Softcover
1929 · New York
by Hyam, Leslie and Shirley Falcke
New York: American Art Association / Anderson Galleries, Inc, 1929. Softcover. VG+ internally but for art museum blind stamp (not library stamp) to bottom of title page; normal general shelf wear to covers (light age toning and fingerprint smudging; bottom half inch of spine's outer layer missing).. Tan wraps with black lettering. 193 pp. with numerous bw images and one bw folding plate (Imperial Silk Brocade Hanging). Auction catalogue from the collection of Yamanaka & Company, London and New York, sold on December 4th to 7th, 1929. Sale number 3798. 1017 items, each described in brief. With a foreword by Leslie Hyam and Shirley Falcke. The sale was in 4 sessions, each a different day. Yamanaka & Company was an Asian art firm founded by Yamanaka Sadajiro (1865-1936) and had locations in New York (1895), Boston (1899) and London (1900); also an agent in Paris (1905), office in Beijing (1917) and branch in Chicago (1928).
(Inventory #: 155396)