Seller: As Pictured Books, Abilene, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket, black cloth with gilt spine, red endpapers, 25 cm. 239 pp. Illustrated throughout with 263 b and w photos, 16 color plates, 11 figures, and 22 maps and plans. Chronology, glossary, bibliography, index. Condition: Fair- in a Good jacket. Jacket shows rubbing and surface scratching overall, especially to rear panel; edgewear with small chips and creases; corners worn; price present. There is a long tear between the front free endpaper and the front board at the inner hinge exposing the mull; binding still holding but hinge poor. Scattered marking and marginal notes on the pages; most pages are clean and unmarked. Light shelfwear to boards. ---. Authoritative, photo rich guide to the art, architecture, and religious monuments of the Kathmandu Valley. Part One surveys Nepalese history, religion, architectural forms, and principal art media including painting, stone sculpture, bronze casting, and woodwork. Part Two provides site by site descriptions and plans for major monuments of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Lalitpur, including Swayambhu, Pashupati, Changu Narayan, Bhairav temples, and palace squares. Useful for scholars and travelers, with detailed maps, chronology, glossary, and a full index.
Published by Kiscadale Publications, 1994
ISBN 10: 1870838769 ISBN 13: 9781870838764
Language: English
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
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