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The Art Tahiti; And the Neighbouring Society, Austral and Cook Islands
by Barrow, Terence
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 050006007X
- ISBN 13
- 9780500060070
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Thames and Hudson, London, 1979. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Notice its pages, introduction by author, bibliography, acknowledgements and list of illustrations and index. Illustrated frontispiece, showing tattooed chief of Rarotonga, Te Pou, 1837. The text is illustrated with numerous colour photographs black-and-white photographs, and the occasional coloured and black-and-white illustrations. Photographic front cover, showing a Tahitian figure, with white writing on the front panel and black on the spine. Rubbing to all edges of the book and the corners are slightly bumped and scuffed. Some marks to the laminate of the boards and bookseller sticker to the top left-hand corner of the back panel. A small book on the lost ( for the most part ) arts of Polynesia, the islands of Tahati, Society, Austel and Cook Islands. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Art -- Primitive; Pacific; Art & Design. ISBN: 050006007X. ISBN/EAN: 9780500060070. Inventory No: 0103710. . 9780500060070
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0103710
- Title
- The Art Tahiti; And the Neighbouring Society, Austral and Cook Islands
- Author
- Barrow, Terence
- Format/Binding
- Softcover (Stiff Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 050006007X
- ISBN 13
- 9780500060070
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Art of Tahiti -- Society -- Austral -- Cook Islands, Pacific Art Art & Design; Art -- Primitive; Pacific; Art & Design. Unbranded ISBN: 050006007X EAN: 9780500060070 Barrow, Terence The Art Tahiti; And the Neighbouring Society, Austral an
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art -- Primitive;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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