The Tribal Eye.
New York: Norton, 1976. Well-illustrated in color and b/w. 144 pages. Short slim 4to, rust cloth, d.w., chipped at top of rear panel. New York: W. W. Norton, (1976). First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
PRIMITIVE
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The French Primitives and Their Forms: From their Origin to the End of the Fifteenth Century.
Merion: Barnes Foundation, 1931. With 156 b/w illustrations. 551 pages; uncut edges. Thick 8vo, gilt-lettered blue cloth. Merion, PA: Barnes Foundation Press, (1931). First edition. A very good(+) copy, bright and clean. More
Primitifs Francais: Enluminures et Peintures des XIV et XVe Siecles
Paris: Skira, 1948. 27pp of text in French. Illustrated throughout with fine mounted color plates, loose as issued in printed wrappers; two-part board slipcase (broken). Paris: Skira, (1948). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper but poor box. Les Tresors de la Peinture Francaise. More
Orneore Metelli
Olivetti, 1964. Tall thin folio, printed stiff wrappers. Limited text in Italian. 12 full color plates tipped onto loose card leaves. Italy: Olivetti, 1964. First Edition. Italian primitive painter. The glassine dust wrapper has a long tear, otherwise fine. More
Primitive Song.
Cleveland: World, 1962. Illustrated. xiv + 303pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. ; lightly edgeworn. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1962. First edition. More
Italie et Flandres: Primitifs flamands et Renaissance Italienne
Paris: L'Aventurine, 1995. 187 illustrations, many in color. 325pp., 4to, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper spine and part of cover a bit sun-darkened. Paris: L'Aventurine, (1995). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Art Rupestre Au Hoggar (Haut Mertoutek).
Paris: Plon, 1938. 32 plates of which 8 are in color, one folding. Small slim 8vo, 63pp., light blue unprinted wrappers. Paris: Librairie Plon, (1938). First Edition. Very Good. More
Ritual Arts of Oceania: New Ireland, in the Collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum
Milan: Skira, 1997. Photographs by Pierre-Alain Ferrazzini. Foreword by Jean Paul Barbier. 43 works illustrated in striking full-page color photographs, additional black-and-white photographs in text. 161pp., 4to, black cloth, d.w. Milan: Skira, (1997). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Plastik der Primitiven.
Stuttgart: 1954. Illustrated in b/w. 64pp., tall 8vo, flexible embossed boards with dust wrapper (edgeworn). Stuttgart, (1954). Text in German. A very good copy. More
Art of Africa
Packed with 1069 photographs, including 248 color plates & 6 maps. 619 pages. Very thick 4to, white cloth with inset pictorial label, d.w. New York: Harry Abrams, 1993. First American edition. Some pages have slightly bumped corners, otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Hundreds of never-before reproduced objects from private collections and museums make this extraordinary survey of sub-Saharan African art. More
Primitive Painters in America 1750 -1950.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1950. Illus (many b&w reproductions, some colour). 182 pp.8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. N.Y.: Dodd Mead, (1950). More
Masks and the Art of Expression.
New York: Abrams, 1994. Illustrated with 150 photographs in full color. Short thin 4to, black cloth, d.w. (New York: Harry Abrams, 1994). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Medicine Man: A Sociological Study of the Character and Evolution of Shamanism
New York: Macmillan, 1923. Foreword by Professor A. G. Keller. Frontispiece plus 3 plates. xv, 330pp. 8vo, burgundy cloth (lightly scuffed; inner front hinge mended). New York: Macmillan, 1923. First edition. A very good copy. Garrison-Morton 6456. More
Bill Traylor: High Singing Blue.
New York: Hirschl & Adler Modern, 1997. Color and b/w illustrated exhibition catalogue. Slim 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Hirschl & Adler, (1997). Light edgewear and tear on foot of spine, but internally fine. A very good(+) copy. This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition "Bill Traylor: High Singing Blue" at Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, from January 18-March 8, 1997 and Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, from May 30-July 5, 1997. More
Affinites of Form: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from the Raymond and Laura Wielgus Collection
Munich: Prestel, 1996. Photographs by Michael Cavanagh and Kevin Montague. Introduction by Roy Sieber. 112 color and 6 black & white illustrations, plus 5 maps. 232 pages. 4to, yellow cloth, d.w. Munich: Presetel, (1996). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Published in conjunction with the exhibition. More
Prehistoric and Primitive Art.
New York: Abrams, 1967. Numerous illustrations in color and black & white. 340pp. Large 4to, cloth, dust wrapper; large ex-lib stamp on front & back pasted down end-papers. New York; Harry Abrams, (1967). Near fine copy in a very good d.w. More
Les Arts Sauvages Afrique.
France: Morance, 1956. Illustrated with 50 fine photographic plates. 15 pages of text, Folio, pictorial board portfolio (corner slightly bumped), yellow cloth spine, cloth ties. France: Albert Morance, (1956). A near fine copy. More
The Primitive World and Its Transformations.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1953. xiii + 185pp., cloth, d.w.; previous owners signature on title page. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1953). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Asmat Images from the Collection of the Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress.
1985. Many black & white illustrations, one folding. Tall slim 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress, 1985. Inscribed by the author. More
Handbook Tenri Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections.
Nara: Tenri Museum, 1954. Black & white illustrations. 64 pages, Small slim square 8vo, fragile and browned, green pictorial wrappers (inked translation of title on cover). Nara: Tenri Museum, 1954. Scarce. A very good(-) copy. Text in Japanese (but for the title). More
Out of My Mind: An Autobiography
New York: Abrams, 1997. Illustrated throughout in color square 4to, blue boards, dust wrapper, torn at head. New York: Abrams, 1997. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Primitive Art: Its Traditions and Styles.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1962. B/w illus., 421pp., 8vo, dec. cloth, d.w.; (d.w. is tattered). New York: Oxford University Press, 1962. Very good+ with a fair d.w. More
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