LALIBELA The Monolithic Churches of Ethiopia by BIDDER, Irmgard - 1959

Translated from the German by Rita Grabham-Hortmann. Cologne: M. DuMont Schauberg, 1958 Roy.4to. 137pp. 68 figures on plates, (many coloured), 48 text illustrations, endpaper maps, appendix, biblio., index, dw, slipcase. The appendix is attached to the rear board and contains (among other illustrations), ground plans of the churches. "As the wife of the German Ambassador in Addis Ababa, Irmgard Bidder was able to carry out her research into the Lalibela monoliths with the support and encouragement of the highest government authorities." An excellent copy of the English first edition in the publisher's red cloth with the dustwrapper and slipcase. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new… Read More

Cologne, Germany: M. DuMont Schauberg, 1958. Ethiopian churches and their decoration. 12'' X9'' 16 colour tipped-in plates. 68 illustrations altogether. 106 pp. Additional text in rear appendix. White endpapers, with map on front endpapers. Light foxing on front endpapers. Red cloth with gilt titles. White DJ with black titles and colour illustration. Wear along spine and edges, small stains along spine. VG+/VG. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good.