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Rare and modern books

Wright, Ronald

Cut Stones and Crossroads; A Journey in the Two Worlds of Peru

1984

95.88 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1984
Place of printing
New York. The Viking Press
Author
Wright, Ronald
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America Signed Native Peoples Incas
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [xvi], 239 pp, illus, maps, plans, index, chronology from early times to the present, note on Runasimi pronunciation, glossary, bibliog. original cloth backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), very fine and clean, unmarked, with the author's signature on the title page. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A blending of Peru's Inca heritage and modern problems, the author explores the architecture, culture, history and world-view of the Inca with the daily realities of their descendents, the Runa Indians. Based on the author's extensive travels, this is a travel classic, probably the best modern book on Peru, the author's first book and his scarcest.