Vanishing faces of Southern Africa
by Heywood, Donald
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0798133015
- ISBN 13
- 9780798133012
- Seller
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Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Photo-realistic portraits of Southern African people in traditional costume. This copy part of the presentation edition of 26 copies bound in goatskin in cloth slipcase by Peter Carstens. Includes a signed loose-leaf reproduction of a drawing by Heywood printed exclusively for this book by Hirt & Carter, Cape Town. This copy lettered 'E' and presented to Patricia Countess Jellicoe and signed by Heywood. Also loosely inserted is a signed ms letter to Countess Jellicoe. 111 p. : chiefly ports. (some col.), map ; 33 cm. Minimal shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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- Bookseller
- Springhead Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016714
- Title
- Vanishing faces of Southern Africa
- Author
- Heywood, Donald
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0798133015
- ISBN 13
- 9780798133012
- Publisher
- Human & Rousseau
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town
- Date Published
- 1994
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