Nakano toru (15 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust cover. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. The page edge is tanned. The copy shows minor external wear, but is otherwise in clean condition.

Zustand: Fine. First Edition Thus. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Schutzumschlag. 232 S., kart., Quart, Schutzumschlag, unzählige farbige Abbildungen, gefaltete Karte ( Nepal Himalaya ) beiliegend, wohlerhaltenes Exemplar.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Folio size volume as new in dust jacket and hard clamshell slipcase. 312 pages mostly in color of one of the best collections of Chinese bronze mirrors. Will require some extra postage. 8 lbs. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).…

Zustand: Buone. inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, strappi Condizioni dell'interno: Buone.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine slip case. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new in a dark grey cloth slip-case. ; 312 pages; Physical desc. : 312 p. : ill (some col. ) ; 36 cm. Bibliography: p. 296-301. Subject: Bronze mirrors --Private collections --Hawaii --Honolulu --Catalogs --Graham, Donald H. --Art collections. 3 Kg. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 312pp. 117 mirrors are illustrated n colour, front and back. and fully catalogued. heavy item, may attract additional postage. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket in slipcase).;26.5 x 36 cm; 3 Kg; 312 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior of the slipcase. Signs of wear on the exterior of the dust jacket, namely edge wear and minor wear marks on the front cover, spine and back cover. Interior in very good condition apart from front free endpaper which show signs of have been bent in the past. The two last pages show also signs of have been bent on the top right side. Very good condition overall.; Since prehistoric times, people have sought a means to see their own image: at first reflected from smooth surface of water, then in polished stone, later in polished metal, and finally glass. Bronze mirrors were first produced around 3,000 BC in Egypt, from where they appear to have spread throughout the Mediterranean world and then into Asia. The earliest bronze disc mirrors found in China date to about 2,000 BC however, some scholars suggest that these mirrors may have been cast in central or northern Asia and imported into China. Chinese bronze mirrors are thin, two-sided, typically round discs. The bronze was polished with a reflective surface on one side, usually convex, and with various designs, based on Chinese mythology, ancient symbolism and ritual, cast in relief on the decorated side. Most mirrors have a slender loop or a pierced knob, usually hemispherical, on the decorated side, which was fitted with a cord to hold the mirror by hand or to hang at the belt. Mirrors occupied a very important place in Chinese culture and tradition. Not only were they used to reflect a person's face but, particularly in ancient times, they were thought to reflect the heart and soul. One entry in an ancient Chinese text dated 658 BC says, heaven has robbed him of his mirror', that is 'he has become blind to his own faults". Mirrors were treasured personal possessions and were used in religious rites, in temples and in tombs. They were often given as good luck gifts or to brides to ensure a happy and fruitful marriage. The custom of burying bronze mirrors with their owners to safeguard the passage of the soul to paradise was well established by the Warring States period (480-221 BC). With a few exceptions, all the Chinese mirrors that have been found were excavated from tombs, where some have been preserved for more than 2,500 years. The dynastic age of mirrors can usually be identified by the casting and the designs. Chinese bronze mirrors were cast from an alloy of copper, tin and lead, typically in the proportions of about 71 percent copper, 26 percent tin and 3 percent lead, with traces of other metals. In this volume, the mirrors from the collection of Mr Donald H. Graham, Jr. of Honolulu are lavishly illustrated and described in detail. Accompanying the essay on the history of Chinese bronze mirrors by a leading bronze mirror expert are studies on Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) mirrors with TLV designs and inscriptions on mirrors known as 'deities and animals with semicircles' and 'squares and deities in registers, An exhaustive listing of English, Chinese and Japanese publications is provided in the bibliography and the extensive glossary is an indispensable source of reference for understanding terms and the significance of designs. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).…

New Delhi etc., Allied Publishers, 1985, 231 S., Kart., with numerous coloured Fotos and maps, good state, guter Zustand, 15,5 x 26 cm (Climbing, Tibet, Asia).

folio. pp. 312. numerous illus. (most colour). cloth. dw. cloth slipcase (scuff marks on one side of slipcase).

160 colour illustrations tipped in on 40 pages, each tipped in plate featuring 4 colour images with a captioned protective tissue-guard. 24 full pages of text, all text in Japanese. Stiffened card wrappers held with brass screws inserted into a custom hardcover binding, lettered in gilt on the upper cover. One page creased, title a little rubbed and light wear to the edges of the protective binding. Large folio, 44.5 x 37.5cm. A very good copy. Although there are no indications in this copy, this book is from the collection of Aubrey and Eva Sweet. One of only a few collections in Japan that were put together by a European," Ugo Alfonso Casal, an Italian-born scholar who resided in Japan.…

Zustand: Bon état. in-4 oblong, cartonnage soie sous jaquette illustrée, 231 pp., nombreuses reproductions en noir et en couleurs de motifs traditionnels chinois. Texte en japonais. Bonne condition.

[Kyoto], Unsodo Co. Ltd, 1973. 37,VII pp. [50] unnumbered leaves of plates, each with a tipped-in col. plate (together 200 col. ills on 50 plts). All plates with a protective sheet of Japanese paper with descriptive letterpress. Orig. hardcover (yellowish beige linen). In orig. protective cover (purple brown over boards) with mounted title vignet & closure clasps. Sm. folio. - Top of spine of very sl. bumped; protective cover sl. discol.; one of the clasps missing. Text in Japanese. Title, list of plates and biography on the collector also in English. - Compiled under the supervision of Osaka Municipal Museum of Fine Arts. - - Rare reference work.…