3v Jan Tschichold Chinese Color Woodblock Print Portfolios 1951 1952 1953 Lot For Sale

Binding: Loose Plate Portfolios & Softcover Thread-Bound BookSubject: Fine Press, Asian Art, Chinese Woodblock Printing, TypographyPublisher: Beechhurst Press / Holbein Publishing Co. (Switzerland)Designer: Jan TschicholdYear Printed: 1951, 1952, 1953 (Consecutive Set)Special Attributes: First American EditionsITEM DESCRIPTION:Up for sale is a highly collectible, consecutive three-volume run of mid-century Chinese color woodblock facsimile portfolios. Published between 1951 and 1953, these exquisite editions were curated and designed by the legendary Swiss typographer Jan Tschichold, printed via premium letterpress by the Holbein Publishing Company in Basle, Switzerland, and distributed in the US by The Beechhurst Press.These masterfully crafted facsimiles capture the exact texture, delicate coloration, and elegant essence of 17th-century Ming and Qing dynasty printing breakthroughs (including the multi-block \'douban\' technique).THE TRILOGY INCLUDES:Chinese Poetry Paper by the Master of the Ten Bamboo Hall (1951)Stated First American Edition.Complete with its original illustrated heavy cardboard slipcase and the pristine, traditionally thread-bound internal book (Shihhuchai Chianpu) with its ivory-toned ribbon ties perfectly intact.Chinese Color-Prints from the Painting Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden (1952)Stated First American Edition.Features 16 full-sized premium facsimile color reproductions on heavy stock.Early Chinese Color Prints (1953 Portfolio)Stated First American Edition.Housed in its original heavy matching slipcase wrapper. Features immaculate interior layout folders.CONDITION REPORT (Please Read Before offerding):This set is being sold together with honest vintage wear to the external packaging, but boasts pristine interiors. Please review the high-resolution listing photos closely:Internal Plates & Booklets: Near Mint / Fine. The individual loose color facsimile art plates, text folders, and title sheets are exceptionally clean, bright white, uncreased, and completely free of thumb folds, stains, writing, or foxing.Slipcases & Outer Folders: Shows structural vintage wear. The 1953 outer slipcase features a clean, complete split along its top edge. The 1952 Mustard Seed manual outer paper wrapper has localized tearing and minor paper loss along the right margin. The 1951 slipcase shows standard corner bumping and minor age-staining but remains structurally sound.