K De B Codrington (24 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good+. Rose card covers, a little wear and darkening to edges and spine, 32pp plus 24 plates, minor foxing to endpapers, plates and text clean, tight and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 200 pages of text illustrated with line drawings, followed by 16 black & white plates. Chapters are the historical background of Indian art, Indian sculpture, Indian painting, and the minor arts, each written by an acknowledged expert in that topic. Book has very minor wear at corners and top and bottom of spine; jacket is toned at spine and folds of flaps and is worn at bottom of spine. 216 pages, 8 1/4" x 5 1/2".

Condition: Good. 1934. First Edition. 252 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Mild droplet staining to upper text block edge. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Mild crushing to spine ends. Books has a backward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine. Mild water staining to panels. Notable rubbing and marking all over.

Condition: New. pp. 15 + 174 Illus.

Condition: New. pp. 15 + 174.

Condition: Good. 1934. First Edition. 251 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Tape to edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth gilt, DW, small 8vo., 251, (1) pages. Spine and upper rear margin faded, else a very good copy in a edgeworn and soiled DW with one chip at the crown and a toned spine, in archival mylar. Scarce novel by this expert on Indian Art and Anthropology.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Foxing to prelims, some wear to edges of the boards, else a very good hardback in a darkened, rubbed and chipped jacket that has some loss at the front joint.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. With cracked hinges This is a damaged book. May be ex-library, water-damaged, or spine creased/broken. Acceptable, Reading copy only, with writing/markings and heavy wear. Oversized.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Red cloth boards with silver gilt decoration on front and titles on spine; Overall clean sound & unmarked, prev.owners name on book plate on front endboard under jacket; Slightly agetoned pages; Jacket is intact but lightly discoloured with minimal chips along edges and small pieces missing; 200 pages with 16 plates of b/w photos at back; A collection of essays as an introduction to the world of Indian Art.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book in good condition having some rubbing and light tanning at edges in small areas. a little tanning in spots inside. Dust jacket has several areas of edge loss, now protected in a clear mylar.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; 240 p. ; 23 cm. Summarys: Story of the years between a boy's childhood in India and his return to that country in the 1914-18 war. 3 Kg.

240pp. 8vo. Original cloth in pictorial dustwrapper, lightly worn at extremities, some chipping to backstrip. Pale foxing to top egde. Spine slightly canted. A very good copy. First edition.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; 240 p. ; 23 cm. Summarys: Story of the years between a boy's childhood in India and his return to that country in the 1914-18 war. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 31, [1] pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. Water staining to edges.

Paperback. Condition: Very good overall. 8vo. A Geographical Introduction to the History of Central Asia, pp27-39, folding color map. Original blue printed wrappers. Minor ex-lib stamp front wrapper.

8vo., First Edition, some faint ofsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; green cloth, backstrip lettered in red, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper artwork by Charles Stewart. This copy was formerly in the library of Colonel Phelps Hodges, leader of the British Military Mission to Siberia and author of 'BRITMIS', and bears his holograph pencilled signature on front free enpaper.

Condition: Sehr gut. Original cloth binding, xvi, 238 pp., 165 illustrations on plates, private dedication on front free endpaper, endpapers a bit foxed, obituary of Prof Codrington loosely inserted, very good condition. Standart reference, very well illustrated with numerous samples from India - a beautiful book. Heavy book, additional shipping is likely. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2000.

Relié. Condition: . In-folio pleine toile brune éditeur ornée au plat supérieur d'un motif de batik contrecollé, 75 pages, 22 illustrations dans le texte, 76 planches en héliogravure hors-texte montées sur onglets. Bel exemplaire enrichi de tirages photographiques achetés au Musée Guimet.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). A smart second edition of this illustrated history of fine art in India and Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. Second edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four colour plates, one hundred and sixty-one black-and-white plates, and fourteen in-text figures. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive history of fine art in India and Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. With chapters on India and its art, the Mauryan Period, the early period, Mathura and Amaravati, foreign influences, the Gupta Period, medieval cave-temples, early schools of Indian painting, architecture and sculpture, Southern India, Ceylon, Java, central Asia, Tibet, and Nepal, as well as the Indo-Muhammadan decorative and minor arts. Written by Vincent Arthur Smith, an Irish Indologist, historian, member of the Indian Civil Service, and curator. He was one of the prominent figures in Indian historiography during the British Raj. Revised by Kenneth de Burgh Codrington, a British archaeologist and art historian of India who was Keeper of the Indian Section of the Victoria and Albert Museum and later Professor of Indian Archaeology at the University of London. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges firmly bound with sympathetic repairs made to the front hinge using paper tape. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscriptions and the bookseller's ink stamp to the front endpaper. Very Good. book.

Fol. 76 S. mit 22 Textabbildungen / 76 Bildtafeln Ouvrage précédé d'une Étude sur la Sculpture Indienne par William Rothenstein. Traduit de l'Anglais par Jean Locquin; Orig.Leinen mit goldfarb. Titel und montierter gemusterter großformatiger Einbandvignette, Rücken am unteren Kapitale einseitig gering aufgeplatzt, marmoriertes Vorsatzpapier, Exemplar aus der Bibliothek des Indologen und Buddhologen Heinz Bechert ( 1932 - 2005), Göttingen mit dessen Besitzervermerk und kleinem Biblioth.Rückenschild; gutes Exemplar Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Second edition (revised). Quarto. Blue coth hardcover; decoratively titled in gilt on spine and front cover; xvi,238pp. Tight and straight but with a bit of rubbing and soil to spine; still a quite attractive, Very Good copy. From the library of Nathaniel Tarn, with his printed bookplate inside front cover. A revision of Smith's 1911 work, with added illustrations.

Second (Revised) edition. Quarto; blue cloth gilt; xvi,238pp; 165pp plates (incl. color frontispiece). Mild offsetting to endpapers, else a tight and handsome copy, Very Good or better, lacking the dustwrapper. Revision of the 1911 first edition, edited by Kenneth de Burgh Codrington.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1929. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 84, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 84 84.