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. More about Un Dia en la Vida

Washington: Panamerican Union, 1958. Paperback. Good- in off-white paper wraps. Binding is broken at spine and signatures are disbound from eachother. otherwise a very good copy. Good candidate for rebinding. Latin America and the Caribbean. SAM1/12200. Good- in wraps. More about Brief History of Brazilian Literature

Edicoes SBS Ltda: Ilheus - Bahia, 1970. Hardcover. 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. More about Estorias da Historia de Ilheus

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Hardcover. New. Fine in fine illustrated dust jacket with yellow spine panel and grey title to spine. Index, 315 pages. SOAMER/072610. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. More about Hostage Nation: Colombia's Guerrilla Army and the Failed War on Drugs

Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1895. Hardcover. First Edition. With numerous illustrations, plans, and maps. An examination of how to travel to the Far East by means of the Nicaragua Canal including studies of "the problem in all its varied bearings - mechanical, commecial, and political - made on the ground and in the study, and of general observation and travel to Nicaragua" (preface). Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Minor wear to corners and edges of boards, with heavier wear to top front corner. Bookplate of A.J. Tullock to front pastedown. Tullock (? - 1904) was an engineer from Illinois who later owned the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. Minor soiling and spots of foxing to fore-edge of textblock. Occasional spots of foxing to interior. A few of the fold out maps and illustrations have small creases to edges or corners. Pencil brackets to margins of a few pages. Browning from a laid in scrap of paper to page 303. Clean and bright overall. 443 pages. SOAMER/021919. Very Good. More about The Key of the Pacific: The Nicaragua Canal

Berlin: Ethnologisches Museum, 2000. Paperback. Near fine in illustrated wraps. Illustrations throughout. 235 pages. Latin America. SOAME/111211. Near Fine in Wraps. More about Jaguar and Serpent: The Cosmos of Indians in Mexico, Central and South America

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 about The Wine is Bitter

New York: Skyhorse Publishing, (2011). Hardcover. 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. More about Bolivar: The Liberator of Latin America

Brazil: Ministerio da Educacao e Cultura, 1965. Paperback. Number 12 of 200 copies numbered and signed by the author. An additional 800 unsigned copies were printed. Elephant folio. A collection of 50 poems by Stella Leonardos illustrated with 3 lithographs by Pedro. Portuguese author and painter Antonio Pedro (1909 - 1966) helped introduce Surrealism into Portuguese painting during the 1930s. Bound in white and green paper wrappers with green title to front cover. Minor browning to spine and edges of wrappers and a few small closed tears to edges of wrappers. The interior is clean overall with minor browning to edges of pages. Some light foxing / light soiling to margins of some pages. Small closed tear to margin of one of the prints, which does not effect the image. Includes a postcard on the letterhead of the Brazilian minister of education and culture dated 7/6/65 with a brief handwritten note in Portuguese. Unbound as issued in large folded sheets. 91 pages plus plates, notes, and index. IN PORTUGUESE. POE/010715. Very Good. More about Romanceiro de Estacio

New York: Charles Scribner's, 1966. Latin America and the Caribbean. 0212#17. More about Footloose Scientist in Mayan America

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1985. Hardcover. In this book "eight leading scholars in the humanities and the social sciences suvery the history, politics, economics, demography, and culture of teh Caribbean to provide an authoritative yet accessible introduction to this complex and geographically fragmented region" (jacket). Red cloth spine over tan cloth covered boards with black title to spine. Bumping to top corners. Clean and bright. In brown dust jacket with white title to spine and front cover. Minor wear to edges of jacket including a few short closed tears. 254 pages. SOAMER/122018. Very Good / Very Good. More about Caribbean Contours

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 about Brazil (1913

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 about Historical Evolution of Hispanic America (Second Edition