Evanston: Privately Printed, 1942. 5 pp. 1 sheet folded. 24mo. Unbound sheets in stiff paper wrappers. McMurtrie's introductory booklet only. Rare. Only twenty copies printed. At least thirteen are in institutional hands. A very good, unopened copy, with minor wear along the edges, contents crisp. More
Herston: University of Queensland, 1984. [Unpaged]. [16 pp.]. Illus. with duotone reproductions. Sm. Sq. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. A near fine copy with some sunning to spine. More
Washington, D.C. Pan American Union, 1952. 7 pp. Sm. 4to. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. ...supplemented by selections from the Library of Congress, the Columbus Memorial Library and other institutions and individuals. A near fine copy with faint crease to corner. More
Buenos Aires: Talleres Casa Jacobo Peuser, 1930. 93 pp. Sm. 4to. Stiff paper wrappers. First edition. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, publicaciones del Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, Número LI. No. 792 of an unknown number. Spine ends and wrappers worn, small circular label on front wrapper else a very good..... More
Amsterdam: N. Israel, 1964. 32 pp. 8vo. Stiff paper wrappers (paperback). Reprint. Reprint series of Jose Toribio Medina's Bibliographical Works: IV. First published in 1904. Forty-two entries. A near fine copy with light soiling on the wrappers. See Palau 159509 (1904). Jones 2330. More
Amsterdam: N. Israel, 1964. 28, [2] pp. 8vo. Stiff paper wrappers (paperback). Reprint. Reprint series of Jose Toribio Medina's Bibliographical Works: V. First published in 1904. Twenty-seven entries. A near fine copy. Jones 2333. See Palau 159508. More
Amsterdam: N. Israel, 1964. 34 pp. 8vo. Stiff paper wrappers (paperback). Reprint. Reprint series of Jose Toribio Medina's Bibliographical Works: VI. First published in 1904. Thirty-nine entries. A near fine copy. Jones 2334. See Palau 159516. More
Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Universitaria, 1923. xv, 334 pp. , [1] pp. ind. 8vo. Stitched paper wrappers. First edition. "es una obra de gran utilidad, una fuente bibliografica de merito positivo," Arturo Torres-Rioseco (in José Toribio Medina. Humanista de America 1969, p. 211). A good unopened copy, wrappers detached, chipped..... More
Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Elzeviriana, 1904. 116 pp. 8vo. Quarter morocco over marbled boards. First edition. (Ambato, Angostura, Curazao, Guayaquil, Maracaibo, Nueva Orleans, Nueva Valencia, Panamá, Popayán, Puerto España, Puerto Rico, Querétaro, Santa Marta, Santiago de Cuba, Santo Domingto, Tunja y otros lugares). Tirada de 200 ejemplares. Provenance: Sara Sabor..... More
México: Librería de Manuel Porrúa, (1953). 219 pp. Illus. with color & b/w plates and facsimiles. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt titles, original wrappers bound in. First edition. "La edición consta de 500 ejemplares numerados y diez nominados." Bio-bibliography of the first printer in the Americas. Provenance: From the library..... More
Madrid: Cuerpo Facultativo de Archiveros Bibliotecarios y Arqueologos, 1949. 308, [4] pp. + [36] pp. of plates. Illus. with 36 plates of reproductions. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Provenance: Library of Alberto Parreño, with his bookplate on the front pastedown and gilt initials on spine. A fine copy. Palau 179206. More
Habana: P. Ferández y Cía, 1950. 135 pp. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Pages 59-72 and 73-121 are devoted to the work and a bibliography of the manuscripts of Anselmo Suárez y Romero (1818–1878) the important Cuban writer known best for this novel "Francisco," the first anti-slavery novel in the..... More
Port Washington: Kennikat Press, 1969. vii, [78], 544; (ii), 729 pp. 8vo. Cloth. Reprint. A facsimile reprint of the 1837 edition, the second, including the supplement and the index. An invaluable source containing nearly 10,000 entries. A fine crisp set. Besterman 1375. More
Boston: G.K. Hall, (1981). xxix, 466 pp. 4to. Cloth. First edition. Reference Publications in Latin American Studies series. 1060 detailed entries plus extensive indices. A fine copy. More
Boston: G.K. Hall, (1981). xxix, 373 pp. 4to. Cloth. First edition. Reference Publications in Latin American Studies series. 922 detailed entries plus extensive indices. A fine copy. More
Montevideo: A. Monteverde & Cía, 1958. 163 pp. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. First edition. Juan E. Pivel Devoto, ed. A very good unopened (uncut) copy with lightly soiled and edgeworn wrappers. More
Buenos Aires: Imprenta de Coni Hermanos, 1912. 182 pp. Copiously illustrated with facsimiles of original title-pages. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. A very good copy, faint signature partially erased and tiny blind stamp on title, foxing to last few leaves, tear to one illustration. Palau 134916. Jones 625. More
Buenos Aires: Imprenta de M. Biedma é Hijo, 1907. 704 pp. Sm. 4to. Quarter morocco over marbled boards. First edition. Top half of front joint split, spine and boards scuffed, front hinge nearly detached, rear hinge split, occasional foxing, contents very good. Palau 170726. Jones 622. More
Washington, D.C. National Education Association of the United States, (1941). 48 pp. Sm. 4to. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. A very good copy, lightly soiled wrappers, scattered light pencil marginalia. More
Moskva / Leningrad: Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, 1956. 184 pp. + Plates[30]. Illus. with 30 b/w reproductions (1 folding). 4to. Blue cloth. First edition. Errata slip tipped in. Catalogue describing 161 Georgian manuscripts. In Russian and Georgian. Bibliography. A very good or better copy, boards very lightly rubbed, endpapers offset..... More
London: [Print. by Blades, East and Blades] /Corporation of London, 1872. Unpaged [600 pp.+/-]. 8vo. [30 x 24 cm]. Half dark blue calf over blue pebbled cloth; morocco spine label, raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. First edition. Announcement to the opening concert bound-in. Wear at..... More
Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Universitaria, 1920. 58 pp. 8vo. Paper wrappers. OCLC locates no copies of this and only six copies of the 1919 printing with the same pagination. A very good unopened (uncut) copy, spine ends and last leaf chipped, contents clean. More
Iowa City: Friends of the Univ. of Iowa Libraries, 1967. xi, 244 pp. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Includes gift card from the publishers. A very good copy with a sunned spine, some soiling on the front wrapper, otherwise clean. More
[London]: Library Committee, 1920. 58 pp. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Collected by Sir Anthony Panizzi and presented to Louis Fagan, who presented them to the Reform Club in 1880. A very good copy, wrappers edgeworn, soiling on corners to a few leaves, occasional marginalia. More
Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, (1981). xxxvii, 853 pp. Illus. with two b/w maps. 4to. Cloth. First edition. William J. Alspaugh, collaborato. Over 28,000 items catalogued. Multiple indices. A near fine copy with faint wear to the head of the spine. More