Ancient Chinese Architecture Series, Private Gardens Tapa dura - 1999

New York: SpringerWienNewYork, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. ISBN: 3-21183007-3, Jacket spine is sunned, rubbing (or scuff) to the jacket corners, with some creasing to the front cover top; little wear overall. In Brodart mylar for preservation. 'Chinese, Japanese, and Western scholars have worked hard to expand our knowledge and further our understanding of the field, yet much needs to be done still. The present series of volumes is the most comprehensive survey of Chinese architecture attempted to date. Its large amount of material unknown so far, the copious illustrations, and the wealth of information in the texts written by a team of Chinese experts make it a mine of information for interested laymen and specialists alike.' Illustrated in colour. Private Gardens. 187 pages. May require extra shipping, 10.5 x 14.5 inches..

New York, NY: Springer-Verlag Wien, 1999. 187pp. English. Original green cloth with gilt lettering/chinese calligraphy to cover. 16 x 11.5 x 1.3 inches. Previous published in Chinese by China Architecture & Building Press. Translated by Zhang Long. With 176 ills. (152 color, 2 foldout) and 95 reference ills. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but lightly age-toned. Binding is cracked but pages are secure. Unclipped pictorial DJ has some link-rubbing (mostly to corners). Shelfwear (nicking to head/heel of spine and lower right corner of front panel, light bumping to edges). Cardboard protective box is heavy dented at corners with some archival tape, pastedown is moderately rubbed, finger soiling. Nevertheless, still protects book quite nicely. This is not a remainder or ex-library. Nice reading copy of this scarce publication. . First American Edition. Box Set. Good/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Oversized Hardcover.

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