1959 The Search for the Tassili Frescoes: the Story of the Prehistoric Rock-Paintings of the Sahara
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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce, With Dustwrapper
The first English edition of this work, translated from the French of Henri Lhote by Alan Houghton Brodrick. A study of the discovery of prehistoric paintings of the Tassili-n-Ajjer in the central Sahara. A fascinating work telling of Lhote's expedition of discovery of those magnificent rock frescoes. A scarce work.
Adorned with superb reproductions in colour and black and white, maps, and photographic plates - some folding.
Complete with price clipped pictorial dust wrapper.
Condition
In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor mark to rear board. Dust wrapper price clipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.
Very Good Indeed
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