On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks, Brief Narrative of Three Expeditions in Innermost Asia and North-Western China
by Stein, Sir Aurel
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co Limited, 1933. xxiv, 336, 1 folding map at the back, 2 pp book adverts. Publisher's brown cloth gilt with embossed gilt decoration to front cover, top edge gilt, coloured frontispiece, title vignette, 147 illustrations of places, people, landscapes, buildings etc. Slight toning of eps, owner inscription of Oxford scholar D.Penny on ffep, corners bumped, a little rubbing of top and tail of spine, else very good. Many coloured plates with tissue guards illustrating the paintings from the Cave of a Thousand Buddhas at Tun Huang. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.
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- Bookseller
- Interquarian
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002702
- Title
- On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks, Brief Narrative of Three Expeditions in Innermost Asia and North-Western China
- Author
- Stein, Sir Aurel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- CHINA BUDDHISM PAINTING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East; Archaeology; India;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Vignette
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Top Edge Gilt
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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