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Florence: Casa Editrice Bonechi, 1992. 128 pages, colour illustrations, maps; 26 cm. English Edition. With 160 Illustrations. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Profusely illustrated with colour plates of Greco-Roman ruins, Byzantine art, mosques, Islamic art, resort towns, etc.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Guidebook.

New York: Viking Press; A Studio Book, 1973. Cloth, 280 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Dust jacket, with toned flaps, protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: Prologue: Samarkand; 1. Alexander the Great: an invader from the West; 2. Hsuan-tsang: a pilgrim from the East; 3. Mahomet and Kutayba, the Sword of Islam; 4. Jenghiz Khan: the Mongols in Central Asia; 5. The princes of Christendom: panic in the West; 6. William of Rubruck: a friar from the West; 7. The Polos and Ibn Battuta: four intrepid travellers; 8. Tamerlane: his triumph and death; 9. Timurid princes and the fifteenth-century Renaissance; 10. Babur: a soldier of sensibility; 11. Anthony Jenkinson: an Englishman reaches Central Asia; 12. Dr. Joseph Wolff, the 'Grand Derveesh of Englistaun'; 13. Aurel Stein and the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas; Epilogue: Samarkand Today; General Maps; Bibliography; Notes on Illustrations; Index.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

New Jersey: Blue Dome, 2016. vi, 213 pages, illustrations; 20 cm. Translated from the Turkish. Tight, clean copy. Mehmed II, Sultan of the Turks (1432-1481).. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1965. Cloth, 125 pages, illustrations (some colour), plans; 24 x 26 cm. Translated from the French by Richard Howard. Photographs by Andre Martin. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. Dust jacket, chipped/back cover, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated with photos of the Kairwan. Mosque of Sidi Okba, in Tunisia. Islamic architecture.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong.

Istanbul: Net Turistik Yayinlar A.S., 1996. 60 pages, colour illustrations; 24 cm. English Edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Richly illustrated with colour plates (art, Byzantine mosaics, architecture).. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Guidebook.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. xiv, 569 pages, [20] pages of plates, illustrations, maps, portraits; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First American Edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.

London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 1998. 343 pages; 20 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning.. 2nd. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993. 384 pages, illustrations; 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Wraps slightly sunned. Age toning. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2008. 206 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "The Islamic Republic of Iran is at the center of world attention politically, socially, and culturally but it remains largely a cipher to the West. Award-winning photographer Mark Edward Harris has traveled throughout Iran to produce the first contemporary photographic book on a place seldom seen or understood. His images of daily life offer a fascinating look at a society of juxtapositions ancient and modern, commercial and spiritual, serene and intense, political and personal. With chapter introductions and extended captions providing context for the images, Inside Iran is a crucial look at a country whose future is likely to influence our own." - Publisher. CONTENTS: About… Leer más

Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973. 232 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Good+. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. Wraps lightly soiled, age toning. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Foreword, by Kenneth Donahue; Introduction, by Pratapaditya Pal; The art of ceramics, by Katharina Otto-Dorn: Introduction; Catalog; The art of the book, by Edwin Binney, III: Introduction; Catalog; The art of metalwork, by Pratapaditya Pal: Introduction; Catalog; Other arts; The art of textiles, by Mary H. Kahlenberg: Introduction; Catalog.. Paperback. Good. 4to.

Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973. 232 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Small corner crease/back cover. Age toning. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Foreword, by Kenneth Donahue; Introduction, by Pratapaditya Pal; The art of ceramics, by Katharina Otto-Dorn: Introduction; Catalog; The art of the book, by Edwin Binney, III: Introduction; Catalog; The art of metalwork, by Pratapaditya Pal: Introduction; Catalog; Other arts; The art of textiles, by Mary H. Kahlenberg: Introduction; Catalog.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. ..

New York: Thames & Hudson; World of Art Ser., 1998. 288 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Reprint 2016. Tight, clean copy. "Covering one thousand years of history and an area stretching from theAtlantic to the borders of India and China, Robert Hillenbrandincorporates all the latest discoveries and interpretations in thisauthoritative guide to the arts of Islam." - Publisher.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1991. 240 pages, illustrations (some colour), map; 26 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Half-title page clipped/top right corner.. Paperback. Good. 4to.

New York and Washington D.C.: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers; World of Art Ser., 1965. Cloth, 286 pages, illustrations (some colour) maps, plans; 22 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First American Edition. Dust jacket, with light-to-moderate edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.

Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973. 232 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Foreword, by Kenneth Donahue; Introduction, by Pratapaditya Pal; The art of ceramics, by Katharina Otto-Dorn: Introduction; Catalog; The art of the book, by Edwin Binney, III: Introduction; Catalog; The art of metalwork, by Pratapaditya Pal: Introduction; Catalog; Other arts; The art of textiles, by Mary H. Kahlenberg: Introduction; Catalog.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Thames & Hudson; World of Art Ser., 1998. 288 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Reprint 2016. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Another copy available. "Covering one thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, Robert Hillenbrand incorporates all the latest discoveries and interpretations in this authoritative guide to the arts of Islam." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Istanbul: NET Turistik Yayinlar, 1993. 102 pages, colour illustrations, colour maps; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated 1st Edition.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.

Istanbul: NET Turistik Yayinlar, 2011. 120 pages, colour illustrations, colour maps; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Guidebook.

Istanbul: NET Turistik Yayinlar, 1995. 116 pages, colour illustrations, colour maps; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. 2nd. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Guidebook.

Paris: Souffles, 1988. Cloth, 1 volume, colour illustrations; 33 x 33 cm. Text in Farsi and French. COMME NEUF. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Promotional material laid in. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A stunning publication.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio.