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LOST CITIES OF ASIA: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor.
Hardcover large coffee table book.
January 1, 1966 by Wim Swaan Author.
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LOST CITIES OF ASIA: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor.
Hardcover large coffee table book.
January 1, 1966 by Wim Swaan Author.
Published by Elek, London, 1966.
FIRST EDITION.
New York [1966], Putnams. Buff cloth, very good, tall, 178p. very good, 16 text illus., 50 color, 53 b.w. photos, index, 2 maps, bibliography. Scholarly study.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION An excellent art and archaeological history. Covers Ceylon: Anurdhapura: The sacred city of the Bo-tree. Sigirya: the rock fortress of the Parricide king. Polonnaruwa: late flow- ering of a great tradition. Pagan: the city of a myriad pagodas. Angkor: the abode of God-King.
Well illustrated. A very good copy. Illustrated by 103 black and white and colored plates and 18 maps, plans and figures in text.
A beautifully illustrated account of five ancient cities in Asia: Anuradhapura, Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa in Ceylon, Pagan in Burma and Angkor in Cambodia.
Bound in textured white cloth, gilt in pictorial dust wrapper.
Pictorial endpapers.
Publisher : G.P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition (January 1, 1966)
Language : English
Hardcover : 176 pages
Dimension: 9 x 11.25 inches.
Inscribed in top of 1st page with date.
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- Dimensions
- 9ʺW × 1ʺD × 11.5ʺH
- Styles
- Asian Antique
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Inscribed in top of 1st page with date and name. Inscribed in top of 1st page with date and name. less
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