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Masks Books & Ephemera

Zeami and the No Theatre in the World

Zeami and the No Theatre in the World

by Ortolani, Benito & Samuel L. Leiter, eds

8vo. 177pp., Wraps. Light rubbing to covers, otherwise excellent condition.
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NZ$48.14
Italian Futurist Theatre, 1909-1944

Italian Futurist Theatre, 1909-1944

by Berghaus, Günter

thick 8vo. xi, 597pp., 100 illus. Bib.,Index. Cloth, d.j. (in mylar). Standard Text. Unread.
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NZ$304.06
Guro: Masks, Performances, and Master Carvers in Ivory Coast

Guro: Masks, Performances, and Master Carvers in Ivory Coast

by Eberhard Fischer

Munich: Prestel/Museum Rietberg. Folio. 518(2)pp., 560 color & b&w illus. Bib., Index. Cloth, d.j. As New in mylar d.j. protector. Due to weight and cost, this book requires additional postage and insurance. Please inquire.
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NZ$464.53
Danjuro's Girls: Women on the Kabuki Stage

Danjuro's Girls: Women on the Kabuki Stage

by Edelson, Loren

8vo. 264pp., illustrated, Pict. Boards. As New
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NZ$101.35
The Right to Die: Understanding Euthanasia

The Right to Die: Understanding Euthanasia

by Humphry, Derek & Wickett, Ann

Sydney: Collins Australia. 1987. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Faint remainder mark to lower edge. Page edges lightly age-toned. 382pages. + index. Both a history and discussion of Euthanasia. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition (Australia). Hardback.
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NZ$15.41
Behind the Mask in Mexico

Behind the Mask in Mexico

by Esser, Janet Brody, Ed

Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press. tall 4to. 351pp., prof. illus. in color & b&w. Cat., Glossary, Bib.. Index. Wraps. Upper tips bumped. Near Fine. Please Note: This heavy book may require additional shipping. Thank you.
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NZ$109.80
Nihon kogakumen mokuroku 日本古樂面目錄

Nihon kogakumen mokuroku 日本古樂面目錄

Tokyo: Teishitsu Hakubutsukan, 1935. Paperback. 56p. slender paperback, covers mildly shelfworn, chip at top of spine. Black and white photos of antique theatrical masks.
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NZ$59.12
Museo de Las Americas Notitas: Aug/Sept/Oct 1998

Museo de Las Americas Notitas: Aug/Sept/Oct 1998

by Aguayo, Jose, executive director

Denver, CO: Museo de las Americas, 1998. Four panel brochure, 8.5x11 inches, very good condition. Cover story on the museum's exhibit of Latin American masks.
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NZ$20.27
Life or Death - Who Controls?

Life or Death - Who Controls?

by Ostheimer, Nancy C.; Ostheimer, John M. (Edited)

New York: Springer Publishing Company. 1976. Very Good condition. x, 308 pages. An anthology designed to provide an introductory treatment of life-and-death issues. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback.
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NZ$22.01
Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy An Argument Against Legalisation

Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy An Argument Against Legalisation

by Keown, John

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2002. Very Good condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xx, 318 pages. Provides the general reader wiith a lucid introduction to the issues surrounding the legalisation of euthanasia. . 1st Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback.
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NZ$38.52
Whisper in my Mask Tarrawarra Museum of Art Biennial 2014

Whisper in my Mask Tarrawarra Museum of Art Biennial 2014

by King, Natalie and Mundine, Djon (Curators)

Healesville, Victoria: TarraWarra Museum of Art. 2014. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial boards. Illustrated with Colour photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 104 pages. This exhibition explicitly drew on the trope of the mask. The accompanying catalogue essays elaborate an understanding of the origins, meaning, symbolism and use of masks in Western and Indigenous cultures. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$55.04
Medicine and Care of the Dying.  A Modern History

Medicine and Care of the Dying. A Modern History

by Lewis, Milton J

Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2007. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. 277 pages. There is a growing conflict in medicine between the research imperative, with its implicit goal of overcoming death itself, and the re-emergent clinical imperative to treat death as a part of life, and to make the process of dying as tolerable as possible. Central to this conflict is the rise... Read more about this item
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NZ$33.02
Luba aux Sources du Zaire

Luba aux Sources du Zaire

by Neyt, Francois

Folio. 253pp., prof. illus. color & b&w. 2 Maps, Notes, Bib. French text. Stiff Wraps. Fine. Scarce.Heavier books require extra postage. Please inquire.
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NZ$202.70
Euthanasia and Religion: A Survey of the Attitudes of World Religions to the Right-To-Die

Euthanasia and Religion: A Survey of the Attitudes of World Religions to the Right-To-Die

by Gerald A. Larue

Book is as shown on main listing. Former library copy, with expected stamps/stickers/other markings. There is a hard plastic cover over the outside which is broken at the the spine. Binding and pages are tight. Overall, a decent reading copy. Nonsmoking environment.
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NZ$16.89
Java-Masken: Der Tanz auf Einem Bein

Java-Masken: Der Tanz auf Einem Bein

by Lucas, Heinz

347pp., prof. illus. in color & b&w. German text. 4to. Softbound with a few tears near the lower spine, otherwise a good working copy.Please Note: New York State residents must pay NY sales tax. If tax exempt, please submit a copy of your resale certificate (ST-120). Thank you.
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NZ$109.80
Brochure 3rd Enugu State Mmanwu Festival and Iri-Ji Tradition; Theme: "Mmanwu as Agent of Discipline and Cultureal Continuity: Dec. 2nd - Dec. 3rd, 1994

Brochure 3rd Enugu State Mmanwu Festival and Iri-Ji Tradition; Theme: "Mmanwu as Agent of Discipline and Cultureal Continuity: Dec. 2nd - Dec. 3rd, 1994

Enugu: Ministry of Information, 1994. 28p. including covers, 7x9.75 inches, essay by Dr. Maki Nzewi, conclusion, bibliography, description of Mmanwu types, illustrated with photos of the celebration and of administrators, very good in original stapled pictorial wraps. A convergeance of Nigerian festivals, carnivals and masquerades.
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NZ$50.68
Encoded Cirebon Mask: Materiality, Flow & Meaning along Java's Islamic Northwest Coast

Encoded Cirebon Mask: Materiality, Flow & Meaning along Java's Islamic Northwest Coast

by Ross, Laurie Margot

xvi, 374pp., prof. illus. (some color). Illustrated Boards. Leiden: Brill, 2016. no d.j. (as issued). New. Signed by the author.Please Note: Insurance is required for this item.
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NZ$236.49
Africa: arts and cultures

Africa: arts and cultures

by Mack, John, editor

New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. 224p., 7.75x8.75 inches, preface, introduction, bibliography, index, color plates, very good first edition in dj.
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NZ$20.27
Nogaku Komenshu: Onshi Kyoto Hakubutsukan Tokuubetsu Tenkan [Old Portrait Masks of the Noh Drama]

Nogaku Komenshu: Onshi Kyoto Hakubutsukan Tokuubetsu Tenkan [Old Portrait Masks of the Noh Drama]

Folio. Unpag. full-page plates (3 color with tissue guards). Japanese text. Pictorial boards with title on attached paper label, faded, lightly stained green cloth slipcase with bone clasps.
Extra shipping and insurance required for this item.
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NZ$498.31
The Theatre Crafts Book of Make-up, Masks and Wigs

The Theatre Crafts Book of Make-up, Masks and Wigs

by Smith, C. Ray

Pennsylvania: Rodale Press. 1978. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Spine a little creased. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 238 pages. . Reprint Edition. Softcover.
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NZ$16.51
Valuing Life

Valuing Life

by Kleinig, John

Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1991. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. xvii, 284 pages. Part of the Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy series. Looking at the full range of appeals to life's value the author considers a variety of issues. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 2nd Printing. Hardback.
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NZ$33.02