THE HISTORY OF BEADS from 30,000 B.C. to the Present. by Dubin, Lois Sherr - (1987).

Abradale Press. New in New dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0810981785 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in fine condition with barely detectable wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Looks at a variety of beads produced around the world, discusses their religious and social aspects, and describes beaded clothing in primitive societies."; Concise Edition Series; 12.0 X 9.2 X 0.6 inches; 136 pages .

Harry N. Abrams. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First. Hardcover. 0810907364 . Color fold-out chart, beads by country. Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket is flap-intact, clean with light edgewear, now protected within mylar cover.; 9.5 X 1.25 X 12 inches; 364 pages .

New York: Harry N. Abrams. New. 1995. Paperback. 0810926172 . Beadwork Books Series; Color Illustrations; 9 x 11 3/4 ; 136 pages; Soft cover has white spine with red and blue lettering. Pages are clean and tight. Lavishly illustrated with color photos of beads, through the millenia. Includes a 4 page fold out of a timeline of the history of these fascinating relicts of human history and creativity. Notes; bibliography; index. .

Thames and Hudson, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Thames and Hudson, 1987. 364pp., index, color photographs, fold-out bead chart. tall 4to. Fine hardcover, fine d/j.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. London, Thames and Hudson, 1987. Quarto, 364 pages with over 5000 beads illustrated (in over 350 photographs by Togashi, 254 in colour) plus a large folding colour chronological chart. Cloth a little unevenly sunned; a few mild signs of use; a very good copy with the dustwrapper a little scuffed and sunned. The author's 'first book, the result of more than 30 years of research, collecting and lecturing on beads' (dustwrapper blurb).

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1987. First UK Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large. N/a. Type: Z 364pp. 1987. First UK edition of this lavish production with over 350 illustrations - 254 in colour. A lovely, clean, tight copy in a very good wrapper. One corner bumped with light or slight associated creasing to the wrapper. Slight fading to the extreme tail of the cloth spine. Some light creases to the wrapper - several along the edge of the spine and to the head and tail of the spine. No tears and not price-clipped. A lovely well preserved copy in an essentially very good wrapper.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987. Book. Illus. by Photographs. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. AN/AN, used hc, 364 pages. Blind stamped navy blue cloth over boards with silver text on spine. Color illustrated dust jacket with red and blue colored text on upper, and blue colored text on spine; no chips or tears; encased in mylar protective cover. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is straight and tight..

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. g to g+. Folio. 364pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over blue cloth, with blind stamped lettering on front cover and silver lettering on spine. Pictorial endpapers. Photo-illustrated half-title and title page. This book is the first comprehensive history of beads ever published. It includes several thousand examples of beads, beaded jewelry, and beadwork representing 30,000 years of history and drawn from every major culture and region of the world. For thousands of years, beads have played an important role throughout the world, from Japan to Cameroon. This highly unusual and innovative volume surveys the fascinating story of their evolution: beads have been used as a medium of trade, as talismans, as personal adornment, as status symbols, and as religious artifacts. They are capsules of cultural, historical, and technological information. This ambitious survey of beads and their unique contribution to history features more than… Read More

Gardners Books, 1987. Hardcover. New. First Edition thus, as good as new. The History of Beads from 30, 000 B.C. to the Present by Lois Sherr Dubin. Published by Gardners Books in 1987. Hardcover ISBN:9780500235072. Collectible item in excellent condition.