CARTER, DAGNY. Four Thousand Years of China's Art. New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1948. First edition. 8vo. Dark blue cloth boards. Inscribed by author on half-title to Emily Hartwell Tupper. Condition: Good; partial/torn dust jacket. Includes ALS by the author to Tupper, thanking her for hosting at her "charming home," and writing that she's become popular with her friends because of her travel tales of Portland and Seattle. Also, with misc. notes and several copies of photographs of Empress Dowager Cixi stamped Seattle Art Museum. Emily Hartwell Tupper (daughter of Carrie Amelia Hartwell Tupper) was the Curator of Textiles for the Seattle Art Museum (1966-1972) and authored museum publications. TOGETHER WITH TWO OTHERS: SOWERBY, ARTHUR DE CARLE. Nature in Chinese Art. New York: The John Day Company, 1940. Illustrated throughout. Owner's signature for Marion (Tupper) Bressler, Emily Hartwell Tupper's sister. AND: ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA. Britannica Booklet No. 1, Chinese Art, A Selection of Articles Frome the New 14th Edition... A Brief Survey of the Various Arts and Their Periods in China. London: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, LTD., 1932. Illustrated throughout. FROM THE FAMILY OF REV. CHARLES HARTWELL (1825-1905) and Lucy Estabrook Stearns Hartwell (1827-1883); their children Charles Stearns Hartwell (1855-1931), Emily Susan Hartwell (1859-1951), and Carrie Amelia Hartwell Tupper (1864-1959); Congregational missionaries and philanthropists in Foochow (Fuzhou), China, 1850s-1930s. NOTE: All lots are sold as is and where is. Turner Auctions + Appraisals, LLC provides condition reports upon request to aid in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales are final, Turner Auctions + Appraisals, LLC does not give refunds based on condition. Turner Auctions + Appraisals, LLC does not perform any shipping or packing services. We do have a list of suggested shippers who gladly provide quotes prior to your bidding. Please visit our webpage for a list of recommended shippers.