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Hard Cover. Zustand: fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. 1st ptg. stated. 290pp including index; orange dust jacket. Hardcover (dj).

Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Minimal wear to corners. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2003 Hard Cover. xi, 209 pp. Color photographs throughout. Stop for a visit in the Czech Republic, where headscarves called satkas serve as symbols of national pride. Journey east to Malaysia, where handwoven kain dastars are wrapped for grooms by village elders. Explore the origins of the pagri, a turban worn by male Sikhs in India. Or swing by southern Nigeria to admire the color-drenched geles of Yoruba women. These headwraps all look remarkably different and serve very different functions in dramatically different cultures. How and why does the headwrap exist in such variety? What are its meanings? How has it changed? Headwraps are stunning creations of silk, cotton, gauze, muslin, wool and other fabrics. They are tossed, wrapped, draped, tucked, tied or pinned in hundreds of styles. They can distinguish the highbred from the pauper, Christian from Muslim, men from women, and clan from clan. They currently make for hip fashion statements in France and America. In Headwraps, Georgia Scott retraces the dizzying year she spent travelling the globe in search of headwraps. Scott researched headwrap styles, documented their folklore, and snapped photos wherever she went. The result is a stunning collection of images and anecdotes of a remarkable journey to chronicle our mysterious and fascinating efforts to cover our heads.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. 506pp.incl.index; HB quarter-bound; white w/red&silver; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ white w/red&blk.-pic.cover; slight rub. "A brilliant biography resplendent with anecdotes, episodes, colloquies, illustrations and other marvels including historical handbills, heralds and hoopla!" illus. signed. Signed & Inscribed By Author.…

Zustand: , Paperback, goed exemplaar. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: , Paperback, goed exemplaar. 2003, Paperback, goed exemplaar.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Seiten: einpaar Seiten oben an der Ecke bis 3 mm geknickt, einige seiten seitlich verschmutzt, sonst ok. Einband: Ecke oben bis 1 cm geknickt. Buchschnitt: seitlich verschmutzt. Schutzumschlag: wie auf dem Bild, falls der Umschlag vorhanden. Versand am Tag des Geldeingangs. Auf ANFRAGE wird eine Rechnung als PDF ausgestellt. Diese bekommen Sie dann online als PDF. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Renowned American writers and historians evoke America at its bestfrom Tom Paines Common Sense to the Gettysburg Address, from barbed wire to the baseball diamondin a compelling, spectacularly designed and illustrated full-color volume. For anyone interested in American history and popular culture and anyone who appreciates a spectacular book on their shelf or coffee table this full-color celebration of America at its best offers compelling testimony to a nations courage, character and imagination. Illustrated through out. /// This is a 1st edition hardback with dustjacket in good condition-the dustjacket is little marked. (317 pages).…

Paperback. Zustand: Collectible-Good. With his straight talk and lucid arguments, Andrew Shapiro cuts through the hype to explain just how the Internet revolution has really affected our lives. He tackles the murkiest questions: What is the Internet doing to our sense of self and society? How is it affecting our personal relationships, our political opinions, our business world? Who's in control of it? And whom does it control?Hailed by reviewers, enlightening to newbies and web experts alike, The Control Revolution is 'beautifully written.tightly argued.certain to become a classic'.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. First printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page, $26.00 printed price to the jacket's flap. SIGNED and inscribed "To Mary" by the journalist and ALA Medal and Prix du Premiere Roman Award winning author of THE ENCHANTED, to the half-title page. Drawn on ten years of research and observation of street family culture, this significant study gives an account of mostly teen individuals in street families, showing their rules, codes of behavior, languages, evolution, and more with occurrences of violence, arrests, etc. Elusive SIGNED. Fine in black over gray boards with silver embossed titles to the spine, gray headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket; original printed $26.00 price still intact to the front inner flap. Octavo; 306 pages; notes; index; plus prologue; plus author's note; plus publisher's history page to the rear. Signed by Author(s).…