Isbn: 9780582641655 - guide to rock art of rhodesia (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. First edition. Very Good+ paperback with a touch of soiling to the covers and a small patch of surface loss to the back cover; the interior is clean. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. A tourist guide to 22 of the most accessible sites in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) with ancient human paintings of artistic merit in caves and shelters. The work at each site is discussed and pictured and directions provided for locating them. Text by C.K. (Cranmer Kenrick) Cooke, Curator of National Monuments and an authority on Southern African cave art. 64 pages; 33 color plates + 3 b&w figures + 5 maps; 9.5 x 7.75 inches. List of important sites not described; glossary; bibliography.…

195 x 238 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 64; full-colour plates; some maps and monochrome illustrations. Cover very slightly tanned. Very good condition. "This small book has been written more for the tourist than for the student of rock art. Therefore, accessibility has been the keynote in selecting the twenty-two caves and shelters presented here, rather than artistic merit only. For the same reason, those paintings deep in the Tribal Trust Lands have been excluded. However, a distribution map and a list of important paintings not illustrated or otherwise included in the text can be referred to at the end of this book. The writer has endeavoured to give details of at least one accessible shelter in or near every major centre .".…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Written with the tourist in mind, presents 22 of the area's most accessible caves and shelters, with black and white and full-color reproductions of selected scenes. Includes extensive text describing the caves and shelters and their paintings. 64 pp. Very light thumbing to top and bottom corners. A bit of very light soiling to both covers. Light wear to both spinecaps, just a tiny bit of light wear elsewhere to edges. Former bookseller's sticker to rear of front cover. …

Softcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. The wraps are shelf rubbed, marked, tanned and edge worn. The spine is edge worn. Internally, damp marks, there is a previous owners inscription on the half title page. Tightly bound. r*23/07/2024.[ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. The wraps are a bit rubbed, soiled and edgeworn but have not suffered much loss. Internally clean (one signature) and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. The wraps are rubbed and marked.Gift inscription.Minor markings.Well bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Cooke, C. K. A guide to the rock art of Rhodesia. Salisbury: Published for the trustees of the National Museums and Monuments of Rhodesia by Longmans Rhodesia, 1974. Paperback, VG. Very light shelfwear to covers. Binding strong. Light foxing to half-title. 63pp., maps, colour illustrations. "Written more for the tourist than for the student of rock art. Therefore accessibility has been the keynote in selecting the twenty-two caves and shelters presented here" (from the introduction). RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…

Zustand: Very Good. No Dj. Oblong 8vo pp. 64, b/w and colour illustrations, previous owners name on half title page. book.