Any news A.Tirri, Africa book?

[Tim Simmons]

Just popped into my head, does anybody know anything about when? where? how much?

[Lew]

It's out I saw it at the show last week. It looks nice price I think is between $150-$200?

[Tim Simmons]

Thanks Lew. Any info on how to get it? number and stuff like that?

[kahnjar1]

Hi Tim,
Check abebooks.com -- copies available there. Full title is
ISLAMIC & NATIVE WEAPONS OF COLONIAL AFRICA 1800 - 1960
ISBN 9789747192522007
Caribbean Indigo Publishing
Regards Stu

[Lew]

Tim

You can email oriental arms I think Artzi may be selling them.

Lew

[Tim Simmons]

Thanks Lew and Stuart. Unless I can get it paying paypal, I will have to wait to see if amazon UK is selling it.

[kahnjar1]

Hi again Tim,
Check those shops who have it on abebooks.com--- Most sellers take Paypal in my experience.
Stu

[carlos]

some news about this book? I´m interessted in adquire this book but i don´t know where. I need that seller acept paypal and could send the book to spain.
Thanks in advance
Carlos

[Bill M]

HERE IT IS!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ISLAMIC-AND-NATIVE-WEAPONS-OF-COLONIAL-AFRICA-1800-1960_W0QQitemZ370040966898QQihZ024QQcategoryZ378QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[carlos]

Thank you very much!!
Best regards
carlos


HERE IT IS!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ISLAMIC-AND-NATIVE-WEAPONS-OF-COLONIAL-AFRICA-1800-1960_W0QQitemZ370040966898QQihZ024QQcategoryZ378QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Bill M]

You can find ANYTHING on eBay! I think that my last ex-wife advertises her services there! :rolleyes:

Sorry about that, boring Sunday morning. Think that I'll go clean my armor. :shrug:

[Luc LEFEBVRE]

Today I've received the book.
Big and heavy.
682 pages.
All color pictures.

Well, I'm disappointed.
At first the plan is strange, a mix of regional and historical progression (colonized regions).
No real classification for the weapons.
Too much low quality weapons.
No size, no age, no specific name, no material used description under the pics.
No references for the photos in situ.

Sometimes the background of the picture is red orgreen or blue or orange or gray or yellow or purple.
Strange idea.Bad design.
The angle to take the photo are often bad, I mean not in the axe.
Bad light.
The intention is good but the execution is not equal to the task.
I know that the making of this kind of big, coloured book cost a lot of money and required a lot of time .
What a pity !
It's hard for me to understand the approach of Mr Tirri.
:shrug:

If you have this book, what do you think of it ?
Luc

[ward]

I looked thru the book some of his dating and provinance is questionable. The issue is once it is written in a book the items are treated as gospel. Is what it is.