Lot 249
India.- Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher.. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, n.p., 1940.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000
Description
India.- Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, almost all photogravures, vol.1 text foxed, vol.2 and 3 plates foxed and browned, sometimes quite heavily, hinges repaired, original cloth, joints worn, rubbed, folio, n.p., 1940.
⁂ A pioneering study of the great complex of Buddhist stupas at Sanchi, near Bhopal illustrated with fine photogravure plates of the carvings.
Description
India.- Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, almost all photogravures, vol.1 text foxed, vol.2 and 3 plates foxed and browned, sometimes quite heavily, hinges repaired, original cloth, joints worn, rubbed, folio, n.p., 1940.
⁂ A pioneering study of the great complex of Buddhist stupas at Sanchi, near Bhopal illustrated with fine photogravure plates of the carvings.
