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THE PAINTED ALPHABET.
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, one which blends mythic and modern times together, set in Bali and based on an old Balinese epic poem. The author, an American sculptor, has lived in Bali for ten years. Illustrated title page. 209 pp. ISBN: 0-3965593506.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 79170More details Price: $16.50 -
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DINNERS: The Ultimate Culinary Adventure.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder line).
Book ID: 89442More details Price: $16.50 -
THE SPIRIT JOURNEY: Stories and Paintings of Bali.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original, not issued in hardcover.
Navarro, California: Wild Trees Press, (1988.). First edition - Balinese legends retold, in a weaving together of ancient and modern tales, by this Javanese artist, folklorist and peace activist. The stories of Bali are illustrated with tranditional lontar palm leaf drawings. Also included is a selection of full color plates of Madi's paintings, with his comments on each work. Introduction by Alice Walker who, with her partner Robert Allen, established Wild Trees Press, xv, 16 pp glossy plates, 103 pp. ISBN: 0-931125-065.
Condition: SIGNED on the dedication page by Madi, with "Ubud Bali, 2 Sept .88, at my home. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (discoloration from tape on 2 pages) Uncommon signed.
Book ID: 33580More details Price: $35.00 -
VIEW TO THE SOUTHEAST.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1957) dj. Hardcover first edition - An informal introduction to the countries of South-East Asia, which the author revisited in the 1950s with her husband and young son. They spent over a year living in Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Bali, Burma and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). While she tells something of the history of each country, she focuses more on their way of life - a way which for most is now gone. Map, index. 240 pp. Map endpapers.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (name stamped to verso of front endpaper, some sunning to spine of dj)
Book ID: 89553More details Price: $21.50