-----.  HISTORICAL RELICS UNEARTHED in NEW CHINA.  Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1972.  (3) Chinese text + 217 color & b/w plates + 9 pp English text.  Cloth, d.j.  13 x 10 1/2.  Magnificent museum-piece bronzes, ceramics, and stone artifacts (including a few jades) in extra-large photographs.  A fine copy, some chipping to d.j. edges.  $38

-----.  TRESORS D'ART CHINOIS, RECENTES DECOUVERTES ARCHEOLOGIQUES de la REPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE de CHINE. Paris: n.p., 1973.  n.p. (136 pp), 362 items illus in b/w + 24 color illus.  Text in French.  Stiff covers, color illus, 9 3/8 x 8 1/4.  Let us not forget our French-speaking friends!  Excellent catalog of this famous exhibition of ancient Chinese art objects that toured the world in the early '70s.  Don't read French?  Just enjoy the pictures (or see next item)!  $14

-----.  The EXHIBITION of ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS of The PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC of CHINA, Text Provided by The Organization Committee of The Exhibition of ...  (National Gallery of Art and The Nelson Gallery - Atkins Museum .)  Kansas City , MO: Nelson Gallery Fndn., 1974.  59 pp.  Exhibition map guide laid in.  Stiff covers, illus, 9 1/2 x 8 1/4.  Excellent text-only companion to above.   $7

-----.  LOOKING at PATRONAGE: RECENT ACQUISITIONS of ASIAN ART.  San Francisco: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1989. 112 pp, 53 items illus in color; color frontis.  Stiff covers, color illus, 9 3/4 x 6.  Beautifully produced catalog of exhibition held in 1989.  Features finest examples of Southeast Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian art, with scholarly descriptions.  As new, cheaper than Museum price.  $10

-----.  SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ASIAN ANTIQUES FAIR - HONG KONG, May 15th -18th, 1980, Hotel Furama Inter-Continental.  Hong Kong: Andamans East International, Ltd., 1980.  108 pp, color & b/w illus.  Stiff covers, color illus, 11 1/4 x 8 1/4. Advertising program highlighting fine Asian antiques from dealers throughout the world. Includes valuable "World Wide Guide to Oriental Art Dealers" as well as two articles on landscape and portrait painter George Chinnery and article on China trade paintings.  $11.95

Ackerman, Phyllis.  RITUAL BRONZES of ANCIENT CHINA.  N.Y: Dryden Press, 1945.  vi + (2) pp + 77 b/w plates + pp 67-114.  Cloth, gilt. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4.  Absolutely magnificent ancient bronzes (a few jades, too) illus in razor-sharp plates.  Accompanied by excellent tutorial text.  SCARCE, highly sought book.  Exc. internal condition, d.j. very worn and now in Mylar d.j. protector.  $59

(Arts of Asia).  ARTS of ASIA (Magazine).  Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd., Vol. 8, #3.  May-June '78. 124 pp, color illus, stiff covers sewn, color illus.  12 x 9.  Special Thailand issue w/ articles on Thai Silk, Lacquer Cabinets, Terracottas, Khmer Temples, National Museums, and more, including jade ads.  $5.95

(Arts of Asia).  ARTS of ASIA (Magazine).   Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd., Vol. 9, #5.  Sept-Oct '79.  144 pp, color illus, stiff covers sewn, color illus.  12 x 9.  Articles on the Canton Museum, Ming & Qing Ceramics, Thai Silk, and more, including salesroom results with jades.  $5.95

(Arts of Asia).  ARTS of ASIA (Magazine).   Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd., Vol. 10, #1.  Jan-Feb '80.  144 pp, color illus, stiff covers sewn, color illus.  12 x 9.  Feature article "5000 Years of Korean Art" plus articles on Ming bronzes, Ming & Qing porcelains and more, including salesroom results with jades.  $7.95

(Arts of Asia).  ARTS of ASIA (Magazine).   Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd., Vol. 11, #4. Jul-Aug '81.  164 pp, color illus, stiff covers sewn, color illus.  12 x 9.  Special Korean art issue, with articles on ancient and modern Korean arts, ceramics, furniture, etc.  Plus many other articles, salesroom results.  Only $4.95

(Arts of Asia).   ARTS of ASIA (Magazine).   Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd., Vol. 12, #1. Jan-Feb '82.  160 pp, color illus, stiff covers sewn, color illus.  12 x 9.  Special Snuff Bottle Issue, with excellent articles Bob C. Stevens' Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Chinese Painting as Seen Through Snuff Bottles, and Christian Motifs in Chinese Snuff Bottles.  Many other articles, salesroom results.  $19

(Arts of Asia).  ARTS of ASIA (Magazine).  Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd., Vol. 14, #5. Sept-Oct 1984.  140 pp, color illus, stiff covers sewn, color illus.  12 x 9.  With 7 pp definitive article (15 illus) The Ancient Ts'ung Jade Tube by Lars Berglund, + 8 other articles, jade advertisements, salesroom results, etc.  SCARCE.  $21.50

(Arts of Asia).   ARTS of ASIA (Magazine).  Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd., Vol. 16, #4.  Jul-Aug 1986.  144 pp, color illus, stiff covers sewn, color illus. 12 x 9.  With 12 pp definitive article (22 illus)  Mountain Retreats in Jade by Barry Till & Paula Swart (on jade mountains, including picture of the world's largest jade carving).  Plus 9 other articles, jade advertisements, salesroom results, etc.  SCARCE.  $23

(Arts of Asia).  ARTS of ASIA (Magazine).  Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd., Vol. 35, #4. Jul-Aug 2005. 140 pp, color illus, stiff covers sewn, color illus.  12 x 9.  With article A Romance with Jade: From the De An Tang Collection (12 pp, 41 illus), plus additional jades featured in advertising and Salesroom News.  $19.50

(Asiantiques).   TREASURES of CHINESE GLASS WORK SHOPS, Selection of Chinese Qing Dynasty Glass in the Ina and Sandford Gadient Collection. Winter Park, FL: Asiantiques, 1997.  79 + (1) pp, 62 Chinese glass masterpieces, all for sale from a top dealer, illus in multi-view color plates; color frontis.  Hardbound, color illus, color illus d.j.  11 x 8 1/2.  Published at $45, this as-new copy only   $19.75

(Asiantiques).   CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES - FALL 1997.   Winter Park, FL: Asiantiques, 1997.  95 pp, 150 magnificent bottles (incl. many fine jade ones), all for sale from a top dealer, illus in multi-view color plates; 2 color frontises.  Stiff covers folded, color illus, 10 1/2 x 8 1/4.  $19.75

Born, Gerald M.  CHINESE JADE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.   Chicago: Celadon Press, 1982.  431 pp, col frontis.  Leatherette over boards, 9 1/2 x 6 1/4.  The Holy Grail of jade reference books!  Complete and well-annotated (even includes prices) description of every jade book in Western languages from 1880-1981, plus many important Chinese books.  Very few copies printed, never reprinted, exceptionally SCARCE.  $120

Bushell, Stephen W.  CHINESE ART.   (Vol. I of 2 Vols., 1921 edition.)  London : Victoria and Albert Museum , 1921.  (1904). xii + (1) + 142 pp + 104 b/w plates, frontises.  Cloth, gilt, 8 1/2 x 5 5/8.  The noted author’s Ch. 7, “Carving in Jade and Other Hard Stones,” plus 6 other chapters on carvings in other materials, bronzes, sculpture, lacquer, etc.  Light foxing on endpapers and margins, not reaching interior print.  This copy only   $12

Capon, Edmund & William MacQuitty.  PRINCES of JADE.   N.Y: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1973.  192 pp, over 150 photos, incl. 24 in color, figs.  Cloth, gilt, color illus d.j.  10 x 7 1/2.  Choice archaic jades, jade burial suit, etc. + other archaic items.  $24.95   Another, w/o d.j. $20

Childs-Johnson, Elizabeth.  ENDURING ART of JADE AGE CHINA, CHINESE JADES of LATE NEOLITHIC THROUGH HAN PERIODS.   N.Y: Throckmorton Fine Art, 2001. 146 pp, 50 items illus in color plates + add’l b/w illus. Stiff covers folded, color illus, 11 x 9. Extremely up-to-date and well produced, with 3 major essays on old jades plus superb close-up photography of ancient jades. Excellent reference. Only $49

(China Gallery).  CHINA GALLERY - 2006 COLLECTION.   N.Y: China Gallery, 2006.  n.p. (54 pp), color illus.  Stiff covers folded, 11 1/2 x 8 1/4.  Magnificent collection of ancient jades, bronzes, sculpture, and more, with extreme close-ups.  Excellent reference. Only $15

(Chinese Collectors Association)  [ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZES - 2 VOLS.]  Authorized by the Chinese Collectors Association.  256 pp + pp 257-511 + (1) pp, hundreds of color illus.  Stiff covers, folded, color illus.  8 1/4 x 5 3/4.  A magnificent resource for the enthusiast of ancient Chinese bronzes, with several hundred sharp color photos of highest-quality examples.  Wonderful for "training the eye."  Text in Chinese.  Brand new set.  $88

Chou, Mark.  DICTIONARY of JADE NOMENCLATURE.  (Chinese title 'yu' ming ch'eng tz'u tien.)  Hong Kong: privately printed, 1987.  (3) + 150 pp., numerous color photos.  Hardbound, decorative cover, gilt.  8 3/8 x 5 5/8.  Mark Chou (1910-1988) was a Skokie (Ill.) dealer in jade and Chinese antiques.  This unusual little book covers and defines various types of jade materials and jade carvings in small but useful photos.  SCARCE.  $49

Chu, Arthur & Grace.  ORIENTAL ANTIQUES and COLLECTIBLES: A GUIDE.  N.Y: Crown Publrs, 1973.  v + (1) + 248 pp + 19 color plates, 250 b/w photos, other illus.  Cloth spine, gilt, d.j.  9 1/4 x 6 1/4.  Loaded with practical info on Oriental antiques, including jades, cloisonne, bronze, ivory, textiles, paintings, glass, etc.  A must-have for the Oriental collector.  $24.50

Chu, Arthur & Grace.  The COLLECTOR'S BOOK of JADE.  N.Y: Crown Publrs, 1978.  xvi + 144 pp + 20 color plates; 203 b/w photos.  Cloth spine, d.j.  10 1/4 x 7 1/4.  One of the best intro's to jade, with over 250 pieces illus.  Extremely readable, lots of practical advice.  Discusses physical properties of jade, distinguishing jade from pseudojades, dyed jade, tips on dating Chinese jades, and more.  Highly sought and hard to find.  $29

Cornforth, Trevor & Dr. Nathan Cheung.  The HANDBOOK of CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES, with PRICE GUIDE.  A Schiffer Book for Collectors.  Atglen , PA: Schiffer Publ. Co., 2002.  158 + (2) pp, color illus.  Hardbound, color illus, decorative endpapers.  9 1/4 x 6. The complete run-down on snuff bottles of the type we might actually be able to afford, with valuable pricing information.  Brand new copy, still in wrapper.  $29.95

Curtis, Emily Byrne.  REFLECTED GLORY in a BOTTLE.  N.Y: Soho Bodhi, 1980.   xii + 115 pp, 149 color & b/w illus, color frontis.  Cloth, gilt, color illus d.j.* 9 1/4 x 6 1/4.  Superb treatment of masterpiece inside-painted snuff bottles, especially portrait bottles of famous personages.  Only $39.95

Dennis G. Crow Ltd.  A CATALOGUE of CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES - Un CATALOGUE de TABATIÈRES CHINOISES.  Los Angeles: Dennis G. Crow Ltd., 1995.  n.p., 90 bottles illus in color.  English & French text, price list.  Stiff covers, color illus, 11 x 8 1/4.  Magnificent bottles from a top dealer, beautifully illustrated and described.   $24

d'Argence', Rene'-Yvon Lefebvre.  AVERY BRUNDAGE COLLECTION CHINESE JADES.  San Francisco: de Young Museum Society, 1972.  184 pp, 81 color plates.  Stiff covers, color illus, 9 x 8.  A selection of religious symbols, insignia of rank, ceremonial weapons, pendants, ornaments, figurines, miniature mountains, and containers from the Neolithic period to modern times from this world-class collection.  A must-have jade reference.  $28

d'Argence', Rene'-Yvon Lefebvre.  BRONZE VESSELS of ANCIENT CHINA in the AVERY BRUNDAGE COLLECTION.  Tokyo: Kodansha Int'l., 1977.  144 pp, 139 bronzes illus in 60 color plates; 68 b/w illus of inscriptions, color frontis.  Stiff covers, color illus.  9 x 8.  One of the world's top archaic bronze collections, very well illustrated and described in this affordable book.  $27

(Barry Davies)  CONTEMPORARY LACQUER: UNRYUAN - The NEW GENERATION.  London: Barry Davies Oriental Art, 1993. n.p. (~60 pp), 28 lots illus in color, add’l illus.   Cloth, gilt, color illus d.j., 13 x 9.  Fabulous Japanese masterpieces, especially in gold lacquer.  $15

Desautels, Paul E.  THE GEM KINGDOM.  N.Y: The Ridge Press, 1971.  252 pp, numerous color & b/w illus.  Chapter on jade.  Stiff covers, color illus, 10 3/4 x 8 1/2.  Superb reference by the Smithsonian's curator of gems.  A delight to read, with excellent gem closups.  $16

Desautels, Paul E.  THE JADE KINGDOM, An Illustrated Guide to the History, Sources, Lore, Mineralogy, Gemology and Art of Jade.  N.Y: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986.  (7) + 118 pp, 130 color & b/w illus.  Hardbound, 11 1/4 x 8 3/4.  Color illus d.j.  This incredible book covers every aspect of jade-- its occurrences worldwide; its mineralogy, history, legend, and lore; the major cultures that have used it, and their techniques for working it. Also true vs. false jades; various methods of testing jade, from simple field tests to sophisticated laboratory analyses; and the known sources of jade, both ancient and modern.  SCARCE, often selling for $60-100.  As new copy only $30

Finlay, John R.  The CHINESE COLLECTION: SELECTED WORKS from the NORTON MUSEUM.  (With in-depth essays by Colin Mackenzie & Jenny F. So.)  West Palm Beach: Norton Museum of Art, 2003.  279 pp, 110 items illus in color.  Stiff covers folded, color illus, 11 3/4 x 9 1/4.  Magnificent archaic jades-- mostly from the Norton collection-- along with ancient bronzes and other treasures, expertly photographed close up.  New copy, still in shrink wrap. Only $24

(Fondation Veranneman.)  ARTS D'EXTREME-ORIENT et JAPON ANCIEN.  Copy #2539 of 3000.  Kruishoutem, Belgium: Fondation Veranneman, 1975.  181 + 26 pp, 111 color & b/w plates.  French & Dutch text.  Stiff covers, color illus, 10 5/8 x 8 1/4.  Loaded with top-quality Japanese items of all kinds, plus some Chinese and South-East Asian masterpieces.  Only $10

Forsyth, Angus & Brian McElney.   JADES from CHINA.   First edition. Bath, England: the Museum of East Asian Art, 1994.  423 pp, 354 color plates, color map, 22 b/w figs.  English text, Chinese summaries.  Hardbound, gilt, embossed, color illus, d.j. 11 3/4 x 9.  This incredible book features more than 430 color pictures of the finest jades from Neolithic to Qing.  The 354 jades are from the collection of Brian McElney, the Peony Collection, and the Rannerdale Collection.  Includes 14 essays with latest scholarship on Chinese jades, covering such subjects as Jade-The Raw Material, The Supply of Jade to China Through the Ages, Working with Jade, plus individual essays on all periods from Neolithic to Qing.  A major contribution to jadeology and a “must have.”  Brand new copy, SPECIAL Only $95 ($80 off publisher's price)

Fossati, Gildo.   The WORLD of  JADE: GREAT MASTERPIECES of CHINESE ART.   Avenel, N.J: Random House, 1994 (1992).  214 pp, 318 color plates, jade photo endpapers.  Cloth, gilt, color illus d.j. 11 1/2 x 9.  One of the very best of the jade "appreciation" books, beautifully produced, highly sought.  Strong on Qing jades, magnificent pieces superbly photographed. Small water mark to margin of last few pp, o/w fine. This copy only  $29 

Friedman, Pamela R. Lessing.  CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES from the PAMELA R. LESSING FRIEDMAN COLLECTION.   Denver: Pamela R. Lessing Friedman, 1990. xii + 163 pp; 133 bottles illus in multi-view color plates; add'l figs. Cloth, gilt, color illus d.j. 11 3/4 x 8 1/2. Beautifully photographed exhibition of a top collection, preceded by one of the best explanations of snuff bottle symbolism, motifs, and rebuses. As new copy. SCARCE.*   $62 

(Friends of Jade). BULLETIN of the FRIENDS of JADE.  Vol. X (January 2002).  San Diego, CA: FOJ, 2002.  198 + (4) + (1) pp, b/w & color illus.  Perfect bound, color illus, 11 1/2 x 8 1/4.  FOJ's scholarly Bulletin, a valuable resource highly sought and hard to find (only 150 numbered copies).  This issue has articles by leading jade experts on Guatemala jadeite, nephrite etymology, jade in Brazil, Burma Myitkyina jade, jade literature, BC and Alaskan jade, and an almost complete reprint of the rare Bishop "Investigations and Studies in Jade" text.  Mint copy.  $55

Fung, Sydney & Yeung Chun-Tong (Eds.).  EXQUISITE JADE CARVING: FIGURES, ANIMALS, ORNAMENTS.   Hong Kong: University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, 1996. 232 pp, 209 color plates (multiple jades), 3 b/w figs, color frontis. Cloth, gilt, color illus d.j. 11 3/4 x 8 5/8. Beautifully produced book showing off superb examples from all periods, especially strong on archaic (including essay on Hongshan jades).. SCARCE   $79

Ganse, Shirley H.  CHINESE CERAMICS: ART and TECHNOLOGY.  Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1984.  39 pp, 75 color & b/w illus, map.   Stiff covers, illus, 7 1/4 x 11.   Fascinating descriptions of Chinese ceramics technology from the most ancient potteries through to the Qing dynasty.  $10

Graham, Mark et al. (Julie Jones, Ed.)  JADE in ANCIENT COSTA RICA.   N.Y: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998.  127 pp, color & b/w illus.  Stiff covers, color illus, 11 x 8 1/2.  Must-have book for those interested in Central American jades.  Lavishly illustrated with numerous color plates, superb text with latest findings.   $29

Gump, Richard. JADE: STONE of HEAVEN.   Doubleday, 1962. 260 pp, 18 color plates, numerous b/w photos, figs.  Cloth, d.j.  9 1/2 x 6 1/4.  Excellent introduction to jade, plus fascinating stories of how the Gumps bought jade in the old days.  $35   An x-lib copy in excellent condition also available for $26

Gyllensvard, Bo & John Alexander Pope.  CHINESE ART from the COLLECTION of H. M. KING GUSTAF VI ADOLF of SWEDEN.  N.Y: Asia House Gallery, 1966.  147 pp, 146 b/w and color plates, 10 1/2 x 8.  Stiff covers, sewn.  See the kinds of jades and bronzes you would collect "if you were king."    $24

Hagan, Robert H.  PI YEN HU: The CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE.  Oakland, CA: Oakland Museum, 1981.  30 pp, 9 color plates + b/w illus. Wrprs, centerstapled, color illus, 9 x 6.  An excellent introduction to the subject illustrated by superb bottles from the Helen Pritchard collection.  Becoming SCARCE.  Only $18

(Robert Hall).  CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES VI, from the COLLECTION of LIONEL COPLEY - Part I.  London: Robert Hall, 1993.  10 pp, 68 bottles illus in color.  With inserts. Stiff covers, color illus, center-stapled.  11 3/4 x 8 1/4.  An incredible private collection, well photographed and described.  $16

(Robert Hall).  CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES VI, from the COLLECTION of LIONEL COPLEY - Part II.  London: Robert Hall, 1994.  10 pp, 68 bottles illus in color.  With inserts. Stiff covers, color illus, center-stapled.  11 3/4 x 8 1/4.  An incredible private collection, well photographed and described.  $16

Hansford, S. Howard.  CHINESE JADE CARVING.  London: Lund Humphries, 1950.  xi + 145 + (1) + 32 pp multiple b/w plates, color frontis.  Cloth, gilt, map endpapers, color illus d.j.  10 x 7 1/2.  Prof. Hansford was one of the finest and most serious of the jade authors.  Required reading for the serious student of Chinese jade.  Covers the raw material, sources of supply, methods of carving, progress of the craft, much more.  Book itself excellent condition, d.j. tattered and now in d.j. protector.  Quite SCARCE, this copy only   $99

Hansford, S. Howard.   CHINESE CARVED JADES.  Greenwich, Conn: New York Graphic Society, Ltd., 1968.  131 pp + 96 b/w plates + 8 color plates illustrating about 200 jades; figs.  Cloth, gilt, color illus. d.j.  10 x 6 1/4.  The late Prof. Hansford was one of the finest and most serious of the jade authors.  This book is required reading for the serious student of Chinese jade.  Particularly strong in archaic jades.  An as-new copy.  SCARCE. $108  An x-lib copy also available, inquire for condition report.

Hansford, S. Howard.   JADE, ESSENCE of HILLS and STREAMS: The VON OERTZEN COLLECTION of CHINESE and INDIAN JADES.  Cape Town: Purnell & Sons, 1969.  (4) + 220 pp; 377 jades and sets illus in b/w + 8 color plates tipped-in.  Cloth, gilt, no d.j.  11 1/2 x 8 3/4.  3" tape spine reinforcement, insides excellent. Finest jades from all dynasties and periods, the legendary collection of Klaus D. Baron von Oertzen, now dispersed throughout the world.  Scholarly, important essay by Prof. Hansford covers all aspects of jade art, followed by superb illustrations of magnificent jades.  Includes Mughal and Persian jades as well as Chinese.  EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE.  $275

Hartman, Joan M.   CHINESE JADE of FIVE CENTURIES.  First edition.  Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1969.  172 pp, 10 color + 41 b/w plates, color frontis.  Cloth, gilt, embossed. 10 x 7 1/2.  Color illus d.j.  A superb introduction to Chinese jades, beginning with the Ming Dynasty.  In-depth text and fine pix.  Becoming SCARCE.  Fine copy.  $56

Hearn, Maxwell K.  ANCIENT CHINESE ART: The ERNEST ERICKSON COLLECTION, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  N.Y: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987.  94 pp, 135 objects described, 75 illus in b/w plates.  Several top-grade jades and bronzes plus many other treasures from this famous collection.  Stiff covers, color illus.  11 x 8 1/2. $25

Hemrich, Gerald I.  The HANDBOOK of JADE.   Mentone, Ca: Gembooks, 1966.  81 pp illus, photos.  Centerstapled, wraps.  8 1/4 x 5 1/2.  One of the best concise introductions to the subject of jade, strong on jade mineralogy.  Covers jade worldwide, color and quality, pseudojades, buying, collecting, sources, US locations, working, and carving.  Reduced  to $13.95 

Herrington, Chad.  EARLY CHINESE STONE and CIRCULAR ART.  La Mesa, CA: Chad Herrington, 2003.  (5) + 262 pp, 330 color plates.  Cloth, silvered, color illus d.j.  11 1/4 x 9.  This incredible book showcases an extraordinary collection of more than 1240 items, mostly archaic jades, but also agate, carnelian, and glass objects from theDong Son Culture, c. 1000-700 BC.  Covers back to 6000 BC and includes a selection of  ancient bronze mirrors.  Never-before-published pieces well illus in this limited edition, autographed copy.  Only $65

Hitt, Henry C.  OLD CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES: Notes, with a Catalogue of a Modest Collection.  Rutland, Vt: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1978.  (First Tuttle edition; first published privately in 1945.)  xii + 121 pp, neat hand printing w/ line drawing illus, one color and two b/w plates tipped-in.  Cloth, gilt, illus. d.j.  8 1/2 x 6.  The Tuttle facsimile edition of this very collectible and highly useful book.  Should be in every collector’s library.  Excellent copy, only $42

(Horizon Magazine).  The HORIZON BOOK of the ARTS of CHINA and The HORIZON BOOK of the HISTORY of CHINA.   N.Y: American Heritage Publ. Co., 1969.  2 Vols. 415 + 383 pp, 750 color & b/w illus.  Embossed buckram, gilt.  12 1/4 x 9 1/4.  Color illus slipcase.  A huge, wonderful color reference on all the Chinese arts, culture, and history.  Entire chapter on JADE, as well as other jades illus throughout.  Well-produced, high-quality color lithograhy on heavy rag paper.  $55 + $6.95 shipping on this extra-heavy set

[International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society].  JOURNAL, The INTERNATIONAL CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE SOCIETY.   Baltimore: June, 1976.  36 pp, b/w illus.  Stiff covers, centerstapled, color illus, 11 x 8-1/2.  Valuable reference, with articles on Alex Cussons porcelain bottles, Oakland Museum bottles, symbolism in bottles, etc.  $16.50

[International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society].  JOURNAL, The INTERNATIONAL CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE SOCIETY.   Baltimore: Winter, 1996.  36 pp, color & b/w illus.  Stiff covers, centerstapled, color illus, 11 x 8-1/2.  Valuable reference, with extensive study on bronze "Shunzhi" bottles, the Hong Kong/Beijing convention, auction results, etc.  $16.50

Jenyns, Soame.  CHINESE ARCHAIC JADES in the BRITISH MUSEUM.   London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1951.  xxxviii pp + 40 b/w plates illustrating 149 jades.   Cloth spine, gilt, d.j. in professional Mylar protector.   10 x 7 3/4.   Extremely valuable for the student of archaic jades.  Finest museum examples well photographed plus thorough discussion of the sources of supply, religious uses, and the difficulty of dating.   SCARCE.  A fine copy, from noted London bookseller Han-Shan Tang.  $68.00

Kelley, Charles Fabens & Ch’en Meng-Chia.   CHINESE BRONZES from the BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION.  Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1946. 164 pp, 84 b/w plates, other b/w illus; color frontis. Cloth, gilt, 12 x 9.  Superb Shang, Chou, and Han bronzes from a world famous collection, beautifully illustrated.  2-1/2" tear to rear cloth restored.  Only $24

Kelley, Clarence W.   STONES of VIRTUE: CHINESE JADES from the GERALD GODFREY COLLECTION.   Dayton, Ohio: The Dayton Art Institute, 1989.  52 pp, 30 color plates.  Stiff wrprs, color illus,10 x 8.  Magnificent pieces from earliest archaic to Qing in razor-sharp color plates; up-to-date text.  $22.50

Keverne, Roger (Ed.).  JADE.  London: Lorenz Books (Anness Publ. Ltd.), 1991.  376 pp, more than 500 color illus.  Cloth, illus endpapers, color illus d.j.  13 x 9 3/4.  A landmark in the study of the revered gemstone, combining the most authoritative contemporary jade research and opinion from the world's leading experts.  Hundreds of color photographs of jades from every continent, the majority never previously published.  Structured geographically and historically, plus sections on jade gemology, advice for buyers and collectors, and jade collections.  Also glossaries, an indispensible annotated bibliography, and a fine introduction by Keverne.  A must-have book.  Long o.p. and now SCARCE.  Excellent copy of the superior 1st edition, 1st printing.only $110  Also available: excellent 1st edition, 2nd printing, only $90

Keverne, Roger (Ed.).  FINE and RARE CHINESE WORKS of ART and CERAMICS: SUMMER EXHIBITION 2001.   London : Roger Keverne, 20 June 2001. 112 pp, 146 items-- including about 40 jades and hardstones from Shang to Qing-- illus in color; color frontis.  Price list.  Stiff covers, color illus, 11 x 8 1/2.  Lavish catalog, with choice items from a top dealer.  Brand new, only  $20

Keverne, Roger (Ed.).  FINE and RARE CHINESE WORKS of ART and CERAMICS: SUMMER EXHIBITION 2003.   London : Roger Keverne, 12 June 2003. 120 pp, 135 items-- including 35 jades and hardstones from Shang to Qing-- illus in color; color frontis.  Price list.  Stiff covers, color illus, 11 x 8 3/4.  Lavish catalog, with choice items from a top dealer.  Brand new, only  $20

Kleiner, Robert.  CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES.   Images of Asia series.  N.Y: Oxford University Press, 1994.  vi + 74 pp + 16 pp of 24 color plates + 16 b/w illus.  Hardbound, color illus, 8 x 5 1/4.  Compact guide to all aspects of Chinese snuff bottles, by an expert, well illustrated.  Only  $17.95

Kleiner, Robert.   CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES: The WHITE WINGS COLLECTION.  n.p. (printed in Hong Kong), n.d. (1997?).  xv + 300 pp, 214 items illus in color plates; other color illus.  Cloth, color illus d.j., decorative end-papers, 11 1/2 x 9.  How can one book be so beautiful and so scholarly?  The family collection of one of the world's top snuff bottle experts.  Illustrates and discusses more than 200 snuff bottles, including many jade bottles and rare examples made for Imperial use by the Palace workshops. $60

Knight, Michael.  EARLY CHINESE METALWORK in the COLLECTION of the SEATTLE ART MUSEUM.  Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1989.  (4) + 36 pp, b/w illus, figs.  Wraps, centerstapled, color illus.  9 1/2 x 7 1/2.  Concise, but scholarly and well-illustrated, introduction to a fine collection of early Chinese bronzes.  $14

Kraft, James Lewis.  ADVENTURE in JADE.  N.Y: Henry Holt & Co., 1947.  (8) + 81 + (1) pp, color frontis.  Only 1500 copies ever printed.   Cloth, gilt, illus d.j.  8 1/2 x 5 3/4, 2nd blank f.e.p. missing.  Rousing stories of jade collecting by the millionaire cheese tycoon.  Especially strong on American jade.  Only  $18

Laufer, Berthold.   ARCHAIC CHINESE JADES, Collected in China by A. W. Bahr, Now in Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.  Described by Berthold Laufer.  Thirty-six Plates, Three of Which are Colored.  Limited edition. N.Y: Privately printed for A. W. Bahr, 1927 (Lakeside Press, Chicago).  Inscribed dedication on f.e.p. "from Billy Bahr."   51 pp + 33 b/w plates + 3 color plates + (1) pp, illustrating 144 jades.  Paper over boards, gilt, cloth spine.  10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches.  Extraordinarily rare book beautifully illustrating the superb archaic jades that became the backbone of the Chicago museum collection.  Most of these pieces are not published elsewhere.  Excellent condition, previous owner name on f.e.p.   $ SOLD

Laufer, Berthold.  JADE: A STUDY in CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGY & RELIGION.   Publication of Field Museum of Natural History, Anthropological Series, Vol. X.  N.Y: Dover Publ., 1974.  (Reprint of 1912 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History ed.)  xiv + 370 + (5) pp, 68 plates, 204 text figs.  Paperback, sewn.  8 1/2 x 5 1/2.  Fine reprint of one of the jade “classics,” a comprehensive early study of archaic jades (see description above).  A must-have.  Now o.p., becoming hard to find.   $24

Lawton, Thomas.  CHINESE ART of the WARRING STATES PERIOD, Change and Continuity, 480-222 B.C.  Washington: Freer Gallery of Art, 1982.  202 + (1) pp, 138 items illus in b/w and color plates, most multiple view, figs, map, color frontis.  Stiff covers, color illus. 10 3/4 x 9.  Superb book by the renowned Smithsonian Museums jade expert.  Filled with sharp, crisp photos of jades from the absolute zenith of Chinese jade carving.  Also bronzes and lacquer ware.  A fine copy.  $48

Lee, Sherman E.  A HISTORY of FAR EASTERN ART.  (Revised, 3rd ed.)  N.Y: Harry N. Abrams and Prentice-Hall, 1973.  532 pp, 656 b/w illus + 60 color plates + map + chart.  Cloth, d.j.  11 3/4 x 9.  This huge, well-illus book by the renowned scholar (then Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art) comprehensively treats the entire range of Chinese arts.  $34

Levy, Adrian & Cathy Scott-Clark.  The STONE of HEAVEN, Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade.  Boston et al: Little Brown & Co., 2001. xxiii + 408 pp + 16 pp b/w photos; map. Cloth, gilt, color illus d.j.  9 1/2 x 6 1/4.  Combining historical research, travelogue, and investigative journalism, this study reveals the hidden history of the world's rarest and most valuable gem stone-- Imperial Green Jade.  Fascinating story of the people behind the stone that “shaped the destiny of nations and changed the lives of all who wore it.”  Published at $24.95. New copy, SPECIAL $16.95

Li Raymond.  SNUFF BOTTLE TERMINOLOGY: CHINESE and ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS. Part I: Glass - Agate - Quartz.  Hong Kong: Nine Dragons, 1981.   80 pp, 152 bottles illus in color plates. Hardbound, color illus, 9 1/4 x 6 3/8.  Wonderfully useful book filled with important information about your snuff bottles.  Very SCARCE.  Only $49

Li Xuegin.  The WONDER of CHINESE BRONZES.  Beijing : Foreign Languages Press, 1980.  First edition. (2) + 80 pp + 39 color plates; figs.  Cloth, color illus d.j. 10 1/2 x 7 1/2.  Classic treatment of Chinese bronzes, every collector should have, a delight to the eye.  This copy good x-lib with good d.j. but f.e.p. removed.  Only $16.95

Lion-Goldschmidt, Daisy & Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard.  CHINESE ART.  (3 Vols.)   Vol. I: Bronzes, Jade, Sculpture, Ceramics.  Vol. II: Gold, Silver, Later Bronzes, Cloisonne, Cantonese Enamel, Lacquer, Furniture, Wood.  Vol. III: Textiles, Glass, Ivory, Rhino Horn, Hardstones, Snuff Bottles, Inkcakes and Inkstones.  (Tran. from ARTS de la CHINE.)  N.Y: Rizzoli, 1980.  264 pp + 278 pp + 243 pp; 623 b/w and color plates.  Stiff covers, color illus, 10 1/2 x 8 1/4.  Magnificent publication, remarkable in its breadth of coverage.  Excellent coverage of jades and bronzes, but much, much more.  Even single volumes hard to find, the complete 3-vol. set SCARCE and highly sought.  Complete set $89  Also available, Vol. I (the Jades volume), only $29

Loehr, Max.   RELICS of ANCIENT CHINA, from the Collection of Dr. Paul Singer.  N.Y: The Asia Society, 1965. 171 pp, 152 b/w and tipped-in color plates, text figs. Stiff covers, color illus, 11 x 8 1/2.  Scholarly text and wonderful illustrations of one of the finest collections in private hands. Only $24

Long Sang Ti.  CHINESE JADE, WHY CALLED "LUCKY STONE".   N.Y: Long Sang Ti Curios, 1926.  47 pp, 23 photos, paper over boards, col. scenic endpapers.  7 1/4 x 5 1/4.  One of the most charming jade books ever published.  This slim volume has rare photos of old-time jade carvers at work, as well as the jades themselves with prices (from 1926), and a very readable account of Chinese jade carving.  $24.95

Lung Ta-Yuan.  KU YU T'U P'U (GUYU TUPU, ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTION [or MANUAL] of ANCIENT JADES), a.k.a. SUNG CH'UN-HSI CHIH PIEN (The Sung Catalog, 1176)).   Vols. 1-8 (of 16?).   2nd preface by Kiang Ch'un, 1779.  First printed edition. Peking: Ch'ing Ch'ien-lung year 44 (= 1779).   (1) + 124 + 144 + 166 + 144 + 168 + 170 + 144 + 168 pp, 559 woodcut illus; 46 (of 100) chuan (chapters), Chinese text.  Stitched Chinese style (some stitching loose), 12 1/4 x 7 1/4.   Custom made plexiglas storage case.   This famous, historic, and controversial book is discussed in depth by Hansford, Laufer, Born, Goette, and Pope-Hennessy.   Rawson lists it as "Long Dayuan et al. Guyu tupu, compiled in 1773 and first printed 1779."   It was notorious for being spuriously attributed to the Song emperor Gaozong (Xiaozong, 1127-62), completed in 1176 by a group of eminent scholars and artists under Long Dayuan.  The 1779 preface was written by Jiang Chun.  Declared a forgery in 1789 by the Qianlong library project, a reprint was issued 1869.  This famous book is discussed by Sinkankas in Keverne's "Jade" and by reknowned scholar Paul Pelliot in "Note on the Ku Yu t'u P'u" in T'oung Pao 29 (1932).  Ming Wilson’s recent jade book treats it extensively.  The UCLA East Asian Library has a 24 vol. edition and a London rare book dealer offered a 12(?) vol edition in 1985.  The famous Bishop Collection jade book translates one of the Prefaces.  EXCEPTIONALLY RARE and historic jade book, valuable for its 559 woodcuts.   $ SOLD

Luzzatto-Bilitz, Oscar.  ANTIQUE JADE.  (Tran. of Antiche Giade.)  London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969.  158 pp, 71 color plates.  Cloth, gilt, color illus d.j.  7 3/4 x 5 1/2.  Compact and highly readable intro to jade, with well chosen examples and excellent photos.  $24

Luzzatto-Bilitz, Oscar.  ORIENTAL LACQUER.  (Tran. of Lacche Orientali.)  London: Paul Hamlyn Publ. Group Ltd, 1969 (1966).  158 pp, 73 color plates.  Cloth, gilt, color illus d.j.  7 3/4 x 5 1/2.  Readable and well-illustrated introduction to lacquer wares, excellent photos.  $21

Lyons, Elizabeth. (R. J. Poor, Ed.).   ARCHAIC CHINESE JADES: MR. and MRS. IVAN B. HART COLLECTION.  Northampton: Smith College Museum of Art, 1963.  70 pp, 50 text photos.  Stiff covers, color illus.  8 1/2 x 5 1/2.  A superb collection rich in Shang and Zhou jades, well described and illustrated with crisp b/w plates.  Becoming SCARCE.   $25

Lyons, Elizabeth and Robert Sonin.   JADE EAST and WEST, An Exhibition Organized by the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, January 25 through March 2, 1980.  Coral Gables: Lowe Art Museum, 1980.  (1) + 24 pp, 33 b/w illus. Stiff covers, color illus, centerstapled, 10 x 10.  Top quality jades from all periods, mostly Chinese but some Pre-Columbian.  Comprehensive text.  SCARCE.  $26

Lytle, Miriam Anderson.  The LIZZADRO COLLECTION, CHINESE JADES and OTHER HARD STONE CARVINGS.  Chicago: John Racila Assoc., 1982.  124 pp, 68 color photos + color foldout + b/w photos, maps.  Cloth, gilt, d.j.  11 1/2 x 9.  Brand-new copy, still in shrink-wrap.  Big, sharp color pix of simply superb pieces, especially large Qing Dynasty masterpieces.  $55

MacFall, Russell P. (Ed.) with Marcia K. Branham.  WYOMING JADE: A PIONEER HUNTER'S STORY.   First edition.  San Diego: Lapidary Journal, 1980.  vii + 56 pp, b/w photos, map.  Stiff covers, color illus.  11 x 8 1/2.  Fascinating stories of the finest quality jade fields in the U.S.  Additional info on jade composition and jade from Asia and New Zealand.  SCARCE.  Reduced to $12.50

MacKenzie, Finlay.   CHINESE ART.  London: Spring Art Books, 1961.  40 pp + 48 color plates; figs.  Cloth, gilt, no d.j.  10 3/4 x 9 1/2.  Excellent introduction to the full range of Chinese arts, including ancient bronzes and jades.  Well illustrated.  Only $6

Markel, Stephen (Ed.).   The WORLD of JADE.   Bombay: Marg Publns, 1992.  (iv) + 124 pp, 124 color and b&w plates; maps.  Cloth, petrographic endpapers, color illus d.j., 9 1/2 x 13.  Chapters by world experts on Early Chinese Jades, Working Jade in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jades from the Islamic World, Mughal Jades, European Jade, Mayan and Costa Rican Jade, New Zealand Maori Jade, and Scientific and Technical Analysis.  Big, beautiful book with broad coverage, highly sought.   Closed 1" tear to d.j.  From India and SCARCE.   $60

McArthur, Meher.    The ARTS of ASIA: MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES, STYLES.   London: Thames & Hudson, 2005. 256 pp, 435 color illus. Cloth, gilt, embossed, color illus d.j. 10 1/4 x 9. Beautifully produced book with 10 chapters, one each on jade, stone, ivory, bamboo, and more. Fascinating information and useful hints for the collector. In print at $50, this as-new copy only $24

McCune, Evelyn.    The ARTS of KOREA: An ILLUSTRATED HISTORY.   3rd printing.  Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1967 (1962).  452 pp, 49 color and 265 b/w plates. Cloth (silk), no d.j.   10 1/2 x 7 1/2.  The must-have reference on Korean arts, presents "a full sweep of Korean artistic achievement, from its mysterious origins in neolithic times to its brilliant flowering in the Koryo pottery and the Yi painting."  Stain to cover.  SCARCE, sometimes selling for up to $200.   Only $48

Medley, Margaret.   A HANDBOOK of CHINESE ART, for Collectors and Students.   N.Y: Horizon Press, 1964.  142 pp, b/w illus.  Cloth, gilt, illus d.j., 8 3/4 x 5 3/4.   Valuable addition to the bookshelf of any serious student of Chinese art.  This is the SCARCE hardbound edition.  Only $11.95

(Metropolitan Museum of Art).  TREASURES from the BRONZE AGE of CHINA, An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China.  N.Y: Ballantine Books, 1980.  192 pp, 105 color plates + b/w photos, figs.  Stiff covers, 11 x 8 1/2.  Illustrates, describes, and interprets ancient Chinese works of art, including magnificent archaic jades, lent to 5 U.S. museums. See also the scholarly edition, below.  Only $22

(Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wen Fong, Ed.).  TREASURES from the BRONZE AGE of CHINA, An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China.  N.Y: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. xv + 386 pp. 105 objects illus in 121 color plates, 130 b/w photos; 10 maps. Cloth, gilt, no d.j. 12 1/4 x 9 1/2. The "scholarly" edition illustrating, describing, and interpreting ancient Chinese works of art, including magnificent archaic jades, lent to 5 U.S. museums for this major exhibition. A big, heavy, beautifully produced book, the standard reference work on the subject. See also the "popular" edition, above. Only $30

(Metropolitan Museum of Art).  CHINESE DECORATIVE ARTS.  (Denise P. Leidy, W. A. Siu, and J. C. Y. Watt.)  The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Summer 1997.  N.Y: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997.  71 pp, 80 color plates, color section separators.  With 19 pp essay "Jades and Other Hard Stones" illustrated with priceless examples, mostly from the Heber Bishop collection.  Also sections on ivories, bamboo, lacquer and more.  Stiff covers, color illus, 11 x 8 1/2.  Only $16

(Michigan Oriental Art Society).  CHINESE JADES: The GREAT TRADITION, at Cranbrook Institute of Science.  Bloomfield Hills: Michigan Oriental Art Society, 1977.  20 pp + 1 pp loose addendum; b/w illus.  Wrprs, illus, 9 x 6 1/2.  A concise, basic introduction to jade, archaic through Qing, with 20 jades illus.  SCARCE collector's item.  $12

Moss, Hugh M.  A GUIDE to the COLLECTOR of CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES.  Reprinted from The Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide.  London: City Magazines, Ltd., n.d.  10 pp, b/w & color illus.  Stiff covers, color illus, centerstapled.  11 x 8 1/2, one page with underlining.  With brief articles by the famous author on snuff bottle history, dating, materials, methods of manufacture, stoppers, and display.  SCARCE, copies having sold for over $150.  This copy only  $20

Moss, Hugh M. (Ed.).  CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES: 5, A magazine for the collector and student of Chinese snuff bottles.  London: Hugh Moss, 1969.  144 pp, color & b/w illus. Hardbound, color illus, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4.  This "magazine" actually a beautifully produced book, a valuable reference with important articles such as two on hornbill ivory, plus historic ad announcing the founding of what became the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society.  SCARCE.  Only $29

Moss, Hugh M. (Ed.).  SNUFF BOTTLES of CHINA.  London: Bibelot Publrs Ltd, 1971.  Limited edition of 500.  158 pp, 409 bottles illus in tipped-in color plates, color frontis.  Cloth, gilt, decorative endpapers, color illus heavy folded d.j.  13 1/2 x 11.  The first and only edition of this huge, classic, must-have reference. Fewer than 500 copies printed.  Sometimes sells for over $400.  Book in excellent condition; closed 2.5" tear to d.j. mended..  $149

(Museum of Modern Art.)  The NEW JAPANESE PAINTING and SCULPTURE.  N.Y: Museum of Modern Art, 1966.  116 pp, b/w & color illus.  Stiff covers, illus, 9 1/2 x 8 1/4.  A rare look into modern Japanese art.  $12.50

(National Gallery).  The EXHIBITION of ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS of the PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC of CHINA.   An Illustrated Handlist.  Washington, D.C: National Gallery of Art, 1975.  104 pp, numerous color and b/w plates.  Stiff covers, color illus, 9 1/2 x 8 1/2.  Well-illustrated catalog of an outstanding exhibition of Chinese jades, bronzes, and other famous museum pieces the PRC.  $17.50

(National Museum of Korea).   5000 YEARS of KOREAN ART.  An exhibition organized by the National Museum of Korea for the following museums in the United States ... San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 1979. 192 pp, 40 color plates, 256 b/w plates, 5 b/w figs, map, frontis. Stiff covers, color illus. 11 x 8 1/2. Magnificent pieces well illus. and described. Personal copy of Jack Sewell, exhibit curator at Chicago Art Institute, with his name on f.e.p. and extensive annotations. $24

(National Palace Museum).  MASTERWORKS OF CHINESE JADE in the NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM.  (Wu Feng-p'ei, Ed.)  Taipei: National Palace Museum, 1969.  (6) + 50 color plates + 40 pp Chinese, Japanese, and English commentary; figs.  Cloth, gilt, 11 x 8 1/2.  Color illus slipcase. A classic jade reference, part of the acclaimed National Palace Museum series, long out-of-print.  $49   Another copy, w/o slipcase, at $39

(National Palace Museum).  MASTERWORKS of CHINESE BRONZE in the NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM.  (Kao Jen-tsun, Ed.)  Taipei: National Palace Museum, 1969.  (8) + 109 pp, 50 color plates + 76 b/w figs; Chinese, Japanese, and English commentary.  Cloth, gilt, 11 x 8 1/2.  Color illus slipcase. Magnificent examples-- principally Shang and Zhou-- from the NPM well-illus in color, plus numerous b/w illus of inscriptions, etc.  $47

(National Palace Museum).   MASTERPIECES of CHINESE MINIATURE CRAFTS in the NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM.   (Wu Yu-chang, Ed.)  Taipei: National Palace Museum, 1971.  (7) + 50 color plates + 97 + (1) pp Chinese, Japanese, and English commentary.  Cloth, gilt, 11 x 8 1/2.  Color illus slipcase.  One of the superb NPM series, long out-of-print.  Filled with choicest examples illustrating the old Chinese ideal, "Perceiving grandness through smallness" (Xiao zhong jian da).  $45

(National Palace Museum).  MASTERWORKS of CHINESE JADE in the NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM - SUPPLEMENT.   (Mai Chih-ch'eng, Ed.)  Taipei: National Palace Museum, 1973.  (8) + 50 color plates + 37 pp Chinese, Japanese, and English commentary. Cloth, gilt, 11 x 8 1/2.  Plastic book protector and color illus slipcase, as issued.  50 more of the most magnificent jades from the NPM, superbly illus and described.  Highly sought reference, much harder to find than its predecessor volume.  $62

(National Palace Museum).   The REFINED TASTE of the EMPEROR: SPECIAL EXHIBITION of ARCHAIC and PICTORIAL JADES of the CH'ING COURT.  (Chang Li-tuan, author.)  First printing. Taipei: National Palace Museum, 1997.  210 + (2) pp, 73 large color plates, 2 fold-outs + add'l color & b/w illus.  English and Chinese text.  Cloth, gilt, color illus d.j., 12 x 8 1/2.  A beautifully produced book highlighting a breath-taking exhibition.  Long out-of-print and highly sought, sometimes selling for over $200.  As new copy. $95

Ng, John Y. & Edmond Root.   JADE for YOU: VALUE GUIDE to FINE JEWELRY JADE.  First limited edition. Los Angeles (Hong Kong): Jade N Gem Corp. of America, 1984. 107 pp, numerous color illus; figs. Cloth, gilt, color illus. d.j. 11 1/4 x 8 1/2. The finest book ever written on jadeite (jewelry jade), especially the evaluation of jadeite cabochons. The valuable and meticulously printed jadeite comparison chart is described and included in this beautifully produced work. EXTREMELY SCARCE limited edition, never reprinted. As new copy. $179

Nott, Stanley Charles. CHINESE JADE THROUGHOUT the AGES, A Review of Its Characteristics, Decoration, Folklore, and Symbolism.  Rutland, Vt: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1962 (reprint of 1937 edition).  xx + 193 pp + 148 b/w and color plates; figs, frontis.  Cloth, d.j.  10 3/4 x 7 3/4.  One of the first, and still one of the best, books on Chinese jades.  Mint copy in illus slipcase.  Reduced to $59   Other copies available at lower cost, inquire.

(Orientations).  ORIENTATIONS (Magazine).   The monthly magazine for collectors and connoisseurs of Asian art.  Hong Kong: Orientations Magazine, Ltd., Sept 1987.  Incl. “Animal Motifs on Early Western Zhou Bronzes” by Jessica Rawson (some jades pictured, too).  91 pp, numerous color and b/w illus.  Stiff covers, illus. 11 1/4 x 8 1/4.  $12

(Orientations).  ORIENTATIONS (Magazine).   The monthly magazine for collectors and connoisseurs of Asian art.  Hong Kong: Orientations Magazine, Ltd., April 1988.  Incl. 12 pp, well illustrated article “Dragons, Masks, Axes and Blades from Four Newly-documented Jade-producing Cultures of Ancient China” by jade scholar Elizabeth Childs-Johnson.  74 pp, numerous color and b/w illus.  Stiff covers, illus.  11 1/4 x 8 1/4.  $16

(Palace Museum).  The SELECTED HANDICRAFTS from the COLLECTIONS of the PALACE MUSEUM.   Peking: Wen Wu Press, 1974.  112 pp, 100 color plates.  White silk cloth, d.j, cinnabar endpapers.  With separate 28 pp catalog in English bound in.  10 x 9.  Numerous museum jades, including the world's largest Chinese jade carving.  Ex-lib in exc condition (appears unread) w/ d.j. protector.  $37*

(Palace Museum).  JADE ARTIFACT COLLECTION in the PALACE MUSEUM.   (Zhang Guangwen & Zhang Shoushan, authors.)  First edition.  Beijing: Forbidden City Publ House of the Palace Museum, 1996.  158 pp, 150 color plates.  Chinese & English text.  Doubled stiff covers, color illus, 11 x 8.  Lavishly illustrated, well written introduction to this world famous collection.  Spine loose, otherwise perfect.   $42

Palmer, J. P.  JADE.  London: Spring Books, 1967.  44 pp + 54 color plates + 8 b/w photos.  Cloth, gilt, d.j.  10 3/4 x 9 1/2.  Still one of the absolutely best jade appreciation books, for its carefully selected examples and soft and true colors.  Contents: Introduction, The physical properties of jadeite and nephrite, Where jade is found, China Persia and India, New Zealand, Pre-Columbian America, Chronological tables, Map of Jade in Asia, Notes on the illustrations.  $26

Pearce, G. L.   GREENSTONE: The STORY of NEW ZEALAND JADE.  Drawings by Harry Dansey. Auckland, N.Z.: Wm. Collins Publrs., 1971. 109 pp, b/w illus + 8 pp color illus. Stiff covers, color illus, 7 1/2 x 5. The finest, most artistic jade carving today is done in New Zealand, expanding on Maori tradition. If you are at all interested in N.Z. jade, old or new, you need this book. As new copy.. Only $16.95

Pegg, Richard A.   A WALK THROUGH the AGES: CHINESE ARCHAIC ART from the SONDRA LANDY GROSS COLLECTION.  Brookville, NY: Hillwood Art Museum, 2004. 224 pp, 37 items illus in multiple color plates; map.  Stiff covers, color illus, 12 x 9 1/2.  A big book cataloging an amazing private collection, with entire chapter on jade featuring superb archaic jades. Only $18

Perry, Lilla S.    CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES: The ADVENTURES & STUDIES of a COLLECTOR.  Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co., (1969) 1960.  158 pp, 150 full-size color & b/w illus, figs.  Cloth, embossed, color illus d.j., 10 x 10 1/4.  The book that started it all!  The first-- and still the finest-- comprehensive and authoritative intro to Chinese snuff bottles.  Covers every type and material, superb illus.   A technical book, but with helpful text that reads as entertainingly as fiction.  Becoming SCARCE.  Mint copy in original illus slipcase, appears unread. $60  Private ex-lib w/ only a card pocket, no spine or other page marks, appears unread.  $50  Other copies available.

Peterson, Harold (Ed.) et al.   CHINESE JADES: ARCHAIC and MODERN, from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Rutland, Vt: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1977. 176 pp, 15 color plates, 235 b/w photos.  Cloth, d.j., 11 x 7 3/4 inches.  Archaic jades-- and some later ones, too-- mostly from the magnificent Pillsbury collection, all well-photographed and described.  A must-have book for the serious student of jade. SCARCE. $85. Also avail good x-lib copy, only $70

Pope-Hennessy, Una.   EARLY CHINESE JADES.  First (and only) edition, "Printed and Made in Great Britain," first American release.  N.Y: Frederick A Stokes Co., 1923.  xx + 149 pp (13 figs) + 64 plates (8 in color) illustrating 125 jades, facing tissue guards printed with captions.  Cloth, gilt, 11 3/8 x 9 inches. Highly important reference by Dame Una Birch Pope-Hennessy (1876-1949) covering jade sources, the significance of jade, astronomical instruments, the ritual jades, tablets and weapons, jades for the living and the dead, seals, musical instruments, jade mountains and vessels, animals, and much more.  Razor sharp plates of jades from top private collections, many not published elsewhere.  EXTREMELY SCARCE; when copies come on the market they sometimes sell for up to $900.  BIG, heavy book, a must-have reference for the serious collector.  This copy in excellent condition.  $SOLD.

Schedel, J. J.  The SPLENDOR of JADE, FOUR THOUSAND YEARS of the ART of CHINESE JADE CARVING.   N.Y: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1974.  221 pp, 97 color plates, figs.  Cloth, color illus. d.j.  12 1/4 x 9.  A big volume, one of the most sumptuous of the "jade appreciation" books, showing off an absolutely unbelievable collection.  A "must have."  Copies available with/without d.j. from $88 to $118

Schoon, Theo.   JADE COUNTRY.  Sydney, Australia: Jade Arts, 1973.  Boldly inscribed by the author.  143 pp, 105 color plates, 6 pp color drawings, map.  Cloth, gilt, d.j. illus. 9 3/4 x 7 1/2.  New Zealand is where the finest jade carving is taking place today.  This is one of the best overall introductions to Maori and NZ contemporary jade art.  $49

Scott, Rosemary E. (Ed.).  CHINESE JADES: COLLOQUIES on ART & ARCHAEOLOGY in ASIA No. 18.   London: Percival David Foundation, 1997.  262 pp, numerous b/w illus.   Stiff covers, color illus.   11 x 8-1/2.  Sixteen well researched and illustrated articles by top jade scholars, covering the full range of archaic jades, with interesting information about their collectors, too.  A must-have for the serious student of jade.  $45

Singer, Dr. Paul.   EARLY CHINESE MINIATURES.  N.Y: China Institute in America, 1977. 95 + (1) pp, 224 items illus in b/w photos, 2 b/w figs. Stiff covers, color illus, 9 1/4 x 8. Exceptional little pieces, including many fine jades, from top collections world-wide. Fine copy. Becoming SCARCE.  $27

Smith, Caron & Sung Yu.  RINGING THUNDER: TOMB TREASURES from ANCIENT CHINA.  San Diego: San Diego Museum of Art, 1999.  133 pp, 102 color plates, add’l b/w illus, maps.  Stiff covers, color illus, 11 x 8-1/2.  Magnificent examples of jades, bronzes, lacquers and more from the Eastern Zhou period as unearthed in Hubei province.  Superb photos, excellent, up-to-date text.  Published at $29.95, this brand-new copy still in shrink-wrap.   Only $19

Smith, Philip Chadwick Foster.  The EMPRESS of CHINA.  Philadelphia: Philadelphia Maritime Museum, 1984.  xviii + 331 pp, 71 b/w illus + appendix illus.  Stiff covers, color illus, map endpapers, 10 x 7.  The early China trade, detailing "for the first time the financial tribulations, the human arrogance, and the outright deceit which attended the voyage and many of the people connected with it."  Only $12

Stern, Harold P.  BIRDS, BEASTS, BLOSSOMS, and BUGS: The NATURE of JAPAN.  N.Y: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1976.  196 pp,140 items illus in color and b/w plates.  Stiff covers doubled, color illus, 9 3/4 x 9 3/4.  Beautifully illus book covering mostly paintings, but also lots of other Japanese decorative arts as well.  Stern was Director of the Freer Gallery at the time.  SCARCE.  $22.50

Stevens, Bob C.  The COLLECTOR'S BOOK of SNUFF BOTTLES.  First edition.  N.Y. and Tokyo: John Weatherhill, 1976.  xvi + 312 + (1) pp, 1034 bottles illus in color plates; figs, errata sheet.  Cloth (silk), imprinted and gilt.  Color illus slipcase.  12 x 9 1/4.  The Holy Grail of snuff bottle books!  Presents the history and lore of Chinese snuff bottles, all materials and shapes, art motifs and symbolism.  Full-color photos of 1034 masterpiece bottles + 65 related objects from the world's top collections.  Detailed captions, index of collections, and important info for identifying and dating snuff bottles.  Fascinating essay: "Favorites Among the Favored."  Extensive bibliography.  Printed in Japan to the highest standards and long out of print.  This excellent condition (appears unread) First Edition EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE.  Belongs on the shelf of every serious snuff bottle collector.  Reduced to $260   New copy of (also SCARCE) 1994 slipcased reprint also available: $145