Pope-Hennessy, Una — Early Chinese Jades

Book Fair No Jacket 1st Edition Frederick A. Stokes Company, Publishers, New York English text.; Hardcover.; 23.5 x 29 cm.; 2 Kg.; 20 pages with introductory text, list of contents and illustrations, plus 149 pages with text and Index at the end followed by 64 (LXIV) plates.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The exterior shows wear marks, edge wear, scuffs and scratches. The hinge is slightly loose, but the binding remains firm. All pages included with a few slightly loose but still attached to the binding. Signs of wear on the interior. One page has a tiny part that is slightly worn. Good readable/working copy.; Includes a loose leaflet from 1922 by Been Brothers Limited with books published in 1922 and to be published in 1923, where Early Chinese Jades is included. The book description was taken from this leaflet.; In this book the author had synthesised for the benefit of collectors and students of Chinese Art the available information on this obscure but most interesting subject, which has not been dealt with comprehensively since the publication of Dr. Laurel's important archaeological work Jade. The author, herself a collector, has tried to ensure that the illustrations and descriptions of the objects reproduced in this book shall be a practical guide to those desirous of forming a representative collection of early Chinese jades as well as a help in elucidating the many problems involved in an understanding of Chinese symbolism.