Pattern Islamic Art by Wade David (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 144 Pp. Blue Boards, Gilt. First Edition (London Precedes The American). Would Be Near Fine, But Slight Fading To Upper And Lower Edges Of Boards, And Ink Ownership Signature Of American Professor And Author Martha Banta, And With Her Underlinings And Two Marginalia On 6 Pp. Of The Introductory Text. Dj Priced 7.50, Slight Rubbing Right On Upper And Lower Edges. Ucla Professor Martha Banta Was "An Iconoclastic And Prolific Scholar Of American Literature And Culture, Professor Banta Published Eight Books On A Wide Range Of Subjects, Four Of Them Since Her Retirement From Teaching In 1998. At The Time Of Her Death, She Had Completed A Ninth Manuscript About Plato'S Influence In Literary History And Had Been Working On A Tenth, About The American Love Of "Little Wars." Banta Was Throughout Her Career A Scholar Of Henry James, The Subject Of Her First Book, Henry James And The Occult, And Wrote The Introduction To One Volume Of His Complete Letters, A Continuing Project At The University Of Nebraska Press. For Penguin And Oxford World Classics, Banta Edited And Introduced Works By James, Edith Wharton, And Thorstein Veblen. She Was Also Associate Editor Of The Columbia Literary History Of The United States And Editor And Contributor To The Harper American Literature Anthology.".…

Hardcover. Black boards with gilt lettering and illustration on the spine; light blue illustrated DJ with white and blue lettering; 144 pp.; richly illustrated. "The superb beauty and bold clarity of Islamic patterns have inspired artists, architects and designers throughout the world. Using elaborate variations of simple geometric forms -- triangular and square grids -- the artists of Islam integrated mathematics with religion to create works of enduring loveliness that combine linear intensity with vivid color. 'Pattern in Islamic Art' is the most complete and thorough study published to date on the structure of these designs." -- DJ. VG (light edgewear to boards; ifc has glue remnants from a sticker; interior is clean; binding is solid.) Good (DJ is toned, edgeworn, lightly foxed and smudged.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. First Edition. Small tear to DJ at bottom of spine, taped. Light shelf wear to DJ. Tight, clean, strong binding.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A nice copy. Text in clean/unmarked condition. DJ shows wear and has some minor tears. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Inside front flap is corner-clipped, otherwise dust jacket is fully intact. Clean and unmarked contents. In good shape overall. 144 pp. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Islamic art; Arabesques; Islamic decoration and ornament; ISBN: 0879510420. ISBN/EAN: 9780879510428. Add. Inventory No: 250529CCY0794833. …

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

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 142 illustrations, 106 in colour. Black cloth, spine gilt. Fine in like dust-jacket.