Woodcuts of War-Time China 1937-1945 - Bilingual Text - Chinese-English

Shanghai: Kaiming Book Company, 1946. Illustrated with woodcuts. First Edition. Hardcover. Kaiming Book Company, Shanghai, 1946. First Edition. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Illustrated with woodcuts. Artists White pictorial boards lettered in gilt and red. Decorated title-page. 100 woodcut illustrations in b&w and color. -- Original cream colored boards are darkened and have some foxing. Extremities have moderate rubbing and the top portion of the spine is starting to detach. pages are evenly browned and are very fragile. One plate has a tear in the margin, plate 12 has a small closed tear/puncture which affects the print . Ink inscription on first free end-paper. Binding is tight, except the contents page at the rear is loose. -- Overall at least good condition. Size: Quarto (up to 12" tall). i-iv,v-xxxi,1-100,1-35+two pages contents at end. Text is in multiple languages. Item Type: Artists. (b-n). VBK. Illustrator: Illustrated with woodcuts. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; Art & Design::Asia; History::Military::World War II; Reference::Art::Prints::Wood cut; China; 1940s; ART & RELATED; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8289. Good Condition / No Dust Jacket. Item #8289

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