ANCIENT MAYA
by Morley, Sylvanus Griswold
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Fair to Good-
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Stanford University, CA/London: Stanford University Press/Oxford University Press/Geoffrey Cumberlege (1947) 520 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding a bit rubbed. Hinges tender. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear, few short tears, and light chipping to edges. Lacks approx. 2 1/4" wide x 2 1/2" long piece at bottom of spine; spine and edges of flaps darkened. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos, fold-outs, and drawings.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Fair to Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7669
- Title
- ANCIENT MAYA
- Author
- Morley, Sylvanus Griswold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Fair to Good-
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press/Oxford University Press/Geoffrey Cumberlege
- Place of Publication
- Stanford University, CA/London
- Keywords
- WORLD HISTORY MEXICO MAYAS ANTIQUITIES INDIANS OF MEXICO ANCIENT HISTORY MAYA CIVILIZATION NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ancient History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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