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Karachi: Elite Publishers, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Near fine in fine dust wrapper in publisher's shipping case. 151 pages. 29 x 22 cm. 262 illustrations, 145 in color. The author a renown scholar, Director of Archaeology, Government of Pakistan casts a new interpretation of the origin and development of the Gandahara art deviating completely from the traditional point of view. A fresh, bright copy, front cover gilt lettering faded.

London: Academy Editions, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. vermillion cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 276 pages 31 x 26 cm. 400 illustrations, including over 50 in color. Al-Bayati , born in Baghdad, is one of the leading contemporary architects practicing in London. Bibliography. Index.

London: Sotheby, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Orig. printed wrappers. Near fine. 104 pages. 24 x 18 cm. Illustrated in color and black and white. Prices realized laid-in.

London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Orig. printed wrappers. Very good. 208 pages. 24 x 18 cm. Illustrated in color and black and white. Prices realized laid-in.

Wiesbaden: Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Very good. 340 pages. Illustrated. 255 entries. Exhibition catalog. Condordance.

London: Allan Wingate, 1963. 1st English edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated white cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. 162 pages. 29 x 21 cm. 343 color illustrations. Bibliography. Explains and describes the role played by pure ornamentation in Egyptian art and relates the growth in its use to the contemporary scene. The copious illustrations demonstrate the skill of these early artists in an array of vivid, full-page reproductions of infinite variety and subtlety. The color combinations are striking; and reflect a great ability to use a limited number of basic colors and create enormous variation.

Paris: Albert Guillot, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. basket weave beige cloth lettered in red. Fine. 148 pages. 31 x 24.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 528 of 1000. 128 photographs, 13 in color. First volume of publisher series, "Les Hauts Lieux De L'Histoire." Text in French. Bright, very fresh copy.

Marseille: Editions Parentheses, 1986. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. pictorial stiff wrappers. Very good. 129 pages. 21 x 24 cm. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps. A thorough study of the vernacular architecture of Burundi. Glossary. Text in French. Back cover upper corner creased.

Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1953. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Near fine.. 8 pages in text. Twenty-four black and white plates with descriptive text. Bodleian Picture Book No. 9.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth. Very good. 328 pages. 28 1/2 x 22 cm. Thirty-three color plates and a multitude of photographs, drawings, and plans to scale. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. One of the greatest cities in medieval Iran was Nishapur. It reached the height of its prosperity under the Samanids in the tenth century.

New York: E. Weyhe, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth. Very good. 259 pages. Folio, 38 x 29 cm. 94 plates. Limited edition, copy 261 of 500. All descriptive lettered tissue guards present. The author states, " The genesis of Mohammadan art is psychologically one of the most interesting chapters in the history of art." Ceramics presented are from the 12th to 14th centuries. Bibliography. Index. Interior contents clean, backstrip extremities and lower corners worn.

London: HMSO, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Orig. stiff wrappers. Fine in slightly soiled dust wrapper. 120 pages. 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 cm. Fifty-two black and white plates. 184 entries. Index of Artists.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth. Very good. 70 pages in text. 36 x 26 1/2 cm. Fifty plates plus illustrations in the text. Comprehensive Index. Fresh, clean copy, small scratches front and back cover.

London: British Museum, 1963. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Near fine.. 32 pages in text. 21 1/2 x 14 cm. Twenty-five plates in color and black and white.