Flagstaff: Northland Press, (1974). First edition. Eight quarto volumes. Complete. Illustrated by Alice Wesche. Publisher's quart black cloth over brown linen. gilt spine lettering, each front cover with a different design. Near fine."Dr. Charles Di Peso and his colleagues have proposed new and unique theories concerning the people of the Gran Chichimeca... This massive publication, documenting one of the most significant of archaeological investigations, will be a landmark of anthropological scholarship." - Prospectus.

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Bookseller: Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 75589
Title: Casas Grandes: A Fallen Trading Center of the Gran Chichimeca.
Author: DI PESO, Charles C. [et. al]
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Northland Press
Place of Publication: Flagstaff
Date Published: (1974)

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