Author: Peñafiel, Antonio [1831 - 1922]
Title: INDUMENTARIA ANTIGUA. Vestidos Guerreros y Civilies de los Mexicanos
Description: Mexico: , 1977. 1st edition thus. A facsimile reprint of the 1903 first edition. Full tan calf binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board, with decorations stamped in blind. [6], 136, [4] pp. Index. 2 full color facsimile title pages; 200 full page plates at rear [some drawn, some from photographs. 106 in full color]. Folio. 18-1/2" x 13-1/2". Some extremity rubs to the binding. A VG+ copy. A scarce work that discusses, and displays, the Indians of Ancient Mexico, their society, their art, their clothing, their weapons & armor. No copies of this edition, nor the 1903 publication, at auction these past 30 years.

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