CASSON, LIONEL; CLAIBORNE, ROBERT; FAGAN, BRIAN; KARP, WALTER, - Mysteries Of The Past.

New York: American Heritage Publishing Company, 1977. Book is clean and tight; bound in red and beige cloth with gilt printing on spine and a gilt embossed eagle on the front lower corner. It has some bumping of the spine ends, light edgewear and a little soiling on upper page edges. Dustjacket is clean and intact; it too has edgewear/chipping and some rubbing, but still a nice dj. Why did the Maya suddenly desert their cities at the height of their glory? ....this and other questions are examined. More than 300 pictures complement and clarify the text, along with maps and drawings. B/W & Color Photographs; 11" x 8 1/2"; 319 pages. NF/VG.