Treasures of the Andes: The Glories of Inca and Pre-Columbian South America Tapa dura - 2005

Paperback. Very Good.

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Watkins Media Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

London: Duncan Baird Publishers, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Color illustrated boards with gold and white lettering. 224 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "Most visitors to Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, high in the Peruvian Andes, find the place breathtaking - this must surely be one of the world's most spectacular archaeological sites. yet the Incas were in fact the inheritors, rather than the creators, of Andean civilization in the age before the Spanish conquest. For millennia a variety of advanced cultures had flourished in the shadow of this great mountain chain........

Duncan Baird. Very Good. 300mm / 234mm. Hardcover. 2005. 224 pages. <br>Treasures of the Andes is a beautiful showcase of the superb legacy of the ancient peoples of South America. It fea tures the wonderfully imaginative tradition of craftmanship in pr ecious metals, as well as beautiful textiles, embroidery, ceramic s and architecture. Accompanying this is a detailed commentary ex plaining ... .

London : Duncan Baird : Distributed in the United States by Publishers Group West, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in illustrated paper-covered boards, in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 224 pages: illustrations (chiefly color), color maps; 31 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 217) and index. Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS -- The realm of Inti -- Beginnings -- Monster gods of the cosmos -- Sacred mountains, sacred plains -- Lords of high places -- Kingdoms of gold -- The Inca: masters of the four quarters -- A world turned upside down. Subjects: Indians of South America Andes Region Antiquities. Antiquities. Civilization. Indians of South America Antiquities. Andes Region Antiquities. Andes Region Civilization. Andes Region. Andes region History. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. Nonfiction.

Duncan Baird Publishers, 2005. Hardcover. New. 224 pages. 12.13x9.53x1.02 inches.

Duncan Baird Publishers, 2005-01-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

London: Duncan Baird, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. large quarto. Type: Book 1st printing.