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Published by Aditya Prakashan, New Delhi, 2011
ISBN 10: 8177421069ISBN 13: 9788177421064
Seller: Books in my Basket, New Delhi, India
Book
Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788177421064.
Published by Aditya Prakashan, 2011
ISBN 10: 8177421069ISBN 13: 9788177421064
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. 2 maps, 244 b/w (illustrator). This reprint has been produced from the 1951 Cambridge edition in its original size Every care has been taken to reproduce the inscriptions etc to match the clarity of the original work This exhaustive work based entirely upon excavation and research covers the history of the North-West of India for a thousand years-from the sixth century bc to the fifth AD-and embodies the results of 22 years of labour on the site of Taxila itself Taxila which was the most important city in the Panjab and North-West is the only city of the historic period of India that has yet been systematically excavated and the results achieved revolutionise our knowledge of the material culture and economic condition of the people and bring out with remarkable clearness the changes wrought through the successive conquests by Persians Greeks Scythians Parthians Kushans and Huns They are also specially valuable for the light they throw on the Parthian rule in India during the first century AD The materials dealt with are diverse and voluminous; for apart from the array of buildings unearthed and now standing in situ-fortifications palaces houses temples monasteries-they comprise large collections of domestic utensils and implements arms sculptures jewellery coins gems and inscriptions The work has been undertaken under the auspices of the Government of India It consists of two volumes of text and one of plates 895 pp.
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1951
Seller: Chris Barmby MBE. C & A. J. Barmby, Kent, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Volume I Structural remains. xix, 397pp. Internally very good clean condition. Not Ex library but alas otherwise only fair. Ffep missing. Most of front end paper and front board 'flapping' Top of front boards missing. red buckram with sunlight fading to spine. Rare with unclipped dj in poor condition with chips and tears. I would not normally bother with listing an item like this but it is a scarce item. I will show photographs. Priced low to reflect condition. Very heavy volume and at over 2kg post and packing will be more than quoted by abe and as economy post cannot be insure it would have to go by airmail.
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1951
Seller: Chris Barmby MBE. C & A. J. Barmby, Kent, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. VOLUME III. THE PLATES. xxii, 246pp plates. b&w. Internally very good clean condition. Foxing to ep's and prelim blank. Red buckram with gilt lettering has sunlight fading to spine and bottom edge. Possible damp mark to rear buckram. It does have the very rare but tatty dj with bad edgewear and chips. Not ex library. At over 1.5kg export post and packing is more than quoted by abe and as economy cannot be insured it would have to go by airmail.
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 3.