Primitive Negro Art, Chiefly From The Belgian Congo
Brooklyn, N. Y. Brooklyn Museum Department of Ethnology, 1923. Softcover. cream wraps w/ green & yellow illustration w/ black printing. approx 42 unpaginated pgs w/ 8 bw plates. Good (wraps tanned; scuffed & smudged. front wrap has large, pencil name/notation to upper edge w/ swirl & other light pencil marks. corners rubbed w/ creasing. spine darkened; has handwritten black pen title. spine creased; top rubbed; slight flapped tear to lower edge, tail has small amount of erosion. shelf-wear/scuffing to lower textblock edge). Item #193847
Spine glue beginning to crack; wraps begining to separate with front having a fairly deep (approximately 6inch) crack. Wraps are fragile. Back of title page has pencil handwritting/notation that appears to accompany a laid-in postcard illustrated with a Batetela wood carving. Pages remain fairly bright. Remains tightly bound. A scarce catalogue of this important exhibition.
OCLC: 4281454
Price: $4,400.00