Return to Search Page
Total Books found 57
| First | Previous | Next | Last |
HELMS, Anthony Zachariah.
Travels From Buenos Ayres, By Potosi, To Lima. With Notes By The Translator, Containing Topographical Descriptions of the Spanish Possessions In South America.
London: Printed For Richard Phillips, By J.G.Barnard, 1807..
8vo. pp. viii, [9]-92. modern wrs. Abridged Edition of the English Translation, issued without a map. The author, formerly chief assayer of the mines and mint at Cracow in Poland, was appointed director of mines and metallurgy in Peru. Sabin 31265.
$200 USD Book Number: elala5901 Order / Enquire
HELPS, Arthur [1813-1875].
The Spanish Conquest In America And Its Relation To The History Of Slavery And To The Government Of Colonies.
London: John W.Parker And Son, 1855-61..
4 Volumes. 8vo. with half-titles. 2 double-page maps & numerous maps in the text (some full-page). untrimmed in original blind-stamped cloth, gilt arms of the Law Society of Upper Canada on front covers (extremities chipped & frayed, spines bit nicked). First Editions. "The whole of this noble work is devoted to a history of the relations of the Indians of America to its Spanish invaders; and the effect of their occupation, and conquest upon the population, religion, and manners of the aborigines.It treats of the whole story of the Indians and their conquerors, during the sixty years which immediately succeeded the discovery, in that continuous narrative style, by which our curiosity is aroused, and our interest perpetuated, without losing the dignity of veracious history." (Field) Sabin 31280. Spain & Spanish America I p. 323. Field 682.
$461 USD Book Number: SLPeHELP35 Order / Enquire
HERNDON, William Lewis & Lardner GIBBON.
Exploration Of The Valley Of The Amazon, Made Under Direction Of The Navy Department.
Washington: Robert Armstrong, 1853-54..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 417, [blank leaf], iii, [1]plate list; x, [1 leaf]plate list, 339. 2 (of 5) folding maps. 52 tinted lithographs. text illus. original blind-stamped cloth (slight fraying to spine ends, some foxing & browning). First Edition. "This American expedition was first proposed by the prominent oceanographer, Matthew F.Maury. He urged North American plantation owners to emigrate to the Amazon valley with their slaves to seek their fortunes. He also advocated opening the Amazon to international commerce. He was the brother-in-law of Lt. Herndon, a naval officer. The expedition was organized by the U.S. Navy Department and sent out to South America in the years 1851 and 1852. The Americans traveled to Chile and to Lima, Peru, where Lt. Herndon pushed into the upper Amazon. Lt. Gibbon traveled south through Bolivia and then into the selvas of Brazil. The two groups met in Serpa, Brazil, and then continued down the Amazon River to Pará. Herndon was lost with his ship, Central America, off Cape Hatteras in 1857. The work itself is a minute, accurate, and very interesting study on the aborigines of the Andes [and Amazon: Ucayali, Tapajos, Quichua] and on the geography of the Amazon and its tributaries." (Hill) There is also much detail on mining and natural history. Borba de Moraes I p. 399. Field 688. Hill II p. 446. Sabin 31524 (calling for a total of 52 maps & plates).
$450 USD Book Number: elala3297 Order / Enquire
HILL, S.S.
Travels In Peru and Mexico.
London: Longman, Green, Longman, And Roberts, 1860..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xiii, 330; xii, 312. with half-titles. contemporary half calf (rubbed, gilt institutional crest on lower spines, some foxing throughout - outer leaves more heavily afffected). First Edition. An account of the author's travels in Chile (Valparaiso, Santiago), Peru (Arequipa, Yura, Cuzco, Puno, Lima), Panama, Jamaica (Kingston, Spanish Town), Cuba (Havana) and Mexico (Vera Cruz , Mexico City), with observations on social life, slavery, politics, agriculture, mining, entertainment, religion, the llama, Peruvian Indians, bull-fighting, monuments and architecture, natural history, &c. Evidently some copies of the book were issued with plates, but none are called for in the bibliographies. Sabin 31862. Spain and Spanish America II p. 248.
$641 USD Book Number: SLLavHIL37 Order / Enquire
HUMBOLDT, [Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich] Alexander, Freiherr Von [1769-1859].
Personal Narrative Of Travels To The Equinoctial Regions Of America, During The Years 1799-1804.Translated And Edited By Thomasina Ross.
London: Henry G.Bohn, 1852..
3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-xxii, 505, [1]; vi, 521, [1]; vi, 442. lacking half-title in Vol. I? untrimmed in original blind-stamped cloth (some chipping to joints & extremities, occasional foxing & browning, several gatherings sprung in Vol. III). cfSabin 33744.
$300 USD Book Number: elala3476 Order / Enquire
HUTCHINSON, Thomas J[oseph] [1820-1885].
Buenos Ayres And Argentine Gleanings: With Extracts From A Diary Of Salado Exploration In 1862 And 1863.
London: Edward Stanford, 1865..
8vo. pp. xxi, [1 leaf], 321, [1], [2]ads. with half-title. 3 folding maps (1 coloured, 1 in back pocket) & 8 wood-engraved plates (incl. frontis. portrait). 16 wood-engraved text illus. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (tear in 1st map & fold tears in large map in back pocket - no loss, occasional light spotting). First Edition. Including chapters on Monte Video, Buenos Ayres, San Pedro, Rosario, Paraná, Esperanza, the Salado Valley, the Chaco, Cordova, Santiago, Tucuman, the Argentine republic and its constitution, cotton cultivation, sheep farming, emigration to Argentina, sale and rent of land, the Chaco Indians, &c. The author was the British consul in Rosario in the province of Santa Fé. "Valuable source for data on trade, agricultural colonies, immigrations, and especially on the province of Santiago del Estero." (Griffin) Griffin 5912. Jones, South America Rediscovered p. 247. Palau 117335. Sabin 34089. Spain and Spanish America p. 342.
$950 USD Book Number: elala3109 Order / Enquire
HUTCHINSON, Thomas J[oseph] [c1802-1885].
Two Years In Peru, With Exploration Of Its Antiquities.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1873..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxiv, 343, [1]; xii, 334 + 48(ads). with half-title in Vol. I. folding coloured map, 111 plates & text illus. (mostly wood-engraved - 1 folding, & several heliogravures; as always 3 of the plates listed not present but including 2 others not listed & 2 of skulls at p. 312, Vol. II). original black & gilt-stamped cloth, rebacked with spine mounted (covers soiled, extremities frayed). First Edition. In 1870 the British diplomat and physician was appointed Consul at Calláo, arriving in April of 1871. Most of his work in Peru was concerned with shipping, in particular with the problems of crimping by ship captains. The present work describes his travels throughout the country (Cuzco, Arequipa, Chincha Islands, Calláo, Huatica Valley, Lima, Huáruco, Trujillo, San José, &c.), impressions of government, politics, trade and commerce, architecture, Chinese population, hygiene and disease, customs and social life, and exploration of vestiges and burial grounds of the indigenous people from before the Spanish conquest.
$749 USD Book Number: elala3299 Order / Enquire
JOHNSON, Samuel [1709-1784].
Thoughts On The Late Transactions Respecting Falkland's Islands.
London: Printed for T.Cadell, 1771..
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 75. lacking half-title. disbound (outer leaves bit soiled & chipped at edges, tears in first 4 leaves & G4 - no loss). First Edition, Revised Issue with cancelled K2. In 1770 the Spanish sent a fleet from Buenos Aires to capture the Falkland Islands. Although the affair was settled by negotiation and the Spanish withdrew, the ultimate right of sovereignty to the islands was left unsettled. A small group in Parliament pressed for war with Spain, largely to avenge British honour. Johnson was opposed and this anti-war pamphlet in reply to one by Junius was published on March 16, 1771. Courtney & Smith p. 115. Chapman & Hazen p. 150. Rothschild 1252.
$799 USD Book Number: elala656 Order / Enquire
LA CONDAMINE, [Charles Marie De].
Relation Abrégée D'Un Voyage Fait Dans L'Intérieur De L'Amérique Méridionale. Depuis la Côte de la Mer du Sud, jusqu'aux Côtes du Brésil & de la Guiane, en descendant La Rivière Des Amazones.
Paris: the Widow Pissot, 1745..
8vo. pp. 4 p.l., xvi, 216. folding engraved map. contemporary mottled calf, gilt back. First Edition. [BOUND WITH:] LA CONDAMINE, [Charles Marie De]. Lettre Á Madame *** Sur L'Émeute Populaire Excitée En la Ville de Cuenca au Pérou, le 29. d'Aout 1739. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 108. lacking half-title? folding engraved plate. [Paris]: 1746. First Edition. La Condamine was one of the principal members of the French group of scientists who participated in a joint Franco-Spanish expedition to South America in 1736. The purpose of the expedition was to measure one degree of latitude in the equinoctial regions of Peru in order to determine the exact size and shape of the earth. The historic measurement, which took almost a decade to accomplish, demonstrated the Newtonian theory that the earth is not spherical, but flattened at the Poles. Bouguer, Godin and Joseph de Jussieu, were the other French academicians involved while Spanish scientists and naval officers, Juan and Ulloa, were selected by Philip V to represent Spain. For the return home, the leaders of the expedition elected to follow different routes in order to add to the value of their reports, La Condamine choosing the dangerous course of crossing Brazil by navigating the Amazon. His account of this journey was ".of great importance, because for the first time the long course of the Amazon was traversed by a man of science capable of making astronomic observations, and determining longitudes." (Borba de Moraes) The engraved map of the river accompanying the text was drawn by La Condamine, and is the first in which the latitudes were observed. It also shows by dotted lines Father Sebastian Fritz's inaccurate charting of the river, and is the first to feature the course of the Araguay. Appended to the Relation is an account of a riot in which the members of the expedition were involved during a bull-fight at Cuenca, when the surgeon, Semiergues, was killed. The Relation and Lettre appear to have been issued both separately and together. Bell L19 (1st title). Borba de Moraes I pp. 446-447. Brunet III 729. Cox II p. 272. European Americana 745/115 & 746/109. Howgego L10. JCB I 797 (calling for map & plate) & 829. Palau 129370-71. Sabin 38484 & 38481. cfHill pp. 168-69. cfMedina 3371.
$1538 USD Book Number: SClaLA C26 Order / Enquire
PELLESCHI, Giovanni.
Eight Months On The Gran Chaco Of The Argentine Republic.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1886..
8vo. pp. xv, 311, [1]. with half-title. contemporary half chagrin (extremities bit worn, rear cover spotted, neat gilt institutional crest on upper cover & lower spine, some light foxing, 1 gathering sprung). First Edition. The author, an Italian engineer, traversed the Gran Chaco region in the discharge of his duties as an official of the Civil Engineers' Service in the Argentine Republic. Much of his account is concerned with the manners, customs, and physical conditions of the Toba, Mattacco, and other native Indian tribes, and the whole of the third book, pp. 265-311, is devoted to the language of the Mattaccos. He also remarks on flora and fauna, geography, climate, politics, and missions.
$205 USD Book Number: SLLghPEL77 Order / Enquire
POINDEXTER, Miles.
The Ayar-Incas.Volume I Monuments, Culture, and American Relationships.Volume II Asiatic Origins.
New York: Horace Liveright, 1930..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxii, [23]-274; xii, [13]-359. numerous plates, maps & text illus. (incl. 2 frontis. - 1 colour). index. original cloth (Vol. II with faded spine & dampmark to upper edge of covers). First Edition.
$150 USD Book Number: elala3594 Order / Enquire
PONS, F[rançois Raymond Joseph] de [1751-1812].
Travels In Parts Of South America, During The Years 1801, 1802, 1803 & 1804; Containing A Description Of The Captain-Generalship Of Carraccas, With An Account Of The Laws, Commerce, And Natural Productions Of That Country.
London: Printed For Richard Phillips, 1806..
8vo. pp. iv, [5]-157, [3]index. 1 folding map & 1 folding plan of Carraccas. modern cloth (some foxing & embrowing). Abridged English translation, from Phillips' A Collection Of Modern And Contemporary Voyages, of De Pon's important account of his travels in Venezuela, Voyage à la partie orientale dee la Terre-Ferme (Paris: 1806 Sabin 19644 (vide DEPONS). Hill p. 238.
$154 USD Book Number: SNSavPON71 Order / Enquire
PRESCOTT, William H[ickling] [1796-1859].
History Of The Conquest Of Peru, With A Preliminary View Of The Civilization Of The Incas.
London: Richard Bentley, 1848..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxxvi, 480; xx, 490. wiith half-titles. 2 engraved frontis. portraits, 1 engraved map, & 1 hand-writing facsimile. contemporary ribbed calf, gilt backs, gilt arms on upper covers of the Law Society of Upper Canada (extremities bit rubbed & chipped, front cover of Vol. I detached & rear joint cracked). Third Edition. cfSabin 65273. cfField 1240.
$179 USD Book Number: SESstPRE33 Order / Enquire
RALEIGH, Sir Walter [1552-1618].
The Discoverie of the large and bewtiful Empire of Guiana.Edited.By V.T.Harlow.
London: Argonaut Press, 1928..
4to. pp. cvi, 182, [1]. photogravure frontis. portrait. 2 folding maps. facsimile of original title in text. colour woodcut on title. Uncut & largely unopened in original quarter vellum. Limited to 975 numbered copies on Japon Vellum. "This is the best critical edition of the classic account of El Dorado, the lost empire of the Incas, and Raleigh's attempt to find it. The introduction [by Harlow] deals with the Elizabethan period in England and is of interest in a study of that era. This edition embodies much new material and includes an appendix of documents hitherto unpublished." (Hill) Cox II p. 254. Hill pp. 246-47. National Maritime Museum I 290.
$250 USD Book Number: elala3320 Order / Enquire
RALEIGH, Sir Walter [1552?-1618].
The Discovery Of The Large, Rich, And Beautiful Empire Of Guiana, With A Relation Of The Great And Golden City Of Manoa (Which The Spaniards Call El Dorado), Etc. Performed In The Year 1595, By.Reprinted From The Edition Of 1596, With Some Unpublished D
London: Printed For The Hakluyt Society [First Series: No. 3], 1848..
8vo. pp. lxxv, xv, 240. with half-title. folding map (frontis.). original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (spine dull & trifle frayed at head). Cox II 254. Howgego R7. National Maritime Museum I 289. Sabin 67555.
$513 USD Book Number: SLEeRALE16 Order / Enquire
| First | Previous | Next | Last |
