BERNAL, IGNACIO - 100 Great Masterpieces of the Mexican National Museum of Anthropology

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1969. 0810903490. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0810903490. Illustrated by Conatantino Reyes. Publisher's full red and black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, photographic endpapers, printed entirely on thick stock. The volume contains 15 pages of text by Ignacio Bernal; 100 plates (most full-page and in color); and a 20- page index with Commentaries on the Plates. Ignacio Bernal (1910-1992) was an eminent Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist. Bernal excavated much of Monte Albán, originally starting as a student of Alfonso Caso, and later led major archeological projects at Teotihuacan. In 1965 he excavated Dainzú. He was the director of Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology 1962-68 and again 1970-77. In 1965, he was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bernal was awarded the Premio Nacional in 1969. He was a founding member of the Third World Academy of Sciences in 1983.. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in virtually perfect condition; unread, tight, square, and clean, but contains a gift inscription which includes an original poem on the first preliminary page. A large, heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Unpaginated pp. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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