A Winter Holiday in Summer Lands
Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1890. Illus. 221 + 2pp. of ads. 12mo, blue cloth, spine ends lightly worn. Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1890. First Edition. Travel to Cuba and Mexico, including Mexico City. More
Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1890. Illus. 221 + 2pp. of ads. 12mo, blue cloth, spine ends lightly worn. Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1890. First Edition. Travel to Cuba and Mexico, including Mexico City. More
London: Robert Sayer, 1792. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 18.75" x 24.25". Nautical chart of the Northeast part of Mexico and the Gulf with detailed topographical features such as Laguna de Tamiahua and the Bay of Campeche islands. Rhumb lines and a beautifully colored compass rose. From Jefferys' "West India Atlas", originally published by Sayer & Bennett in 1775. Full original margins, minor chipping along bottom edge. Expert repairs to centerfold. Minor stain in right margin. Thomas Jefferys..... More
London: Laurie and Whittle, 1794. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 19" x 24.75". Map of the south eastern portion of Mexico's coast, including the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Beautiful topographic features, major roads and rhumb lines. From Jefferys' "West India Atlas", originally published by Sayer & Bennett in 1775. Full original margins, a few ink stains around plate line. Thomas Jefferys (1710-1771) was one of the most important and prolific mapmakers of his era with particular focus on North..... More
London: Robert Sayer, 1762. Map. Hand-colored. 8" x 12 1/4". This uncommon map of the city of Veracruz situates the port at the north end of the coastline as it extends down to Anton Lizardo. Both the city and its protective fort, San Juan de Ulua, are colored in red, highlighting the port's significance as a center of Spanish trade. Although titled as a map of Veracruz and the road leading to it, it can also be seen as an..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. Illus. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1972. 99 Illus., 15 tables, a few folding. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. rubbed and slightly chipped on edges. Austin: University of Texas Press, (1972). Very good. More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1991. Several Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Austin: University of Texas Press, (1991). Very good. More
Gainesville: University of Florida, 1972. Extensively illustrated. ix + 195pp., 8vo, leatherette, d.w.; inked names on front free endpaper, dust wrapper price clipped, bumped at head of spine. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1972. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Four Winds Press, 1972. Many Illus. 4to, red cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, corners of cloth bumped. New York: Four Winds Press, (1972). Juvenile Edition Presentation copy. More
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1971. Color Frontis., b/w Illus. 667pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. rubbed. d.w. repaired with tape on blank side. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, (1971). Very good. More
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1971. Illus. 667pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, (1971). Near Fine. More
New York: Macmillan, 1956. Illustrated with 308 plates. 414pp. 4to, cloth. New York: Macmillan, 1956. A very good copy of the one-volume edition. More
Austin: University of Texas, 1976. Extensively xvii + 334pp., 4to, brown cloth; minor bumping to corners, ownership signature half-title page. Austin and London: University of Texas Press, (1976). A very good (+) copy. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of OK Pr., 1942. More
illus. 526pp. 8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. N.Y., 1967. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. 199 b/w illustrations. 4to, 3/4 blue cloth, d.w. rubbed on some edges, corners of cloth bumped, cloth lightly soiled. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1987). More
New Haven: Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, 1969. Illus. Thin 4to, tan cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New Haven: Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, 1969. More
Vol II. 198 illus. 4to, buckram. Philadelphia, 1954. More
a few color and 150 b/w plates. 36pp. 4to, cloth. N.Y., (1957). More
Oaxaca: Fundacion Cultural Rodolfo Morales, 1996. Exhibition catalogue. Text in Spanish. Color illustrations throughout. 72 pages. Thin 4to, pictorial wrappers. Oaxaca: Fundacion Cultural Rodolfo Morales, 1996. Second Edition. A fine copy. Catalogue published in conjunction with the 1996 and 1997 exhibitions, respectively at the Mexican Museum in San Francisco and the Instituto Cultural Mexicano in Washingto, D.C. More
New York: Pantheon, 1993. 8vo, 1/2 white cloth, d.w. New York: Pantheon Books, (1993). Very good Author's experiences along the United States-Mexican border. More
Mexico: Oficina de Dona Maria Fernandez de Jauregui, 1808. 16 unnumbered leaves. 16mo, disbound, margins trimmed. (Mexico): Reimpressa en la Oficina de Dona Maria Fernandez de Jauregui. Calle de Santo Domingo, 1808. Very good A popular collection of devotional meditations and prayers, first published in 1750. Palau 4 198. More
Venice: Tasso, 1826. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 15.75" x 11". In very good condition. Extensive explanatory text in Italian at bottom. The map is from Le Sage's "Atlante Storico, Geografico, Genealogico, Cronologico, e Letterario." It is in excellent condition with beautiful hand coloring and crisp lettering. Wide margins as issued. Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonné-Joseph, comte de Las Cases (1766--1842) was a French atlas-maker (aka Le-Sage) and author. More
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