About this title: An art expert named Lia Frank is in China to appraise a collection of porcelain that may or not be authentic, and as her task drags on she realizes that she must decide not only about the possibly faked collection but about matters closer to home and closer to her heart.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Date Published: 03/2002
ISBN-13:9780385319379ISBN:0385319371
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. 304 p.; 1.13" x 9.37" x 6.36". read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Date Published: 03/2002
ISBN-13:9780385319379ISBN:0385319371
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780385319379ISBN:0385319371
Description: Good in Very Good jacket. Very minor pencil underlinings Average used book, may have price sticker on front cover, and moderate shelfwear. read more
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780385319379ISBN:0385319371
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Nice tight copy. Usual library markings, text is clean and unmarked. DJ is protected with mylar cover. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Delta
Date Published: 2003-04-29
ISBN-13:9780385319454ISBN:0385319452
Description: Good. Mild shelf and corner wear; Tanning to page edges; Mild rubbing and wear to covers and spine; ** Free USPS tracking and confirm on US orders ** read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780385319379ISBN:0385319371
Description: New. Hardcover. NEW BOOK! Shipped via USPS with Delivery Confirm for all US orders to include the continental 48 states plus Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands and all APO & FPO military addresses. Orders are shipped from San Francisco, CA. International orders are shipped via USPS AIRMAIL LETTER POST in most cases and usually takes 7-14 days to arrive depending on how backed up your local Customs Office is. All orders processed within 2 business days, with ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Delta
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780385319454ISBN:0385319452
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Clean, tight, unmarked. Not brand new, yet still like new. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Date Published: 3/26/2002
ISBN-13:9780385319379ISBN:0385319371
Description: New. FIRST EDITION (with all numbers). Hardback w/ DJ. Enjoyable reading copy for your personal pleasure. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780385319379ISBN:0385319371
Description: Fine/Fine DJ/Fine. 0-385-31937-1. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Pr
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780385319379ISBN:0385319371
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. 296 pages. Synopsis As an American appraiser of fine Chinese porcelain, Lia Frank holds fragile beauty in her hands, examines priceless treasure with a magnifying lens. But when Lia looks in the mirror, she sees the flaws in herself, a woman wary of love, cut ... read more
"like her other novels, this is an education in a novel. the premise is that a fabulous cache of Chinese Imperial porcelains found somewhere, that has been previously uncatalogued, needs to be appraised. a rather singular woman goes to do the job, and her knowledge is encyclopedic...which means that i read this book with my computer ready to Google search every piece of porcelain she mentions, so i could actually see what a double gourd or wucai or a chicken cup looked like. some may find this book a little too dense with its depth of porcelain lore, but if you're like me and enjoy novels that introduce a new world to you, especially in retelling history as human story, then this is a well-written glimpse into the arcane and lucrative world of Chinese porcelain; both its current trade and its rich lineage."
"This is a great book if you are fascinated by Ancient Chinese porcelain. If not, then this book is pretty boring. It's a fictional book about a lady who evaluates the Chinese porcelain and determines if it is fake or real and can tell what Era/Dynasty it came from, and the people who try to pass off the fake porcelain as real. There is a love story thrown in there, but it's not enough to make the book worth reading."
"I loved her book the Last Chinese chef, this one seemed a little flat next to it, I will put this on the shelf and come back in a year and try it again"
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