He Walked the Americas

Amherst, Wisconsin: Amherst Press , 1964. Second printing of the original, and superior, rarity. 1963 at title page. Stated at copyright: "First Printing November, 1963, Second Printing December, 1964". Blue cloth boards w/marbled-like accents of charcoal, gilt cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Amazing illustrations, photography and color pictograms, vignettes on polished heavy stock pages; some light pencilling, bracketing. Many more in color than later printings. Vintage name, inscription inside cover: "To my sweetheart, a merry Xmas and all my love, may you enjoy reading this book, as ever, JSB"; adjacent: "James S. Bingham". Bind good; hinges intact. Large 7" x 9 3/4" design. "Two thousand years ago a mysterious white man walked from tribe to tribe among the American Nations. He came to Peru from the Pacific. He traveled through South and Central America, among the Maya, into Mexico and all of North America, then back to ancient Tula, from whence he departed across the Atlantic to the land of his origin. Who was this white Prophet who spoke a thousand languages, healed the sick, raised the dead, and taught in the same words as Jesus Himself?" 256 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.