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New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Later Printing.. Clean large format hardcover book and dust jacket. Clean, unfaded brown cloth boards with unworn gold lettering on spine. No bumping, no wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or mark. Illustrated with gorgeous full color photographs throughout (457 illustrations, including 414 in full color). 304 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped (75.00 on front inside flap). Size approx. 10-1/2" x 14". Everywhere among the peoples of Africa, even those who eke out a nomad's existence, the visitor sees objects of great beauty and style, often of extraordinary craftsmanship. Worn by men and women--whose bodies arealso often painted or decoratively scarred, whose hair may be plaited or piled up elaborately or tinted with ocher, animal fat, or mud--the objects are often of great value, cast in gold or wrought… Leer más

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. g+. Folio. 304pp. Original color photo-illustrated dustjacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Frontispiece color photograph. Richly illustrated with color photographs, many full page, of nomad tribes and their extraordinary craftsmanship. "Worn by men and women -whose bodies are also often painted or decoratively scarred, whose hair may be plaited or piled up elaborately or tinted with ocher, animal fat, or mud- the objects are often of great value, cast in gold or wrought in silver, inlaid with semi-precious stones, ivory, or coral" (publisher). DJ with very light wear along edge, one very small closed tear at top of spine. Binding with light scuffing at lower right corner of front cover. Former owner's Ex Libris on inside cover and name inked onto free front endpaper. Light age-toning of block along edges not affecting images. DJ, Binding and interior in overall good+ condition.