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Penguin Pelican, 1960. 333pp, illustrated blue and white soft covers with one light crease. B + w illustrations. A couple of small, light spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally very clean and tight. An authoritative account of the people of Mexico before Columbus, with a Postcript by C A Burland.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

1965. paperback, illus.

Harmondsworth, England: Pelican/Penguin, 1965. Paperback. In the eleven century A.D. the Aztecs arrived in Mexico from the north. In less than a hundred years they developed an extraordinary civilization. Here is the strange story of that rise, and of the even swifter fail under the impact of Cortes and his followers. Dr. Vaillant discusses the basic beliefs of its society in relation to government, education, and law. At the same time he captures the spirit of the age, and in one fascinating chapter takes us on a conducted tour of the great city of Tenochtitian in the heyday of its power. Further excavation and study, and improved techniques of dating archaeological material have thrown new light on the story. This thorough revision by his wife Suzannah Vaillant has lost none of the flavour of the original, which remains the most important account of one of the great civilizations of the world. Illustrated. 363 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social… Read More

Penguin Books, 1955. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Books, 1955. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Books, 1955. Trade Paperback. Good. A Good copy of this book with shelfwear and toning to pages. Previous owners name inside front cover. Otherwise a clean copy.

Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin/Pelican, 1956 reprint. 333pp. illus. paperback: Good+ [text is age browned; else a clean, complete & tight copy] A standard work by the American scholar Vaillant (1901-45), originally published in 1944. Includes 64 pages of plates.

London: Book Club Associates, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback 362 pp Many illustrations, maps. Very Good condition in Very Good dust jacket.

1965.. Pelican Books, 64 Bildtafeln, 51 Illustrationen, 14 Tabellen, 363 Seiten Softcover, Paperback, mittlerer zustand, abgegriffen, verschmutzt, Knicke am Cover,Seite 185/186 lose, Seiten gebräunt, Kanten und Ecken gestossen Bücher

[Harmondsworth, Eng. ]: A Pelican Book / Penguin Books., 1965. A 200. 6th printing 1950 Pelican.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Darkened top page block.. 1 Slightly larger than mass-market paperback. 333 p. Maps, tables. 64 pages B&W photo plates. Chapter Notes. Bibliography. Index. The Aztecs arrived from the north into Mexico during the 11th century. They developed their remarkable civilization over nearly a century; then rapidly declined when Spain's Cortes (Cortez) arrived to dominate. Historian Dr George Vaillant was curator of Mexican archeology at the American Museum of Natural History.

Garden City Doubleday & Co, 1/1/1941. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Book in good condition, but does have some light brown spots in some areas of the inside cover.

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1941. Biege cloth binding, 340pp. Numeorus illustrations. Photos on trquest.. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941. 340pp, illus., maps to eps, bkplt, gift note, slight soiling to cover, top corners bumped.. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket.

Penguin Books, 1966. Good mass market paperback, some creasing.. Paperback. Good.

Garden City , New York: Doubleday, 1953 Very clean and tight with light toning to the textblock edges.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pelican; Penguin. Collectible - Good. Collectible - Good. Slightly dampstained. Barbara G. Mertz Rev Trust custom bookplate on half title page. This book formed part of Barbara G. Mertz's personal library at her home in Frederick, Maryland. (archaeology, anthropology, central america)

Garden City, NY: Doubleday. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. DJ is chipped and torn, .

Baltimore, MD: Penguin, 1961. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine. Small trade paperback, photo black/turquoise covers. Indexed. With many b/w photos. Small address label up front. No names, No spine creases. "A Pelican Book" 38066 shelf