Click for full-size.
A Collecting Odyssey: The Alsdorf Collection of Indian and East Asian Art
by Pal, Pratapaditya; Little, Stephen; Art Institute of Chicago
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0500974543
- ISBN 13
- 9780500974544
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Thames & Hudson, 1997-11-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12x9x1. Thames and Hudson, Inc. (The Art Institute of Chicago); New York, 1997. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, tan cloth binding with blind stamped emblem on front board and gilt lettering on spine, mild discoloration along board and spine edges, small discoloration spots bottom front joint, few small scuff marks bottom text block edge, a hint of sunning to page margins, text block a bit lose and separating from backing material, mild waving to pages along fore-edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, spine fade, scratch mark to rear panel, some creases to protective film on spine, fading to flap margins, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 359pp., catalogue, works cited, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1034573
- Title
- A Collecting Odyssey: The Alsdorf Collection of Indian and East Asian Art
- Author
- Pal, Pratapaditya; Little, Stephen; Art Institute of Chicago
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0500974543
- ISBN 13
- 9780500974544
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1997-11-01
- Size
- 12x9x1
- X weight
- 90 oz
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Frequently asked questions
Collecting Nebula Award Winners of the 1970s
The Nebula Award has been awarded to stories in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre every year since 1966. Learn about the winners of the 1970s!
What did people buy in 2020?
Plague journals, escapist literature, political history: explore our year in review, where we share rare book trends and a gallery of some of the most beautiful and interesting books sold in 2020.
