African Textiles and Decorative Arts
by Sieber, Roy
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1974. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Beautifully decorated cloth over covers, sharp and distinct orange lettering over spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear beyond edges, spine head and foot, not price-clipped. 240 pp., 244 illustrations, 40 being in full color. A comprehensive pictorial survey of African arts of textile design and personal adornment collected from seventy North American museums. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 347332
- Title
- African Textiles and Decorative Arts
- Author
- Sieber, Roy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Roy Sieber|African Studies|Africana|African arts|textiles|African textiles|decorative arts
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