9.25'X6.5" 2-tone cloth boards, VG with VG cover with mylar. Date: 1971 Stated first edition, Unclipped price cover. Contains 55 color and b&w plates, extensive bibliography. Previous owner signature on first title page. Written by Dominican priest in late 1500's, Duran believed natives could not be converted because of thier pagan beliefs. As he studied them, he became absorbed in their culture. Did extensive research over the years compiling two books. It wasn't until 1867 that the first Spanish edition became public and much later for the first English translation.This book took hundreds of years to come to this edition, complete with the drawings done by Duran. A must have for collectors of Meso American culture and religion 1971. University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0806108894 9780806108896 [US]