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Detail of wrapper - THE UPPER AMAZON (lathrap1p 150/196 LATH01)
Lathrap, Donald W. THE UPPER AMAZON. Ancient Peoples and Places Series (Dr Glyn Daniel, General Editor). BNo. 0-500-02067-1. First Edition, 1970. Pp: 256; 200mm x 145mm; 0.68kg. 75 b/w, 42 fig, 1 chart, 15 maps. Acknowledgments, bibliography, source, notes, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw:vg. Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, 1970. (The author describes the early tropical forest cultures of the upper Amazon, the Barrancoid peoples, and the Carib expansion out of the Amazon Basin) (Keywords: Cultural history, pre-history, Americas, South, Amazon).
Book Code: E511 AU$24
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Detail of wrapper of ''THE WAY OF THE MASKS (levi-strauss01p 150/209 LEVI01)
Levi-Strauss, Claude. THE WAY OF THE MASKS. Translated by Sylvia Modelski. BNo. 0-295-96636-X. Reprint Edition, 1990 (1988) (pb). Pp:xii, 249; 210mm x 150mm; 0.47kg. 4 col, 59 b/w, 3 maps. Translator's note, references, bibliography, index. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. (minor wear). University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1990. (A study of the connections between verbal and plastic objects, it teaches much about Northwest Coast Indian culture, and it applies structuralist perceptions to carved and painted works of art) (Keywords: Ethnology, cultural history, North America, Indian, British Columbia, Alaska).
Book Code: K226 AU$24
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Levi-Strauss, Claude. TRISTES TROPIQUES. Translated from the French by John and Doreen Weightman. BNo. 0-689-10572-X. First English Edition, 1973. Pp: 427; 230mm x 155mm; 0.93kg. 26 b/w, 53 fig. Translator's note, index. A good hardback copy. Cvr: g. (lacks dw). Atheum, New York, 1974. (This book is about the anthropologist's work in Amazonia and other regions of South America) (Keywords: Anthropology, Americas, South, Amazonia, Parana, Bororo, Nambikwara, Tupi-Kawahib).
Book Code: N635 AU$35
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Lothrop, Samuel K. TREASURES OF ANCIENT AMERICA. Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico to Peru. BNo. 0-33327-611-6. First Edition (UK), 1979 (1964). Pp: xvi, 230; 305mm x 235mm; 1.80kg. 85 col(pl), 60 col & fig, 1 map. Acknowledgments, introduction, conclusion, index, names, places. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor wear on dw). Macmillan London Ltd, London, 1979. (This describes and pictures the outstanding arts and crafts of aboriginal America) (Keywords: Cultural arts, crafts, Americas, Mexico, Peru).
Book Code: E219 AU$65
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MacAdams, Men & Bensinger. MAYAN VISION QUEST. Mystical Initiation in Mesoamerica. BNo. 0-06-250565-3. First Edition, 1991. Pp: x, 118; 215mm x 280mm; 0.63kg. Num b/w, 1 map. Introduction, epilogue. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Harper Collins Publishers, New York, 1991. (This book is a synthesis of photography, archaeology, and mysticism that illuminates the history, enigma, and the present-day power of these ancient Mayan ceremonial sites) (Keywords: Archaeology, cultural history, Americas, Mesoamerica, Mayan).
Book Code: E144 AU$15
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Ragghianti & Collobi. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY - MEXICO CITY. Great Museums of the World. BNo. 0-600-79315-X. First Edition (UK), 1971 (1970). Pp: 172; 285mm x 230mm; 1.32kg. num col, 1 fig, 1 map. Introduction, selected bibliography, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (minor wear). The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, London, 1971. (This book presents 153 colour plates showing the variety of treasures created by Mexican craftsmen, ranging from small gold ornaments to large stone statues) (Keywords: Cultural history, Americas, Mexico).
Book Code: H266 AU$40
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Stierlin, Henri. L'ART AZTEQUE ET SES ORIGINES. De Teotihuacan a Tenochtitlan. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1982. Pp: 220; 310mm x 240mm; 1.89kg. 219 col, 22 plans & fig, 4 maps. Introduction, tableaux chronologiques, bibliographie, index. A good copy in Rizzoli dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor wear on dw). Office du Livre S.A., Fribourg, Suisse, 1982. (All text is in the French language. The book covers the cultural art from the Teotihuacan, Toltec, Monte Alban, Mixtec, Huastec and Aztec periods and areas) (Keywords: Cultural history, Americas, Mexico).
Book Code: E220 AU$55
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