The industrial arts of India. In two parts. . . .

by [INDIA -- ART]. BIRDWOOD, George C.M

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London:: Chapman and Hall,, [1880]. Two vols. in one. Thick 8vo. xvi, 168; [2], 169-344 pp., plus 8 pp. publ. ads, & 1 stunning double-page full colour Japanese woodblock print for the Kosho Kaisha Institution, Amsterdam International Exposition. 1 large folding coloured map, 81 plates, some with multiple images. Three-quarter pebbled cloth over marbled boards (mnr bmpng to crnrs, mnr scuffng & edgewear, occasional foxing & toning), still a very nice copy. First edition of this impressive reference work on the sculpture, gold & silver plate, metalwork, damascened work, enamels, arms, trappings, jewelry, furniture, musical instruments, and textiles of British India; with an extensive section on the Hindu Pantheon and Indian mythology & religion.

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