Pattern in Islamic Art by David Wade - 1976

Woodstock, NY: Overlook Books. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0879510420 . DJ price clipped. Front flap has a sticker. Inscription on front free endpaper. Lightly cocked spine. Foxing (light) to the exterior edge of pages only, top edge. Very Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text.; 144 pages .

Overlook Books, 1976-05-24. Hardcover. Good. 10x8x0. The Overlook Press; Woodstock, 1976. Hardcover. A Good, black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some age toning to text block edges and pages, musty odor, bit of scattered foxing to text block edges, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, small abrasion top rear panel corner, Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 144pp., color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

Studio Vista, London. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. A nice copy. Text in clean/unmarked condition. DJ shows wear and has some minor tears. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily.

New York: The Overlook Press, 1976. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. numerous illustrations (many in color), 144p. Original black cloth. dj (front flap trimmed at top and price-clipped). 28cm.

London: Studio Vista, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 144 Pp. Blue Boards, Gilt. First Edition (London Precedes The American). Would Be Near Fine, But Slight Fading To Upper And Lower Edges Of Boards, And Ink Ownership Signature Of American Professor And Author Martha Banta, And With Her Underlinings And Two Marginalia On 6 Pp. Of The Introductory Text. Dj Priced 7.50, Slight Rubbing Right On Upper And Lower Edges. Ucla Professor Martha Banta Was "An Iconoclastic And Prolific Scholar Of American Literature And Culture, Professor Banta Published Eight Books On A Wide Range Of Subjects, Four Of Them Since Her Retirement From Teaching In 1998. At The Time Of Her Death, She Had Completed A Ninth Manuscript About Plato'S Influence In Literary History And Had Been Working On A Tenth, About The American Love Of "Little Wars." Banta Was Throughout Her Career A Scholar Of Henry James, The Subject Of Her First Book, Henry James And The Occult, And Wrote The… Read More

Overlook Books, May 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Small tear to DJ at bottom of spine, taped. Light shelf wear to DJ. Tight, clean, strong binding.

Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook Press, 1976. Hardcover. VG (light edgewear to boards; ifc has glue remnants from a sticker; interior is clean; binding is solid.)/Good (DJ is toned, edgeworn, lightly foxed and smudged.). Black boards with gilt lettering and illustration on the spine; light blue illustrated DJ with white and blue lettering; 144 pp.; richly illustrated. "The superb beauty and bold clarity of Islamic patterns have inspired artists, architects and designers throughout the world. Using elaborate variations of simple geometric forms -- triangular and square grids -- the artists of Islam integrated mathematics with religion to create works of enduring loveliness that combine linear intensity with vivid color. 'Pattern in Islamic Art' is the most complete and thorough study published to date on the structure of these designs." -- DJ.

London: Studio Vista, 1976. No ownership markings; a 1" tear on bottom edge of front board; some foxing, especially to endpapers and front matter; a price sticker on front free endpaper; dust jacket with edge-wear, small chips/scrapes.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good.