Shelf wear to DJ, some small nicks at top and bottom of spine, otherwise very good condition with clean. clear text and tight binding. From dust jacket notes: "A spectacular example of ancient Colombian artistry in gold-working, the fabled Gold of El Dorado is one of the dazzling collections of the previous works of ancient civilizations. Thirty-one pages of superb color plates and hundreds of black and white illustrations in this volume present the extraordinary ceremonial objects, artifacts and tools of everyday life, beautifully designed and crafted, amplified by the full story of the legend of El Dorado and a descriptive account of the gold itself...."