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Primitive Negro Art, Chiefly From The Belgian Congo
by Culin, Stewart
- Used
- Condition
- Good (wraps tanned; scuffed & smudged. front wrap has large, pencil name/notation to upper edge w/ swirl & other light pencil ma
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Brooklyn, N. Y.: Brooklyn Museum Department of Ethnology, 1923. Softcover. Good (wraps tanned; scuffed & smudged. front wrap has large, pencil name/notation to upper edge w/ swirl & other light pencil marks. corners rubbed w/ creasing. spine darkened; has handwritten black pen title. spine creased; top rubbed; slight flapped tear to lower edge, tail has small amount of erosion. shelf-wear/scuffing to lower textblock edge). cream wraps w/ green & yellow illustration w/ black printing. approx 42 unpaginated pgs w/ 8 bw plates. Spine glue beginning to crack; wraps beginning to separate with front having a fairly deep (approximately 6-inch) crack. Wraps are fragile. Back of title page has pencil handwriting / notation that appears to accompany a laid-in postcard illustrated with a Batetela wood carving. Pages remain fairly bright. Remains tightly bound. A scarce catalogue of this important exhibition, the first exhibition of African Art in the United States.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 193847
- Title
- Primitive Negro Art, Chiefly From The Belgian Congo
- Author
- Culin, Stewart
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (wraps tanned; scuffed & smudged. front wrap has large, pencil name/notation to upper edge w/ swirl & other light pencil ma
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Brooklyn Museum Department of Ethnology
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn, N. Y.
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- African Art ; african art ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- African Art;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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