Search Results: Authors starting with B from ASIA PACIFIC LIBRARY

The Hague: : De Gruyter Mouton, 1968 104 pp.; 69 b/w illus. of Korwars, glossary, biblio.

Series: Art in its Context: studies in Enthno-Aesthetics edited by Adrian A. Gerbrands. Museum Series: Volume 2. ; Art In Its Context; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Good condition (no dustjacket). Lower spine brownish discol. and lower right corner half title has a small museum stamp.

ORIGINAL EDITION (not a later reprint)

Firenze & München: Pantheon Casa Editrice und Kurt Wolff Verlag,, 1929 4 Blatt, VIII, 136 Seiten, 1 Bl., Tafeln 1-62; 4 Bl., Tafeln 63-161. Original-Halbleder mit 5 falschen Bünden, Lederecken und Kopfgoldschnitt. (Kanten und Ecken bestoßen, etwas Lederabrieb, Leinenbezug am Oberrand etwas lichtspurig und besonders im unteren Bereich leicht wasserfleckig, trotz der beschriebenen Mängel im Ganzen ordentliche Exemplare). Selten. Ausführlich abgebildet werden die Stupa von Barhut, Bodh Gaya, Sanchi, Mathura, Sarnath und Amaravati. Das grundlegende Werk behandelt auch Kunstwerke, die in Afghanistan, Pakistan und Sri Lanka liegen,

Chamberlin 1063: "A collection of excellent plates illustrating this sculpture"

2 volumes. with together 161 plates. Original black half morocco and five raised bands (gilt) - title and top edge gilt- green cloth covers with especially in the lower part (margins) faintly waterstained. Otherwise good copies.
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31x23 cm.

Colombo: Lake House Bookshop, 1986 300pp. with 169 colour plates and 97 b&w photographs, line-drawings and maps. * EXTRA postage required ! Size: 30.5x23

Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1983 xii, 260pp. with 156 b&w plates and 59 figures. Size: 30.5x24.5

London, 1954 76pp. text and 48 b/w plates. Drawing of the Stupa-reconstruction. Map. Size: 28½x22

Amsterdam: Querido, 1940 532 S. GUTES EXEMPLAR. * Exil Ausgabe mit Rückentitel in Gold. * Name auf Vorsatz ( dieser leicht stockfleckig). Size: 18½x11½

Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd, 1999 224pp. with numerous photographs (architecture and sculpture). Aurobindo published the chapters on Indian art in 'Arya' (1930); and in 'The Significance of Indian Art' (1947) & 'The Foundations of Indian Culture' (1872). Size: 30x24

Brussel: Koninklijke Musea v. Kunst en Geschiedenis, 1989 Exhib. cat ( rare Dutch edition). 193pp. with 61 col. plates (sculptures, thang-ka's from the Guimet collection in Paris). Index. Glossary. Bibliogr. Symbols. Size: 27x23

Zwolle, 1999 128pp. with old photographs, col. plates and b/w illustrations throughout. Index. Glossary. * Exhib. cat of the Jewish Museum Amsterdam and the Russian Museum of Ethnography. Size: 28x21½

Berlin: Marquardt & Co., 1910 60 S. mit 57 Originalreproduktionen, einer Vierfarbentafel und einer Gravüre. Band mit Goldschmuck und eingeklebtem Bild. Size: 31½x25½

Batavia, 1934 An exceptional album in very good condition and batik-cloth binding with strings on BALI.
Privately published by the German photograph Willy BLANKE – Batavia 1934 – with 34 enlarged original gelatin silver prints – sizes from 15.5x10.2 to 13x19.4 cm. Photographs protected by original silk-like sheets.

Cremation of corpses in Bali. Ceremonial service at the cremation of the body of Her Serene Highness the aunt of the prince of GIANJAR Anak Agung Ngurah Agung (Child of the Holy Mountain) 22-28 August 1933. With these sharp photos, the photographer documents all stations of the cremation with processions, towers, bull (etc.). With unusual positions and perspectives (some from a bird's eye view). This photo reportage is written in detail with white ink.

Album was acquired in the Berlin Auction House Jeschke, Greve & Hauff on May 2000.

Willy Blanke was a professional ethnographic photographer in his time. His work has been published in several publications, e.g.… Read More

Leiden: Brill, 1962 Analysis of twenty one sculptures of the Rastrakuta, Calukya and Pallava schools. A good copy in slightly frayed dust wrapper. pp.xv, 260, 25 plates, 23 folding, text figures. Size: 27x20

Bombay: Taraporevala, D.B.Sons & Co. Volumes in grey halfcloth boards WITH dustjackets ( dj. vol. one: chipped on edges and strengthened top/bottom - vol. two: little chip top/bottom). Volume one with over 500 illustrations, and volume two with over 250. Volume one 5th edition (1965) - volume two 6th (1975). Good set. EXTRA postage required ! Size: 28.5x22.5

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1924 204pp. with col. (mounted) frontispiece, 3 col. (mounted w. tissueguards) & 72 full-page b/w plates. List of painters of the Mughal school. Index. VERY FINE and clean blue cloth copy with gilt lettering (no wear or stain). * Top and bottom spine slightly bumped. ** Two small (7x7 and 6x5) bookplates (designed by Georg Rueter). Size: 29½x23

Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1996 Studies in Asian Art and Archaeology, Volume 18.
237 pp. and 111 plates, Cloth with dustjacket. Size 30x23.

Leiden : E.J. Brill, 1969 520 pp.; 389 illustrations, 4 maps, index, biblio. Series: Studies in South Asian Culture, Volume 1. Leiden, 1969. Cloth. Dustjacket
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London: Duckworth, 1928 292pp. Blue cloth lettered in gold at spine. With a frontispiece and thirty-two photographic plates, including many taken by the author.His tour of the Mount Athos monasteries accompanied by Mark Ogilvie-Grant and David Talbot Rice. Condition: Very good - only last endpaper browned and spine ends a little bumped - first endpaper with a small exibris (5x4 cm).

Leiden: Brill Volume I (1946): 486pp. with 282 ills. on 80 plates and 80 text figures; Volume II (1949): 565pp. with 465 ills. on 120 plates and 141 text figs.; Volume IV (1960): 483pp. with 331 ills. on 80 plates and 174 text figs.; Volume V (1965): 430pp. with 312 ills. on 81 plates and 79 text figs. All volumes in fine condition ! Size: 25x17