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LOT 23:
1st Ed. The Wares of the Ming Dynasty, Book, Hobson, Signed
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Start price:
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Estimated price :
$600 - $800
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 8.875%
On lot's price, no sales tax on commission
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1st Ed. The Wares of the Ming Dynasty, Book, Hobson, Signed
London: Benn Brothers, Limited, 1923. First edition, first printing. Limited 185 of 1500. Signed by Hobson on the limited edition page. Leather cover boards with gilt decoration to center and gilt lettering to outer spine. 240 pp + 60 full page plates with extra color plate. Based on Chinese sources, observations by earlier scholars, and notes made by European visitors to Ming Dynasty China (1368-1644). A chapter on marks, inscriptions, and Chinese characters is included.
Artist: Robert Lockhart Hobson
Issued: 1923
Dimensions: 9.25"W x 11.5"H x 2"D
Edition Size: 185 of 1500
Manufacturer: Benn Brothers, Limited
Country of Origin: London
Condition: Fair. Age related wear. As is,
