Honolulu, HI: East-West Center Press, 1965 East-West Center Press, Honolulu, HI. 1965. Hardcover. First American Edition. Produced from the 1st edition sheets printed in Melbourne. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner written and stamped name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good+; scattered stains to textblock top. DJ: Good+; Price Clipped; chipping and small tears to top edge; light wear at tips, head, tail. Brown cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Two foldout art sheets are present. 208pp 8vo. This is a study of the huge monolith that rises over 1100 feet in the western desert of central Australia, and of the daily life, beliefs, and art forms of its aboriginal inhabitants, the Pitjandjara tribe. A beautifully illustrated book. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006718
Title: Ayers Rock; Its People, Their Beliefs, and Their Art
Author: Charles P. Mountford
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: East-West Center Press
Place of Publication: Honolulu, HI
Date Published: 1965
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Australia, aboriginals, Ayers Rock, monolith, geology, anthropology, sociology, Pitjandjara tribe, art, native art, mythical heroes,
Bookseller catalogs: Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Geology;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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