Argueta, Manlio

Un Dia en la Vida

Madrid: Ediciones Alfaguara, (1984). Paperback. 8vo. Blue and white illustrated paper wrappers with blue title to front wrapper and white title to spine. Minor rubbing and toning to exterior. Previous owner's name and address written in red pen to inside of front cover and notes to half title page. Minimal underlining in pen throughout and notes written to top margin of pages 77-80. Text is bright. 164 pages. IN SPANISH. Latin America. LATAM/013112. Very Good in Wraps.

Barbosa, Ruy

Oracao aos Mocos. Edicao comemorativa do centenario de nascimento do grande brasilerio

Sao Paulo: Reitoria da Universidade de Sao Paulo, 1950. Paperback. SCARCE. 2a Edicao. Ruy (or Rui) Barbosa (1849 - 1923) was a Brazilian author and politician. He was committed to defending civil liberties and contributed to the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888. This portfolio includes a facsimile of the "Oracao aos Mocos" or "Prayer for Young Men" speech that he wrote for graduates of the class of 1920 from the Faculdade de Direito de Sao Paulo. The speech was read by Professor Reinaldo Porchat as Barbosa was ill and unable to attend the ceremony. The speech has been reproduced directly from the original typescript and shows pen corrections that Barbosa made. Also included are facsimile copies of letters, telegrams, photographs, and newspaper articles. Unbound folio sheets as issued. Housed in a white paper portfolio with red and black title to front panel. Half of a red wax seal is adhered to the rear panel of the portfolio. The edges are worn with tears to the edges and there is minor soiling to the covers. IN PORTUGUESE. Unpaginated. SAMER/011013. Very Good.

Brandao, Arthur and Milton Rosario

Estorias da Historia de Ilheus

Edicoes SBS Ltda: Ilheus - Bahia, 1970. Hard Cover. In Portuguese. Uncommon book on the history and people of Ilheus, one of the oldest cities in Brazil. Most of the book consists of black & white photographs and biographies of the people of the day in Ilheus. It includes everyone from government officials, journalists, members of prominent families, to even a beauty queen or two. There is an informality to the book that lends charm. Very good in white leatherette boards with gilt title to spine and front board. Foxing to boards. Clean, bright interior. 352 pages. SOAM/102308. Very Good.

Cameron, Ian

Kingdom of the Sun God. A History of the Andes and their People.

Guild Publishing, 1990. Hard Cover. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrated with color plates and line drawings throughout. 224 pages. South America. SAME/8052. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket.

Carpenter, Frank G.

Carpenter's World Travels: Lands of the Andes and the Desert

Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924. Hard Cover. 8vo. Near Fine in grey/blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. Lovely illustration to front board. Interior is near fine with wonderful photographic illustrations throughout. Index, 285 pages. Latin America. LATAM/040512. Near Fine.

Deimel, Claus and Ruhnau, Elke

Jaguar and Serpent: The Cosmos of Indians in Mexico, Central and South America

Berlin: Ethnologisches Museum, 2000. Paperback. Near fine in illustrated wraps. Illustrations throughout. 235 pages. Latin America. SOAME/111211. Near Fine in Wraps.

Eisenhower, Milton S.

The Wine is Bitter

Garden City: Doubleday and Company, Inc. 1963. Hard Cover. INSCRIBED by the author, Ike Eisenhower's brother and former President of Johns Hopkins University, to Dr. Frank R Smith Jr. Near fine in very good plus dj. Interior very bright; index; 342 pp. Latin American Studies. LATAM/1033. Near Fine in Very Good + DJ.

Harvey, Robert

Bolivar: The Liberator of Latin America

New York: Skyhorse Publishing, (2011). Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Fine in near fine illustrated dust jacket with white title to front and spine panels. Crease along spine. Pristine interior. Index, 404 pages. Latin America. LATAM/100311. Fine in Near Fine DJ.

Isherwood, Christopher

The Condor and the Cows

London: Methuen & Co. 1949. Hard Cover. 1st edition. Illustrated from photographs by William Caskey. Very good in very good dustjacket. Minor chipping to edges of dust jacket. The travel diary of a journey in South America with photographer and friend William Caskey. Interior is clean and bright. Pictorial endpapers. 194 pages. South American Travel. SOAMER/9100. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket.

Kravigny, Frank W.

The Jungle Route

New York: Orlin Tremaine Company, (1940). Hard Cover. 8vo. Red cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. Fading to spine. Gilt title rubbed on front board and spine. Minor wear to spine ends and corners. Browning to paste downs and end pages. Crack to interior front hinge. Else is clean and bright and filled with photographic illustrations. Includes a survivor's list. Index, 234 pages. Latin America. LATAM/110612. Very Good.

McNeil, Frank

War and Peace in Central America: Reality and Illusion

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. Hard Cover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Signed and with a lengthy inscription by the author on the front free end page. Else is clean and bright with photographic illustrations throughout. Latin America. LATAM103191. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket.

Paz-Soldan, C.E.

Cantos del Ocaso

Lima: Biblioteca de la "Reforma Medica" 1959. Soft Cover. Good+ in wraps. Chipping to head of spine and soiling to foot of spine. In Spanish. SAME1/3112. Good +.

Ridley, Jasper

Maximilian & Juarez

London: Phoenix Press, (2001). Paperback. Fine in red and yellow illustrated paper wrappers with red title to front wrapper and white title to spine. Index, 353 pages. Latin America. LATAM/071511. Fine in Wraps.