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Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 62 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.16 inches. In Stock.

Stiff Wrappers. Zustand: Fine Condition. 160 pages. Paperback edition. Texts in English. 156 illustrations 55 in color. A few minor wrinkles to the foreword and preface pages. Stiff Illustrated wraps. Foreword by Earl A. Powell III, Director. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA October 15, 1987-January 3, 1988. Glossary. Suggested Reading. Book.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English text; Paperback; 162 pages; 23.5 x 31 cm; 1.1 kg; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The exterior shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the font cover, spine and back cover. The interior show signs of a sticker removal on front free endpaper and also on the same page a wear mark at the middle, Remaining interior in good condition overall. Good readable/working copy.; Catalogue from the exhibition The Quest for Eternity, organized by Los Angeles County Museum of Art Overseas Archaeological Exhibition Corporation, The People's Republic of China held at Philadelphia Museum of Art March 22-May 24, 1987; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston June 28-September 6, 1987; Los Angeles County Museum of Art October 15, 1987-January 3, 1988; The Cleveland Museum of Art February 7-April 10, 1988.; China is the oldest continuous civilization on earth, a country whose cultural accomplishments and technological advances have contributed immeasurably to our lives. Chinese tomb sculpture, rich and diverse, is inextricably linked to the culture and thought of this legendary society and offers keen insight into its history and art. The Chinese in the first millennium B.C. buried servants and animals alive to accompany and serve their masters in the afterworld. Imaginative and detailed ceramic objects gradually replaced human sacrifices, and these were produced in astonishing variety: houses, farm buildings, animals, and bizarre guardian creatures; handsome horses and amazing life-sized terra-cotta warriors; elegant ladies and vibrant dancers and musicians. These awe-inspiring works of art modelled in clay have been buried in the earth for hundreds of years. Published in cooperation with the People's Republic of China, The Quest for Eternity reveals their lasting artistic value and profound historical significance.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 255 p. illus. 25 cm ; OCLC: 1748238 ; LC: TT197; TT195; Dewey: 684 ; tan textured boards in pictorial dustjacket ; remains of label on dustjacket ; rather scare title ; the "modern" element features lots of populux items, with illustrations ; Partial Contents : Home accessories you can build on your kitchen table -- Dressing table has curtain pole for legs -- Wall table -- Sewing stand -- Chandelier -- Glass bricks top off modern coffee table -- For solid comfort build this magazine and smoking stand -- Update that old upright -- $3 chair fits growing child -- How to build a modern desk -- These lamps are never in your way -- Cozy corner only costs $17 -- Hand tools make Chinese shelf -- Wall desk built in half a day -- Sliding bottom empties this wastebasket fast -- Labor-saving kitchen designed by doctors -- Built-up lamp and box show -- Deep carving effect -- Overhauling old clocks -- Glass-top coffee table with magazine bins -- Hand tools build modern table -- Bookcase includes a desk shelf -- Chippendale tilt-top table -- Veneered table uses little wood -- Rush for your seats -- Hammer and saw furniture -- Radio-phono combination doubles as bedside table -- Make-up mirror shows good craftsmanship -- Double-deck table has removable tray -- Junior desk chair has folding leaf -- Plastic pulls give the modern touch -- How to seal a finish into wood -- Wire-grille doors frame small cabinet -- Glass-topped desk conceals typewriter -- Checking up on radiator valves -- Spice cabinet -- Child's wardrobe is a hammer and saw job -- Whatnot shelf lighted from below -- Turning radiators into furniture -- Pilgrim trestle table and benches -- Storage units you can move -- You can make a lamp out of simple things -- Furniture from the forest -- King-size curtain pole for two bits -- Treasure hunting in your attic -- Coffee table in the modern trend -- Ketchup bottle and tin can supply materials for candle holder -- Give your child a towel rack -- Two-way lamp displays marine carving -- This stool goes modern -- Tilt-top table fits small space -- Chest faced in matched veneer -- Jigsaw stand -- Novel corner cupboard holds belts -- Modern radio-phono cabinet build around old set -- Caring for plastics -- Roll front closes cutlery cabinet -- Wrought-iron tables have glass tops -- Sweetening the sour notes -- Old and new tuckaway tables fold flat -- Over-sink cabinet adds extra shelves -- Typing table has built-in wastebasket -- Thumb indexing phone book with engraving tool -- Early American Grandfather Clock -- Bunny cradle for the nursery -- Pine washstand holds phono-radio -- Between-windows cabinet holds fine china -- Do it up brown or blond -- Radio combination in a wall bookcase -- Handy shelves fit odd corners -- Guests will admire these dragon candlesticks -- Colonial plant stand scaled to table size -- It's easy to use our mixer now -- Tobacco box holds pipes -- Three antique benches -- Modern desk chair is economy job -- You can make brass handles for furniture -- Eighteenth century pedestal stand -- Brass-railed clock shelf -- Hanging shelves put up in one evening -- Kitchen chopping block of maple -- Base raises portable typewriter -- Every child needs a desk -- Breadbox stove cooks with infrared rays -- Cabinets are hand-tool job -- Bedside table has picture-frame door -- Initials form massive book ends -- Tray chest keeps toys together -- Need a clothes hamper? -- How to put plastic tops on tables -- Graceful ladder-back chairs -- Early American Windsor Table -- Bamboo + boxes = bookcases -- Bookcase-desk -- Occasional cabinet with reeded doors -- Novel wall cabinet has swinging drawers -- Bed workbench -- It's fun to fix a sewing machine -- Dual-purpose music stand -- We built a family theater in our living room -- Need furniture? Try shiplap -- Globe Standard in the Duncan Phyfe style -- How to repair your own rugs -- Old wicker chairs with upholstery -- Repair that broken blind yourself ; great ideas ; VG/G. Book.…