EMMERICH, André

Sweat of the Sun and Tears of the Moon: Gold and Silver in Pre-Columbian Art [WITH] 1971 Exhibition Invitation

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Large squarish 8vo. Pp. xxiii, 216. Frontis. Calima funerary mask color photo. Illustrated with three additional color plates and 222 black & white photos and drawings. Black cloth, titles on the spine and illustration on the cover stamped in gilt, endpaper maps: leaf edges minimally age toned, upper portion of the leaves are a trifle warped though the head edge appears straight. In the color photo illustrated dust jacket with price $15 intact on the front flap in spite of a clipped corner: front and rear panels a tad wrinkled.

With author calling card laid in and square 8vo pp. 6 black & white photo illustrated saddle stapled invitation to the opening of an exhibition of new acquisitions of pre-Columbian art at André Emmerich, Inc. 41 E. 57th St. New York on April 24th, 1971. Very Good / Good+. Item #6709

The first comprehensive study of the subject, written by the German-born New York gallery owner who also wrote Art Before Columbus. Dust jacket preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Price: $30.00