NORDENSKIOLD, GUSTAF; DIAMOND, IRVING L. AND DANIEL M. OLSON (EDITED BY), AND OLSON, DANIEL M. (TRANSLATED BY)

Letters of Gustaf Nordenskiold: Written in the Year 1891, and Articles from the Journals Ymer and Photographic Times

Mesa Verde National Park, CO, Mesa Verde Museum Association. 1991. (ISBN: 0937062162) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 99 pp. illus. map, biblio.; 23 cm. Translated from the Swedish. Tight, clean copy. Fine.

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Book number: 053576

Catalogue: American::1. Native American

Keywords: 0937062162

NORDENSKIÖLD( NORDENSKIOLD), GUSTAF:

Ruiner af klippboningar i Mesa Verde's ca–ons. Med talrika illustrationer efter originalfotografier af författaren. Stockholm, P. A. Norstedt & Söners förlag, 1893.

Folio. Pp. (vi), 193, (1), iv. With one lithographed map, 5 lithographed plates, 9 heliogravures and 3 plates after photographs. Many textual illustrations. Publisher's green cloth richly decorated in gilt, flat morocco spine, gilt, tail of spine lightly rubbed, upper edges gilt. Binding slightly shaken. First edition of this early and important archelogical research of the Mesa Verde in southern Colorado. Gustaf Nordenskiöld (1868-95) was the son of Adolf N. and in 1891 he went on a recreation journey to North America due to bad health. He visited south Colorado and became fascinated by the ruins of the cliff dwellers of Mesa Verde. Includes beautiful photo gravures of the ruins, tinted maps, and many textual illustrations after photos of artifacts, weapons, vessels, other ruins, etc. Howes N174.

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Book number: 99819

Catalogue: North America

Keywords: North America, america, americana, north america, amerika, colorado, travel, exploration, voyage, cliff dwellers,