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[001691] . VENEZUELA Land of Oil. ill. Map, Charts, Drawings. Paper Wraps. Very Good- One of a series of "country booklets" published by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Commerce Department, Washington D.C. Wraps are in country's colors with crest. no date (1944) $7.00

[004866] . FIRST PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS OF JOURNALISTS. ill. Photographs. Washington D.C.: Pan American Union, 1926. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Stiff Covers. Journalism. Good Foreword by Dr. L.S. Rowe, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the First Pan American Congress of Journalists: "The First Pan American Congress of Journalists held pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Fifth International Conference of American States, was successful even beyond the expectations of those entrusted with the preparatory arrangements. Not only was much light thrown on the problems confronting the journalists of the American Continent, but the coming together of leading newspaper men from every section of the Western Hemisphere resulted in a closer acquaintance and in a better appreciation of the points of view of leaders of opinion from the northern, central and southern sections of the Continent that cannot help but have a far-reaching influence on the relations between the Republics of America..." 229 pp. including Index. Soiling to covers and spine. Overall Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Photographs. $30.00

[003642] . PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF INTER-AMERICAN CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.. New York: The National Committee of the United States of America on International Intellectual Cooperation, 1939. Size: Approx. 8 " x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Reference Resource. Good Nina P. Collier, Director. Marjorie Sachs, Research Associate. " There has been a long felt need for a comprehensive survey of those organizations in the United States active in the inter-American cultural field. Although partial studies have been prepared form time to time...a summary uniting this material and providing an up-to-date description of organizations has been lacking." This summary is to serve as a basis for the future development and expansion of cultural interchange. 159 pp. including Indexes of Organizations, Publications and Individuals. paper covers. stapled (rusty). covers mildly soiled/faded. stamped on front cover-blurry. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. $32.50

[000219] . CHILE: FISHING GUIDE, GUIA DE PESCA, GUIDE DE PECHE. ill. Fold-out maps & Photos. Santiago, Chile: Tourism Dept.Chile Santiago, 1962. Spine faded o/w Very Good 3rd Edition Softbound 8vo. 165pp. Government promo brochure describing angling opportunities in Chile. Very attractive. Written in English, Spanish and French. Bibliography. $17.50

[003638] . JOURNAL OF INTER-AMERICAN STUDIES, VOL. 1 , NO.3. Florida: Pan-American Foundation, 1959. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Stiff Covers. Latin America. Near Fine School of Inter-American Studies. University of Florida, Gainesville. 388 pp. July 1959. exterior and interior Near Fine. some articles in Spanish. $12.50

[003636] . AGRICULTURAL GEOGRAPHY of LATIN AMERICA. . ill. Colored maps, Graphs,. Washington: U.S. Government Office, 1958. Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 12 1/4". Soft Cover. Latin America. Good to Good-+ Miscellaneous Publication No. 743. The land area of Latin America extends all the way form the southern boundary of the U.S. to Cape Horn, Chile. 96 pp. ex-mus. faint stamp on covers. covers mildly soiled. Overall exterior is Good+. ex-mus. stamp on title page and one other page in top margin. No interference with text. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. Many maps of Latin and South America. $10.00

[003927] . GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA DE CHILE. ill. Figures(maps, Charts, diagrams) Foldouts, Tables. Santiago, Chile: 1965. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 10 ". Hard Cover. Chile. Very Good Corporación de Fomento de la Producción, Texto Refundido. Spanish text. Numerous authors. Filled with maps, graphs, charts, some are foldouts. Large colored foldout map in back pocket. 885 pp. Calf spine with gilted letters-hard to read. Mildly rubbed along edges, otherwise exterior is Very Good+. On front blank page before title page, bookstore stamp (in spanish). Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. Heavy book, may require extra postage. $48.00

[003110] . AGASSIZ COMPANION,1886-1888,18 Issues. ill. Engravings. Wyandotte, Kansas: Will H. Plank, 1886. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Paper Wraps. Science. Good A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Natural Sciences, Philately and the Interests of the Agassiz Association. 18 issues. 1886: Vol.I, No. 1-4. 1887: Vol.II, No. 1-8, and No. 12. 1888: Vol.III, No. 1-2, No. 5, No. 7, No.11-12(one issue). Some Articles: Insects, Andes, Fauna of Lower Silurian in the vicinity of Lebanon, Ohio: Sea-weeds and Coral, Plant Movements, Fossil Hunt, Botany in Public Schools, Geology, Agassiz, His Life and Works (with portrait engraving), Rocks and Minerals of Maine. ex.-mus. stamp/numbers/or "Agassiz Association, Chapter 158" on front cover. Mild soiling. First issue, 2 1/2"x3", missing piece on front cover; one issue's back cover missing piece and several with paper label residue. All covers are intact. Paper wraps overall Good. Interiors are clean, tight and overall Very Good+. $320.00

[003925] . CHILE Review. (Magazine) . ill. Photographs. Santiago, Chile: DINEX, 1976. Size: Approx. 9" X 12". Stiff Covers. Chile. Very Good Invierno/Winter 1976. In English and Spanish. (Magazine published by DINEX, the information service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Santiago, Chile. ARGOS Series, number 2. Articles include: Temple of Maipu; Pomaire Artisans; Valparaiso; Diaguita Culture; The Chilean Horse; Juan Fernandez Archipielago; Development and Participation and Ski in Chile. Filled with full page colored photographs. 75 pp. Covers detached from text, but front/back attached. Otherwise magazine is Very Good +. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $15.00

[001690] . URUGUAY Vigorous Democracy. ill. Map, Charts, Drawings. Paper Wraps. Very Good+ One of a series of "country booklets" published by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Commerce Department, Washington D.C. Wraps are in country's colors with crest. no date (1944) $7.00

[001689] . PERU Land of Tradition . ill. Map, Charts, Drawings. Paper Wraps. Very Good+ One in a series of "country booklets" published by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Commerce Department, Washington D.C. Wraps are in country's colors with crest. no date (1944) Laid in :promotional letter on Inter-American Affairs stationary. $7.00

[001681] . ECUADOR Snow on the Equator . ill. Map, Charts, Drawings. Paper Wraps. Very Good- One in a series of "country booklets" published by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Commerce Department, Washington D.C. Wraps are in country's colors with crest. no date (1944) Laid in :promotional letter. $7.00

[001677] . COLOMBIA Land of El Dorado. ill. Maps, Charts, Drawings. Paper Wraps. Very Good One of a series of "country booklets" published by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Commerce Department, Washington D.C. Wraps are in country's colors with crest. no date (1944) $7.00

[001675] . BRAZIL Introduction to a Neighbor . ill. Map, Charts, Drawings. Paper Wraps. Very Good- First in a series of "country booklets" published by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Commerce Department, Washington D.C. Wraps are in country's colors with crest. no date (1943) Laid in :promotional letter on Inter-American Affairs stationary. $7.00

[001674] . BOLIVIA Storehouse of Metals. ill. Map, Charts, Drawings. Very Good- One of a series of "country booklets" published by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Commerce Department, Washington D.C. Wraps are in country's colors with crest. no date (1944) $7.00

[003154] . SCIENCE, January 16, 1885. Vol. V. No. 102. ill. Sketches. Cambridge, MA,: The Science Company, 1885. Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Good- Articles by Famous Americans: JOHN TROWBRIDGE "Recent advances in electrical science"; J. W. POWELL "The administration of the scientific work of the general government"; J. R. BARTLETT "Some recent experiments with oil in stopping breakers"; ADOLPH F. BANDELIER "Bandelier's Archeological Tour in Mexico" with illustration of " The Great Mound at Cholula"; and BENJAMIN GOULD "The Argentine Zone Catalogue" with 2 illustrations of " Dr. Gould's Observatory at Cordoba" and "View of Corboba from Dr. Gould's Observatory" also in Letters to the Editor-J. S. DILLER " Coal in the Chico group of California"; HENRY W. HAYNES "Man in the stone age"; and B. G. WILDER " The use of slips in scientific correspondence". Includes other scientific articles. pp41-62. Covers detached. Top front corner torn-have "detached" piece, 3"x2". ex. mus. stamp on front cover. 3" tear and small chippings around edges. Mildly soiled. Good- exterior. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. $42.50

[004059] . LOS MORENOS. ill. Plates, Foldout Map. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Emece Editores, 1942. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7". 1/2 Leather. Spanish Text. Good+ to Very Good- Spanish text. Coleccion Buen Aire. 104 pp. plus Index. Includes BERNARDO O'HIGGINS, El Padre le la Patria Chilena by Enrique Campos Menendez. Colored frontis. portrait of gentleman in uniform. 14 Black/white plates. Red leather spine with gilt lettering and raised bands. Gilt lettering title reads: Cuentos Coloniales. Gilt initials of previous owner at base. Rubbing to cover corners, otherwise Good+ to VG-. Slight discoloring to endpapers. Small circular residue? left from sticker on back endpaper. Occasional light foxing, overall interior is tight, clean and Very Good. $35.00

[004067] . ARGENTINA TRAVEL BROCHURES-8. ill. Travel Brochures, Maps. Argentina: Photographs, Maps, Spanish Text. Good or Better Spanish text on all except for one in English. 3 brochures with 1961, 1965 dates. 6 brochures on Nahuel Huapi National Park, 1 brochure on Hotel Tunquelen. English brochure: 5 chances to hook trophy Trout on Sports Afield Tours in Argentina-Greatest Trout Fishing in the World. November 1961 through March 1962. Colorful brochures. Foldouts. Photographs, Maps. All Good or better. $16.50

[004756] . REPORTS FROM THE CONSULS OF THE UNITED STATES. MAY- AUGUST 1890. ill. Tables, Foldout. Washinton: Government Printing Office, 1890. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Black Cloth. American History. Good Four monthly reports, May-August 1890, from the U.S. Consulates around the world.No. 116-119. Each one with Index of Subjects covered. Historical data. 734 pp. Issued from the Bureau of Statistics, Department of State. "All requests for these reports should be addressed to the Secretary of State". Some of the subjects covered: The Forth Bridge with drawing; Labor Laws of Europe; Russian Petroleum Trade; British Soda-Ash and Chlorate of Potash; Silk-Worm Raising in China; Mexican Central Railroad; Australasian Wool Season of 1889-90, South African Progress; Liverpool with large foldout of Artisans' Dwellings, Victoria Square Liverpool and 5 pages of illustrations relating to Manholes/Sewers; Australasian -American Trade; Railways in Syria with foldout map of Projected Railroad from Acca to Damascus; Jamaican-American Trade; Trade and Industries of Germany; The Leper Hospital at Maracaibo; Commerce of Guaymas and much more on different countries throughout the world. Index for Subjects for each month. Historical Data. Black cloth with calf corner tips. Spine rebound in black tape-like fabric? Corner rubbed to boards and rubbed along edges. Scuffed. Overall covers are Good. Hinges reinforced with white tape at endpapers. Front endpapers with ex-library stamps and circular sticker. ex-lib. stamp on front endpaper, and once on back of foldout. Doesn't show through on foldout illustration. Pages 595-end watermark on right side margin and upper corner. Never on text. Hinge broken on title page. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Thick book. May need extra postage. $75.00

[004625] . Guia turistico da cidade de Sao Paulo . ill. Foldout Maps, Photographs. Sao Paulo, Brazil: Edicoes Melhoramentos, Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 8 1/2". Soft Cover. Brazil. Good + to Very Good- No date. (Probably circa 1960). Small section in front: "What the Tourist ought to know about Sao Paulo" the text is in English, French, and German, but the rest in Portuguese. Many photos, Several fold-outs maps in color. Interesting memento showing Sao Paulo as it was forty plus years ago. 199 pp. Pictorial covers of the city. Slight rubbing at edges. Overall covers are Very Good-. On free endpaper and half title page, a small Sao Paulo bookstore sticker. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. $35.00

[004058] . LIBRO AZUL Y BLANCO DE LA PRENSA ARGENTINA Por Cincuenta Y Tres Periodistas Argentinos.. ill. Foldouts, Facsimiles. Argentina: O.N.P.A.(Organizacion Nacional Del Periodismo Argentino)., 1951. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Soft Cover. Argentina. Good Spanish text.On front free endpaper stamped: "Cortesia De La Embajada Argentina en Panama".Many Foldouts-facsimiles of documents, newspaper articles, Inter-American Press correspondence, etc. 435 pp. plus index. Watermark on spine. Doesn't show on cover, but does on front endpapers, title page and up to pp. 66. On the title page, goes into part of the title and on the top margin of pages-mainly around the text.No interference with text. Some pages "wavy" to the touch. Covers mildly soiled, otherwise Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. $35.00

[002361] Atwood, Wallace W. and Helen Goss Thomas. THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: BOOK ONE & BOOK TWO: HOME LIFE IN FAR-AWAY LANDS and THE AMERICAS. ill. Figures & Maps. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1933. Geography. Good ex-textbook. On front endp. of each volume a 3x5" sheet from the Iowa School District with the conditions of loaning the book out to students. First and second of a new series of geographies. Each book has an index and pronoucing word list. Exteriors are Good, some soiling to covers and mild rubbing at corners. Interiors are tight, clean and VG. $10.50

[003131] Barnes, Almont. REPORT ON THE AGRICULTURE OF SOUTH AMERICA with Maps and Latest Statistics of Trade. ill. Plates, Tables, Maps. Washington: Government Printing Bureau, 1892. Paper Wraps. South America. Good+ U.S. Department of Agriculture. Division of Statistics. Misc. Series. Report No. 2. 189 pp. 3 plates with maps. Slightly soiled covers. ex.mus. numbers.Otherwise exterior is Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $30.00

[003639] Barry, M. Elizabeth & Delia Goetz. Children of the Other Americas:. Washington: U.S. Government Office, 1942. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4". Stiff Covers. Reference. Very Good A Guide to Materials in English on the Other Americas Suitable for the Elementary and Junior High School Grades with assistance of Dorothy Conzelman under the supervision of the Division of Intellectual Cooperation of the Pan American Union.172 pp.Contains references to provide a general background for the study of Latin America. Excellent detailed section on each of the American Republics. Bibliography. Blue covers with black lettering on front cover. Slight crease along side edge. Spine and joints slightly sunned otherwise exterior is VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Laid-in table of contents, although there is a Table of Contents in the book. $25.00

[004850] Borchard, Edwin M.. GUIDE TO LAW AND LEGAL LITERATURE OF ARGENTINA, BRAZIL AND CHILE . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917. Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Red Cloth. South America. Good This is the fourth in the series of guides to foreign law published by the Library of Congress. 523 pp. including Index. Gilt lettering on spine. White ex.-library sticker with numbers on front cover. Side and top page ends stamped with library stamp. Overall covers are Good. Bookplate of previous owner: Maxwell Jay Rice, on front endpaper. Front hinge breaking. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good.+. $10.00

[004212] Campanhole, Adriano. CONSOLIDACAO DAS LEIS DO TRABALHO. ill. Tables. Sao Paulo: Editora Atlas S.A., 1961. 6. Edicao. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9". Stiff Covers. Brazil. Good to Good- Portuguese text. 343 pp. Stiff covers. Water marks on spine and spine ends chipped. Covers mildly soiled. Water marks on front endpapers by hinges down to bottom edge, going through pp. 35, becoming less and less visible. 2 newspaper articles, one laid in and the other slightly "attached" to front free endpaper. Except for watermarks, interior is tight, clean and Very Good. $15.00

[004210] Coker, Robert E.. THE FISHERIES AND THE GUANO INDUSTRY OF PERU. ill. Plates. Washington: Goverment Printing Office, 1910. Size: Approx. 7 3/4" x 11 1/4". Stiff Covers. Peru. Very Good From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XXVIII, 1908. Proceedings of the Fourth International Fishery Congress, Washington, 1908. 6 plates. pp.333-365. ex. mus. faint stamp on front cover. Also ex-mus. numbers. Otherwise covers are VG+. ex.mus. stamp on title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. $25.00

[004801] Galvez, Juan Ignacio. INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS. Peru Against Colombia, Ecuador and Chile. ill. Foldout Maps. Santiago, Chile: Sociedad Imprenta y Litografia Universo, 1920. Size: 5" x 7 ". No Covers. South America. Good to Good- "This work is aimed to demonstrate with historical documents and with clear and fair arguments that Peru , who is thought in certain countries of South America the victim of Chile, has grasped and keeps against all right, wide and rich territories that rightfully belong to Colombia and Ecuador. That in the face of the audacity of her ambition of domination and grasping expansion all protests and conventions are useless, as she accepts them, only to break them and that no other check is possible to her ambition than force...and that if the Colombian people as a whole has sided with Chile in the present conflict, it is because they know that Peru has no justified basis for her claims. This book will be a summary of the long suit maintained by Colombia and Ecuador to revindicate their immense and wealthy territories now in the hands of Peru; of the present relations between these countries and a fair if brief study of the Tacna and Arica question." Contents: Peru against Greater Colombia; Peru against Colombia; Peru against Ecuador; and Peru against Chile. 247 pp. Includes a Diagram with description of territories held by the different countries and 4 colored foldout Maps: COLUMBIA. Map in which it is possible to estimate the pretensions of Peru over Colombian and Ecuatorian Territories; ECUADOR. 3 maps of Ecuador (8 1/2"x4"each) showing Ecuador According to the 1830 Convention, Ecuador According to Menendez Pidal decision, and Ecuador According to the award of the Council of the State of Spain; ECUADOR, 2 maps of Ecuador (8 1/2"x4"each) showing Ecuador According to Peruvian claims; and Ecuador Ancient Limits as given in old Maps; and MAP OF PERU,16"x21", Its Annexions and Ambitions, Showing Territories occupied by Peru and Territories in dispute or delivered by Peru accoring to international pacts. One map of Ecuador (3 maps in one foldout) with 3"x1" tear on top border, only 1" on map. Front cover missing. Back cover badly chipped along edges with missing top corner. Spine with lettering intact. Soiling to covers, and page edges, therefore exterior is in Good- condition. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Author was a Fellow of the Spanish-American Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Madrid and Cadiz and of the Center of Spanish-American Culture of Madrid. $65.00

[001432] Gaulke, Georg Petersen, Ramon Mugica Martinez. HISTORIA MARITIMA DEL PERU. El Mar: Gran Personaje. Volumen I. ill. Foldout Map, Graphs, Figures (line drawings), Tables. Peru: Blue Cloth. Peru. Very Good / Good. date? Spanish Text. 474 pp. Foldout Map. Many charts/graphs. Some in color. Book is Very Good. Ribbon bookmark. Dust Jacket with small tears around edges. Overall Good. $25.00

[002644] Gilliss, J. M.. U.S.NAVAL ASTRONOMICAL EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, during The Years 1849-50-51-52. Vol.I, Vol.II, Vol.III and Vol. VI.. ill. Colored Plates, foldouts, Maps, Lith.text Drawings (Figures). Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson, 1855. Size: Approx. 9" X 12". Expedition. Poor to Good 33d Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No.121. Vol. I: CHILE: Its Geography, Climate, Earthquakes, Government, Social Condition, Mineral and Agricultural Resources, Commerce, &c. (1855) Includes descriptions of Panama, Lima and Peru, The Atacama Desert, etc. 556 pp. including Index, Appendices, fold-outs, maps, plates. Maps of Chile on 3 separate foldouts, one colored plate of an Araucanian Chief with tissue guard and a fold-out panorama of Santiago in 10 panels as seen from the hill of the observatory. It is tinted and hand-colored. All illustrations present. Exterior overall Good. Calf spine scuffed with marbled covers. leather spine label with gilt lettering worn. ex-mus paper label at spine's base. Corners bumped and rubbed to boards. Front hinge opening at top, yet solid. Library bookplate on front endpaper. Foxing on endpapers. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and in Very Good condition. Vol.II: REPORT OF A JOURNEY ACROSS THE ANDES AND PAMPAS OF THE ARGENTINE PROVINCES. 300 pp. Appendices: MINERALS AND THE MINERAL WATERS OF CHILE by Prof. J. Lawrence Smith; INDIAN ANTIQUITIES by Thomas Ewbank; MAMMALS by Prof. S. F. Baird; BIRDS by John Cassin; REPTILES by Charles Girard; FISHES by Charles Girard; and CRUSTACEA by Charles Girard; LIST OF SHELLS brought home from the Expedition by A.A. Gould; LIST OF DRIED PLANTS by Asa Gray; LIST OF LIVING PLANTS AND SEEDS by Wm. D. Brackenbridge; FOSSIL MAMMALS by Jeffries Wyman, and FOSSIL SHELLS by T. A. Conrad.(1855) Includes Index, Addendum, fold-outs, maps, plates and text drawings. Beautiful colored plates of animals/birds. It "appears" one plate is missing as it is listed in the List of Illustrations and not on the page where it "should be". But the hinge does not look like a page has been removed. Otherwise all 36 Plates and 11 Wood-cuts are there. Exterior Good. Calf on spine and corners. Marbled covers. leather spine label with gilt lettering worn. ex-mus paper label at spine's base. Corners rubbed. Library bookplate on front endpaper. Foxing on endpapers. pp. 155-158 loose. Occasional foxing-mild-on some pages and a few plates mildly affected. Occasional soil around margin edges.Otherwise interior is tight, clean and in Good condition. Vol.III: OBSERVATIONS TO DETERMINE THE SOLAR PARALLAX. (1856) 492 pp.The extensive preface is largely on the Origin and Operations of the Expedition. One plate of The Equatoreal is loose but intact. Tables. Exterior: Poor. Brown cloth worn. Front cover almost detached. Corners rubbed to boards. Spine frayed and chipped at edges and gutters. Library bookplate on front endpaper. Front/back hinges broken. Some soil to endpapers. Otherwise interior is clean, and Very Good. No foxing. Vol.VI: MAGNETICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 1849-1852.(1856) 420 pp. Tables. Calf on spine and corners. Marbled covers. leather spine label with gilt lettering worn. ex-mus paper label at spine's base. Covers and corners worn in parts to the boards.. Exterior: Good to Good-. Library bookplate on front endpaper. No free endpaper. Front/back hinge broken. Discoloring to front endpaper and title page. 2 tears on title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good condition. Only 6,000 copies of the Report were printed and only 2000 of the Observations (Volume III). 4 volume set is scarce. $765.00

[001517] Hagen, Victor W. Von. WORLD OF THE MAYA. 1960. Paper Back. $3.00

[004555] Hudson, W.H.. The Purple Land, : Being the narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventure in the Banda Oriental In South America as Told By Himself. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1951. Uniform Edition. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Red Cloth. Autobiography. Good This volume, published in 1951, is the first of a uniform edition of the works of W. H. Hudson. The text is that of the edition of 1904, a revision of The Purple Land that England Lost (1885). 366 pp. Red linen like covers with gilt lettering on spine. Spine slightly faded. some soiling to covers. Covers are Good or better. Soiling to endpapers, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG. William Henry Hudson (August 4, 1841-August 18, 1922) was an author, naturalist and ornithologist. $10.00

[004423] International American Conference. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING A PLAN OF ARBITRATION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES BETWEEN THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1890. Size: Approx. 6" x 9 ". Paper Wraps. U.S. Government Document. Very Good 51st Congress,1st Session, Senate. Ex.Doc.No.224. Message from the President (Benjamin Harrison) document. States: "The act of Congress approved May 24, 1888, authorized the President to invite the several other governments of America to join the United States in a conference " for the purpose of discussing and recommending for adoption some plan of arbitration for the settlement of disagreements and disputes that may hereafter arise between them...." Total of 6 pp. Pages 2-6 with 2 columns per page, one in English and the other in Spanish. Blue paper covers. ex-mus. numbers at top front border. Bottom corner "tip" missing, otherwise covers are Very Good +. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Famous Americans in document: Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States and James Gillespie Blaine, Secretary of State. $30.00

[003637] Johnson, Emory R. (editor). POLITICAL AND SOCIAL PROGRESS IN LATIN-AMERICA. Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1911. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4". Soft Cover. Latin America. Good THE ANNALS Of The American Academy of Political and Social Science. Vol.XXXVII, No. 3. May, 1911. Whole No. 124. Articles: Individual Effort in Trade Expansion; The Fourth International Conference of the American States; The Fourth Pan-American Conference; The Monroe Doctrine At The Fourth Pan-American Conference; Banking in Mexico; The Way to Attain and Maintain Monetary Reform in Latin-America; Current Misconceptions of Trade with Laitn-America; Investment of American Capital in Latin-American Countries; Commerce with South America; Public Instruction in Peru; Monetary System of Chile; The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic; Commercial Relations of Chile; Closer Commercial Relations with Latin-America; and Immigration-A Central American Problem. pp.579-806 including Index. Stiff yellow paper covers covering publication-acting as a dust jacket. glued on at spine and a strip on front/back covers. On spine printed in black ink: Progress in Latin America, Annals 1911. Some soiling to covers. Overall Good. No tears. Publication wraps with 2 small soiled areas. Corner tips folded over. Rubbing to top edge. Overall Good. pp.579 bottom margin, light foxing? otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. $35.00

[004209] Levi-Strauss, Claude. TRISTES TROPIQUES, An Anthropological Study Opf Primitive Societies in Brazil. ill. Figures (drawings) Photographs. New York: Atheneum, 1964. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 7 1/4". Paper Back. Brazil. Good + to Very Good- Translated from the French by John Russell. 404 pp. including Index. 50 illustrations and photographs. Covers are VG. On front endpapers, "notes" by previous owner with his name on free endpaper. Occasionally ink lines on side margins of paragraphs, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG. $10.00

[003926] Medina, Rene Bock. LA CONCILIACION EN LOS CONFLICTOS COLECTIVOS DEL TRABAJO. Santiago, Chile: Editorial Universitaria, S.A., 1962. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Soft Cover. Chile. Very Good Memoria de Prueba papa optar al Grado de Licenciado en Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales de la Universidad de Chile. Spanish text. 119 pp. Covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+ $15.00

[004055] Moreno, C. Galvan. EL PERIODISMO ARGENTINO. Amplia y Documentada Historia Desde Sus Origenes Hasta El Presente. ill. Sketches. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Claridad, 1941. Size: Approx. 6 " x 8". Soft Cover. Argentina. Good / Good to Good+. Spanish Text. Argentina Journalism. 520 pp including Index. Softcover with Dust Jacket. Back cover of book, waterstain down spine joint and along bottom edge-showing slightly along bottom edge of pp. 515-520. Watermark on bottom page edge-not inside.Mild discoloration to endpapers. Small sticker on front free endpaper of bookstore in Peru. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Dust Jacket mildly soiled. Two tiny tears at spine end and on top back cover. Silver ribbon bookmark.Both book and DJ are Good . $45.00

[004493] Scott, James Brown. SECOND PAN AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS - THE FINAL ACT AND INTERPRETATIVE COMMENTARY THEREON . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1916. Size: Approx. 7 " x 9 1/2 ". Black Cloth. Very Good- Second Pan American Scientific Congress held in the City of Washington in the United States of America, December 27, 1915 - January 8, 1916. "The present volume contains the Final Act of the Second Pan American Scientific Congress, adopted on January 8, 1916, and signed the same day...The Final Act is therefore official in the highest degree...The volume contains...the list of scientific institutions, associations, learned societies participating in the Congress and the lists of names of all persons invited to take part in the proceedings. The commentary has been prepared by Mr. James Brown Scott, as reproter general, appointed by the Executive Committee of the United States..." 516 pp. including Index. Black cloth covers with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Back cover with mild rubbing/worn areas. Overall covers are Very Good-. ex. mus. stamp and numbers on title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Near Fine. James Brown Scott, J.U.D. (June 3, 1866 – June 25, 1943) was an American authority on international law. $35.00

[003456] Smith, T. Lynn. BRAZIL: PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS. ill. Maps, Tables, Drawings. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1954. rev. ed.. Very Good / Good. "An indispensable source and reference book for teachers, businessmen, social scientists, and all students of Sout America's greatest country." 1" white line on front cover. mildly soiled page edges, otherwise exterior is VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Map endpapers. 704 pp. DJ mild soiling. spine faded. some chips around edges. Overall DJ is Good. $25.00

[004297] Smithsonian Institution. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, SHOWING THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND CONDITION OF THE INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR 1857. . ill. Tables, Figures(line Drawings. Washington: William A. Harris, 1858. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Brown Cloth. Smithsonian. Good to Good- Senate. 35th Congress, 1st Session. Mis. Doc. No. 135. Important Articles by Famous Americans include:Communication From Prof. Henry, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Relative to a Publication by Prof. Morse, pp. 85-117 in regards to the telegraph. Joseph Henry denies knowing Morse "ever made a single original discovery, in electricity, magnetism, or electro-magnetism, applicable to the invention of the telegraph". Also Statement of Professor Henry in Relation to the History of the Electro-Magnetic Telegraph, pp.99-106 with illustrations. Other articles: Lectures on Coal by Joseph Le Conte with illustrations; Lectures on the Vastness of the Visible Creation by Professor Stephen Alexander witn an illustration; Meteorology-Communication from A. Fendler in Venezuela 1856 with tables and illustrations; The Climate of Sacramento, California by Thomas M. Logan, M. D. with tables; Best Hours of Daily Observation to Find The Mean Temperature of the Year, by Prof. Chester Dewey with tables. Plus a Report of Recent Progress in Physics, by Dr. Joh. Muller, Professor of Physics and Technology at University of Freiburg and translated from the German for the Smithsonian. pp.333-431 with numerous illustrations. 438 pp including Index. Embossed brown cloth. Cloth worn?/rubbed? in small areas on front cover through to boards. 3/4" strip at spine's top missing.Spine base fraying. Covers intact and overall Good. Foxing to endpapers. Front endpaper with previous owner's name and gift inscription, plus numbers. Two numbers blotted over to next page. Mildly foxed on a few of the pages at front/back of book, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+ $18.50

[004626] St. Clair, David. Child of the Dark (The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus) . ill. Photographs. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1962. Second Printing. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Red Cloth. Biography. Signed by Translator. Very Good- / Good. My life in the slums of Sao Paulo. Translated from the Portuguese by David St. Clair and SIGNED by him with a gift inscription on the title page. "When first published in Brazil, CHILD OF THE DARK, shocked the entire country, became a literary sensation, and has sold more than any other book in Braziliam history. With a simple, stark, Goya-esque style, Carolina Maria de Jesus lays bare in day-by-day diary form the brutal, sordid life of a Sao Paulo favela (slum)..." 190 pp. 16 photographs. Red cloth covers are Very Good. Mildly bumped spine ends, slight discoloring at spine's lower edge. 26 pages with occasional yellow highlighting-sometimes only a line or two. Otherwise interior is tight, and Very Good. Dust Jacket with mild tears at spine ends and mildly soiled. Overall DJ is Good. $15.00

[004211] Strauch, Ney. ZONA METALURGICA DE MINAS GERAIS E VALE DO RIO DOCE. ill. Foldouts, Photographs, Maps. Rio De Janeiro: Conselho Nacional De Geografia, 1958. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4". Stiff Covers. Brazil. Very Good to Very Good- Uniao Geografica Internacional. Commao Nacional Do Brasil. Guia da excursao n.o 2, realizada por ocasiao do XVIII Congress Internacional De Geografia. Portuguese text. 192 pp. plus Index. Bibliography. Numerous foldouts, photographs. Fading to front cover. Tiny nicks to bottom edge of back cover. Overall covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $30.00