Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, Date: 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good Minus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. In English. First printing of the first edition. Printed in the Netherlands. 11.75 x 8.75 inches. Bound in navy blue cloth, with crisp gilt-stamped lettering to the front board and the spine. Unbumped spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. Immensely clean binding. Text block firmly bound in. With xviii and 130 numbered pages, followed by LXXXIX plates. The plate illustrations are in B&W on glossy stock. A full-page map of India, including inset, shows sites mentioned in the text. An impressively clean interior. Moderate page waviness, not from dampness. No stains, stampings or underlining noticed. A respectfully read book. The pictorial dust jacket is intact but rubbed around the top and sides. A Very Good Plus copy in a Very Good Minus DJ. 2 lbs. 4 oz. This book is Volume XI from the series, Studies in South Asian Culture and edited for the Institute of South Asian Archaeology, University of Amsterdam. This book is from the personal library of James and Marilyn Alsdorf, among the most prominent Chicago-based collectors in the second half of the 20th century of significant Asian art. Studying and collecting art was their all-consuming passion, and it took them all over the world. As well as being great collectors, the Alsdorfs were loyal supporters of museums and cultural institutions across Chicago and the wider Unit ...