Sweat of the Sun and Tears of the Moon by Emmerich, André - 1965

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good+. Large squarish 8vo. Pp. xxiii, 216. Frontis. Calima funerary mask color photo. Illustrated with three additional color plates and 222 black & white photos and drawings. Black cloth, titles on the spine and illustration on the cover stamped in gilt, endpaper maps: leaf edges minimally age toned, upper portion of the leaves are a trifle warped though the head edge appears straight. In the color photo illustrated dust jacket with price $15 intact on the front flap in spite of a clipped corner: front and rear panels a tad wrinkled. With author calling card laid in and square 8vo pp. 6 black & white photo illustrated saddle stapled invitation to the opening of an exhibition of new acquisitions of pre-Columbian art at André Emmerich, Inc. 41 E. 57th St. New York on April 24th, 1971. The first comprehensive study of the subject, written by the German-born New York gallery owner who also wrote Art… Read More

Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1965. This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with just light wear. Signed in ink, by the author, Andre Emmerich, on the half title-page above the title. Not inscribed to anyone, just signed. Illustrated in black & white with 4 color plates. 10" high X 8" wide, 216 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1965. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxiii, 216 pp., illustrations, facsimiles, color map (on lining papers), 4 color plates, 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pp. 193-206). Contents; The Chav�n style -- The experimenters and the master craftsmen -- Tiahuanaco and the expansionist horizon -- The horizon of the city builders -- The Incas -- Ecuador -- The early cultures of Colombia -- The Quimbaya -- Northern Colombia : Darien, Sin�, and Tairona -- The Chibcha-speaking Muisca -- Cocl� -- Veraguas, Chiriqu�, and Diqu�s -- Costa Rica : highlands and Atlantic watershed -- The Maya -- Mexico : Tarascans, Mixtecs, and Aztecs -- Technology : mining; smelting; hammer-working and annealing; casting, alloying, and gliding; soldering; tools; forgeries; origins -- Appendix : the Florentine Codex on… Read More