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Museum in Stockholm. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1901. 1st. 1st ed., folio, cream cloth. 196 pp. plus map, two folded plans, and 87 full-page photographic plates by J. Cederquis, mostly b/w but some in color. Each plate has multiple objects depicted, pri nted on one side and each preceded by an identifying sheet contai ning the plate number and a brief description. . trated with more photos and drawings in the text. Not to be con fused with Hartman’s later work, published by the Carnegie Inst itute, “Archeological Researches on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.” This first work covers his researches on the east coast and on the highland plains in the province of Cartago. . d: a tight bright copy with some creasing to spine but little wea r, no rubbing or chipping. Internally fine except for two very sm all tears at top of title and half-title pages. Note: weight is 16lbs; depending upon the location of the buyer a small shipping supplement… Read More

Buenos Aires. Fair. 1938. 1st edition. 12 1/2'' x 9 1/2''. xxxi, 367, [1] pp. No. 169 of an edition limi ted to 1000 copies. Profusely illustrated with 597 b/w and color photographs, 2 maps. . ish. Fair: Clean, bright, unmarked interior, with no damage to te xt block. Covers shaken and lacking spine. Dust jacket present bu t toned and tattered. Signed and inscribed by Wasserman on title page. .

Cordoba, Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia. Very Good. 1964. 1st edition. 4to. Unbound sheets in gray board portfolio. 32 b/w photographic sheets, several with multiple images prefaced by approximately 50 pages of descriptive annotations in both Spanish and English. LI MITED TO 1000 COPIES. The first volume of a series written and il lustrated by Boos on the ceramic sculptures which appear on the f unerary urns of the Precolumbian Zapotec (Oaxacan ) Culture of so uthern Mexico. Plates and sheets are fine. Very good: the photogr aphic plates are virtually pristine, with just a bit of toning to the binding edge of several of the descriptive pages. Covers ful ly intact but with browning to the fold-overs, some spotting and wear to edges, and spine, faded string tie. .

exico. 1966. Very good. 1966. 1st edition. 4to. Unbound sheets in gray board portfolio with string tie. 91 b /w photographic sheets, several with multiple images prefaced by 121 pages of descriptive annotations in both Spanish and English. LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES. The second volume of a series written an d illustrated by Boos on the ceramic sculptures which appear on t he funerary urns of the Precolumbian Zapotec (Oaxacan ) Culture o f southern Mexico. Very good: the photographic plates and descrip tive pages are fine. Portfolio overs fully intact but with browni ng to the fold-overs, slight surface wear to both panels, some sp otting and wear to edges, and spine .

Talleres Gráficos de la Nación,. Fair. 1926. 1st ed. 1st ed. 4to, magenta boards. cxxxiv pp. 47 full-page plates (rec to only) of Mexican masks, mostly b/w but several in color. Preco lumbian to recent folkloric, with text by artist Roberto Monteneg ro. Limited to 2500 copies. Condition: Fair; text block is near fine -- clean, bright, and tight. Covers worn, sunned, with rand om damp-staining occasionally affecting the end papers but not af fecting the text block itself. .