Half-Truths and One-And-A-Half Truths Selected Aphorisms (The Arts of the East) Tapa dura - 1976

Hardback. Very Good.

London: Faber & Faber, 1977. Second. hardcover. near fine/very good. Illustrated with 104 black and white images, 7 in color, and 13 in-text figures. 128 pages of text, 8vo, dark green cloth, dust wrapper (edgeworn). London: Faber & Faber, (1977). Second edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/>

Faber and Faber. Used - Very Good. 1977. Second Edition. hardcover. Cloth, dj. Quarto. 128 pp & 104 monochrome plates. Includes 9 color plates. Some shelf wear and foxing to dust jacket. Price clipped. Heavy foxing to top edge of text block. Some foxing to endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Contents very sound. Very Good. (Subject: Asian Art).

Faber and Faber:, 1977. First published in 1962, this book is the second edition from 1977, 128 pages and 104 plates in b&w and color. "Since it appeared in 1962, Professor Watson's masterly account of the bronzes of ancient China from the earliest times down to the Han Dynasty has come to be regarded as the standard work on the subject. For this new edition, he has added a long preface incorporating the results of the latest research-in partucular the substantial research carried out by Chinese years- and seven new colour plates. He has also made a number of corrections and ampliciations in the main text and expanded the bibliography." FINE- HARDCOVER, FINE- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket.. Hard Cover. Fine-/Fine-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1977 Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16.5 x 25.5 cm; 0.7 Kg; 128 pages plus appendix with black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jacket. The dust jacket is slightly loose due to use. Interior in very good condition with minor signs of wear except for a previous owner stamp on front free endpaper.; Since it appeared in 1962, Professor Watson's masterly account of the bronzes of ancient China from the earliest times down to the Han Dynasty has come to be regarded as the standard work on the subject. For this new edition, he has added a long preface incorporating the results of the latest research - in particular the substantial research carried out by Chinese field archaeologists in the past few years - and seven new colour plates. He has also made a number of corrections and amplifications in the main text and expanded the bibliography.;"This is a book for careful study and as such it… Leer más

London : Faber, 1977. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: The arts of the East. Physical description: 128p, A-H, 104p of plates : ill (col.) ; 26cm. Previous ed.: 1962. Bibliography: p.112-116. Includes index. Subjects: Bronzes - China. Bronzes, Chinese - History - Pictorial works. China - Antiquities.

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1962. English text. London, 1962; clothbound, pp. 202, b/w and col. ill., cm 16x25.

London: White Lotus Press, 1977. Paperback. Very Good/no dj. 0.70. Ancient Chinese Bronzes