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Guatemala . GUATEMALA-HONDURAS SPECIAL BOUNDARY TRIBUNAL OPINION AND AWARD TRIBUNAL ESPECIAL DE LIMITES ENTRE GUATEMALA Y HONDURAS, OPINION Y LAUDO
Washington 1933. Hardcover. Text side-by-side English and Spanish. Octavo, 2 large foldout maps in rear pocket, cloth. VG plus, spine lettering somewhat faded. (a10762)
$125.00 Guatemala . THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF GUATEMALA
Washington 1951. Report of a Mission Sponsored by International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Hardcover. Octavo, 305pp., cloth. near VG, cover lightly spotted, no DJ. no ownership marks. (a18368)
$40.00 Bonney, T.G. . ON ROCKS AND MINERALS COLLECTED BY MR. W.M. CONWAY IN THE KARAKORAM HIMALAYAS
London 1894. Offprint from the The Proceeding of the Royal Society, Vol. LV, No. 335, August 11, 1884, at pp. 468-487. 8vo., wraps. Good, leaves a bit chipped, front and rear wraps chipped and detached. (a25310)
$45.00 Alegria, Claribel . LUISA IN REALITYLAND
NY 1987 Curbstone Press. 8vo., 152pp., wraps. Good, light wear. (a32909)
$25.00 Fought, John G. . CHORTI (MAYAN) TEXTS (I)
Philadelphia 1972 1st University of Pennsylvania. Edited by Sarah S. Fought. Hardcover. Octavo, 566pp., cloth. Fine in VG DJ. (a43498)
$33.00 Bard, Samuel A. . WAIKNA; OR, ADVENTURE ON THE MOSQUITO SHORE
NY 1855 first edition Harper Historical fiction about East coast of Central America. Appendix at end of text has chapters on history of area as well as information about mosquitos. Hardcover. Small octavo, 60 illustrations, cloth, pressed grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine and original yellow end papers. VG, cover a bit faded. Excellent condition, almost no wear. (a5214)
$165.00Gamboa, Fernando. POSADA PRINTMAKER TO THE MEXICAN PEOPLE
1944. Catalogue by C. Schniewind and H. Edwards. An exhibition lent by the Direccion General de Educacion Estetica, Mexico to the Art Institute of Chicago 1944. Octavo, 60pp., plus 60 monoshrome plates, wraps. Good, spine very chipped. (a5238)
$39.00 Bancroft, Hubert Howe . HISTORY OF CENTRAL AMERICA (3 VOLUMES)
San Francisco 1890 History Company. 1501-1887. Hardcovers. Octavos, 704p., 766p., 776p.,illustrations, text maps, index, original embossed tan cloth with gilt spine lettering and trim. One folding map of lower half of Central America. Bookplate of Henry McLallen of Columbia City, Indiana in all 3 volumes. VG, one inner hinge in Volume 1 beginning to crack. 3 volumes. (a5311)
$230.00 Haven, Gilbert . OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR: A WINTER IN MEXICO
NY 1875 1st harper. 8vo., 467pp., illustrations, hardcover. Good plus, new end papers. (a5412)
$35.00 Goodland, R. and G. Tillman. . NATIONAL ENERGY MASTER PLAN: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Millbook 1975 1st Cary Arboretum. Instituto Nacional de Electrificacion INDE Guatemala. For Konsoritum Lahmeyer, Salzgitter und Fichtner. 8vo., 124pp., original wraps. Ex-university library with usual markings. Good, chip on rear wrap. (a59705)
$40.00 Colburn, Forrest D. . MY CAR IN MANAGUA. ISBN 0-292-75123-0.
Austin 1991 1st University of Texas. ISBN 0-292-75123-0. Princeton Professor Colburn here with a successful combination of humor and insight writes a book which will be of interest to anyone seeking greater understanding of revolutionary Nicaragua." Octavo, 135pp., Illustrated by Roger Sanchez Flores, hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ (a67766)
$45.00 Arnove, Robert F. . EDUCATION AND REVOLUTION IN NICARAGUA. ISBN 0-275-92138-7
NY 1986 1st Praeger. ISBN 0-275-92138-7. Octavo, 106pp., gilt printed hardcover. Near Fine, very slight cover wear. (a68756)
$70.00 Fisher, Warren S. . THE LEAF AND TWIG MINING BUPRESTID BEETLES OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA
1923. Octavo, 95pp., removed from The Proceedings of United States National Museum and rebound in later wraps. Uncut. VG. (a70600)
$29.00 Fernandez Somellera, Gabriel . MANIFIESTO AL PARTIDO CATOLICO NACIONAL Y A TODO EL PUEBLO MEXICANO
Mexico 1912 Importadora Papelera. Wraps. 8p. Good. (a7140)
$75.00 Butterworth, Hezekiah . LOST IN NICARAGUA, OR, AMONG COFFEE FARMS AND BANANA LANDS , IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE GREAT CANAL
Boston 1898 1st Wilde. Travel and adventure - written almost like a fictional narrative - in Nicaragua, Guatemala and Panama. Hardcover. Octavo, 204pp., illustrated by H. Burgess, decorated cloth. Good, inner hinges cracked, light fading of spine lettering. Binding secure and text clean. No ownership marks. (a73029)
$45.00 (guatemala) . GAZETTEER OF GUATEMALA
Washington 1984 2nd GPO. Lg.4to., 350pp., original printed wraps. Very light non-circulating library marks, no spine numbers, no pocket, no bookplate. VG. (a76193)
$95.00 (Honduras) . GAZETTEER OF HONDURAS
Washington 1983 2nd Defense Mapping Agency. Oblong 4to., 478pp., original printed wraps. Light non-circulating library marks, no spine numbers, no pocket, no bookplate. VG (a76534)
$95.00 Adams, Richard N. . NATIONALIZATION
1967. Offprint from Studies in Comparative International Development No. 60. 4to., pp. 469-489, stiff wraps. VG . (a79398)
$25.00Baudez, Claude F.. LES NIVEAUX CERAMIQUE AU HONDURAS: UNE RECONSIDERATION DE L'EVOLUTION CULTURELLE
Paris 1966. In English. Octavo, pp. 299-341 with map, folding chart and 9 photo plates, removed from the Journal de la Societe des Americanistes and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a79503)
$45.00 Gilly, Adolfo . THE GUERRILLA MOVEMENT IN GUATEMALA PART TWO
1965. Article at pp. 7-40 in one complete issue of Monthly Review. Other articles in this ssue. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a81565)
$29.00 Charnay, Desire . THE ANCIENT CITIES OF THE NEW WORLD BEING VOYAGES AND EXPLORATIONS IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA FROM 1857 - 1882
New York 1888 Harper.Translated from the French by J. Gonino and Helen S. Conant. 4to., hardcover. 512pp., monochrome illustrations, foldout map, gilt printed navy blue with silver frame around a red face mask. Top edge gilt. Two owner bookplates. Good plus, map split along fold (no loss), light cover wear, one blind stamp on title page. Not a modern reprint. (a83685)
$115.00 Buschmann, Joh. Carl Ed. . DIE SPUREN DER AZTEKISCHEN SPRACHE IM NORDLICHEN MEXICO UND HOHEREN AMERIKANISCHEN NORDEN. ZUGLEICH EINE MUSTERUNG DER VOKER UND SPRACHEN DER NORDLICHEN MEXICO'S UND DER WESTSEITE NORDAMERIKA'S VON GUADALAXARA AN BIS ZUM EISMEER
Berlin 1859 first edition. Supplement Volume of the Abhandlungen der Konislichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin,1854. In German, 4to., 817p., original blue paper cover wraps with original spine label. Monumental linguistic work. VG. (a84606)
$600.00Heald, Jean Sadler. PICTURESQUE PANAMA, THE PANAMA RAILROAD , THE PANAMA CANAL
Panama 1928 Sadler. Printed in Chicago by Curt Teich. Hardcover. Octavo, 126pp., photo illustrations, large monochrome map of canal with inset of Canal Statistics on rear cover. Fine, no DJ. no owner marks. (a8779)
$27.00 (guatemala) . ORACION FUNEBRE PREDICADA...POR LA GRACIA DE DIOS. . . OBISPO DE ROSEN. . . EN EL ANIVERSARIO POR LAS VICTIMAS DEL 2. DE MAYO.
1812 Manuel de Arevalo. In Spanish. Octavo, 39pp., removed from volume and rebound in later wraps. Good, numerous wormholes. (lat152)
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