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African Ceremonies: BIRTH, ROYALTY & POWER-2 Volumes

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AFRICAN CEREMONIES two hardcover volumes by photographer and author Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher.
First Edition.
Over 800 photographs in black, white and color.
Celebrating rites of passage from birth through death and the African Ceremonies which accompany them.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 1999.
Two volumes-384 pages and 360 pages.
Condition: good original estate condition, rarely opened.
Provenance: New York City, New York Estate.

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Good original estate condition.
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African Ceremonies: BIRTH, ROYALTY & POWER-2 Volumes

Name: African Ceremonies: BIRTH, ROYALTY & POWER-2 Volumes
SKU: 99881373
Price: 80 USD
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