{"product_id":"africa-speaking-with-earth-and-sky-foster-2005","title":"Africa by Craig Foster \u0026 Damon Foster \u0026 Michael Hutchinson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrica (Illustrated Foster Brothers Africana in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Photographic Tribute to Africa's Land, Wildlife and People from the Makers of The Great Dance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Africa: Speaking with Earth \u0026amp; Sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Craig Foster \u0026amp; Damon Foster \u0026amp; Michael Hutchinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Philip Publishers, Claremont, South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9790864866645\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0864866801\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published 2005. Illustrated edition with foreword by President Thabo Mbeki.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's cloth-covered hardcover boards in dark green\/black with gold-stamped title, in an illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large, near-square coffee-table format with full-colour photographic illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green\/black cloth boards with gold-stamped title. The boards beneath the jacket are clean, with slight bumping to the lower edge and one corner. The spine is straight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block appears clean and tightly bound. Orange-brown spotting or staining is visible at the right-hand edge of the front pastedown and first pages, and in the margin beside page 113. No other markings noted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The illustrated jacket shows light edge wear, with some whitish rubbing at the spine ends and corners, and a price\/barcode sticker on the back cover. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfrica: Speaking with Earth \u0026amp; Sky is a large-format photographic and written tribute to the continent's land, wildlife and people, drawn from more than ten years of filmmaking by brothers Craig and Damon Foster. Published in Claremont by David Philip in 2005, it carries a foreword by President Thabo Mbeki and text by Michael Hutchinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book explores the relationship between Africans and their environment, including the long-held custodianship of the land by its inhabitants. It includes passages on San culture, among them trance healing, set beside the full-colour photography that is the brothers' hallmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Africana, natural history and South African documentary culture, it is a handsome record of the vision behind the Fosters' celebrated films, and an attractive coffee-table volume in its original dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Craig Foster, Damon Foster \u0026amp; Michael Hutchinson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCraig Foster is a South African documentary filmmaker and naturalist, and the originator of the Sea Change Project. 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