Ozeanische Kunst
München: F. Bruckmann, 1962. First German edition. Hardcover. Folio. xv, 32 plates. Original cloth-backed photo-illustrated covers with white lettering on front and back cover and gilt lettering on spine. Frontispiece. Part of the series History of Sculpture edited by Sir Herbert Read and H. D. Molesworth. Illustrated with 32 impressive full-page offset reproductions of b/w photographs on coated paper depicting Melanesian sculptures. Artifacts and sculptures of the "Islands of Black People" as these Southwestern Oceanian islands were referred to by various geographers. Production of this exceptional publication directed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Harlem, Netherlands. Text in German. Binding rubbed, lightly scuffed and bumped around edges. Cloth spine seperating at bottom. Block tight but lightly sunned in margins, not affecting images. Binding in overall good, interior in very good condition. g. Item #35046
Price: $50.00