Africa Adorned de Fisher, Angela

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1984. Cloth, 304 pages, illustrations (some colour); 37 cm. Firm binding, unmarked. Light handling soil, age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A panorama of jewelry, dress, body decoration and hairstyle. CONTENTS: Introduction; East Africa-The Body as Art; Equatoria-Treasures and Trade; Old Africa-Pockets of Ancient Tradition; The Savannah-Crossroads of Style; The Sahara-Dictates of the Desert; The Maghreb-A Natural Flamboyance; The Horn-Links with the East; Bibliography; Credits to Photographers and Collections; Index.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

Brand: Harry N. Abrams, 1984-09-30. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1984. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Very good or better in like jacket. Bump to the top of the spine and jacket. Jacket has some general wear and pitting consistent with age, otherwise, a nice tight copy.

Abrams, Inc. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Abrams, Inc. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, inc., 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 304 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout (more than 400). Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Brown cloth cover boards, bold gilt title on spine. In beautiful condition. Dust jacket unclipped, has small rip at bottom of front cover and wear at top of spine, otherwise very good. A look at the jewelry and body art of the African people. Record # 32857

Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear.
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1984. 1st . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 304pp.incl.index; HB brwn.w/gilt; lt.wear,tp.edge; lt.sun,bttm.spine; clean,tight pgs. DJ brwn.&blk.w/white-photo cover; slight rub. "A Panorama of Jewelry, Dress, Body Decoration, and Hairstyle" 457 illus., 414 in full color.

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1991. Hardcover. VG+/VG (very light shelfwear to dust jacket. Pages are very crisp and clean.). Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Color pictorial dust jacket; black spine with white lettering. 304 pp. 457 plates, 414 in color. Reprinted from 1984 original. "First fascinated by its pure beauty, Angela Fisher has examined African adornment for over seven years, initially as a traveler and then increasingly as a close student of jewelry and body decoration. Traveling from the Sahara to Cape Horn, she has lived among peoples of diverse culture, studying and photographing not only what they wear but what meaning the objects and decorative forms have in their daily lives." -- dj flap Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-301) and index.

Harry N. Abrams, 1984-09-30. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!