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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English and Chinese text.; Hardcover (with slipcase).; 30.7 x 24 cm.; 1.9 kg.; 256 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The slipcase shows wear marks, edge wear, scuffs and scratches, is faded and shows a small bump at the bottom of the right side. The hardcover shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches, a small bump at the bottom of the spine, which resulted in a small tear. Interior with signs of wear, namely a few pages showing slight damage at the bottom left side from the bump on the spine. Remaining interior with minor signs of wear.; Catalogue from an exhibition held at The Tsui Museum of Art, October 17 - November 15, 1996.; This book was published for the 28th Annual Convention of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society held in Beijing and Hong Kong. It premiers snuff bottles spanning the entire Qing dynasty, the period in which bottles reached their apogee. This bilingual catalogue, English and Chinese, includes pieces from thirteen prominent collectors in Hong Kong, all of whom are members of the Society. The quality of snuff bottles gathered for this exhibition, numbering three hundred and twelve, results from the passion of individual collectors for the joy of finding superb examples and sharing them not only with the convention registrants but with the public at large. The quality of the bottles is, furthermore, testimony to the high aesthetic standards exercised by each collector.…