Published by Smithsonian Institution/Univ of Washington Press, USA, 1995
ISBN 10: 0295974907 ISBN 13: 9780295974903
Seller: gudrunsbooks, WADHURST, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. ALL FINE. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Eighty-two watercolors and drawings selected from the extensive Searight Collection in London present a variety of 19th-century artists' encounters with the diverse cultures and dramatic lands of the fabled Ottoman Empire. Complementing the artworks are essays by experts in Middle Eastern studies elucidating the exchange of ideas and influences between East and West. The fine DJ does NOT have any edgewear shelfwear or nicks; the DJ features a coloured illustration of the " Entrance to the Golden Horn" (Istanbul). The DJ is totally bright and clean. The book itself is fine. Large format, 12 x 11 " approx. The 128 pages are bright, clean and the spine is tight. This book is being sold by a long established UK bookseller and not a mass lister; which means that this book is not possibly ex-library and that it is just as described. Light to post within the UK. KINDLY note that an overseas order will incur some extra postage due to weight being just over 1 kg. A fine copy of a beautiful book.