NEW DESIGNS FOR OLD MEXICO - Henry Phillips - 1939 - First Ed. - HC - DJ

Description: NEW DESIGNS FOR OLD MEXICO - Henry Phillips - 1939 - First Ed. - HC - DJ - Illustrated Hardcover Condition: Fair/Good1. Bumping to the corners2. There is some very light fading to the colors and edges of the boards.3. There is some shelf wear to the edges of the boards.4. Small bit of damage to the rear board at the intersection between the board and the spine. 5. Lettering is still intact with no pealing or rubbing.6. Doesn't seem to be rubbing on the boards as the dust jacket has done its job.7. There is some yellowing/tanning to the edges of the pages when closed. 8. Yellowing/Tanning to the pages of the book do to age9. Shadowing on the first and last blank end pages from the dust jacket and yellowing.10. There is foxing mostly secluded to the first and last pages of the book due to age11. There are no tears to the pages.12. There is no mold13. There is no water damage.14. The Long edge of the pages when closed is a rough cut edge. (there are some small spots of damage along this edge.) Dust Jacket Condition: Fair/Good1. There is significant edge wear. 2. There are small tears throughout the edges of the dust jacket front and rear and spine.3. There are small sections mission throughout the dust jacket (Biggest Portion missing from the spine)4. Yellowing/tanning to the jacket on the rear and inside.5. The beginnings of foxing on the interior and faintly on the front of and rear of the jacket. 6. Colors are still vibrant7. Some rubbing. (As Always Please Refer to all Pictures for a Complete Understanding of the Condition of the Book) Synopsis:"Mexico," says the author, "is the most lively and vivid example that we can recall of the adage, 'History repeats itself'. We discover a succession of cavalcades of conquistadors, each conqueror- native or foreign- bringing with him his own design for Mexico, with always new designs for old." This statement furnishes the key to Mr. Phillips' new interpretation of this much discussed Republic. Whether it be Mexico City, ancient Mayan temples, the Five Year Plan of President Cardenas, the new educational system in town and country, the splendid churches of the Spanish conquerors, the vibrant fiestas, the giant demonstration of the labor unions, life in little adobe villages, or the development of a huge new agricultural program- the reader sees at once the various patterns into which the nation has been divided by schemer, conqueror, politician and patriot. Throughout, four great powers are proved the real rulers of Mexico- the Aztec, the Spaniard, the Church and now Labor- and each "designer" leaves his mark as destroyer or builder.Mexico City, Cuernavaca, Taxco, Puebla, Oaxaca, Uruapan, Patzcuaro, Janitzio, Merida, Chichen Itza- these are the colorful mileposts in the author's journey through a nation which has a thousand year old Aztec civilization intertwined with the finest Spanish culture. NEW DESIGNS FOR OLD MEXICO is required reading for the traveler, the arm-chair adventurer and the observer of social and political changes and the swiftly moving events of the present day. (Directly From Dust Jacket)

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