Maya Hieroglyphic Writing Introduction

Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution, 1950. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto (29cm); gray paper wrappers; [xxii],347,[64 illus.]pp; black-and-white photographic halftones and illustrations. Publication No. 589. This copy is from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), with his occasional pencilled marginal notes. Archival tape reinforcement to hinges. Tanned with modest shelf-wear, trace soil, and light creases to wrapper edges and text margins; Good. Report focus includes Maya graphology, 260-day cycle, 365-day year, numbers, and the moon. [87945].