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355 - America Memoirs of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeolog…
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America Memoirs of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology. (Volume I in 6 parts & Volume II in 2 parts). 2 vols. With 141 plates (mostly photogravures) and maps, as well as numerous illustrations within the text. Cambridge, The Museum, 1896/1903. Vol. I with separate pagination for each part; Vol. II: 2 leaves, 216 pp. folio (35.5 x 29 cm). Marble. Contemporary half-leather binding with gold-stamped title (slightly rubbed and bumped). The Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology is part of Harvard University. Since 1896, the museum has published ‘Memoirs’ on the archaeology and ethnology of Central America at irregular intervals. Vol. 1 contains the following articles: 1. Prehistoric Ruins of Copán, Honduras. 2. Cave of Loltún, Yucatán. 3. The Chultunes of Labna, Yucatán. 4. Researches in the Uloa Valley, Honduras. 5. Caverns of Copán, Honduras. 6. The Hieroglyphic Stairway Ruins of Copán. – Vol. II: Researches in the Central Portion of the Usumatsintla Valley. Parts 1 and 2. – With a chromolithographic bookplate by the Swiss naturalist Emil August Goeldi (1859–1917). – Scattered staining; the first and last pages show slight foxing; otherwise generally well preserved. America – 2 vols. (Volume I in 6 parts & Volume II in 2 parts). With 141 plates (mostly photogravures) and maps, as well as numerous illustrations within the text. Contemporary marbled half-leather with gilt-stamped title on the spine (slightly rubbed and bumped). The Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology is part of Harvard University. Since 1896, the museum has published ‘Memoirs’ on the archaeology and ethnology of Central America at irregular intervals. Contains the articles as listed above. – Each volume features a chromolithographic bookplate of the Swiss naturalist Emils August Goeldi (1859–1917). – Occasional small stains; the first and last pages are slightly foxed; otherwise, the volume is generally well preserved. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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