Le Geste Kongo, Editions Dapper, Thompson, Robert Farris; Nsondé, Jean; Erwan Dianteill. Paris, 2002, VG, HC, 4to, African, Oceanic Art, Kongo, Sculpture

Thompson, Robert Farris; Nsondé, Jean; Erwan Dianteill.Paris: Editions Dapper, 2002. French, First Edition, VG, HC,4to 13"X10", 231 pp.  ISBN: 9782906067851 Very Good Quarto, Black cloth over board, blind stamped titling to cover and spine. Covers near-perfect with mind wear to bottom edge. Binding tight, sharp tips, and no markings throughout. Pages pristine and intact. Replete with full-color and black-and-white reproductions, many full page. 231 pp., including illustrations. Good dust jacket, black wraps with photograph to cover, white titling to covers and spine, edgewear, ¼” closed-tear to bottom right corner, ¾” closed tear to turn-in. Protected in a paper-backed Mylarsleeve. Text in French. Kongo works perfectly illustrate the theme of gesture in statuary, and this beautifully illustrated survey showcases a variety of styles, from impressive figures bristling with nails or iron blades, to statuettes of refined naturalism. From the dust jacket (translated from the original Frenc