בידספיריט | Jade of the East by

Jade of the East by Geoffrey Wills. Weatherhill - New York, 1972. 1st Edition. Beautiful jade green heavy cloth boards with very bright stamped silver gilt titling on spine and blind decoration of dragon on front and rear. - Illustrated. Discusses the origins, properties, and significance of jade found in parts of Asia and New Zealand, and shows a variety of decorative pieces from all eras. With chapters on Korean Jade and Islamic Jade. First edition (hardback). 4to (31cm by 23cm), 196pp. 162 illustrations, mainly in colour.