Search Results: The Painter's Practice by James Cahill

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NY: Columbia University Press, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with a small closed tear to front panel. 187 pages, 117 b.w. photos, index, bibliography, 187p., notes. A scholarly monograph, addressing our image of the Chinese artist, the painters' livelihood, studio & hand. A grand essay, giving us the kind of insights to really appreciate the full art of Chinese painters & paintings. Record # 378827

New York Columbia University Press, 1994, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover, 187 pages, 9x11 inches. Condition: fine, with very good dust jacket (couple creased tears, with archival tape. ISBN 0231081804

Columbia University Press, 4/15/1994 12:00:01 A. paperback. Good. 0.4724 in x 10.8661 in x 8.5039 in. Lightly read. No markings in book. Binding is fine. Shelf wear to covers.

Columbia University Press, 0000-00-00. Reprint. hardcover. Used: Good.

Columbia Univ Pr, 1994-03-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards, illustrations and text also very good. Light shelfwear, age-toning to edges of unclipped dust jacket. NOT an ex-library copy. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges will apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. A series of lectures on how artists in China made their living from the 16th century onwards. James Cahill (1926-2014), an eminent art historian, gave these lectures at Columbia in 1991. He challenges the traditional image of scholar-artists being uninterested in material rewards. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white images. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches; 285 x 220 mm), pp. xi, [3], 187, [7] pages, in quarter cloth over dark green-blue boards, titles to spine, in an illustrated dust jacket (hard cover). CONDITION: Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket has the ghost of a price sticker on the rear cover, a tiny hole in the front cover and a few small tears along the edges. The front flap appears to be trimmed too closely to the text but is still perfectly readable.

Columbia Univ Pr, 1994-03-01. Hardcover. New. 11x8x0.

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Columbia University Press, 1994-04-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Columbia University Press, 0000-00-00. Reprint. hardcover. Used:Good.

Columbia Univ Pr, 1994-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!