Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese Portraiture
National Portrait Gallery, 2012. Illustrated in color throughout. 188 pages, Small 4to, pictorial boards. National Portrait Gallery, 2012. A near fine copy. More
National Portrait Gallery, 2012. Illustrated in color throughout. 188 pages, Small 4to, pictorial boards. National Portrait Gallery, 2012. A near fine copy. More
London: Thames & Hudson, 2007. 238 illustrations, 123 in color. 240 pages, tall 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. (faded and with large tear to spine). London: Thames & Hudson, (2007). A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Black and white illustrations. Color silk screened pieces by the Rochester Folk Art Guild, made to be cut out for paper marionettes. 14 pages, plus silkscreens at rear, slim 8vo, sewn green paper wrappers (wrappers edge-worn, one smudge to font). Wrappers very good, interior clean and fine. Dramatized from an old Chinese tale. More
Dusseldorf: Econ Verlag, 1978. Text in German. 518 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth, pictorial d.w. (slightly edgeworn). Dusseldorf: Econ Verlag, (1978). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Portland House, 1986. Translated from the Italian by James Ramsay and Valerie Palmer. 68 full-color and 460 black & white illustrations. 192 pages. Small 4to, red cloth, pictorial d.w. New York: Portland House, (1986). Upper corners bumped slightly. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Illustrations by Amedo Gigli. More
London: Clement Ingleby. Illustrated in color by Mary Penrose-Thackwell. 124 pages. Small 4to, original cloth boards (stained, edgeworn), crudely re-backed in plain green cloth. London: Clement Ingleby, (no date, circa 1928). Gift inscription at half-title facing page, otherwise internally clean and tight. Very good(-). More
New Delhi: Abhinav Publications, 1975. Illustrated in black and white. xiv, 295, [29] pages. 8vo, orange cloth with red lettering (cloth significantly dampstained). New Delhi: Abhinav Publications, 1975. Few pages with ink underlining/marginalia, otherwise internally clean and tight. A very good(-) solid copy of this uncommon book. More
Washington: The Library of Congress, 1984. Black & white and color illustrations throughout. 187 pages. Oblong 4to, matte gray wrappers with red and black lettering. Washington: The Library of Congress/The Yomiuri Shimbun, 1984. First American edition. A near fine copy. Published in conjunction with the traveling exhibition by The Library of Congress and The Yomiuri Shimbun of Tokyo, June 15, 1984-December 14, 1984. More
Illus., tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1969. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. With 149 halftones and 16 color plates. xiv, 305 pages. Small 4to, sage cloth, pictorial d.w. (torn at rear, taped at head of spine). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1996). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Part of the "Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism" series. More
New York: China House Gallery, 1983. Black & white and color illustrations throughout. 144 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers (toned). New York: China House Gallery/China Institute in America, (1983). Inked gift inscription at front endpaper. A very good(+) exhibition catalogue. More
New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1977. Illustrated in black and white. 242 pages, large 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New Jersey: Barnes, (1977). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Minton Beach, 1926. Many sepia illustrations. Slim folio, tan cloth-backed red decorative boards (well-rubbed along all edges, spine darkened, interior is clean but for light foxing at top edge of first and last several pages). New York: Minton Beach, 1926. First Edition. A very good(-) copy. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. Illustrated in color. 200pp. 4to, red cloth, slightly worn d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1988). Slightly sunned edges, but still a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Some black & white illustrations. 296 pages. 8vo, black cloth with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1998). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1991. Edited with commentary by Robert M. Farnsworth. Illustrated in black and white. xv, 297 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (minor wear at rear). Columbia: University of Missouri Press, (1991). Slight damage at front paste down endpaper, otherwise fine. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Sotheby's, 1978. Illustrated in black and white. 142 pages, 4to, grey boards (some light edge wear), London: Sotheby's, (1978). A near fine copy. More
London: A & J Speelman, 2002. Illustrated profusely in color. 123 pages. 4to, black cloth, d.w. (lightly scratched with bumped corners, but pages unaffected). London: A & J Speelman, 2002. A very good copy-- four bumped corners-- in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Endeavour, 1996. Patterned endpapers, profusely illustrated with nearly 300 black-and-white photographs, some full-bleed. 264 pages, 4to, black cloth with gilt text, dust wrapper. London: Endeavour Group UK. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Random House, 1996. More than 250 photographs. 264 pages, 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1996). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
8vo, cloth. Illus. N.Y., (1979). More
New York: Greenwood, 1968. Two volumes. More than 300 illustrations, including several large folding panoramas. xxxviii + 546 pages and xxi + 517 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth with black spine labels (label of Volume I starting to peel). New York: Greenwood Press, (1968). Internally fine, a near fine set. Facsimile reprint of the 1912 edition. More
Paris: Buisson, 1800. Volumes 1 & 2, lacking volume 3 + atlas. Small 8vo, full polished calf, leather spine labels, hinges dry and starting. Paris: Buisson, 1800. A very good(-) copy, internally clean. More
New York: Viking, 1976. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 202 pages. Oblong 12mo, green cloth-backed white boards, dust wrapper. New York: Viking, 1976. First edition. A very good(+) copy. Attractive and unique size and layout. More
London: Hali, 1995. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. 224pp. 4to, cloth, d.w. London: Hali Publications, (1995). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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