Alpert Steven (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large, heavy hardcover in jacket, 334 pages, index, historical color and b + w photographs and illustrations throughout. Book is solid and bright with mild, average reading wear. Slight slant of spine; jacket has light wear along edges and corners; mild reading wear. Overall, very nice.…

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Hardcover edition. 334pp, quarto HC in dust jacket. Near Fine condition; boards clean and sharp, tight binding, interior clean throughout. DJ clean and sharp, no tears.

HARDCOVER. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Hardcover edition. 334pp, quarto HC in dust jacket. As New condition, still in shrinkwrapper.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 334 pages. 12.00x9.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Simply the best book ever published on this subject.' Sir David Attenborough Lavish photography and groundbreaking texts unlock the magic of the island cultures of Indonesia, Malaysia, and East Timor through examples of textiles, sculpture, and metalwork from this prestigious collection. Eyes of the Ancestors takes an in-depth look at the Dallas Museum of Art's world-renowned collection of artworks from Island Southeast Asia. Beautiful photography and essays by distinguished international scholars unlock the magic of the island cultures of this region. Leading cultural anthropologist Reimar Schefold introduces these texts, which investigate various indigenous art forms from a fresh, art history perspective. They describe the contexts, purposes, and aesthetic influences of a range of objects, from intricately woven sacred and ceremonial textiles to carved ancestral figures. Also featured are gold and metalwork designs as well as weaponry and jewelrymost dating back more than a hundred years. A 19th-century mouth mask in the collection, from the Leti Islands, is one of only our known to be in existence. Carved in the shape of a bird's head, this wooden mask was used in ritual dances. Other spectacular examples from the collection also reflect the beliefs and practices of these island cultures.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Minor Tears. 334pp. 105 colour plates plus colour and b&w illustrations. The back corner of the spine has been rubbed, with a small wear to the cloth.

4to, 334pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 512 pages. 9.50x7.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. 9 X 1.1 X 12 inches; 336 pages.

Paperback. Condition: New. 11.9 X 8.9 X 1.2 inches; 336 pages.

In-4, broché avec couverture rempliée, 334 pp, nombreuses repro. photogr. en couleur et une carte, bibliographie, index. Epuisé, rare. /48D Bonne condition.

88 pp.; 78 b/w and colour illus. throughout of hampatongs, (decorated) sculls, mandau's, textiles, masks, etc., map, biblio. Slightly extended version (with English text) of 'Dodenrituelen en koppensnellerij. De cultuur van de Dayak op Borneo' (Sint-Niklaas, 1999). Exh. catalogue Museon Museum, The Hague, 2000. Pbk. KEYWORDS: 014 Indonesia: Outer Islands.…