New York: Aristide D. Caratzas, 1987. 79 pages. Slim 8vo, burgundy cloth with silver lettering. New Rochelle: Aristide D. Caratzas, (1987). Reprint of the original 1912 edition. Fine. More

Rome: G. M. Cassini, 1798. Map. Engraving. Image measures 13 1/2 x 18 3/4" This hard to find map by Giovanni Maria Cassini dates to 1798. It details the northern coast of South America, showing Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, and parts of Panama, Peru, and Brazil. The map labels colonial cities and towns, and feature extensive references to indigenous groups. Rivers are prominently depicted, and topography is rendered pictorially. The most striking feature of the map is..... More

1695. Map. Engraving 13 x 19 3/4 inches. Beautifully engraved map of the northern half of the South American continent. It describes the Amazon basin with Pacific, Caribbean and Atlantic coasts delineated, large armorial cartouche of Giovanni da Verrazzano, the dedicatee, surmounted by title within garland, scale of Italian miles within smaller decorative ribbon cartouche connected to a playful sea monster, topographical features of mountain ranges and water courses elegantly engraved, numerous depictions of indigenous peoples including settlements and farming..... More

Paris: 1719. Map. Engraving with original hand outline color. Image measures 19 x 23". Sheet measures 20 x 28". Unusual map of Peru from the early 18th century. Includes part of Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil, based on Jesuit activity in the area. Amazon rain forest is visualized with a dynamic design. Cartouche describes the mining industry. Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) was a prolific cartographer, engraver and publisher who took over the family map business from his mother when she retired..... More

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2010. Illustrated in black and white. ix, 322 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2010). American First Edition. Slightly cocked, small black ink mark at bottom outer edge of text block -- still internally clean and tight. A very good(+) copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More

illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. London: Verso, (1989). vg. More

U.S. Government, 1854. Case Map. Lithograph. Image measures 9.5" x 5.75". Case map of three maps pertaining to the Amazon River and it's surrounding area. Embossed cloth cover with gilt title; on the back is embossed "House Document". Some wear to spine and front cover, but all three maps are attached. First map is "Map of the Valley of the Amazon" (by H.C. Elliot), with lithographed color outline. Minor scattered foxing and stains from original glue to booklet. Measures 17.75"..... More

illus. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York, (1989). More

8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped). San Diego: Harcourt Brace, (1983). Presentation copy from both authors. More

London: Thames & Hudson, 1970. 75 photographs, 42 line drawings, 15 maps. 256 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. London: Thames & Hudson, (1970). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More

New York: Century, 1927. Color folding map, and some b/w illustrations. 526 pages. 8vo, green cloth (head of spine significantly repaired; pages toned). New York, (1927). A good copy. More

Zurich: Artemis, 1962. Illustrated abundantly in color and in black and white. 167 pages with text in German. Short, oblong folio, white cloth-backed printed pictorial boards. Zurich: Artemis, (1962). Cloth at spine dust-soiled and lightly edgeworn, internally fine. Very good(+). More