General
ALL FOUR MAYA CODICES IN COLOR, the Chiapas
government edition, completely in color, leather bound, $500; hardcover,
$400. The ADEVA Graz editions would cost over $1400, so SAVE about ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS with this Chiapas edition which was printed from the Adeva facsimiles!
No. 6304
HERNANDEZ PONS, Elsa C. INVESTIGACIONES ARQUEOLOGICAS EN EL VALLE DEL RIO TULIJA TABASCO- CHIAPAS, UNAM, photos of Jaina-related figurines, Palenque style incense burners, over 200 p, with the only available photographs and map of Maya ruins of TORTEGUERO, source of stelae in Villahermosa museum. Long out of print. Our copies are brand new; how is this possible? We bought them over 9 years ago but never opened the boxes since we have been so busy with our research projects. $43. No. 6141
LAUGHLIN, Robert M. OF SHOES AND SHIPS AND SEALING WAX; SUNDRIES FROM ZINACANTAN, Maya ethnography of Chiapas, Smithsonian Institution, out of print, 286 p, $50. No. 6163
NAVARRETE, Carlos, THE CHIAPANEC HISTORY AND
CULTURE. Ethnography, ethnohistory and archaeology of Chiapas, NWAF
# 21, 110 p., $20. No. 6196
NORMAN, V. Garth, IZAPA SCULPTURE, 2 vols. I is album of photographs
and line drawings of the stelae and altars, II includes more drawings, additional
photographs, and descriptive text. Suitable for the lay reader as well as
student and scholar. 360p. of text including 245 drawings and 64 plates
all for $80 - a bargain for a two-volume set with so much information and
so many illustrations. No. 6201
PINA CHAN, Roman and NAVARRETE, Carlos. ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE
LOWER GRIJALVA RIVER REGION, TABASCO AND CHIAPAS, 52 p, stelae
in unusual styles, covers Chontalpa region of Tabasco & Las Palmas region
of Chiapas., includes 5 tables, 100 maps, B&W photos and illustrations,
$20. No. 6215
Bonampak
NAJERA CORONADO, Martha Ilia, BONAMPAK, 142 pages on the best paper,
coffee table book size and quality, includes photographs of the Lacandones
not often published elsewhere, 79 photographs including many full-page and
many double-page spreads of the murals. $200. No. 6195
REYES-VALERIO, Constantino, DE BONAMPAK AL TEMPLO MAYOR: EL AZUL MAYA
en Mesoamerica, 1993, the most complete book on "MAYA BLUE"
pigment of the Bonampak and Cacaxtla murals; reveals how to make Maya
Blue yourself, gives complete recipe and even pictures the whole process;
all 38 professional quality photographs are in full color, 160 p., 52 drawings,
8 maps, $120. No. 6226
UNAM, MEMORIAS DEL PRIMER COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL DE MAYANISTAS, 1985.
56 maps, 242 figs, 1146 p. They never print enough of these important books
to go around, so when this book goes out of print it will fetch $150 and
up. Now just $100 for over one thousand pages. This is the most comprehensive
set of articles on recent discoveries in Maya art, iconography, epigraphy,
and archaeology to appear in recent years. Includes Tikal, Tulum, Belize,
Cacaxtla, and two new sculptures just discovered at Bonampak. No. 6268
Chiapa de Corzo
Lee, Thomas A. Jr., THE ARTIFACTS OF CHIAPA DE CORZO, CHIAPAS, MEXICO,
231p., Preclassic, fully illustrated, NWAF #26, $80. No. 6165
LOWE, Gareth W., and Agrinier, Pierre, PAPERS
OF THE NEW WORLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION NUMBERS EIGHT TO ELEVEN,
186 p, hundreds of illustrations, long out of print, scarce, $80. No.
6172
Chinkultic
BALL, Joseph, THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CERAMICS OF CHINKULTIC, CHIAPAS, MEXICO,
132 p., pots, architecture, plus results of diving in the cenote (yes,
Chinkultic has one also), and a remarkable ballgame adoration scene painted
on stucco. $25. No. 6033
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de BORHEGYI, S., ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF CHINKULTIC, CHIAPAS,
MEXICO, 16 p. With photographs and maps, helpful if you have ever
been or consider visiting, Chinkultic, $10. No 6053
GALLEGOS RUIZ, Roberto, CHINKULTIC: una cuidad Maya, Intro. By Roman
Pina Chan, 126 p. with lots of illustrations, includes ceramics (Jaguar
God of the Underworld incensarios) and architecture. Probably has more pictures
of Chinkultic than any prior or subsequent book. Tells the story of draining
and dredging the cenote at Chinkultic hoping to find a treasure comparable
to that of Chichen Itza. $30. No. 6110
Cueva de los Andasolos
NAVARRETE, Carlos and MARTINEZ, Edwardo, CUEVA DE LOS ANDASOLOS,
UNACH, 19 pages of illustrations with descriptions of figurines, 40 pages
of photographs of figurines and site, (illustrates the most important and
exotic Jaguar God of the Underworld incensario ever found in the entire
Maya area). This book is an essential reference for iconographers. 130 p.,
$42. No. 6198
Lancandon
BAER, Phillip, and William Merrifield, TWO STUDIES ON THE LANCANDONES
OF MEXICO, 54 photos including stunning portraits of the Lancandon Maya,
274 p. The best introduction to the Lacandon Maya, $60. Totally out of print
(we have one copy). No. 6032
BRUCE, Roberto, GRAMATICA DEL LACANDON, INAH, Mexico City, 152 p,
includes art and archaeology with photographs and drawings of Lacandon incense
burners never before published. This is far more than a grammar, it is a
complete ethnography, especially rich in mythology an ideal source for interpreting
polychrome Maya vases. A book such as this is essential for iconographers.
Long out of print, we have a few new copies available, $50. No. 6057
HELLMUTH, N., BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE 16TH-20TH CENTURY MAYA OF THE SOUTHERN
LOWLANDS: CHOL, CHOL LACANDON, YUCATEC LACANDON, QUEJACHE, ITZA, AND
MOPAN. Hellmuth's first publication! 114 p. Actually this is one
of the best introductions to the Lacandon Maya available. If you believe
that the Lacandon are the descendants of the Maya who built Bonampak, Yaxchilan
or Palenque, then you need to read Hellmuth's Introduction in this standard
reference work on Lacandon ethnography and ethnohistory. Only $25. Includes
a review of Maya ethnohistory and problems of ethnographic analogy in Maya
archaeology. No. 6135
NAJERA CORONADO, Martha Ilia, BONAMPAK,
142 pages on the best paper, coffee table book size and quality, includes
photographs of the Lacandones not often published elsewhere, 79 photographs
including many full-page and many double-page spreads of the murals. $200.
No. 6195
Palenque
de la GARZA, Mercedes PALENQUE, 189 luxurious pages in coffee table
size and quality including 139 photographs all in full color. Although in
Spanish this is the only book yet on Palenque where ALL the photographs
are color, more than any other book yet published on Palenque. Scores of
line drawings. $160. No. 6089
San Isidro
LEE, Thomas A. Jr., MOUND 4 EXCAVATIONS AT SAN ISIDRO, CHIAPAS, MEXICO,
88 p., archaeology field report, NWAF #34, $20. No. 6166
Torteguero
HERNANDEZ PONS, Elsa C. INVESTIGACIONES ARQUEOLOGICAS EN EL VALLE DEL
RIO TULIJA TABASCO- CHIAPAS, UNAM, photos of Jaina-related figurines,
Palenque style incense burners, over 200 p, with the only available photographs
and map of Maya ruins of TORTEGUERO, source of stelae in Villahermosa museum.
Long out of print. Our copies are brand new; how is this possible? We bought
them over 9 years ago but never opened the boxes since we have been so busy
with our research projects., $43. No. 6141
Yaxchilan
HERRMANN, Andreas, AUF DEN SPUREN DER MAYA, 19th century photographs
by TEOBERT MALER of Maya sites. Published by ADEVA-Graz (long out of print).
Ignore the German, go for the great photographs: PIEDRAS NEGRAS with the
Usumacinta River in the background, the stelae of Piedras Negras still in
situ, YAXCHILAN with the stelae before being removed to Mexico City.
- See the illusive HUNTICHMUL II, the bizarre tower system totally unlike
anything at Rio Bec.
- DZIBILTUN, the most beautiful single temple in the entire Chenes area.
DSEBKABTUN's main palace before it collapsed.
- Panorama of HOCHOB before the most ornate monster-facade building collapsed.
- SANTA ROSA XTAMPAK as it looked in the last century. - front and rear
views. 19th century photographs including the sculptures in the palace while
still intact! The incredible temple of Maler's Plate 42 has never been found
since - one of the most bizarre sculptured facades in the Chenes area.
- The Maler photograph of DZIBILNOCAC is the best ever taken.
- Shows KIUIC, ICHPICH, and many ruins unknown until George Andrews rephotographed
them in the 1970's.
- The view of XKICHMOL (sic) shows a view no longer possible today.
- Shows what Uxmal looked like in the last century.
Libraries, scholars, and collectors are coming to FLAAR since they report
the publisher in Graz says it is "sorry, out of print." You cannot
get this cheaper by ordering directly from Graz because they have no more
copies. The book is totally out of print. We have about two copies left.
A treasure of 19th century photographs all for $300, hardcover, printed
in Europe. No. 6306
SOTELO SANTOS, Laura Elena, YAXCHILAN, 190
thick pages with 57 color photographs of a quality better than in any other
publication on Yaxchilan. These particular photographs far exceed those
in any book on Yaxchilan printed in the USA or Europe, and are even better
than Maler's or Maudslay's photographs in part because they are in color.
This particular Mexican photographer was clearly a pro. $160. No. 6251