Current List 212A

Adams, Edward B:
- KOREAN FOLK ART & CRAFT

Addiss, Stephen; trans. and commentary on Chinese poems by Jonathan Chaves:
- OLD TAOIST

AFANG GONG KAOGU FAXIAN YU YANJIU
(Archaeological Discoveries and Research on the Afang Gong Palace) 阿房宮考古發現與研究.

Aga-Oglu, Kamer:
- THE WILLIAMS COLLECTION OF FAR EASTERN CERAMICS
- THE WILLIAMS COLLECTION OF FAR EASTERN CERAMICS

THE ALBUM OF TOSHOGU AT NIKKO

Almqvist, Kurt ed:
- THE SAMPANS FROM CANTON

Aomen Yishu Bowuguan (Museu de Arte de Macau) ed:
- ZHIREN WUFA: BADA SHITAO SHUHUA XUESHU YANTAOHUI LUNWEN JI
(Rules of The Masters: Proceedings of a Symposium on the Paintings of Badashanren and Shi Tao) 至人無法 ： 八大石濤書畫學術研討會論文集.

Arakawa Hirokazu ed:
- HOSOKAWA-KE DENRAI MAKI-E SHITSUGEI
(Gold Lacquer Art inherited by the Hosokawa Family)

Argence, Rene-Yvon Lefebvre d':
- CHINESE JADES IN THE AVERY BRUNDAGE COLLECTION

Art Museum, Chinese University HK:
- JIXIA MINGDAO: HUAIHAI TANG CANG MINGDAI ZHONG WAN QI GUANYAO CIQI
Enlightening Elegance: Imperial Porcelain of the Mid to Late Ming: The Huaihaitang Collection 機暇明道 ： 懷海堂藏明代中晚期官窯瓷器.

Asahi Shimbun ed:
- THIS IS JAPAN - NUMBER FIVE

Asahi Shinbun:
- SHIN MANSHUKOKU YORAN: SHASHIN TO KAISETSU
(An Illustrated and Explanatory Guide to the New Manchukuo) 新滿洲國。寫真之解說.

Asia House (Trubner, Henry ed.):
- ARTS OF THE HAN DYNASTY

SOWCN1
Sowerby, Arthur de Carle: CHINA'S NATURAL HISTORY. A Guide to the Shanghai Museum (R.A.S.). Shanghai, 1936. Colour frontispiece (of giant and little pandas), [5], 108 pp. text plus 6 full page colour and 54 pp. b/w plates hors texte. Numerous b/w text drawings, a number full page. 25x18 cm. Cloth, dustjacket with wear and tear.
GBP 500.00
A guide to the Shanghai Museum in the mid-1930s. In three parts: Part I: Anthropology; Part II: Art and Archaeology; Part III: Natural History. Of these, Part III on Natural History is the largest (reflecting the author's main interest) and has sections on Zoology (Verberata and Inverberata), Botany and Geology. Much black-and-white photographic illustration throughout plus a number of colour plates primarily of butterflies and moths. A good number of pleasingly-executed text drawings. Sowerby was the Honorary Director of the Museum at the time of publication. Published by the Royal Asiatic Society Shanghai Branch. Author's dedication with signature on frontpaper. A true period piece. Rare. The first time we have seen this publication. In very good condition. The dustjacket with wear and tear.
Subjects: Botany Art
Item 595 in List 212.
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