The Wilhelms' Guide To All Mexico.
maps. 485pp. 8vo, 1/2 cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1978). More
maps. 485pp. 8vo, 1/2 cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1978). More
8vo, cloth. Berkeley: Univ. of CA Pr., 1967. More
London: Robert Wilkinson. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 13.5" x 10.75". Small tear at bottom right edge, image unaffected. In very good condition. A detailed map of North America containing a large amount of information. The key shows Louisiana as part of the United States, along with 13 United States, 1 Allied State, and 6 Subject States. The key also shows British Possessions as Canada and New Britain; Spanish Dominions as Mexico, New Navarre, and Florida; and Danish Settlements as..... More
Guanajuato, Mexico: 1979. 2 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, Guanajuato, Mexico, February 12, 1979. Written to his friend John Norbutt on his 100th birthday, in small part: "First allow me to congratulate you on living for a hundred years. Wonderful!!! You have defeated all the spoilers of food, all the quack doctors, all the fake followers of Freud, fate, and father time. I hope to follow in your foot steps...I live in Mexico, where I came almost 20 years ago..... More
New York: Pantheon, 1992. Illus. 639pp. Tall 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Pantheon Books, (1992). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2010. Over 200 color photo Illus. Oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. College Station: Texas A & M University Press, (2010). Near FIne. More
London: Cassell, 1913. History and Advancement of the Mexicans. Illus., folding map. 8vo, blue cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, corners bumped. London: Cassell, 1913. More
New York: Baker and Scribner, 1849. xvi, 453pp. 12mo, original green cloth, cloth lightly soiled, light foxing throughout. New York: Baker and Scribner, 1849. First Edition. Author was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican War. "The author went to California in 1846, making a considerable stay at Monterey, San Francisco, and San Jose." Eberstadt 114:189. Howes W-593. He also writes extensively on his adventures in Mexico during the war. After the war, he writes of his..... More
New York: Stein and Day, 1963. Illustrated in black and white. 457 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. New York: Stein and Day, 1963. A very good copy-- one bumped corner and faint stain at foot of spine. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Many color Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. Berkeley: University of California, (2000). Very good. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Many color Illus. 4to, black cloth, d.w. Berkeley: University of California, (2000). Very good. More
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. 451pp. 8vo, 1/2 green cloth, lightly soiled d.w. New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1989). More
London: Bodley Head, 1989. 451pp. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. London: Bodley Head, (1989). More
Mexico City: Galeria de Arte Misrachi, 1973. 159 photographs, primarily in black-and-white. 7 page introduction by Ramon Xirau. Tall 4to, beige cloth. Mexico City: Galeria de Arte Misrachi, (1973). Small owner's name on fly-leaf, still a very good copy lacking the dust wrapper. More
Mexico: 1993. Color photo Illus. 127pp. 4to, black cloth, d.w. Mexico, (1993). Near Fine. More
Washington: National Geographic, 1999. Color Illus. 4to, green boards, d.w., boards slightly warped. Washington: National Geographic, (1999). More
Denver: Denver Art Museum, 2006. Illustrated abundantly in color and in black and white. 192 pages. Slim 8vo, matte pictorial wrappers (front cover with shallow crease). Denver: Denver Art Museum, (2006). Near fine. More
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1990. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 143 pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1990). Inscription at front free endpaper from previous owner, still a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1990. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 143 pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1990). First edition. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
Madrid: 1935. 347pp. + errata. 4to, pr. wrs., lacks front and back wrappers, spine ends worn, pages unopened. Madrid, 1935. More
San Francisco: Mexican Museum, 1996. Text in English and Spanish. Color reproductions throughout. 80 pages. Thin 4to, pictorial wrappers. San Francisco: Mexican Museum, (1996). Front cover slightly scuffed, otherwise a fine copy. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name shown at The Mexican Museum in San Francisco, March 16-September 1, 1996. More
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An oasis in the restless city. One of my best discoveries in NYC.