Search Results: Elusive Treasure by Brian M Fagan

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

Hardback. Acceptable.

MacDonald & Company (Publishers), Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Macdonald and Janes, 1978. Some wear to book and dustwrapper, both good.. Hardcover. Good/Good. Book.

London: BCA. Very Good/Very Good. 1978. Reprint. Hard Cover. Sm 4to 0354042521 BCA reprint. Dust jacket complete. Illustrated cloth covered boards. No ownership inscription. Frontis. Numerous Illustrations / Photographs. xiv, 369 pages clean and tight. From the time of the conquistadores until the 1900s, archaeology in the Americas witnessed an era of unbridled speculation, frenzied excavations, and conflicting attitudes toward the Indians. ELUSIVE TREASURE describes the major controversies surrounding such varied topics as the Spaniards' treatment of the Aztecs and Incas, the destruction of the North American Indians' mysterious ancient burial mounds, and the discovery of the Seven Lost Cities of Cibola. Professor Fagan's ability to synthesize enormous bodies of literature and history on the subject ensures this work as a comprehensive display of the most puzzling questions concerning Indian civilization. ELUSIVE TREASURE contains a lucid and free-flowing text balanced… Read More

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's, 1977. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. EX-LIB/Uncirculated copy. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated beige linen boards/NF. DJ/Fine. History of archaeological and anthropological probes in the Americas from European discovery of the New World through the 1900's. This story of the attempt to understand indigenous native peoples is simultaneously an account of intellectual history. Strong copyl

London: Macdoald and Jane's. Very Good/Very Good. 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Sm 4to 0354042521 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Illustrated cloth with bright red titling on spine. No ownership inscription. 369 pages clean and tight. From the time of the conquistadores until the 1900s, archaeology in the Americas witnessed an era of unbridled speculation, frenzied excavations, and conflicting attitudes toward the Indians. ELUSIVE TREASURE describes the major controversies surrounding such varied topics as the Spaniards' treatment of the Aztecs and Incas, the destruction of the North American Indians' mysterious ancient burial mounds, and the discovery of the Seven Lost Cities of Cibola. Professor Fagan's ability to synthesize enormous bodies of literature and history on the subject ensures this work as a comprehensive display of the most puzzling questions concerning Indian civilization. ELUSIVE TREASURE contains a lucid and free-flowing text balanced with… Read More

New York : Scribners, 1977. First Edition. Hardback. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 369 pages; Description: xiv, 369 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Indians --Antiquities -- Archaeology --America --History.

New York : Scribners, 1977. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 369 pages; Description: xiv, 369 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Indians--Antiquities. Archaeology--America--History. America--Antiquities.

Lonndon: Macdonald And Jane's, 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tight Firm Clean Condition With No Insertions, Notations, Signatures Discovered. Cream/Beige Cloth Hard Cover With Maroon Coloured Titles To Spine And Line Drawn Design On Front - Some Slight Edge Wear/Rubbing. Complete Jacket In Similar Condition. Heavy Book Additional Postage May Be Required..