1st ed., small 4to, softcover. 30 pp + 63 b/w photographic plates with tissue guards, including two large folding plates -- the first of which is torn at the attachment. Otherwise a good copy in original wrappers. Covers cracked at spine ends, moderate staining. Except for the damage to the first plate, the text block is very good. A very clean tight copy; prior owner’s name stamp at upper right of title page. with no other noticeable flaws. View More...
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 archaeological study of Yucatan with extensive historical and ethnographic references. CONDITION: Vol 1: Good+; a clean tight copy with some discoloration to covers. Vol 2 is Poor; partially disbound, but intact, with discoloration and cracking to spine. #####
Imprenta del Museo Nacional de Arqueología 1937 - 1938, México. Traducción castellana de Justo Sierra O'Reilly. Con 127 ilustraciones dentro y fuera del te... View More...
Handwritten notebook --author(s) unknown, comprising 22 pages on the above subject and 29 pp. on “Pyrolatry or Fire-Worship”.#####The article “An Arabic Pompeii [Medina Azzahra] documents part of a trip by the correspondents to Spain to trace the roots of Arabic art and architecture for a proposed book. While there, they heard rumors of the excavation of an early Arabic site. This site and its contents were kept secret by the Spanish government, and the writers of this journal detail how they stumbled upon the site, the problems they had in visiting, and the denial of permission to photograp... View More...
1948 Souvenir Theater Program for a charity production of “Oedipus” and “The Critic” signed by Lawrence Olivier and eight other members of the cast. 8.5x11”, stitched wrappers. 16 pp.
A special production in aid of King George’s Pension Fund for Actors and Actresses, Theatre Festival Week, April 10, 1948, with H.R.H. The Princess Elizabeth in attendance. Signed inside the front cover by Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, George Relph, Miles Malleson, Nicholas Hannen, Margaret Leighton, and one unidentified. Gorgeous cover by portrait artist and illustrator Anna Zinkeisen who, wi... View More...
Published for tourists, each of these popular booklets discusses a significant aspect of Japanese life and culture. They were written by a variety of authors and many went through several editions, including post-war reprints. /////This set comprises 17 of the first 19 titles [lacking 11 & 16]; all are pre-war editions —ten are scarce first printings (1935-1936)/////1 Tea Cult of Japan [3rd, 1937]2 Japanese Noh Plays [3rd, 1938]3 Sakura Japanese Cherry (3rd,1941)4 Japanese Gardens [3rd, 1938]5 Hirosige and Japanese Landscapes (3rd, 1939]6 Japanese Drama (2d,1936)7 Japanese Architecture [3rd, ... View More...
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1958-1961. 1st editions, 4to, blue wrappers. were conducted Excavation and research of the Mayan ruins at Tikal were conducted under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the government of Guatemala from 1956 through 1969. These are the reports of the first years of excavation and fieldwork. Numerous illustrations and plates throughout. In three volumes: Vol I is Numbers 1-4, 1958; 150 pp; Very Good -- a clean, tight copy with sun fading to edges of covers; Volume 2 is Number... View More...
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