Chinese Ceramic Pillows from Collections in Boston and Vicinity (Far Eastern Ceramic Bulletin Vol. VII, No. 3, Serial No. 31)
by Paine, Robert Treat Jr
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG- (Ex-art library, with spine label and bookplate and few marks; page margins are tanning lightly, otherwise crisp and clean.)
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Ann Arbor, Mich: Far Eastern Ceramic Society, 1955. Hardcover. VG- (Ex-art library, with spine label and bookplate and few marks; page margins are tanning lightly, otherwise crisp and clean.). Tan cloth w/ gold lettering and gold bird on branch on front cover; 16 pp. of text plus 41 plate pages. Begins with a background essay on hard and decorative pillows, as opposed to the soft and feathery or foamy ones common today. The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses 48 specific pieces. One of only 300 copies.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106794
- Title
- Chinese Ceramic Pillows from Collections in Boston and Vicinity (Far Eastern Ceramic Bulletin Vol. VII, No. 3, Serial No. 31)
- Author
- Paine, Robert Treat Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (Ex-art library, with spine label and bookplate and few marks; page margins are tanning lightly, otherwise crisp and clean.)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Far Eastern Ceramic Society
- Place of Publication
- Ann Arbor, Mich
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Asian Decorative Arts ; Asian Ceramics ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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