Katherine Prior John Adamson (11 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. A nice copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. DJ shows considerable wear. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Folio (14 x 10.5 inches). Pp. 205 [3]. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, mostly in color, of dazzling, elaborate creations in priceless jewels, and the royalty, both Indian and European, who wore them. Bound in pale grey cloth boards, slightly bumped at one corner, else fine. The pictorial jacket is very good to near fine, with rubbing to edges and one small tear.

Cloth over boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition. Hardcover cloth (grey) over boards with complete d/j. 4to. 205, [3] pp. Illustrated with over 100 vibrant full colour plates of drawings, paintings, and photographs with the majority being full-page. The Vendome Press printing of the first edition originally published by Editions Assouline (same year). Title stamped in silver foil on spine and front board. Decorative endpapers. Text block is clean, unmarked, and square with a strong binding. Spine and boards unblemished. The dustjacket (photographic paper) has some very slight wear to the head, tail, and corners. A fine copy with a very good d/j.

Leineneinband. Condition: Sehr gut. Reprint. 205 Seiten Das Buch befindet sich in einem gebrauchten, noch sehr guten Zustand. Es ist gebraucht und hat nur geringe Gebrauchsspuren, wie leichter Abrieb an den Kanten vom Schutzumschlag. Im Buch sind keine Einträge oder Beschriftungen. Nichtraucherbuch. ACHTUNG!!!!! Bitte bedenken sie, dass das automatisch berechnete Porto bei Versand ins Ausland in diesem Fall nicht ausreicht. Das Gewicht ist überdurchschnittlich hoch und das tatsächliche Porto ist deutlich höher, als berechnet. Bitte schreiben sie uns vorher an, wenn sie dieses Buch aus dem Ausland bestellen wollen. Rik041801 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2200.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First published b y Editions Assouline Paris, 200.This book tells the story of the past kings and their jewels beginning with the Mughal empire in the 15th century and traction it through to the extinction of monarchy in India 400 years later. Hard, dj, 205 pp., over 190 illustrations most in color.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. Dust Jacket may NOT BE INCLUDED.CDs may be missing. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Tela Editorial. Condition: Muy bueno. Primera edición. 205 págs. todas ilustradas. Size: 35 x 17 Cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. COVER (hardcover with dust jacket)- rub-wear/scratches, creases, small tears around edges; minor stains, clean overall. PAGES- minor stains, clean overall; no writing; no tears. Not ex-library. Book.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy Bien. EDITORIAL ASSOULINE, 2000, Paris, 35x27, encuadernación tapa dura con sobrcubierta ilustrada, com nuevo, numerosas fotografias en color y b/n. Libro.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. PRIOR, Katherine, ADAMSON, John [205] pp. 2000 The Vendome Press 13 3/4" x 11".

Hardcover. Condition: New New. The fascinating stories of Indian princes and their jewelry and precious stones are brought together in this sumptuously illustrated narrative tracing the rise and fall of India's leading royal houses through the dramatic fortunes of their crown jewels. Famed since antiquity as a supreme source of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires, the Indian subcontinent afforded untold symbols of power and prestige to its many kings. From the sixteenth century forward, these stone were sought with unscrupulous avidity by the crowned heads of Europe, but even the rapacity of the British Empire failed to devour all of India's treasures. In the twentieth century, in a final flowering of regal splendor, many maharajas traveled to the West to have their jewels reset by the most prestigious jewelers of Paris, London, and Rome. It is this encounter between Indian princely magnificence and the best of European jewelry design that forms the book's centerpiece. The authors offer a fresh, vigorous text drawing on original material from a wide range of government and private archives, and featuring many hitherto unpublished pictures alongside more familiar ones. From Sanskrit dramatists extolling the riches of India to the finest of modern Europe's jewelers crossing Asia in search of royal clients, a broad gamut of real voices and resplendent images brings to life the story of India's royal gems. Katherine Prior is a historian specializing in the British Empire, focusing on India. She has a Ph.D. from Cambridge University. She is regularly published in books and academic journals, and is also an exhibition consultant for the Museum of the British Empire. She lives in London. John Adamson has studied at Devon and the Universities of Edinburgh and Geneva. He has worked at the Cambridge University Press, was head of publications at the National Portrait Gallery, and now runs a publishing house in Cambridge. Page Extent: 208.