El Templo Mayor Tapa dura - 1981

Bancomer. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Spanish. Front hinge split. (Aztecs, antiquities, temples, Mexico City, books in Spanish) [ISBN 9687153008] NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

South America: Beatrice Trueblood/Bancomer, Nov 30 1981. 1st Ed. Very sm chip in front bottom leatherette binding, balance in excellent condition. Hardbound. Folio. 23 Pgs.. Nr Fine. El Templo Mayor published by Beatrice Trueblood/Bancomer, South America, Nov 30 1981. 1st Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Folio (up to 15'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Very sm chip in front bottom leatherette binding, balance in excellent condition. 319 Pgs. ISBN 9687153008. Spanish text. Written by Jose Lopez Portillo, Miguel Leon Portilla and Eduardo Matos. Epilogue by Dominique Verut. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Maps of excavation site. History, excavation and restoration of El Templo Mayor located in Mexico City. Includes bibliography, general index, translation of the Nahuatl vocabulary, and an index to and description of the artifacts pictured in the book. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 9292.

Mexico: Bancomer, 1981. (MEX) 1st edition. No markings, hinges fine, there is slight waviness to margins of some of the leaves, thus Good used copy in Good only dust jacket with edge fautls and small tears; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Marron leather, photo end papers, 319pp, list of illus and photos; colour photos and illus, some plan on transluscent paper. The text is entirely in Spanish. The Templo Mayor (Spanish: Main Temple) was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. The Great Temple devoted to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc, measuring approximately 100 by 80 m (328 by 262 ft) at its base, dominated the Sacred Precinct. Construction of the first temple began around 1325. The temple was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521 to make way for the new Mexico City cathedral. A heavy book. (6.6 JM HOJ 304/3. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Mexico City; Mexico D. F.: Bancomer, 1981. Leatherette, 319 pages, colour illustrations, maps, plans; 32 cm. Text in Spanish/Texto en espanol. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition [i.e., Primera Edicion]. Dust jacket, with moderate shelfwear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. A large volume on the Aztec Templo Mayor in the heart of Mexico City. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

Bancomer, 1981. Hardcover. Acceptable. .

Bancomer, 1981. Hardcover. Good. . Cover edges have minor scuffing/ shelf wear.

Mexico DF: Bancomer. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 9687153008 . Small chips & edge flaws on jacket; 12.3 X 10.4 X 1.4 inches; 319 pages .