About this title: In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of Machu Picchu perched on a cloud-capped ledge 2000 ft above the torrent of the Urumbamba River. The buildings were of white granite, exquisitely carved blocks each higher than a man. Bingham had not, as it turned out, found Vilcabamba, but he had nevertheless made an astonishing discovery which he described in ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Phoenix
Date Published: 2003-10-28
ISBN-13:9781842125854ISBN:1842125850
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781842125854ISBN:1842125850
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781842125854ISBN:1842125850
Description: Very Good. Size: 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 inches; A special illustrated edition of Hiram Bingham's classic work captures all the magnificence and mystery of the amazing archeological sites he uncovered. Early in the 20th century, Bingham ventured into the wild and then unknown country of the Eastern Peruvian Andes--and in 1911 came upon the fabulous Inca city that made him famous: Machu Picchu. In the space of one short season he went on to discover two more lost cities, including Vitcos, where the last ... read more
Description: Fine. 0961360216 Triune trade paperback, 2000, clean/tight, No marks/tears or defects...Fine (like new)...Bubble-wrapped and ed in a Box w/ confirmation. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781842125854ISBN:1842125850
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Description: Good. 0297607596 ** Ex-Library book with related stickers and stampings. Top edge has a large stain. Clean text and good binding. Hawaii and Alaska residents are asked to use pri or ity shipping. read more
Edition: 15th Printing (College Edition)
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Atheneum Press, New York
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780689700149ISBN:0689700148
Description: Illustrated with 16 Pages of Photographs. Very Good Condition. 4x7 Inches. Bingham's discoveries, given in an easy but graphic style, read like a thrilling adventure that unfolds itself among primeval forests, turbulent rivers, picturesque waterfalls, granite canyons and magnificent precipices, exotic birds and colorful flowers. -George E. Mylonas. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Folio Society
Date Published: 2004
Description: New in As New jacket. Lovely Folio edition. Still in shrinkwrap-as new. In superb condition throughout. Dispatch within 24hrs from the UK. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth Over Board
Publisher: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, NY
Date Published: 1948
Description: B&W. Very Good- No Jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" VG-with map endpapers at front. Slightly cocked. Text clean and tight. pp. 263--Corners and spine ends show some wear. read more
"It was wonderful to read this book (for my husband and me) before visiting MACHU PICHU in 2005. We stayed in Cusco for about 12 days and went twice to Machu Pichu. It is an excellent book!"
"The first part of the book (containing the history of the Incas and reason for exploring their lands) was very interesting. Part two: the search isn't very captivating. Basically it's a travel log. While Bingham does his best to describe each hill and valley, it would be more beneficial if I was watching this on the discovery channel. Even though I've been to a couple of these places, I find myself lost and wondering if I can drudge through the rest of the book to discover more about what Bingham discovered about the Incan society. ----------------------------------------------- "Above all, there is the fascination of finding here and there under swaying vines, or perched on top of a beetling crag, the rugged masonry of a bygone race; and of trying to understand the bewildering romance of the ancient builders who, ages ago, sought refuge in a region which appears to have been expressly designed by nature as a sanctuary for the oppressed, a place where they might fearlessly and patiently give expression to their passion for walls of enduring beauty. Space forbids any attempt to describe in detail the constantly changing panorama, the rank tropical foliage, the countless terraces, the towering cliffs, the glaciers peeping out between the clouds."
"What a prodigious amount of patient effort had to be employed! Altogether the artistic workmanship is superb and must be seen to be appreciated. My photographs do not do it justice."
"Here concealed in a canyon of remarkable grandeur, protected by nature and by the hand of man, the "Virgins of the Sun," one by one passed away on this beautiful mountain top and left no descendants willing to reveal the importance or explain the significance of the ruins which crown the beetling precipices of Machu Picchu.""
"Fantastic account of the expedition and discovery of Machu Picchu by the author; the man who actually found the lost city. Having recently travelled to Peru to this magnificent sight, it was insightful to read this mans account of how and why and by whom the city was built."
"Sort of the classic for anyone visiting Machu Picchu because it was written by the man who re-introduced those ruins to the modern world ("discovered" would be too strong a word because the locals knew about them and were actually farming on the terraces). While some of Bingham's theories about Machu Picchu have been superceded by later theories, three quarters of the book traces his explorations in the area and is an interesting and easy read. He finally gets to Machu Picchu in the last part of the book his description of what he found is still thrilling for those of us who have spent some time at the site."
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