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Mexico, its folklore and tradition described by the diplomat Rodney Gallop (1901-1948). Illustrated. Includes Index. 299 pages.
In-8° pp. 222 con ill. n.t. Bross. edit. ill. Targhetta al dorso.
8vo [24 x 18 cm] ; 617, [iii] pp, 220 illustrations including plans, maps, color plates, many photo illus, bibliog, index. original cloth and paper covered pictorial bds, dj (lightly rubbed at edge, not price clipped), signature on endpaper, else near fine in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author of over 40 books, conducted numerous expeditions to South America and Mexico to study the Aztec, Maya and Incan peoples. He writes about their customs, daily life and the discovery of their lost cities in the jungles. A very readable and interesting book, nicely illustrated.
Covers show light shelf wear, chip at lower front corner. Binding is solid and text/ interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. From an exhibition held at The Hayward Gallery, London17 September - 6 December, 1992. 309 pages, a comprehensive text, lavishly illustrated with a great many large, full page, full color plates of individual sculptures, mostly in ceramic and stone.
1 Vol. In-16 pag. 334 numerosiss. ill. f.t PROG 44257 CATT_ATT 59
24 pages. Features: WSP (U.S.) Conference of 1969; The Kennedy Family Passion Play; That Reformer Fellow, President Nixon; That High Cost of Living; "Reparations" Vs. World Socialism; N.D.P. Shell Game - Ed Schreyer assumes leadership of the Manitoba N.D.P.; Historic Words Live Long After Tragedy - "Bill" Pritchard, one of eight men tried in connection with the famous Winnipeg general strike of 1919, speaks again; Those Halls of Montezuma - looking back on Aztec history, and myths which surround it; Marx and the American Civil War; Do Loose Lips Sink Ships? - fascinating article claims German U-boats were had fore-knowledge of targets by gleaning information from European reinsurance companies who underwrote the risk of ocean shipments; Passing of Jeni "Chubbi" Kligman; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Please note: Front cover missing. Features include: The Haunted Mine - Author's experiences at a Canadian gold-mine; The Rest-Cure - A sea captain's story of a voyage across the Atlantic with a party of cowboys; Norfleet's Quest - Frank Norfleet, a Texas confidence victim, pursued the pertetrators for three years before achieving vengeance; The Living Death - An eccentric chemist marries an Aztec royal descendant to ferret out the secrets of the ancient Aztec dyes; The Sky Riders - Canada's RCMP, the world's first 'flying policemen'; The Lawra Lion - a lion adventure on the Gold Coast; The Forbidden Path - A remarkable experience which befell two British officers in the Himilayan foothills; A Matter of Witchcraft - A strange story from New Guinea; The Australian Stockman - the drover of Australia's outback; Tears to spine with chips missing. Contents in good condition. Magazine
Milano, Il Saggiatore, 1965, 16mo cartonato con sovraccopertina illustrata, pp. 362, 38 fotografie nel testo e una carta geografica (Uomo e mito, 46).
In-8° pp. 362 con 38 foto e 1 carta n.t. Leg. edit. con sovrac. ill. Ottimo stato.
(4) ff., VIII-135-[46]-(1)-136 à 192 pp., (38) ff pour les observations météorologiques, (2) ff d'errata Veau marbré, dos à nerfs ornè, pièce de titre rouge, tranches rouges (Reliure de l'époque) 1763, 1763, in-4, (4) ff, VIII-135-[46]-(1)-136 à 192 pp, (38) ff pour les observations météorologiques, (2) ff d'errata, Veau marbré, dos à nerfs ornè, pièce de titre rouge, tranches rouges (Reliure de l'époque), Édition originale, ornée d'une carte dépliante de la Martinique de cette relation rédigée par le botaniste natif de la Martinique, Thibault de Chanvalon (1723-1788). Membre du conseil supérieur de l'île, il fut chargé d'en dresser la statistique. L'ouvrage renferme des renseignements sur la population, dont une étonnante description des "américains", l'économie, l'esclavage, la géographie, la faune et la flore, le climat, etc. L'année même de la publication de ce volume, Chanvalon sera nommé intendant de la nouvelle colonie de Guyane, là où le royaume plaçait ses espoirs après la perte du Canada ; l'expédition sera un véritable désastre, à la fois sur le plan humain et financier, entraînant la perte de milliers de colons et de plusieurs millions de livres. Bel exemplaire, malgré une trace d'eau sur le plat supérieur et une mouillure peu prononcée dans l'angle inf. des premiers et des derniers cahiers. Provenance : Cachet ancien de la Bibliothèque de Leugny. Chadenat, n°1067. ? Leclerc, n°311. ? Sabin, n°11936