Koop, Albert J. 

Early Chinese Bronzes. London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1924

4to (330 x 235 mm). 110 full-page black and white plates, signed by Koop. Full origi🌠nal brown leather, spine with raised bands in six compartments, top edge gilt, others uncut.

First edition, deluxe issue, of this scarce reference work on Chinese bronze objects — numbered 31 out of 40 copies, of which only🥃 35 wer🍌e offered for sale.

An important work in the fields of both art and archaeology, the author attempts to display the range of bronze objects produced in China from the Hsia dynasty (2205 BC) to the Sung dynasty (1279 AD). It includes an excellent😼 bibliography, and provides information on detecting forgeries. Koop wrote the work while he was on the staff of the Victoria and Albert Museum.