ABEL-VIDOR, SUZANNE; ET AL

Between Continents/between Seas: Pre-Columbian Art of Costa Rica

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams Incorporated, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0810907291. 240 pages. Presents the first comprehensive exhibition of Costa Rican art to tour the United states. The exhibition consisted of approximately 300 ceramic, gold, jade and monumental stone objects and brought together a rich and superb assemblage of ceremonial, utilitarian, and decorative works dating from the era before the arrival of Columbus." - from Foreward. Many beautiful colour photographs plus black and white illustrations. Clean, bright and unmarked. Binding sound. Moderate wear. Small folds to upper corners of some pages. Nice copy of this beautiful work.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Between Continents/Between Seas: Pre-Columbian Art of Costa Rica Indians of Central America Exhibitions Antiquities. Good .

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ABEL-VIDOR, SUZANNE

Between Continents/between Seas: Precolumbian Art of Costa Rica Signed Copy

New York: H. N. Abrams, 1981. Softcover. ISBN: 0895580888. Illustrated by Dirk Bakker. Exhbition Catalogue Series; Color & B/W Illustrations & Maps; 8 1/2 x 11"; 240 pages; INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY DIRK BAKKER, THE PHOTOGRAPHER, ON THE TITLE PAGE. Covers have light rubbing; gift inscription on front end paper. Pages are clean and tight. Lavishly illustrated with b/w and color photographs and maps. 293 ceremonial, decorative, and utilitarian objects in gold, jade, terracotta, and volcanic stone were assembled. The works, which dated from c. 500 B. C. To the mid-16th century, were installed chronologically and geographically. Wall labels were provided in English and Spanish. Appendix; bibliography. Extra heavy/3#. ; Signed by Photographer. Very Good+ .

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