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196311563Paris: Arthaud 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Cloth. Very good in like jacket. Jacket has touches of shelfwear rubbing. Book just starting at front hinge. Else bright clean and sound overall. <br/><br/>In French. Heavily illustrated. 152pp. with index and bibliography. A handsome production. Arthaud hardcover books
1963167183New York: Viking Studio Book 1963. Hardcover. VG/VG. Charcoal cloth gilt lettering and design orange and illus. dust jacket. 276 pp. 14 color 157 bw plates 15 maps and diagrams. "Presents the first full-length study of the monumental art of China. The photographs taken for it dramatic and beautiful in their own right are particularly valuable for their new view of subjects many of which have never been reproduced in the West. Photographs and text in close conjunction cover not only the most important Buddhist temples and wall paintings of the Wei T'ang and Sung dynasties but also the other aspects of Chinese monumental art." dj. Viking (Studio Book) hardcover books
196315948London England: Thames and Hudson 1963. Hardcover. VG/VG- Has a small tear some wear part of a sticker on DJ. Charcoal cloth gilt lettering and design orange and illus. dust jacket. 276 pp. 14 color 157 bw plates 15 maps and diagrams. "Presents the first full-length study of the monumental art of China. The photographs taken for it dramatic and beautiful in their own right are particularly valuable for their new view of subjects many of which have never been reproduced in the West. Photographs and text in close conjunction cover not only the most important Buddhist temples and wall paintings of the Wei T'ang and Sung dynasties but also the other aspects of Chinese monumental art." dj. Thames and Hudson hardcover books
1966117705New York NY: Frederick A. Praeger 1966. 2nd Revised. Hardcover. G/G- all pages clear and intact shelf wear at corners nameplate of previous owner on front page dust jacket has few small tears mended by scotch tape name written in pen on inside front flap still protects book. Green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on spine matching green illustrated dust jacket with white and black lettering 236 pp. 6 color and 115 bw plates. The revised edition of the 1957 original with updated material. Written by one of the first archaeologists to study the site. Contents as follows: INTRODUCTION -- The Men of Angkor -- THE SETTING AND THE MATERIALS -- THE ORIGINS OF KHMER CIVILIZATION -- THE MAKING OF THE KHMER CIVILIZATION -- THE CIVILIZATION OF THE KHMERS -- The Stones of Angkor -- THE PLASTIC ARTS -- THE CENTURY OF ANGKOR WAT -- THE APOTHE OSIS OF ANGKOR -- LIFE IN ANGKOR IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY -- MEMORY OF A PAST -- THE RESURRECTION OF ANGKOR -- APPENDIX -- MAIN STAGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF KHMER ART -- KHMER ICONOGRAPHY. Frederick A. Praeger hardcover books
1957014319New York: Frederick A. Praeger 1957. 230p. 6 tipped-in colored plates 112 b/w illus. quarto format slightly torn dj. Frederick A. Praeger unknown books
195187059Paris 1951. Paperback. Good. 94p. Softcover in original wrapper. 19cm. Cover and text rather heavily browned around edges. French text. <br/><br/> paperback books
3929Arthaud Claude. HOMES OF THE GREAT. Translated by Peter Burgess. Paris Arthaud 1967. Cloth. Dust jacket. Near fine condition. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1956152209New York: Vanguard 1956. hardcover. 128 photo illustrations eight in color. 4to cloth; spine lightly soiled. New York: Vanguard 1956.<br/><br/> Vanguard unknown books
1955152568Lausanne Switzerland: Arthaud 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Text in French. A collection of some color and numerous black and white images taken in the Andes. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and with laid in caption list. A very nicely printed book. Arthaud unknown books
31056ARTHAUD Claude and Francois Hebert-Stevens. ANDES TOIT DE L'AMERIQUE. Lausanne: Arthaud 1955. 4to. Cloth dust jacket. First edition. Very good. unknown books
1973270179London: Thames & Hudson 1973. First. hardcover. near fine/very good. Replete with 335 illustrations including 90 in color. 360 pages.Thick square 4to pale blue silk d.w. two large closed tears on rear panel London: Thames and Hudson 1973. First edition. Upper corners very slightly bumped and neat ownership signature on endpaper still a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Thames & Hudson unknown books
1972300692New York: Putnam 1972. hardcover. fine/very good. 90 color plates 245 in black-and-white. 355 pages thick folio red cloth d.w.; dust wrapper lightly worn with some minor chipping at edges. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1972. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Putnam unknown books
1972145664New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1972. Hardcover. VG/G Wear to dj edges; dj is corner clipped; flaps and interior of dj have tanned or aged; book and pages are generally clean. Magenta cloth aqua illus. dust jacket variously paginated many BW illus. some color illus. Travels through Europe in search of architectural opulence and grandeur: to Germany England Austria France Italy the Netherlands Portugal Sweden and even across the pond to the United States. Includes chapters on King Ludwig II's Linderhof Herrenchiemsee and Neuschwanstein; The Royal Pavilion at Brighton Versailles The Villa Palagonia The Palace of Fronteira and Hearst's San Simeon among others. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
12408ARTHAUD Claude. ENCHANTED VISIONS: FANTASTIC HOUSES AND THEIR TREASURES. New York: Putnam 1972. Folio. Cloth dust jacket. 355 4 pages. First American editon. A study of twenty-three palaces including the Hermitage the castles of King Ludwig II of Barvaria Versailles and William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon. Fine in slightly used dust jacket. unknown books
1967247517Paris: Arthaud 1967. hardcover. very good/very good. Many photographic illustrations in color & in black & white. 4to black cloth d.w. repaired. Paris: Arthaud 1967. Very good .<br/><br/> Arthaud unknown books
1970229563Paris: Paris-Match 1970. First. hardcover. near fine/very good-. Packed with 335 illustrations mostly photogravure but also some in color. 359pp with text in French. Thick square 4to pink silk d.w. chipped at foot of spine. Paris: Paris-Match 1970. A near fine copy in a very good- dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Paris-Match unknown books
25993ARTHAUD Claude. LES PALAIS DU REVE. Paris: Arthaud 1970. Folio. cloth dust jacket. 359 pages. First edition. Illustrating the palaces villas and major houses from the United States England France and Germany. This elegant picture book is filled with color black and white illustrations of the interiors exteriors and gardens of thes major architectural landmarks. Dust jacket torn otherwise very good. unknown books
