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Lost Cities of Asia Hardcover Book 1st Edition 1966 by Wim Swaan
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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.
- Dimensions:Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Style:Tibetan (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1966
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Inscribed in top of 1st page with date and name.
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