Ancient Peruvian Ceramics The Nathan Cummings Collection. With Drawings by Milton F. Sonday and Photographs by William F. Pons and William E. Lyall by SAWYER, Alan R - 1966

(London): Thames and Hudson, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Small 4to. Pp. 192. With 120 illustrations in b&w, 11 in color. Drawings by Barbara Fash. Bibliography. Index. Bound in black cloth with publisherís gilt device on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Remainder mark on bottom edge, else a fine and attractive copy of this well produced book. A fascinating and readable monograph by the eminent Harvard Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and Ethnology who also served as director of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

London: Thames and Hudson., 1993. 192pp, index, bibliography, 120 ills (11 col). Or pictorial card covers. Slight wear to bottom right corner else as new. After more than a century of research at the site an international team of scholars is solving the puzzle of Copan and the ancient Maya. This book shows how decipherment of the Maya inscriptions, together with new tomb finds, have unlocked the secrets of Copan's history. It describes the city's rise to statehood, its triumphs in the 7th century, its later misfortunes and its eventual demise in the 9th century. All aspects of life in Copan are discussed, and the sites spectacular architecture, sculpture, and jade artifacts are fully illustrated in photographs and drawings.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

United Kingdom: Thames and Hudson. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0500390282 . Near Fine hardcover in Near Fine dustjacket. Book is in spotless black boards, no rubbing or bumping. Internally, no writing or stamps, clean pages. Dustjacket has very slightly bumping to edges, with a very small closed tear to spine head. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New York: Thames and Hudson., 1991. 192pp, index, bibliography, 120 ills (11 col). Or black cloth in jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket else as new. After more than a century of research at the site an international team of scholars is solving the puzzle of Copan and the ancient Maya. This book shows how decipherment of the Maya inscriptions, together with new tomb finds, have unlocked the secrets of Copan's history. It describes the city's rise to statehood, its triumphs in the 7th century, its later misfortunes and its eventual demise in the 9th century. All aspects of life in Copan are discussed, and the sites spectacular architecture, sculpture, and jade artifacts are fully illustrated in photographs and drawings.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

London England: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1991. Hardback. First Edition. Scribes, Warriors and Kings. Previous owners name and date written neatly to title page.Slight shelf wear and small closed tear to edge of D/J.Contents: Foreword From the Editors. Copan and Classic Maya Civilization. The Copan Valley and its Environment. Maya Archaeology Comes of Age. From Preclassic to Classic in the Copan Valley. The Path to Statehood. The Copan Mosaic: Reconstruting Architecture, Religion and History. The Great Revivasl: the Hieroglphic Stairway. Life Under Yax Pac. The Political Collapse and its Aftermath. Bibliography. Notes to the Text. Acknowledgements. Index. With 120 illustrations, 11 in colour. 192 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Barbara W. Fash. 4to - over… Read More