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The Gods of Northern Buddhism: Their History, Iconography and Progressive Evolution Through the Northern Buddhist Countries
by Getty, Alice
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1962. First Tuttle Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 220pp + 67 plates. Quarto [27.5 cm] Olive green cloth over boards with lettering in gilt and ornamental designs in black and red. Decorative endpapers. The spine ends are very gently bumped and faded. There is a previous owner's name along the top edge of the front free endpaper. In the illustrated dust jacket with rubbing, and light chipping to the edges. Illustrations from the collection of Henry H. Getty.
Alice Getty's study of the gods of Northern Buddhism has been recognized for almost half a century as a landmark achievement of unsurpassed excellence.
Alice Getty's study of the gods of Northern Buddhism has been recognized for almost half a century as a landmark achievement of unsurpassed excellence.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66297
- Title
- The Gods of Northern Buddhism: Their History, Iconography and Progressive Evolution Through the Northern Buddhist Countries
- Author
- Getty, Alice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Tuttle Edition
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Place of Publication
- Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Buddhism; eastern philosophy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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