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The Decorative Arts of the New Zealand Maori
by Barrow, T
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1111111111
- ISBN 13
- 9781111111113
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Wellington, NZ: A.H. & A.W.Reed, 1964. High quality colour photographs of examples of the six traditional arts of the Maori - tattoo, rafter painting, weaving of cloak borders, plaiting of coloured elements in baskets and mats, lattice work house panels, and carved work in stone, bone and wood. CONDITION Pictoral cloth bds show carved lintel to front and Lindaur portrait of Maori Wahine to rear. Unpaginated with 136 plates mostly in full colour. Odd mark to bds, name and address in pen to first bland else bright and crisp copy. . First Edition. Pictoral Boards. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17134
- Title
- The Decorative Arts of the New Zealand Maori
- Author
- Barrow, T
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1111111111
- ISBN 13
- 9781111111113
- Publisher
- A.H. & A.W.Reed
- Place of Publication
- Wellington, NZ
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Maori - tattoo, rafter painting, weaving of cloak borders, plaiting of coloured elements in baskets and mats, lattice-work house panels, and carved work in stone, bone and wood.
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
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Glossary
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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