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Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > General
A new edition in one volume of Hugh Baker's celebrated three
volumes of Ancestral Images originally published in 1979, 1980 and
1981. The 120 articles and photographs explore everyday life,
customs and rituals in Hong Kong's rural New Territories. Each
mouthful is complete in itself, but together the articles amount to
a substantial feast. They investigate religion, food, language,
history, festivals, family, strange happenings and clan warfare.
The book documents much that can no longer be found. But it also
provides an understanding of a world which has not yet entirely
disappeared, and which still forms the background for life in
modern, urban Hong Kong.
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Pittsfield
(Hardcover)
Susan Eisley, The Berkshire County Historical Society
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R639
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Stunning photographic portraits of animals--turtles, lions,
alligators, giraffes etc. These are 'individuals' not examples of a
species. The photographs seem almost to be portrait paintings, an
effect achieved by using one of the very early photographic
printing techniques. Each image becomes a unique one-off picture.
Winner of The European Publishers Award for Photography 2000.
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Arlington
(Hardcover)
Evelyn Barker, Lea Worcester
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Discovery Miles 6 380
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Fort Stockton
(Hardcover)
James Collett, The Fort Stockton Historical Society, Fort Stockton Historical Society
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Discovery Miles 6 380
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Saline
(Hardcover)
Susan Kosky
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"It's likely that a book like this is the only way you might see
many of these creatures for yourself." - Amateur Photographer This
book of photographs puts the spotlight on a group of animals that
is little-noticed, and undeservedly so: endemic species that exist
only on their respective islands. Isolated from continents by the
ocean, certain species have been able to evolve further and
differently than their counterparts on the mainland, where they are
subjected to far more threats such as predators and diseases. Over
time, giants like the Indonesian Komodo dragon have evolved, which
grows up to three metres long and weighs 70 kilos. The comet moth
lives on Madagascar, and the odd King of Saxony bird-of-paradise
flies around on New Guinea. The flightless cormorant on Galapagos,
on the other hand, retracted its flight instruments over time
because it had no need for them. Readers can expect a variety of
animal beauty and extravagance. The following locations are
included in the book: Island of Sainte Marie (Madagascar)
Madagascar Philippines Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia) Aru Islands
Regency (Indonesia) New Guinea Australia Tasmania (Australia) New
Zealand Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands (California, US)
Cozumel (Mexico) Cuba Isla Escudo de Veraguas (Panama) Galapagos
Islands (Ecuador) Falkland Islands Svalbard Archipelago Text in
English and German.
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