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Middletown (Conn.): I. Riley 1808, 1st edition in English. (Hardcover set) 271, 305, 68pp. Very good. In recent boards. 1 folding engraved map. Contemporary owner name on the half-title of vol.1. Includes An Appendix to the Civil and Political History of Chili, Consisting of a Sketch of the Araucana of Don Alonzo de Ercilla. New York, Alsop, Brannan and Alsop, 1808. Locale: Chile; South America. (History--South America, History--Chile, Sets).
[SIGNED] The Cubans by Combs, Jack Beckham; McCoy, Jennifer L.; Sweig, Julia E - 2010
by Combs, Jack Beckham; McCoy, Jennifer L.; Sweig, Julia E
[SIGNED] The Cubans
by Combs, Jack Beckham; McCoy, Jennifer L.; Sweig, Julia E
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Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press, 2010. First Edition, First Printing.
Oblong Quarto (12 x 9 inches; 305 x 225 mm), 191, [1] pages in a slipcase.
SIGNED by all three contributors on the title page: Jack Beckham Combs (photographs), Jennifer L. McCoy (foreword), and Julie E. Sweig (essay). Making 15 trips to Cuba over a period of eight years, New Mexico photographer Jack Combs photographed ordinary Cubans, both urban and rural, all across the island.
Most signed copies of the book are signed only by the photographer. SCARCE SIGNED by all three contributors. A beautiful copy.
CONDITION: Fine in a Fine dust jacket and housed in a Fine slipcase that shows a bit of rubbing.
Oblong Quarto (12 x 9 inches; 305 x 225 mm), 191, [1] pages in a slipcase.
SIGNED by all three contributors on the title page: Jack Beckham Combs (photographs), Jennifer L. McCoy (foreword), and Julie E. Sweig (essay). Making 15 trips to Cuba over a period of eight years, New Mexico photographer Jack Combs photographed ordinary Cubans, both urban and rural, all across the island.
Most signed copies of the book are signed only by the photographer. SCARCE SIGNED by all three contributors. A beautiful copy.
CONDITION: Fine in a Fine dust jacket and housed in a Fine slipcase that shows a bit of rubbing.
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- Keywords Photography; Cuba
The Geographical, Natural and Civil History of Chili. With Notes from the Spanish and French Versions, and an Appendix, Containing Copious Extracts from the Araucana of Don Alonzo de Ercilla (2 Volumes) (Includes Appendix to the Civil and Political History of Chili, Consisting of a Sketch of the Araucana of Don Alonzo de Ercilla. New York, Alsop, Brannan and Alsop, 1808.)
by Molina, Abbe Don J. Ignatius
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Argonauticon Americanorum, sive, Historiae periculorum Petri De Victoria, ac sociorum eius, libri XV. (1647): (The Argonautica of the Americas, or, the history of the dangers of Peter de Victoria and of his companions)
by Joannis Bisselii (Johannes Bissel); Pedro Gobeo de Victoria
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First edition bound in vellum. Munich, 1647. Condition is Good. Primary condition issue is missing spine. Text block binding remains sound. Vellum boards with Yapp style fore-edges and typical vellum warp. Interior has modern stamp (R151) on interior front pastedown, ffep with pencil notation and older ink info, title page with old library stamp, prior ownership inscription dated 1699, half title has pencil note at bottom. No other interior markings or problems. Quite decent old paper remains supple. Paginates: [24], map, 480, [12] with original blanks. This is a small format book (12 mo) approximately 12.5 x 7 cm. See Alden European American 647/28. A cool old book with a 17th century map of the Americas. Please see images of the book you will receive. Feel free to inquire. Notes: Alden states this is historical fiction based on Gobeo's shipwreck narrative of 1610 (EA 610/115). It does not read like that to me (I observe and make no claim to authority). This is a description of Central and South…
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The History of the Provinces of Paraguay, Tucuman, Rio de la Plata, Parana, Guaira and Urvaica, and something of the Kingdom of Chili in South America Written in Latin by F. Nicholas del Techo, Priest of the Society of Jesus.: Jesuit Missions in Paraguay.
by Nicolas del Techo
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Text, complete in itself, is extracted from CHURCHILL, AWNSHAM, and JOHN: A Collection of Voyages and Travels (vol IV,). Printed for Awnsham and John Churchill at the Black Swan in Paternoster-Row, London, 1704. With title-page and pages numbered 681-807.Cover slightly soiled (spots) mostly to the rear cover. Light water stain to the top of page margins, and very occasionally to lower margin, not touching text. Text clean and clear.Nicolas del Techo (born Nicolas du Toict) was a Jesuit humanist. His name was "Hispanicised" by his fellow Jesuits to Nicolas del Techo shortly after he was ordained in the Society of Jesus at the age of 19. He arrived in the Province of Paraguay (a region that then included parts of present-day Paraguay and Uruguay) in 1649 where he sought to convert the indigenous people (the Guarani Indians) to Christianity. He wrote (in Latin) a History of the Province of Paraguay (1673, Liege). Criticised for sometimes implausible narratives, possibly due to copying previous Jesuit… Read More
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Reminiscencias cubanas de la guerra y de la paz por luis rodolfo miranda primera edicion habana cuba 1941
by Luis rodolfo miranda
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Reminiscencias cubanas de la guerra y de la paz primera edicion habana cuba 1941.encuadernacion en media piel,relatos ensayos y articulos sobre sucesos de las guerras independentistas cubanas del siglo XIX y diversos articulos escritos en diversas publicaciones.de diversos temas historicos,biograficos y curiosidades.su autor.Luis Rodolfo Miranda La Rúa. Comandante del Ejército Libertador cubano.1876-1952.Nació el 18 de mayo de 1876 en Guanabacoa, La Habana.En noviembre de 1896 recibió el grado de Teniente. A fines de ese año participó en los combates de Los Magüeyes y Veguitas, y a comienzos de 1897 en los de La Ratonera, El Mote y Jiguaní. El 9 de junio de 1897, siendo Capitán, salió hacia Estados Unidos de América, vía Jamaica, para tratarse su estado de salud. El 21 de noviembre de 1897 ya restablecido partió de Savannah, Estados Unidos de América, al frente de 21 expedicionarios a bordo del vapor Dauntless. Desembarcó por Playa del Muerto, cerca de Punta Gorda, en la costa norte…
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La habana antigua apuntes historicos tomo 1 toponimia primera edicion la habana cuba 1936
by Manuel perez beato
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La habana antigua apuntes historicos tomo 1 toponimia primera edicion la habana cuba 1936 es una impresionante obra historica donde su autor nos describe magestuosamente la historia de la habana antigua sus calles,plazas,los principales habitantes de la ciudad que recorrieron sus calles,con muchos datos genealogicos.la historia de sus calles obra ilustrada con fotos y planos su autor.Pérez-Beato Blanco, Manuel. Cádiz, 5.III.1855 – La Habana (Cuba), 31.X.1943. Médico, historiador.fue el historiador de la ciudad de la habana.Médico interno, por oposición, del Hospital San Felipe y Santiago de La Habana. Ayudante, por oposición, del Departamento de Física y Química de la Escuela Profesional de la isla de Cuba (1879), institución en la que ocupó también el cargo de bibliotecario. En la Escuela de Artes y Oficios de La Habana desarrolló una larga carrera docente de medio siglo, como profesor fundador de Física y Química y de Industria Química (1882-1933), así como secretario y subdirector…
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Yucatan Before and After the Conquest
by Friar Diego De Landa; Wm. Gates, trans.
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Baltimore: The Maya Society, 1937. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Friar Diego De Landa. A very good - second edition [HAND D83], with solid, sturdy binding and cover. Original blue cloth boards with gilt stamping and Maya Society crest in gilt. The blue cloth is showing heavy spotting on the spine and front cover, and the top front corner is bumped. Pages toned, top edge darkened. Former owner's bookplate. Laid in with a staplebound pamphlet for "Publications in the Field of Archaeology, Anthropology, etc. issued by the Carnegie Institute of Washington... May 1937." Heavily illustrated, includes maps and related documents. 142 pp. Octavo, 6 x 10 inches tall. An important primary source, scarce in this edition "Modern scholars regard Landa with a mixture of frustration and admiration. At the same time he wrote his comprehensive work on Mayan culture, his orders to destroy all icons and hieroglyphics obliterated the Mayan language ..., helping to undermine and destroy the…
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At home with the Patagonians. A year’s wanderings over untrodden ground from the Straits of Magellan to the Rio Negro.
by Musters, George Chawarth
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Second edition. John Murray. London. 1873. Octavo. xix, 340pp. Engraved frontis., folding map (with closed tears and small hole), 9 further plates. Recent quarter calf, marbled boards, spine in six compartments with raised bands and gilt lettering and blind motifs. All edges marbled. p.242 misnumbered 224. Light toning, occasional marks.George Chaworth Musters (1841-1879) "The King of Patagonia" led a remarkable life. Born in Naples, he was orphaned by the age of four, and brought up by his uncle Hammond who had sailed with Fitzroy aboard "The Beagle". He lived and travelled throughout South America, and was recognised by the RGS for his contributions to the geographical knowledge of the continent.
His wife Mary is the ' Mary ' of Byron's poem, 'The Dream.'
"Commander R.N. Traveller and explorer in unknown latitudes of South America" [From his gravestone].
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Description Derrotero de las islas Antillas, de las costas de Tierra-Firme, y de las del Seno Mejicano
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[2]+468 pages with tables (some folding). Octavo (8 1/4" x 6") bound in period Spanish tree calf, all edges marbled and gilt lettering to spine. Forth edition. First was published in 1810.Sailing directions for the West Indies. Pages 325-367 concern North American navigation, updated for this edition.
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A Voyage to the Eastern Part of Terra Firma, or the Spanish Main, in South America: Volumes 1 & 2
by DEPONS, F[rancois Raimond Joseph], Trans. by Washington Irving
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WASHINGTON IRVING'S FIRST BOOK: His Translation of DePons' South American Travel Account on the Eve of Revolution 1806 First Edition Vols. 1 & 2 (of 3)by Francois Joseph DePonsI. Riley and Co, New York, 1806. Volumes 1 & 2 (of 3) Hardcover in the original calfskin binding with leather spine labels (titles in gilt largely faded.) "Translated by an American Gentleman," Washington Irving, and this happens to be his first book. Illustrated with a large (26-1/2" x 17-3/4") folded map in the first volume - the map has been repaired (please see photos) in the upper right hands corner. The binding is sound on these antique books - the pages are age toned but in good condition, with foxing heavier in Vol 2 (particularly at the front of the book) than 1. The boards of Vol. 2 are slightly bowed and there's a fair amount of quill pen names and notes in the front and back of that volume.
About the book:Depons traveled through northeastern South America, including Venezuela and the Guianas, and observed the… Read More
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Histoire civile et commerciale des colonies anglaises dans les Indes occidentales depuis leur découverte par Christophe Colomb jusqu'à nos jour, suivie d'un tableau historique et politique de L'ile de Saint-Domingue avant et depuis la Revolution Francaise
by Edwards, Bryan
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Histoire civile et commerciale des colonies anglaises dans les Indes occidentales depuis leur découverte par Christophe Colomb jusqu'à nos jour, suivie d'un tableau historique et politique de L'ile de Saint-Domingue avant et depuis la Revolution FrancaiseThe History, Civil and Commercial, of the English Colonies in the West Indies...from their discovery by Christopher Columbus to the present day, followed by a historical and political picture of the island of Santo Domingo before and since the French Revolution
by Bryan Edwards, and translated into French
Published by Dentu, 1801 (Year 9). An antiquarian book with an antique litho map of the West Indies folded and attached at the front. The first edition of the book (originally published in 1793) in French. Translated by François Soulés. The book is in the original hardcover binding - calfskin spine over marble paper covered boards. The titles and bands on the spine are almost entirely faded. 490 pp. The book is in VG condition, lightly foxed and… Read More
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"Malungu, Ngoma vem!" África encoberta e descoberta no Brasil (Cadernos do Museu da Escravatura No.1)
by Robert W. Slenes
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Rare! Luanda: Angola. Ministério da Cultura, 1995. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Pages and cover securely held by one clean staple. Interior pristine. Covers clean and crisp, with slight reading wear to foreedge. Many B&W photos/illustrations. 24 pages. Not from a library. Published by the Angolan National Museum of Slavery and National Institute of Cultural Patrimony on the 20th anniversary of Angola's independence.
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Sweet Diamonds: A Novel and Three Stories of Life in Puerto Rico
by Ferré, Rosario
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1989. Softcover. Ferre's first novel is SIGNED by Ms. Ferré on half-title page. First American Edition, translated from the original Spanish Maldito Amor by Ferré. Recipient of the "Liberatur Prix" award for its German translation. Rosario Ferre (1938-2016) was a Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist who was one of the most prolific female writers to represent Puerto Rico and one of the strongest feminist voices of the 21st century. 8¼ x 5½". 197. 0345347781. Original pictorial wrappers, with a few indentations to cover. Fore edge papers untrimmed, edges toned, else Very Good.
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The House on the Lagoon.
by Ferré, Rosario
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Signed on title page by the Ms. Ferré. Finalist, National Book Awards. Rosario Ferré (1938-2016) became one of the most prolific female writers to represent Puerto Rico and one of the strongest feminist voices of the 21st century. "What a delight to discover that Ferré is as a good a storyteller in English as in her native Spanish!"—Julia Alverez. "A shattering story of love and death, privilege and servitude (this) is a brilliant evocation of Puerto Rico in the twentieth century" (dj flap).Tan paper over black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, black stamped title and decoration on front board. Near Fine (small bump to bottom spine edge) in a Near Fine dust jacket.
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The House on the Lagoon
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. First Edition. Signed on title page by the Ms. Ferré. Finalist, National Book Awards. Rosario Ferré (1938-2016 became one of the most prolific female writers to represent Puerto Rico and one of the strongest feminist voices of the 21st century. "What a delight to discover that Ferré is as a good a storyteller in English as in her native Spanish!"-Julia Alverez. "A shattering story of love and death, privilege and servitude (this) is a brilliant evocation of Puerto Rico in the twentieth century" (dj flap). 9¼ x 6¼". Tan paper over black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, black stamped title and decoration on front board. Near Fine (small bump to bottom spine edge) in a Near Fine dust jacket.
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Panama: And The Canal In Pictures and Prose
by Willis J. Abbot
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This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama
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Historical Georgetown, Guyana
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Georgetown, Guyana: S.M.H. Aniff and Universal Bookstore, 1997. Staple-Bound Paperback. Fine. Very slight corner wear, otherwise As New. Not from a library. 40 pages. Illustrated, one color map. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.
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The Amerindians and the Europeans
by Sr. Mary Noel Menezes
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Georgetown, Guyana: Red Thread Women's Press, 1993. Staple-bound paperback. Revised Edition. Good. Ex-Library. Text block unmarked. Binding secure. Covers clean. 74 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches.
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Forbes Burnham: National Reconciliation and National Unity 1984-1985
by Halim Majeed
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Uniondale, New York: Global Communications Publishing, October 2005. Trade Paperback. First Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. xix + 143 pages.
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Indians in Guyana: A Concise History from Their Arrival to the Present
by Basdeo Mangru
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Chicago: Adams Press, 1999. Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Slight corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 108 pages.
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Justice: The Struggle for Democracy in Guyana, 1952-1992
by Fr. Andrew Morrison, SJ
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Georgetown, Guyana: Fr. Andrew Morrison, SJ, June 1998. Trade Paperback. First Edition (stated). Very Good. Unmarked. Spine heavily creased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. 419 pages.The only book to date that can be read to understand the period of Forbes Burnham's control of Guyana is this superb work by Jesuit priest, Father Andrew Morrison, the former editor of the Catholic Standard, the official paper of the Catholic Church in Guyana. It is essential reading to get a glimpse of how an unelected government can destroy a country.
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