Chinese Folk Toys and Ornaments
$20.00 USD • Used
A native Chinese offers this picture album, lavishly illustrated with watercolors which he painted himself, to celebrate the traditional folk culture of his country with images of toys & ornaments...
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A native Chinese offers this picture album, lavishly illustrated with watercolors which he painted himself, to celebrate the traditional folk culture of his country with images of toys & ornaments, some from his past, some that he created himself in the traditional style. Unpaginated. Orig. published in 1980, this appears to be the fourth printing from 1984 of that FIRST EDITION. Square-ish (7.5" x 8.5") hardcover has a spine narrowly wrapped in deep blue cloth & lettered in gilt, with blue paper & stamped gilt covering the remaining boards, with a decorative central picture to front. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, with modest edgewear & rubbing, heaviest at corners. Binding strong & straight, pages have light gray margins with centered color image, each captioned in both Chinese & English. No DJ.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
Product Info
Publisher: Foreign Languages Press
Year: 1980
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
First Edition
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