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Giuseppe Tucci (1894 - 1984) Tibetan Painted Scrolls [3 Volumes] Giuseppe Tucci, Tibetan Painted Scrolls, Rome: La Libreria dello Stato, 1949, 3 Volumes Text Volume I: xv, [1], 327, [2] including with intertextual illustrations. Text Volume II: [iii]-viii, [2], 331-798, [1] pp. collotype intertextual illustrations 16.25 x 11.75 in (41.8 x 29.5 cm) (each) Plate Volume: 25 lettered colour collotype plates + 231 monochrome "phototype" plates, neatly sewn together with string through 3 small punch holes in left margins (apparently not as issued), + title/limitation leaves; matching publisher’s folding case 19.5 x 13.25 in (49.5 x 33 cm) Publisher’s full red cloth, boards double ruled in gilt, front covers with gilt central title motif, spines tooled and lettered in gilt (each) This is a limited-edition copy no. 192 of 750 copies of this scarce and beautiful monograph of Tibetan art. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 4,00,000 - 6,00,000 $4,655 - 6,980 Details

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