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	MONTI, FRANCO; CROSLAND, MARGARET (TRANSLATED BY) Precolumbian Terracottas London and New York, Hamlyn; Cameo. 1969, First English Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth, gilt, 158 pp. col. illus.; 20 cm. First published, 1966, under title: Terrecotte precolombiane. Translated from the Italian. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Very Good/Very Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 038231 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	INGPEN, ROBERT, AND WILKINSON, PHILIP Encyclopedia of Mysterious Places: The Life and Legends of Ancient Sites Around the World New York, Penguin Studio. 1990. (ISBN: 0670827940) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cloth, gilt, 256 pp. illus. maps (some col.), biblio. index; 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine rolled at crown. Light edgewear to boards. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Very Good/Very Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 030924 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	OSBORNE, HAROLD South American Mythology London, Paul Hamlyn. 1968, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth, 141 pp. illus. biblio. index; 28.5 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Boards in excellent condition, clean edges. Age toning. Dust jacket slightly sunned & scuffed on spine (superficial), protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Very Good/Very Good. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 008907 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	PRINGLE, HEATHER ANNE The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead Toronto, Penguin Books. 2001. (ISBN: 0140286691) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 368 pp. illus. biblio. index; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "When acclaimed science journalist Heather Pringle was dispatched to a remote part of northern Chile to cover a little-known scientific conference, she found herself in the midst of the most passionate gathering of her working life -- dozens of mummy experts lodged in a rambling seaside hotel, battling over the implications of their latest discoveries. Infected with their mania, Pringle spent the next year circling the globe, stopping in to visit the leading scientists so she could see firsthand the breathtaking delicacy and unexpected importance of their work. In The Mummy Congress, she recounts the intriguing findings from her travels, bringing to life the hitherto unknown worlds of the long-dead, and revealing what mummies have to tell us about ourselves. Pringle's journeys lead her to the lifelike remains of medieval saints entombed in Italy's grand cathedrals, eerily preserved bog bodies in the Netherlands bearing signs of violent and untimely slaughter, and frozen Inca princess glimpsed for the first time atop icy mountains. She learns of the extraordinary skills of ancient Egyptian embalmers capable of preserving bodies, in the words of one mummy expert, 'until the end of time'; of the horrifying sacrifices made by ancient South Americans to pacify their gods; and of the weird mummified parasites, preserved in the guts of millennia-old bodies, that still wreak havoc across the world today. Ranging from the famous excavation of Tutankhamen to tales of ascetic Japanese monks trying to mummify themselves, and from the Russians' terrified attempts to embalm the body of Stalin to the fleeting craze for public mummy unwrappings in nineteenth-century New Orleans, The Mummy Congress demonstrates that our own obsession with the preserved dead has a long and bizarre history. Packed with extraordinary stories and narrated with great humor and verve, The Mummy Congress is a compelling and entertaining journey into the world of the everlasting dead. / Heather Pringle is the author of The Mummy Congress. Her writing has appeared in Science, Geo, New Scientist, and Discover, where she is currently a contributing editor. She lives in British Columbia." - Publisher. Very Good. USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3.25 \| JP¥ 441] Book number: 036143 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	PRINGLE, HEATHER ANNE The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead New York, Hyperion Books. 2001, First Edition, First Printing. (ISBN: 0786865512) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible, 368 pp. illus. biblio. index; 22 cm. AS NEW. Stated "First Edition." Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "When acclaimed science journalist Heather Pringle was dispatched to a remote part of northern Chile to cover a little-known scientific conference, she found herself in the midst of the most passionate gathering of her working life -- dozens of mummy experts lodged in a rambling seaside hotel, battling over the implications of their latest discoveries. Infected with their mania, Pringle spent the next year circling the globe, stopping in to visit the leading scientists so she could see firsthand the breathtaking delicacy and unexpected importance of their work. In The Mummy Congress, she recounts the intriguing findings from her travels, bringing to life the hitherto unknown worlds of the long-dead, and revealing what mummies have to tell us about ourselves. Pringle's journeys lead her to the lifelike remains of medieval saints entombed in Italy's grand cathedrals, eerily preserved bog bodies in the Netherlands bearing signs of violent and untimely slaughter, and frozen Inca princess glimpsed for the first time atop icy mountains. She learns of the extraordinary skills of ancient Egyptian embalmers capable of preserving bodies, in the words of one mummy expert, 'until the end of time'; of the horrifying sacrifices made by ancient South Americans to pacify their gods; and of the weird mummified parasites, preserved in the guts of millennia-old bodies, that still wreak havoc across the world today. Ranging from the famous excavation of Tutankhamen to tales of ascetic Japanese monks trying to mummify themselves, and from the Russians' terrified attempts to embalm the body of Stalin to the fleeting craze for public mummy unwrappings in nineteenth-century New Orleans, The Mummy Congress demonstrates that our own obsession with the preserved dead has a long and bizarre history. Packed with extraordinary stories and narrated with great humor and verve, The Mummy Congress is a compelling and entertaining journey into the world of the everlasting dead. / Heather Pringle is the author of The Mummy Congress. Her writing has appeared in Science, Geo, New Scientist, and Discover, where she is currently a contributing editor. She lives in British Columbia." - Publisher. Fine/Fine. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 023961 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	SCOTT, JOHN F. (JOHN FREDRIK) Latin American Art: Ancient to Modern Gainesville, FL, University Press of Florida. 2000, First paperback edition. (ISBN: 0813018269) Soft Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xxiv, 240 pp. illus. (some col.), biblio. index; 26 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear. "In this history of the art of Latin America, John F. Scott traces the development of art in the region from pre-Columbian times to the present. Illustrated with 192 color and black-and-white photographs, Latin American Art spans all geographical areas and time periods. Unique in its linking of pre-Columbian and Hispanic cultures, the book encompasses art forms ranging from sculpture, pottery, and painting to architecture, and cultures from the Ice Age to Classic civilizations, Native empires, and the colonial period of American viceroyalties, to independence and the 20th century. Relating the arts to the life and politics of each age, Scott addresses the major media, styles, and artists that defined each period, placing special emphasis on the areas that were the centers of high cultures and analyzing a few distinctive works from each, such as the Inca architecture at Cuzco and the great murals of Mexico. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Latin American Art will be an important text in arts and humanities courses. It will also be of value to art historians and to those interested in cultural studies, ethnic studies, and Latin America in general. / John F. Scott is professor of art history at the University of Florida. He has published several books on Latin American art, including Ancient Mesoamerica (UPF, 1987); Mexican, Central and South American Art; Art of the Taino of the Dominican Republic; and The Danzantes of Monte Albán, as well as numerous articles in English, Spanish, and German." - Publisher. Very Good. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3972] Book number: 034376 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.

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	MONTI, FRANCO; CROSLAND, MARGARET (TRANSLATED BY) Precolumbian Terracottas London and New York, Hamlyn; Cameo. 1969, First English Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth, gilt, 158 pp. col. illus.; 20 cm. First published, 1966, under title: Terrecotte precolombiane. Translated from the Italian. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Very Good/Very Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 038231 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	INGPEN, ROBERT, AND WILKINSON, PHILIP Encyclopedia of Mysterious Places: The Life and Legends of Ancient Sites Around the World New York, Penguin Studio. 1990. (ISBN: 0670827940) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cloth, gilt, 256 pp. illus. maps (some col.), biblio. index; 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine rolled at crown. Light edgewear to boards. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Very Good/Very Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 030924 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	OSBORNE, HAROLD South American Mythology London, Paul Hamlyn. 1968, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth, 141 pp. illus. biblio. index; 28.5 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Boards in excellent condition, clean edges. Age toning. Dust jacket slightly sunned & scuffed on spine (superficial), protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Very Good/Very Good. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 008907 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	PRINGLE, HEATHER ANNE The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead Toronto, Penguin Books. 2001. (ISBN: 0140286691) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 368 pp. illus. biblio. index; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "When acclaimed science journalist Heather Pringle was dispatched to a remote part of northern Chile to cover a little-known scientific conference, she found herself in the midst of the most passionate gathering of her working life -- dozens of mummy experts lodged in a rambling seaside hotel, battling over the implications of their latest discoveries. Infected with their mania, Pringle spent the next year circling the globe, stopping in to visit the leading scientists so she could see firsthand the breathtaking delicacy and unexpected importance of their work. In The Mummy Congress, she recounts the intriguing findings from her travels, bringing to life the hitherto unknown worlds of the long-dead, and revealing what mummies have to tell us about ourselves. Pringle's journeys lead her to the lifelike remains of medieval saints entombed in Italy's grand cathedrals, eerily preserved bog bodies in the Netherlands bearing signs of violent and untimely slaughter, and frozen Inca princess glimpsed for the first time atop icy mountains. She learns of the extraordinary skills of ancient Egyptian embalmers capable of preserving bodies, in the words of one mummy expert, 'until the end of time'; of the horrifying sacrifices made by ancient South Americans to pacify their gods; and of the weird mummified parasites, preserved in the guts of millennia-old bodies, that still wreak havoc across the world today. Ranging from the famous excavation of Tutankhamen to tales of ascetic Japanese monks trying to mummify themselves, and from the Russians' terrified attempts to embalm the body of Stalin to the fleeting craze for public mummy unwrappings in nineteenth-century New Orleans, The Mummy Congress demonstrates that our own obsession with the preserved dead has a long and bizarre history. Packed with extraordinary stories and narrated with great humor and verve, The Mummy Congress is a compelling and entertaining journey into the world of the everlasting dead. / Heather Pringle is the author of The Mummy Congress. Her writing has appeared in Science, Geo, New Scientist, and Discover, where she is currently a contributing editor. She lives in British Columbia." - Publisher. Very Good. USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3.25 \| JP¥ 441] Book number: 036143 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	PRINGLE, HEATHER ANNE The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead New York, Hyperion Books. 2001, First Edition, First Printing. (ISBN: 0786865512) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible, 368 pp. illus. biblio. index; 22 cm. AS NEW. Stated "First Edition." Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "When acclaimed science journalist Heather Pringle was dispatched to a remote part of northern Chile to cover a little-known scientific conference, she found herself in the midst of the most passionate gathering of her working life -- dozens of mummy experts lodged in a rambling seaside hotel, battling over the implications of their latest discoveries. Infected with their mania, Pringle spent the next year circling the globe, stopping in to visit the leading scientists so she could see firsthand the breathtaking delicacy and unexpected importance of their work. In The Mummy Congress, she recounts the intriguing findings from her travels, bringing to life the hitherto unknown worlds of the long-dead, and revealing what mummies have to tell us about ourselves. Pringle's journeys lead her to the lifelike remains of medieval saints entombed in Italy's grand cathedrals, eerily preserved bog bodies in the Netherlands bearing signs of violent and untimely slaughter, and frozen Inca princess glimpsed for the first time atop icy mountains. She learns of the extraordinary skills of ancient Egyptian embalmers capable of preserving bodies, in the words of one mummy expert, 'until the end of time'; of the horrifying sacrifices made by ancient South Americans to pacify their gods; and of the weird mummified parasites, preserved in the guts of millennia-old bodies, that still wreak havoc across the world today. Ranging from the famous excavation of Tutankhamen to tales of ascetic Japanese monks trying to mummify themselves, and from the Russians' terrified attempts to embalm the body of Stalin to the fleeting craze for public mummy unwrappings in nineteenth-century New Orleans, The Mummy Congress demonstrates that our own obsession with the preserved dead has a long and bizarre history. Packed with extraordinary stories and narrated with great humor and verve, The Mummy Congress is a compelling and entertaining journey into the world of the everlasting dead. / Heather Pringle is the author of The Mummy Congress. Her writing has appeared in Science, Geo, New Scientist, and Discover, where she is currently a contributing editor. She lives in British Columbia." - Publisher. Fine/Fine. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 023961 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	SCOTT, JOHN F. (JOHN FREDRIK) Latin American Art: Ancient to Modern Gainesville, FL, University Press of Florida. 2000, First paperback edition. (ISBN: 0813018269) Soft Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xxiv, 240 pp. illus. (some col.), biblio. index; 26 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear. "In this history of the art of Latin America, John F. Scott traces the development of art in the region from pre-Columbian times to the present. Illustrated with 192 color and black-and-white photographs, Latin American Art spans all geographical areas and time periods. Unique in its linking of pre-Columbian and Hispanic cultures, the book encompasses art forms ranging from sculpture, pottery, and painting to architecture, and cultures from the Ice Age to Classic civilizations, Native empires, and the colonial period of American viceroyalties, to independence and the 20th century. Relating the arts to the life and politics of each age, Scott addresses the major media, styles, and artists that defined each period, placing special emphasis on the areas that were the centers of high cultures and analyzing a few distinctive works from each, such as the Inca architecture at Cuzco and the great murals of Mexico. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Latin American Art will be an important text in arts and humanities courses. It will also be of value to art historians and to those interested in cultural studies, ethnic studies, and Latin America in general. / John F. Scott is professor of art history at the University of Florida. He has published several books on Latin American art, including Ancient Mesoamerica (UPF, 1987); Mexican, Central and South American Art; Art of the Taino of the Dominican Republic; and The Danzantes of Monte Albán, as well as numerous articles in English, Spanish, and German." - Publisher. Very Good. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3972] Book number: 034376 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.