Pre-Columbian / Mayan from LEFT COAST BOOKS

New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 2000. Cloth, 180 pages, illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Translated from the Italian. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Superficial dampstaining/boards and dust jacket. Protected in a mylar cover. "This handbook unlocks the secrets of the symbolic written characters of the ancient Maya of Mexico, providing a vivid portrait of their gods, people, and everyday life. Maya… Read more about this item

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1998. xxvii, 568 pages, illustrations, maps; 23 cm. Tight, clean text. Small previous owner's signature/half-title page, otherwise unmarked. "The first complete account of the conquest of the Itzas to appear since 1701, this book details the layers of political intrigue and action that characterized every aspect of the conquest and its aftermath. The author critically… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 1992. 356 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, no dedication. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear/spine slightly faded, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. "In an authoritative, wise and wholly original blend of social history, art, science… Read more about this item

New York and Washington D.C.: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1967. Cloth, 287 pages, illustrations, maps; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Previous owner's signature, etc./front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Dust spotting/top edge, age toning. Dust jacket price-clipped on the front flap. . 2nd. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo.

La Jolla, CA: Alti Publishing, 1990. Cloth, 192 pages, color illustrations; 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, unmarked. Endpapers lightly soiled. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Folio.

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2005. xvii, 226 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Texas A & M University anthropology series, no. 11. Tight, clean copy. ""In this book, McKillop tells the story of the search for the Maya sea traders, as well as the story of the traders themselves as it emerges from the excavations. In Search of… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. xii, 709 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. "Mexico is a country of fascinating contrasts--glorious history and tumultuous politics, extraordinary culture and desperate poverty, ancient traditions and rapid modernization. Yet despite the growing curiosity about Mexico due to… Read more about this item

West Palm Beach, FL: Norton Museum of Art, 1994. 49 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. An exhibition organized by the Norton Museum of Art, November 19, 1994 to January 8, 1995. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1974. 95 pages, [3] leaves of plates, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Exhibited at the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, October 12, 1974 to January 12, 1975. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. . 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Collectible.

Los Angeles, CA: Southwest Museum, 1985. xii, 95 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Frederick Webb Hodge Anniversary Publication Fund, volume 12. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Guatemala City: Turismas, 1977. 109, [7] pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1984. 176 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Science Museum of Minnesota in cooperation with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. Withdrawn from non-circulating private library, with fewer than usual markings. No writing in text. First paperback edition. Catalogue by Clemency Chase Coggins; with… Read more about this item

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1982. Cloth, xvi, 349 pages, illustrations, map; 22 cm. Civilization of the American Indian series. Good+. Light marginalia on a couple of leaves. Stated First edition. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: The sky; The polymorphous God: Demiurge, culture hero, and ancestor; Quetzalcoatl as priest; Quetzalcoatl as a God… Read more about this item

Mexico City; Mexico D. F.: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1955. xxxiii, 147 pages, illustrations; 20 cm. Biblioteca del estudiante universitario; 71. A fragile copy with moderate shelfwear to wraps, cracked front hinge. Expected browning.. Paperback. Fair. 8vo.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 2007. 280 pages, illustrations (some colour); 23 cm. Revised and Updated. Tight, clean copy. "'The food of the gods': Delicious indulgence or cause of migraines? Aphrodisiac or medicinal tonic? Religious symbol or Mesoamerican currency? This tale of one of the world's favorite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, socioeconomics and culinary history to present for the… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons; A Giniger Book, 1972. Buckram, 447 pages, illustrations (some colour); 34 cm. Translated under the direction of Lancelot C. Sheppard. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. Dust jacket, price-clipped on the front flap, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with… Read more about this item

Notre Dame, IN: Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, 1985. 49 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Exhibition held November 3, 1985 to January 19, 1986. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1974. xvii, 332 pages, illustrations, maps, plans; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. "Since the publication of the first edition of this work, it has become the standard guide for serious travelers to the great Maya sites of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. In this expanded and updated edition… Read more about this item

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1977. ix, 246 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Gainesville, FL: University Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of Florida, 1987. [64] pages, illustrations, map; 23 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Wraps lightly soiled, age toning.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.