Vanishing Africa by Ricciardi, Mirella - 1974

London: Collins. Vg-/Vg- Oversize. Last 2 Pages Creased. Dj Lightly Edgeworn. Text & Photos Clean, Binding Tight. Pages: 212.. 1974. Revised Ed.. Hardcover..

New York: Reynal & Company, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. g to g+. Folio. Note: the text pages and photo pages, though interleaved, are each separately numbered resulting in: 87, (1)pp. of text & index; and 212pp. of photographs (some in color). Original color photo-illustrated dust-jacket over yellow photo-illustrated paper covered boards, with black lettering on spine. Dust-jacket partly torn and creased along upper edges. Moderate soiling on front free endpaper. DJ in overall poor to fair, binding in good, interior in good+ to very good condition. The Kenya born artist Mirella Ricciardi has travelled for over forty years around Africa to record her home, country and its people. The result of a 2-year journey is reflected in the striking photographs which form the basis of this book. When Mirella Ricciardi began photography in 1967 she did not have any technical training. She was inspired by the surroundings of Lake Naivasha, where she grew up and a place with a number of native Africans and a… Read More

COLLINS, 1974. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to the dust jacket with some chipping and tearing. Slightly cocked spine. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. New mylar added to the dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Collins , 1978 . Revised edition in jacket. Jacket is lightly faded, with loss at the top of the back panel & the corner of the back panel/spine. A couple of separate gift inscriptions to ffep. Outer edge of page-block foxed, with a couple of darker marks about half way down the fore-edge. Foxing extends very slightly onto the main page area: otherwise text pages & plates remain in very good condition indeed.

London: Collins, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. London, Collins, 1974 (revised edition)/ 1971. Folio, [approximately 250] pages with a map and over 200 pages of illustrations from photographs (many in colour). Pictorial papered boards; top edge a little foxed; an excellent copy with the dustwrapper unevenly sunned and slightly rubbed and creased.

London: Collins Harvill, 1984. revised edition. Nice copy. folio. hardback with dust jacket 212pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, index, Fine photography

like new oversize hc, dj has a tear on front cover, expedited and international shipping not available

New York: Reynal & Company, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. g to g+. Folio. Note: the text pages and photo pages, though interleaved, are each separately numbered resulting in: 87, (1)pp. of text & index; and 212pp. of photographs (some in color). Original color photo-illustrated dust-jacket over yellow photo-illustrated paper covered boards, with black lettering on spine. Some very minor shelf wear, otherwise a near fine copy. The Kenya born artist Mirella Ricciardi has travelled for over forty years around Africa to record her home, country and its people. The result of a 2-year journey is reflected in the striking photographs which form the basis of this book. When Mirella Ricciardi began photography in 1967 she did not have any technical training. She was inspired by the surroundings of Lake Naivasha, where she grew up and a place with a number of native Africans and a wide variety of animals. These two years of her work include portraits of six Kenyan tribes and their traditional lifestyle:… Read More

NY:: Reynal & Company,. Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. Color and black and white photographs throughout. First edition. Some light soiling to covers, gift inscription on front paste-down, else very good in pictorial boards. No dust jacket. .

London: Collins 0-00-21-1881-5 [0-00-21-1881-5] 1971. (Folio hardcover) 212pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket. In the publisher's plain card sleeve. Photographs, index. The inside edges of the dust jacket are reinforced with tape. Locale: Africa. (Photography, Photography).