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Central America - Travel/Exploration:

Rodman, Selden . THE ROAD TO PANAMA A JOURNEY THROUGH MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA (signed)
NY 1966 1st Hawthorne. Hardcover. Octavo, 224pp., illustrations by Bill Negron, index, cloth. **Inscribed and signed by Selden. VG in VG DJ. (a14998)
$29.00 Scholes, France V. and Eleanor Adams . DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE MIRONES EXPEDITION TO THE INTERIOR OF YUCATAN 1621-1624
Labyrinthos 1991. 4to. 50pp., index, wraps. Owner blind stamp on title page. Near Fine. (a26995)
$20.00 Ferry, Gabriel (Eugene de Bellemore) . VAGABOND LIFE IN MEXICO
New York 1856 first edition Harper. Author lived 7 years in Mexico. Hardcover. Small octavo, 344pp, plus Harpers book catalogue at end, original pressed cloth. Sabin 4534. Fairly Good, innerhinges cracking, cover rubbed, corners and spine ends a bit worn. (a47505)
$33.00 Key, Helmer . KAFFE, SOCKER OCH BANAER EN RESA TILL CUBA OCH GUATEMALA
Stockholm 1934 Femte, reviderada Upplagan, Albert Bonniers. In Swedish. Octavo, 388pp., photo illustrations, later hardcover with original colorful pictorial front wrap. VG, spine and boards unevenly faded. (a67763)
$37.00 Aspinall, Sir Algernon . THE POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES
NY 1931 Brentano's. British Guiana, British Honduras, Bermuda, Spanish Main, Surinam and the Panama Canal. 12mo., 500pp.,color maps, advertisements, lime green cloth hardcover. Good, spine browned and a bit worn. (a68240)
$23.00Dimick, John M. (director of restauracion). GUIA DE LA RUINAS DE ZACULEU
c. 1 1947. Restauracion por la United Fruit Company. In Spanish. Octavo, 12pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good. Scarce. (a68442)
$35.00 Wolf, Teodoro . VIAJES CIENTIFICOS POR LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, VERIFICADOS Y PUBLICADOS POR ORDEN DEL SUPREMO GOBIERNO DE LA MISMA REPUBLICA, POR EL DR. T. WOLF I. RELACION DE UN VIAJE GEOGNOSTICO POR LA PROVINCIA DE LOJA. II. RELACION DE UN VIAJE GEOGNOSTICO POR LA PROVINCIA DEL AZUAY; III. MEMORIA SOBRE...PROVINCIA DE ESMERALDAS
Guayaquil 1879 Imprenta del Comercio. Hardcover. In Spanish. Three volumes bound in one.Octavo, (iv), 57pp., errata, two maps; 78pp., 2 maps; 87pp., one foldout lightly colored map, half maroon leather with blue marbled boards, raised spine bands and bright blue spine label. VG, light wear. (a71571)
$350.00 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 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 Ferry, Gabriel (Eugene de Bellemore) . VAGABOND LIFE IN MEXICO
New York 1856 first edition Harper. Author lived 7 years in Mexico. Hardcover. Small octavo, 344pp, plus Harpers book catalogue at end, original pressed cloth. Sabin 4534. Good, original yellow end papers a bit spotted, cover a bit worn. Text clean and binding secure. (a86991)
$39.00 Gruning, E L . REPORT ON THE BRITISH MUSEUM EXPEDITION TO BRITISH HONDURAS 1930
London 1930 first edition. extracted from Journal of Royal Anthropological Institute , vol LX. 4to. Later plain wraps. pp. 477-484 with 7 photo plates. VG plus. no ownership marks. (a92660)
$35.00Joyce, T A. REPORT ON THE BRITISH MUSEUM EXPEDITION TO BRITISH HONDURAS 1929
London 1929 first edition. Removed from the Journal of Royal Anthropological Institute vol LIX, 1929. sm4to. Later plain wraps. pp. 439-459 with 6 text maps and figures and 12 photo plates . Near Fine, no ownership marks. (a93563)
$65.00 Joyce, T A ; T Gann, E Gruning et al . REPORT ON THE BRITISH MUSEUM EXPEDITION TO BRITISH HONDURAS 1928
London 1928 first edition. Removed from the Journal of Royal Anthropological Institute vol LVIII, 1928. sm4to. Later plain wraps. pp. 323-350 With 12 photo plates and 3 text figures. VG, no ownership marks. (a93583)
$39.00 Joyce, T A; Clark, J. Cooper and J Thompson . REPORT ON THE BRITISH MUSEUM EXPEDITION TO BRITISH HONDURAS 1927
London 1927 first edition. Removed from the Journal of Royal Anthropological Institute vol LVII, 1927. sm4to. Later plain wraps. pp. 295-324 with 12 photo plates . VG, no ownership marks. (a93597)
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