Patterns of Paradise, Anne Leonard and John Terrell, 1980

Leonard, Anne and John Terrell, Chicago, Field Museum, 1980

English, Good paperback art-exhibition catalog, square quarto 10 1/4” x 10 1/4”, 76 pp.

Good square quarto, 10 1/4” x 10 1/4” paperback art exhibition catalog, full-color  pattern wrap to front and spine, white lettering to front, full white wraps to back, cream textured pages to textblock, white glossy pages with full-color plates at end, heavy shelf wear bumping to head and tail, edgewear and chipping on all edges to front, chipping at corners to front, spine faded from sunning, spine glue is loose at frontis, crease on pages 57 through back cover, otherwise unmarked throughout. 76 pp. Replete with 53 full color plates and black-and-white illustrations, Introduction, Selected Bibliography, Color Plate Accession Information. This traveling exhibition started on March 6, 1980 at Field Museum, Chicago. Excerpt from Preface; "The diversity and beauty of the many styles of tapa are astonishing. Yet few people have heard much about this ancient craft or know of its variety." From the private library of Whitney Chadwick and Robert Bechtle.