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NOTT, S.C. Chinese Jade Carvings of the XVIth to the XIXth Century, in the Collection of Mrs. Georg Vetlesen . London: B.T. Batsford for private circulation only, 1939-1940. 3 volumes. 2° (386 x 279mm). Half titles, numerous plates and illustrations, some in colour. Original green morocco, gilt turn-ins, green silk doublures, top edges gilt, others untrimmed.
NOTT, S.C. Chinese Jade Carvings of the XVIth to the XIXth Century, in the Collection of Mrs. Georg Vetlesen . London: B.T. Batsford for private circulation only, 1939-1940. 3 volumes. 2° (386 x 279mm). Half titles, numerous plates and illustrations, some in colour. Original green morocco, gilt turn-ins, green silk doublures, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. LIMITED EDITION, one set in a total limitation of 100. A highly informative study on Chinese Jades in the collection of Mrs. Georg Vetlesen, 'no other single collection can boast of so comprehensive an assemblage of outstanding examples of jade carvings ranging from the 16th to the early 19th century' (Introduction p. xix). (3)