Central & South America from Classic Books and Ephemera

Paris: Librería Española de Garnier Hermanos, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. "Nueva Edition Aumentada con un resúmen histórico, desde la rendicion de Méjico hasta el fallecimiento de Hernan Cortés, é ilustrada con notas." [4], 597 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary polished calf spine with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Leather labels… Read more about this item

Geneva: Éditions Famot, 1973. Hardcover. Fine. "Exemplaire Réservé par François Beauval pour ses Amis Bibliophiles." 235, [5] p., 8 leaves of plates; 18 cm. Dark blue leather spine and white leather over boards. Silver stamped spine title and decoration; oval color pastedown illustration on front cover within silver decoration. Blue, white, and silver decorated… Read more about this item

Moscow: Editorial Progreso, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine. 258, [6] p.: tables; 21 cm. Light grey cloth with black stamped spine and cover titles; green stamped author's name and publisher's emblem? on front cover. No dust jacket. Translation of Latinskaia Amerika by M. Jusainov. This Spanish translation of Boyko's work on imperialism and capitalism in… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. Near Fine. [1], 250-296 p.: tables; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. "Communicated to the American Philosophical Society, 6th March 1835." Includes Errata on p. 296. Father Najera (1803-1853) was a linguist who was in exile in Philadelphia from his native Mexico in the 1830s… Read more about this item

Stamford, Conn: Overbrook Press, 1963. Paperback. Very Good +. [6], 30, [4] p.; 22 cm. Black wrapper with white printed label on front wrapper. Red printer's emblem on title page. Issued as the 1963 Season's Greetings from Frank Altschul and Helen Altschul. Frank Altschul (1887-1981) founded the Overbrook Press, which produced more than 150… Read more about this item

Rio de Janeiro: Papelaria Uniao, 1909. Paperback. Very Good. 83 p.: tables; 15 cm. Maroon paper covers with gilt cover title and coat of arms of the First Brazilian Republic; publisher on back cover within Art Moderne decoration. Presents the arrangement of the Brazilian army following the reorganization of 1908. Very scarce. In Very… Read more about this item

Paris: A.J. Dénaina, 1834. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume 15 only of 16 volumes: [4], 536 p.: tables (1 folded); 21 cm. Contemporary calf spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Running title: Chronologie Historique de l'Amérique. The folded table is not included in pagination. This volume covers the history… Read more about this item

Paris: Ambrose Dupont et Cie, 1828. Hardcover. Very Good -. Volume 11 only (of 16 volumes): [4], 525 p.: tables; 21 cm. Contemporary calf spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Running title: Chronologie Historique de l'Amérique. This volume covers the history of Chile and Argentina from 1770 to 1828.… Read more about this item

Boston: I.R. Butts, 1846. Paperback. Good. Third Edition. 33, [1] p.; 20 cm. Stitched pamphlet; pages have not been trimmed. Former owner's name inscribed in an old hand at head of title page: Wm. Rutherford. Parker had become minister of the 28th Congregational Church, Boston, in January 1846; his congregation included Elizabeth Cady Stanton,… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Baskett and the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1753. Fine. Title continued: "and for Regulating the Election of the Governors and Directors of the said Company." [2], 279-280 p.; 33 cm. (folio). Three stab-holes, but no other evidence that this was ever bound. Edges are untrimmed. Title page reads "Anno Regni Georgii II.… Read more about this item

New York: Bartlett & Welford, 1847. Paperback. Very Good. [1], 4-34 p.; 22 cm. Lacking wrapper. Disbound from a nonce volume. In an old hand at head of first page: "#11. Peace with Mexico By Hon. Albert Gallatin." Publication information supplied from Worldcat records. Former Congressman and Secretary of the Treasury Gallatin… Read more about this item

Paris: F. Béchet, 1818. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good +. [6], 267, [1] p.; 22 cm. Original pink paper wrappers with printed paper spine label. Untrimmed. Verso of half title page contains list of booksellers in other cities selling books printed by Imprimerie de Poulet. Verso of table of contents contains list of other… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Mass: M.I.T. Press, 1965. Fine/good +. x, [2], 126 p.: 24 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title on red. Green and white dust jacket. Price clipped. Includes appendices, bibliographic note, and index. This is number 6 in the M.I.T. Monographs in Economics series. "The years between 1940 and 1960 in Chile… Read more about this item

Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. xvii, 258 p.: photographs, tables; 22 cm. Includes bibliography and index.. Greenish-blue cloth, with gilt stamped spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Scattered light pencilled marginalia. No price listed. An in-depth and invaluable look at the "militancy of Brazilian auto workers in the… Read more about this item