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Lommel, Andreas. PREHISTORIC AND PRIMITIVE MAN. Landmarks of the World's Art.

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Adam, Leonard (introduction). PRIMITIVE ART EXHIBITION - 1943. Library, Museums and National Gallery of Victoria. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1943. Pp: iv, 26; 215mm x 140mm; 0.09kg. 10 b/w, 12 fig. Foreword, acknowledgements, further reading list. A very good paperback copy with staple binding. Wrp: vg (minor rusting of staples). Stuart Taylor, Fine Printers, Melbourne, 1943. (A brief introduction to tribal art from Aboriginal Australia, Oceania, America, and Africa) (Keywords: Australian Aboriginal, Melanesia, Polynesia, Americas, Africa).
Book Code: D210 AU$20
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Adam, Leonard. PRIMITIVE ART. Africa, Asia, Oceania, Australia, and Americas. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1940 (pb). Pp: 160; 180mm x 110mm; 0.06kg. 32 b/w (pl), 38 fig. Foreword, notes, index. A good paperback copy Wrp: g. (With some browning of paper). Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1940. (This book describes the various forms which the artistic impulse has been taken among primitive peoples - from the Stone Age men who roamed the plains of Europe twenty thousand years ago, to the modern negro inventing new ways of carving the human figure) (Keywords: Tribal art, Yoruba, Baluba, Tallensi, Nilgiri, Batak, Nias, Sepik, Massim, Buka, Maori, Hawaiian, Groote Eylandt, Eskimo, Haida).
Book Code: M625 AU$10
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Lommel, Andreas. PREHISTORIC AND PRIMITIVE MAN. Landmarks of the World's Art. BNo. 0-600371-19-0. First Paperback Edition, 1976 (1966). Pp: 176; 285mm x 210mm; 0.65kg. 103 col, 105 b/w & fig, 1 map. Foreword, introduction, further reading list, index, acknowledgments. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. (protective cover on wrap). The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, Feltham, Middlesex, 1976. (The author writes about the survival of the primitive cultures in many parts of the world and the traditionalism of their art) (Keywords: Anthropology, ethnology, traditional art, Americas, Africa, Asia, Oceania).
Book Code: D165 AU$18
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Teuten, Timothy. THE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO MASKS. Professional guidance to the new collector. BNo. 1-85891-201-6. Reprint Edition, 1996 (1995). Pp: 96; 295mm x 225mm; 0.69kg. 107 col. Introduction, bibliography, index, picture acknowledgments. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Random House UK Ltd, 1996. (This book has been written by a leading authority from Christie's auction house to give professional guidance to the new collector, the specialist and experienced dealer in a subject area that is still-evolving and yet to be fully codified) (Keywords: Ethnology, Africa, Pacific, Asia, Americas).
Book Code: K317 AU$25
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Wells, Margaret E. HOW THE PRESENT CAME FROM THE PAST. Book I - The Seeds in Primitive Life. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1927. Pp: xviii, 176; 180mm x 135mm; 0.37kg. 95 fig. Preface, introduction, index. A good hardback copy. Cvr: g. (wear on cvr). The Macmillan Company, New York, 1927. (This publication was designed for school children to learn about the indigenous people of the world with sections on history and myths and legends) (Keywords: History, indigenous people, world, Australia, Aboriginal).
Book Code: K452 AU$35
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