The sacred book. [between 1879 and 1898]

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The sacred book. [between 1879 and 1898]

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English translation by William S. Beebe, probably from 1879-1898, of Brasseur de Bourbourg's French translation of the Popol vuh, published in 1861 as Popol vuh : le livre sacré et les mythes de l'antiquité americaine avec les livres héroiques et historiques (Paris : A. Bertrand, 1861).

266 leaves, bound ; 32 cm.

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