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Watson \u0026amp; Company for Kelly \u0026amp; Walsh, 1932.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[7 leaves consisting of 1 blank, half title, title, Preface, Introduction, Contents]+[50 silver prints (12 hand-colored) tipped onto heavy paper. 50 photographs on 50 pages opposite a sketch and description of each image]+[1 blank]. Complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 60%; vertical-align: 0.7ex;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 60%; vertical-align: -0.3ex;\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e x \u003cstrong\u003e10\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 60%; vertical-align: 0.7ex;\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 60%; vertical-align: -0.3ex;\"\u003e4 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003einches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully bound in what appears to be gold colored leather over gilt stamped silk boards. This second edition, if not  scarcer than the 1st edition, is also more attractively bound. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear Fine: Light rubbing to the gold colored leather binding. Nice contemporary former owner's inscription to the first blank, some discoloration to front and rear inner boards from tape used to secure the original plastic wrapper. Else all pages in fine condition, and crisp and clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese photographs serve as an important and valuable historical record as the places in these photographs ceased to exist upon the completion of the dam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Please view photos to better assess condition. Additional photos and high resolution images are also available upon request. Although Shopify maintains the highest standards for secure and high quality websites, they do downgrade images to ensure page loading is optimal. 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He is currently a member of the China Artists Association, a member of the Chinese Gongbi Painting Society, an art editor and associate art editor at the Tianjin Yangliuqing Painting Society, and a painter specializing in landscape painting. He entered the Tianjin Arts and Crafts School in 1974 and the Tianjin Academy of Arts and Crafts in 1988, majoring in Chinese painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e　　His works have won numerous awards. His paintings of cats blend realistic Western painting techniques with meticulous brushwork in depicting animals, birds, and flowers. The cats are depicted with extreme accuracy and meticulous detail, combining traditional \"silk fur\" techniques with Western chiaroscuro techniques to fully express the texture and internal structure of the fur. 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