Princeton 2010, East Asian Library. Stiff pictorial wrs., a NEW unused copy, article pp.1-129, 22 b.w. photos,the whole issue with other articles, 19 x 25.6 cm., bibliography, 20 b.w. photos, 2 tables. FIRST & ONLY EDITION . *** **** *** . . THE TEN BAMBOO IS WORLD'S & CHINA'S FIRST . . . COLOR PRINTED BOOK . . . THE FIRST EDITION WAS PRINTED IN 1633 . * 1. Thomas Embrey: THE EDITIONS, SUPER STATES, AND STATES OF THE TEN BAMBOO STUDIO OF COLLECTION OF CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING. . This work is an update to the two useful articles by Robert Paine: a. "TEN BAMBOO STUDIO." An article in the Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, vol.49 [1950] pp.72-79. . b. "TEN BAMBOO STUDIO: Its Early Editions, Pictures, and Artists." Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, vol. 5, [1951], pp.39-64. . Ebrey goes into depth to ferret out the variances in the editions, pointing out the subtle differences between the "First Edition" and how various pages were printed using replacement blocks when the old blocks were worn out. . This is also an important bibliographical resource to assist collectors, students, dealers and scholars on how to elucidate the various editions and their associated publication dates. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** OTHER ARTICLES: . 2. Hiroki Kikuchi: LETTING THE COPY OUT OF THE WINDOW: A History of Copying Texts in Japan. . * 3. Joseph Dennis: FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF PUBLISHING LOCAL HISTORIES IN THE MING DYNASTY. . *** DISCONTINUATION OF THE EAST ASIAN LIBRARY JOURNAL: . This journal ceased publication in Autumn 2010, with volume 14, number 2 as its last issue. . The journal is now out-of-print as of that date. The journal was published in a small number of copies and is now scarce. . *.