Indian Clothing Before Cortes; Mesoamerican Costumes from the Codices.
many illus., some in color. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (spine portion of d.w. sunned, previous owner's rubberstamp on front flyleaf). Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1981). More
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Pre-Columbian Art and Later Indian Arts.
New York: Abrams, 1968. Illustrated with 277 plates, including 148 in color; 5 maps. 264 pages. Square 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1968). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Panorama of World Art series. More
The Story Of Mexico; including "The Boys Prescott".
color illus. 435pp. illus. 8vo, cloth; (ex-lib). N.Y. 1926. More
Carte des Environs de la Ville de Mexico
Paris: Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving. This map places Mexico City in its surrounding landscape. Its primary focus is Lake Texcoco, a natural lake containing a small islet on which the city was originally built, replacing the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. Since the Spanish failed to fix the Aztec dams surrounding the city after seizing it, it became prone to flooding that would eventually bring about the lake's drainage. Compared to present-day Mexico City, which today fills the entirety of the..... More
Mesoamerican Sites and World-Views; A Conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 16th and 17th, 1976
Washington: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, 1981. Illus. 4to, green cloth. Washington: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, (1981). Very good. More
Ancient Mexico in Colour
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968. Illustrated with 60 mounted color photographs by Irmagard Groth. Short thick folio, maroon cloth, d.w. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1968). First edition. More
Les Azteques; Histoire, Moeurs, Coutumes
Paris: A. Hennuyer, 1885. 24 b/w engravings, 3 maps, one folding, one color plate. xii, 304pp. 8vo, 1/2 contemporary black morocco, spine rubbed, edges of boards worn. Paris: A. Hennuyer, 1885. First Edition. More
Cortes and the Aztec Conquest
New York: American Heritage, 1965. Many color and b/w Illus. 4to, pictorial boards. New York: American Heritage, (1965). Very good. More
Two Earths, Two Heavens; An Essay Contrasting the Aztecs and the Incas.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of NM Pr., (1975). vg. More
Feathered Serpent and Smoking Mirror.
color illus. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. torn). N.Y.: Putnam, (1975). The gods and cultures of ancient Mexico. More
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire; Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1982). Very good. More
Moctezuma's Mexico; Visions of the Aztec World
Niwot: University Press of Colorado, 1992. Many color photo Illus. 4to, black cloth. (Niwot): University Press of Colorado, (1992). Very good. More
To Change Place; Aztec Ceremonial Landscapes
Niwot: University Press of Colorado, 1991. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (Niwot): University Press of Colorado, (1991). Very good. More
Treasures Of Ancient Mexico; From the National Anthropological Museum.
205 color illus. 95pp. N.Y., 1978. More
Aztecs; An Interpretation.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (Cambridge): Cambridge University Press, (1992). Book Club Edition. Near Fine. More
Hernan Cortes, (Descubriemento y Conquista de Mejico); Narracion Dramatica en presencia de las Obras de Lamartine, Chateaubriand, Solis, Prescott, Gomara, Robertson, Humbold, etc.
plates. 4 vols. 8vo, 1/2 contemporary green leather; (scattered light rubbing). Madrid: U. Manini, 1868-9. Palau 130522. More
Letters from Mexico.
New York: Grossman, 1971. Translated and Edited by A.R. Pagden. Illus. 565pp. 8vo, purple cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Grossman, 1971. More
The Despatches of Hernando Cortes, the Conqueror of Mexico, Addressed to the Emperor Charles V.
New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843. Written during the Conquest, and Containing a Narrative of Its Events. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by George Folsom. Map. xii, 431pp. Small 8vo, modern green cloth, page margins uncut, pages slightly wavy throughout, otherwise very good. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843. Palau 63203. Sabin 16964. Field 372. More
The Gold Of Ophir; Travels, Myths, and Legends in the New World.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y., 1972. More
Veridique Histoire de la Conquete de la Nouvelle-Espagne. Volumes Two, Three, and Four only.
Paris: Alphonse Lemere, 1879. Traduite de l'espagnol avec une introduction et des notes par Jose-Maria Heredia. 3 of 4 volumes, lacks volume one. folding facsimile. Thick 16mo, beautifully bound in contemporary 1/2 red morocco, original wrappers bound in volumes 3 and 4, edges of corners lightly worn on all volumes, light foxing to publisher's ad page at end of volume 2, light foxing to some margins of volume 4. Paris: Alphonse Lemere, 1879, 1881, 1887. More
The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico, 1517-1521.
Frontis. 478pp. 8vo, cl.-backed bds. (N.Y., 1956). More
Les Grandes Civilizastions De L'Amerique Ancienne.
47 plates. 8vo, cloth. n.p., (1963). More
Ancient America; The Civilizations of the New World
London: Methuen, 1961. Many mounted color plates, b/w text illus. 4to, maroon cloth, boxed. London: Methuen, (1961). More