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DESMOND, Alice Curtis.
South American Adventures. New York: Macmillan, 1935. Reprint. Cloth, 284pp. Near fine in a chipped d/w. "A lively chronicle of the adventures of the author and her husband on a journey through the various countries of South America, travelling the lesser known paths."
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DOMVILLE-FIFE, Charles W.
Among Wild Tribes of the Amazons An Account of Exploration & Adventure on the Mighty Amazon & Its Confluents, With Descriptions of the Savage Head Hunting & Anthropophagous Tribes Inhabiting Their Banks.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1925. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red cloth with pictorial gilt decoration on upper cover, 282pp. Slight stain on upper cover which makes the cloth in this area slightly lighter but in fact a very nice copy.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1925. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red cloth with pictorial gilt decoration on upper cover, 282pp. Slight stain on upper cover which makes the cloth in this area slightly lighter but in fact a very nice copy.
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DOMVILLE-FIFE, Charles.
Guatemala and the States of Central America.
London: Francis Griffiths, 1913. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 310pp. Spine darkened, some marking, a good copy.
London: Francis Griffiths, 1913. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 310pp. Spine darkened, some marking, a good copy.
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ELLIOTT, L.E.
Brazil Today and Tomorrow. New York: Macmillan, 1917. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. dark blue pictorial cloth, xi, 338, (5)pp.ads. White spine decoration slightly flaked o/w near fine. Covers most aspects of Brazil; the history, colonization, social conditions, transportation, industry, finance, horticulture and medicine, etc.
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EWBANK, Thomas.
Life In Brazil; Or, A Journal of a Visit To The Land of Cocoa and the Palm. With an Appendix, Containing Illustrations of Ancient South American Arts......
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856. Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, xvi, (17)-469pp. Rubber stamp on e/papers, some wear to spine ends and some wear in the top of the front spine gutter but still a very nice copy.
"The author was U.S. Commissioner of Patents from 1849 to 1852. Prior to this, in 1845 he had travelled to Brazil, and this interesting book published in 1856 was the result. His interests included geography, mechanic arts, and the people he saw, all of which he wrote about charmingly and illustrated scrupulously."
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856. Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, xvi, (17)-469pp. Rubber stamp on e/papers, some wear to spine ends and some wear in the top of the front spine gutter but still a very nice copy.
"The author was U.S. Commissioner of Patents from 1849 to 1852. Prior to this, in 1845 he had travelled to Brazil, and this interesting book published in 1856 was the result. His interests included geography, mechanic arts, and the people he saw, all of which he wrote about charmingly and illustrated scrupulously."
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FERMOR, Patrick Leigh.
Three Letters From The Andes. London: John Murray, (1991). First edition. Cloth, 118pp. Small dot on lower edge o/w fine in price clipped d/w. Account of 1971 expedition climbing in the Andes.
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FERREZ, Gilberto.
O Brasil de Tomas Ender 1817.
(Rio de Janeiro): Fundacao Joao Moreira Salles, (1976). First edition. Tall 4to., cloth, (334)pp. A fine copy in d/w in the large folding slipcase as issued.
(Rio de Janeiro): Fundacao Joao Moreira Salles, (1976). First edition. Tall 4to., cloth, (334)pp. A fine copy in d/w in the large folding slipcase as issued.
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FOSTER, Harry L.
A Gringo In Manana-Land. London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1924. First edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth, xi, 357pp. Fading around the perimeter of the upper cover and spine o/w a nice copy. This book covers various random wanderings in Mexico, Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica and includes a chapter on the Yaqui Indians.
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FRANCK, Harry A.
Working North From Patagonia. Being a Narrative of A Journey Earned on the Way, Through Southern and Eastern South America. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, nd. (193-?) Reprint. Cloth, 650pp. Fine in d/w. Franck travels in South America from the extreme south to the northeast corner, from Argentina to Brazil.
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FREYRE, Gilberto.
The master and The Slaves. A Study in the Development of Brazilian Civilization.
New York: Knopf, 1946. Second English Language edition, revised. Tall 8vo., cloth, 537, xlivpp. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w with chips to the spine ends.
"With astonishing erudition, a commanding sense of style, and a gift for grippingn narrative, Senhor Freyre has applied all the modern techniques of social study to the remarkably successful melting-pot culture of "medieval" Brazil."
New York: Knopf, 1946. Second English Language edition, revised. Tall 8vo., cloth, 537, xlivpp. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w with chips to the spine ends.
"With astonishing erudition, a commanding sense of style, and a gift for grippingn narrative, Senhor Freyre has applied all the modern techniques of social study to the remarkably successful melting-pot culture of "medieval" Brazil."
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GHEERBRANT, Alain.
The Impossible Adventure. Journey to the Far Amazon. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. London: Victor Gollancz, 1953. Reprint. Cloth, 390pp. Fine in a near fine d/w. An account of the exploration in 1948-50 by three young Frenchman anda Colombian of the Orinoco.
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GILL, Tom.
Jungle Harvest. New York: Books Inc., (1945). Reprint. Covers badly stained a good copy only in d/w.
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GLASS, F.C.
Through the Brazilian Junglelands with the Book. London: Pickering & Inglis, nd. (190-?) Cloth, 200pp. Fine. Missionary travels in the lesser known parts of Brazil, including a trip downthe Araguaya river.
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GLASS, Frederick C.
Adventures With The Bible In Brazil.
London: Pickering & Ingils, nd. (192-?) 8vo., orig. green pictorial cloth, 220pp. Bookplate o/w a fine copy of a pretty book.
London: Pickering & Ingils, nd. (192-?) 8vo., orig. green pictorial cloth, 220pp. Bookplate o/w a fine copy of a pretty book.
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GOSSE, Philip.
ST. Helena 1502-1938. Introduction by Trevor Hearl. (London): Anthony Nelson, (1990). First of this new edition. Cloth, xxv, 447pp. Fine in d/w.
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GOTT, Richard.
Land Without Evil Utopian Journeys Across The South American Watershed. London: Verso, (1993). First edition. Tall 8vo., cloth, 320pp. Fine in d/w. The authors journey through the heart of South America, across the swampland that forms the watershed between the River Plate and the River Amazon. But the story of his expedition takes second place to a brilliant resurrection of the historical events in the area over five hundred years, of the people who have lived there and the visitors who have made the same journey.
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HALE, Albert.
The South Americans The STory of the South American Republics Their Characteristic, Progress and Tendencies; With Special Reference to Their Commercial Relations With the United States Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1907). First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, 361pp. A bit of rubbing o/w a near fine copy. Includes information on Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Venezuela.
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HALL, Captain Basil.
Extracts From A Journal Written On The Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 by........
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., ..... 1824. In two volumes. Second edition (so stated). 8vo., later 19th century half calf, marble boards, raised bands, xviii, 372; (xii), 288, 65pp.appendix. Folding map foxed, boards somewhat rubbed but o/w a near fine set.
Basil Hall [1788-1844] He entered the navy in 1802, and in 1816 commanded the brig "Lyra," which accompanied Lord Amherst to China. He was made post-captain in 1817, and from 1820 till 1822 was stationed on the Pacific coast of America. In 1827-'8 he travelled in the United States and Canada, and afterward visited various parts of Europe. Besides contributions to scientific periodicals and minor works of travel, he also published "A Voyage of Discovery to the Western Coast of Corea and the Great Loo Choo Island" (1818); "Extracts from a Journal written in 1820-'22 on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico" (2 vols., 1823-'4); "Travels in North America" (3 vols., 1829); "Fragments of Voyages and Travels " (9 vols., 1831-'40); "Schloss Hainfield, or A Winter in Lower Styria" (1836); "Spain and the Seat of War in Spain" (1837); "Voyages and Travels in Conjunction with Ellis and Pringle" (1840); and "Patchwork: Travels in Stories" (3 vols.), and "Travels in South America" (1841). "Fragments" is generally considered his best work. His book on America aroused great indignation in this country by the partial and hostile character of its criticisms.
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., ..... 1824. In two volumes. Second edition (so stated). 8vo., later 19th century half calf, marble boards, raised bands, xviii, 372; (xii), 288, 65pp.appendix. Folding map foxed, boards somewhat rubbed but o/w a near fine set.
Basil Hall [1788-1844] He entered the navy in 1802, and in 1816 commanded the brig "Lyra," which accompanied Lord Amherst to China. He was made post-captain in 1817, and from 1820 till 1822 was stationed on the Pacific coast of America. In 1827-'8 he travelled in the United States and Canada, and afterward visited various parts of Europe. Besides contributions to scientific periodicals and minor works of travel, he also published "A Voyage of Discovery to the Western Coast of Corea and the Great Loo Choo Island" (1818); "Extracts from a Journal written in 1820-'22 on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico" (2 vols., 1823-'4); "Travels in North America" (3 vols., 1829); "Fragments of Voyages and Travels " (9 vols., 1831-'40); "Schloss Hainfield, or A Winter in Lower Styria" (1836); "Spain and the Seat of War in Spain" (1837); "Voyages and Travels in Conjunction with Ellis and Pringle" (1840); and "Patchwork: Travels in Stories" (3 vols.), and "Travels in South America" (1841). "Fragments" is generally considered his best work. His book on America aroused great indignation in this country by the partial and hostile character of its criticisms.
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HARRIS, C. Alexander. (editor).
A Relation Of A Voyage To Guiana By Robert Harcourt in 1613 With Purchas's Transcipt of a Report made at Harcourt's instance on the Marrawini District. Edited by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1928. Second Series, Vol. LX. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, viii, 191pp. Spine very slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1928. Second Series, Vol. LX. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, viii, 191pp. Spine very slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
| $200 | Book Number: 33438 | Order / Enquire |
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HASSAUREK, Friedrich.
Four Years Among the Ecuadorians. Edited with an Introduction by C. Harvey Gardiner. Carbondale: Southern Illinois Press, (1967). Reprint. First published in 1867 under the title "Four Years Among the Spanish Americans." Fine in a d/w with a couple of chips.
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