The Topkapi Saray Museum: Costumes, Embroideries and Other Textiles
Translated, expanded, and edited by J.M. Rogers, from the original Turkish by Hulye Tezcan and Selma Delibas
Publisher: New York...Date published: 1986ISBN: 9780821216347
Boston: New York Graphic Society/Little, Brown, 1986. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket in illustrated slipcase. First printing of first American edition. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is also As New, fresh and bright. The slipcase has one small ding, but is otherwise in fine condition. Lush full-page color photos throughout this lushly produced book. Folio. 216 pp. including index. In protective Mylar. Heavy--please inquire about shipping priority or internationally.
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