JADE. A STUDY IN CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGY AND RELIGION

South Pasadena:P. D. and Ione Perkins. 1946. 2nd edition.  xiv+370pp. Illustrated with 68 plates and 204 text illustrations.  Hardcover with dust jacket.  Green boards lightly soiled and shelfworn.  Internally, end-pages age toned but otherwise clean, free of previous owners marks or signatures.  The dust jacket is in fair condition, still in one piece, but soiled with many chips and tears to edges and folds. *"The Magnum Opus on Jade. Its, aesthetic charm, Its varying color and qaulity, Its history, Its place in art, Its influence on the lives and religious ceremonies of the Chinese."...dj