New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Wide Octavo. 124 pp, illus. First Edition, 1948. Signed by the Author Photographer on title page. Lightly bumped front fore-edge board, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.25" x 9.5". Green cloth with gilt decoration on front board, gilt lettering to spine, and decorative end papers. Not Price Clipped, but missing rear inner flap. Front-panel flap dj taped on inside with 1" rectangle chip at top edge spine, and a few additional small chips and closed tears to same. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "Laura Gilpin (1891-1979) was an American photographer. Gilpin is known for her photographs of Native Americans, particularly the Navajo and Pueblo, and Southwestern landscapes. Gilpin began taking photographs as a child in Colorado and formally studied photography in New York from 1916 to 1917 before returning to her home in Colorado to begin her career as a professional photographer.".

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8739
Title: Temples in Yucatan: A Camera Chronicle of Chichen Itza
Author: Gilpin, Laura
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hastings House, Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1948
Size: Wide Octavo
Keywords: PHOTOGRAPHY 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHERS MEXICO YUCATAN MAYAN TEMPLES CHICHEN ITZA CAMERA CHRONICLE
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