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American and Eskimo Basketry. A Key to Identification
by Miles, Charles and Pierre Bovis
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- first
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, CA: Pierre Bovis, 1969. First Edition. Octavo. Limited to 1000 copies. The present copy is #786 and signed by both authors. 144pp. Charles Miles' with the help of Pierre Bovis presents his collection of baskets from the American Indian and Eskimo with photographic illustrations. This is an essential guide for the student or collector touching upon most of the major types of basketry.Bound in brown cloth, spine lettering gilt. Near fine with correction slip to one photograph laid in, in pictorial dust jacket. Very nice.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000376
- Title
- American and Eskimo Basketry. A Key to Identification
- Author
- Miles, Charles and Pierre Bovis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pierre Bovis
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Baskets Signed Inscribed Limited Edition Dust Jacket
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indian History and Art;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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