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C64 Bk45  $24.

Folk Traditions in Yugoslavia, Ten Tours

Beograd 1960

 

177 pp, size 7.5” x 6.5”

Shiny gold pictorial board hard cover

Text by Leposava Žunić-Baš,

Translated into English by Karin Radovanovic

 

Good vintage condition

Minor damage to top of spine, some shelf wear

Name written inside cover

 

Annotated description of ten tours through the country, plus a list of events, museums, a glossary and table of contents

Folk Traditions in Yugoslavia, Ten Tours

Annotated description of ten tours through the country, plus a list of events, museums, a glossary and table of contents

 

Zdenka Sertić’s wonderful illustrations include line drawings, woodcuts, stylized color costume illustrations, and maps

 

Bk51-40   $8.50   Ohrid

Hardcover 8" x 5¾"  

Vintage, early 1970s

  • Tourist picture book
  • English text, color photos
  • Used copy, owner's name inside
  • Mostly scenery & icons
  • A few ethnic photos

Tbk-D24  $8.50

The Anatolian Civilizations Museum

Ankara 2000  165 pp   6" x 8” softcover 

  • English text
  • Guide to the museum and collections
  • Color photos of artifacts

35-01  $4.50  A Village in Anatolia by Mahmut Makal 

Translated by Wyndham Deedes 1965

Hardcover 190 pp   

 

  • Black & white photos
  • Interesting glossary
  • Classic account of village life
  • Dust jacket damaged
  • Pages yellowed but intact

Nbk38-507 $9.50 Vesterheim – Samplings from the Collection

Norwegian-American Museum

Decorah, Iowa  1995

Softcover 12" x 9" landscape   

29pp, 35 plates color & black and white

  • Wood, rosemaling, textiles, paintings, farm implements, buildings
  • Notes written on first page

 

 

 

Bk51-63   $40.  Folk Art of Asia– Africa– Australia– The Americas

Helmuth Th. Bossert     NY 1990

9½" x 12½" oversize hardcover, dust jacket

Heavy book - 4 lbs

  • Color plates printed on one side onl
  • 600 illustrations
  • Detailed descriptions and indices of color plates

  • Catalog of decorative objects from hundreds of cultures
  • Art, clothing, folk art, masks, pottery, textiles, tools, weapons
  • Richness & diversity of design
  • Imagination & ingenuity of the artisans

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