Jaipur: The Last Destination by Nath, Aman - 1996-12-15

London: Tauris Park, 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good+. 1996. Reprint. Hardcover, 4to. in orange cloth, dust jacket. 224pp. photographs by Samar Singh Joda, Very good in good plus dust jacket. Dust jacket spine ends chipped, else dj is clean, unclipped, and in mylar. Light edge wear to boards. Internally unmarked. Large book may require extra postage.

Tauris Parke Books, 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 36 x 31 cm. Folio. 224pp. Red boards in dust jacket. Extensively illustrated with color photographs by Samar Singh Jodha. Corners are bumped.

I. B. Tauris & Company, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good+. 12x0x14. Jaipur: The Last Destination brings alive nine centuries, pulling history out of the realm of text books and making it a wondrous narrative of war and bravery; migration and settlement; loyalty, deceit and murder; of medieval connoisseurship of the architecture and the arts; of splendor, opulence and extravagance. In this visual survey of the city of Jaipur, Aman Nath traces the origins of the city and its development under the Rajputs of Rajasthan. He describes its rulers' skillful handling of relations with the Sultans of Delhi (both Turk and Afghan) and subsequently with the Mughals and the British. It details the extraordinary flowering of the arts under a succession of rulers, and using original photographs from the maharajahs' private collections he reveals the fantastic opulence of life at court. This book describes the wealth of a living culture that awaits modern visitors: the crafts of the gem… Read More

Tauris Parke Books, London, 1996. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 223 pages with 290 photographs in color. Folio sized red cloth covered boards with elegant stamping to the spine and cover, with rich illustrated paper dustjacket, both in crisp and new condition. Photography by Samar Singh Jodha. An exciting mix of vivid contemporary photographs of the Indian dynasty with opulent artworks and objects from nine centuries of history..

I. B. Tauris, 1996-12-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!