Picture Writing From Ancient Southern Mexico: Mixtec Place Signs and Maps (Civilization of American Indian) Tapa dura - 1973

University of Oklahoma Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS, 1973. FIRST EDITION, QUARTO, VERY GOOD IN SLIGHTLY WORN DUSTWRAPPER. BOOKPLATE TO FRONT PASTEDOWN. 216 PAGES OF TEXT AND 164 FIGURES (MAPS, PLANS, DRAWINGS). SCARCE IN THE UK. A DETAILED STUDY.

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1973. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: The Civilization of the American Indian series; 124. Physical description: xv, 348 pages illustrations 31 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216). Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Mixtec historical manuscripts -- 3. The pictorial conventions of the Mixtec histories -- 4. The Mixtec place sign -- 5. Place signs that have been identified or hypothetically identified -- 6. The coastal regions of the Mixteca -- 7. The two Lienzos of Zacatepec -- 8. The Lienzo of Jicay�n -- 9. Comparison of the Lienzo of Jicay�n -- 10. Stylistic and iconographic characteristics -- 11. Conclusion. Subjects: Mixtec language Writing; Mixtec Indians Writing; Picture-writing Mexico; Mexican culture; Ancient cultures; Mixtec.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Folio. xvi, 348 pp. Bound in full cloth, in light brown dust jacket printed in red. Black and white illustrations. Very Good+, minor sunning to front cover near spine, otherwise bright and clean, in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket, with minor sunning to front cover near spine. Excellent copy.

X-LIBRARY copy with mylar, stickers/stamps but books seems little used, tight copy, crisp text; few light marks on page edges, top edge second page has shallow thumbed ding, other marks/scuff inside cover itself.