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Nature and Culture: Woman; 120 photographs of various nationalities selected by Dr Peter Landow
by Landow, Dr. Peter [photographers] Buergel, Henry; Schenker,Karl; Eide Waldermar; Fleischmann, Trude; et al
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1926. First English Language Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. Hardcover : pp. x (1, blank), 120 plates as called for : Blue cloth boards with gilt blocked border and title : top edge dye (yellow) : textured dustwrapper : small square bookseller sticker on front of jacket under the word "Woman" and again on the foot of the front pastedown near the gutter : in blue custom made clamshell box. The dust wrapper is lightly scuffed and soiled and with a 3cm vertical tear at the head of the spine : Boards and top edge dye a trifle faded. First printed in Germany in 1925 this collection of sepia tone photographs features women from around the world. More than twenty six nationalities are represented along with a few "mixed race" examples. Two Australian examples: plate 21 attributed to E. O. Hoppé, London plate 119 attributed to Kerry of Sydney and lent by the Vienna Ethnographis Museum.
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- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1559
- Title
- Nature and Culture: Woman; 120 photographs of various nationalities selected by Dr Peter Landow
- Author
- Landow, Dr. Peter [photographers] Buergel, Henry; Schenker,Karl; Eide Waldermar; Fleischmann, Trude; et al
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Language Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Photography; early photography; nudes;
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Brisbane, Queensland
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Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
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