Art Treasures of the Peking Art Museum- Francois Fourcade

Text by Francois Fourcade ; translated from the French by Norbert Guterman.

Beautiful photos and very well written descriptions of over 80 examples of ceramics and art from the Peking Art Museum’s extensive collection. The book was written during a period when visitation to the country by foreigners was severely limited.

87 hand-tipped plates in color. 177 pages.

Binding: Cream Hardcover
Dust Wrapper: No
Condition: Good
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0810903628 ISBN 13: 9780810903623

MEASUREMENTS

13” (33.0 cm) tall x 11” (27.9 cm) wide x 1 ½” (3.8 cm) thick. Weighs 5 lbs 8 oz.

CONDITION

Binding is in very good condition. Cover is slightly soiled with two ink marks on the spine and slightly worn on the edges and corner. The pages are lightly yellowed but mostly unmarked (I found two small pen marks). There is foxing on the inside cover only. There is a round stamp in Chinese on the inside cover page.