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The Search for the Tassili Frescoes: The Rock Paintings of the Sahara
by Lhote, Henri; Brodrick, Alan Houghton (Translator)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
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- Fine/Good+
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New York, New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1959. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good+. Chronicles the 16-month expedition that set out from Paris in 1956 to explore the prehistoric paintings of the Tassili-n-Ajjer in the central Sahara. Orig. published in French in 1958 as "A la Decouverte des Fresques du Tassil,'' this is the First English-language Edition, First Printing, from 1959, with a Translator's Preface & Foreword. In 236 pages with sumptuous illustrations throughout, including 101 black-and-white & 3 full-color plates, with Notes about them in rear. With rust-colored cloth-covered boards stamped with bright blue & gilt figures to front/lettering to spine, this hardcover octavo is in Fine condition: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & completely unmarked, corners crisp. The unclipped DJ is Good+, with mild rubbing to extremities & some chipping & paper loss at both ends of spine/all corners; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023455
- Title
- The Search for the Tassili Frescoes: The Rock Paintings of the Sahara
- Author
- Lhote, Henri; Brodrick, Alan Houghton (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Language Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- cave rock paintings prehistoric France French Sahara Africa expedition archaeology discovery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art-Artists; Travel-Exploration-Adventure;
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La Mesa, California
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- Gilt
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- Good+
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- Rubbing
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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