The Dance, Art and Ritual of Africa
by Paudrat, Jean-Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394502728
- ISBN 13
- 9780394502724
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Pantheon Books, New York, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Michel Huet  Photographer. Preface by photographer, introduction by Jean Laude, to pages of maps showing places visited, bibliography. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white photography taken by Michel HuetBrown coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb " ... Hundreds of books have been published about African art, but until this unusual volume, no one has ever captured African art alive, as it is lived and celebrated in the everyday life of sub-Saharan Africa. For the last thirty years, Michel Huet has travelled throughout the continent, photographing the extraordinary masks and costumes that are so central a part of African tradition, in the very rituals, dances and ceremonies for which they were invented." Rubbing of the book edges with a little bumping to the top book corners. Some rubs and marks to the top edges. Foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. A faint musty smell is present when the book is opened. Minor creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing of the panels. First American Edition. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). [6], 7 - 241, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Michel Huet  Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Anthropology; Africa; Photography. ISBN: 0394502728. ISBN/EAN: 9780394502724. Inventory No: 0288089. . 9780394502724
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0288089
- Title
- The Dance, Art and Ritual of Africa
- Author
- Paudrat, Jean-Louis
- Illustrator
- Michel Huet  Photographer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394502728
- ISBN 13
- 9780394502724
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Dancing, Africa, art, ritual, anthropology Anthropology; Africa; Photography. Michel Huet  Photographer Unbranded ISBN: 0394502728 EAN: 9780394502724 Paudrat, Jean-Louis The Dance, Art and Ritual of Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography; Anthropology;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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