Anasazi; ancient people of the rock - Hardcover
This richly visual book is the documentation of the ancient Native Americans who lived in the 4 corners region of the southwest. The amazing photographs of the pueblo cities make this an enjoyable read. There are 127 full-color and black and white photography. A gem of a book for those interested in these ancient peoples.
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- PublisherAmerican West Pub. Co
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0910118744
- ISBN 13 9780910118743
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages191
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Anasazi; ancient people of the rock
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American West Pub. Co, Palo Alto, CA., USA
(1975)
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ISBN 13: 9780910118743
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Muench, David (illustrator). Third Printing. Stated Third Printing Oct. 1975, Photos by David Muench, Text by Donald G. Pike, Soft Cover, some slight wear on edges, small crease on corner, spine not creased. Slight toning inside covers, prev. owner's name in ink on inside back cover, Otherwise tightly bound clean, white pages 191 pages with color photos throughout. Very Good reading copy. Seller Inventory # 8000800
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ANASAZI: Ancient People Of The Rock. Foreword by Frank Waters.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. tan faux leather "leatherette" hardbound 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~ 9"x11"). large ("coffee table" book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. minor shelf rubbing along bottom. edges clean. erasure spot on front flyleaf, otherwise contents free of markings. price clipped dustwrapper in fine cond. minor rubbing, couple of scratches, not torn. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. second printing. ~ Please Note: book is larger than scanner so the photos are a bit cropped. endpaper maps. glossy full color photo illustrated pages at the front. glossy full color photo illustrated frontis. & title pg. 191p.+ colophon. glossy pages throughout. historic photographs by Adam Clark Vroman. photographic notes. index. illustrated throughout in full glossy color, many full page plates. also vintage b&w photos. archaeology. ancient history. prehistory. art history. history of architecture. american indian history. ~Out of the darkness of prehistoric time rise the ruins of great stone cities, once the centers of a bustling civilization, now crumbling empty and windswept in the lonely reaches of the American Southwest. They stand as haunting monuments to a remarkable people who designed and built them, stayed for a few centuries, and then vanished. Who were these people? Where did they go? And why? We call them Anasazi~Navajo for "The Ancient Ones"~but we still know little about them. The cities they built have loomed like giant question marks, beckoning scientists and intriguing travelers ever since white men discovered the first site. In this moving book, master~photographer David Muench captures the stark beauty, the drama, the mystical quality of the ruins. From afar he surveys their vast scale and magnificence of the barren landscape from which they rise. Coming closer, he admires their craftsmanship and re~creates a feeling of what it might have been like to live here so long ago. One can almost see the ghosts of these gentle, creative people still dwelling in the rock. The fascinating text by historian Donald G. Pike tells what is already known about the Anasazi and traces the scientific manhunt in which generations of archaeologists have worked to learn more. In the pattern on a fragment of pottery or the growth rings of a weathered old post, they may find some important new piece to the puzzle. Gradually, through their patience and ingenuity, a shadowy picture of the lost People of the Rock is beginning to emerge. "This is an evocative book. The sensitivity of its full~color photographic essays evokes the mystic beauty, the sublime terror, and ever~present mystery of this great nuclear heartland of America. And in proper balance the earthy objectivity of its text outlines the long span of the responsive Anasazi, who have bequeathed to us their heritage of the oldest, largest, and most beautiful monumental ruins in all America." ~FRANK WATERS, in the Foreword. Seller Inventory # 10211901
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Anasazi; ancient people of the rock
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(1974)
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Book Description Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (Pueblo Indians, American Southwest) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Seller Inventory # S24C-02720
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