Carlo Einstein - Scultura Africana - 1920





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Scultura Africana by Carlo Einstein is a first Italian edition in paperback, published by Edizioni di «Valori Plastici» Roma, comprising 144 pages in Italian.
Description from the seller
35 pages of introductory text numbered + 109 black-and-white photographic plates outside the text, printed on coated paper (with captions).
Extremely rare first Italian edition of the study on African sculpture by Carl Einstein (published as Carlo Einstein).
Title: Scultura Africa.n.a (Collana La Civiltà Artistica, Vol. VIII)
Author: Carlo (Carl) Einstein
Publisher: Edizioni di «Valori Plastici», Rome
Year: 1921/1922
Format: Original trade paperback
Content: Carl Einstein's critical essay (translation of the famous Negerplastik) accompanied by a rich off-text figure apparatus with photographic plates of African masks and sculptures.
Condition of the volume:
Antique volume in original trade soft cover. Interior complete with plates with natural foxing and browning of the paper due to age.
Focus on the spine: The spine shows evident signs of wear, abrasions and losses of the original wrap, with the binding structure exposed (as clearly shown in the close-up photos). Front and back boards present and legible."
Seller's Story
35 pages of introductory text numbered + 109 black-and-white photographic plates outside the text, printed on coated paper (with captions).
Extremely rare first Italian edition of the study on African sculpture by Carl Einstein (published as Carlo Einstein).
Title: Scultura Africa.n.a (Collana La Civiltà Artistica, Vol. VIII)
Author: Carlo (Carl) Einstein
Publisher: Edizioni di «Valori Plastici», Rome
Year: 1921/1922
Format: Original trade paperback
Content: Carl Einstein's critical essay (translation of the famous Negerplastik) accompanied by a rich off-text figure apparatus with photographic plates of African masks and sculptures.
Condition of the volume:
Antique volume in original trade soft cover. Interior complete with plates with natural foxing and browning of the paper due to age.
Focus on the spine: The spine shows evident signs of wear, abrasions and losses of the original wrap, with the binding structure exposed (as clearly shown in the close-up photos). Front and back boards present and legible."

