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Kandinsky and Old Russia: The Artist as Ethnographer and Shaman.
by Weiss, Peg
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New Haven & London; Yale University Press, 1995., 1995. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Square quarto, pp. xx, 291, [1]. Illustrated throughout in both colour and black-and-white. Publishers' royal blue cloth with bronze titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket featuring "Motley Life". Binding and contents clean and bright, with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket a touch sunned to spine, with with surface scuffs and small nick at upper rear fold. A Near Fine copy in a very good jacket. An entirely new interpretation of Kandinsky's art, examining how his ethnic Russian heritage influenced his work throughout his career including references to Shamanism and folklore. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs may be requested for overseas delivery.
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- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10864
- Title
- Kandinsky and Old Russia: The Artist as Ethnographer and Shaman.
- Author
- Weiss, Peg
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New Haven & London; Yale University Press, 1995.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Art & Design
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About the Seller
Keel Row Books
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
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