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Through Black Eyes: Journeys of a Black Artist to East Africa and Russia by Fax, Elton C - 1974

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Through Black Eyes: Journeys of a Black Artist to East Africa and Russia by Fax, Elton C - 1974

Through Black Eyes: Journeys of a Black Artist to East Africa and Russia

by Fax, Elton C

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1974. 1974 First Edition, printing unstated. FINE in VERY GOOD price-intact dust jacket. Includes a 4-1/2 x 7" glossy photo of the artist-author. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages crisp and fine. Hardcover of mustard colored cloth with title gilt-stamped on spine is fresh and unworn. Binding and hinges tight and straight. Unclipped jacket lightly edge worn with creasing and short tears to top edge of front panel and at base of spine. Artist Elton Clayton Fax (1909-1993) life's journey brought him from a childhood in American urban slums to international recognition, including an invitation from Soviet Writers to visit Moscow and Uzbekistan. In Africa he toured Uganda, Northern Sudan, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Here is a delightfully written account of his journeys with many of his beautiful black & white drawing interspersed throughout the text. 7 x 9-3/4". [xiv] + 203 pages, including an index.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Fax, Elton C..
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  • Date Published 1974

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New York: Dodd, Mead, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in brown cloth w/gold spine titles. About Fine book in Very Good unclipped DJ w/sunned spine and numerous tears, now in clear protective cover. Embossed owner seal prelim page, else Fine and unmarked. x, 203pp inc. Index; well-illustrated in drawings by the Author.
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NY, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1974. xi, 203 pp., light brown cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows very minor wear to ends of spine; Jacket shows some light wear to head of spine w/ a very short closed tear to top edge of front panel; some very light wear to ends of folds / Illustrated with B&W drawings. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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THROUGH BLACK EYES: Journeys of A Black Artist To East Africa and Russia.

THROUGH BLACK EYES: Journeys of A Black Artist To East Africa and Russia.

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New York:: Dodd, Mead,, (1974). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (short closed tears to dj, minor edgewear). First printing. An account of Fax's trips first to African - to Uganda, Northern Sudan, Ethopia, Tanzania - and then to Moscow and the then Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan. "In each of these exotic areas, so different in many respects, he was to find the history of oppression by colonialism, as it had occurred in similar ways among his own people at home. Everywhere he went the artist in Elton Fax recorded with beautiful drawings, even as the text did in words, what he saw with his own discerning eyes to produce a fascinating parts of the world." Illustrated with drawings by the author/artist. Index. x, 203 pp.
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 203pp. Fine in near fine, spine faded dustwrapper with some fading to the front panel.
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Through Black Eyes; Journeys of a Black Artist to East Africa and Russia [By] Elton C. Fax....

Through Black Eyes; Journeys of a Black Artist to East Africa and Russia [By] Elton C. Fax. Illustrated with Drawings by the Author

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New York, Dodd, Mead & Co, 1974. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Spine uniformly sun-toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 203 pages; Description: xi, 203 p. Illus. 25 cm. Subjects: Africa, East --Description and travel. Uzbekistan.
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Dodd, Mead. Very Good. 1974. Hardcover. 0396068421 . INSCRIBED by author. VG with dj slightly wrinkled at top.; 9.7 X 6.9 X 1.0 inches; 203 pages .
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