Splendors of the East: Temples, Tombs, Palaces and Fortresses of Asia
by Wheeler, Mortimer (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Near Fine
- Seller
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Arvada, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
NY: Putnam, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Fine. Large pictorial view of the art, architecture and decorative motifs of Asian civilization, with 40 color photos, 350 black and white photos, along with paintings and drawings. Text by team of experts. Photos by Ian Graham. Small corner bumps. Dust jacket has small chip at rear corner. Large, heavy book requires extra charge for priority mail. No shipping charges outside the U.S..
First American edition.
First American edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3965
- Title
- Splendors of the East: Temples, Tombs, Palaces and Fortresses of Asia
- Author
- Wheeler, Mortimer (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Asian Art Culture Architecture Decorative Arts Middle East Southeast Asia China India Japan Illustrated By Photos Ian Graham
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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About the Seller
Old Algonquin Books
Biblio member since 2006
Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...