OLMEC: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 272pp. 231 colored illustrations and 4 maps. Still in original publisher's shrinkwrap.
Ancient Art- South American /Pre-Columbian
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ART OF THE ANDES: Pre-Columbian Painted and Sculpted Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections.
Washington, DC: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1983. Hardcover. Folio. 14" x 11". 344pp. Includes index. Color and b&w illustrations. 192 objects illustrated and described, plus Appendix with 91 more pieces. Gilt stamped brown leatherette, mild dent to top edge. Lightly worn dust jacket has small tear and associated crease.....
BESNARD: LE PEINTRE-GRAVEUR ILLUSTRE. The Graphic Works of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Artists, An Illustrated Catalog. Volume XXX.
New York: Collectors Editions Ltd. / Da Capo Press, 1969. Hardcover. Quarto. 1968. Unabridged and authorized republication of the 1926 Paris edition. Text in French, plus 202 illustrations. gilt stamped brown cloth. Remnants of small sticker on front paste-down.
MUSEO ORO PRECOLOMBINO. (PRE-COLUMBIAN GOLD MUSEUM).
San Jose: Museo Oro Precolombino, 1991. Hardcover. Quarto. 286pp. Text nicely illustrated with b&w photos, drawings and maps, plus 53 full page color plates of gold items. Text in Spanish. The book is like new, unread, but the front board is bowed.
LAS TRIBUS YAQUIS DE SONORA: Su Cultura Y Anhelada Autodeterminacion.
Mexico: Departmento De Asuntos Indigenas, 1940. Hardcover. Sm. quarto. 3/4 leather. 313pp. plus index. Fold-out map. Text in Spanish. Lightly illustrated from photographs of the time. Leather spine is spotty, leather rubbed at edges and corners. One page poorly opened, otherwise interior is nice and clean, as is the map.....
CERAMICAS DEL ANTIGUO PERU, De La Colección Wassermann-San Blas.
Buenos Aires: 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 12 1/2'' x 9 1/2''. 367pp. This is copy number 366 of an edition of 500. Text in Spanish. Almost 600 ceramic pieces pictured, a few in color. Inner hinges starting an inch from the top. Some toning to pages. General wear and.....
MASCARAS- MEXICANAS.
Mexico: Talleres Gráficos de la Nación. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 134pp. Limited to 2500 copies. With 47 full-page plates (recto only) of Mexican masks, Precolumbian to recent folkloric, with Spanish text by Montenegro (introduction) and Ramon Mena. Incl. "List of plates with description of masks in Spanish and English. Pink.....
PRIMA MESA REDONDA DE PALENQUE. Part I and Part II.: A Conference on the Art, Iconography and Dynastic History of Palenque. Plus THE ART, ICONOGRAPHY & DYNASTIC HISTORY OF PALENQUE. Part III. (Three volumes).
Pebble Beach, CA: The Robert Louis Stevenson School, 1973-1974. Softcover. Three volumes. Text in English. Parts 1-3. 173pp.; 142pp: 230pp. Each volume illustrated with fold-out charts, monochromatic plates, photographs and line drawings. Thick paper wrappers, spines a little faded, some mild soiling. Interiors clean and nice.
COSTUMES AND FEATHERWORK OF THE LORDS OF CHIMOR: Textiles From Peru"s North Coast.
Washington, DC: The Textile Museum, 1984. Softcover. Oblong quarto. 190pp. Profusely illustrated, mostly b&w with some nice full-page color plates. Black glossy cover has some rubbing and light edge wear.
ATLANTIS: MOTHER OF EMPIRES.
Los Angeles, CA. DeVorss & Co., 1939. Thick quarto. 336pp. Illustrated. #95 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. SIGNED BY STACY-JUDD. Buckram with decorated paper over boards. Untrimmed. Rubbed and lightly frayed on spine ends and corners. Some toning to endpapers, interior clean and nice.
ART OF COSTA RICA: Pre-Columbian Painted and Sculpted Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections.
Washington, DC: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1985. Hardcover. Folio. 14" x 11". 305pp. Includes index. Color and b&w illustrations. 201 objects illustrated and described, plus Appendix with 15 more pieces. Bump to top corners, otherwise fine in like dust jacket.
COLONIAL ART IN MEXICO.
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967. Hardcover. Quarto. 493pp. Color frontise, then profusely illustrated in b&w. Translated and edited by Elizabeth Wilder Weismann. First edition in English, part of The Texas Pan American Series. Covers Colonial painting, sculpture, architecture, decoration, etc. Bookplate on front paste-down and date stamp on rear.....
EL ORO DE AMERICA: Tesoros Precolombinos de Costa Rica. (THE GOLD OF AMERICA: Pre-Columbian Treasures of Costa Rica).
Museo Nacional De Costa Rica, 1997. Softcover. Quarto. 235pp. 287 pieces illustrated in color and described. Includes gold, jade and ceramics. Text in Spanish. Dark green wrappers with extended flaps, with gold design on cover.
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