Journey to the Sky. A Novel About the True Adventures of Two Men in Search of the Lost Maya Kingdom
New York; (1978): Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. First Edition. Octavo. Item #023303
242pp., illustrated. The year is 1839, two men, John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood journeyed by steamboat and mule through the green hell of Central America, where almost by chance they stumbled upon a civilization so utterly forgotten by Indians and white men alike that it had no name. The author spent three years researching the Maya world and making extensive excursions in Honduras, Guatemala, and Yucatan while tracking the route of Stephens and Catherwood by biplane, mule, jet, jeep and foot. A story of historical significance. A near fine copy bound in 1/4 brown cloth over beige paper covered boards stamped in gilt, spine lettering gilt, map endpapers, some light toning to board edges, in a fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket.
Price: $75.00