El Arte de las Mutilaciones Dentarias (Enciclopedia Mexicana de Arte 14)
Mexico City: Ediciones Mexicanas, 1950. First edition. Softcover. Small quarto. 85pp. (1) + 15 pages of plates. Illustrated tan wrappers, with black and red lettering on the covers and spine. The work is a fascinating historical, anthropological and archeological study of tooth mutilation for artistic/cultural purposes in Meso-American cultures. Contains numerous charts, tables and figures throughout, including a fold-out chart measuring 9x22", and a section of 15 plates of b/w and color photographic reproductions. Text in Spanish. Wrappers lightly sunned, smudged and stained. Light rubbing to corners. Interior with sunning to edges of pages. Spine slightly cocked. Binding in good+, interior in very good condition overall. g+ to vg. Item #43130
Price: $95.00