London. Hamlyn. Reprint (c.1969). Trans., profuse colour illustrations, 158pp, attractive bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, very light browning endpapers, cloth covers trifle soiled, still a good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 2589). More
London. Cassell. 1987. Trans., profuse colour illustrations, 150pp, paperback, a good copy. 13 x 19cm. "The origins of bronze-working in China are mysterious and deeply rooted in ancient Chinese myths. Metallurgy in all its forms seemed miraculous to the ordinary man, and every object, sword or vessel was thought to..... More
New York. Rizzoli. 1980. Translated. Map, profuse black and white and colour plates, 252pp, glossary, bibliography, index, quarto, a good copy of this detailed and beautifully presented book. Covers the Shang and Zhou dynasties, inscriptions, weapons, fibulae, mirrors, the Han Dynasty, the Six Dynasties, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty..... More
Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 1976. Black and white photographic plates, 78pp, paperback, tall octavo, tail of spine bumped, very good copy. Catalogue of an exhibition held between February 6 and April 26, 1976. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 126895). More
Beijing. Foreign Languages Press. 1980. Map, colour photographic illustrations, black and white line illustrations, 80pp, sun damage to spine and covers. Quarto. Contents include: The Origin of Chinese Bronzes; Classification of Bronzes; From Pictographs to Seal; and Clerical Scripts and Bronze Mirrors, Belt Hooks, Seals and Coins...and much more. (When..... More
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[北京].[Beijing]. 保利藝術博物館.[Baoli yi shu bo wu guan]. 2002. Black and white illustrations, profuse photographic colour illustrations, unpaginated, very good in paperback. Text in traditional Chinese. 24.8 x 24.8cm. Examples of bronze vessels, instruments and swords. When referring to this item please quote stockid 172035. More
London. Sidgwick and Jackson. 1983. Maps, colour and black and white plates, 261pp, index, minimal wear dustjacket at head of spine, slipcase, a good copy. Folio. The bronzes of Yunnan have proven invaluable in shedding light on the origins and development of the peoples of ancient Yunnan - a region..... More
Kyoto. Shishigatani Sakyo-ku. 1976. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, black and white line drawings, fold-out chronological table, 64pp, elegant book plate tipped in front free endpaper, a good copy in little faded wrappers, small quarto. Text and captions in Japanese and English. The Sumitomo Collection refers to a...... More
London. Sotheby's. 1993. Colour photograpic illustrations, 90pp, very good in paperback. Including a fine series of painted pottery Jars, Neolithic period; a very large unglazed pottery Figure of a Guard Dog, Han Dynasty; an impressive green-glazed Hill Censer, Han Dynasty; A persimmon-glazed Meiping, Song Dynasty; a rare Ming iron-red decorated..... More
Tokyo. Tokyo Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan. 1976. Map, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 194pp, very good in paperback, square quarto. Text in Japanese. Captions also in English. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 151185). More
New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1980. Maps including one loosely inserted, colour and black and white illustrations, xv + 386pp, glossary, bibliography, very good in lightly scuffed dustjacket, quarto. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 151647). More
New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1980. Profuse colour and black and white photographic plates, 192pp, paperback, quarto, corner upper cover little creased and marked, quarto, a good copy in paperback. Catalogue of exhibition that toured the U.S.A. during 1980-81. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 151658). More
Hong Kong. Tai Da Publishing. c.1989. Colour photographic illustrations, square quarto, paperback, prior owner's signature on front free endpaper, a very good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 141856). More
New York. China Institute in America. 1967. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 40 pp, addendum loosely inserted, amendment slip at page 10 loose, staining to few leaves, wrappers little foxed, otherwise a good copy in paperback. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 151679). More
New York. China Institute in America. 1967. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 40 pp, addendum loosely inserted, amendment slip at page missing, glue stain to area of missing slip, otherwise a good copy in paperback. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 151680). More
