Search Results: Anthropology from Exquisite Corpse, Booksellers

Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, D.C., 2010. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. Inscribed by Author(s). 209 pages. Oblong format paperback. Texts in English. Inscribed in ink on the half-title to the previous owner by the woman honored by the essays published herein. There are no other markings to the interior, with some shelfwear to the edges and corners of the covers, and a larger bump with associated small tear at the foot of the spine. Bound in stiff illustrated paper covers..

Bollingen Foundation, New York, 1964. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by the Author. Second Revised Edition.. 357 pages. Hardcover, bound in cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. There is some faint beginnings of foxing on the edge of the page block and the cloth covered boards, with some light shelfwear to the edges. Previous owner's bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown. Inscribed flamboyantly in ink on the front free endpaper by the legendary museum director and curator James Johnson Sweeney to the former Registrar of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Edward B. Mayo. The binding is tight, the edges and corners of the boards are sharp, and the interior is clean and free of markings (aside from the aforementioned dedication). Second edition, revised with additions. Texts in English. Photographs by Eliot Elisofen, Walker Evans, and others..

Verlag Philipp von Zabern - Mainz, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 340 pages. Hardcover exhibition catalogue. Texts in German. There are a few bumps to the edges of the boards with some faint shelfwear rubbing to the covers. Else, the binding is tight and secure, the interior is clean and free of markings. Bound in illustrated glossy paper covered boards, issued without a dustjacket, and published on the occasion of the exhibition held from March 18-July 13, 1997 in Basel, and in Geneva from September 26, 1997-January 11, 1998..

Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 215 pages. Texts in Spanish. Oblong format hardcover, bound in brown cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. Minimal shelfwear to the edges, with associated light rubbing to the jacket. Else, the binding is tight and solid, with reasonably sharp edges and corners on the boards and a clean, unmarked interior. Brief bibliography at back. Some illustrations..

Verlag Gerd Hatje, Ostfildern-Ruit, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 333 pages. Hardcover. Texts in German. Mild rubbing and wear to the dustjacket, with equally mild shelfwear bumps to the corners of the boards. Else, the binding is tight with an essentially bright jacket and clean, unmarked interior. A handsomely published multi-cultural publication that sets ancient Greek Cycladic figures next to Mesoamerican ceramics to exquisite and eye-opening effect..

Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1975. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 190 pages. Oblong format paperback. Texts in English. Mild shelfwear to the edges. Else, the binding is tight, the spine uncreased, and interior clean and free of markings. Well illustrated in both color and black and white. Bound in embossed printed stiff paper covers..

The Museum of Primitive Art, New York and Distributed by New York Graphic Society Ltd., Greenwich CT, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers, with board Slipcase. Unpaginated, over sixty illustrations in black and white. Rubbings by Merle Greene. Some fading to the spine, slight yellowing to the cardboard slipcase, consistent with age, otherwise fine..

The Asia Society Galleries, New York, 1970. Book. Poor. Wrappers. 185 pages black and white illustrations throoughout. Previous owner's name, art patron Dominique de Menil on the front free endpaper. Underlining and notations throughout in pencil by the previous owner. Spotting and stains along the covers and edges. Preface by Frolich Rainey. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Asia House Gallery, New York NY January 15-March 15, 1970 and the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco CA June 12-July 19, 1970. Selected Bibliography.

Reunion Des Musees Nationaux, France, 1990. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 310 pages. Hardcover exhibition catalogue. Texts in French. Shelfwear to the edges and corners of the dustjacket, with some light bumps to the corners on the boards. Else, the binding is tight, and interior is clean and unmarked. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, March 13 - July 30, 1990. Bound in black cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket..

Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 1981. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 188 pp., 91 illustrations in color. Minor shelf wear, otherwise fine. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover..

Artes de Mexico, Mexico D.F., 2005. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers. 99 pages. Paperback. Texts in Spanish and English. Mild shelfwear to the edges with faint associated rubbing to the covers. "Edition Bilingual" sticker applied to front cover by publisher. Else, the binding is tight, the spine uncreased, and interior clean and free of markings. Beautifully illustrated with photographs and detailed essays on a fascinating and noble culture..

Proa Fundacion, Buenos Aires, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Wrappers. 145 pages. 330 illustrations many in color. Minor scuffing, rubbing and shelfwear to the cover and edge. A minor yellow stain to the front free endpaper. Pictorial wraps. Text is in Spanish and English. This English-Spanish bilingual edition thoroughly documents the pieces that belong to the Colección Arqueológica del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (archaeological collection of the Argentine Foreign Office). The narrative of José Antonio Pérez Gollán develops the subject matter of pre-Columbian art, the Andean world and the Argentine northwest..

Hudson Hills Press, Inc. New York, 1986. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 324 pp., 278 illustrations 67 in color. Edited by Edwin L. Wade. Essays by Marvin Cohodas, Norman Feder, Christian Feest, Wolfgang Haberland, Evan M. Maurer, William C. Sturtevant, Gloria A. Young, et.al. List of Illustrations. Glossary and Bibliography..

Arkeoloji Ve Sanat Yayinlari, 1990. Book. Near Fine. White Wrappers. 288 pp., 222 small B&W illustrations. Inscription on the title page, top left-hand side, otherwise fine. Text is in Turkish..

Knauf-Museum, Iphofen, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 232 pages. Hardcover exhibition catalogue. Texts in German. Minimal shelfwear rubbing to the covers. Else, the binding is tight, the corners of the boards reasonably sharp, and interior clean and free of markings. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards and issued without a dustjacket. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held from July 18-November 1, 1995. Illustrated largely in color..

Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI, 1981. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. Second Printing. 81 pages. Paperback exhibition catalogue. Texts in English. Second printing (first published in 1977). Fair amount of shelf and handling wear to the covers and edges. Still, the binding is secure, with evidence of glue on the inside gutter. No internal markings. Bound in stiff illustratrated paper covers. Illustrated. Published on the occasion of the 1977 exhibition..

Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, 1988. Book. Fine Condition. Wrappers. 352 pages. Softcover, bound in stiff illustrated paper covers. Aside from some minor shelfwear to the bottom edge and extremities, the binding is tight and sharp, with an uncreased spine and a clean interior free of markings. Lavishly and nearly exhaustively illustrated, with texts in English and extensive appendices that include a glossary of terms, bibliography and index. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held from June, 1988-September, 1990 at the Museum of International Folk Art..

National Museum of Man, Ottawa, 1976. Book. Fair. Wrappers. 204 pages. Paperback. Texts in English. Bumps at the corners, with a few small tears at the crown of the spine and a moderate degree of rubbing to the covers and edges. But for that, the binding remains secure with a clean, unmarked interior. Bound in illustrated paper covers. Published on the occasion of the exhibition..

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 571 pages. Hardcover. Text in English. There is a bit of wear to the edges of the dustjacket. Otherwise, the edges and corners of the boards are sharp, the binding is tight, and interior is clean and free of markings..

Vantage Press, New York, 1990. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. First Edition.. 48 pp., some B&W photographs. Slight bit of fading to the dustjacket spine, otherwise fine. Inscribed by the author, to the previous owner on ffep..