Blake Edgar Text By (3 results)
William Morris: Man Adorned
Morris, William; Edgar, Blake, and Yood, James (Text by), and Guenther, Bruce (Foreword by)
Language: English
Published by Marquand Books in association with the University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA, 2001
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Maria, CA, U.S.A.LEFT COAST BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, 150 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket faded {?}. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "For thousands of years humans have adorned themselves. Adornment figures among the constellation of traits that signify the arrival of modern human behavior in the archaeological record -- a key part of the cultural innovations that distinguish us from all our bipedal predecessors of the past several million years. Wherever they ventured, wherever they lived, modern people made art and adornments to accompany them in life and in death. In this book William Morris celebrates this ancient and universal human quality and continues his exploration of the themes of origin and myth that permeate all his work." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Foreword: The Transitive Act, by Bruce Guenther; From Artifact to Adornment, by Blake Edgar; Human Traces, by James Yood; Plates. Size: Folio.…
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Marquand Books / University of Washington Press, Seattle, 2001
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Orpheus Books, Edmonds, WA, U.S.A.Orpheus Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition / First printing. Inscribed by William Morris on the front free endpaper: To Anne & Mitch, Always great to see you. from Bill. Black cloth. 151 pages. Fine in fine dust jacket. William Morris (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…
Witness: Endangered Species In North America
Susan Middleton & David Liittschwager (Authors); E.O. Wilson (Introduction by); Keith Howell, Gordy Slack & Blake Edgar (Text by); Susan Middleton (Foreword by)
- Softcover
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.gearbooks
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Soft Cover with Attached Dust. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 255 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require extra postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and attached dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and attached dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Attached dust jacket shows minimal wear aound edges. Thomas Eisner (Authors Photo) (illustrator).…
