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African Seats
by Bocola, Sandro (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition./Very Good dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 3791314262
- ISBN 13
- 9783791314266
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Munich, New York:: Prestel, 1995. A clean, tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny, with just a little rubbing/fraying to the corners and spine ends. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. English translation of AFRIKANISCHE SITZE with essays by Ezio Bassani, Hans Himmelheber, Lorenz Homberger, Piet Meyer, Andrea Knecht Oti-Amoako, and Roy Sieber. Handsomely illustrated with 414 photos by Heini Schneebeli, including 123 beautiful full-color plates. Bound in the original dark brown cloth. From the Dust Jacket: "The first general survey of the vanishing seating culture of sub-Saharan Africa... Drawing on over 170 examples, this book offers a survey of the seats of sub-Saharan Africa, an integral part of a traditional culture that is already disappearing. The various essays by noted ethnologists address the cultural histories and aesthetics of African seats and other objects, as well as their regional characteristics. In addition, there is a wealth of photographic evidence documenting the use of seats and their original contexts, both past and present.". First Edition in English.. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition./Very Good dust jacket.. Illus. by Schneebeli, Heini (photographs). 200pp..
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- Bookseller
- About Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007115
- Title
- African Seats
- Author
- Bocola, Sandro (editor)
- Illustrator
- Schneebeli, Heini (photographs)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition.
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket.
- Edition
- First Edition in English.
- ISBN 10
- 3791314262
- ISBN 13
- 9783791314266
- Publisher
- Prestel
- Place of Publication
- Munich, New York:
- Date Published
- 1995
- Bookseller catalogs
- Black Studies; Collectibles/ Antiques;
- Size
- 200pp.
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