London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine first edition, first printing in a fine dust jacket. Burgundy cloth boards with silver title stamping on spine. Blue end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge. Fine dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. Illustrated with drawings, color and black/white plates. 450 pp. including index. Octavo. The Maya records left on stone are chronicled in this work. This is the first printing of the book, the separate Berkeley edition was not released until 2000.

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Bookseller: Uncommon Works (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 245
Title: The Lost Chronicles of the Maya Kings
Author: David Drew
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
ISBN 10: 0297816993
ISBN 13: 9780297816997
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1999
Keywords: Maya, lineage, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Tikal, Palenque, kings, rulers, divine, language, linguistics, glyphs, writing, translation, decipher, archaeology, anthropology, pre-columbian
Bookseller catalogs: Latin America & Mexico;

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Not your ordinary book store! Uncommon Works specializes in rare, odd, unique, and handmade books, with a focus on the Maya, Latin America, Native America, and the Spanish Conquest. You'll find rare, first editions and first or early printings. You'll even find a few first printings of living authors for sale. We provide services and referrals for book mending, repair, restoration, and binding.

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Marginalia: Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...