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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Rudner (Jalmar and Ione)

THE HUNTER AND HIS ART (SIGNED)

A survey of rock art in Southern Africa

Published: C. Struik, Cape Town, 1970

Edition: First

Reserve: $80

Approximately:

Estimate: $90

Bidding opens: 26 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 5 Mar 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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xi prelims, 278 pages, 60 colour plates, some printed on coloured paper, many in-text illustrations.

Signed by both authors on the title page.

Original dust jacket over brown buckram boards with gilt titling on the spine and the upper board. Dust jacket worn at edges and protected in cellophane. Some foxing to end papers. Internally clean. A good copy

The book surveys San rock art across southern Africa, from Angola to the Cape, organized by geographic regions and stylistic zones like the Drakensberg, arid interior, and coastal areas. Paintings and engravings depict animals, hunters, hybrid beings, and abstracts, presented as tied to hunting, trance rituals, and hunter‐artist spirituality.

  • Jacket Condition: Fair to good
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 300 x 255 mm


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