Battiss Walter (70 results)

8vo; cloth-backed illustrated papered boards; no dustwrapper; pp. 140; lacking frontis. illustration; full-page and text illustrations throughout; maps. Boards somewhat rubbed and worn; earlier owner's bookplate and two ownership inscriptions to front endpaper; some foxing. 'Four authors, each an authority on certain branches of African native art and crafts, teamed together to produce this book. "The Art of Africa" purports to provide a background of understanding to the ethnological, environmental and inspirational sources of indigenous African art. Against this background appears, in the form of drawings by the authors and by Madame Lucy Jaques Rosset, visual representation of some hundreds of the objets d'art themselves, supported by accurate and descriptive text.'.…

8vo; cloth-backed illustrated papered boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 140; tipped-in polychrome frontis. illustration; full-page and text illustrations throughout; maps. Dustwrapper tanned and edgeworn; earlier owner's hand-stamp to bottom edge and their ownership inscription to front free endpaper; boards slightly shelf-rubbed; foxing to endpapers and edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. 'Four authors, each an authority on certain branches of African native art and crafts, teamed together to produce this book. "The Art of Africa" purports to provide a background of understanding to the ethnological, environmental and inspirational sources of indigenous African art. Against this background appears, in the form of drawings by the authors and by Madame Lucy Jaques Rosset, visual representation of some hundreds of the objets d'art themselves, supported by accurate and descriptive text.'.…

8vo; cloth-backed illustrated papered boards; pp. 140; frontis. illustration tipped in; full-page and text illustrations throughout; maps. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; trace of foxing to edges and endpapers. Very good condition. 'Four authors, each an authority on certain branches of African native art and crafts, teamed together to produce this book. "The Art of Africa" purports to provide a background of understanding to the ethnological, environmental and inspirational sources of indigenous African art. Against this background appears, in the form of drawings by the authors and by Madame Lucy Jaques Rosset, visual representation of some hundreds of the objets d'art themselves, supported by accurate and descriptive text.'.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In this booklet you can glimpse South Africa through the eyes of some of her artists, Included is a Reproduction of Walter Battiss and J.H. Pierneef. No edition or date stated. Publication of 48 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Spiral bound. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Publication of 72 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and there are spill marks on the front cover. Internally the pages are complete and the text is legible. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: NEW. Battiss, Walter (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is shelf rubbed with creasing and browning along the edges. the boards are edge rubbed. The binding is secure. Tanning/browning on the pages. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Protected in cellophane. r*08/08/2024 JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Brossura. Condition: new. Empoli, 2025; br., pp. 68.(Phalaenopsis). Colui che cerca è quell'individuo che, affrontando il cammino della vita, così variegato e pur colmo di difficoltà, non distrae lo sguardo da un obiettivo di gioia e pienezza d'animo. È colui che vive la quotidianità ma guarda oltre l'orizzonte, colui che esplora risposte e affronta sfide. È colui che, citando Heidegger, non resta aggrappato ai piedi della montagna ma decide di scalarla, rischiando, ma godendo del viaggio e avendo come traguardo la vetta. Battiss, Walter (illustrator). Libro.…

Hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 140pp, bound in half cloth, with binding and hinges tight, illustrated throughout, with the tipped-in frontis-piece intact. Contents include: *The African Races *Art & Crafts of Negro Africa *Fetish *Rock Engravings *Bushman Paintings *Pottery *Basket Making *Wood Carvings *Beadwork *Leather Work *Musical Instruments *Divining Bones *Hut Building *Zulu Crafts and much more. From the personal collection of Lorna Marshall (1898-2002], a well known anthropologist that lived among the !Kung people of the Kalahari Desert, and author of several books based on her studies. The Dust Jacket is NOT price-clipped, shows an edge scrape, and is now house in a protective mylar cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. the jacket has been sealed in plastic and is rather worn and marked. an ex-library book. someone has tried to cover the library markings with duct tape.well bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. Ohne Schutzumschlag.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Gut.

Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg 1958. 140 pp. Hardcover with d/w. Illustrated. Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. this is an ex library book with usual stamps and markings.

Softcover. Condition: Gut.

Tapa dura con sobrecubierta. Condition: Bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Pobre. Sobrecubierta muy deslucida. Cubierta en tela editorial. Interior muy bueno. Los gastos de envío son calculados para un peso inferior a 1kg, superándose este peso le informaremos de los gastos de envío adicionales. Dedicatoria del anterior propi. …

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd revised edition . Signed and Inscribed by the author Chris du Toit. Second revised edition. Publication of 361 pages. The wraps are in near fine condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Walter Battiss (illustrator). Signed.…

Condition: Gut. 138 Seiten Schön gestalteter originaler Halbleinenband mit erhaltenem Schutzumschlag. Antilopen-Motiv (Buschmann-Kunst) farbig auf Einbanddeckel und Umschlag, Frontispiz. Zahlreiche Abbildungen zum Text. Guter Erhaltungszustand. Half cloth binding with dustcover. Good condition. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1. …

Condition: Fair. Enlarged photostat copy. Private edition limited to 500 copies of this is No. 459. Comprising the Art of the Yellow Man; the Art of the Black Man; and the Art of the White Man. 22 Plates. Contents clean. Private Edition. Condition: Fair. Binding: Softcover. Clear plastic covers.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Bot to title page. Ex-lib with usual stamps etc. Wraps plastic protected. Front hinge starting to come away. 172pp illus. and with many b/w photos. Walter Battiss (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Inaugural lecture. 16pp saddle-stitched. Unmarked. Near fine but for being sl. age-toned.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ex-lib with usual stamps etc. The wraps are very rubbed and both wraps have a crease at the bottom outer corner. The spine is rubbed and is scuffed at the top with a 6cm split to the top edge and a 2cm spilt to the bottom edge. 173pp. glossy paper with many b/w photos. Corner creasing to the last few pages. Walter Battiss (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Limited . Name of the previous owner written on the title page. Very rare 36 pages, sadly the Portfolio of Reproductions and Signed Plate are not here. Limited edition of 200 copies, this is number 134. Preface page, Printed 1939. Printed by Wallachs' Limited Pretoria. The large wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Book stapled and tied with a leather thong. GK (Drawer 3). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)a rather worn copy. appears to be a library copy that has had library markings removed. this has resulted in some scarring. one page (31/32) is not present. there is a possibility that this was a binding error as there is no evidence of a page removed. apart from this the book is complete. there is a tipped in plate on the copyright page with an original signature from walter battiss in pencil. the binding is strong. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)the first article in this edition was written by D.R. Beeton and is titled "walter whall battiss". walter battiss has inscribed the page 'to mike yours sincerely walter battiss'. the book has no other inscriptions and the binding is strong. the wraps are a little shelf rubbed.(cabinet 3). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The dust jacket is a little rubbed, but remains whole and bright, and is preserved in plastic. The boards are strong and sturdy. Internally, the front end page is creased and foxed, but there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are bright, crisp and complete. Tightly bound and handsome. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Large book. The Pictorial boards are in very good condition. Internally there are no inscriptions or markings, the pages are neat, clean and complete. The binding is secure. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. A beautiful example of 'The Artists of the Rocks" by Walter Battiss. This is #413 of the Limited Edition of 500 such books. It is signed by Battiss and also contains a hand-written inscription from Battiss to "John" along with an original vignette drawing by Battiss depicting a camping expedition and fireside memory in the South African veld. Overall the condition of the book is excellent. All pages are crisp and clear, the binding remains firm, color plates are brilliant, Illustrations are sharp and very well defined, orange cloth dust cover is intact with some repairs on the reverse side and partially protected with transparent plastic outer cover (added at some point). The book is being sold with 2 rubbings of rock engravings - evidently of a rhebuck and also a rhino - which have been loosely kept in the book for well over 60 years - believed to have been made during one of the expeditions to rock art sites by one of Battiss's companions - perhaps the "John" mentioned in the inscription, alternatively and quite possibly by artist Alexander Podlashuc or historian Colin de Berri Webb who were once students of Battiss at Pretoria Boys High and accompanied him on several excursions into the South African veld (this copy came to be owned by Professor Colin de Berri Webb and formed part of his private collection for many decades). Walter Battiss (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Fine. 1st Edition. the jacket is a touch shelf rubbed. there is a small patch of 'white-out' on the copyright page . the book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. the jacket is shelf rubbed. the edges are slightly knocked. the book has very light scarring on the first few pages. no inscriptions. the binding is excellent. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.