Chinese Furniture

Beurdeley, Michel. Chinese Furniture. New York; Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1979. First edition. Large quarto. 199, [1]pp. Original pictorial dust-jacket over green cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Book housed in its original cardboard slipcase. Illustrated with 237 b/w and color photographic reproductions, this splendid volume traces the development of the styles and designs of furniture and home furnishings in China from ancient times to the 20th century. Includes recent auction records in Paris, London and New York, as well as a glossary, and a bibliography. Moderate sunning along edges of slipcase. Minor age-toning along paper margin. Slipcase in overall good, dust-jacket, binding and interior in good+ to very good condition. g+ to vg. Hardcover. (37491) $75