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Indonesian (Javanese) Wayang Puppet "Reneetyp

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Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques

Title: Indonesian (Javanese) Wayang Puppet "Reneetyp
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Java, 1900. Very Good. This is an especially colorful Wayang puppet, whose name is something like "Reneetyp", based on handwritten label on the central stem. We don't know who the character is, or her significance, but we are enthralled with its rich color and detailing. We can aver the puppet is obviously hand-made. We do not claim to possess the expertise to date this specimen of Folk Art with great precision. It could be nineteenth century or early 20th century, and thus we arbitrarily give it a date of 1900. It is unquestionably superior to the chaff produced in more recent decades as commercialism has corrupted the practice of traditional Folk Art. The puppet is large. The figure itself, not including the long wooden support and handle, and with the free arm fully retracted -- closest to the body, it is 60 cm tall and about 30 cm wide. If we measure the height from the bottom of the wood handle to the very top, the height is about 80 cm tall. The puppet would have been a character in Wayang Kulit performances, which used two dimensional puppets made of leather, as opposed to another traditional type that had three dimensional puppets made of wood. The puppets were manipulated behind a screen, with the audience watching the puppets' shadows. This might be surprising given how our puppet is so meticulously painted. WIthin the Indonesian archipelago Wayang Kulit hailed from Java, The puppet shows, to the accompaniment of gamelan music, dramatized scenes from mythology and Hindu epics. Going back centuries, they were put on at all kinds of events, including religious rituals, and later, as you would guess, they were mounted for the tourist trade. Our puppet may well have also been made specifically for the tourist market. That said, the intricate cutting and painted detail, the two integrated into one another, are impressive -- this is not souvenir kitsch. In terms of conditiion, the leather is warped here and there, the paint sometimes flecked, soiled, etc., but not significantly. One ornamental accoutrement on an arm is loose but holding. The central rod has a break in one place but this seems not to matter in terms of the puppet's structural solidity. Otherwise, the primary rod at its base in attractively turned.

An Index to Bibliographies and Bibliographical Contributions Relating to the Work of American and British Authors 1923-1932 by Van Patten, Nathan

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Title: An Index to Bibliographies and Bibliographical Contributions Relating to the Work of American and British Authors 1923-1932
Author: Van Patten, Nathan
Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description: 1934. Stanford University, California: Stanford University Press & London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1934 8vo, vii, 324pp. Original blue buckram stamped in gilt to backstrip, original unclipped light gray dust jacket stamped in black. Some uniform browning throughout, bookplate affixed to front pastedown, erratum bound in, some shelf wear. Very good. § First edition. Arranged alphabetically by author, with appendices containing further reference information (also arranged by author). A very useful and comprehensive resource for a specific period of English and American Literature in the 20th century.

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Contemplations of a Convert

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Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB

Title: Contemplations of a Convert
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9781573454742
Condition: Very Good
Description: Deseret Book, c2000. Very Good. . Contemplations of a Convert. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, c2000. 248pp. Indexed. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed and faded. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed.

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