Planet Peru: An Aerial Journey Through a Timeless Land

Gorgeous hardcover boook in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean ivory cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping, no wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean. Clean dark brown endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Introduction by Fernando Belaunde Terry. Historical Commentary by John Hyslop. Afterword by Marilyn Bridges. Aerial photographs of the glorious remains of ancient civilizations, this book completes an exploration of the Peruvian landscape begun by Bridges in 1976, when she first photographed the monumental and idiomatic drawings and figures on the desert pampa surrounding Nazca. This book is a stunning series of photographs which constitute Bridges' most ambitious project to date--caputringrelics of pyramidsand sacred sites, juxtaposedwith contemporary development on harsh terrain, and reveals spectacular views of ancient cities amidst sand-swept dunes. Title: Planet Peru: An Aerial Journey Through a Timeless Land Author Name: Bridges, Marilyn Edition: 1st Edition ISBN Number: 0893814695 ISBN-13: 9780893814694 Location Published: Aperture / The Professional Photography Division of Eastman Kodak Company: 1991 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Fine Jacket Condition: Fine Type: Book Categories: Adventure/Travel, Archaeology, South America Seller ID: 033550 Keywords: adventure, aerial photography, first edition, history, marilyn bridges, peru, peruvian ancient civilizations, south america