A Community In The Andes; Problems and Progress in Muquiyauyo.
maps. 8vo, cloth; (tear in page with no loss of text). Univ. of Washington Pr., 1959. More
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Stones in the Road: Photographs of Peru.
Manchester: Cornerhouse, 1991. Poem by Jose Maria Arguedas. Many photographic illustrations. 4to, grey cloth. (Manchester): Cornerhouse, (1991). First edition. Fine. Signed by the artist on the title page. More
Andean Worlds; Indigenous History, Culture, and Consciousness under Spanish Rule, 1532-1825
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2001. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w., boards, endpapers, front flyleaf, and some top margins, all lightly dampstained. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, (2001). Book Club Edition. More
Nasca; Eighth Wonder of the World?
London: British Museum Press, 2000. 13 color and 115 b/w Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w., cloth covers slightly warped, pages throughout are slightly wavy. (London): British Museum Press, (2000). More
The Islands of Titicaca and Koati.
New York: 1910. Folding maps, 86 Illus. xvii, 358pp. Tall 8vo, maroon cloth, front cover slightly warped, spine and top of front cover sunned, spine ends and edges of corners rubbed, corners lightly bumped. New York, 1910. First Edition. More
Setenta y Cinco Anos de Vida Economica del Peru, 1889-1964.
illus. 4to, cloth. (Lima): Banco de Credito del Peru, (1964). vg. More
L'Empire Socialiste des Inka.
maps. 4to, cloth. Paris, 1928. More
Cuzco; Window on Peru.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Knopf, 1970. vg. More
Ancient Arts of the Andes.
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1954. Frontispiece. Several color plates; profusely illustrated with black-and-white plates. 187 pages, 8vo, gray cloth. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, (1954). Very good. More
Machu Picchu: A Citadel of the Incas
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1979. Illustrated throughout in b/w. 244 pages. Tall 8vo, tan pictorial cloth. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1979. Reprint. A near fine copy. More
From Incas to Indios.
New York: Universe, 1956. Numerous black & white photographic illustrations in color & in black & white. Slim 4to, white cloth, d.w. New York: Universe Books, (1956). Very good. More
Cartagena; (Gateway to trade)
Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet size 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches. Image size 7 5/8 x 11/4 inches. Bird's eye battle plan city view of Cartagena, Colombia illustrating Sir Francis Drake's West Indian voyages and raids of Spanish settlements, 1585-6, after Baptista Boazio. Text in latin and French below reads; Civitas Cartagena in Indiae Occidentalis continente sita, porta commodissimo, ad mercaturam inter Hispaniam et Peru exercendam. 'Cartagena is a state located on the continent of West India, a...... More
Carte du Perou, avec une partie des Pays qui en sont a l'Est
Paris: Bonne, Rigobert, 1780. Map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 12.5" x 8.5". Map of Peru and some of Ecuador, including Lake Titicaca, Lima, Cuzco and Quito. Minor scattered foxing. More
Brazil, Bolivia, & Peru.
Boston: Ticknor, W.D., 1835. Map. Engraving with original color outline. Image measures 7.75" x 10". Brazil in 1835 from Guyana and Colombia in the north to Uruguay in the south and from Bolivia in the west to the Atlantic. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American Encyclopedia before entering the field of map making. More
Two Earths, Two Heavens; An Essay Contrasting the Aztecs and the Incas.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of NM Pr., (1975). vg. More
Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique du Perou.
Paris: Buchon, Jean Alexandre, 1825. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13.5" x 12.25", image plus text measures 18.5" x 24.5". Includes historical and cultural information in French. Some wear along edges. From the French (1825) edition of Carey and Lea's 1822 "A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas" More
The Face of the Sun Kingdoms.
The Indians of Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Peru and their ancient lands, photographed by George Bunzl. 116 plates, 5 in color. thin 4to, cloth, d.w. London: Fountain, (1966). vg. More
Peru and Bolivia.
New York: Illman & Pilbrow, 1835. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12.75" x 10.5". Shows Lake Titicaca as Bolivian, whereas modern borders share it with Peru. More
Geographical, Historical, and Statistical Map of Peru
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14" x 12.75", image plus text measures 16.5" x 20.75". Includes information pertaining to history, climate and culture. From "A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas..." of 1822. More
The Discovery and Conquest of Peru; Chronicles of the New World Encounter
Durham: Duke University Press, 1998. Edited and Translated by Alexandra Parma Cook and Noble David Cook. Illus. 501pp. 8vo, tan cloth, back cover lightly soiled. Durham: Duke University Press, (1998). More
La Musique des Incas et ses Survivances
Paris: Paul Geuthner, 1925. Illustrated. 2 volumes, 4to, (Vol. I): Original printed wrappers, (Vol. II): Original 1/2 brown cloth, tan boards. Paris: Paul Geuthner, 1925. First Edition. Very Good. Volume I has a loose front wrapper that has been crudely reattached with tape. Also there is some edgewear to the spine and back wrapper. Volume II has a lightly soiled spine. This volume has 39 plates laid in, as issued, 2 are in color. More
Iosephi Acosta, Societatis Iesu, De Natura Novi Orbis Libri Duo. Et de Promulgatione Evangelii apud Barbaros, sive, De procuranda Indorum salute, Libri Sex.
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
Gringa Latina: A Woman of Two Worlds
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 176 pages, short slim 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper (previous bookseller's price tag on the back). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page to the philanthropist Martin Segal: "For Martin, my great mentor and wonderful friend, Gabriella." More
Gringa Latina; A Woman of Two Worlds
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Fine. More