Art in South Africa: Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Work Since 1900 / Kuns in Suid-Afrika: Skilderkuns, beeldhoukuns en grafiek sedert 1900
by Alexander, F. L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, 1962). 4to; original pale blue cloth, lettered in dark blue to spine, and with publisher's monogram to upper board; no dustwrapper; pp. 171 + (i); numerous illustrations in monochrome; some colour plates. Bump to head of spine, with archival tape repair; endpapers, outermost leaves and edges somewhat foxed. Good condition. Bilingual text (English and Afrikaans) in parallel columns. "I could have chosen any one of a number of the works of roughly 400 South African painters and sculptors. But my yardstick was to choose paintings that seemed to me to be either important or typical of South Africa." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12758
- Title
- Art in South Africa: Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Work Since 1900 / Kuns in Suid-Afrika: Skilderkuns, beeldhoukuns en grafiek sedert 1900
- Author
- Alexander, F. L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, 1962)
- Keywords
- South African art. Fine Art. Artists. Sculptors Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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