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Les Antiquités Bouddhiques de Bamiyan

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Sale 472: Rare Books & Manuscripts (Monday after S.F. Book Fair) (#472) 02/06/2012 11:00 AM PST Closed
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Lot #6 Les Antiquités Bouddhiques de Bamiyan

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$281.25

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Heading:

(Afghanistan)

Title:

Les Antiquités Bouddhiques de Bamiyan

Author:

Godard, A., et al.

Place Published:

Paris et Bruxelles

Publisher:

Les Editions G. Van Oest

Date Published:

1928

Description:

[4], 113, [3] pp. 48 collotype plates from photographs, 2 in color, 1 folding. 38x28 cm. (15x11"), printed boards, rebacked in cloth, new endpapers. First Edition.

Significant archaeological study of the Buddhist civilization in the ancient valley of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, and most pertinently the giant Buddhas that were destroyed by the Taliban in March of 2001.

Condition:

Very good.

Item#:

224141

Headline:

The Buddhas of Bamiyan
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