Tsien, T.H. [ Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin ] - Written on Bamboo & Silk : The Beginnings of Chinese Books & Inscriptions

Chicago, University of Chicago Press, (1962). orig.cloth, dustwrapper.. 23x15cm, xiv,233 pp. Dustwrapper tears & chips.. Some rubbing. VG. In a rubbed & tape-repaired dustwrapper. ¶ Contents : Records on bones and shells -- Inscriptions on metals and clay -- Engravings on stone and jade -- Documents on bamboo and wood -- Silk as writing material -- The quasi-paper and paper manuscripts -- Tools and vehicles of writing.