The Gold of Peru, Miguel Mujica Gallo, Aurel Bongers 1959, Near Fine hardcover

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GALLO, Miguel Mujica, The Gold of Peru, Recklinghausen: Aurel Bongers 1959. English, Very Good hardcover Fo, 9 ½” x 12 1/4”, 296 pp. Near Fine hardcover folio, copy #75 notated in pen of English edition, limitation unstated. Cream buckram cloth over boards with gilt title to spine, some mild sunning. Very Good - bright blue dust jacket with minor chipping to flap tips and rear bottom edge, in protective Mylar. Full color tipped-in frontispiece + 144 striking full-color tipped-in plates, 269 pp., including chronological table + bibliography. Clean, bright pages with vibrant, saturated color images. An exceptional overview of ancient Peruvian gold jewelry, vessels, tools, and sculptural objects from Pre-Incan time through to the Colonial period. Show more