Island Ceylon, designed and photographed by Roloff Beny; text by John Lindsay Opie, including an edited anthology of the writings on the island and its history
1970, First Edition. London : Thames & Hudson. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #231218
ISBN: 0500240736
Physical description: 224 p. ; 35 cm. Notes: Printed in Neuchâtel. Summary: This book is about an island whose material tresures and spiritual values have acted as a magnet to travellers for over 2,000 years. Traditionally known as as the tear-shaped diamond lying off the southeast tip of India, it boasts resplendent landscapes, a superb climate and a people of unique grace and dignity. This books evokes the incomparable spectrum of the island in 72 colour plates and informative text. Subject: Sri Lanka - Pictorial works. Other names: Opie, J. N. Lindsay.
Price: €295.00