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1901EC10-078Cambridge, Mass, Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, 1901. original Broschur, gr.-8?, 602 pages with numerous illustrations, partial unopened
Alvin Josephy presents the history, archaeology and ethnology - including origins and languages - of all the major Indian cultures from Alaska to Patagonia. 398pp. Numerous illustrations and eleven maps. Slight soiling and edgewear to dust jacket.
224 p., illus. Paperback Very good condition; remainder mark
Signed by Maurice Cotterell. 337 pages. Index. Bibliography, Index. Black and white illustrations plus a lovely section of colour plates. Upon front free endpaper is hand-written in ink "Best Wishes, Maurice Cotterell, Dec 1995." "This revelatory and extraordinary book shows that we are standing on the threshold of a new world age... Decoding the complex Mayan astrological prophecies, they tell of the catastrophies to come in and after 2012, and present shattering revelations." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Price-clipped dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A superb copy. Book
Features: Millington's Lesson - Lawlessness in Burma prior to the British withdrawal; Glider Snatching - a story from Burma in World War II; A Fool Afoot in France - Part I of the adventure of an English walker in France; The Mayas of British Honduras; Unlucky Ship - the chief officer of a tramp steamer recalls the events which befell the ship; The Men-Lions Mystery - the shocking toll of human life levied by maneaters in Africa; Tow Boating Down the Mississippi - a voyage from Memphis to New Orleans, with photos; The Nukoni Ju-Ju - the abandoned Gold Coast Mines was avoided by natives; Death at Sundown - a curse which was fulfilled in startling fashion; Hurricane Journey - returning to his police job from war service, the author expected a quiet life; The Firebrand - a former Eritrean corporal in the Italian colonial police becomes a bandit; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
With fifteen illustrations. 256 pages.
189p. Hardcover Very good condition very good d.j. good
1377152Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1999 fort vol. in-4, 598 pages dont 16 d'illustrations en couleurs, cartes, nombreuses figures dans le texte. Bibliographie. Cartonnage d'éd., très bon état. "A interpretación más recientes de los jeroglíficos mayas nos ha revelado la primera historia escrita del Nuevo Mundo. Ahora, Linda Schele y David Freidel, por primera vez hacen accesible esta historia en todos sus detalles. Esta obra es el relato del reino maya desde el principio de su institución y los primeros constructores de grandes pirámides, hasta la decadencia de la civilización maya y su destrucción final". Texte espagnol.
42280Alençon E. Renaut-de Broise, Imprimeur et lithog. 1884 in 8 (23,5x15) 1 volume reliure à la bradel demi velin ivoire, dos lisse titré en long, couverture imprimée conservée, 87 pages, cachet ex-libris Henry Reichlen (1914-2000, américaniste et scientifique suisse). Reliure XXème. Charles-Félix-Hyacinthe Gouhier, Comte de Charencey, 1832-1916, américaniste et philologue français. Rare tiré à part, extrait du volume XIII des Actes de la Société Philologique. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
1985LFA-126737766Un ouvrage de 76 pages, format 195 x 285 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage couleurs, publié en 1985, Splendeurs du Monde, bon état
19254042Lübeck, Quitzow, 1925. 40 S. s/w Tafeln, 1 gefaltete Karte, 296 S., 1 Bl., geprägter illustrierter Original-Leinenband. ZUSTAND 1.