Hong Kong University Press 1981-01-01 Hardcover Very Good Clean tight and unmarked large format hardcover 3 volume set in white titled blue cloth. Illustrated throughout including tipped in plates and foldouts. Missing the original slipcase. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

ISBN10: 9622090044, ISBN13: 9789622090040, [publisher: Hong Kong University Press] Hardcover Clean tight and unmarked large format hardcover 3 volume set in white titled blue cloth. Illustrated throughout including tipped in plates and foldouts. Missing the original slipcase. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
[Stamford, CT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1981]

Hong Kong University Press, Date: 1981 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (3 volume set in slipcase with two clasps.).; 23 x 30.5 cm; 7 Kg; Black and white and a few colour illustrations throughout.; Volume I-Introduction, ISBN 962-209-004-4, 273 pages; Volume II-The Topkapi Palace Museum, ISBN 962-209-005-2, 282 pages; Volume III-The Ardebil Shrine Collection, ISBN 962-209-006-0, 372 pages.; Used books with signs of wear on the interior and exterior, as well as the slipcase. The lettering on the front cover and spine is slightly worn. Very good set overall. Interior as new, except for stamps from a previous owner on the rear of the front cover of each volume. The interior of the slipcase is also stamped.; "This volume, together with the one on the collection of Chinese porcelain from the Topkapi Sarayi in Istambul and the Ardebil Shrine in Tehran, was first published by Gakugei Shorin, Tokyo, in 1972 in a three-volume Japanese limited edition, now out of print. This completely revised and rearranged edition in English preserves the scope and all the illustrations of the original edition. In connection with the Topkapi and Ardebil collections special mention must be made to the 1930 Topkapi catalogue by Ernst Zimmermann, John Alexander Pope (Topkapi in 1952 and the Ardebil 1956), as well as articles by Mehdi Bahrami, Sir Percival David, R.L. Hobson and Soame Jenyns. All these have contributed much to my understanding of the collections ...

China: Hong Kong University Press, Date: 1981. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition (British). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Three volume set - first English edition - extensive revised version of the Japanese edition published in 1972. 4to. 12"x9". Vol.1:- Introduction. Vol.2:- The Topkapi Palace Museum. Vol.3:- The Ardebil Shrine Collection. Photo illustrations. An excellent set in original blue cloth, without original box. Set weighs 8 kilos packed. Please be aware that additional postal charges will be requested if ordered due to weight of the volumes.. 1981. Hong Kong University Press ISBN 9622090044 9789622090040 [GB]

ISBN10: 9622090044, ISBN13: 9789622090040, [publisher: Hong Kong University Press] Hardcover Three volume set in great condition. Missing slipcase. Some light fading and rubbing to the spines. - in our rare books collection Jumbo-sized.
[Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1981]