PROSKOURIAKOFF, Tatiana, A STUDY OF CLASSIC MAYA SCULPTURE, Carnegie
Institution of Washington, Pub. 593, original edition, not
the reprint with fuzzy 2nd-hand illustrations. Paper version (original Carnegie
edition still in CIW binding), oxidized cover, $450--first-come, first-served
for this rare edition of the most important reference book on Maya sculpture
ever published. No. 6223
RECONNAISSANCE IN BRITISH HONDURAS by Linton Satterthwaite, photographs
and descriptions of the Maya sites of Cahal Pech, Benque Viejo (Xunantunich),
and Caracol. Features photographs of the stucco-decorated astronomical frieze
at Xunanatunich just after its discovery - not published widely elsewhere.
Issue also reports on excavations of King Midas's capital. University Museum
Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1951, $20. No. 6288
RICE, Don, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF BRITISH HONDURAS: A REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS,
1974, 164 p. Covers Pusilha, Lubaantun, Benque Viejo (Xunantunich), Barton
Ramie, Santa Rita (site with famous fresco), Caracol, and others. Katunob
edition, helpful bibliography, illustrated. $30. No. 6228
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