Painting in South Africa Tapa dura - 1993

Southern Book Publishers, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Poor/Fair. The much damaged dustjacket is now covered with a clear cellophane cover. The front of the cream cloth cover is yellowed by light. The title printing is clear and bold. The back of cover is much damaged by storage - especially to the bottom right hand corner which has been weathered through the cloth and board to the base. There are markings about the body of the back cover and along the bottom edge. The front and back covers have markings about the edges. The spine is marked and damaged at the foot. The paper trim edges have some blue pen/ paint markings and handling marks. Inside, the pages are clean, clear and in general very good condition.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required. FK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Southern Book Publishers. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

(Johannesburg: Southern, 1993) 1868124797. Large 8vo; original cream boards, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; decorative endpapers; pp. xxiv + 395, incl. index, plus a further 99 colour plates with detailed captions; illustrations in text. Merest trace of foxing to boards and edges. Very good condition. "An up-to-date, absorbing story of pictures, people and events and the roles they have played in the modern history of South African art. The story opens in the second half of the 19th century. As the narrative unfolds, it charts the course of modern South African painting, from the descriptive records of the 'Africana painters' through the various experimental forms of modernism, to the revisionist perceptions of end-of-the-century South Africa." .

Southern Book Publishers, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. the jacket is laminated and marked. edge worn. previous owner's inscription. internally clean and tightly bound.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required. ]P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Southern Book Publishers, 1993-02. Hardcover. Good.

[Johannesburg]: Southern Book Publishers Ltd, 1993. Hardcover. VG (ex-lib, sticker on first page, stamps on third page, inscription on second page). Cream cloth over boards; color illustrated dj; 395 pp; 229 bw figures: 99 color plates. A magnificent narrative of the development of South African art from the 19th century onwards; each artistic term or label, when introduced, is defined and compared with precision and exactness; also contains monumental reference work.

Southern Book Publishers, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Heavy copy, may require extra postage. Publication of 99 Plates. Externally the dust jacket shows signs of previous ownership. These are slightly shelf rubbed, edge worn, scuffed in places, and has a small tear. The spine of the dust jacket is slightly faded at the top and bottom. Underneath the boards remain in good condition. But it still presents handsomely in cellophane. There is tanning around the block of the book. The binding is excellent. The pages are bright and attractive, and the text remains clear. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Southern Book Publishers, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jacket is shelf rubbed.Scarring under boards.Clean.Well bound.Very good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Halfway House, Southern Book Publishers first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The story opens in the second half of the 19th century. As the narrative unfolds, it charts the course of modern South African painting, from the descriptive records of the 'African painters' through the various experimental forms of modernism, to the revisionist perceptions of the end-of-thecentury South Africa. 253 x 178mm., pp. xxiv, 395, b/w plates, index, List of Colour Plates (99). Contents, medium rubbing on three pages (margins), name on content pages (bottom) edge, d.j. med. rubbing. VG/VG ISBN: 1868124797

Southern Book Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First. Hardcover. 1868124797 . Photo endpapersa. 395pp+99 color plates. ; 10.0 X 7.1 X 1.4 inches; 395 pages .