Africa Adorned. A Panorama of Jewelry, Dress, Body Decoration, and Hairstyle
by Fisher, Angela
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- g+
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. g+. Folio. 304pp. Original color photo-illustrated dustjacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Frontispiece color photograph. Richly illustrated with color photographs, many full page, of nomad tribes and their extraordinary craftsmanship. "Worn by men and women -whose bodies are also often painted or decoratively scarred, whose hair may be plaited or piled up elaborately or tinted with ocher, animal fat, or mud- the objects are often of great value, cast in gold or wrought in silver, inlaid with semi-precious stones, ivory, or coral" (publisher). DJ with very light wear along edge, one very small closed tear at top of spine. Binding with light scuffing at lower right corner of front cover. Former owner's Ex Libris on inside cover and name inked onto free front endpaper. Light age-toning of block along edges not affecting images. DJ, Binding and interior in overall good+ condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36488
- Title
- Africa Adorned. A Panorama of Jewelry, Dress, Body Decoration, and Hairstyle
- Author
- Fisher, Angela
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- color photography, African art, Beduin tribe, nomads, body culture, ancient tradition, geerewol
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Good+
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- Gilt
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