Introduction Notes Burland (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1953. Mesoamerica, Art. King Penguin Books. Very good to good boards and fair fragmentry dust jacket 16 colored plates (Aztec codex) 4/25.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Includes never before printed. Some not printed since Lord Kingsborough's 1831 edition. See attached photos. Book is like new condition except for a small, 1/4" tear at the bottom of the title page. William Grimmond, cover design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First British edition. 12mo. Illustrated papercovered boards. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with price sticker removed front flap.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with plastic covered unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Nancy Balfour nameplate noted on FEP. Jacket is sunned and marked beneath the plastic cover, with a chip and small tear evident at the spine head jacket and board. Also a small bump to the spine foot. Page block and page edges are somewhat tanned, however pages remain clear and bright throughout. LW. Used.…

First Mexican Edition, 1966. A Fine copy in decorated stiff card wrappers. 31pp with 15 colored illustrations. Charming little book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. ***Thirty-one text pages plus sixteen full-page colour plates. ***No inscriptions. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped and shows publisher's original price of 4/6. Extremities of dustwrapper slightly rubbed, browned and creased. Short tear and associated crease to bottom outer corner of front panel of dustwrapper. Corners of dustwrapper slightly rubbed. Small loss to head and tail of spine of dustwrapper. Front and rear panels of dustwrapper bright. ***186 mm x 124 mm. ***'Never before have the works described in these pages been introduced to the general public. Several of those preserved in England have never been published since Lord Kingsborough's edition of 1831. ***Mr. Burland, one of the few people in the world who are engaged on research on these subjects, brings the story of the forgotten books of ancient Mexico to light, and in doing so reveals a new chapter in the history of writing. He introduces to the reader an astonishing virile artistic tradition worthy of study by all interested int he visual arts.' (Quote from inside front dustwrapper blrub). ***A scarce, collectable King Penguin first edition in nice, bright condition in its original dustwrapper. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…