Alberto Giuganino — La Pittura Cinese

Libreria Dello Stato, Istituto Poligrafico Dello Stato, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this Italian title, volume two of which is filled with striking colour plates. Very smart copies of this first edition Italian work, complete in the two volumes present - volume two of which is dedicated to plates.By Alberto Giuganino, a contemporary leading scholar of Far Eastern history and culture.Bound in original red cloth boards, with neat gilt lettering and motifs to the front boards.Volume one features a single monochrome plate, and volume two features two-hundred-and-twenty-six double sided monochrome plates, in addition to nine single-sided colour illustrations, boasting a total of 588 illustrations.Collated, complete.Lacking original dust wrappersA limited edition, printed on hand-made paper from Cartiera Ventura. One of 750 copies, this being number 371. Bound in original red cloth. Externally, very smart. Mild shelf wear. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd minor mark. Scattered spotting to text block edges. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .