FOLIO SOCIETY LOST CITY OF THE INCAS Hiram Bingham NEW SEALED (see description)

Description: Folio Society - LOST CITY OF THE INCAS: The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders by Hiram Bingham ‘Those snow-capped peaks in an unknown and unexplored part of Peru fascinated me greatly. They tempted me to go, to see what lay beyond’ Nothing could have prepared the American explorer and historian Hiram Bingham for what awaited him in the awe-inspiring mountains of the Andes in the summer of 1911. He had come in search of the fabled Inca city of Vitcos, but found instead Machu Picchu, a sacred shrine and fortress city perched on a 9,000ft-high ridge, its ruins peeping out from centuries of undergrowth and forest – temples, terraces, flights of steps, monuments and houses, all hewn out of beautiful white granite. It seemed extraordinary that Machu Picchu should not only have survived the Spanish Conquest, but have remained undiscovered for so long. Perhaps only a maverick like Bingham could have chanced upon such a wonder, and he determined to make the most of his good fortune, returning the following year to survey and excavate the site. His findings were published, with some astonishing photographs, in the first issue of National Geographic ever to be devoted to a single location. First published in the 1950’s, Lost City of the Incas brings together three decades of Bingham’s studies and impressions of Machu Picchu and its place within the context of Inca history. The book also includes his memoirs of the other great discoveries of that extraordinary 1911 season. He dis indeed reach Vitcos, and also Espíritu Pampa – the ‘Plain of Ghosts’ – buried in the deepest recesses of the Peruvian rainforest, and long believed to be the last place of refuge in the defeated Inca empire. DESCRIPTION: Introduced by John Hemming. Illustrated with photographs, courtesy of National Geographic. Bound in cloth, blocked with a polygonal masonry design by Frances Button. Set in Goudy. Approx. 288 pages. Frontispiece and 24 pages of duotone plates. Photographic slipcase. Book size: 10” x 63/4” CONDITION: Book is NEW and SEALED in the publisher’s original SHRINK WRAP. However, please note the small light bump to the top back left-hand corner of the slipcase (see photo 7) and the very light shelf wear to the shrink wrap. Postage will be by Royal Mail Tracked 48 service costing £3.95 All items are sent at cost price whether purchasing a single or multiple items. Due to size, weight and value considerations it is not possible to accurately calculate combined postage automatically. Always feel free to ask or if purchases require immediate payment I will refund any difference. All items must be sent to the address stipulated during the payment process. All items are sent via recorded delivery unless they are of little monetary value. Virtually all my items are available through the global shipping program (GSP) to designated countries outside the UK. Please note I have no control over international postage costs. I do not set these, eBay's GSP does, I send the items to an address in the UK and am not even aware of the country for which they are destined. Items purchased through the GSP must be sent via the GSP shipping centre. For multiple purchases, I cannot combine postage after items are purchased but if you contact me before buying I can try combining multiple items into a single listing which is usually less expensive. Please ask any questions before buying 70PC

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