Golden Wall And Mirador; Travels and Observations in Peru.
Cleveland: World, 1961. 58 Illus., 4 in color. 8vo, original tan cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, ex-lib. Cleveland: World, (1961). More
Cleveland: World, 1961. 58 Illus., 4 in color. 8vo, original tan cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, ex-lib. Cleveland: World, (1961). More
Cleveland: World, 1961. 58 Illus., 4 in color. 8vo, tan cloth, small area of wear to bottom edge of back cover, otherwise very good. Cleveland: World, (1961). More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Illus. 465pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., back wr. lightly soiled. New York: Oxford University Press, (1997). More
New York: Sotheby's, 1999. Illustrated throughout in color. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Sotheby's, (1999). A fine copy. Catalog for an auction held on Tuesday, November 23, 1999 and Wednesday, November 24, 1999. More
8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Farrar & Rinehart, (1945). vg Economic study of Latin America. More
many color photo. illus. by Hans Silvester. oblong 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped, otherwise vg). N.Y.: Viking, (1977). More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls, (1968). vg. More
Washington: Smithsonian, 1989. Many color Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. Washington: Smithsonian, (1989). Near Fine. More
London: J. Johnson, 1796. Engraved frontispiece in the first volume, and 2 title page vignettes, plus 79 (of 80) fine copper engravings from drawings made by the author and engraved by William Blake, Bartolozzi and others, which include 3 folding maps and 1 folding panoramic view. 2 volumes. Small 4tos, recent brown blind stamped polished calf, red spine labels. London: J. Johnson & J. Edwards, 1796. First edition. A very good (-) copy with decent margins, though title is cropped..... More
London: J. Johnson, 1813. Volume II ONLY. Illustrated with 39 fine copper engravings and 1 folding map from drawings made by the author and engraved by William Blake, Bartolozzi and others. Small 4to, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; spine lacking top segment, front inner hinge repaired. London: J. Johnson & J. Edwards, 1813. Second edition, corrected; second issue. A good copy. John Gabriel Stedman (1744-1797) was a distinguished British Dutch soldier and noted author. His first-hand account of his time in..... More
Paris: Buisson, 1799. Three 8vo volumes plus one 4to atlas volume. Atlas volume is illustrated with 44 engraved plates and maps. viii + 410; 440; 506 pages. Cotemporary full mottled calf with gilt-bordered covers and decorative spines; rubbed and worn at the joints but sound and attractive; the atlas volume has more wear and a large dampstain at top edge of all pages. Paris: Chez F. Buisson, 1799 (VII). Overall a good set of this important book. Stedman vividly describes..... More
plates of South Americans; folding plate of Lima from a distance. 3 vols. 8vo, orig. boards; (rebacked in modern cloth with parts of original backstrips preserved; light scattered foxing to text, medium foxing to plates; ex-lib, uncut). London: (Vols. I and II): Longman, Rees, 1829. (Vol. III): Hurst, Robinson, 1825. Author was private secretary to Count Ruis de Castilla, President and Captain-General of Quito. Stevenson joined the 1810 revolution and was named Governor of Esmeraldas. Later he became secretary to..... More
Durham: Duke, 1951. Illustrated. x + 247pp., 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, chipped at spine ends and upper corners. Durham: Duke University Press, 1951. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: sheridan house inc., 1993. Black and white illustrations, maps. 8vo, pastel yellow cloth, torn d.w., New York: Sheridan House Inc., 1993. Revised and updated edition. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Random House, 1937. Illus. 8vo, silver cloth, d.w., cloth lightly soiled. New York: Random House, (1937). Travel in South America. More
facs. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Transbook, (1976). vg Independence of South American nations from Spain. More
Munchen: Kindler Verlag, 1958. Many photo Illus., some in color. 4to, blue cloth, soiled d.w., front flyleaf rubbed. (Munchen): Kindler Verlag, (1958). Text in German. More
New York: Guggenheim Museum, 2001. Hundreds of color illustrations. xix + 600pp., very thick 4to, stiff wrappers. New York: Guggenheim Museum, (2001). A fine copy. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1981. Illus. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and sunned on spine portion, endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page, all dampstained. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1981). Mostly on Colonial Latin America. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Knopf, 1963. vg. More
109pp. 8vo, stitched; (uncut). Paris, 1851. First edition. An essay on the question of religious freedom for Peru. More
Madrid: Imprenta de Villalpando, 1798. de querer dexar la Ciudad de Mexico por pasar a la de Lima. Obra Jocosa y Divertida En que con salados conceptos se describen, ademas de otras cosas, las costumbres, usos y manas de las madamitas de alli, de aca y de otras partes. La da a luz Simon Ayanque [pseudonym]. xii, 192pp. 24mo, contemporary tree calf, leather spine label, gilt decorated spine, slight warp to upper 1/3 of spine and covers, edges of corners..... More
8vo, cloth, torn d.w. Univ. of Alabama, (1971). More
404pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. vg. More
Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1936. 12 plates, 18 text Illus., 1 map. 8vo, blue cloth, original wrappers bound in. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1936. Very good. More
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