Usha Bala Krishnan (30 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 276pp. hundreds of colour illustrations.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents: Foreword / Dr. Venu Vasudevan The curator's introduction / Dr. Usha R. Balakrishnan The jewellery gallery The Indus Valley civilisation : finesse & sophistication Sirkap, Taxila : Indo-Greek confluence Gods and goddesses : the invisible becomes visible Sartorial splendour : jewels for maharajas The beauty of adornment : from head to toe South India : land of gold and gems The Mughal heritage : craftsmanship par excellence The nineteenth century : changing tastes and fashions The language of flowers The world of fauna Amulets : the power of protection Tali : the marriage pendant Craftsmanship : the southern idiom Craftsmanship : the northern idiom Navaratna : the celestial gems Jewelled objects.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 272 pages. 13.00x10.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book is near perfect; jacket has just a bit of rubbing. This is a large heavy book. No international shipping. Priority shipping will require a significant up charge.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9781838048419 N.A.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A lavishly illustrated study of the fabled jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad. 240 pages, illustrated. Has impressions from previously placed clips on several interior pages, otherwise no sign of previous use. Due to the size and weight of this volume, shipping is not available outside the U.S.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine condition. dj. First edition. Folio. 240pp. Original color-illustrated beige paper-covered boards with brown lettering on cover, white on spine, in color-illustrated dustjacket with white lettering and publisher's device on spine. Brown endpapers. Frontispiece on bronze background. Bronze title page with brown lettering, publisher's device in color. "in the public mind, the Nizam of Hyderabad is inextricably linked with the image of astronomical wealth and fabulous jewels. Indeed, the Nizam's jewellery collection is one of the most valuable in the world. And so in 1972, the news that the collection was being offered for sale to the Government of India caused a sensation in the world of jewellery." (Introduction). Pages 7 to 37 contain an essay on the history of the Raoyal family and the development of the collection. Beautifully illustrated with color and sepia-toned reproductions of photographs of the Royal family, their palaces, and an extensive part depicting the jewellery, with extensive descriptions. Contains notes, glossary, bibliography, photo credits and index at rear. Dustjacket and binding with minor wear. Small dealer sticker attached to inside front cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine to fine condition. dj. Reprint under variant title. Folio. 335pp, [1]. Original photo illustrated black dust jacket with gilt lettering on front cover, gilt lettering on white spine. Photo illustrated black paperboards with gilt lettering on front cover, gilt and black lettering on white spine. Anthracite endpapers. Illustrated half-title. Vignette in color on title page. This exquisite monograph is illustrated throughout with over 500 color plates of jewellery spanning 5,000 years. Named after the national bird of India, Dance of the Peacock is full of historical details and legends such as the Koh-i-Noor diamond, the centerpiece of Queen Elizabeth II crown. A must have for historical and jewellery enthusiasts. This book discusses Indian jewellery in various themes: Trade, ancient India, South, India, The Mughals, feminine and masculine ornaments, symbols and craft. Dj and binding with minor wear. Small dealer sticker on inside front cover. Two minor discoloration on inside front cover.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket in good condition. 240pp with colour photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd printing. Government of India, 2006. Hard cover, 2nd printing. VG condition in VG dust jacket; a nice clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Shelf wear, ding to bottom edge of front board. Bumping and creasing to top rear joint. Heavy bumping and creasing to bottom of spine, bottom joints, part of bottom front hinge (mildly to bottom rear hinge), adjacent area of bottom edge of front board. The bumping has also caused crimping to the same area of text. Bottom corners bumped. Internally clean and unmarked. Yellowing to page margins. Tanning and page wave to text block edges. DJ, Good+/VG minus, surface wear, light soil, creasing to areas noted above. In certain light conditions, a line impression to front panel and mottling effect to rear panel. Please ask to see images for your satisfaction. Due to size and weight of book, international orders cannot be accepted. Shelf 7e.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Black and burgundy paper-covered boards, lettered in gold. As issued. Dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. Fwd. mounted on front flyleaf, original to issue. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Condition: Assez bon. Exemplaire en très bon état - Couverture et intérieur très propres - Envoi rapide et très soigné en colissimo recommandé contre signature - Ouvrage totalement épuisé chez l'éditeur - réf n° B - 050423.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Original hardcover in jacket, 174 pages, full-color photographs throughout book from the Collection of the Musee Barbier-Mueller. There is just light wear along edges and corners; mild reference wear. Overall, very bright and solid.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 174 pages in French : color illustrations, map ; 30 cm. Texts by Usha R. Bala Krishnan, Oppi Untracht and Cecelia Levin Exhibition catalogue, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Geneva, 2004 ; Ensemble conventuel des Jacobins, Toulouse, 2004-2005 ; Musée du Président Jacques Chirac, Sarran, 2007-2008. 174 pages, 160 illustrations. Edited by the Musée Barbier-Mueller and Somogy Éditions d'art, 2004. …

Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (11.75" - 12.75" tall); Black dust jacket with photo of gold necklace, and title in white lettering; 2006, Somogy Art Publishers; 176 pages; "Icons in Gold: Jewelry of India from the Collection of the Musee Barbier-Mueller," by Oppi Untracht & Usha R. Bala Krishnan.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 174 pages : colour illustrations, map ; 31 cm. "The exhibition organised under the aegis of the Gold of Africa Museum will first show at the Standard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg, before moving to the Durban Art Gallery"--Foreword.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 174 pages in English : colour illustrations, map ; 30 cm. Texts by Usha R. Bala Krishnan, Oppi Untracht and Cecelia Levin Exhibition catalogue, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Geneva, 2004 ; Ensemble conventuel des Jacobins, Toulouse, 2004-2005 ; Musée du Président Jacques Chirac, Sarran, 2007-2008. 174 pages, 160 illustrations. Edited by the Musée Barbier-Mueller and Somogy Éditions d art, 2004. …

Oversized Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (Mumbai). (1999). 4to. 1st edition. Bumping to fore corners, joint ends, and spine ends of gently rubbed covers and d.j., with heavy bumping with rippling to upper fore corner of rear cover, rippling extending througout leaves, and fine closed tearing to covers from impact. Faint sticker ghost with slight residue to upper fore corner margins of f.f.e.p. Faint toning to margins of leaves. Mild soiling to top edge of slightly scratched textblock. Some scraping to fore corners and one joint end of lgihtly rubbed d.j. VG/VG.…

folio. pp. 240. profusely illus. in b/w & colour. biblio. index. bds (head of spine bumped). dw. (head of spine bumped, bit rubbed at fore-edge).

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

(New Delhi, India: Department of Culture, 2006). 4to. Orig. illust. boards. Dustjacket. (240pp.). Profusely illust. with b/w and col. photographs. Fine. NOTE: These stunning jewels belonged to the Nizams of Hyderabad who were reputed to be the richest men in the world. '.a unique collection of jewels that gives credence to legends, apocryphal tales and fading memories.' (front flap).…