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Asia: Traditions and Treasures
by Fairservis, Walter Ashlin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0810906953
- ISBN 13
- 9780810906952
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Harry N. Abrams In Collaboration With The American Museum Of Natural History, New York, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. acknowledgements, foreword by author, bibliography, credits and index. Map illustrated endpapers, showing Asia with the various countries delineated. The text is illustrated with copious colour photography, with photographs of the various Asian countries, and the artefacts have all been photographed from the Hall of Asian Peoples in the American Museum of Natural History in New York; there are sepia toned contemporary photographs throughout as well. Navy blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with French flaps, and white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. A combination book of the various Asian countries, there history, culture, and, particularly their arts and artworks. Minor, and I do mean minor, rubbing to the book corners and back strip edges. Previous owner's Chop to the lower right hand corner of the half title page. The dustwrapper shows very minor rubbing of its edges and panels. Size: Square Quarto. [15], 16 - 256 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Sociology; Asia; Art & Design. ISBN: 0810906953. ISBN/EAN: 9780810906952. Inventory No: 0122315. . 9780810906952
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0122315
- Title
- Asia: Traditions and Treasures
- Author
- Fairservis, Walter Ashlin
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810906953
- ISBN 13
- 9780810906952
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams In Collaboration With The American Museum Of Natural History
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Asia, history, art, sociology, culture, artefacts, people History; Sociology; Asia; Art & Design. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0810906953 EAN: 9780810906952 Fairservis, Walter Ashlin Asia: Traditions and Treasures
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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