Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1977. Illus. 465pp. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, cloth soiled, corners of cloth bumped, pages throughout are wavy. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1977). More
London: William Innys. Engraving with hand coloring. Measures 11 1/4" x 9". Engraving from "A Natural History of Birds: Illustrated with a Hundred and four Copper Plates, Engraven from the Life, Published by the author Eleazer Albin, and carefully colour'd by his Daughter and Himself, from the Originals, drawn from the live Birds." The beautifully hand colored print depicts a Turaco bird, with a green body and red and dark blue feathers along its wings and tail. Toning throughout plate..... More
Milan: Jaca, 1991. Illustrated with 250 plates, many in color. 350pp. Thick 4to, grey boards, d.w. (Milano: Jaca book, 1991). First Italian edition. Small ex-library stamp on the front endpaper, otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Corpus Barocco, America Latina series. More
2 vols. 8vo, handsomely bound in modern 3/4 red morocco, original wrappers bound in both volumes; (original wrappers in both volumes lightly soiled, bookplate of former owner on half-title in each volume, a few lines of text underlined in pencil on one page in vol. II, very light foxing to some pages in both volumes, otherwise very good). Paris: Michel Levy, 1855. "Jean Jacques Ampere was a teacher, historian, philologist, authority on Scandinavian and German epic poetry, and a member..... More
many illus., some in color. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (spine portion of d.w. sunned, previous owner's rubberstamp on front flyleaf). Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1981). More
Mexico City: 1847. 1 page, 17 x 11 inches, (Mexico City), April 4, 1847. Handsome official document signed "P.M. Anaya" with a flourish, conferring the rank of Captain on a soldier. Stamps and official notations on verso. Tape stains in the top and bottom margins; partial tearing along the folds. Very good(-) condition. More
Graz: Druck, 1963. 30 color and black and white plates. 433pp. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Graz, 1963. First edition. Very good. More
New Orleans: Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University, 1970. 2 color plates, 60 b/w Illus. 4to, green cloth, top edges of cloth lightly soiled, pages slightly wavy throughout. New Orleans: Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University, 1970 Includes the phonograph record in the back pocket. More
Culver City: Labyrinthos, 1989. Collection of 13 folded maps (printed on 11 folded sheets, maps 1 and 9 are printed on the same sheets as 2 and 10), loose as issued, in decorative, glossy board clamshell box; some sides of box broken. Culver City: Labyrithos, (1989). Maps are fine, in a very good (-) box. ONLY THE MAP COLLECTION. More
Compiled from his Papers and Materials by Richard Walter. 42 fine copperplates, many folding. 4to, contemporary calf, gilt decoration; (spine ends and corners lightly worn, gilt rubbed on spine and covers, contemporary bookplate, modern pencil and ink notations with rubberstamp from recent previous owner on first blank leaf, otherwise very good). London: Printed for D. Browne, T. Osborne, and J. Shipton, 1756. Ninth Edition. A tight copy with clean text and plates. During the voyage, Anson captured a Spanish galleon..... More
London: Knapton, 1748. Illustrated with 42 fine copperplate engravings (38 folding charts, plates & plans, and 3 large folding maps). , 417 pages, plus; 2 page directions to the binder, often lacking. Thick 4to, contemporary calf, recased with black spine label (a very solid, clean and attractive copy; several plates dust-stained and worn at edges; one plate torn but with no paper loss). London: Printed for the Author by John and Paul Knapton, 1748. A very nice copy of the..... More
London: Knapton, 1749. Illustrated with 42 fine copperplate engraved plates, plans, charts and maps (folding and/or double page).417 pages, plus; 2 page directions to the binder, often lacking. Thick 4to, contemporary calf, recased with red spine label (a very solid, clean and attractive copy; one or two plates torn but with no paper loss). London: Printed for the Author by John and Paul Knapton, 1749. A very nice copy of the fifth edition. George Anson (1697-1762) was a British Admiral..... More
London: Thames & Hudson, 1970. With 365 illustrations including 37 color plates. 344 pages, 4to, grey cloth, dust wrapper. London: Thames & Hudson, (1970). A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper (tattered at corners). More
New York: Abrams, 1968. Illustrated with 277 plates, including 148 in color; 5 maps. 264 pages. Square 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1968). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Panorama of World Art series. More
New York: Hatherleigh Press, 2003. Color Illus. Square 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Hatherleigh Press, (2003). Very good. More
1690. (22), 548, (2)pp. 24mo, contemporary calf, gilt spine, lacks half-title page, spine and edges of corners lightly worn, corners bumped. blank page near end is chipped, some pages with a small amount of foxing, mostly to margins. N.p., 1690. Juan de Palafox y Mendoza was Bishop of Puebla Mexico from 1640 to 1655. He was against the conversion methods of Jesuits in Mexico and placed an interdict on them in 1647. In response, the Jesuits excommunicated Bishop Palafox y...... More
New York: Orion Books, 1994. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Orion Books, (1994). Very good Studies of George Washington, James Polk, Jefferson Davis, and Lyndon Johnson. More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orne. Map. Original uncolored engraving. Image measures 10" x 16". This detailed map of the West Indies covers the southern portion of the US extending to the Northern coast of South America. Includes Mexico, Central America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Peninsula, and the Caribbean Sea. Cities, isles, bodies of water, mountain ranges and coastal features are labeled. The map is in good condition. Minimal wear along original folds. Minor stains to lower margin..... More
illus. 8vo, green cloth. Mexicanas, (1950). A very good copy. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of Chicago Pr., (1969). vg. More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Color maps, some folding. cviii, 516pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and with a tear that has been expertly repaired. New York: Da Capo, 1971. A facsimile of the 1893 guidebook to the United States which was the first one Baedeker published on the United States. More
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1899. Complete with 19 maps and 24 city plans, in color, most folding. c, 579pp. 18mo, contemporary full black leather, lower left corner of page 9 lacking with small loss of text, a few pages with slight underlining, some margins lightly soiled, otherwise very good. Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1899. Second Revised Edition. Large map of the United States and several other folding maps are linen-backed. City plans include New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and Washington, DC..... More
Mexico: Morellia, 1856. Latin American pamphlet. 18 pp. 8 x 5.75 inches. 8vo. Abrasions and chips to margins with some foxing. A response by the Archbishop of Mexico to certain assertions made by the Minister of Justice in their public dispute on church-state relations. Hard to find. More
color illus. 435pp. illus. 8vo, cloth; (ex-lib). N.Y. 1926. More
maps. 944pp. 8vo, cloth; (several pp. underlined in ink). Milwaukee: Bruce, (1947). More
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