African Ark: People and Ancient Cultures of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa by Hancock, Graham

Harry N. Abrams, 1990-09-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.1000 14.1700 10.6300. Small pencil marking on prelim pages. Minor shelf/ age wear.

Harry N. Abrams. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Brand: Harry N. Abrams, 1990-09-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

NY: Abrams. VG+/Near Fine. 1990. hardcover. hardcover. 4to . 317pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Covers a little bowed. .

Harry N. Abrams, 1990, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio, hardcover, gigantic, very heavy book, VG beige pictorial dj. Two talented photographers focus on the Horn of Africa--an "ark" that shelters an astonishing variety of landscapes and human societies. Starting with the Christian Amharas of Lalibela and Axum and the Falashas of Lake Tana, they complete an arc that takes them to the seacoast of Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia, as far south as Lamu in Kenya, and finally to the remote peoples of the Southeast who still engage in stick fighting, body painting, scarification and the wearing of lip plates. 320 pp. mainly photos and descriptions.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Pub., 1990. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Folio, 320 pp., color frontis, extensive color photography, b/w drawings, references, map. Photos by Beckwith & Fisher, text by Graham Hancock, design by Barney Wan. Two short gift inscriptions w/date on the f.f.e.p. Cloth bound hardcover v.g. to fine cond., d/w v.g. to fine cond. w/one small ding to the front near the spine. Foreign shipping extra.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VERY GOOD/GOOD. Spine slightly cocked, top edge of front board lightly bumped, two small smudges at top edge of rear board. Jacket lightly handled and edgeworn with small smudge at front top edge, short jagged tear halfway down spine panel. [deV] Size: Folio

Two talented photographers focus on the Horn of Africa–an "ark" that shelters an astonishing variety of landscapes and human societies. Starting with the Christian Amharas of Lalibela and Axum and the Falashas of Lake Tana, they complete an arc that takes them to the seacoast of Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia, as far south as Lamu in Kenya, and finally to the remote peoples of the Southeast who still engage in stick fighting, body painting, scarification and the wearing of lip plates. Other handsome peoples they depict include the desert-dwelling Afar, Beja and Rashaida, the Somali nomads of Ogaden and the ecstatic Oromo (formerly Galla) pilgrims of the Bale Mountains. As in Beckwith and Fisher's previous, award-winning books ( Maasai and Nomads of the Niger ), their magnificent color photos (240 of them here) are the glory of this beautifully designed volume. Hancock's ( Ethiopia ) useful if uninspired text covers indigenous societies, cultures, crafts, religions, sacred places, dances, and cycles… Read More

New York: Abrams, 1990. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Text by Graham Hancock. Illustrated with 328 excellent photographs, including 244 in color; 75 drawings. 320 pages. Folio, gray silk, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1990). First American edition. Bump on bottom edges, still a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>

Harry N. Abrams, 1990-09-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!