Solid 3-book Mesoamerican / Maya studies bundle anchored by Michael D. Coe’s Reading the Maya Glyphs, paired with Karl Taube’s Aztec and Maya Myths, and the exhibition volume Códice Maya de México.

This is a smart, functional grouping: mythology, decipherment, and primary codex scholarship all in one lot—ideal for students, collectors, or anyone working in pre-Columbian studies.

Highlights:

Reading the Maya Glyphs (Thames & Hudson, 2nd ed.) – the standard accessible introduction to Maya writing by Michael D. Coe and Mark Van Stone. This copy carries a blind-stamped ex libris from the Nathaniel Tarn library (born Edward Michael Mendelson), adding quiet but meaningful provenance for collectors of anthropological and literary figures.

Aztec and Maya Myths by Karl Taube (British Museum Press) – authoritative and highly readable overview of Mesoamerican myth cycles. Also bears the Tarn emboss.

Códice Maya de México (Getty Research Institute) – modern scholarly exhibition catalogue on the oldest surviving book of the Americas, with strong visual and academic content. Note: includes a small internal sticky note as shown.

Condition: All volumes in very good condition. Light shelf wear. Interiors clean. Tarn embossed seals present in at least two volumes. No major defects beyond the noted insert.

A practical and attractive bundle with real crossover appeal—academic, collector, and regional Southwest interest.

Author: Michael D Coe, Mark Van Stone, Karl Taube, Andrew D Turner

Publisher: Thames and Hudson, British Museum Press, Getty Research Institute

Year: 1990s–2010s

Special attributes: Nathaniel Tarn embossed ex libris, scholarly Mesoamerican set

Topic: Maya glyphs, Aztec and Maya mythology, codices

Subject: Anthropology, archaeology, Mesoamerican studies

Keywords: Maya glyphs, Michael Coe, Karl Taube, Codice Maya, Mesoamerica, anthropology books, Tarn library, pre Columbian

Condition: Very good overall with light wear, one volume includes note