Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, later printing paperback copy of Popol Vuh: The Great Mythological Book of the Ancient Maya by .
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with two corner creases, toned page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on an un-cracked spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper and partially creased page corners throughout. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
Transcribed from the original Mayan hieroglyphs, the Popol Vuh relates the mythology and history of the Kiché people of the Guatemalan Highlands of Central America. As is often the case with ancient texts, the Popol Vuh’s significance lies in the scarcity of early accounts of Mesoamerican cultures, largely due to the purging of documents by the Spanish conquistadors. Today there remains no document of greater importance to the study of pre-Columbian mythology.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
