Emblem and State in the Classic Maya Lowlands: An Epigraphic Approach to Territorial Organization
by Joyce Marcus
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine. Very good first edition. Dumbarton Oaks: "Trustees for Harvard University." Green cloth boards with foil titling on spine. Cream endpapers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge. Pages and covers clean and bright. Book is very mildly cocked. Illustrated with black and white photos, graphs, maps, and drawings. 203 pp. Octavo, 8 x 10 1/2 inches tall.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 257
- Title
- Emblem and State in the Classic Maya Lowlands: An Epigraphic Approach to Territorial Organization
- Author
- Joyce Marcus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- maya, gods, religion, archaeology, anthropology, mesoamerica, mexico, central america, olmec, calendar, astronomy, religion, culture, linguistics, language, writing, stelae, decipher, codex, chronicle, kings, divine, writing, glyph, stelae, 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.
Glossary
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...