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Maya Iconography
by Elizabeth P. Benson & Gillett G. Griffin, eds
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0691035903
- ISBN 13
- 9780691035901
- Seller
-
Gridley, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. Very good/fine. Very good first printing. Brown cloth under buckram quarter cloth binding. Cream endpapers. Pages are clean and bright. Rear endpaper and page 379 have short tear at bottom. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge. In a fine dust jacket, now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings. 379 pp. including bibliography and index. Quarto, 10 1/2 x 10 inches tall. Large and heavy item billed at actual shipping charges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 222
- Title
- Maya Iconography
- Author
- Elizabeth P. Benson & Gillett G. Griffin, eds
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0691035903
- ISBN 13
- 9780691035901
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Maya, calendar, glyph, language, linguistics, symbol, anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, Mexico, Guatemala, classic, gods, religion, indigenous, pre-columbian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Latin America & Mexico;
Terms of Sale
Uncommon Works
90 day return guarantee, for up to 90 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. The authenticity of signatures guaranteed.
Please note: Large, heavy and multi-volume sets billed at actual postage.
About the Seller
Uncommon Works
Biblio member since 2014
Gridley, California
About Uncommon Works
Not your ordinary book store! Uncommon Works specializes in rare, odd, unique, and handmade books, with a focus on the Maya, Latin America, Native America, and the Spanish Conquest. You'll find rare, first editions and first or early printings. You'll even find a few first printings of living authors for sale. We provide services and referrals for book mending, repair, restoration, and binding.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
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