Masks, Transformation, & Paradox

Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 1986. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 282 pages, b&w illustrations. Masks are found world-wide in connection with seasonal festivals, rites of passage, and curative ceremonies. They provide a means of investigating the paradoxical problems that appearances pose in the experience of transitional states. In this far-reaching work, A. David Napier studies mask… Read more about this item

University of California Press, October 1987. Trade Paperback. VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners a bit bumped, some creasing/scuffing/wear to covers. binding is straight and tight with no marks to text or other serious flaws.

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. About Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in purple cloth w/gold spine titles. About Fine book w/ blacked-out owner info front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked; in Fine DJ. xxvi, 282pp inc. Notes, Bibliography, Index; illustrated in photos and reproductions. … Read more about this item

University of California Press , 1984 xxvi, 282 pp. "Mask iconography and the role played by masks in the realization of change." 104 b&w plates. Pages 3-18 have an occasional pencil mark, otherwise a bright clean copy. Covers have some light shelf wear.

Berkeley, Etc.: University of California Press, 1986. 2d Printing. [xxi] 282p., b/w illus., original stiff printed wrappers.

Univ of California Pr. CLEAN near fine 1986 HARDCOVER first edition with near fine dust jacket. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1986.

UsedVeryGood. Minor wear and fading on cover. Clean copy.

University of California Press, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. hardback octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket, illustrated throughout, xxvi + 282pp.

Univ of California Pr. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0520045327 . 9.40 X 6.20 X 1 inches; 312 pages .

Berkeley: California University Press, 1986. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 282 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Clean, tight copy. Record # 610702

University Of California Press, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. AMZ

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback / softback. New. Masks are found world-wide in connection with seasonal festivals, rites of passage, and curative ceremonies. A comparison of Greek to Eastern and especially Indian models follows, this book concludes with an examination of the interpretation of Hindu ideas in Bali that demonstrates the importance of ambivalence in mask iconography.

Univ of California Pr on Demand, 1987. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 312 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.70 inches.

Univ of California Pr on Demand, 1987. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 312 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.70 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.