Published by (Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1958), 1958
Seller: Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Association Member: IOBA
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.'.
Published by Negro Universities Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1970
Seller: 4 THE WORLD RESOURCE DISTRIBUTORS, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprinted in 1970; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 155 pages.
Published by (Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1958), 1958
Seller: Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Association Member: IOBA
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.'.
Published by (Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1958), 1958
Seller: Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Association Member: IOBA
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.'.
Published by Shuter and Shooter, 1958
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
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.
Published by Shuter & Shooter (Pty) Ltd, 1958
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. jacket is worn and marked.previous ownership inscription.foxing.tightly bound.11-12-2020. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Language: English
Published by Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg, 1958
Seller: Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Basel, Switzerland
Hardcover. Condition: Gut. Ohne Schutzumschlag.
Language: English
Published by Hortors Limited, 1938
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 155 Pages. The jacket is shelf rubbed, marked and edge worn, with closed tears along the edges, despite this the jacket is intact and protected in cellophane. The boards are strong, clean and bright. Internally, clean and complete with all the plates. Tightly bound. r*28/01/2022. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Language: English
Published by Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1958
Seller: Monroe Bridge Books, MABA Member, Houlton, ME, U.S.A.
Association Member: MABA
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.
Published by Hortors Limited, 1938
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Complete with all illustrations. The front end page has been removed, there is residue. The boards are slightly edge rubbed but tidy overall. The binding is secure. Spotting on the early and late pages. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Shuter and Shooter, 1958
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
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.
Language: English
Published by Pietermaritzburg (Südafrika) / Shuter & Shooter, 1958
Seller: ACADEMIA Antiquariat an der Universität, Freiburg, Germany
Association Member: BOEV
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.
Published by Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg, 1958
Seller: Sierra Rose Antiques, Minden, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
FIRST. nFINE/nFINE. Pastel grey boards, decorated (matching frontis (tipped in), pastel green cloth spine. po name neatly on ffep. Otherwise unmarked. Well illustrated throughout. A seminal introduction of African high art and artisanship. A desirable visual reference. [B236].
Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg 1958. 140 pp. Hardcover with d/w. Illustrated. Good condition.
Published by Hortors Limited, 1938
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. the jacket is shelf rubbed, a bit chipped on the edges. foxing and markings. ownership inscription. all pages and plates remain intact, neat and presentable. sound binding. heavy, may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
US$ 39.49
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCondition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:
rilegato. Condition: Good. 0. Copertina cartonata. Sovraccoperta plastificata sporca lievemente. Tagli ingialliti con fioriture di polvere, e pagine ingiallite. Buono (Good) . Book.
Published by Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg, 1958
Seller: Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Basel, Switzerland
Hardcover. Condition: Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Gut.
Published by Johannesburg Hortors Limited for the Transvaal Chamber of Mines, 1938
Seller: Quagga Books ABA ; ILAB, Cape Town, South Africa
First Edition
Condition: Very good. A study of the Bantu groups of Southern Africa, based on the author's lectures given to the Transvaal Mine Medical Officers' Association who were responsible for the medical care of the workmen on the gold mines. 40 plates, 1 frontispiece. Faint smokey odour. 155 Pages. First Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Black boards with gilt device and lettering. Tide mark to front board only.
1958, Shuter & Shooter, Pietermoritzburg. 4º, 138 pp. Very good condition, hardcover with original dust jacket. Scanned pictures available. - ARTS AFRICA 2343.
Published by Shuter & Shooter, South Africa, 1958
Seller: Bedlam Book Cafe, Worcester, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A small but visually arresting book published in South Africa in 1959. Illustrated throughout. Tipped-in illustration of the eland on the frontispiece. Inscribed on the ffep by Jack Grossert (one of the authors) in 1959. This copy belonged to longtime Cambridge Massachusetts proprietor of Hurst Gallery, Norman Hurst (as evidenced by his embossed ownership seal on the ffep). Fine in a very good dust jacket (small wedge missing front cover upper left; in Mylar). A nice copy of a deceptively elegant little book. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Johannesburg: Hortors Limited, nd. (preface dated "1938."), 1938
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Tall 8vo., cloth, vi, 155pp. With 40 full page black and white plates. Inscription o/w a fine copy. Excellent photographs by A.M. Duggan-Cronin. A comprehensive work on the language, folklore, social organization and customs of the Bantu.
Published by Hortors Ltd., Johannesburg
Seller: Booked Experiences Bookstore, Burlington, ON, Canada
Hard Cover/No Jacket. Condition: Very Good. n.d. Introduction dated May 19th, 1938. illustrations. An anthropological study of this ethnic group. black covers with gold gilt show crimping/creases to top/bottom spines, a dent 2" down spine from the top and a small tear, slight corner wear, former owners name on frontpiece, some tanning to text pages Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Pietermaritzburg, Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg, 1958
Seller: Libreria Alberto Govi di F. Govi Sas, Modena, MO, Italy
Condition: Molto buono (Very Good). In 8vo (mm 228x150); pp. 140, [1] c. di tav fuori testo. Occhietto, tavola a colori applicata al verso dell'occhietto. Numerose illustrazioni di artefatti africani nel testo. Lievi fioriture al margine di alcune carte. Mezzatela editoriale, illustrazione a colori al piatto anteriore. Sovraccoperta illustrata a colori. Sovraccoperta un po' sporca e con minime mancanze marginali. .
Published by Hortors Limited for the Transvaal Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg, 1938
First Edition
US$ 102.81
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Swiss missionary H. P. Junod's study of the Bantu ethnolinguistic group of southern Africa, illustrated throughout with photographic plates. The first edition of Swiss missionary H. P. Junod's study of the Bantu ethnolinguistic group of southern Africa.The work is based upon the lectures Junod gave to the members of the Transvaal Mine Medical Officers' Association.The premise of the lectures was that in order for western powers to 'fully develop' Africa, 'the native must be understood and brought into the equation' as 'industrialisation has worked havoc with tribal life, and thus made it incumbent upon the European to provide properly for the reconstruction of the natives' social and economic order'.Illustrated with forty photographic plates, each retaining their original captioned tissue guard. Collated, complete.Undated; dated 1938 via Jisc. With a contemporary inscription, dated 1945, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fading to back strip. Inscription to front free endpaper. Front hinge starting to title page, with board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. book.
Published by Lausanne, Musee historique de l' Ancien - Eveche, 1979
Seller: Antiquariat A. Wempe, Sarnen, Switzerland
20 x 21 cm, 293 p. avec 239 ill. en couleurs et en noir/blanc, avec une carte postale de Jacques Gubler, ill. Or - Pappband,
Published by Shuter and Shooter, 1958
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. One of the authors, Walter Battiss, has signed and warmly inscribed the book to Frank Bradlow, to whose library this book belonged. Battiss died in 1982. The dust jacket is slightly shelf rubbed and edge worn, but remains whole and intact. Likewise for the boards, which are strong and sturdy. Internally, Battiss's inscription is on the front end page, and a previous retailer's sticker is under the front board. The end pages are tanned and lightly foxed, but this does not extend into the rest of the book, and the rest of the pages within are crisp, clean and complete. Tightly bound and presents handsomely in cellophane. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.
Published by Genève Lausanne Neuchâtel, 1993
Seller: crealivres, La fontennelle, France
Condition: Good. Envoi rapide Bon état. in8. 1993. Broché. Good.
Johannesburg, Horstors limited, fort the Transvaal Chamber of Mines, 1938. In-8, publisher black hardcover, [5]ff.-155pp, first edition, XL plates (B/W phot. illustrations), bibliography, index. Study of Bantu native anthropology: African traces and tribes - Bantu language - Bantu folklore - Musicologists, social organization, tribal organization and law, étiquette - The Bantu mind. /39E Very fine condition.