The Thousand Buddhas: Ancient Chinese Paintings from the Cave-Temple of Tun-Huang on the Western Frontier of China, vol. I - 3, London, Bernard Quaritch, 1921 Sir Marc Aurel Stein

Préfacé par Laurence Binyon, Londres, Oxford University Press pour Bernard Quaritch, 1921. Première édition. 3 volumes

The 5 first large plates inside have folds to the left side and to the left corners. The cover with some light foxing on the white margins. Plate IV, and plate X with important foxing to the white margins and back but it doesn't affect the image, plate XII with a square dark shadow to the back and the plate XXI with light foxing to the right lower corner. The text album with a fold to the upper part above the title and a tear along the edge to the lower left corner. The envelop which contains the smaller plates with tears to both sides and along the folden which closes the envelop. Inside, the plates are in very good overall condition except plate XLVI with some light foxing. The first plate (XXXIV is missing). Some large and small plates have hand-written inscriptions both in pencil and pen saying the names of some figures. The hard cover with some foxing to the inside and some small tears and scratches to the cover.
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