Search Results: Gardens Of China by Osvald Siren

Book has minor wear at top and bottom of spine. Spine has fading. Slip case has fading and much wear to lower edges with tears. Book is slightly cracked near back. Forest green covers. 141 pages includes Index plus 208 plates and most are one plate to a page although several pages have 2 plates. Contents: 10 Chapters: Foreword; The Chinese Garden - A Work of Art in Forms of Nature; Mountains and Water; Flowers and Trees; Architectural Elements of the Gardens; Gardens in Literature and Painting; Older Gardens in Japan; Some Private Gardens; The Parks of the Sea Palaces; Yuan Ming Yuan; The New Summer Palace and the Park of the Jade Fountain; Bibliography; Index.

New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. An important early work on the gardens of China, by an expert in the history of Chinese art. Slight wear to sturdy slipcase with paper label, faintest fading to edges of green cloth covers. Pages and plates clean and unmarked. xiv, 141pp; 208 plates, many taken from photographs by Siren. 12.75 x 10". As a large, heavy book this order will be carefully packed and may incur additional shipping charges.

The Ronald Press Co, 1949. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Covers shelfworn.

Ronald Press, 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. xiv, 141 p. illus., [219] plates (part col.) 32 cm. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.