The Dark Continent. Africa. The Landscape and the People
New York: B. Westermann Co., Inc. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Item #010285
ISBN: noisbn
no date, presumed 1931. Brown cloth. Lacking dust jacket. Folio. xvi, 256 pp. Black and white photographs throughout. A primarily visual look at Africa and the various cultures, people and landscapes of the continent. With many photos documenting different tribes and cultures, from individual portraits, to shots of villages, etc., as well as modern encroachments such as mines. Preceded by an historical introduction on the different regions of Africa. By Hugo Adolf Bernatzik, an Austrian anthropologist and photographer with a special interest in threatened indigenous cultures or peoples (see Wikipedia). GOOD+ condition. Moderate uneven fading, heavy to the extremities and spine. Some scuffing and minor soiling. Minor toning to the paper.
Price: $175.00