Copan. Home of the Mayan Gods

Robicsel, Francis. Copan. Home of the Mayan Gods. Norwalk, Connecticut: Museum of the American Indian, 1972. First edition. Quarto. xiv, 166 (2)pp. Original blue cloth with gilt-stamped emblem on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Color illustrated endpapers. Black free endpaper. “The excitement in seeing Copan derives mainly from the abundance and superb quality of its stone sculpture. The many large and ornately decorated stelae and altars are truly awe-inspiring, and everywhere are fragments of fine sculpture that once decorated the doorways and walls of buildings” ((foreword). Profusely illustrated with 297 color and 123 b/w photographs of Mayan art, environment, and some drawings and maps. Binding rubbed with light wear along edges, some scuffs and light bumps at bottom. Light yellowing of block along edges not affecting images. Binding and interior in overall good+ condition. g+. Hardcover. (37644) $65