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FROM THE NEW GOLDEN LAND: FOUR CENTURIES OF TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION IN THE AMERICAS, SELECTSIONS FROM THE JAY I. KISLAK FOUNDATION
Dunkelman, Arthur
This exhibition catalog details a number of culturally and historically significant books, manuscripts, maps and documents dealing with travel and exploration in Central America. The works come from the collection of the Jay I. Kislak Foundation Collection. The collection includes the superlative 1494 imprint of the Columbus letter and drawings by Ricardo Almendáriz of the Maya ruins of Palenque. It includes nine full-page illustrations. It was designed by Mary Ann Stavros-Lanning and printed by Atlantic Litho. The catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from September 13, 1998 to November 6, 1998.
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CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS PUBLISHED BEFORE 1932 IN THE L...
This volume is a complete catalogue of the Royal Asiatic Society Library of books published before 1932. This volume excludes the Bible, pamphlets, reprints, and books in the Chinese and Siamese languages. Entries are accompanied by descriptions in various languages. There is also a supplementary list and two appendices, one covering gazetteers and the second concerning periodicals. The book is bumped at the head and tail of spine and corners.
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