Author: BEUKERS, ALAN
Title: Exotic postcards : the lure of distant lands
Description: New York : Thames and Hudson 2007. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 208 pages; Physical desc. : 208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. 'With 200 color illustrations. ' Subjects: Postcards --Catalogs --Voyages and travels --Pictorial works. Summary: This album of over 200 century-old postcards takes the reader on a magical journey across the world in five travelogues. depicting the Orient. the Arab lands. Africa. the Americas and Oceania. These haunting postcards and the people they depict strike us with a special force today. vividly expressing a deep-seated connection with the land and customs that gave them their identities. The stories implicit in their eyes. their costumes and their postures act as a telling antidote to the rootlessness of our own times. by Alan Beukers ; introduction by Paul Theroux.Weight in Kg appr.:

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