The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1973
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA
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Introduction by Eric S. Thompson. 4to. Tan cloth with gilt and black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvi, 229pp. Illustrations, plates. Fine/fine. Exceptionally bright and tight second printing of this volume in "The Civilization of the American Indian Series." Notes front jacket panel, "Indispensable in the study of the great Maya civilization is the native literature of Yucatan, written in the Maya language but in the European script which the early Spanish missionaries adapted to express sounds not found in Spanish." "Chilam Balam" means Prophet Balam and presented are many chapters of this 1782 Mayan to Spanish translation.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel
- Author
- ROYS, Ralph L.
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press, Norman
- Publication year
- 1973
- Dust jacket
- dj
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Books, Native American
Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA
Galena, IL, U.S.A.
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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been buying and selling quality books, autographs and ephemera since 1991. We specialize in general antiquarian, first editions, signed books and autographs and documents. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA), Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC) and The Manuscript Society.
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