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African-American Art Books & Ephemera

Dance Photography of Carl Van Vechten

Dance Photography of Carl Van Vechten

by Vechten, Carl Van & Paul Padgette

NY: Schirmer Books. tall 4to. vii,212pp., prof. illus. Bib., index. Cloth, d.j. Fine/Fine. Includes images of Balinese Harlem Renaissance dancers.
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NZ$110.46
TRESORS D'AFRIQUE MUSEE DE TERVUREN

TRESORS D'AFRIQUE MUSEE DE TERVUREN

by VERSWIJVER, GUSTAAF;

Antwerpen De Vries. illustrated, 400 pp,
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NZ$327.91
Musée de Dakar. Témoin de l'art négre, en français, in english, auf deutsch. Nouvelles éditions africaines
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NZ$81.98
Tenderheaded: A Comb-Bending Collection of Hair Stories

Tenderheaded: A Comb-Bending Collection of Hair Stories

by Harris, Juliette & Pamela Johnson, Eds

NY: Washington Square Press. Introduction by Ntozake Shange. 8vo. xiv, 302pp., illus. Wraps. Very Good.
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NZ$42.48
My Life in Pictures

My Life in Pictures

by Mohamed, Ethel Wright (Edited by Charlotte Capers & Olivia P. Collins

Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1976. First Edition. Wraps. Good+. first printing. Wraps with stapled binding. 40p. Color reproductions of embroidered pictures. This copy signed by the artist alongside her essay. Has some edgewear to covers and some scuffing on the back cover.
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NZ$25.49
Utotombo. Kunst uit Zwart-Afrika in Belgisch privé-bezit

Utotombo. Kunst uit Zwart-Afrika in Belgisch privé-bezit

by DE HEUSCH Luc, BURSSENS Herman, BRUYNINX Elze, BASTIN Marie-Louise & CORNET Joseph

Brussel, Vereniging voor tentoonstellingen van het Paleis voor Schone Kunsten 1988, 1988. 22 x 28 cm, in good condition
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NZ$546.51
FIVE LITHOGRAPHS for OUR GRANDMOTHERS

FIVE LITHOGRAPHS for OUR GRANDMOTHERS

by BIGGERS, John [ANGELOU, Maya]

[New York]: [Limited Editions Club], [1994]. First Edition. Original Art. Fine in a Fine cloth clamshell box. John Biggers. Large folio consisting of 5 ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS and the title and colophon pages. For her favorite poem, originally published in I SHALL NOT BE MOVED, Angelou chose the internationally acclaimed African-American printmaker John Biggers to illustrate a book published by the Limited Editions Club in an edition of only 400 numbered copies signed by both the author and the artist. It... Read more about this item
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NZ$15,931.88
Musée de Dakar. Témoin de l'art négre, en français, in english, auf deutsch.

Musée de Dakar. Témoin de l'art négre, en français, in english, auf deutsch.

by Michel Renaudeau

Delroisse. 21,5 x 27,5 cm, 130 pp, dust jacket is damaged, book in good condition
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NZ$91.09
THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED GENESIS. THE KING JAMES VERSION

THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED GENESIS. THE KING JAMES VERSION

by (LAWRENCE, Jacob) BIBLE

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1989. hardcover. Fine in a Fine suede-lined linen clamshell box with leather label. Jacob Lawrence. Large folio bound in full midnight blue Japanese cotton. Copy #160 of only 400 numbered copies, SIGNED on the colophon by Jacob Lawrence who has contributed 8 ORIGINAL SILKSCREENS to this massive (16" x 22") and truly magnificent work, one of the high points of the press. These silkscreens are identical, except for not being individually signed, to the very few portfolios... Read more about this item
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NZ$21,242.50
SIX SILKSCREEN PRINTS for POEMS

SIX SILKSCREEN PRINTS for POEMS

by JONES, Lois Mailou (SENGHOR, Leopold Sedar )

(New York): (Limited Editions Club), (1996). First Edition. Original Art. Fine in a Fine clamshell box. Lois Mailou Jones. Large folio (16-3/4" x 20-3/4") consisting of 6 silkscreen prints by Lois Mailou Jones and the title and colophon pages loosely laid into a full purple linen clamshell box with the artist's name lettered in gilt on the front cover. Each dramatic silkscreen has been numbered and SIGNED by the artist and printed by Alexander Heinrici at Studio Heinrici. This set is #34 of only 60... Read more about this item
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NZ$13,807.62
Romare Bearden: Origins and Progressions

Romare Bearden: Origins and Progressions

by Fogliatti, Mary Jo, Ed

4to. 45pp. illus., including 19 color & b&w plates, Stiff Wraps (orig. price sticker on rear cover). Cat., Sel. Bib. Stiff Wraps. New. Limited Ed: 1,000 copies.
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NZ$161.44
Portrayal of the Black Musician in American  Art

Portrayal of the Black Musician in American Art

by LeFalle-Collins, Lizetta & Leonard Simon (Essays)

Los Angeles: California Afro-American Museum. slim 4to. 40pp., 34 color & b&w illus. Notes, Bib. Exhibition Catalogue. Stapled Wraps. Sm. Section of cover cut (see photo). otherwise VG
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NZ$48.43
Bob Thompson

Bob Thompson

by Golden, Thelma

Lrg. 4to. 200pp., prof. illus. in color & b&w. Sel. Bib., Exhibition history. Wraps. As New conditionBuy with confidence. We check our books carefully for signs of wear and markings. THIS IS NOT AN X-LIBRARY COPY.
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NZ$101.96
Art De L'Afrique Noire Au Pays Du Fleuve Zaire

Art De L'Afrique Noire Au Pays Du Fleuve Zaire

by Cornet, Joseph

Arcade Publishing, 1972. 27 x 30 cm, in good condition
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NZ$546.51
The Raymond Lark Traveling Exhibition

The Raymond Lark Traveling Exhibition

by No Author Noted

Los Angeles: Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, 2003. Paperback. Very Good +. 96 pages, softcover. Seven page Introduction. Four page essay "Troubled Times in Lark's Life." Eight pages of "Notes To Some Of The Plates." Extensive resource lists. Many full page reproductions, many in color. little light edge wear.
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NZ$84.97
SIX ETCHINGS for MUSIC, DEEP RIVERS IN MY SOUL

SIX ETCHINGS for MUSIC, DEEP RIVERS IN MY SOUL

by MITCHELL, Dean [ANGELOU, Maya]

(New York): (Limited Editions Club), (2003). First Edition. Original Art. Fine in a close to Fine, faintly stained velvet-lined brown cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered leather label on the front. Dean Mitchell. Folio (22-1/2" x 20") consisting of 6 color etchings and 3 letterpress text pages: a title page, table of contents, and a colophon page. There were 400 copies of Angelou's book illustrated by Mitchell and published by the Limited Editions Club but only 90 copies of the portfolio of... Read more about this item
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NZ$9,559.12
SIX ETCHINGS for EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE

SIX ETCHINGS for EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE

by ANDREWS, Benny [O'CONNOR, Flannery]

(New York): (Limited Editions Club), (2005). First Edition. Original Art. Fine in a Fine velvet-lined red cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered leather label on the front. Benny Andrews. Folio (19-1/2" x 25-1/2") consisting of 6 color etchings and 2 letterpress text pages: a title page and a colophon page. There were 300 copies of O'Connor's book illustrated by Benny Andrews and published by the Limited Editions Club but only 75 copies of the portfolio of numbered and SIGNED color etchings printed... Read more about this item
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NZ$9,559.12
Romare Bearden 1970-1980

Romare Bearden 1970-1980

by Melberg, Jerald L. & Milton J. Bloch, eds

136pp., prof. illus. color & b&w. List of Works, Chron., Sel. Bib. Wraps. Covers rubbed, inside tight. Good+ Checklist is considered a catalogue raisonné of Bearden's collages and watercolors for the years of the exhibit.
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NZ$110.46
Romare Bearden:  His Life And Art

Romare Bearden: His Life And Art

by Schwartzman, Myron

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1990. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Foreword by August Wilson. Cloth. 320 pages. Bibliography. Index. Illustrations, photographs.
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NZ$101.96
Kunst van zwart Afrika in het land aan de Zaïre

Kunst van zwart Afrika in het land aan de Zaïre

by CORNET J. (& MOBUTU J.D., voorwoord)

Brussel, Arcade 1972, 1972. 27 x 30 cm, dust jacket is damaged, book in good condition
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NZ$291.47
Art De L'Afrique Noire

Art De L'Afrique Noire

by Leuzinger, Dr. Elsy

Ediciones Poligrafa, 1984. 21 x 21 cm, in good condition
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NZ$91.09
Objects: Signs of Africa

Objects: Signs of Africa

by Heusch, Luc De (Ed. )

Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1996. 24,5 x 30,5 cm, in good condition
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NZ$145.74
Kunst uit zwart Afrika.

Kunst uit zwart Afrika.

by MEYER, LAURE

Librero Nederland b.v., 2001. 24,5 x 31 cm, in good condition
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NZ$54.65