Folio. 25 pp., [5], 4 b/w illustrations, 34 colour plates, introduction by Andre Godard, cloth backed boards in torn d/w, biblio, remainder of tape on lower margins of boards, otherwise copy clean inside and in very good condition, published by the New York Graphic Society by arrangement with UNESCO, Paris, first edition, 1956.

Synopsis

One of the most comprehensive collections of Islamic art from Imperial Library At Tehran. It was printed by the New York Graphic Society in collaboration with the UNESCO, as a part of the series “Collection UNESCO de L’art Mondial”. The two authors are celebrated figures in the field of Islamic arts.
Bibliographic reference: Creswell 1009.