The subject of this book, one of three volumes, is Chinese ritual bronze vessels, buried in aristocratic tombs for thousands of years. Focusing on the physical characteristics of Shang bronzes of the second millennium BC, the book provides archaeological and metallurgical information about them.
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The subject of this book, one of three volumes, is Chinese ritual bronze vessels, buried in aristocratic tombs for thousands of years. Focusing on the physical characteristics of Shang bronzes of the second millennium BC, the book provides archaeological and metallurgical information about them.
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Seller's Description:
New/Sealed (remains in publisher's wrap; has tears to plastic wrap; may have rubbing, bumping etc to boards & edges) Burgundy cloth boards. 599 pgs w/ illustrations throughout. grey illustrated dustjacket w/ black printing. Approximately 14 lbs for shipping.
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Seller's Description:
Good+ in a Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Dust jacket is moderately shelfworn and edgeworn, but is overall clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light wear to the boards; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Extra-Large Format (Folio, 14"-16" tall); 13.2 lbs (Heavy); Grey dust jacket with photograph of bronze artifact, and title in black lettering; 1987, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation; 600 pages; "Ancient Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections: Shang Ritual Bronzes (Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections), " by Robert W. Bagley.
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Very Good in a Very Good Minus dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, just minor shelfwear and edgewear, and minor sun-fading along the front right edge (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Extra-Large Format (Folio, 14"-16" tall); 13.2 lbs (Heavy); Grey dust jacket with photograph of bronze artifact, and title in black lettering; 1987, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation; 600 pages; "Ancient Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections: Shang Ritual Bronzes (Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections), " by Robert W. Bagley.
