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LOT #139
Southeast Asian Tai Illuminated Manuscript Book
Tai language family, unidentified script, accordion fold book opening both ways, on parabaik paper, all edges gilt, having flexible leather-covered boards, (62) leaves written upon both sides in ink, (32) gouache paintings; together with (2) partial books written in different hands and scripts with one consisting of (2) fragments having (7) leaves and (3) paintings, the other having (8) leaves and (8) paintings
Estimate: $800 - $1,000
Hammer Price: $700
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Dimensions: Height: 5 1/2 inches, Length: 27 inches, Depth: 3 inches
Condition: Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; heavy edge wear at center to leather covers and preliminary leaves; water marks and staining to blank preliminaries and occasionally throughout, some dark; occasional foxing throughout; partial books fragmentary and worn
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)