Search Results: South America from DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institute, 1963. 148 pp. with 4 figs. & 16 folding maps & charts, loose in back pocket as issued (Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 146, No. 1). Concerned with the archaeological findings related to South American Aboriginals and their cultures.Several papers presented here on Venezuela,Columbia,Brazil,Northern Mexico etc. Previous owner name. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1984. 698 pages, illustrated throughout with 400 rare and historic B&W photographs. The classic history of the development of air transport in all the countries south of the USA, including Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and the whole continent of South America. Includes 85 maps showing the expansion of airline routes throughout the area over the years, plus tables and appendices giving detailed fleet lists of 84 airlines. Clean. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Departamento de Estudios Historicos Navales, 1972. Complete 7 volume set - Vols 1-6 (3,318pp/illus) Vol 7 Index (217pp). All volumes clean. Spanish text.. First Edition. Illustrated Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.: Janes Information Group, 1984. 490pp/illus/maps. Records, for the first time in any language, the make-up of Latin American armies, navies and air-and paramilitary forces whilst also analyzing their histories and the geographic, economic and political factors which shape them. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: Biblioteca do Exercito, 1998. Three Volume set. vol 1 - Colonial Period, Vol 2 - United Kingdom, Vol 3 - Republic. All clean and near fine. No marks. . 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong).

Banco Central de Venezuela, 1983. 320pp/illus. Details on various medals and medalions having Simon Bolivar on them. Clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. 362pp/illus. Green cloth binding lettered in gilt, t.e.g., pictorial endpapers. Previous owner's name stamped on ffep and hal-title. Book is otherwise clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1901. 403pp/illus. Famous mountain traveller of his times led first significant expedition into this region of the Andes, and wrote this engaging record of their explorations. Decorative Boards. Scarce, Cover lightly worn/bumped. Text clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norman, OK: Univ Of Oklahoma Pr, 1973. 229pp/illus/map. The Mayan Chilam Balam books are the eponymous 'town books' of small Yucatec towns. Usually these consist of disparate texts in which Mayan and Spanish traditions have coalesced. The Yucatec Mayas ascribed these to a chilam 'oracular priest' called Balam 'Jaguar'. Some of the texts contain prophetic texts which Spanish translators have interpreted as referring to the arrival of the Spaniards in Yucatan. Clean. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1984. 187 pp Contents: Brazil and the International Environment; Ideology, Internationalism, and Self-Interest; Territory and Trade; Power Politics: Alliances and Illusions; Power Politics: Toward a New Order. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1984. 187pp/illus/maps. Contents: Brazil and the International Environment; Ideology, Internationalism, and Self-Interest; Territory and Trade; Power Politics: Alliances and Illusions; Power Politics: Toward a New Order; Epilogue. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Century Co., 1917. 587pp. Illustrated with plates from photos and paintings. Usual markings. Tight. First Edition. Library Binding. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: George H. Doran, 1920. 247pp/frontis. Interesting and uncommon title by the great South American explorer and author Graham. Historical and political intrigue as Graham explores the coastal region and embarks up the Sinu river in search of the native population. Very good in original red boards. Clean. 1st American Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1992. 373pp. Originally published as Dictatorship in Spanish America by Knopf in 1964, this revision incorporates 15 new chapters. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1997. 315pp. English text. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Yale University Press, 1990. 306 pages. B/W and colour illustrations. Explores the reality of cowboy life in the United States, Canada, and Spanish America, from the cowboy's beginnings as a wild-cattle hunter to his decline in the early 20th century. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, artworks and posters. Only marks are along top edge and inside back cover - otherwise clean.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Mexico: Ediciones Or, 1941. 193pp. Text in Spanish. Front and back covers stamped. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Santiago, Chile: Imprenta "El Imparcial", 1934. 568pp/illus. Some light underlining. Rare . First Edition. Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Sao Paulo, Brasil: Edicoes Fortaleza, 1977. Complete 6 Volume set. Approx 300-400 pages each. Numerous illus/maps. Portuguese text.. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971. 291pp/illus. The massacre of Brazillian Indians. Text clean. DJ has light rubbing/chipping.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.