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La Chine et Son Art
by Rene Grousset
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Collectible; Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Librairie Plon, 1951. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1951 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its original wrappers. And in a VG example of the glassine dustjacket, with very light chipping at the edges. Octavo, 252 pgs., crisp black-and-white reproductions thruout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8679
- Title
- La Chine et Son Art
- Author
- Rene Grousset
- Format/Binding
- Original Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Librairie Plon
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Rare Chinese art, French Criticism of Chinese Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Asia;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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