The Hunter's Vision. The Prehistoric Art of Zimbabwe
by Garlake, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0714125180
- ISBN 13
- 9780714125183
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: British Museum Press, 1995) 0714125180. 4to; original green boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp.176, incl. index; map; colour plates; monochrome illustrations in text. Dustwrapper a little sunned on spine panel; some fox spots to edges. Very good condition. "This personal exploration of an artistic tradition that has hitherto been disregarded or misunderstood reveals an unexpected artistic and conceptual richness in a people that were long despised. It is illustrated throughout with the author's superb detailed tracings of the paintings and a selection of colour photographs, the vast majority published here for the first time." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12172
- Title
- The Hunter's Vision. The Prehistoric Art of Zimbabwe
- Author
- Garlake, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0714125180
- ISBN 13
- 9780714125183
- Publisher
- (London: British Museum Press, 1995) 0714125180
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- June 1995
- Keywords
- Zimbabwe. Rhodesia. Rock art sites. Bushmen. Bushman. Khoisan studies. San. Religion. Mysticism. Ethnography. Anthropology Rock Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rock Art;
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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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.
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