New Found World by Shippen, Katherine B - 1945

New York: Viking Press / Junior Literary Guild, 1945. Book. Illus. by C. B. Falls, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Clean hardcover book in original illustrated dust jacket. Clean blue cloth boards with red sailing ship on cover, red lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Beautiful color-illustrated endpapers (jungle scene). Tasteful previous owner bookplate on half-title page. No other marks. Illustrated with maps, woodcuts. 262 pages with Index. Illustrated jacket is unchipped, very slight edgewear; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. All about South America - it's culture, its agriculture, its Aztecs, Incas and Mayan Indians; the story of the Spanish explorers..