The Sacred Oasis ; Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, Tun Huang
by Vincent, Irene Vongehr
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good(+) copy in Very Good(-) DJ protected by mylar sheet. Sunning around board edges; very light bumps to board corners; 1"/very good -
- Seller
-
Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good(+) copy in Very Good(-) DJ protected by mylar sheet. Sunning around board edges; very light bumps to board corners; 1" brown liquid stain to lower fore edge of pages; light soiling to DJ; a few small and medium tears to DJ corners and edges, but DJ very much in tact; else very nice copy; pages are bright and free of marks; binding is solid./very good -. Large octavo in black cloth boards in yellow dust jacket; illus., folded map; 114 p., 25 cm. Inscribed by author; preface by Pearl Buck.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83510
- Title
- The Sacred Oasis ; Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, Tun Huang
- Author
- Vincent, Irene Vongehr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good(+) copy in Very Good(-) DJ protected by mylar sheet. Sunning around board edges; very light bumps to board corners; 1"
- Jacket Condition
- very good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Mural painting and decoration, Buddhist Art, Travel Writing, Photography, Caves, China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bumps
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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