Eskimos, Chicanos, Indians; Volume IV of Children in Crisis
Boston: Little Brown, 1977. Color illustrations. 587 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth, battered d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1977). First edition. A near fine copy in poor dust wrapper. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1977. Color illustrations. 587 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth, battered d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1977). First edition. A near fine copy in poor dust wrapper. More
Mexico: 2002. Numerous color photographs by Ignacio Urquiza. Small folio, black cloth, d.w. (Mexico, 2002). Second edition. Fine. More
La Jolla: Alti, 1994. A book of vibrant color photographs. 223 pages. 4to, blue cloth, bright pink dust wrapper. La Jolla: Alti Publishing, (1994). Fine. More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011. Illustrated in black and white. xv, 214 pages. 8vo, black cloth with light green metallic lettering. Austin: University of Texas Press, (2011). Scarce in hardcover. A fine copy, lacking dust wrapper. More
Kansas City: Bryant & Douglas Book and Stationery, 1907. 8 maps. a few folding. Illus. xiv, 670pp. 8vo, original pictorial tan cloth, spine and back cover lightly soiled, edges of corners worn and bumped, ex-lib without markings on the spine. Kansas City: Bryant & Douglas Book and Stationery, 1907. Text includes a reprint of the work by Col. John T. Hughes on Doniphan's Expedition that was first published in 1848. Howes C-686. Graff 851. Cowan p. 139. More
Oakland: Biobooks, 1952. Color plates, folding map. 4to, maroon cloth, bottom of spine and edge of corners rubbed, back corner bumped, small area of light soiling to top of back cover. Oakland: Biobooks, 1952. One of 600 copies. Author was a Lt. Colonel in the Mormon Battalion. He writes of his service during the Mexican War. More
Washington: 1849. 85 pages. 8vo, 1/2 modern brown morocco, some pages lightly browned or with a very small amount of foxing, corners of back cover slightly bowed. Washington, 1849. "First publication of the complete journal of this famous march of the Mormon Battalion; only extracts from it had been included in the 1847 edition of Emory's Reconnaissance." Howes C-739. "This report is...the journal of the officer commanding the Mormon Battalion as it marched form New Mexico to California." Wagner-Camp 165..... More
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1994. 8vo, brown cloth. (Madison): University of Wisconsin Press, (1994). Very good. More
Philadelphia: P.S. Duval Lith. 1847. Battle plan. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 12.25 x 19 inches. This battle plan from the Mexican-American War is an uncolored military survey of the Mexican defense lines and the U.S. lines of attack at Cerro Gordo in the Valley of Mexico. The battle of Cerro Gordo was one of the major battles during the Mexican American War. The map notes important roads, troop position, camps, batteries and rivers. Topography is beautifully rendered. After Major General..... More
illus. 8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. London, 1963. More
Gudalajara: La Camera Nacional de Comercio e Industria de Guadalajara, 1938. Extra illustrated color title page. 48 pages of text in Spanish, followed by 50 sepiatone photographic images, each mounted on heavy stock; all pages loose as issued. Short thick 4to, 2-part slipcase; (quite worn and broken with private ex-library markings; interior is very clean). Gudalajara: La Camera Nacional de Comercio e Industria de Guadalajara), 1938. Photographic illustrations of Colonial architecture. More
Madrid: University of Manini, 1868. plates. 4 vols. 8vo, 1/2 contemporary green leather; (scattered light rubbing). Madrid: U. Manini, 1868-9. Palau 130522. More
New York: Grossman, 1971. Translated and Edited by A.R. Pagden. Illus. 565pp. 8vo, purple cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Grossman, 1971. More
New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by George Folsom. Map. xii, 431 pages. Small 8vo, modern green cloth, page margins uncut, pages slightly wavy throughout, otherwise very good. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843. Palau 63203. Sabin 16964. Field 372. More
New York: Knopf, 1927. Preface by Ralph Barton and an introduction by Frank Croninshield. Colored frontispiece, 56 black & white plates. Slim small 4to, black cloth, corners worn. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1927. First trade edition. Very good. Jose Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud (1904-1957) was a Mexican painter and caricaturist, ethnologist and art historian. He is best known for his research on Mesoamerican art, particularly of the Olmec culture. On the side, his drawings and caricatures garnered him a fair amount..... More
Frontis. 756pp. 8vo, cloth. Doubleday, 1946. vg. More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1973. Illus. 549pp. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, corners of cloth lightly bumped. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1973). More
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y., 1972. More
Philadelphia: University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1992. Illus. 4to, red cloth, corners lightly bumped, otherwise very good. Philadelphia: University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1992. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1980. Illus. 401pp. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1980). Very good. More
New York: Henry Holt, 1990. 446pp. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. New York: Henry Holt, (1990). Very good. More
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w., boards lightly soiled. (Lawrence): University Press of Kansas, (1999). Book Club Edition. More
Cologne: Arnold Mylius, 1596. Woodcut title vignette (with IHS initials); typeset marginalia throughout. [16], 581, [3 blank] pages. Short thick 8vo, contemporary calf; attractive inlaid covers with blind and gilt-stamped decorations (recent labels on spine). Coloniae Agrippinae: In officina Birkcmannica, sumptibus Arnoldi Mylij, 1596. A near fine copy of this uncommon book "The first two books of this work are nearly the same books of 'Historia natural y moral de las Indias' [originally published in Salamanca, 1588]; the other six..... More
Mexico: 1768. 2 pages in Spanish (roughly translated), 16.5 x 12 inches, A Royal Proclamation: El Marquis de Croix, March 9, 1768, ordering the mine owners to make concessions and increase wages, in small part: "...A decline in mining...the mines have the common enemy of water, which has flooded them...the excessive construction cost of which the Kingdom has no wealth. Is the relief moderation the price you ask as the best mines are completely uninhabited and desolate? Send my fatherly..... More
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