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1925réf. 95174London: Ernest Benn 1925. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 volumes text volume plus three plate volumes. Original cloth. 32 cm. Modest foxing half-title leaf in Volume 1 heavily foxed. Backstrips and lettering somewhat faded. Light dampstain along bottom of pages in the text volume. Covers lightly soiled. No jackets. Heavy set -- Domestic orders only on this set. Ernest Benn hardcover books
1925réf. 251666New York: Scribner 1925. First. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated with 418 finely printed collotype plates some with multiple objects. Almost no text. Very thick 4tos original gilt-lettered gray cloth with gilt figure on cover with beveled edges. New York: Charles Scribner 1925. Spine ends somewhat faded on volume 4 still a near fine clean copy of this very uncommon book. The final 2 of 4 volumes in this monumental work containing plates 206-623. Northern C'hi and Northern Chow Dynasties years 550-581: Shansi 206-232; Honan 233-241; Chili 242-259 Shantung 260-264; Shensi 265-283. Sculptures in the manner of the period of the six dynasties though executed later 284-289. Sui Dynasty years 581-618: Shansi 290-303; Shensi and Honan 304-323; Chili 324-333; Shantung 334-364. Tang Dynasty years 619-906: Shensi 365-553; Honan 451-484; Shansi 485-509; Shantung 510-526; Chili 527-553. The Five Dynasties years 907-960 and the Sung Dynasty years 960-1127: Honan 554-561; Shantung 562-566; Chili 567-577. Liao Dynasty years 907-1119 and Chin Dynasty years 1115-1234: Chili 578-585; Statues in Wood 586-592. Wu Yueh years 908-978 and Sung and Southern Dynasty years 960-1279: Kiangsu and Chekiang 593-608. Yuan Dynasty years 1280-1367 609-623. Scribner unknown
1925réf. 251666New York: Scribner 1925. First. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated with 418 finely printed collotype plates some with multiple objects. Almost no text. Very thick 4tos original gilt-lettered gray cloth with gilt figure on cover with beveled edges. New York: Charles Scribner 1925. Spine ends somewhat faded on volume 4 still a near fine clean copy of this very uncommon book. The final 2 of 4 volumes in this monumental work containing plates 206-623. Northern C'hi and Northern Chow Dynasties years 550-581: Shansi 206-232; Honan 233-241; Chili 242-259 Shantung 260-264; Shensi 265-283. Sculptures in the manner of the period of the six dynasties though executed later 284-289. Sui Dynasty years 581-618: Shansi 290-303; Shensi and Honan 304-323; Chili 324-333; Shantung 334-364. Tang Dynasty years 619-906: Shensi 365-553; Honan 451-484; Shansi 485-509; Shantung 510-526; Chili 527-553. The Five Dynasties years 907-960 and the Sung Dynasty years 960-1127: Honan 554-561; Shantung 562-566; Chili 567-577. Liao Dynasty years 907-1119 and Chin Dynasty years 1115-1234: Chili 578-585; Statues in Wood 586-592. Wu Yueh years 908-978 and Sung and Southern Dynasty years 960-1279: Kiangsu and Chekiang 593-608. Yuan Dynasty years 1280-1367 609-623. Scribner unknown books
1924réf. ABE-1783396609387London: London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited 1924 1924 First edition. Please note that this is THE genuine original first edition with year of publication 1924 printed on its copyright page while other editions later reprints or pirated editions like Orientalia have neither copyright page nor publication date. Folio 33.227.2cm wt: 2.9kg XX240pp plus plates. Limited and Numbered to 800 copies this being No. 33. Wear and rubbing to extremities of original outer boards page edges uncut top edge tinted red tight binding crisp interior. Spine has benn replaced with matching cloth retaining the original title-piece new endpapers. Overall a good copy now protected in a plain dust jacket self-made not original. With 128 photogravures on 109 leaves; 2 color plates and dozens of text illustrations; folding plan of Peking. The work combines the beautiful photogravures after photographs taken by Siren with illustrations of measured drawings of a number of the gates made by Chinese artists under Siren's supervision and historical and descriptive text. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. More photos available upon request. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1924 hardcover
réf. 7437Paris - Bruxelles, Editions G. Van Oest, Librairie Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire, 1914-1935. 18 volumes in folio, reliure moderne uniforme plein cuir (sauf pour le Volume II, en reliure cartonnée éditeur), très bon état.
1926réf. ABE-17514222603First edition. Folio 33.226.211.5cm wt: 6.4kg. Complete set of 3 volumes with all plates pages and maps and drawings as called for. Some color difference between Volume I and the other 2 volumes that appear darker. Some plates are getting loose from their spines due to heavy weight of cardstock paper. More photos available upon request. Paris and Brussels: G. Van Oest, 1926 hardcover
1924réf. ABE-1491318053918London: London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited 1924 1924 First edition. Please note that this is THE genuine original first edition with year of publication 1924 printed on its copyright page while other editions later reprints or pirated editions like Orientalia have neither copyright page nor publication date. Folio 33.227.2cm wt: 2.9kg XX240pp plus plates. Limited and Numbered to 800 copies this being No. 313. Slight wear and rubbing to extremities of outer boards page edges uncut top edge tinted red tight binding crisp interior. Overall a very good copy now protected in a plain dust jacket self-made not original. With 128 photogravures on 109 leaves; 2 color plates and dozens of text illustrations; folding plan of Peking. The work combines the beautiful photogravures after photographs taken by Siren with illustrations of measured drawings of a number of the gates made by Chinese artists under Siren's supervision and historical and descriptive text. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. More photos available upon request. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1924 hardcover
1925réf. 399506London: Ernest Benn 1925. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcovers four volume set complete. Matching gray-brown buckram cloth with gilt front cover decoration and gilt spine lettering. Set from architect Albert Kahn's library with his pencil signature on each fly leaf. Vol. 1 Text cxlvi plus 168 page index with detailed descriptions of plates. B&w frontispiece. Vol. II Plates 1-205. Vol. III Plates 206-421. Volume IV Plates 422- . Small stickers on bottom of spine. An exceptional set and reference. Very heavy volumes. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Record # 399506 Ernest Benn hardcover
1924réf. 2105020006London: John Lane The Bodley Head 1924-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Imperial Beijing during the Qing Dynasty Limited edition of 800 copies. Quarto. Bound in publisher's cloth backed boards. Shelf wear to cover. Some fray to spine cloth. Solid binding. With 128 photogravures on 109 leaves; 2 color plates & 51 text illusts; folding plan of Peking. "Superb historical description of the substantial stone monuments in the Peking area probably the most important work and the only photographic monograph on the subject from this period by one of the greatest authorities on Chinese art history and architecture" Western Travellers in China 116. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head hardcover
1924réf. 27086New York: Orientalia 1924. First edition of this work limited to 800 copies. Quarto original half cloth over papered boards. brown morocco label to the spine. Title page printed in red and black folding map 128 photogravures on 109 plates 53 plans and elevations. In excellent condition with some rubbing to the bottom cloth. and light rubbing to the extremities. Rare. Osvald Sirén was a Finnish-born art historian whose interests included the art of 18th century Sweden Renaissance Italy and China. In the area of Chinese art his major work was The Walls and Gates of Peking. Sirén was an early member of the theosophist movement. In 1956 he was awarded the Charles Lang Freer Medal. In The Walls and Gates of Peking provides historical records of the walls and gates of Beijing and has 109 photos taken by Osvald Siren and 50 architectural drawings made by Chinese artists. “Superb historical description of the substantial stone monuments in the Peking area probably the most important work and the only photographic monograph on the subject from this period by one of the greatest authorities on Chinese art history and architecture" Western Travellers in China. Orientalia hardcover
1926réf. H8RD5MZ5V5YMParis & Brussels 1926. G. Vanoest Publisher's original printed blue paper wrappers. With 12 plans and 2 maps mostly folding and a total of 274 collotype plates. 3 volumes. VI 73 3 blank; 3 1 blank; 3 1 blank pp. First edition in French of a work on the imperial palaces of Beijing by the Finnish-born Swedish art historian and professor Osvald Sirén 1879-1966. Besides the Italian Renaissance Sirén was very interested in Chinese art and culture and wrote various books on the subject mostly in English. The photographs were all taken by Sirén himself and he wrote an accompanying 40-page introduction on the so-called "Forbidden City" with two small chapters on the seaside and summer palaces. The collotypes show mostly palaces some from several angles but also monuments pavilions statues interiors and gardens with short descriptions in both French and English. They give a unique view of the city in the early 20th century since some of the buildings have vanished or are now settled in completely different surroundings.With the bookplate of W.A.S. Swets 1902-1992 in each volume. Minor foxing throughout original paper wrappers heavily discoloured. Overall a good copy wholly untrimmed and with the bolts unopened.l R. Thiriez Barbarian lens: Western photographers of the Qianlong Emperor's European palaces p. 182. ABE CAT Art History ART ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY ASIA HISTORY Art & Art History China Photography unknown
