The Tao of Painting: A Study of the Ritual Disposition of Chinese Painting (Bollingen Series XLIX)
by Mai-Mai Sze
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Pantheon Books / Bollingen Foundation, Inc, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Originally published in two volumes in 1956, this is the single-volume edition of 1963. Green cloth with gilt titling, light rubbing to corners, sunned to spine. Spine square. Binding sound. Lacking the dust jacket; slipcase present, with moderate shelf-wear and edgewear. Textblock edges have some light staining. Green topstain. Interior clean and unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Bin (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-2020891
- Title
- The Tao of Painting: A Study of the Ritual Disposition of Chinese Painting (Bollingen Series XLIX)
- Author
- Mai-Mai Sze
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books / Bollingen Foundation, Inc
- Date Published
- 1963
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...