London: Hurst and Blackett, 1877. Frontis., title vignette. xii, 353pp. 8vo, original green cloth, edges of corners bumped and very lightly worn, light foxing to Frontis. and title-page, a few margins lightly soiled. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1877. First Edition Narrative of extensive travel in Guatemala with several chapters on travel in southern Mexico. More
Boston: W.D. Ticknor, 1835. Map. Engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 8" x 10". This map of Mexico is from Bradford's 1835 "Comprehensive Atlas," the first atlas to include a map of the Republic of Texas. Published in the first year of the Texas Revolution, the map depicts the Southwest under Mexican control. Here, Texas is named Coahuila & Texas, and California is also included with its northern border at the Oregon Territory. From here, the map extends south..... More
Philadelphia: 1885. 234pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, original maroon cloth, page margins uncut, cloth spotted, endpapers, front flyleaf and last blank page, all partially browned. Library of Aboriginal American Literature, No. VI. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Times Books, (1984). vg Presentation copy. More
Cambridge: Peabody Museum, 1961. Illus., several folding. 4to, pr. wrs., spine worn. Cambridge: Peabody Museum, 1961. More
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1856. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14 3/4" x 18 1/8". Decorative and informative map of Central America. Features several insets depicting the Isthmus of Panama, the "Nicaragua Route", and the harbor of San Juan de Nicaragua, as well as grid plans of the City of Panama, and Aspinwall City on the island of Manzanilla. Extensively labeled with cities, coastal features and islands, major rivers, regions, and native populations. The Panama..... More
Guatemala 20 des Agosto de de 1832. Ministerio general del Gobierno del Estado de Guatemala. El Gefe del Estado de Guatemala deseando llenar las miras del Cuerpo Lejislativo manifiestas en su orden numero 38 emitida el 23 de junio anterior se ha servido dar el siguiente: Decreto... 8pp. 8vo, stitched. Imprenta de la Union, (1832). More
London: Henry Berthoud, 1822. followed by Teatro Critico Americano; or, a Critical Investigation and Research in into the History of the Americans. By Paul Felix Cabrera. 19 lithograph plates, one folding. xiii, 128pp. 4to, later 19th century 1/2 black morocco, morocco worn near spine ends and on front cover edges of boards lightly worn, very light foxing to some page margins, including margins of most plates, ex-lib. London, Henry Berthoud, 1822. First Edition "Captain Del Rio examined the now famous..... More
Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1856. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12.25" x 15". This classic map of Mexico was published shortly after the end of the Mexican-American War. It features an inset of the Valley of Mexico at lower left, and three insets along the top show maps of "Guatemala or Central America", "the Isthmus of Tehuantepec showing the proposed route from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean (the proposed trans-continental canal was never built)", and..... More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1984. Many color and black & white illustrations, 4to, green boards, d.w. (a bit rough and chipped). Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1984). A fine copy in a good dust wrapper. More
San Francisco: Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute, 1985. Many Illus. 4to, orange pr. wrs., head of spine worn, some pages creased in corner margins. San Francisco: Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute, (1985). More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1978. Maps. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. very lightly soiled. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1978). More
Cambridge: Peabody Museum, 1972. Illustrated with black and white photography. 123 pages, 4to, printed wrappers. A near fine copy. Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Harvard University Volume 64 Number 2. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. Illus. 62pp. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. lightly soiled. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. Very good History of the area of central Guatemala as seen through a fictional city, San Rafael. More
New York: Johnson & Ward, 1863. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12 1/2" x 15 1/2" Clear and detailed map of Central America published in 1863. An ornate decorative border surrounds the map. Includes views of The Isthmus of Panama, The Nicaragua Route, and the harbor of San Juan de Nicaragua, as well as grid plans of the City of Panama, and Aspinwall City on the island of Manzanilla. In very good condition. Archival tape repair to..... More
Norman: University Press, 1982. Illustrations in b/w. 527 pages. 4to, two-toned boards with brown graphic, lightly edge worn d.w. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1982). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Photographs by Jerry Kelly. More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1961. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. chipped, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled, corners of boards bumped. New York: Funk & Wagnallls, (1961). More
Nurnberg: Hans Carl, 1974. Color Frontis., 118 b/w photo Illus. by the author. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. with small tear, front cloth cover slightly warped. Nurnberg: Hans Carl, (1974). More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986. 249 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, pictorial d.w. (scuffed and edge worn). New York: Simon & Schuster, (1986). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
London: John Murray, 1899. 57 plates, plans, and maps, including 38 photogravure plates, 2 chromolithographs, 6 b/w double-page lithographic plates, and color folding lithographic map. Approx. 70 other b/w text illus. xix, 289pp. 4to, original 1/2 yellow cloth with decorated front board, page margins uncut, edges of boards worn including edges of corners, front board lightly soiled, back board moderately soiled. small chip to bottom margin of first page of the table of contents. London: John Murray, 1899. First Edition..... More
Guatemala: La Tipografia Nacional de Guatemala, 1960. Facsimiles. 4to, pr. wrs., spine ends worn, wrappers lightly soiled. (Guatemala: La Tipografia Nacional de Guatemala, 1960). This volume lists Guatemalan imprints from 1660 to 1800. More
Guatemala: Publicaciones Vista, 1989. 44 photo Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. Gutemala: Publicaciones Vista, (1989). Very good. More
University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1979. Illus. 4to, red cloth, d.w., cloth covers slightly warped, cloth corners bumped. (University Park): Pennsylvania State University Press, (1979). More
University Park: Pennsylvania State University, 1979. Extensively illustrated. vii + 740pp., 4to, cloth; ownership signature front free endpaper. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, (1979). A very good (+) copy. Chapters by various authors. The Pennsylvania State University Press Monograph Series on Kaminaljuyu. More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2004. 328 illustrations, 233 in color. 304pp., large 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; ownership signature front free endpaper. New York: Thames & Hudson, (2004). A near fine copy in a near fine copy. More
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