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The Dragon Beards 
Versus the Blueprints. 
Hsiao Ch'ien. 
1944
Hsiao Chien Binding Gilt titled leaon Underwood Woodcut Frontis Hand Made Marbled Paper

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Ch'ien, Hsiao: The Dragon Beards Versus the Blueprints. 'Meditations on post-war culture'. London: The Pilot Press, 1944. 1st ed. Slim 8vo. Recent half cloth over handmade marbled boards, gilt titles to spine. Viii, pp36, pages a little age toned, full page woodcut frontispiece by Leon Underwood. The writer covers areas of thought of Chinese intellectuals over East and West differences of it's time. An interesting commentary given the changes in lifestyle in China in the 21st Century.
Cat. No. 90667                                                £75

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