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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. .

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 .

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. .

Buenos Aires Editores Peuser. Good. 1941. 1st. 1st ed., 4to, illustrated boards. 285 pp. No. 518 of 800 copies. A comprehensive survey of PreColumbian, colonial and post-coloni al silverware, object d’art, silver equipment and tack used by the gauchos, silver articles associated with mate and smoking. Wi th historical data about mining in Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Brazi l and alphabetical lists of silversmiths and their dates. Text in Spanish. Condition: Good: Covers are sound but worn on all edges and corners, discoloration to front and back panels. Text block is clean with no marks or tears but lightly shaken. Remnants of original glassine jacket remain inside front and back cover. .

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Good. Softcover. 1958-61. 1st ed.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology , 1958-1961. 1st editions, 4to, blue wrappers. were conducted Ex cavation and research of the Mayan ruins at Tikal were conducted under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Ar chaeology and Anthropology and the government of Guatemala from 1 956 through 1969. These are the reports of the first years of exc avation and fieldwork. Numerous illustrations and plates througho ut. In three volumes: Vol I is Numbers 1-4, 1958; 150 pp; Very Go od -- a clean, tight copy with sun fading to edges of covers; Vol ume 2 is Numbers 5-10, 1961,, 225 pp; a good copy; interior is cl ean and tight; covers faded at edges, chipped at spine ends. Volu me 3 is Number 11, 1961, consisting of a 26-page monograph and 10 large folded maps. The maps and monograph are fine, virtually pr istine. The blue portfolio covers are faded with… Read More

Mexico: National Museum of Archeology . Fair-Good. Softcover. 1937-1938. 2d edition. 2d edition, in two volumes. 8vo, softcover. 738 pages in total. Spanish translation by Justo Sierra O'Reilly. With 127 plates and illustrations and one large folded map. An mportant archaeologic al study of Yucatan with extensive historical and ethnographic re ferences. CONDITION: Vol 1: Good+; a clean tight copy with some d iscoloration to covers. Vol 2 is Poor; partially disbound, but in tact, with discoloration and cracking to spine. ##### . el Museo Nacional de Arqueología 1937 - 1938, México. Traduccià ³n castellana de Justo Sierra O'Reilly. Con 127 ilustraciones den tro y fuera del texto y 1 gran mapa plegado. Importante estudio a rqueológico sobre Yucatán con amplias referencias históricas y etnográficas. .