"The Book of Tiki" Sven Kirsten 2000 FIRST EDITION hardcover TASCHEN Collectible

by Sven A. Kirsten

$230 · Offered by eBay

First edition

"The Book of Tiki: The Cult of Polynesian Pop in Fifties America" by Sven A. Kirsten. 2000 hardcover. Published by Taschen. FIRST EDITION. Printed in Italy. ISBN: 3-8228-6417-X One owner since 2000. Padded/Board style binding, was not published with a dust jacket but with a padded cover. Pretty excellent condition as I am the sole owner since I purchased this copy in 2000 and I have looked after it. It is not an ex-library. Pages clean pristine tight. I have photographed all the edges as well. Please contact me prior with any questions. I met Sven at a booksigning for this book's release and am gutted I didn't have him sign this copy, but I didn't take it with me as it was too heavy! "This enlightening and hilarious guide casts the reader as an ""urban archaeologist"" exploring the lost remnants of Tiki culture across the States -- discovering relics from this forgotten civilisation in thrift stores, yard sales, and used book and record emporia. A combination of nostalgia and fascinating pop cultural study, this volume is a long overdue investigation into the cult of the Tiki." - from Amazon. Selling off my collection and this book is hard to part with as it's been greatly cared for, but I hope it finds it's forever home. This is a beautiful book, covering just about everything to do with America's fascination with Tiki culture in the 1950s from exotic drinks and foods to architecture, it opens up a whole new undiscovered world that is now lost, if it weren't for brilliant "u

• Publisher: Taschen
• Year: 2000
• ISBN: 382286417X
• Condition: Fine

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