New York: Patio Press, (1949). 253 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Signed by the author on the free end paper. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a few tears. More
New York: For sale by Brentano Bros. (1886). ii, 68 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w folding map. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Further arguments against the Ship-Railway plan of E. L. Corthell and in favor of the Nicaragua canal. Daniel Ammen (1819-1898), "naval officer, author, and inventor... served as secretary..... More
Panamá: Impreso en los Talleres Gráficos de "El Tiempo" 1922. 203, [4] pp. Sm. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. Quite uncommon. A good copy, lacking the front wrapper, spine mostly absent, chips and soiling on title, folds to corner, leaves browned. More
[Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1934. 29 pp. Sm. 4to. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. A very good copy. More
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1868. 3, xvi, 156 pp. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Hakluyt Society, First series: No. 40. The letter is dated 1526. The Spanish text was first printed in the “Documentos Ineditos,” 1864, IV. 8--167, and this is the first English translation. The supplementary material consists..... More
Washington [D.C.]: Gibson Bros., printers, 1886. 52 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w plate. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Argues that the information concerniing the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico is skewed negatively while information on the Nicaragua Canal is given a positive though false spin. A very good copy, upper..... More
Paper wrappers. First editions unless noted. 1. Pan American Union. COSTA RICA. LATEST REPORTS FROM COSTA RICAN OFFICIAL SOURCES. FOREIGN TRADE SERIES NO. 95, 1932. FOREIGN TRADE WITH COSTA RICA FOR 1930. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1932. 6 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. A very good..... More
San Francisco: Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, 1898. 23, [1] pp. Illus. with b/w plates and drawings. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. Consists chiefly of an address by Hugh Craig, President of the Chamber, to the trustees and members on Nov. 10, 1898./ Includes The destiny of the..... More
Washington, D.C. Buell & Blanchard, Printers, 1858. 15 pp., [1]. 8vo. Removed. First edition. Doolittle defends Hiram Paulding (1797-1878) who was relieved of command by James Buchanan for arresting William Walker as he tried once again to regain military control of Nicaragua. Walker had led an expedition to unite the..... More
London: Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, 1887. 3 pp. 4to. Self wrappers. First edition. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of her Majesty. August 1887. Commercial. no. 16 (1887). (Salvador). Text in English and Spanish. Not in OCLC. A very good copy. More
Washington [D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1914. 15 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. Printed in the Congressional Record June 9, 1914. Not in OCLC. A very good or better copy with location stamp on the front wrapper, mail fold, contents clean. More
Tacubaya, D.F. Mexico: Imp. de la Direcón de Estudios Geográficos y Climatológicos, 1922. 26 pp. Illus. with b/w photos, drawings, and maps. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. A very good+ copy. More
San Salvador: Ministerio de Educacion Direccion General de Publicacions, (1965). 69, [1] pp. Illus. with b/w photos. 16mo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Near fine, small gift stamp from publsher on half-title. Francisco Gavidia (1863-1955) was a Salvadoran writer. More
London: Printed for J. Almon, 1777. [4], 5-348, [11] pp. 8vo. Contemporary calf, five raised bands, red morocco spine label gilt, armorial gilt device at foot, marbled end-papers. First edition. An important document concerning the American Revolution, beginning with King George III's admission that things were not going as planned..... More
[Guatemala]: n.p., 1837. [4 pp.]. 8vo. Disbound. First edition. Contains two amendments to the Livingston Codes, which established trial by jury and circuit courts in regions that had been isolated from the state. The Livingston Codes were highly unpopular among the indigenous population, and so changes were made, but the..... More
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1881. 31 x 42 cm sheet folded. 31 x 22 cm. In line with the Spanish policy of "Congregation," the Friar Pedro de Angulo attempted to gather the Indians in the area of Vera Paz province into larger, and thus more manageable, settlements, or “reducciones,” as detailed in Captain Martin..... More
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1880. 1 pp. Sm. 4to. Mail listing form for items being mailed to cities. Dated 6 February 1880 with signatures and note that a box was delievered and signed for. A very good copy, small tear. More
Paper wrappers. First editions unless noted. 1. Pan American Union. GUATEMALA. LATEST REPORTS FROM GUATEMALAN OFFICIAL SOURCES. FOREIGN TRADE SERIES NO. 99. 1932 [WITH] NO. 123, 1934 [WITH] NO. 147, 1936 [WITH] NO. 157, 1937. [FOREIGN TRADE OF GUATEMALA FOR 1930, 1932, 1933 AND 1934, 1935]. [FOUR ISSUES]. Washington, D.C...... More
Guatemala: La Union, 1887. 40 pp. Sm. 8vo. Later marbled paper wrappers. First edition. An important revision of the 1879 constitution. "In 1887 the Guatemalan Constitution of 1879 was modified. Among the guaranties to citizens contained in the amended Constitution was an article providing that primary instruction should be compulsory..... More
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Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1944. 8 pp. Illus. with 6 drawings and 3 maps. 8vo. Paper wrappers. Later printing. Near fine. More
Londres: Impreso para la Legacion de Honduras, 1876. 40 pp. 4to. Stitched paper wrappers. First edition. "...el muy Honorable Conde de Derby, Principal Secretario de Estado y de Relaciones Exteriores del Gobierno de su Magestad Britanica. Con Motivo de los Diversos Incidentes y Procedimientos del Selecto Comite Sobre Emprestitos Extrangeros..... More
Washington, D.C. [U.S. Government Printing Office], 1913. 11 pp. 8vo. Self wrappers. First edition. Not in OCLC. Location stamp on front wrapper, else a very good+ copy. More
Minneapolis: Univ. Minnesota Press, (1940). xii, 420 pp. Illus. with 62 b/w plates and photos. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. A very good+ copy, clean, crisp, and unmarked. Parts of dust jacket laid in loose. More
[Washington, D.C.]: n.p., 1913. 23 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. Department of State, No. 1833. Concerning the issue of special treatment of U.S. shipping. OCLC shows only three copies of this edition; and nine copies of the senate document version with only 21 pages. A very good copy..... More
Tempe: Center for Latin American Studies, (1977). xii, 345 pp. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. 2250 items listed, including material on art and architecture, cultural, economic, and social history, ethnohistory, geography, government, indigenous writings, maps and plans, urbanization, bibliographic and archival documentary sources. Faint soiling along top edge else a near..... More