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Circle of Bliss : Buddhist Meditational Art
by Huntington, John C.; Dina Bangdel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine (-)/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1932476016
- ISBN 13
- 9781932476019
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Columbus: Columbus Museum of Art/Serindia Publications, 2001 Companion to the exhibition of the same name at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2002 and 2003, and the Columbus Museum of Art in 2004. Here, for the first time in Himalayan art historical scholarship, the works of art are presented in their socio-religious context, with details about how their symbolic visual language expresses the attainment of that path. Lavishly illustrated in color. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 560 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, brown eps, large color photo frontis. Cover: orange cloth, gilt titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear, rear upper corner bumped. DJ: unclipped, brown, color photo front, white titles front/spine; minimal edge/shelfwear. Very nice copy, giftable. Massive, magnificent, very heavy.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039476
- Title
- Circle of Bliss : Buddhist Meditational Art
- Author
- Huntington, John C.; Dina Bangdel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine (-)
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1932476016
- ISBN 13
- 9781932476019
- Publisher
- Columbus Museum of Art/Serindia Publications
- Place of Publication
- Columbus
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- Buddhism, meditation, Cakrasamvara, Tantric, Buddhist, China, Tibet
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Independent Books
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Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.