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MAASAI. Text by Tepilit Ole Saitoti. Photographs by Carol Beckwith.
by (Beckwith, Carol). Saitoti, Tepilit Ole
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Abradale Press / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, (1993)., (1993).. Very good. - Quarto, 13-3/4 inches high by 10-1/2 inches wide. Reddish brown cloth, titled in white on the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper. 276 pages, with the text printed on tan stock. Profusely illustrated by Carol Beckwith with color photographs & textual drawings. Near fine. <p>A reprint of the 1980 edition.<p>Inscribed by the photographer Carol Beckwith on the front endpaper, and signed in full "Carol Beckwith".<p>The author of the text is himself a Maasai who, after earning warrior status, spent six years in the United States studying animal ecology and lecturing and writing on the culture of the Maasai.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97429
- Title
- MAASAI. Text by Tepilit Ole Saitoti. Photographs by Carol Beckwith.
- Author
- (Beckwith, Carol). Saitoti, Tepilit Ole
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Abradale Press / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, (1993).
- Date Published
- (1993).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHER; CAROL BECKWITH; SIGNED; INSCRIBED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; TRAVEL; AFRICA; TRIBE; MAASAI; KENYA; TANZANIA; TEPILIT OLE SAITOTI; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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