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Washington D.C.: Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1979. 36 pages, colour illustrations; 22 x 28 cm A very good copy with moderate shelfwear to wraps. . 1st. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong.

Seattle, WA: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum and the Henry Art Gallery; University of Washington Press, 1972. 96 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Index of art in the Pacific Northwest, no. 3. Catalogue of the Sidney Gerber Memorial Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art in the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1976. Cloth, xv, 592 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Reprint of the 1881 edition published by Holtzapffel, London, which was issued as volume 4 of Turning and Mechanical Manipulation, by C. Holtzapffel. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Dust jacket, with a slightly sunned spine (bold & legible titles), protected in a mylar cover. .… Read more about this item

Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine River Museum, 1993. 71 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Cover title: Grainger McKoy. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, June 5 through September 6, 1993. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the artist Grainger McKoy on the half-title page, no dedication. A near-fine copy, age toning. . SIGNED.… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, NY and Los Angeles, CA: Brooklyn Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976. 96 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, March 6 to May 31, 1976, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 4 to August 29, 1976. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to… Read more about this item

Munich: Prestel, 2012. 287 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour map; 25 cm. Translated from the German by John W. Gabriel. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "African Masks surveys 248 of the finest examples of masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, of which 100 are reproduced in stunning color illustrations. Leading scholars on African art describe the masks' historical and religious functions,… Read more about this item

New York: Summit Books, 1990. 352 pages, [14] pages of plates, illustrations; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine rolled at crown, age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. Another copy available. A biography of the American sculptor Louise Nevelson (1899-1988). Born in Kiev, in Czarist Russia, Nevelson established herself as a preeminent assemblage artist in the… Read more about this item

London and New York: Thames and Hudson; World of Art Series, 1993. 288 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 21 cm. Reprint, 1997. Tight, clean text. Previous owner's signature/title page, otherwise unmarked. Another copy available. Profusely illustrated. "Frank Willett's classic study reveals the astonishing variety and expressive power of the art of a continent that contains more distinct peoples and cultures… Read more about this item

Gainesville, FL: Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, 1997. 34 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, October 12, 1997 to February 15, 1998. Firm binding, clean text. Previous owner's signature & blind stamp/title page, otherwise unmarked. . 1st. Paperback. Very Good.… Read more about this item

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1979. xx, [1], 232 pages, [8] leaves of plates, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Published in association with an exhibition originated by Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Dust spotting/top edge. Clean inside copy. CONTENTS: The development of ornament;… Read more about this item

Tenafly, NJ: African Art Museum of the S.M.A. Fathers, 1988. 36 pages, illustrations; 20 x 23 cm. Exhibition held at the L. Kahan Gallery, New York City, April to June, 1988. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Includes a scholarly essay accompanied by a bibliography. Scarce.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong.

Washington D.C.: National Museum of African Art; Smithsonian Institution Press, 1987. 48 pages, illustrations, maps; 28 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.. 1st. Paperback. NEW. 4to. Collectible.

Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1973. [48] pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Edition of 1000 copies. Catalogue of the exhibition held October 4 to December 2, 1973 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Wraps lightly soiled. Age toning.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Hong Kong: Yungmingtang, 1998. 188 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Text in English and Chinese. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 1998. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Clean inside copy.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Randolph, MA: Schmid, 1984. Cloth, 64 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Good+. Firm binding, unmarked. Foxing-dust spotting on boards & title page. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover.. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 4to.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. Cloth, 303 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. With 180 illustrations in half-tone and line. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. First American Edition. Dust jacket, with toned flaps, protected in a mylar cover.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.

Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1975. 150 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Exhibition held at the Portland Art Museum, September 17 through October 19, 1975. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Collectible.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1966. 20 pages, [219] pages of plates, illustrations; 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "Unabridged republication of the third edition (1762) of Thomas Chippendale's catalogue of furniture designs, representing prevailing furniture styles, particularly French (Louis XV), Gothic, and Chinese-manner pieces.… Read more about this item

New York and Munich: Museum for African Art; Prestel, 1995. Cloth, 192 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 31 cm. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title organized and presented by the Museum for African Art. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1968. Cloth, 263 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps; 23 cm. Panorama of World Art Series. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Label residue/front free endpaper, age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: Form and content of African art, by M. Trowell (p. 6-201); The art of Oceania, by… Read more about this item