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Masks of West Africa
by Leon Underwood
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Alec Tiranti LTD , 1948. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5" . Not Stated . A fascinating study into the traditional masks of West Africa, with text both in English and French, the first edition. First edition of this work. With English text followed by French text. A study of primitive art from an aesthetic point of view drawn from the author's travel, discussing the abstract character of the masks, their background of ritual and ceremony, as well as contemporary abstract art.With photographic plates in black and white and a map. Complete with the scarce dust wrapper, unclipped.Written by Leon Underwood, British artist known as sculptor and painter, as well as an influential teacher of African art. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped with shelf wear, minor rubbing and chipping to head and tail of spine, creasing to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. With black and white photographic plates and a map. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 818A54
- Title
- Masks of West Africa
- Author
- Leon Underwood
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alec Tiranti LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- masks of west africa first editions art history first editions
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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