China in Sign and Symbol. With Decorations by Kent Crane. First edition in Jacket, chemise and slipcase
by Louise Crane & Kent Crane
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
A beautiful copy preserved in the more desirable art deco jacket. Housed in custom chemise and green quarter morocco slipcase. Photographs of Peking storefronts by J.D. Zumbrun; color lithographs of shop signs by Kent Crane. Deckled edges.; 4to; xx, 227 pages .
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1567
- Title
- China in Sign and Symbol. With Decorations by Kent Crane. First edition in Jacket, chemise and slipcase
- Author
- Louise Crane & Kent Crane
- Illustrator
- J.D. Zumbrun, Kent Crane
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First; First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kelly & Walsh
- Place of Publication
- Shanghai
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- quarto
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- China - Fall/Winter 2019;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...