Milano: Editoriale Jaca, 1999. Illustrated in color and black and white. 256 pages, 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. Milano: Editoriale Jaca, (1999). A very good(+) (some very light bumping to edges) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
8vo, cloth. Yale UP, (1944). vg. More
maps. 796pp. + index. 8vo, cloth, N.Y.: Knopf, 1955. A very good(-) copy. More
Text in Portuguese and in English. 315 plates, 11 in color. 97pp. of text. all folded in signatures, unbound and unopened. 4to, pr. wrs. board portfolio. San Paulo, 1956. First edition. More
Part II. Containing the Chorography and History of America, and all the Principal Kingdoms, Provinces, Seas, and Islands of it. table. pp. 83-154. folio, old marbled papers; (some wear to marbled papers, light foxing, otherwise very good). London: [Printed for P.C.T. Passenger...], 1682. Sixth Edition. Author was an English theologian and historian. There are chapters on Canada, Virginia, Florida, California, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Panama, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Venezuela, Guiana, and the West Indies. This copy lacks the map for..... More
Warren: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1976. Small 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Warren: Squadron/Signal Publications, (1976). Very good Journal of a soldier who fought mostly in the Peninsular War. More
Havana: Archivo Nacional de Cuba, 1948. illustarted. 166 pages, 4to, modern cloth, original wrapers bound in; (ex-lib, partially unopened). La Habana: Archivo Nacional de Cuba, (1948). Very good. More
New York: Dover, 1982. 205 photo Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. New York: Dover, (1982). Very good. More
Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1609. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 14.75" x 19.75". Amsterdam: 1609 French edition. Important early map of the Americas. The stereographic projection includes sea vessels from various regions including Japan, Greenland, Florida, South America, and Europe. Two indigenous fire canoes are described with notes.The lower cartouche shows two birds looking in on a strapwork framed scene of Brazilians making alcohol, based on Theodor De Bry's work. Cauim, is an alcoholic beverage made from manioc root..... More
New York: Random House, 1969. xiii + 653 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn and torn. New York: Random House, (1969). First Printing. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Sheed & Ward, (1965). vg. More
London: Dent, 1912. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, scattered light foxing, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped. London: J. M. Dent, 1912. More
London: Sampson Low, 1873. Folding color map, b/w plates, one folding, text Illus. 2 volumes. 8vo, original red cloth with gilt and black decorations, corners bumped. London: Sampson Low, 1873. First Edition. Very good Author was a physician, who served as British consul to Callao in Peru starting in April 22, 1871. His consular duties centered on shipping. Hutchinson traveled to many archaeological sites in Peru, including graveyards of pre-Columbian natives of Peru. He was a founding member of the..... More
Providence: Ryder & Dearth, 1891. Illus. 12mo, orignal yellow decorated cloth, front cover slightly bowed, corners bumped, small area of light soiling on front cover, some pages slightly wavy. Providence: Ryder & Dearth, 1891. Author was an American physician. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. Illustrated with 30 sepia plates. 320 pages. Thick 8vo, original patterned boards with green cloth spine (lightly edgeworn; backstrip and board edges sun-darkened; internally clean); uncut edges, top edges gilt. London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. Limited first edition -- number 48 of 210 signed copies. Very good. More
Illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Viking, 1957. vg. More
New York: Harper, 1964. 148 illus., 48 in full color. 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. chipped. New York: Harper & Row, (1964). Study of the Amahuaca Indians of Peru. More
illus. 8vo, 1/2 cloth, d.w. N.Y., 1963. More
462pp. 8vo, cloth; (inner hinge weak). Chicago: Willett, Clark, (1937). More
color Frontis. 533pp. 8vo, cloth; (spine ends worn). N.Y.: Harper, 1923. More
illus. 848pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Odyssey, (1950). vg. More
Amsterdam: Jans Jansson, 1652. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 20 3/4" This intriguing map depicts the Straits of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego, an archipelago off the southernmost tip of South America that is separated from Patagonia by the straits. Discovered in 1520 by its namesake, the narrow strip of water attracted significant European attention as the fastest connection between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. South of the strait is Tierra del Fuego, the..... More
1775. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 12.5 x 18 inches. Unusual map of North and South America towards the end of the 18th century. Most of the North West is dominated by the Sea of the West, mythical sea as an extension of the Great Lakes. The map describes the area during the French and Indian war, before France gives up it's territories in mainland North America. Map also shows Pacific Islands and only part of the west coast of..... More
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