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. Bureau of the American Republics, 1892. 192 pp. Illus. 23 b/w plates and a color folding map with insets. 8vo. Limp cloth. First edition. Bulletin No. 32. January, 1892. Quite useful. Originally produced in the hope of increasing commerical relations. A very good copy, wrappers rubbed, separation along... 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
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
[Ann Arbor], American Society of Comparative Law, 1965. [124-142] pp. Sm. 4to. Stapled paper wrappers. Offprint. Reprinted from The American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 14, No. 1, Winter 1965. Important for an understnding of post-WWII Guatemala. A very good+ copy. 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
[East Orange, NJ]: El Rusio Honduras Mining Co. n.d. [but 1906]. 12 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. We could not locate any information on this mining company, most likely formed to profit from the gold fields on the tributaries of the Rucio River, which contained the largest and... 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
![[Manuscript document stamped and signed at each of the founding municipalities of Vera Paz]. Guatemala. Verapaz.](/pictures/thumb/35872.jpg?v=1434440981)
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
![[Postal Form] Sr. Admor. de Correos de 'San Jose'. Guatemala.](/pictures/thumb/38302.jpg?v=1434441021)
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
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
![Guatemala. Volcanic but Peaceful. [Guatemala, land of the trees]. Guatemala, Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.](/pictures/thumb/39517.jpg?v=1434441046)
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
Ocotepeque: [n.p.], 1854. 1 sheet printed recto only. Folio. 33 x 22 cm. 13 x 8 5/8 inches. First edition. A broadside attacking the constitutional President of Honduras, José Trinidad Cabañas (1805-1871) -a liberal politician who was clearly unacceptable to Conservative Guatemala under the Rafael Carrera- by General José Santos... More
Sierra Leona, México: Mission Archeologique et Ethnologique Française au Mexique, (1980). ii, 521 pp. + plates. Illus. with 67 color & b/w plates, b/w photos, drawings and maps, some folding. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. First edition. Etudes Mesoamericaines, Serie II. A very good copy. 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