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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1984. Cloth, 304 pages, illustrations (some colour); 37 cm. Firm binding, unmarked. Light handling soil, age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A panorama of jewelry, dress, body decoration and hairstyle. CONTENTS: Introduction; East Africa-The Body as Art; Equatoria-Treasures and Trade; Old Africa-Pockets of Ancient Tradition; The Savannah-Crossroads of Style; The Sahara-Dictates of the Desert; The Maghreb-A Natural Flamboyance; The Horn-Links with the East; Bibliography; Credits to Photographers and Collections; Index.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.
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Abrams, 1984 VF hc in dj, almost mint, may have some light shelf wear, but this is a beautiful pristine copy, 457 color and bw plates, 304 pps.. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Africa Adorned: A Panorama of Jewelry, Dress, Body Decorations, and Hairstyle
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Later Printing.. Clean large format hardcover book and dust jacket. Clean, unfaded brown cloth boards with unworn gold lettering on spine. No bumping, no wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or mark. Illustrated with gorgeous full color photographs throughout (457 illustrations, including 414 in full color). 304 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped (75.00 on front inside flap). Size approx. 10-1/2" x 14". Everywhere among the peoples of Africa, even those who eke out a nomad's existence, the visitor sees objects of great beauty and style, often of extraordinary craftsmanship. Worn by men and women--whose bodies arealso often painted or decoratively scarred, whose hair may be plaited or piled up elaborately or tinted with ocher, animal fat, or mud--the objects are often of great value, cast in gold or wrought…
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, inc., 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 304 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout (more than 400). Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Brown cloth cover boards, bold gilt title on spine. In beautiful condition. Dust jacket unclipped, has small rip at bottom of front cover and wear at top of spine, otherwise very good. A look at the jewelry and body art of the African people. Record # 32857
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London (The Harvill Press), 1985.. 304pp. 457 illus. (414 color). Folio. Cloth. D.j.
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The Harvill Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 186046291X . Endpapers lightly foxed. Previous owner's neat name. Jacket lightly edge worn, one closed tear; 10.56 X 1.06 X 13.37 inches; 320 pages .
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