Pre-Columbian Cities Tapa dura - 1973

xxxvi+602 pages with maps, figures, plates, bibliography and index. Quarto (10 1/4" x 7 1/4") bound in original publisher's reddish brown cloth with black lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. Translated by Judith Thorne. First edition.Because Aztec Tenochtitlan, today Mexico City, and Inca Cuzco represent the culmination of two most advanced civilizations encounter by the Spanish conquistadors, the author explores these cities from end-to-end. He also studies each older civic ceremonial centers as Teotihuacan, Tula, Monte Alban, Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Tikal, Palenque, Tiahuanaco, Chan Chan, Pachacamac, Machu Picchu, and lesser known sites, most virtually - if not totally - abandoned centuries before the conquest. Such inclusive coverage makes for a lively discussion of some fifteen hundred years of urban life as immortalized in the architecture, art and crafts of long vanished civilizations. There is an extensive bibliography, photographs, maps, charts and city plans showing urban layouts of… Leer más

Walker & Co., 1973. Jacket has some edge wear with short tears and shallow chipping.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Minus. Illus. by Drawings, Maps & Photographs.

New York Walker and Company 1973., 1973. Very Good/Good. Quarto, hardcover, VG in lightly edgeworn blue and tan pictorial dj. B&W illustrations, maps. Biblio, index. Comprehensive summary of Latin America's ancient cities; xxxvi + 602 pages.

Walker & Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Walker & Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Walker, 1973. Hardcover. Book: Good. 8vo.. 602 pp. 7 1/8 x 10 1/8. Salmon cloth covered boards, stamped in black on spine. No dj. Cloth worn and frayed at corners; prev owner's name on ffep.

New York: Walker, 1973. 602pp. Index. Light soiling and wear, owner's name FEP. DJ: wear extremities, rubbing.. Hb. VG-/G+.

Walker & Company, 1973. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Walker & Company, 1973. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Walker and Company, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. Hardcover with DJ. Previous owner's name emboss stamped (a light circular indent with no ink) on half-title page and front dust jacket and dust jacket has minor shelving wear, otherwise an unblemished copy. APPEARS BARELY USED.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!