Rock Art of Southern Africa by C. K. Cooke - 1969

Books of Africa Ltd, 1969-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good++/Very Good++. Book is in VG++ condition clean tight and bright. DJ is in VG condition with small closed tear (1/2 in) at bottom.

(Cape Town: Books of Africa, 1969). Small 8vo; original pictorial boards; pictorial dustwrapper, housed in removable protector; pp. (x) + 166, incl. index; 12 colour plates; 16 black-and-white plates; line drawings. Dustwrapper very slightly edgeworn, with trace of sunning to spine panel; earlier owner's name signed on front pastedown; a little foxing to endpapers, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. "This book deals with the development of rock painting and engraving in the southern part of Africa; the growth of different styles and schools of painting and the fascinating and often mysterious background of the people responsible for them. The author expertly evaluates the meaning of many of the more famous rock paintings, such as the White Lady of the Brandberg, and comes to some interesting conclusions." .

Books Of Africa, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 166 pages (complete).The jacket is fair- a bit torn by the foot and worn. The book looks good- pages intact, clean, pictures clear. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Books of Africa, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. jacket is shelf rubbed and a little edge worn. both end pages are inscribed. annotations and underlining in text. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Books of Africa Ltd. 1969 Books of Africa Ltd first edition hardback; very good clean and sound copy, with very good unclipped dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1969.

Books of Africa, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Ex-library but not too bably marked/scarred. Textually clean and tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cape Town: Books of Africa, 1969 This book deals with the development of rock painting and engraving in the southern part of Africa; the growth of different styles and schools of painting and the fascinating and often mysterious background of the people responsible for them. The author expertly evaluates the meaning of many of the more famous rock paintings, such as the White Lady of the Brandberg, and comes to some interesting conclusions. The book, lavishly illustrated with 12 colour plates, 16 black and white plates and numerous line drawings, is a work of reference for the student and scholar, a handbook for the amateur archaeologist, and a fascinating account of African pre-history for the armchair historian. Small yellow sellotape marks on dust jacket flap. Flyleaf scuffed. Pencil and marker underlining on some pages. Pencil notes on back of title page and IBC. Size: 5" X 7"