Latin American History

Nice clean copy in circa 1920 red cloth. Large folding map; 8vo 225 x 150 mm; [x], 418 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

[8]+iv+402+[2 ad] pages with frontispiece. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in contemporary calf with six raised spine bands and gilt ruled edges to covers. (Field 70; Sabin 3106) First edition. Edward Bancroft was a Massachusetts-born physician and chemist who became a double agent, spying for both the United States and Great Britain while serving as secretary to the American Commission in Paris during the American Revolution. On July 14, 1763, after fleeing his apprenticeship, Bancroft left New England for the sugar-producing slave colonies of Dutch Guiana, where he became a plantation doctor. He soon expanded his practice to multiple plantations and wrote a study of the local environment. Based on observations of experiments already being performed on live eels by Dutch colonists in and around Surinam and Essequibo, Bancroft concluded that American eels and torpedo fish discharged electricity to stun their prey, rather than by imperceptibly swift mechanical action, as had previously been argued.… Read More

xv+486+[1] pages with folding map, tables and appendix. Octavo (8 3/4"x 5 1/2") bound in half antique dark green calf with five raised spine bands and gilt lettering to spine over marbled boards. (Howgego p.396; Sabin 46988; Hill 1115) First edition. Henry Lister maw entered the Navy 11 May, 1818; and was for some time Midshipman of the Liffey, bearing the broad pendant in the East Indies of Commodore Charles Grant, by whom, during the expedition to Ava, he was allowed to act as Naval Aide-de-Camp to Sir Alex Campbell, Commander-in-Chief of the troops. While officiating in that capacity he appears to have been employed in surveying the Rangoon river, and to have effected, 25 June, 1824, the destruction of two fire-rafts. In an attack subsequently made on a strong stockade on the Dalla river, it was his misfortune, while cheering on his men, to receive a ball in the head – a circumstance which obliged him to return to England for the benefit of his health. Having all along, however, distinguished… Read More

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… Read More

Cologne & se Trouve a Paris, Chez Nyon, 1772.8vo. xliv, 435 pp. Grabado de Palafox en frontispicio. Holandesa con lomo en piel y tejuelo rojo. Dos partes en un volumen. Textos en francés. Reparación menor en página 221 (mal numerada), pp 353 con extra margen y nota manuscrita antigua al margen. Es la historia de célebre obispo de Puebla, y sus famosas querellas con los jesuitas. Esta obra comenzó a publicarse en 1688. Solo se imprimieron 7 pliegos y la publicación fue interrumpida pues el padre Champion se pronunciaba en favor del obispo y en contra de sus hermanos en religión. En 1767 al abate Toussaint , en posesión del manuscrito original de Champion , escribió este libro modificando el estilo del antiguo manuscrito e insertando algunos documentos. Obra útil para conocer las querellas que dieron tanta celebridad a Palafox y que han impedido su canonización. Se publicaron 13 ediciones entre 1767 y 1772.

New York / London: Grossman Publishers / Cape Goliard, 1968 First printing of the stated first American [bilingual] edition with Spanish/English text. Light uneven toning to endpapers and a neat name to front-free endpage, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a short closed tear to upper back spine fold, light paper loss to corners and spine ends, moderate uneven toning to spine, and light uneven toning to covers, else fine. Scarce hard cover with only 500 copies printed.

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… Read More

historia eclesiastica de cuba,por juan martin leiseca primera edicion original,caratulas originales,obra ilustrada con numerosas fotos de la epoca,historia de la iglesia en cuba.y sus instituciones con prologo del dr mariano aramburo libro muy raro y escaso.

First edition, first issue, hardcover, 1844, New York. True first issues are uncommon and are discussed in the Notes section below. Overall condition is Very Good but not without defects. Old plain gray paper boards, possibly original, certainly 19th century. Boards have a general patina and small ink stain on back. Binding is sound. Endpapers are an odd yellow with a waxy feel. The yellow papers have central darkening that does not affect any other leaves. Prior bookseller notes seen on ffep. Stamp of New Jersey Historical Society on title page, pp. 164, 166. No other writing or stamps seen. The half title, title and map are lacking top outside corner not affecting image or text in any way (see images). The front blanks have water injury which lightly affects map and title page (see images). Paginates: blanks (3 leaves), foldout map, viii, 166, [2 pp adverts], errata slip (21 lines), blanks (3 leaves). The errata slip is lacking a corner (see image). Complete as issued. See Field 1595. Feel free to… Read More

2 volumes. xviii+230 pages with frontispiece, tables, charts, drawings, illustrations, plates and folding map. viii+[231]-574 pages with tables, charts, drawings, illustrations, plates, appendix and index. Quarto (10 3/4" x 8") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Yale Historical Publications; History of Art Volume V. First editions.
George Kubler was an American art historian and among the foremost scholars on the art of Pre-Columbian America and Ibero-American Art. His second book, Mexican Architecture of the Sixteenth Century, appeared in 1948 which was a momentous work focusing primarily on church architecture and its development in the fifteen hundreds. He chaired the department of art at Yale between 1953-1956.
Condition: Lacks slipcase. Points rubbed, previous owner's name to front pastedowns, some light shelf wear else very good.

Magazine la lucha,dedicado a la historia de la provincia de matanzas,y sus municipios.con prologo de miguel de carrion y articulos realizados por destacados escritores matanceros. libro de gran formato y peso,430 pgs ilustradas,de personas destacadas,casas,negocios,calles,paseos,plazas,tiendas,hospitales,teatros,y edificaciones.de matanzas,cardenas,jovellanos,jaguey grande,colon,agramonte,pedro betancourt,marti,carlos rojas,san jose de los ramos,manguito,sabanilla del comendador,santa ana,perico,alacranes,san antonio de cabezas,cidra,bolondron,union de reyes,limonar y coliseo.

Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Testu, 1793. First Edition First Printing . Leather Bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. [iv], 176, 104, [1] pages. Hardcover rebound in full black leather (20th century). Modern gilt lettering on the spine, which as a couple of simple rules at the headcap and the foot of the spine. The book binder's receipt ("3.27" may suggest a 1927 rebinding, but it looks to be more likely from the 1950s; rebound by Joseph Ruzicka). Light wear to the binding. New endpapers. The old front flyleaf is laid in loosely and has a mid-20th century owner's bookplate attached. A sound copy. The text shows some toning but appears overall clean. The last leaf, an Errata, has some repairs on the fore edge. Text is in French. Jean-Baptiste Gabriel Larchevesque-Thibaud (1745-1817) was born on Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) and had a coffee plantation there. He was also a French politician and was a deputy to the Estates General of 1789.… Read More

Paris: Chez Audibert, 1814. 1st Edition . Leather Bound. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. xii, 334 pages. Hardcover bound in quarter leather with blue patterned paper-covered boards. Binding is rubbed and bumped with some scuffing on the boards. Hinges are secure. All edges marbled. Several pencil markings as well as a small library ink stamp on the title page. A piece of paper was laid between the title page and the Preface page, resulting in heavy browning on the Preface. The browning also affect the title page and a few pages after. The text is toned with occasional foxing. Text is in French. The title translates to "Of the Colonies and Particularly that of Saint-Domingue; Historical and Political Memory."

Paris: Chez Henrichs, Libraire, Rue de la Loi, 1804. 1st Edition . Leather Bound. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. xvi, 355 pages. Hardcover bound in full speckled calf leather with floral rules around the edges of the front and rear panels in gilt. Spine rules and tooling in gilt. Binding is rubbed and bumped. Top and bottom edges of the spine are worn away. Outer edges of the text block are speckled. Hinges are secure. Early bookplate on the front pastedown shows a pyramid surrounded by a globe, spyglass, books and lyre and with the name engraved below, "Ex Libris L A. A. B. de St. Maurice." The interior is toned and has some damping at the top edge towards the front of the book. Text is in French. A history of pirates and buccaneers in the West Indies in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Originally published in German.

Obras completas de simon bolivar 2 vols primera edicion editorial lex habana cuba 1947 compilacion y notas de vicente lecuona,colaboracion de la senorita esther barret de nazaris,encuadernacion original de la epoca,3015 paginas,esta edicion de las obras completas de simon bolivar fue ordenada publicar por la junta revolucionaria de gobierno de los estados unidos de venezuela presidida por el senor romulo betancourt.el libro recoge en papel biblia las obras completas de
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Ponte y Palacios Blanco (Caracas, Imperio español; 24 de julio de 1783​-Santa Marta, Gran Colombia; 17 de diciembre de 1830), más conocido como Simón Bolívar o el Libertador, fue un militar y >político venezolano.​Líder fundamental de la independencia de lo que son hoy Venezuela, Colombia y Ecuador, ayudó a consolidar la de >Perú, fue la inspiración en la última etapa independentista de >Panamá y estuvo involucrado en la cuestión fundacional de Bolivia. Figura… Read More