Ilheus: Edicoes SBS Ltda: Ilheus - Bahia, 1970. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by the author, Arthur Brandao. 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. The book is inscribed to Lincoln Gordon, a former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil by Brandao, one of the authors. Bound in white paper covered boards with green metallic titles to spine and front cover. Covers and head of spine have been bent and creased without affecting the interior, which is clean and tight. Short closed tear to top of rear hinge. In Portuguese. 352 pages. SOAM/080707. Very Good Minus. More

Garden City: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1963. Hardcover. 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. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. Hardcover. 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. More

Frome, England: Butler & Tanner, Selwood Press, [1914]. Hardcover. Fifth Edition. The printers certified that 11,500 copies of this book were distributed to the order of the Brazilian Government. An encyclopedic work on all aspects of Brazil, including its history, geography and topography, fauna, flora, agriculture and much more. There are numerous black & white photographs throughout the text. There are also foldout maps of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo, and 22 pages of advertisements for Brazilian businesses. Bound in red cloth with titling in black to spine. Bumping, staining, and darkened spine. Interior pages are clean. Gift inscription and American Consulate label to front pastedown. Very good condition. 5 x 7.25 inches. 604 pages including index + advertisements. SAMER/120317. Very Good. More

New York: F.S. Crofts and Company, 1943. Hardcover. Vg- in light blue cloth covered boards. 8vo. Faint water stains to front cover. Minor toning to spine and minor fading to edges of boards. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners. Interior is clean and bright. 582 pages. South American History. SOU1/1252. Very Good -. More

RIo de Janiero, 1939. Paperback. 4to. Very good in tan wraps with dark blue title to front and spine panels. Minor creasing to spine, minor soiling and foxing to wraps, and light chipping to edges. Interior is clean and bright with illustrations and charts throughout. 424 pages. Latin America and the Caribbean. SAM1/3290. Very Good. More

Sao Paulo Brazil: Folha de S. Paulo, 1987. Hardcover. Folio. SCARCE. A collection of 174 selected first pages of the Portuguese language newspaper "Folha de S. Paulo" from 1925 - 1987. This newspaper, printed in Sao Paulo Brazil, has one of the largest circulations in Latin America. Black paper covered boards with paper title label pasted down to front board. Clean, bright interior. Multicolored dust jacket with black title and white publisher's name to spine panel. Minor wear to edges and minor rubbing to panels of jacket. 192 pages. CENT/092607. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. More

Mexico: Gobierno del stado de Veracruz-Llave, Fundacion ICA, 1999. Hardcover. Text in Spanish with some English. Blue cloth boards with embossed title to spine and front cover. Minor soiling to spine and boards, but clean ovearll. Clean and bright interior filled with full color illustrations. In illustrated dust jacket with black spine panel titled in white. Light rubbing to jacket and minor wear to edges of boards. A beautifully produced book. Includes laid-in pamphlet from the 1er Congreso Nacional de la Federacion Mexicana de Asociaciones de Amigos de los Museos, held in 2000. Size: Quarto. 318 pages. SOAMER/021419. Fine / Near Fine. More