The Civilizations of the East; China (Publisher series: Civilizations of the East; Identified on cover as: China.)
by Grousset, Rene
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1935, 2nd printing. (Hardcover) 363pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Black cloth with red titles to the spine and gilt decoration to the cover and spine. Top edge gilt, notes, photographs. A large triangular piece missing from the bottom edge of the dust jacket back panel. "The author traces the formation and development of the Chinese aesthetic ideal in pottery, ceramics, painting, and sculpture from prehistoric to modern times. Each school of art is regarded in the light of its historical setting, and shown in relationship to the philosophy, religion, politics, and social culture of its day". Publisher series: Civilizations of the East 3 . Identified on cover as: China. Translated by Catherine Alison Phillips. Locale: Central Asia; China. (Art History, Art History).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154323
- Title
- The Civilizations of the East; China (Publisher series: Civilizations of the East; Identified on cover as: China.)
- Author
- Grousset, Rene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Art History, Art History
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART And Architecture;
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Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...