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South America Travel:

Davies, Howell (editor). THE SOUTH AMERICAN HANDBOOK 1949
London 26th edition. Trade and Travel Publications. 8vo., 750pp., one large color foldout map, hardcover. VG. (a1812)
$22.00Curtis, William Eleroy. BETWEEN THE ANDES AND THE OCEAN
Chicago 1900 first edition. Stone. Hardcover. large octavo. "An account of an interesting journey down the west coast of South America from the Isthmus of Panama to the Straits of Magellan." 442pp., photos. Teg. Backstrip faded to brown but white spine lettering still bright and legible. Text clean and binding secure; nice and solid. no owner marks. no dj. Good plus. (a5346)
$35.00 (brazil) . ROTEIRO TURISTICO DA CIDADE DO SALVADOR
Salvador 1952. Orgaizacao Brasileira. 8vo., about 120pp., photo illustrations, 4 color foldout maps. Good, cover worn, lightly stained. (a5379)
$20.00 (brazil) . GARFIELDS POCKET GUIDE TO RIO DE JANEIRO AND BRAZIL 1954
Rio 1953. 12mo., 224pp., photo illustrations, 3 foldout maps - one a street map of Central Rio 12 x 17 inches with a map of Copacobana area printed on verso and 13 x 9 inch map of Laranjeiras, stiff wraps. Near Fine, light wear. (a57295)
$35.00 Andre, Eugene . A NATURALIST IN THE GUIANAS
NY 1904 Scribners. Preface by Dr. J. Scott Keltie. 8vo., 310pp., 34 illustrations including photo illustrations and some very attractive chromolithographs of birds, large foldout map, red cloth with gilt orchid on front. Small paper number label on lower spine and museum blindstamp on titlepage. Good, corners and spine ends a bit worn. (a58477)
$50.00Campbell, Reau. CAMPBELL'S NEW REVISED COMPLETE GUIDE AND DESCRIPTIVE BOOK OF MEXICO.
Mexico 1899 first edition thus. Sonora News Company. Hardcover. Sm.8vo., 351pp., photo illustrations, folding map in rear (map VG condition) , index, original maroon cloth with gilt design. Owner signed on title page. Good, cover rubbed; binding secure; text clean. Hinges not cracked in or out. (a60128)
$33.00 Croffut, W. A. Ph.D. . FOLKS NEXT DOOR THE LOG BOOK OF A RAMBLER
Washington c. 1905 3rd Eastside Publishing Co. Yachting adventures in the Northeast and in Maine; Fishing in Cape Cod, Quoddy Island, Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, Panama Canal, Mexico. Small octavo, 371pp., illustrations, original red cloth hardcover. VG, light cover wear, one leaf has light wear in the margin. Scarce. (a65990)
$120.00 Blatchley, W. S. . SOUTH AMERICA AS I SAW IT, THE OBSERVATIONS OF A NATURALIST
Indianapolis 1934 1st Nature Publishing Company. Small octavo, 391pp., foldout map, hardcover. A few pencil marks in margins. VG plus. (a67349)
$20.00 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)
$23.00 Cook, William Azel . THROUGH THE WILDERNESSES OF BRAZIL BY HORSE CANOE AND FLOAT
NY 1909 1st American Tract Society. Hardcover. Octavo, 487pp., attractivey green cloth with black palm trees, blue sky, yellow lettering, etc. VG plus. (a71937)
$50.00 Calderone de la Barca, Frances . LIFE IN MEXICO, DURING A RESIDENCE OF TWO YEARS IN THAT COUNTRY VOLUME 1 (OF 2)
Boston 1843 1st Charles C. Little and James Brown. Hardcover. Small octavo, 412pp., frontis woodcut illustration of street scene in Mexico City, original dark brown cloth. Good, chip on soine, slight foxing in text. Volume 1 only. (a76508)
$90.00 Davies, Howell (editor) . THE SOUTH AMERICAN HANDBOOK 1952
London 29th edition Trade and Travel Publications. 8vo., 765pp., one large color foldout map, limp red cloth hardcover. VG plus. (a76518)
$20.00 Bishop, Nathaniel H. . THE PAMPAS AND ANDES. A THOUSAND MILES' WALK ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA
Boston 1883 11th Lee and Shepard. Hardcover. Octavo, 310pp., illustrated with drawings, brown cloth. Spine label removed leaving some discoloration. Several old library stamp and numbers inside front cover, no pocket. Good, front hinge cracking. (a80009)
$33.00 Davies, Howell (editor) . THE SOUTH AMERICAN HANDBOOK 1936
London 13th edition Trade and Travel Publications. 12mo., 634pp plus many advertisements. one large color foldout map, limp pale pink cloth hardcover. Good plus, light wear. (a80709)
$20.00 Anderson, Isabel. . CIRCLING SOUTH AMERICA.
Boston 1928 1st Marshall Jones. Hardcover. 214pp., monochrome photo illustrations, orange cloth. VG plus, fine except spine slightly faded, no DJ. (lat10)
$20.00 Bourne, Benjamin Franklin . CAPTIVE IN PATAGONIA; OR, LIFE AMONG THE GIANTS, A PERSONAL NARRATIVE
Boston 1858 Gould and Lincoln. True adventures of Californian who travels to Straits of Magellan. 8vo., 233pp., illustrated with fullpage woodcuts, hardcover. Good, worn, tight lightly foxed, woodcuts toned, spine ends chipped and frayed. Rare. (lat400)
$295.00 Cook, William Azel. . BY HORSE, CANOE AND FLOAT THROUGH THE WILDERNESS OF BRAZIL
Akron 1909 Werner. Hardcover. Octavo, 487pp., monochrome photo illustrations, boards. Near VG, spine lettering faded. (lat66)
$33.00