Masks of West Africa by Underwood, Leon - 1952

Alec Tiranti, 1948. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in.

A. Tiranti, 1948-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with some wear to book cover. Missing DJ.

ALEC TIRANTI, 1964-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good with wear and markings. Looks like an interesting title!

A. Tiranti, 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. Reprinted. 49 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces.

Alec Tiranti. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1952. Reprint. Hardcover. Binding weakening, fabric spine just visible , mid-book. 1" Piece, including price, clipped from bottom edge of dust jacket. Remainder of jacket, including rear flaps, clean and intact. Text in English and French. B/w plates. 26Pp text, 46 b/w plates. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Alec Tiranti, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Jacket. Boards are worn and damp marked to the inside.Foxing.Tightly bound.English and French languages.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Alec Tiranti LTD , 1948. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5" . Not Stated . A fascinating study into the traditional masks of West Africa, with text both in English and French, the first edition. First edition of this work. With English text followed by French text. A study of primitive art from an aesthetic point of view drawn from the author's travel, discussing the abstract character of the masks, their background of ritual and ceremony, as well as contemporary abstract art.With photographic plates in black and white and a map. Complete with the scarce dust wrapper, unclipped.Written by Leon Underwood, British artist known as sculptor and painter, as well as an influential teacher of African art. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped with shelf wear, minor rubbing and chipping to head and tail of spine, creasing to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. With black and white photographic plates and a map. Fine Read More

Tiranti, London, 1964. Reprint. HARDCOVER. Octavo size (8vo) in black cloth, white lettering to spine. 54pp text, map and 66pp plates __CONDITION : A well preserved FINE very clean and tight copy (page-block edges slightly tanned and dusty) in a lightly edge-rubbed and slightly edge-nicked VERY GOOD complete Dust Jacket (looks fine in its removable transparent protector). ... __To see more of our Costume, etc type DbbCOSTUME in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS

London: Alec Tiranti. bound in black cloth, this hardcover 1964 reprint is generally VG in VG wrapper. 55pp with 66 additional pages of B/w photographs of Masks. Wrapper slightly worn, owner's signature on title pages, otherwise VG. . Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1964.

London: Alec Tiranti, 1948 Cr.8vo. vi,49pp. 48 plates, map, dw. French and English text. A very nice copy of the first edition in the publisher's cloth with the dust-wrapper. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[B]