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1931rif. k1397London: Edward Goldston Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and lightly maked with split to lower section of front external joint. Spine darkened. Slight bowing to boards. Scattered foxing. 1931. First Edition. Cream hardback cloth cover. 330mm x 250mm 13" x 10". 48pp 63pl. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Edward Goldston Ltd hardcover
1926rif. 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
rif. 40367London B.T. Batsford 1925 Hardcover book first edition no dustjacket. An introductory review of painting ceramics textiles bronzes sculpture jade etc. Colour frontis with many other illustrations in black & white. A Very Good copy. Black boards with with gilt decoration and titles. Noinscriptions. pictures available London, B.T. Batsford, 1925 hardcover
1920rif. 2609280021John Lane/bodley Head 1920. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Shelf wear. Offsetting to end pages. One plate loose. Essentials in Art is a classic 1920 book written by Osvald Siren a prominent Swedish art historian. The book compiles five influential essays that challenge the notion that art should merely mirror or faithfully imitate nature. Instead Siren examines art as a living dialogue between observation and human imagination tracing how foundations like form rhythm and proportion evolved from classical antiquity to the Renaissance. John Lane/bodley Head hardcover
1920rif. mon0000142907John Lane 1920-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. John Lane hardcover
2025rif. Manohar-9781009336635Cambridge University Press 2025. Paperback. New. Cambridge University Press paperback
2025rif. Manohar-9781009336635Cambridge University Press 2025. Paperback. New. Cambridge University Press paperback
rif. 44872306like new. unknown
1990rif. 49277Washington DC U.S.A. / London: Dumbarton Oaks Pub Service 1990. 4to.Facsimile. pp. xiv. 223 192 of plates - excellent reproduction of a classic and now expensive standard reference work. Still shrinkwrapped. 0884021904 . As New. Hardcover. Reprint. 1990. Dumbarton Oaks Pub Service 1990 hardcover
1936rif. 2771Peiping Beijing: Henri Vetch 1936. 9" x 6" pp. 6 261 1. First edition. Navy cloth boards slightly rubbed at the corners stamping on spine. Complete with all 7 plates small chip with loss to plate 2. Contains a book plate "Amidei" on the inside front paste down and a small bookstore sticker "Wittenborn Art Books / New York" on the inside back paste down. Light smudging to text edge including a small tidemark on the lower text corner throughout. Occasional neat annotation on about a dozen pages otherwise text is clean. Very good and sound. Henri Vetch unknown
rif. A9781032239934Paperback / softback. New. paperback
rif. 1716299284.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 1716299381.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 1716299314.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 1108812627.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1924rif. 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
1924rif. 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
rif. EKSIKLER12840Is Bankasi Kültür Yayinlari n/a. n/a Is Bankasi Kültür Yayinlari unknown
1937rif. ABE-1545724191139København: Gyldendal 1937 1937 First edition. Limited edition of 600 copies. Quarto 3126cm vi84p plus 128 plates and a foldout map. Text in Danish. Fine hardcover with half leather binding over marbled boards raised bands ands gilt title piece. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. København: Gyldendal, 1937 hardcover
1930rif. ABE-1495463909870Paris et Bruxelles: Les Editions G. Van Oest 1930 1930 First edition. Folio 32.1235cmwt:2.6kg 4108p. 128 plates. Page edges uncut and unopened. A Fine hardcover. Volume 3 ONLY of a 4-volume set. Text in FRENCH. Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Paris et Bruxelles: Les Editions G. Van Oest, 1930 hardcover
1926rif. ABE-1770288035299Paris et Bruxelles: G. Van Oest 1926 1926 First edition. Folio 32.722.8cm plates 485-623. Original binding. Some soiling general wear and tear to outer wraps and spine otherwise a very good copy with clean pages and plates. Volume IV ONLY. Text in French. Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Paris et Bruxelles: G. Van Oest, 1926 paperback
1928rif. ABE-18473486488Paris and Brussels: Les Editions G. Van Oest 1928 1928 First edition. Large folio 42.532.47cm wt:8.5kg 112 text pages followed by 200 loose plates contained in a cloth folder. Folder a bit worn but all plates crisp and clean. Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Paris and Brussels: Les Editions G. Van Oest, 1928 hardcover
1926rif. ABE-1770287334119Paris et Bruxelles: G. Van Oest 1926 1926 First edition. Folio 3324.5cm plates 166-333. Original paperback rebound as hardcover with original paper wraps. Volume II ONLY. Text in French. Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Paris et Bruxelles: G. Van Oest, 1926 hardcover
1928rif. ABE-12859384645Paris and Brussels: Les Editions G. Van Oest 1928 1928 Large folio 42.833.68cm wt:8.6kg 41124200 collotype plts printed on rectos only. 2 volumes complete. Original blue cloth slightly soiled ex-libris on front pastedown of each volume circular blind stamped seal on front boards small circular blind library stamp on outer margin of most plates barely visible internal pages clean and bright. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. On the whole in very good condition. Text in English captions in French and English. Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Paris and Brussels: Les Editions G. Van Oest, 1928 hardcover
1937rif. ABE-1716137360820København: Gyldendal 1937 1937 First edition. Limited edition of 600 copies. Quarto 3126cm vi84pp plus 128 plates and a foldout map. Text in Danish. Original dust jacket and slipcase. Dust jacket with chips and tears now repaired on verso and protected in mylar. Fine hardcover with half leather binding over marbled boards raised bands ands gilt title piece. Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. København: Gyldendal, 1937 hardcover
