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Gilpin, Laura. Temples in Yucatan A Camera Chronicle of Chichén Itzá. Hastings House New York, 1948.
Price: US$16.48 + shipping
Description: gr.8°, 124 S., zahlreiche Abb. OLwd. mit OU eine Ecke bestossen, Umschlag gerissen Schöne Kupfertiefdrucke. Schlagworte: Geschichte*Englisch/ english Versandkosten können abweichen. PayPal on request. Für Schweizer Kunden: Versand von Zürich möglich und günstiger. Zahlung mit CH- Einzahlungsschein.
Seller: Antiquariat Niedersaetz Berlin-Zürich, Berlin, Germany
Laura Gilpin. Temples in Yucatan A Camera Chronicle of Chichen Jtza. Hastings House New York, 1948.
Price: US$19.30 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This first edition is in good condition with a poor dust jacket. A good clean copy.
Seller: Our Kind Of Books, Liphook, United Kingdom
Gilpin, Laura. Temples in Yucatan: A Camera Chronicle of Chicen Itza. Hastings House, 1948.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pages remain well-bound, unmarked and undamaged. Dust jacket moderately worn but intact.
Seller: FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: 24 pp. Illustrated throughout from photographs. 8vo, publisher's boards in dust jacket. Slight use to corners; tight and sound in a price-clipped, slightly foxed dust jacket with some light use at corners.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1948). 124 pages. Bibliography. Photo illustrations throughout. Internally, clean and tight. Back cover has several light spots up to 2" in length. Dust jacket is very worn with chips and water staining. Very good in a good only dust jacket. (013)
Seller: Colorado Pioneer Books, Centennial, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$49.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This book is in fine condition. The dust jacket shows some minor edgewear on the front side, but the protective covering has prevented it from deteriorating further. The pages are free from ownership markings or creasings. First edition. Very excellent condition overall. Size: 8vo
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Laura Gilpin. Temples in Yucatan: A Camera Chronicle of Chichen Itza. Hastings House, 1948.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Covers edgeworn. Dust jacket edgeworn and foxed.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 124 pp, illus. First Edition, 1948. Signed by the Author Photographer on title page. Lightly bumped front fore-edge board, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.25" x 9.5". Green cloth with gilt decoration on front board, gilt lettering to spine, and decorative end papers. Not Price Clipped, but missing rear inner flap. Front-panel flap dj taped on inside with 1" rectangle chip at top edge spine, and a few additional small chips and closed tears to same. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "Laura Gilpin (1891-1979) was an American photographer. Gilpin is known for her photographs of Native Americans, particularly the Navajo and Pueblo, and Southwestern landscapes. Gilpin began taking photographs as a child in Colorado and formally studied photography in New York from 1916 to 1917 before returning to her home in Colorado to begin her career as a professional photographer." Size: Wide Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 124 pages; Jacket with a few small chips, light rubbing and wear.
Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Laura Gilpin. Temples in Yucatan A Camera Chronicle of Chichen Jtza. Hastings House, New York, 1948.
Price: US$77.18 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first edition of this fascinating work regarding the travels of noted American photographer Laura Gilpin across the Yucatan. Presented in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of the work. Complete with many monochrome photographic illustrations by Laura Gilpin. Laura Gilpin was a noted American photographer, best known for her work regarding American Indians, particularly Navajo and Pueblo. In this particular work Gilpin focuss upon the Mayan city of Chichen Itza in central Yucatan, Mexico. The work details Gilpin's camera study of the area and includes 117 photographs of the most important temples, as well as the present day life of the local people. Each photograph is accompanied by detailed description. A profusely illustrated work regarding a Mayan city, from a highly influential twentieth century photographer. In a green cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally in excellent condition with minor shelf wear only. Dustwrapper is worn with loss to the front of the wrap and additional chipping and closed tears to the extremities. Spotting to the wrap. Tape repairs to the reverse of the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with slight age toning due to paper used. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Laura Gilpin. Temples In Yucatan A Camera Chronicle of Chichen Itza. Hastings House, 1948.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Jacket is worn along edges. A tear at top and bottom of spine of approximately 1" each.Cover is good. Shelf wear at top and bottom of spine. Pages are clean. Second leaf with autograph has a one inch tear at the top . Slightly yellow. Black and white photographs. The series of photographs were commenced in 1932. Photos of temples and buildings. Seller Inventory #294166
Seller: Maya Jones Books, Cerrillos, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Description: Corners bumped Vg/Vg edgewear, chipped, neat ink price cover dj.
Seller: Black Dog Books, Emerson, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Green cloth, gilt-stamped illustration on upper board, gilt-stamped lettering on spine; photo-illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated throughout. Inscribed and dated (1961) by Gilpin on the half-title page. Spine tips lightly rubbed; faint spots of soiling on top edge of text block, nowhere infringing into the margins or text. Dust jacket chipped along spine and at spine tips; closed tear across front panel; mended with tape on the verso; not price-clipped, in mylar, but rough.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Laura Gilpin. Temples in Yucatan: A Camera Chronicle of Chichen Itza. Hastings House, 1948.
Price: US$124.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Good condition, signed by author on title page. Book itself has minimal condition issues, some mild tanning on spine, inside pages are unmarked and without staining. Dust jacket has creasing, tearing, some staining, and small portions missing, but otherwise intact and in protective plastic covering.
Seller: Amusespot, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Gilpin, Laura. Temples in Yucatan : A Camera Chronicle of Chichen Itza. Hastings House, 1948.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1948 Hastings House with Gilpin signed label applied to the title page. Price clipped jacket shows very light chip along top edge. B72 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$144.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: With 117 photographs in black and white which include the most important temples and other structures. Dust jacket with portions of spine missing and chipped at extremities, otherwise very good condition.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Gilpin, Laura. Temples in Yucatan, A Camera Chronicle of Chichen Itza. Hastings House, 1948.
Price: US$159.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. DJ chipped along edges and spine, but initial sales price intact ($5.00). Beautifully illustrated with maps and numerous photographs by Gilpin. Pristine and unmarked pages. Protected in an archival wrapper. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Condition: Near Fine in Very Good DJ.
Seller: Ironwood Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 124pp.; HB blk.w/gilt-pic.cover; slight rub w/wear on corners; clean,tight pgs. DJ white w/green-photocover; slight rub. "The 117 photographs include, in detail, the most important temples and other structures, as well as afford intimate glimpses into the life of the present-day Maya."
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 124pp.; HB green.w/gilt-pic.cover; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ white w/green-photocover; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; chips,tp.edge&spine; some sun&soil. "The 117 photographs include, in detail, the most important temples and other structures, as well as afford intimate glimpses into the life of the present-day Maya." signed by Gilpin
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Gilpin, Laura. TEMPLES IN YUCATAN. A Camera Chronicle of Chichen Itza. New York, 1948.
Price: US$203.00 + shipping
Description: 124 pages, 101 full and half-page photographs, 4 maps, 2 drawings. Cloth cover.
Seller: Ethnographic Arts Publications, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.