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The Innocent Artists; Student Art from Papua New Guinea
by Baker, Catherine
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0713710004
- ISBN 13
- 9780713710007
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Blanford Press, Poole, Dorset, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. foreword by John Callander -- Chief Education Officer, Commonwealth Institute, introduction by author, bibliography and photographic acknowledgements. Red coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with both coloured and black and white reproductions of students' art along with black-and-white photography. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles on the spine. Illustrated / photographic dustwrapper, with black coloured background and white coloured titles to the front panel and spine. In 1976 the author was teaching at High School in a remote Chimbu Province of Papua New Guinea and she gave her students, some felt tip pens and said " draw something ". This book documents remarkable results of this request. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and shelfwear to the lower book edges. Dust marks to the top paper edge. A few handling marks to the book particularly to the back blank paper. A little rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners. Some fading and rubbing to the dustwrapper. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 128 pages, last blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; New Guinea; ISBN: 0713710004. ISBN/EAN: 9780713710007. Inventory No: 0103757. . 9780713710007
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0103757
- Title
- The Innocent Artists; Student Art from Papua New Guinea
- Author
- Baker, Catherine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0713710004
- ISBN 13
- 9780713710007
- Publisher
- Blanford Press
- Place of Publication
- Poole, Dorset
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Papua New Guinea -- Student Art, Naive -- Art Art & Design; New Guinea; Unbranded ISBN: 0713710004 EAN: 9780713710007 Baker, Catherine The Innocent Artists; Student Art from Papua New Guinea
- Bookseller catalogs
- New Guinea;
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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