| Chinese Junks and Other Native Craft Contributor(s): Donnelly, Ivon A. (Author), Powell, Gareth (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 9888552309 ISBN-13: 9789888552306 Publisher: Earnshaw Books Ltd OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 387.224 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.8" (0.45 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The sailing junk was an amazing vessel. From Tientsin to Hong Kong--and up and down the great rivers in between--Ivon A. Donnelly immortalized these lost treasures in this book from 1924, with a pen and sketchpad and with words that betray his passion for the ancient watercraft of China. Vivid and graceful, grotesque and gay, junks were supremely honed for their particular work. But time and new technology took their toll and the junk is today all but extinct. |