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Book Condition: Used
Seller: Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB - AN ART AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY

United States
About Item: New York 1927, Cosmopolitan. Black cloth, very good, 301p., 35 b. w. photos, folding color map, 15 x 23.5 cm., silver stamped front cover & spine, 15 x 23.5 cm., inside endpaper bookplate & small abraison, else clean. FIRST EDITION *** *** *** . . . AN EXCELLENT SOURCE ON SAIGON, SCULPTURES OF ANGKOR . . . APSARAS, STONE TEMPLES, CAMBODIAN KING'S ELEPHANTS, . . . THE KHMERS, LAOTIAN DANCERS, A.HANOI GARDEN . * The author traveled throughout Cochin-China, Cambodia and Laos in search of the ancient architectural stone ruins. He has written an exceptional narrative, laced with his travel experiences, impressions with the people, customs, flora and fauna. His description of the profane beauty, the tattooed men, concubines, gentle beauty of the women, the Me-Kong River, as he traversed the countryside. . * A keen work describing the people, culture, customs and his travels in Cambodia, Laos, old Annam & Tonking [N. Vietnam]. This is also a fascinating insight to his impression of Prince… Read More
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