Ife in the History of West African Sculpture
Frank Willett
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1967 , 232 pp By Frank Willett New Aspects of Antiquity Edited by Sir Mortimer Wheeler Photos with Artifacts in it Thames and Hudson. Seller Inventory # ABE-1507199988070
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Title: Ife in the History of West African Sculpture
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Ife in the History of West African Sculpture (New Aspects of Archaeology)
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McGraw-Hill, U.S.A., 1967
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Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. boards have very light soiling and some light wear along edges and at corners. small tear on back cover near foot of spine. foredge, head and foot of book have some light soiling. front and rear paste down pages and free end papers have some toning. dust jacket has some creasing, tears and wear along edges and at corners. Seller Inventory # 5007293
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Ife in the History of West African Sculpture
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Thames and Hudson, 1967
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Seller: Chapter Two (Chesham), Chesham, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Name and Date in biro on inside front page. Seller Inventory # 005432
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Ife In The History Of West African Sculpture
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McGraw-Hill New York 1967, 1967
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Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Very Good Roy 8vo, 232pp, 110 Monochromes, 41 Line Drawings, Some Sealed Tears Hard Cover Willetts draws on the evidence of the artworks, the archaeological sites and oral tradtions to analyse the Ife bronzes and brasses of Western Nigeria. He places the works within their cultural and chronological sequence and provides the most complete and authoritative record available to that time. Seller Inventory # 001260
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Ife in the History of West African Sculpture
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Thames and Hudson, London, 1967
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First edition first printing Small quarto hardback 232 pp illustrated with 13 colour plates. 110 monochrome plates and 42 line drawings Near Fine condition in Very Good + unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions. Seller Inventory # 090002
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Ife in the History of West African Sculpture New Aspects in Antiquity series
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Thames & Hudson Ltd., London,, 1967
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Seller: lamdha books, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
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Quarto; hardcover, with gilt spine-titling and upper board decoration; 232pp., with many monochrome and full-colour photographic illustrations and line drawings. Slightly rolled; toning to text block edges; some offset to the endpapers and light scattered foxing to the preliminaries. Dustwrapper is mildly sunned and now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. In 1938 an extraordinary group of bronze or brass sculptures of life-size heads was found at Ife in Western Nigeria. The heads were in themselves a remarkable achievement, and even more amazing was the advanced technology of their casting. Furthermore these sculptures were quite unlike any other African work of art; they were naturalistic - even European - in appearance. They had not been imported yet their close similarity to European styles of sculpture left historians and archaeologists asking how they could have been made by Africans. Later, the metalwork was supplemented by finds of terracottas, and today it is possible to recognize a whole distinctive school of art. Nearly all of the art of Ife is still in the region where it was made, either in the new museum or in situ in the old, still-used shrines and groves. The author describes and illustrates a large proportion of these works, whether in metal, terracotta or stone, many of which he himself discovered. Seller Inventory # 75071
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Ife in the History of West African Sculpture
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Thames & Hudson Ltd, London, 1967
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing small quarto hardback 232 pages Illustrated with 13 colour plates, 110 monochrome plates and 41 line drawings. Fine condition in Fine unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions. Lovely copy. Seller Inventory # 079750
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IFE IN THE HISTORY OF WEST AFRICAN SCULPTURE.
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New York, McGraw-Hill 1967., 1967
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Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia
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232pp. 4to. Original cloth in dustwrapper, a little worn, chipped on rear panel. Colour and b/w plates. Name on ffe. A very good copy. Seller Inventory # 111644
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Ife in the History of West African Sculpture.
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967
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Seller: Michael Graves-Johnston, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967 Cr.4to. 232pp. 123 plates, (13 in colour), 41 illustrations and maps, biblio., index, dw. The Ife bronzes and terracottas. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. [?]. Seller Inventory # 14354
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Ife in the History of West African Sculpture
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McGraw-Hill, 1967
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Hardcover
Seller: 3rd St. Books, Lees Summit, MO, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very good, clean, tight condition. Worn jacket in mylar cover. Texts free of marks. No jacket. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged. Seller Inventory # 073843
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Ife in the History of West African Sculpture
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McGraw-Hill, New York, 1967
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Seller: BIBLIOPE by Calvello Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good(+). First US edition. 232 pages illustrations (some color), maps 26 cm. Numerous plates, chiefly in b&w. Contents: Something new out of Africa; The bronzes from Wunmonije compound; The bronzes from Ita Yemoo; The technique of lost wax bronze-casting; The terracotta sculptures of Ife; The stone sculptures of Ife; Finding out about ancient Ife; Ancestors in terracotta; The origins of the Yoruba and of the art of Ife; The date of the art of Ife; Descendants in bronze; Relatives in bronze of Ife and Benin; Neighbours in bronze and stone; Recent Yoruba sculpture; Elements of continuity in West African sculpture. ? "If?? (Yoruba: If??, also Il?-If??) is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria, recent in-depth archeologically estimates suggest Ife's founding to be between the 10th century BC and 6th century BC and is widely agreed upon by historians to be the oldest amongst the classical and post-classical Yoruba city-states. Named as the city of 401 deities, If?? is home to many worshippers of these deities and is where they are routinely celebrated through festivals."-Wikipedia. Fine in about very good to very good(+) jacket with tiny closed edge tear to front top an small chip to bottom rear edge; Jacket now in archival mylar. Seller Inventory # 101953
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