A XVth Century Persian Painting on Silk. (American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology: Reprint Series. 1.) by Pope, Arthur Upham

Fischer, NY c.1943, 2nd.prtg. 8vo. cloth, 530pp. soiled covers, chipped sp caps, waterstained covers & foredge, cracked inside, reader, $

[iv]+112 pages with photographs, illustrations and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition.
Pope, an archaeologist by trade, wrote extensively about Persian art and architecture. He was so fond of Persian arts and culture that he spent most of his life in Iran, at his request, he and his wife were buried there. Their tomb, surrounded by gardens, can be visited today in Isfahan. This hardcover book is lavishly illustrated with many black-and-white and color photographs, many of which are very rare. The topics include domes, minarets and mosques. The text is entirely in Persian (Farsi), and this book is of value to students of architecture, historians and archaeologists.
Condition: Wrappers soiled, edge wear with bumped corners, underlining throughout, previous owner's name to front page else good.

New York: L.B. Fischer, c1943. Hardcover. Good condition, fore edge bumped. xi p., 1 l., 530 p. front. (port

New York: L. B. Fischer. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1943. Hardcover. Dust jacket is heavily chipped and worn at edges. There is paper loss at the top end of the spine and taping along the inside. The book edges have some corner wear and fraying. ; INSCRIBED, "To Margaret Cushing - with the ? Regards of Arthur Upham Pope," on endpage. .

New York: L. B. Fischer, 1943. The book has the previous owner's name and address in pen on the first page. The jacket has the price clipped and some small tears. . Not Stated. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Martin Secker & Warburg, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1943. Second Edition. 530 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white photographic frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Sticker to rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to edges. Wear marks overall. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Water staining to spine and rear panel. Medium tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to front flap. Wear marks overall.

New York: L. B. Fischer, 1943. Hardcover. xi, 530p., frontis. portrait of Litvinoff, corners bumped else very good condition. No dust jacket.

New York: L.B. Fischer, 1943. 2nd Edition. hard cover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: L.B. Fischer. (1943). 2nd Edition. xi+ 530pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. Previous owners name inked to top of last free end-page. Otherwise both book and dust jacket in very good condition. (Dust jacket does have light shelfwear to edges.)

Peter Davies, 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1930. First Edition. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. B&W frontispiece. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Front hinge cracked. Pen marks to front paste down. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean.

London: Peter Davies, 1931. Paperback. Fair. 6 x 10 in. Green paper covers. Large section of B&W photos. Condition is FAIR ; Front cover detached, rear cover missing, spine a mess, binding solid. Looks like hell in general but text, map, and plates are fine. Art. Stax.