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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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Santiago: Imprenta Universitaria, 1911-1915. [389-403], [168-189], [196-220], [423-435], [454-461], [334-341], [57-68], 407-414], [240-245] pp. Illus. with 1 b/w plate. 8vo. Quarter morocco over cloth boards, five raised bands. First editions. The complete nine article series on the Papeless de la familia Carrera & Papeles de doña Javiera de Carrera published..... More
[University Park]: Penn. State Univ. Press, (1979). viii, 740 pp. Illus. with b/w photos, diagrams and drawings. 4to. Cloth. First edition. Monograph Series on Kaminaljuyu. A very good+ copy with minor shelfwear. More
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Guatemala: Tip. de El Progreso / La Union, 1878-1887. Illus. 8vo. Vol. 1, quarter red morocco; vols. 2-7 original blank paper wrappers as issued. First editions. This is the most famous 19th c. work on Central America and a very important regional history by an anti-clerical and liberal historian, Lorenzo..... More
Washington [D.C.]: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1947 (1935). vii, 205 pp. Illus. with 48 b/w plates, photos, drawings, and maps. 8vo. Modern red cloth with gilt titles, original wrappers bound in. Second edition. Carnegie Institution of Washington. Supplementary publication no. 16. Guide to the Mayan archaeological site in south-east Guatemala..... More
New York: Evening Post Job Print, (1888). 15 pp. 8vo. Stitched paper wrappers. First edition. "From the New York Evening Post, March 24, 1888." Front wrapper chipped, with a few numerical markings and one label, rear wrapper detached; contents clean, about very good. Morrison: List...Interoceanic Canal and Railway routes p...... More
Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Banco Central de Honduras, 1963. 103 pp. + 4 maps. Illus. with 13 b/w plates, 4 folding maps, and 30 photos. Sm. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Tina de Bendaña, trans. First published a year earlier in Spanish. An essential guide. A very good+ copy with minor wear..... More
Mount Hope [CZ]: Panama Canal Press, 1923. 12 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. A note states: "This information is provided for a handy reference and style guide for machine operators, proof readers, and reviewers employed at the Panama Canal Press." Includes ship names, dimensions, tonage, etc. Scarce. OCLC..... More
Paper wrappers. First editions unless noted. 1. Pan American Union. PANAMA. GENERAL DESCRIPTIVE DATA. Washington, D.C.: Pan American Union, 1916. 31 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. A very good copy. 2. Pan American Union. PANAMA. LATEST REPORTS FROM PANAMAN OFFICIAL SOURCES. FOREIGN TRADE SERIES NO..... More
Mexico: Impreso por Valdes y Redondas, 1847. xxiii, 302 pp., [2] leaves + 4 illustrations. Illus. with 1 b/w portrait & 3 colored engravings. 8vo. Later quarter black morocco over stamped brown boards, four raised bands, title and four remaining compartments decorated in gilt, blue marbled endpapers. First edition. Cover..... More
San Francisco: Editorial Hispano-America, 1930. 352 pp. Sm. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Robolledo was Consul General of Colombia, and while a supporter of the United States in general, as were most Colombians, he, like they, held the belief that Roosevelt, with or without American popular sanction, violated international law..... More