Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976. Cloth. Brown cloth in unclipped jacket. 235 pp. A collection of post conquest documents from the Nahuatl Indigenous community in Mexico, including wills and other legal documents, all of which are discussed and analyzed for how they represent Nahuatl life and culture. GOOD+ condition..... More
No Place: Area Maya, Publisher, 1978. Cloth. Green cloth, no jacket. 607 pp. A dictionary of words and phrases in Maya translated to Spanish. GOOD condition. Minor soiling, staining and scuffing to the covers. Small price stamp on the upper front cover. Minor toning in the interior. More
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 2012. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 116 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout, with a small section of color plates. A study of the representation of time in preconquest Mesoamerica, dispelling misconceptions that Mesoamerican cultures represented time in circular form, instead giving it square representation. Aveni looks..... More
Washington, DC: Dunbarton Oaks, 2015. Cloth. Folio. Mustard color cloth in unclipped jacket. Small folio. 315 pp. Illustrations throughout. A collection of essays by specialists in anthropology, archaeology, calendrics and astronomy, exploring the concept and measurement of time in Mesoamerica and the Andes. The compare the western linear concept of..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2015. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 283 pp. With a few illustrations. An interdisciplinary study of the concept of god, or gods in Aztec culture, drawing on linguistic analysis, visual culture and ritual studies to examine the various concepts associated with "god" in Aztec civilization. VERY..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2020. Cloth. Folio. Cream colored cloth in unclipped jacket. Small folio. 244 pp. Color photos throughout. A study of the "encyclopedias" compiled by indigenous scholars after the Spanish Conquest to aid in the teaching of Aztec history. The works relied heavily on art, and this..... More
Mexico: Editorial Orion, Publisher, 1982. Wraps. Glossy wraps. 219 pp. A few black and white illustrations throughout. All text in Spanish. A work correlating Mayan time measurements with the Christian calendar. GOOD condition. Uneven browning and fading to the covers, with minor soiling. Minor edgewear. Minor toning to the paper..... More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. Cloth. Burgundy cloth in unclipped jacket. 516 pp. A printing of on of the most influential works on Nahuatl grammar, originally published in 1645 and printed here in both Spanish and English in this volume. VERY GOOD condition. Minor edgewear to the jacket, with a...... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999. Cloth. Light blue gray cloth in unclipped jacket. 542 pp. A detailed history and study of the intertwined societies of the Tenochca Empire in Mesoamerica, established in 1428. Three allies led a group of kingdoms that formed the Empire. Carrasco uses previously unpublished..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2016. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. 321 pp. With a few photos throughout. The first English translation of the Teabo Manuscript, essentially a Maya Christian copybook used to evangelize to the Maya people. This manuscript had been recently found in..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2016. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 316 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A detailed account of world-renewing ceremonies practiced by the Maya, from Pre-Columbian times to the present, looking at how ancient rituals have been adapted to present day circumstances. VERY GOOD+ condition. Very light..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2023. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 203 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A study of the use of the ancient Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan as a framework for modern Mexico City, beginning shortly after the Mexican Revolution in 1910, when..... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2000. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 240 pp. A few black and white illustrations present. The first English translation of the journey of Friar Ilarione Da Bergamo, a Capuchin friar from Italy who traveled to Mexico City, reaching it..... More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993. First Edition. Cloth. Folio. First edition, so stated. Purple cloth. No jacket. Folio. Unpaginated, perhaps 120 or so pages. A facsimile reproduction, using color photos, of the Primeros Memoriales, the first part of a lengthy work created to document pre-Columbian Nahua society. GOOD condition..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2018. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, stated. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 216 pp. With a section of color photograph plates. A study of the Codex Mexicanus, offering insight into how the indigenous people of Mexico reacted to colonial rule in Mexico City as reflected..... More
Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2015. Hard Cover. Black paper covered boards in unclipped jacket. 380 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A collection of essays providing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of astronomy in ancient Mesoamerica. This includes sections on Mesoamerican horizon-based astronomy; cosmological principles expressed..... More
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1988. Hard Cover. Blue illustrated paper covered boards. 313 pp. A detailed study of various calendrical systems developed by civilizations in the Guatemalan and Mexican regions of Central America, discussing particular calendars, hieroglyphic writing systems, a calendrical genealogy, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor..... More
Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1961. Wraps. Printed wraps. 183 pp. All text in Spanish. A study of the economy and economic influences on the Tenochtitlan community, once the capital of the Aztec civilization. GOOD condition. Some soiling and toning to the wrappers. Minor scuffing and a few small..... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993. Cloth. Blue cloth. No jacket. 484 pp. Small maps throughout. A guide to the history of New Spain in Mexico, looking at the period when indigenous and European cultures collided and mixed. It mostly focuses on the time between 1535 to 1787, and..... More
Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 1974. Trade Paperback. A study of the culture and beliefs of the Chamulas people in Central America. VERY GOOD condition. Minor edgewear. Minor toning to the text block. Owner's name and date inscription on the title page. More
Washington, DC: Dunbarton Oaks, Publisher, 1971. Cloth. Grayish brown cloth. No jacket. Pagination varies. Black and white illustrations throughout. Three works in one focusing on the Olmec and their culture and art, utilizing archaeological finds to provide a history of Olmec art. VERY GOOD condition. Light toning and uneven soiling..... More
Mexico: No publisher Given, 1974. Wraps. Printed wraps. 37 leaves, printed on single sides. With a large fold out map. A short but detailed mathematical analysis of the layout of Teotihuacan, suggesting that a function of the Earth's polar diameter corresponds to numerical value found at the Teotihuacan complex as..... More
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1989. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Brown cloth in unclipped jacket. 301 pp. Black and white photos and line drawings throughout. Two maps in envelope, along with a diskette, laid in at the front, all apparently issued with this publication. A detailed account of..... More
Culver City, CA: Labyrinthos, 1989. Wraps. Wraps. 76 pp, plus 55 plates. A study of the Popul Vuh seeking to counter previous claims of it as an apocryphal work, examining linguistic and other sources. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling and toning. Upper rear cover corner creased. Owner's name on the title..... More
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2000. Cloth. Reddish cloth. No jackets. 319, 398 pp. Map present in the pocket at the rear of the first volume. Black and white photos and maps throughout. An exhaustive summary of the results of the Xochicalco Mapping Project that began in 1978..... More