The Art of Black Africa
by Elsy Leuzinger
ISBN: 0847802213
ISBN-13: 9780847802210
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 1979
Publisher's Notes
Especially photographed for this volume, more than two hundred rare art objects provide masterful examples of primitive African art in a visual survey of the continent's centuries-old artistic traditions.
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The Art of Black Africa
Leuzinger, Elsy
Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 1979. Trade Paperback. Fair+. Covers have come loose from binding and they have some scuffing on edges, shelfwear, old price sticker on back, no rips or tears tough. Text has mild consistent age-toning, nice b&w photography, binding still tight and in-tact, a little tender. Still a good copy. Clean and Unmarked. ( more information)
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