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Conquistadors Without Swords: Archaeologists in the Americas-An Account with Original Narratives
by Deuel, Leo
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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About This Item
New York/London: St. Martin's Press & Macmillan, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Good Attractive Illustrated Vintage Dust Jacket in Archival Protective Cover. Illustrated with 43 Plates, 142 Figures and 30 maps. Original narratives of archaeological discoveries and recoveries with background and interpretive text by author with each selection. For example, in the Andean South American Section, there are writings from Hiram Bingham: The Discovery of Machu Picchu; A. Hyatt Verrill: Mining for Inca Mummies; and several others. There are sections on archaeological discoveries in Central America (Panama and Nicaragua), Central and Southern Mexico, Maya Lands, United States, Earliest Americans, Northernmost America (Eskimo and Viking). An interesting and even exciting book. Clean, unmarked, full red cloth binding with gilt figure and titles on spine. Slight wear to extremities. Tight and solid sewn binding. Pages are very clean and completely unmarked. 647 pp. w bibliography & index. 9.25 x 6.25 x 1.5 inches. St. Martin's Press, New York; Macmillan, London; 1967.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025662
- Title
- Conquistadors Without Swords: Archaeologists in the Americas-An Account with Original Narratives
- Author
- Deuel, Leo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press & Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York/London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ARCHAEOLOGY; PRE-COLUMBIAN; ANDEAN SOUTH AMERICA; CENTRAL MEXICO; MAYAN;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology, Paleontology;
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