Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Monday, October 13, 2008)
Written by Jeffrey B. Snyder. By Schiffer Publishing.
The regular list price is $79.95.
Sells new for $55.32.
There are some available for $72.77.
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2 comments about Asian Ivory.
- The book, Asian Ivory, will serve a useful purpose for the beginning collector of Chinese and Japanese ivory sculpture since the middle of the 19th century. The major of pieces shown are of rather ordinary quality items. For an advanced collector such as myself, the book does not include very many top quality pieces nor does it include much discussion of what makes quality in Asian Ivory sculpture.
- Carved ivory from Asia, particular from China and Japan, has long been highly prized by European and American collectors and are a staple of regional and national art museums around the world. "Asian Ivory" by antiques expert Jeffrey B. Snyder concentrates on nineteenth and early twentieth century ivory carvings, along with brush holders and wrist rests for scholars, cricket cages, card cases, match holders, sword hilts, and sword scabbards. Enhanced with more than six hundred full color photographs showcasing magnificent examples, the informed and informative text provides an historical overview and history of the ivory trade, laced with quotations of nineteenth century European travelers and their encounters with Japanese ivory carvers and merchants. The inclusion of folk tales provides fascinating insights into the figural characters carved in ivory and the beliefs they personified for their carvers. A superb reference work of impeccable scholarship, "Asian Ivory" will be of immense interest to collectors and dealers of Asian ivory, and is highly recommended for non-specialist general readers with an interest in Asian culture in general, and ivory carvings in particular.
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Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Monday, October 13, 2008)
Written by Christopher Dresser. By Dover Publications.
There are some available for $49.67.
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2 comments about Traditional Arts and Crafts of Japan.
- Fascinating, evocative, and illuminating. It is almost as though we were with Christopher Dresser in Japan in 1877. He sketches, describes, and lives in Japan of the 19th Century. Tying together art, architecture, and religious symbols, he educates us about the sources and inspirations of Japanese (and other Asian) art and decoration. What a wonderful book for anyone interested in history, art, architecture, Japan, or good writing. His description of his first Japanese meal is a kick, also. Don't miss this one.
- It is almost as though we were with Christopher Dresser in Japan in 1877. He sketches, describes, and lives in the Japan of the 19th century. Tying together the art, architecture, and religious symbols, he educates us about the sources and inspirations of Japanese (and other Asian) art and decoration. What a wonderful book for anyone interested in history, art, architecture, Japan, or good writing. His description of his first Japanese meal is a kick, also. Don't miss this one.
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Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Monday, October 13, 2008)
By Fine Art Publishing.
The regular list price is $60.00.
Sells new for $30.00.
There are some available for $29.95.
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No comments about The Australian Photographers Collection.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Monday, October 13, 2008)
Written by Nevill Drury and Fine Art Publishing. By Fine Art Publishing.
Sells new for $70.00.
There are some available for $45.00.
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No comments about New Art Seven.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Monday, October 13, 2008)
Written by William P. Carl. By Currier Fine Art Inc.
The regular list price is $18.95.
Sells new for $6.60.
There are some available for $2.94.
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No comments about Currier's Price Guide to American and European Prints at Auction: Current Price Ranges on the Original Prints of over 2600 American and European Artists ... to American and European Prints at Auction).
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Monday, October 13, 2008)
Written by Anne Odom and Liana Paredes Arend. By Univ of Washington Pr.
There are some available for $79.58.
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No comments about Taste for Splendor: Russian Imperial & European Treasures from the Hillwood Museum.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Monday, October 13, 2008)
Written by Matthew Arnold. By Echo Library.
The regular list price is $9.90.
Sells new for $8.55.
There are some available for $9.65.
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No comments about Celtic Literature.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Monday, October 13, 2008)
Written by Jerry Palmer. By Routledge.
The regular list price is $150.00.
Sells new for $142.15.
There are some available for $170.49.
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No comments about Design and Aesthetics: A Reader.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Monday, October 13, 2008)
Written by Marlene Gmelin and Detlef Schmelz. By Gert Wohlfarth, Gmbh.
The regular list price is $50.00.
Sells new for $39.69.
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No comments about Marionettes.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Monday, October 13, 2008)
By Fine Art Publishing.
The regular list price is $90.00.
Sells new for $16.50.
There are some available for $16.50.
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No comments about Contemporary Australian Painting.
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