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Portraits of Africa
by Amin, Mohamed (photographs), and Peter Moll (text)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0002726394
- ISBN 13
- 9780002726399
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: Harvill Press, 1983) 0002726394. 4to; original dark brown boards, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. 192, incl. index; liberally illustrated with full-colour photographs. Top edge of dustwrapper very slightly curled; top edge a little foxed. Very good condition. "Africa is changing fast: ancient cultures - dominated by tribal customs, the rhythm of the seasons, rites and hierarchies, age groups and elders - exist side by side with airports and skyscrapers. Nowhere is this contrast greater than in Kenya ... This comprehensive study of Bantu, Nilotic and Cushitic-speaking peoples provides an insight into 45 main ethnic groups and over 140 sub-groups. The text is illustrated by 180 full-colour photographs. Portraits of Africa is an important contribution to our understanding of the early social structures which have shaped human society and destiny for thousands of years." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10817
- Title
- Portraits of Africa
- Author
- Amin, Mohamed (photographs), and Peter Moll (text)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0002726394
- ISBN 13
- 9780002726399
- Publisher
- (London: Harvill Press, 1983) 0002726394
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1983-10
- Keywords
- Samburu. Masai. Kikuyu. Assimilation. Tribal life. Photography. Ethnography. Ethnology East Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- East Africa;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...