Ayar Incas (25 results)

Hard Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Maroon boards.

First edition. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket. 24 cm. 359 pages. Contains black-and-white illustrations throughout. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Moderate to heavy edge wear/tear/chipping, toning, soiling to the dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2 vols. Spines faded. Some dampstaining to vol. II at spine, otherwise clean. Pages clean, binding sturdy, both volumes.

hardcover. Condition: Good. 2-volume set. covers show minor to moderate wear and staining, no dust jackets. pages are tanned and clean.

Cloth, Good/Good, volume two only;dj worn and rubbed with two wedge shaped pieces missing bottom front, small piece missing spine edge top front, 1" closed tear fore edge top front,3" longx1" wide piece missing top of rear dj; ffe has several long smudges o/w book tight and sound, B2 Anthropology.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. DJ a bit browned and with very light chipping along edges ; Including the chapters: - Man's first appearance in America - The Origin of the Indians - Arrival of Polyneisan Giants in Peru - Invasions from the South - A Nasca Vase with Chinese Characters - Asiatic Art in Pre-Columbian America - Aton of Egypt Worshipped in Mexico and Peru - Dispersion of the White Races - etc. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo.

Condition: VG. NY 1930 1st Liveright. 2 sm4to hardcover volumes. 274pp., 359pp., photos illustrations, index, red cloth. Author was former U.S. Senator and Ambassador to Peru. VG, one tiny closed tear at head of spine in Volume 1, in Fair DJs, worn and chipped. 2 volumes.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very good++ hardcover set without jackets. First Edition. A nice, clean and tight two volume set. No bumped corners to book. No bookplates, no signatures. Volume One: Monuments, Culture, and American Relationships. Volume Two: Asiatic Origins.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First Edition. 2 volumes; red cloth binding, fading to the spine of both volumes. I: 274 pages; illustrations (some color). II: 359 pages; illustrations; index. Miles Poindexter (1868-1946) was a congressman and Senator from the state of Washington and served as Ambassador to Peru (1923-28). In this two volume study of the Inca Empire he has assembled a wealth of source material showing Asian and Pacific origins of the Ayar Inca, ruling caste of the Inca peoples. He believed that Polynesian migration to South America from India had great influence on the Incas. though now discarded as a theory of cultural development in Peru, the Inca history is of some interest. Very good clean copy with color plates.

Condition: Very Good. NY: Horace Liveright 1930. 2 volume set in slipcase. Hardcovers 8vo 370 pgs. Vol 1 has b/w frontis and plates and a b/w 2 pg map of Peru and 3 color plates, vol 2 has b/w plates and color frontis and 3 color plates. Near fine in very good dust jacket and a good slipcase. Contents clean and bindings sound. Jacket spines have light soil and vol 1 has a small hole and scratch to jacket spine. All corners are clipped but orig 10.00 price remains. Slipcase is worn, soiled and has a tear at top edge. Laid in is a small pamphlet 'Liveright Good Books for Spring 1930'. (american anthropology peru) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Good+ Red colored boards with black type on spine. Pages are crisp and square. Deckled pages. Outer boards do show some light rubbing around edges. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: see Notes. First Edition. 2 Volume set in red cloth with black spine lettering. Dust jacket is present on Volume 2 only and has portions missing at spine and corners but is now in protective mylar. Several photos and illustrations with some in color having tissue guards. 274 + 359pp. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition, 2 Volume set No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo, hardcover. 2 volumes. Vg+ condition. Dj's moderately browned & soiled, several edge chips, else good. 274 & 359 pp. Illus. w/ b/w plates.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition: First Printing. 274 pages: 6.75 x 9.5 in.: Vol. 1: KB#010329: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. No dustjacket. Has name of prior owner at top of front flyleaf and spine is slightly cocked. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Author was U S Senator (1913-23) from Washington and appointed by President Harding as Ambassador to Peru from 1923-28. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Includes frontispiece and over sixty other drawings and photographs throughout book. "As one looks out upon the sea from the deck of a ship plowing along a route of modern commerce and travel, . to all the principal marts and meetings points of men. This highway leads to most of the centers of culture of ancient and modern times.".

hardback very good condition in red cloth (rubbing to the spine).

Condition: good. Two volumes, slipcased. Slipcase has significant wear and some staining. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The bindings are tight and all pages are present. Includes dustjackets, which have some tearing. The pages appear unmarked. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!

Condition: Used - Very Good. 1930. Two volume set. Rebound in red cloth covered boards, 8vo, 274 & 359 pp. Well illustrated in b&w photographs and color plates. Spines lightly sunned. Corners slightly bumped. Internally, quite sound. Overall, very good.

N.Y., 1930. 2 vols. 274,359 pp. Ills. Cloth, spines slightly spotted.1: Monuments, culture, and American relationships. 2: Asiatic origins.

Hardcover. Condition: vg. First edition. 8vo. 2 vols. Decorated red cloth with gilt title to spine. Minor age rubbing to edges. Frontis. With the signature and bookplate of Bruce Bryan, the noted author and long time curator of the Southwest Museum of the American Indians in Pasadena, California. Illustrated with many b/w annotated photos, facsimiles and drawings, some of which in color. A very clean and tight set. In very good condition.

Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). New York, NY: Horace Liveright. Good plus condition-covers stained/No Dustjacket. 1930. 8vo., 274, 359 pp. . Good plus condition-covers stained/No Dustjacket.

POINDEXTER, Miles. The Ayar-Incas. New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. 1st ed. 2 Vols. 274;359pp. Frontises., plates (some color), maps. Orig. cloth. Very good. History of the Incan civilization. Detailed study of the monuments, culture, and American relationships of the Incans, arguing for an Asiatic origin of their society.

POINDEXTER, Miles. The Ayar-Incas. New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. 1st ed. 2 Vols. 274;359pp. Frontises., plates (some color), maps. Orig. cloth, priceclipped d/js. Very good in lightly chipped d/js. History of the Incan civilization. Detailed study of the monuments, culture, and American relationships of the Incans, arguing for an Asiatic origin of their society.

First edition. Two vols., uniform 8os, frontispieces, 274, 359pp, illus.; red cloth. A former U.S. senator, and unsuccessful presidential candidate, Miles Poindexter served as American ambassador to Peru, where he undertook extensive research that led to this massive study, arguing for Asiatic origins of the ancient Andean culture. An uncommon set, particularly in the dust jackets. Fine copies in lightly marked dust jackets with a touch of edge wear and a couple of short tears. Without publisher's box.

New York 1930. Roy. 8vo. Orig. cloth. With 2 frontisps. of which 1 is col., num. plates, and maps. A fine crisp copy from the Joseph M. Gleason Collection.