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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

R. Townley Johnson, Tim Maggs (editor)

MAJOR ROCK PAINTINGS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA - Signed

Published: David Philip, Cape Town, 1979

Edition: First

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Signed by both Townley Johnson and Tim Maggs. And some more people from an exhibition.

Publisher's ochre pictorial cloth hardcover with pictorial dust jacket.

94 pages. Illustrated. Slight wear around dust jacket edges. Slight foxing to to first and last endpapers.

'Southern Africa is the richest treasury of Stone Age art in the world. 

Artist, conservationist and mountaineer, R. Townley Johnson has spent more than 25 years copying, with infinite precision - even to the very texture of the rock face - over 1000 rock paintings, some of which have subsequently been defaced or destroyed.

Of the 106 rock painting reproduced in this book, 60 have not been published previously and, of those that have been published, few have been reproduced at all adequately until now.

Nearly half the paintings have been reproduced in full colour. Those chosen for less colourful treatment are outstanding for their composition or interest rather than for their colour.

The variety and quality of these paintings will astonish those who may have seen only a few stereotyped silhouettes of rock paintings.'

  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: Folio (340 x 355 mm)
  • Sold By: Mantis Books
  • Contact Person: Charl Yates
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0833219905
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