Wim Swaan — Lost Cities of Asia
London, Elek, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated travel work on Ceylon, Burma, and Cambodia. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and three plates, many of which are in colour, and eighteen in-text figures. Collated complete. A detailed account of the cultures of Ceylon, Burma, and Angkor, exploring the sights and scenes of the cities. With chapters on the sacred cities, the rock fortresses, great traditions, pagodas, and temples. Written by Wim Swaan, a South African architect and writer. In the original beige cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.
