoo-Foo ou Canton en Chine. 47 x 65 cm. Le Tome V contient le "Voyage de J.C. Hüttner en Chine et en Tartarie" ainsi que la table générale. L'ensemble totalise donc 29 gravures + 3 cartes gravées par Tardieu l'ainé et Defraine Reliures en bon état. Corps des tomes I, III et IV en bon état. Le tome V présente une tache d'humidité claire sur les 50 premières pages dont une gravure, les 3 grandes cartes dépliantes présentent pour les 2 premières une petite déchirure sans manque de papier et quelques petites rousseurs en marge sans gravité. Comme précisé ci-dessus, le tome II est malheureusement absent et notre prix en tient compte. Très bon ensemble.
417 pages. Index. Appendices. Footnotes. List of sixty black and white illustrations. A rare surviving copy of this important reference, made all the more engaging by today's environment of competing fiat currency devaluations. "Hitherto Numismatists when stydying the Origines of Coinage had confined themselves to the materials presented to them in the earliest money of Lydia, Greece and Italy, and on the other hand the Metrologists had almost completely limited their range of observation to the systems of Babylon, Egypt, Greece and Rome. As the Comparative Method has yielded such excellent results in the study of other human institutions, I have endeavoured by its aid to get some new principles which may throw some fresh light on the first beginnings of monetary and weight systems." - from Preface. Attractive gilt decoration upon green front board. Legible gilt lettering upon backstrip. Average external soiling and wear. Several chips from and lengthy openings along backstrip which has become brittle with age. Narrow opening along most of front hinge. Back hinge open. Bookplate discretely removed inside front board. Unmarked. A tender but worthy copy. Book
xv, 319 pages. Index. Footnotes. Bibliography. Text in English and Chinese. "This book, using more than 400 historical photographs, many of which were taken by Japanese soldiers themselves, is published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Japanese surrender, to remind the world of the forgotten holocaust in Nanking, and to honor history and answer any attempt to deny or change it." - dust jacket. "I am pleased to be associated with this book, however graphic of the horrors of that dreadful time, as I believe it to be an instrument of reconciliation. It is a step on the road to a better world." - Desmond M. Tutu. Somewhat above-average wear and usual library markings to book. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this important work. Book
Slim 4to (280 x 220 mm), 18ff. 24 sepia photogravures of working class people ( mostly tradesmen), all tipped onto rectos with letterpress beneath, images 150 x 100 mm and where two images to the page (110 x 80 mm), original decorative wrappers with spine tie. The trades people depicted include: Cottager weaving bamboo; Native sportsman; Woman shelling pea nuts; Harvesting rice; Blind fortune teller; Street Juggler; Open-air shave; Shoe mender; Taoist mendicant; Beggar; Wood engraver, etc. JISC locating a single copy at the SOAS Library.
8 vols., 4to, orig. green cloth, lettered in gilt, a very nice set.
SHENGJI TU. (Illustrated Scenes from the Life of the Sage, Confucius). 30x40 cm. chinese tex,t, maps, illustrations, portraits + 105 woodblock prints depicting the life of confucius, in the original chinese sewn binding. protected in later chinese style blue cloth box, with straps and ivory needles. a very good copy. scarce.A recent article by Chun Shum in the 'East Asian Library Journal' (Vol. 10, no. 1) provides a wealth of information on what amounts to an exemplary sub-genre of Chinese illustrated book production. In fact, scenes from the life of the Confucius are, arguably, at the fountainhead of book illustration in China. Illustrations of Confucius' life exist in three media: as paintings, engraved on stone (typically reproduced in collections of rubbings), and as woodblock printed editions. The earliest painted version were probably produced in during the Eastern Han period; three sets of stone engravings are said to exist; and there have been many woodcut editions of the Sage's illustrated life. The earliest printed versions are thought to date to the 13th century, but no such Song editions survive. There are several Ming editions. The quality of the illustrations and of the prints differ greatly. This one is taken fromt blocks that appear to be the best we have seeen.The present work is a late Qing edition, most likely a later printing from the blocks prepared by Kong Xianlan in 1874. This edition is noted and described in Chun Shum's article (pp. 153-55), and the sample illustration reproduced matches the corresponding images in the present work. All 105 images collated by Chun Shum are present, along with the introductory text taken from the biography of Confucius in the 'Shiji'. Quality of paper and printing indicate that this may be a somewhat later impression from Kong's blocks, impossible to date precisely. the impressions are clear and the book is a rich source of the visual imagery - based on earlier, Ming model - produced at the time. Scanned samples available on request. Confucius - Pictorial works.
Paris, Charles Delagrave, s.d. [1907]. Grand in-8, percaline bleue d'édition à décor polychrome figurant le départ de Pékin de la Dion-Bouton de Cormier au milieu de la foule chinoise, tranches dorées. Reliure éditeur. ÉDITION ORIGINALE illustrée de 160 photogravures et d'une carte hors texte. Georges Cormier (Paris, 1869-1955), pilote de tricyles De Dion et d’automobiles avait pris part au raid Paris-Pékin, mis sur pied par le quotidien « Le Matin » en 1907, à bord d’une Dion-Bouton. Il finit 3e au classement général de l’épreuve. Un an plus tard, il crée la première agence commerciale en Chine à Pékin; il en ouvrira une seconde à Shangaï en 1911. La course Pékin-Paris est considérée comme le premier grand raid automobile. Organisé par le journal français "Le Matin", le départ fut donné à Pékin le 10 juin 1907. Cinq concurrents prirent le départ. Trois seulement sont arrivés à Paris après avoir parcouru plus de 16000 km, en 44 jours pour le premier : 1er Prince Scipion Borghèse sur Itala 4 cylindres ; 2e Georges Cormier sur De Dion-Bouton en 64 jours ; 3e Victor Collignon sur De Dion-Bouton en 64 jours.BEL EXEMPLAIRE.
quality reprint 10 volumes in five,complete blue gilt buckram. scarce even in reprint.
Tre volumi di cm. 22; pp. (4), 504; (4), 507; 480. Bel ritratto litografico di Matteo Ripa in antiporta al primo volume. Legatura coeva in mezza tela, titoli e fregi in oro al dorso, piatti marmorizzati. Timbri di biblioteca francese. Qualche lieve fioritura, ottimo esemplare. Volume primo: "Dalla sua vocazione sino allo stabilimento della Scuola a Pekin"; volume secondo: "Dallo stabilimento della Scuola in Pekin fino alla solenne apertura di questa Congregazione e del Collegio in Napoli"; volume terzo: "Il quale contiene quel che avvenne dopo la solenne apertura della fondazione fino agli ultimi anni, in cui potei notare queste memorie". (29 / 203) 470 / P
Tre volumi di cm. 22; pp. (4), 504; (4), 507; 480. Bel ritratto litografico di Matteo Ripa in antiporta al primo volume. Legatura coeva in mezza tela, titoli e fregi in oro al dorso, piatti marmorizzati. Timbri di biblioteca francese. Qualche lieve fioritura, ottimo esemplare. Volume primo: "Dalla sua vocazione sino allo stabilimento della Scuola a Pekin"; volume secondo: "Dallo stabilimento della Scuola in Pekin fino alla solenne apertura di questa Congregazione e del Collegio in Napoli"; volume terzo: "Il quale contiene quel che avvenne dopo la solenne apertura della fondazione fino agli ultimi anni, in cui potei notare queste memorie". (29/203) (470/P) 434/32
8vo [26 x 17 cm]; xvi, 579, [viii, ads] pp, color lithographed (chromolithograph) frontis, numerous engraved illus, folding partly colored map, index. original blue pictorial gilt cloth, picture of 2 men, horses, gilt title lettering on spine & cover, cover and some leaves with light stains, mostly marginal, spine ends worn, short split at joint, bookplate of Marquis L. Wood, Shanghai, goood copy. A pic Cordier 2747. The author and a companion traveled on horseback between Tien-Tsin and Moukden in 1861 and provide an interesting narrative of the Chinese military, the punishment of prisoners, the mutilated feet of women, customs, superstitions, the spy system, the Great Wall of China, veterinarians, topography, the people, etc.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original pictorial wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 42 p., 10 b/w plates, and 1 Chinese city plan in text. Hejra: 1318 = Gregorian: 1900. Chipped slightly, faded on paper. Otherwise a good copy. First and only edition of this rare travel account of China by Dihlevî in the 19th century, which described China's location, its latitude and longitude, shores and islands, mountains, lakes, rivers, channels, waters, climate, mines, crops, architecture, provinces, social life, important cities, and dresses of Chinese people, important streets, etc. Also talked about the traditions of pagan peoples and Muslims in China. Travel memoirs of China, printed in the early period of Ottoman travel literature. MÇOB 80.; MKAHTBK, Suppl. pp.338.; Özege 3359.; No copy in OCLC.
all original cloth in Very Good dust jacket., except vol. 2, book 2, which is softcover as new. 160 x 240 mm.; Volume I, THE CENTURY OF DISCOVERY, published 1965. Book One--Pages xxviii, 1-492. Preface, introduction, list of illustrations . Book Two--Pages xii, 493-965. General bibliography, chapter bibliographie s. Volume II, A CENTURY OF WONDER. Book One (The Visual Arts) , published 1970--Pages xvii, 257. List of illustrations, preface, introduction, extensive bibliographies, index. Book Two (The Literary Arts) , published 1977--Pages xxiii, 1-392. List of illustrations, preface, introduction. Book Three (The Scholarly Disciplines) , published 1977--Pages xii, 393-764. volume III: a cantury of advance; BOOK One, Trade, missions, literature; BOOK TWO, South Asia; BOOK Three; Southeast Asia; BOOK FOUR East Asia; xix, 2077, cxii. List of illustrations, introduction, general bibliography, chapter bibliographies, index. "This monumental series.reveals the impact of the high civilizations of Asia on the development of modern Western society. This history surveys the period from 1500 to 1800, when relations between East and West were normally conducted within a framework and on terms established by the Asian nations. It will trace the gradually changing impages which Europeans had of individual Asian countries and the impact of this knowledge on European institutions, arts, crafts, and ideas. " . Binding is Hardcover in dj, except volume 2, book 2. Scarce in this excellent condition and offered as a full set of all 5 volumes (large 8vos.). Many plates, mostly b&w, with maps, engravings and artistic works. Heavily referenced with nice bibliographies.
Un des 50 exemplaires sur papier de hollande numérotés (n° 39), préface de M. Herriot, 1 vol. in-12 br., Joannès Desvigne et Cie, Lyon, Ernest Leroux, Paris, 1924, 101 pp. et 4 ff. n. ch. Très rare exemplaire du tirage de luxe de cette anthologie littéraire sur la Chine, préfacé par Edouard Herriot, qui écrit : "La Chine a droit au respect de tout être vraiment instruit et civilisé. Elle est la doyenne des nations ; notre histoire, comparée à la sienne, ne semble plus qu'une enfance. Confucius, ce nomade méditant, n'est-il pas le premier type du ministre philosophe ?". Futur vice-ministre des chemins de fer, Tsen Tsonming vécut en France de 1912 à 1925 ; il propose ici les extraits d'auteurs divers parmi lesquels Tchang-Tseu, Shung King, Wen-Ti des Han, Han Yu, Tchang Tai, Sou Chi, Wang Ying-Ming, Hoang Li-Tcheou, Tsai Yuan-Pei, Wang Tsing-Wei, Liyuying (ce dernier "fonda en France des revues en langue chinoise pour introduire en Chine les doctrines républicaines et socialistes"). Bon état (couv. un peu frottée avec petits chocs en coiffes, très bon état par ailleurs). Very rare copy of the luxury edition of this literary anthology on China, prefaced by Edouard Herriot, who writes (we translate) : "China has a right to the respect of every truly educated and civilized being.It is the doyenne of nations, our history, compared to his, it seems only a childhood Confucius, this nomad meditator, is not it the first type of minister philosopher? Future Deputy Minister of Railways, Tsen Tsonming lived in France from 1912 to 1925; Here he presents extracts from various authors, including Chiang Tzu, Shung King, Han Wen-ti, Han Yu, Chiang Tai, Su Chi, Wang Ying-Ming, Hoang Li-Tcheou, Tsai Yuan-Pei, and Wang Tsing. -Wei, Liyuying (the latter "founded in France Chinese language magazines to introduce the republican and socialist doctrines in China"). Good condition (cover a little rubbed with small shocks in caps, very good condition by the way). Français
Two parts in one volume. Quarto. Pp. 324, iv; 74. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous collotype and coloured plates interleaved with text leaves. Each plate protected with a facing tissue-guard. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's lovely silk-covered boards, sewn with threads in traditional Chinese style, upper board richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering, bit discoloured, cloth over spine rubbed off, spine heads bit worn. In a very fine internal condition. Excellent interior, exceptionally well preserved, crisp plates. ~ First edition. Copy number 65 (of 66) from the Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, with two stamps to that effect. Includes list of dynasties; notes on the history and technique of Chinese drawing and painting; supplement of plates illustrating Chinese bronzes, ceramic art, and jade. Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms. Uncommon in such fine internal condition.
