Studies in Connoisseurship: Chinese Paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection in New York and Princeton
by Marilyn and Shen Fu
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Princeton, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant folio in light buckram, titles in gilt. Binding tight and square, very modest shelf wear, unmarked. The dustjacket is not price-clipped, mildly darkened overall, very shall chipping at the bottom edges and spine ends.
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- Title
- Studies in Connoisseurship: Chinese Paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection in New York and Princeton
- Author
- Marilyn and Shen Fu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Princeton
- Date Published
- 1973
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- Shelf Wear
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Buckram
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- Chipping
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