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hardcover. Zustand: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Profusely illustrated (illustrator). 1st. 4to, 384 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket (in protector) ; Blue hardcover binding, color photos; 4to; 80 pages.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. x, 256pp. Illustrations. Near fine. An exceptionally tight and pristine first softbound edition of this highly-regarded essay collection. A superb copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 328pp. 372 items are illustrated in colour and fully catalogued. The bottom front corner is creased.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Brown cloth, black titles. weight: 2.0 lb. Very good, light soiling to covers, no dust jacket as issued. 4to. 271 pp.

Large softback exhibition catalogue (28.5cm x 21cm), in colour pictorial card covers; 328pp, indexed, profusely illustrated, mainly in colour. A clean copy with no previous ownership inscriptions or annotation. A few tiny handling marks, light creasing to the card covers, overall a VG copy. (Shelf 130) ISBN: 0903421259 PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK ( 1.5 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. [2], 153 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 28 cm.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Masterpieces of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Mottahedeh Collection in the Virginia Museum. By David Howard and John Ayers. Published by Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1981. 62 masterpieces in full colour. Plus introduction to the history and development of Chinese export porcelain. Blue cloth hardback with dustjacket. Very good condition. 80pp. Dimensions: 282mm high x 227mm wide x 12mm deep.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. With a foreword by Nelson Rockefeller! This volume, the second of two, covers armorial and personal porcelain, porcelain made for India, and the American trade., Folio, navy cloth. Pp.359 - 698 with photographs (some colour) and descriptions of more than 300 items.

28 cm, Softcover / Paperback, Zustand: Gut. Color Plates (illustrator). 128 Seiten mit zahlr., teils farbigen Abbildungen auf Tafeln, Fotos, Zustand: Exemplar in gutem Zustand, Ränder und / oder Cover etwas berieben. K 194 ISBN 0856671207 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 660.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dust Jacket Included. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 23 x 30 cm; 1,581 Kg; 312 pages with 294 full colour plates and seven authoritative articles on Chinese celadons and related wares.; Used book with signs of wear. The dust jacket has a tear on the top of the spine. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Minor signs of wear in the interior, namely some minor wear marks on the rear of the front cover and on front free endpaper.; Compiled by the Southeast Asia Ceramic Society in Singapore, this catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition on Chinese celadons and other related wares in Southeast Asia, organised by the SEACS together with the National Museum in Singapore IN 1979. Beginning with an introduction by Lu Yaw, who examines the evolution of the celadon tradition in China from its beginning to the Qing dynasty, the other six articles go on to explore celadons found in Europe, India and Sri Lanka, Brunei and Sarawak, and how the Chinese production of celadons impacted on the these wares made in other centres, such as Thailand, Korea and Japan. The final article explores the role ceramics played in the tribute system in China during the Song dynasty. Comprising 294 full colour plates, this book is of utmost importance, as it encourages an interest in the ceramic art of China and Southeast Asia, as well as shedding light on the significance of the celadon type of ware.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 22.5 x 29.5 cm; 1.7 Kg; 328 pages with colour illustrations; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket has minor scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. The bottom of the back cover has two small tears at the bottom. The spine is slightly faded. Interior with minor signs of wear. Very good condition overall.; Catalogue from the exhibition jointly organised by the British Museum and the Oriental Ceramic Society, London held at New Japanese Galleries, British Museum 6th July to 4th November 1990.; Between the mid-17th and mid-18th centuries Japanese and Chinese porcelains were a notable sight in the great houses of Europe; amid the general enthusiasm for things oriental, princes had become major collectors of porcelain, and decoration was adapted for its display. Japanese porcelain was sought by collectors during its period of production, for instance by Augustus the Strong, much of whose vast collection is today still at Dresden. Here, over 350 pieces have been included from many of the oldest and most famous collections in Europe to demonstrate the range of imported Japanese wares and to show both the spread of the fashion for collecting porcelain and the styles that had greatest effect on porcelain production in Europe. It was the import of huge quantities of Chinese blue-and-white wares in the first half of the 17th century that ensured the onset 'oriental mania' in Europe. However, in about 1659, after the interruption of Chinese output at the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644, the full export trade in Japanese porcelain began. From the palette of the early Arita enamellers gradually arose the sparing, asymmetrical designs and fresh, brilliant colours that we call 'Kakiemon'. From the same beginnings grew the distinctive style known as 'Imari', a term which embraces both the early enamelled ware and the increasingly large and richly enamelled and gilt pieces that followed. The demand for such wares can be verified by considering the syles of porcelain most imitated (and adapted) by new porcelain factories in Europe. Many wares were later fitted in Europe with mounts of silver or gilt bronze, often to adapt them to elaborate decorative schemes. The 'delfware' pottery of Holland and other countries now briefly followed the Japanese. Then, from 1709, there was fine quality porcelain produced at Meissen, Kakiemon shapes and designs were much copied there and in France, notably at Chantilly and St Cloud, and by around 1750 the fashion was current also in England at the new factories of Chelsea, Bow and Worcester. The effect of Japanese, as of Chinese, porcelain in Europe, was such that certain elements of Japanese styles became firmly incorporated into the European repertoire. By charing these styles, Porcelain of Palaces casts new light on the early development of European porcelain.

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 4to. 11'' x 8½''. Contains 80 pp with 60 colour plates throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. CERAMICS & POTTERY.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (two hardcover volumes in buckram bound with dust jackets in splicase. Gilted upper side of the text block on both volumes); 25.6 x 35 cm; 5.3 Kg; 704 pages with 103 colour plates and 100 monochrome illustrations; Used books with signs of wear, namely on the dust jackets that show minor wear marks throughout and edge wear on both volumes. Interior in very good condition with minor signs of wear, some pages at the bottom right side on volume 2 show signs of have been bent in the past. The slipcase has signs of wear throughout, namely a few wear marks on the bottom, a bumped corner also at the bottom and two small pen marks in one of the sides. Very good condition overall.; This century has brought a growing awareness of the vast scale of Chinese export of decorative arts from the seventeenth century onwards. Until very recently however this subject had been very little studied, overshadowed as it was by the ever-widening perspectives of China's ancient past. It was nevertheless through this trade, and especially its ceramic wares, that the unique artistic creativity of the Chinese first became widely known and appreciated. This book aims to provide the most detailed and penetrating analysis yet made of the porcelains produced for Western markets during these centuries examining in its seven hundred pages and as many illustrations (one hundred of them in colour) all their many-sided attractions. The often unusual forms of the porcelain, their decorative styles and traditions, the endlessly varying subjects that they portray - and above all the continuous interchange in such themes between the Chinese manufacturers and decorators and their distant clients in the West, by means of the historic trading companies - all these are studied and interpreted more fully, and tabulated more practically for reference than ever before. The work also examines other export goods - painted enamels, carvings in ivory or soapstone, and reverse paintings on glass, to name only a few - which are represented by notable pieces. The material illustrated here is from one of the greatest collections of expert porcelain: assembled with care over nearly fifty years, it contains much that is rare or unique. Mr. and Ms. Motteheded have collected with clear-sighted purpose from the start, in a way no museum can hope to do so, so that today the wealth of rarities in their collection is matched only by its comprehensiveness, providing an ideal foundation for such a study. The authors are well equipped to write a major work on this subject, John Ayers, Keeper of the Far Eastern Section at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is a noted authority on Chinese and Japanese ceramics whose numerous writings include four volumes on the Baur Collection (Geneva, 1968-74). David Howard's book Chinese Armorial Porcelain (London, 1974) has given an entirely new emphasis in the study of export porcelain, its design and dating, as well as the social history behind the great East India Companies. With its superb illustrations and analytical, yet highly readable text, this book offers an indispensable new source of information for the student and the collector.

1381 pp, 5000 ill. incl. 200 colour plates Very fine copies, like new. Complete with dustjackets and slipcases. Volume I: Yuan and Ming Dynasty, Celadon Wares. Volume II: Yuan and Ming Dynasty, Porcelains. Volume III: Qing Dyasty Porcelains. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 17000 Large 4°, 38 x 28 cm, hardcover, dustjackets, slipcases. Gilt top.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (cloth with top edge gilt with dust jacket in slipcase).; 28 x 39 cm; 17 Kg.; 1381 pages with 5,000 black-and-white and colour illustrations, including 200 large-size colour plates.; 3 volumes comprising: Volume 1-Yuan and Ming Dynasty, Celadon Wares; Volume 2-Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelains; Volume 3-Qing Dynasty Porcelains.; Used with minor signs of wear on the dust jackets and on the interior. The slipcases show minor wear marks, scuffs and scratches, except the slipcase of volume 3 which shows a bump at the top right side of the back. The dust jackets show minor edge wear, scuffs and scratches. Except volume 2 which shows a scratch on the left side of the front cover, from below the title until almost the bottom, the scratch created a tiny punch without creating a hole (the punch is seen from the rear of the dust jacket, only if it is removed). The front cover of volume 3 show signs of have been slightly bent. Interior with minor signs of wear, except for volume 2 which shows tiny wear marks on a few pages.; OUT OF PRINT SCARCE REFERENCE CATALOGUE. LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 168.; The Topkapi Saray Museum collection of Chinese Ceramics is one of the largest and most important in the whole world, yet comparatively little of it has ever been published. The wares assembled here present a continuous review of porcelains made for export from the 13th century to the 19th century which, in its range of styles and designs, is without equal in any other surviving collection. With some 4,500 pieces dating from the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and a further 5,500 from the Qing, the present three-volume work covering the entire collection constitutes the most extensively illustrated book on Chinese ceramics yet published and provides an unrivaled source for dating and the study of design. The main part of the work consists of a complete and definitive catalogue in which every piece is itemised. Each entry is accompanied by one or more monochrome illustrations, scaled in size according to importance, and many are also shown in colour. The work contains 5,000 illustrations in all, of which 200 are large-size colour plates. The volumes divide the catalogue into three major sections, "Celadon Wares", "Yuan and Ming Porcelains" and "Qing Porcelains". These sections and their sub-divisions are arranged chronologically and are prefaced by extensive introductions by Regina Krahl and John Ayers. Virtually all the celadon wares are products of the famous Longquan kilns and the majority date from the 14th and 15th centuries; numbering in all some 1,350 pieces, they comprise the most extensive body of such material in existence. In blue-and-white and white wares of the 14th and early 15th centuries, too, which are widely regarded as the finest products of the Yuan and early Ming, the group of 125 pieces has no rival in size or quality, while the representation of later Ming export blue-and-white is rich in the extreme; the polychrome and monochrome classes of Ming ware also including some notable rarities. As for the Qing wares of all categories, these two comprise a uniquely extensive range of designs, still virtually unpublished, and of great value to students of Chinese porcelain. The first volume is introduced by a series of essays surveying the background to the collection and various aspects of the ceramics themselves. Dr. Unsal Yucel and Dr. Julian Raby throw new light on how porcelains both entered and left the palace, in what quantities and at what dates; Dr. Raby also contributes a penetrating examination of the nature of Ottoman taste in this field, showing how porcelain was regarded at the Court, and for what purposes and on what occasions it was used. Further important articles examine in detail the use of Chinese and Arabic marks on the porcelains. A full working bibliography, a concordance and a thorough index complete the work.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (cloth with the top of the text block gilt with dust jacket in slipcase).; 28 x 39 cm; 17 Kg.; 1381 pages with 5,000 black-and-white and colour illustrations, including 200 large-size colour plates.; 3 volumes comprising: Vol. 1-Yuan and Ming Dynasty, Celadon Wares; Vol. 2-Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelains; Vol. 3-Qing Dynasty Porcelains.; Used with signs of wear on the slipcases, dust jackets and on the interior. The dust jackets show edge wear, scuffs and scratches, and are faded on the spines, namely: Vol. 1 has a scratch on the middle of the back cover and is chipped on the edges, Vol. 2 is slightly loose due to wear, and shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. Vol. 3 is loose due to wear, shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover, and shows also minor chips on the edges, a tear at the bottom of the spine and a scratch on the middle of the back cover. All volumes with signs of wear on the interior.; Signed by the author, including written dedication on title page of Volume 1.; OUT OF PRINT SCARCE REFERENCE CATALOGUE. LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 55.; The Topkapi Saray Museum collection of Chinese Ceramics is one of the largest and most important in the whole world, yet comparatively little of it has ever been published. The wares assembled here present a continuous review of porcelains made for export from the 13th century to the 19th century which, in its range of styles and designs, is without equal in any other surviving collection. With some 4,500 pieces dating from the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and a further 5,500 from the Qing, the present three-volume work covering the entire collection constitutes the most extensively illustrated book on Chinese ceramics yet published and provides an unrivaled source for dating and the study of design. The main part of the work consists of a complete and definitive catalogue in which every piece is itemised. Each entry is accompanied by one or more monochrome illustrations, scaled in size according to importance, and many are also shown in colour. The work contains 5,000 illustrations in all, of which 200 are large-size colour plates. The volumes divide the catalogue into three major sections, "Celadon Wares", "Yuan and Ming Porcelains" and "Qing Porcelains". These sections and their sub-divisions are arranged chronologically and are prefaced by extensive introductions by Regina Krahl and John Ayers. Virtually all the celadon wares are products of the famous Longquan kilns and the majority date from the 14th and 15th centuries; numbering in all some 1,350 pieces, they comprise the most extensive body of such material in existence. In blue-and-white and white wares of the 14th and early 15th centuries, too, which are widely regarded as the finest products of the Yuan and early Ming, the group of 125 pieces has no rival in size or quality, while the representation of later Ming export blue-and-white is rich in the extreme; the polychrome and monochrome classes of Ming ware also including some notable rarities. As for the Qing wares of all categories, these two comprise a uniquely extensive range of designs, still virtually unpublished, and of great value to students of Chinese porcelain. The first volume is introduced by a series of essays surveying the background to the collection and various aspects of the ceramics themselves. Dr. Unsal Yucel and Dr. Julian Raby throw new light on how porcelains both entered and left the palace, in what quantities and at what dates; Dr. Raby also contributes a penetrating examination of the nature of Ottoman taste in this field, showing how porcelain was regarded at the Court, and for what purposes and on what occasions it was used. Further important articles examine in detail the use of Chinese and Arabic marks on the porcelains. A full working bibliography, a concordance and a thorough index complete the work. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (without dust jackets in slipcases).; 28 x 39 cm; 17 Kg.; 1381 pages with 5,000 black-and-white and colour illustrations, including 200 large-size colour plates.; 3 volumes comprising: Volume 1-Yuan and Ming Dynasty, Celadon Wares; Volume 2-Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelains; Volume 3-Qing Dynasty Porcelains.; Used books with signs of wear on the exterior of the slipcases, hardcover cloths and outside text block. Lacks the dust jackets. Interior in good condition, apart a block of pages (363 to 374) in volume 1 that are loose from the hinge. Good readable copies.; OUT OF PRINT. SCARCE REFERENCE CATALOGUE. LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES. UNNUMBERED SET.; The Topkapi Saray Museum collection of Chinese Ceramics is one of the largest and most important in the whole world, yet comparatively little of it has ever been published. The wares assembled here present a continuous review of porcelains made for export from the 13th century to the 19th century which, in its range of styles and designs, is without equal in any other surviving collection. With some 4,500 pieces dating from the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and a further 5,500 from the Qing, the present three-volume work covering the entire collection constitutes the most extensively illustrated book on Chinese ceramics yet published and provides an unrivaled source for dating and the study of design. The main part of the work consists of a complete and definitive catalogue in which every piece is itemised. Each entry is accompanied by one or more monochrome illustrations, scaled in size according to importance, and many are also shown in colour. The work contains 5,000 illustrations in all, of which 200 are large-size colour plates. The volumes divide the catalogue into three major sections, "Celadon Wares", "Yuan and Ming Porcelains" and "Qing Porcelains". These sections and their sub-divisions are arranged chronologically and are prefaced by extensive introductions by Regina Krahl and John Ayers. Virtually all the celadon wares are products of the famous Longquan kilns and the majority date from the 14th and 15th centuries; numbering in all some 1,350 pieces, they comprise the most extensive body of such material in existence. In blue-and-white and white wares of the 14th and early 15th centuries, too, which are widely regarded as the finest products of the Yuan and early Ming, the group of 125 pieces has no rival in size or quality, while the representation of later Ming export blue-and-white is rich in the extreme; the polychrome and monochrome classes of Ming ware also including some notable rarities. As for the Qing wares of all categories, these two comprise a uniquely extensive range of designs, still virtually unpublished, and of great value to students of Chinese porcelain. The first volume is introduced by a series of essays surveying the background to the collection and various aspects of the ceramics themselves. Dr. Unsal Yucel and Dr. Julian Raby throw new light on how porcelains both entered and left the palace, in what quantities and at what dates; Dr. Raby also contributes a penetrating examination of the nature of Ottoman taste in this field, showing how porcelain was regarded at the Court, and for what purposes and on what occasions it was used. Further important articles examine in detail the use of Chinese and Arabic marks on the porcelains. A full working bibliography, a concordance and a thorough index complete the work.

Line map, colour and black and white photographic plates, 328pp, bibliography, index. 28.5 x 21.5cm. Text in English, brief section in Japanese. Edges and covers a little rubbed, sunned spine, a good paperback copy. From the library of Aubrey and Eva Sweet with a label indicating the collection number on the spine.

Colour photographic plates, 44pp, bibliography. 30.5 x 22cm. Price list loosely inserted, dustjacket trifle rubbed with small closed tear at spine head, a very good hardback copy. From the library of Aubrey and Eva Sweet with a small label indicating the collection number on the spine.

Paperback. Zustand: Near fine. First Edition. London, The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1988. Quarto, 88 pages with a few sketches, a black and white illustration of each of the 100 items in the exhibition, and 12 pages of colour plates. Colour-pictorial card covers; a near-fine copy.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. A few light external marks and bumps. Pages are unmarked and uncreased. A presentable used copy with no major flaws. [2], 153 pp. Category: Sculpture & Ceramics; Jade art objects -- China -- Exhibitions; Add. Inventory No: 240921GAY0166903.

Zustand: Very good / Muy bien. Fribourg: Office du Livre, 1971.- 316 p.: Profusión de ilustraciones en negro y color; Folio (31 x 23,4 cm); Texto en inglés; Tela Ed. con camisa. La camisa con mínimos desperfectos. Por lo demás en excelente estado. Book in english CERÁMICA Y PORCELANA.

Zustand: Fine. Deluxe first edition hard back binding in publisher's original tawny brown full leather covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, silk head bands, thick cartridge card end sheets. 4to. 11½'' x 9¼''. Limited to 50 deluxe numbered copies, this being No. 23 from a total edition of 1600. Contains introduction in French and English, (176) pp with monochrome and colour photographs throughout on superior quality loaded art paper. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, in original slip case and original box and lid with appropriate matching paper limitation label. Heavy volume weighing 2. 3 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART & CRAFT [Japanese].

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Japanese text.; Hardcover leather deluxe edition (2 Volumes in slipcase - inside a carton box); 26.5 x 37 cm without slipcase. Slipcase 28.5 x 39.5 x 10 cm; 9 Kg.; Volume I - ISBN 4062008130, 278 pages.; Volume 2 -ISBN 4062008149, 248 pages.: Colour and black and white illustrations throughout.; As new, with minor handling signs. The carton box show some handling signs, namely some bumps. The slipcase shows minor signs of wear on the exterior. Interior of both volumes looks new.; LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 688. SCARCE AND VERY HARD TO FIND.; Japanese edition of Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul: A Complete Catalogue, which was published in 3 VOLUMES in English by Philip Wilson Publishers, London for Sotheby's Publications in 1986. The Japanese edition was supervised by Rakuji Hasebe and condensed in 2 volumes. The Japanese edition includes a few colour illustrations that were not included in the English edition. The texts included in the Japanese edition were carefully selected and adapted from the English edition considering the interest of the Japanese readers, all changes were made with the permission of the authors. The Japanese edition right was arranged with Philip Wilson Publishers through Motovun Tokyo.; The Topkapi Saray Museum collection of Chinese Ceramics is one of the largest and most important in the whole world, yet comparatively little of it has ever been published. The wares assembled here present a continuous review of porcelains made for export from the 13th century to the 19th century which, in its range of styles and designs, is without equal in any other surviving collection. With some 4,500 pieces dating from the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and a further 5,500 from the Qing, the present work covering the entire collection constitutes the most extensively illustrated book on Chinese ceramics yet published and provides an unrivaled source for dating and the study of design. The main part of the work consists of a complete and definitive catalogue in which every piece is itemised.