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The Miniature Paintings and Painters of Persia, India and Turkey (From the 8th to 18th Century)
by Martin, F.R
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG- (light wear to block edges but interior is clean and tight, dj has general shelf wear and small tears)
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Holland Press, 1968. Hardcover. VG/VG- (light wear to block edges but interior is clean and tight, dj has general shelf wear and small tears). Bright red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, black dust jacket with white lettering and color illustration, frontispiece, 156 pp, 271 plates with 5 plates in color, oversized book. Strictly limited to 500 copies. "Little can be said of this book except that it is without parallel and esential to any collector of Persian, Indian or Turkish miniatures. Mr. Martin first began collecting material when at Bukhara in 1894 and the book was first published in 1912, since when it has become extremely rate and sought after. This reprint has been made with great care and includes the five beautiful colour plates of the original."- Dust jacket,
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 174340
- Title
- The Miniature Paintings and Painters of Persia, India and Turkey (From the 8th to 18th Century)
- Author
- Martin, F.R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG- (light wear to block edges but interior is clean and tight, dj has general shelf wear and small tears)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Holland Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Middle Eastern Art ; Miniature paintings ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle Eastern Art;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Specializing in Fine and Decorative Arts, Photography and Gallimaufry since 1993. Visits encouraged by appointment to see our 70,000+ volumes. Many titles not online, call with wants and needs.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Reprint
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- Spine
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