PELLICER (Carlos) & MITTLER [Mettler] (Max). — Mexico [M - Lot 252

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PELLICER (Carlos) & MITTLER [Mettler] (Max). — Mexico [M - Lot 252
PELLICER (Carlos) & MITTLER [Mettler] (Max). — Mexico [Mexico]. Zurich, Atlantis Verlag / Éditions Atlantis, 1970. Large quarto (approx. 32 × 25 cm), publisher’s yellow full cloth binding, gray endpapers, approximately 170 pages, lavishly illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs, often full-page and double-page spreads. An important photographic monograph devoted to Mexico, accompanied by texts by Carlos Pellicer and Max Mittler. The work belongs to the great tradition of photographic travel books published by Atlantis in Zurich in the late 1960s. Another edition is listed with approximately 60 pages of text followed by 169 pages of photographs. Extensive illustrations covering both pre-Columbian Mexico—monumental sculptures, reliefs, architecture, and archaeological remains—and contemporary Mexico: colonial architecture, churches, urban landscapes, street scenes, and scenes of daily life. The particularly successful modernist layout alternates between large, full-bleed photographs, double-page spreads, and compositions that make generous use of white space. The texts are notably by the great Mexican poet Carlos Pellicer (1897–1977), who was also deeply committed to the preservation and promotion of Mexico’s artistic heritage and who helped establish several museums. This copy is missing its illustrated dust jacket but is preserved in its original yellow cloth slipcase. The cloth is slightly faded and shows a few small marks and stains, particularly on the upper portion; the interior is in very fresh and well-preserved condition.
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