Gardens in China (With Its Printed Slipcase)

  • Cloth
  • New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1949
By Osvald Siren
New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1949. Cloth. Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1949 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Tasteful former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, otherwise clean as could be. And in a bright, VG example of the publisher's printed light-green slipcase (and chemise), with mild wear at the spine crown and along the bottom-edges. Tall quarto, first-rate plates throughout, many of them in rich gravure.

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