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Der Holzschneider und Bilddrucker Hu Cheng-yen
Jan Tschichold
1943
Holbein : Basel
10.5" by 13"
16, [34pp]
SUMMARY
A German exposition on the beautiful art of Hu Zhengyan, complete with sixteen lovely colourful plates for which Hu is most famous.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
In the original German.
Printed on double leaves in the Chinese style.
A beautiful look into the art of Hu Zhengyan, a Chinese artist known for his traditional painting during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
This volume looks in particular at Hu's famous 'Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy', an important manual of painting that remained in print for around 200 years after it was first published between 1627 and 1644.
Illustrated with sixteen striking colour plates.
Collated, complete.
Without the original dust wrapper.
CONDITION
In the original half calf binding with paper to the boards. Externally, rubbed, with some loss of leather to the front board to the extremity. Some of the leather to the spine is lifting. Fading to the spine and joints. Light marks to the boards, including a faint tide mark to the head of the front board. Minor bumping to the extremities. Small chip to the title label to the front board. Internally, binding is strained in places with some pages detached or detaching. Pages are bright with the occasional spot.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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