Search Results: indian art of mexico and central by covarrubias miguel

Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Unclipped. 10x8x1. First ed.; 359 p., plus index and notes, clean and unmarked anywhere; maps, drawings, color plates; binding tight; boards hve only slight wear--light bumping on corners but pictorial d.j. has faint smudging and chipping at corners, crown of spine panel, and small closed tear at lower edge of front panel. 9" x 12." Extra postage.

Alfred A. Knopf, January 1966. Hardcover. Used - Good/Poor. Worn copy, clean and intact. May have markings that do not obscure the text.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Mild bumping and soiling to boards. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. International addresses will require extra postage due to size. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 360 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. Well illustrated with colour plates and line drawings by the author, quarto, pp xvi, 360, xvii, (3), decorated cloth showing very faint wear, otherwise a good sound copy..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 360 pages; The dust jacket has chipping, wear, and sunning. Upper spine of jacket has a bit of tape repair on backside. The price is clipped. The book has a small smudge on the bottom front cover. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Miguel Covarrubias. 4to. Pp. xvi, 360, xvii. Illustrated with 149 line drawings and 12 color plates by the author, 64 black & white photo plates. Bibliography, index. Black half cloth over natural linen covered boards, titles stamped in gilt and decorations in silver on the spine, decorations stamped in gilt and silver on the cover, Borzoi device in blind on back, top edge dyed pale red. In the color illustrated dust jacket with price intact on front flap, a short closed tear to the upper edge. The multi-talented Mexican's last book. Magnificent presentation typical of this publisher in a well-preserved copy. Dust jacket protected in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

New York : Knopf, 1957. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Borzoi books. Physical description: xvi, 360, xvii pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm. Notes: Illus. incl. plates (some col.), elevation, plans, maps and charts.Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-360) and index. Subjects: Indian art Mexico; Indian art Central America; pre-Columbian art; Antiquities; Indian art; Ancient Mesoamerica; Mexico Antiquities.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. Hardcover. Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes : Good hardcover. NO dust jacket. Bookplate on front free end paper. Clean pages. Sm4lo, 360pp.

New York: Borzoi Books / Alfred A. Knopf. Good in Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Pp xvi, 360, xvii. Color plates and line drawings by the author: 12 color plates, 146 figures in text and 64 photographs. Map. Black cloth spine over cream textured cloth. Board edges toned. All edges dust soiled. The dust Jacket is price clipped, the spine sunned, and there are closed tears along the edge. Now in archival cover. Published posthumously. With the same factual and scholarly approach of previous works, Covarrubias examines Middle America "the intellectual and artistic focus of Indian civilization. Middle America (Mexico and Central America) was the scene of great turbulence, of ever-flourishing and ever-waning cultures; each one different from the other yet attesting to the diffusion, communication, and continuity between them, both temporally and geographically. In detail the types of architecture, jewelry, pottery, sculpture of the Mayans, Aztecs, Toltecs,… Read More

New York: Alfred K. Knopf, 1957., 1957. profusely illus. (many colour). biblio. index. cloth (discolouration on front end paper & paste down). dw. (edges scuffed, lower right corner slightly soiled). First Edition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.

1957. 1957 Covarrubias, Miguel INDIAN ART OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA NY: Alfred Knopf, 1957 First Edition 360pp (xvii) index, bibliography illus color plates and line drawings by author, b/w photos 4to As new in slightly worn d/w (2 tape-mended tears).

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good-. 4to. xvi, 360, xviii, [2] pp. Bound in quarter black cloth over natural cloth, stamped in gilt and silver on cover and spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with full-color plates, black and white in-text illustrations, and black and white photographs. Includes bibliography and index. First Edition stated on copyright page. This is the second volume in what was to be a three-volume work on the aboriginal arts of the Americas, but Covarrubias passed away in 1957 and the third volume, covering South America, was never completed. Very Good+, previous owner's name in ink to front free pastedown, otherwise internally clean and sharp, hinges tight and square, binding has minor age-toning and wear to extremities, but is otherwise bright and clean, in Very Good- dust jacket with a 1-1/2" tear to upper edge of front cover near spine, three long scuff marks to lower half of front cover, sunning to spine and upper half… Read More