Item #68387 How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs; [ Hippocrene Practical Dictionaries]. John MONTGOMERY, From the David Tibet collection.

How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs; [ Hippocrene Practical Dictionaries]

New York: Hippocrene Books, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 360pp. Orange papered boards with silver titling to spine. Colour and b&w illustations, photos. Bibliography, List of Illustrations, List of plates, Index. From the dust jacket: "The first edition of this comprehesive course on deciphering Mayan hieroglyphs which contains a complete outline of the writing, individual signs and their meanings, the script's grammatical structure and content, and explanations of the Maya calendrical and mathematical systems." This copy from the library of British artist, writer and musician DAVID TIBET (founder of the music group Current 93) with his OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE on the first blank. A hint of general shelfwear, light bumps and rubbing to spine ends and upper corners, else a bright clean VG+ copy in mylar protected lightly rubbed VG+ dust jacket). Item #68387
ISBN: 9780781808613

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