African Textiles Today by Spring, Chris

Smithsonian Books, 10/9/2012. Illustrated. hardcover. Like New. 9x1x10. LIKE NEW/UNREAD!!! Text is Clean and Unmarked! Has a small black line or red dot on the bottom/exterior edge of pages.

Smithsonian Books, 2012. Hardcover. New/New. New oversized hardcover in new dust jacket. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. (9.77 x 1.08 x 10.89 inches) Includes a map, glossary, index, and high-quality full-color photos. 256 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. African Textiles Today illustrates how African history is read, told, and recorded in cloth. All artifacts or works of art hold within them stories that range far beyond the time of their creation or the lifetime of their creator, and African textiles are patterned with these hidden histories. In Africa, cloth may be used to memorialize or commemorate something - an event, a person, a political cause - which in other parts of the world might be written down in detail or recorded by a plaque or monument. History in Africa can be read, told, and recorded in cloth. Making and trading numerous types of cloth have been vital elements in African life and culture for at least two millennia, linking different… Read More

Smithsonian Books, 2012-10-09. Hardcover. Good.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, 2012. Hardcover. VG / VG. Color pictorial dj.; Red cloth over boards; Color illus. endpapers; 256 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. A fascinating and well illustrated book devoted to contemporary African textiles; Extensive text; Includes over 230 color images.

Random House (Distribution). New. 2012. Hardcover. 1588343804 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 256 pages; many illustrations, most in color. -- with a bonus offer-- .