Folk Art of the Americas 1981 First English Edition Panyella Hardcover DJ
$125.00
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Folk Art of the Americas is a richly illustrated exploration of traditional arts and crafts across North, Central, and South America, edited by August Panyella with photography by Francesc Català Roca.
For artists, collectors, and readers interested in cultural history, this volume expands appreciation of handmade objects and provides a wealth of ideas in color, pattern, texture, and design. It connects the finished works with the people, materials, and traditions behind them, bringing deeper meaning to familiar crafts.
Published by Harry N. Abrams in 1981, this substantial hardcover contains 1,024 full-color illustrations, with country-by-country coverage of weaving, pottery, basketry, beadwork, woodcarving, metalwork, and other decorative traditions. Photographs document both the objects and artisans at work, while accompanying texts explore their historical, cultural, and geographical context. Maps, pictorial catalogues, a bibliography, and an index add reference value.
Bound in bright red cloth with a gilt bird design on the front board, accompanied by its colorful pictorial dust jacket.
• General editor: August Panyella
• Photographer: Francesc Català Roca
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, New York
• Publication year: 1981
• Edition: First English-language edition
• Format: Large hardcover with dust jacket
• Pages: 328
• ISBN: 081090912X
Condition: Very Good hardcover in a Good dust jacket. The red cloth boards remain bright, with light handling wear. Mild age toning is visible along the page edges; the photographed interior pages appear clean and retain vivid illustrations. The dust jacket shows surface rubbing, scratches, edge and corner wear, and small worn areas at the extremities. An older bookstore price sticker remains on the rear jacket panel. Please review all photographs for the exact condition.
SKU D-7
Folk Art of the Americas 1981 First English Edition Panyella Hardcover DJ
$125.00
For artists, collectors, and readers interested in cultural history, this volume expands appreciation of handmade objects and provides a wealth of ideas in color, pattern, texture, and design. It connects the finished works with the people, materials, and traditions behind them, bringing deeper meaning to familiar crafts.
Published by Harry N. Abrams in 1981, this substantial hardcover contains 1,024 full-color illustrations, with country-by-country coverage of weaving, pottery, basketry, beadwork, woodcarving, metalwork, and other decorative traditions. Photographs document both the objects and artisans at work, while accompanying texts explore their historical, cultural, and geographical context. Maps, pictorial catalogues, a bibliography, and an index add reference value.
Bound in bright red cloth with a gilt bird design on the front board, accompanied by its colorful pictorial dust jacket.
• General editor: August Panyella
• Photographer: Francesc Català Roca
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, New York
• Publication year: 1981
• Edition: First English-language edition
• Format: Large hardcover with dust jacket
• Pages: 328
• ISBN: 081090912X
Condition: Very Good hardcover in a Good dust jacket. The red cloth boards remain bright, with light handling wear. Mild age toning is visible along the page edges; the photographed interior pages appear clean and retain vivid illustrations. The dust jacket shows surface rubbing, scratches, edge and corner wear, and small worn areas at the extremities. An older bookstore price sticker remains on the rear jacket panel. Please review all photographs for the exact condition.
SKU D-7