Title: Dessins et Peintures D'Asie. Exécutés au cours de l'Exepédition Citroën Centre-Asie. Troisième mission G.-M. Haardt, L. Adouin-Dubreuil Author: Iacovleff, Alexandre Place: Paris Publisher: Lucien Vogel Date: [c.1935] Description: Text booklet & 50 color plates by Lacovleff, loose as issued in folding boards portfolio. (Folio) 38x25 cm (15¼x11"). No. 8 of 500 copies of the regular edition, from a run of 720 copies. First Edition. Elegant presentation of these drawing and paintings executed during an expedition across central Asia, primarily portraits of the men and women from such far-flung lands as Iran, Afghanistan, Kashmir, the Pamirs, Mongolia, China, etc. Each plate is a folio, with the illustration inside protected by the outer leaf. Scarce. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear, darkening, and some staining to outer portfolio, splitting along spine, only remnants of cloth ties remaining, title written in pencil along spine; plates very good with some darkening and finger soiling to margins, occasional light edge wear with a few individual folios splitting at fold, area of dampstaining to right bottom edge of last two plates, not affecting illustrations, colors strong; overall very good plates in good portfolio. Item number: 288767
Title: Dessins et Peintures D'Asie. Exécutés au cours de l'Exepédition Citroën Centre-Asie. Troisième mission G.-M. Haardt, L. Adouin-Dubreuil Author: Iacovleff, Alexandre Place: Paris Publisher: Lucien Vogel Date: [c.1935] Description: Text booklet & 50 color plates by Lacovleff, loose as issued in folding boards portfolio. (Folio) 38x25 cm (15¼x11"). No. 8 of 500 copies of the regular edition, from a run of 720 copies. First Edition. Elegant presentation of these drawing and paintings executed during an expedition across central Asia, primarily portraits of the men and women from such far-flung lands as Iran, Afghanistan, Kashmir, the Pamirs, Mongolia, China, etc. Each plate is a folio, with the illustration inside protected by the outer leaf. Scarce. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear, darkening, and some staining to outer portfolio, splitting along spine, only remnants of cloth ties remaining, title written in pencil along spine; plates very good with some darkening and finger soiling to margins, occasional light edge wear with a few individual folios splitting at fold, area of dampstaining to right bottom edge of last two plates, not affecting illustrations, colors strong; overall very good plates in good portfolio. Item number: 288767
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