Masks, Transformation, and Paradox de Napier, A. David

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

UsedVeryGood. Minor wear and fading on cover. Clean copy.

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. About Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in purple cloth w/gold spine titles. About Fine book w/ blacked-out owner info front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked; in Fine DJ. xxvi, 282pp inc. Notes, Bibliography, Index; illustrated in photos and reproductions.

University of California Press, 1987-10-27. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

University of California Press, October 1987. Trade Paperback. VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners a bit bumped, some creasing/scuffing/wear to covers. binding is straight and tight with no marks to text or other serious flaws.

Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 1986. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 282 pages, b&w illustrations. Masks are found world-wide in connection with seasonal festivals, rites of passage, and curative ceremonies. They provide a means of investigating the paradoxical problems that appearances pose in the experience of transitional states. In this far-reaching work, A. David Napier studies mask iconography and the role played by masks in the realization of change. The masks of preclassical Greece¯in particular those of the Satyr and the Gorgon¯provide his starting point. A comparison of Greek to Eastern and especially Indian models follows, and the book concludes with an examination of the interpretation of Hindu ideas in Bali that demonstrates the importance of ambivalence in mask iconography. Clean, bright copy. Record # 380304

Berkeley, Etc.: University of California Press, 1986. 2d Printing. [xxi] 282p., b/w illus., original stiff printed wrappers.

University Of California Press, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. AMZ

University of California Press , 1984 xxvi, 282 pp. "Mask iconography and the role played by masks in the realization of change." 104 b&w plates. Pages 3-18 have an occasional pencil mark, otherwise a bright clean copy. Covers have some light shelf wear.

University of California Press. paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!