Austin: University of Texas Press, 1982. Third Printing. Hardcover. Near fine. Very good+ third printing. Olive green cloth boards. Head and tail of spine folded and mildly rubbed. White endpapers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge. Edges toned, interior pages clean and bright. Alll foldouts present. Heavily illustrated with drawings, plates, maps, tables, figures. 334 pp. including index.

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Bookseller: Uncommon Works (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 267
Title: Deciphering the Maya Script
Author: David H. Kelley
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Third Printing
ISBN 10: 0292715048
ISBN 13: 9780292715042
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Place of Publication: Austin
Date Published: 1982
Keywords: Maya, lineage, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Tikal, Palenque, kings, rulers, divine, language, linguistics, glyphs, writing, translation, decipher, archaeology, anthropology, pre-columbian
Bookseller catalogs: Latin America & Mexico;

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Not your ordinary book store! Uncommon Works specializes in rare, odd, unique, and handmade books, with a focus on the Maya, Latin America, Native America, and the Spanish Conquest. You'll find rare, first editions and first or early printings. You'll even find a few first printings of living authors for sale. We provide services and referrals for book mending, repair, restoration, and binding.

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Tail: The heel of the spine.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Marginalia: Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.