Afghan Craftsmen: the Cultures of Three Itinerants Communnities Unknown - 1994

Thames & Hudson Ltd. good. 0500016127. 1994, bright clean copy, no dustjacket, feint marking to boards, inscription on endpaper, no other markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 1994. Hardcover.

Thames & Hudson, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Thames & Hudson. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0500016127 . Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project; 11.3 X 9.1 X 1.1 inches; 328 pages .

United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Ida Nicolaisen, editor in chief. With 240 illustrations of which 100 are in color. First edition. Fine condition in fine dust jacket.

London/New York: Thams & Hudson, 1994. Hardcover. VG-/VG (light foxing to upper text block, light shelfwear to boards, corners bumped). Pale blue boards with red illustration on front cover, red lettering on spine, blue dust jacket with color illustration and red lettering, mylar cover, 328 pp, richly illustrated with 240 illustrations, 100 in color. "A significant but little studied aspect of life in rural Afghanistan is the restriction of certain specialized occupations to particular ethnic groups. Many communities of artisans, tradesmen and entertainers form their own descent groups, either settled or leading nomadic or semi-nomadic lives. Afghan Craftsmen describes the lives and work of the migrating Musalli threshers, Shaykh Mohammadi peddlers and Ghorbat sievemakers, detailing their social and historical background as well as their interaction with settled communities. While the Musallis and the Ghorbat are specialist workers who share common descent, of Indian and probable Iranian origin… Leer más

London/New York: Thams & Hudson, 1994. Hardcover. As new in shrinkwrap. Pale blue boards with red illustration on front cover, red lettering on spine, blue dust jacket with color illustration and red lettering, mylar cover, 328 pp, richly illustrated with 240 illustrations, 100 in color. "A significant but little studied aspect of life in rural Afghanistan is the restriction of certain specialized occupations to particular ethnic groups. Many communities of artisans, tradesmen and entertainers form their own descent groups, either settled or leading nomadic or semi-nomadic lives. Afghan Craftsmen describes the lives and work of the migrating Musalli threshers, Shaykh Mohammadi peddlers and Ghorbat sievemakers, detailing their social and historical background as well as their interaction with settled communities. While the Musallis and the Ghorbat are specialist workers who share common descent, of Indian and probable Iranian origin respectively, the Shaykh Mohammadis have emerged as a spiritual body… Leer más

Thames & Hudson , pp. 328 . Hardback. New.

Thames & Hudson. Collectible - Very Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good. Very Good dust jacket. (Afghanistan, artisans, nomads, social life and customs) [ISBN 0500016127] NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

New York: Thames and Hudson; Copenhagen, Rhodos International Science and Art Publishers, 1994. 328p., colored and b/w illus., quarto format, dj (The Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Rrsearch Project).

Thames & Hudson. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!