Maasai

Tepilit Ole Saitoti; Carol Beckwith (Photographer) . Maasai. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985. Fourth edition. Folio. 276pp. Brown cloth with title blind-stamped to front cover, gilt lettering on spine with original pictorial dust jacket. Light brown endpapers. Five color frontispieces, four of the double paged. Photo-illustrated title page. Written by a Maasai, this almost autobiographical text and photography book documents the Maasai culture, including their legends and folklore, prayers and songs, and stages of life: childhood, initiation, warrior status, and elder life. Profusely illustrated with 240 color reproductions of full color photographs, most full page, interspersed with text and 40 line drawings. Minor wear along edges of dj. inscription on front free endpaper. Dustjacket, binding and interior in overall very good+ condition. vg+. Hardcover. (40071) $50