The Arts of the South Pacific
by Guiart, Jean
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Golden Press, 1963. Hardcover. vg. 4to. 461 pp. Red cloth with embossed gilt symbol to front plate and gilt lettering to spine in original dj. Slight creasing and scuffing to dj. "Of past and present civilizations, that of the South Pacific is one of the most difficult to describe accurately. (...) Jean Guiart proves triumphantly not only that a full, accurate, and unflinchingly objective study is possible, but also that it can be thoroughly fascinating." 417 illustrations in color and b&w. Fold-out map at rear. Translated by Anthony Christie from the original French. Volume 4 of The Art of Mankind series edited by Andre Malraux and Georges Salles. Dj in very good, book in fine condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13747
- Title
- The Arts of the South Pacific
- Author
- Guiart, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Golden Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Oceanic art , Anthroplogy, Gulf of Papua, New Guinea, Maori, Australia, Micronesia, Fiji Islands
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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- Fine
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