桂林山水 / Guilin Scenery: 王梧生摄影集 / Photo Collection by Wang Wusheng

$4.39

Description

A striking vintage collection of landscape photography, 'Guilin Scenery' presents the masterwork of renowned Chinese photographer Wang Wusheng. Published in Beijing by the Foreign Languages Press circa 1985, this bilingual (Chinese/English) edition was instrumental in showcasing China's natural beauty to the world during its period of opening up. Wang Wusheng's photographs are celebrated for their artistic quality, evoking traditional 'shanshui' ink wash paintings. While the book itself is a cloth hardcover, this copy is notable for retaining its original dust jacket, though the jacket is in Fair condition with significant surface scuffing and abrasions. It remains a significant item for collectors of 20th-century photography and Chinese art.

Condition Details

This is a hardcover book in its original dust jacket. The binding is assumed to be tight, but the dust jacket is in Fair condition. The light blue paper jacket exhibits significant surface damage, with numerous scuffs, scrapes, and abraded spots where the top layer of paper has been rubbed away, particularly noticeable near the bottom edge. The corners and spine ends of the jacket show minor chipping and wear. The condition of the internal text block and pages is unknown as they are not depicted. The book is offered as-is, with flaws primarily related to the dust jacket.