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Description:
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents With all the zany vibrancy of a Bollywood musical, the colorful matchbox labels of LIGHT OF INDIA present a fascinating confluence of popular culture and a sophisticated graphic arts tradition that stretches back for centuries. Populated with pouncing Bengal tigers, regal jungle elephants, and Hindu gods and goddesses, these miniature masterpieces are worlds unto themselves, skillfully illustrated with a naive yet irresistible charm. This delightful art book is sure to fire the imagination of all who wish to study, preserve, and celebrate India's more humble, but no less brilliant, visual arts heritage. Book is encased in a slipcover that resembles a matchbox with a ""striker strip"" along its spine.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: SO_ING_2007_1580088570_WH1 |
| Condition:
New |
Year:
2007
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| Country:
USA |
Maker:
Ten Speed Press |
| Height:
5.25 in. (13.34 cm) |
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Width: 8.25 in. (20.95 cm)
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Weight: 1.0625 |
| Title:
Light of India: A Conflagration of Indian Matchbox Art |
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| Type:
Book |
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