edited harrison hall (8 resultados)

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Single issue. Printed yellow wrappers. Contains pages 265-384pp. Yapped edges chipped and torn, spine and edges age-toned, very good. Contributions by Harrison Brown, Daniel G. Hoffman, Maurice Cramer, Max Radin, Leonard A. Nikoloric, Hillel Frimet, Harry Klepetar, Henry Steele Commager, David Morton, Martin Gumpert, Alonzon G. Grace, Gordon Keith Chalmers, Edith F. Hall, Gerhardt Mahler, Martin P. McGuire and Harold Taylor, Irwin Edman, and Rene Fueloep-Miller.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 600 p. illus. 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0448019531; 9780448019536 LCCN: 72-86565 ; OCLC: 532464 ; LC: NK1125; Dewey: 745.1 ; black cloth with pictorial color dustjacket ; Contents: Advertiques -- Arts and artists -- Bottle and jars -- Buttons -- Centennial antiques -- Ceramics -- Collector plates -- Clocks and watches -- Dolls -- Fans and fancies -- Furniture -- Glass -- Guns and knives -- Jewelry -- Kitchenwares -- Ladies crafts -- Lighting -- Metalwares and tools -- Paper antiques -- Pewter -- Political antiques -- Primitives -- Quilts -- Sewing antiques -- Silver -- Spoons --- TObacco antiquese -- Toys and games -- Trivets and bootjacks.; foxed, tear to back of dustjacket, else VG/VG. Book.

First edition As new and bright in like dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Handsome all around, never been read, gift quality.

Condición: New. Hardback.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English text; Paperback.; 24.5 x 28 cm; 1.7 kg; 312 pages with 275 colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The exterior shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. The front cover is slightly wrinkled. Interior in very good condition.; Catalogue from the exhibition at the British Museum from 18 September 2014 to 5 January 2015.; Between AD 1400 and 1450, China was the largest and most powerful state in the world, run by one family the Ming dynasty. This was an age of great voyages of exploration, allowing China to absorb from the outside world and the outside world to gain from encounters with China. Long before the regular arrivals of Europeans in China, vast armadas were sent to Asia, the Middle East and the African coast, bringing back knowledge of and goods from lands thousands of miles away - gold, gems and foreign fashions. This period also saw the compilation of a colossal literary work, produced by over 2000 scholars and filling 11,095 large volumes; the establishing of Beijing as the capital; the undertaking of ambitious building projects such as the Forbidden City; and the creation of exquisite porcelains, gold wares, jewellery, jades, lacquer, furniture, paintings, sculptures and textiles. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum and drawing on the latest research, this magnificent book explores the extraordinary history of early Ming China: the fabulous imperial courts, the military and cultural achievements, the complex belief systems, and diplomatic and trading missions. Over 250 objects from museums across China and the rest of the world are illustrated here, including spectacular recent archaeological discoveries and some of the most beautiful works of art ever made.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 25.5 x 29 cm; 2 kg; 312 pages with 275 colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jacket, namely minor wear marks and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. Minor edge wear. Interior in very good condition.; Catalogue from the exhibition at the British Museum from 18 September 2014 to 5 January 2015.; Between AD 1400 and 1450, China was the largest and most powerful state in the world, run by one family the Ming dynasty. This was an age of great voyages of exploration, allowing China to absorb from the outside world and the outside world to gain from encounters with China. Long before the regular arrivals of Europeans in China, vast armadas were sent to Asia, the Middle East and the African coast, bringing back knowledge of and goods from lands thousands of miles away - gold, gems and foreign fashions. This period also saw the compilation of a colossal literary work, produced by over 2000 scholars and filling 11,095 large volumes; the establishing of Beijing as the capital; the undertaking of ambitious building projects such as the Forbidden City; and the creation of exquisite porcelains, gold wares, jewellery, jades, lacquer, furniture, paintings, sculptures and textiles. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum and drawing on the latest research, this magnificent book explores the extraordinary history of early Ming China: the fabulous imperial courts, the military and cultural achievements, the complex belief systems, and diplomatic and trading missions. Over 250 objects from museums across China and the rest of the world are illustrated here, including spectacular recent archaeological discoveries and some of the most beautiful works of art ever made.

The British Museum. 2014. First edition. Large square 4to hardback with DW. Illustrated throughout in colour. A lovely clean and fresh copy in slightly worn +and marked wrapper.

Soft cover. Condición: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 2016.Softcover.297 pages.Ships from Japan.Usually ships in 1-2 working days.