Raleigh: The Sunbury Press, 1980. Octavo; pp 109; VG/G; white pictorial spine with black text; dust jacket has mild tone toward edges; few chips to edges; otherwise slight wear to exterior, due to handling; cloth shows minimal exterior wear; strong, straight boards; mild edge wear; textblock edges have light wear; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; tight binding. More
![COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS [Signed]. Joaquin Miller](/pictures/thumb/1346328.jpg?v=1631995562)
San Francisco: The Whitaker & Ray Company, 1902. First thus: Illustrated Edition. Quarto; VG-; Tan cloth boards and spine with embossed designs and gilt lettering; 327 pages; SIGNED by Miller on the flyleaf ("Belive me/Yours always, Joaquin Miller, SF Cal. 9-29 03"); Wear and bumping to the edges; Corners bumped and beginning to fray; Light scuffing to spine edges; Binding strong; Text block typically age-toned, free of marking or highlighting; CX consignment; Shelved case 0. More
![HUNTING THE DESERT WHALE: PERSONAL ADVENTURES IN BAJA CALIFORNIA [INSCRIBED]. Erle Stanley Gardner](/pictures/thumb/1346076.jpg?v=1631464787)
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1960. First Edition. Octavo, 208 pages; VG-; contemporary full blue buckram binding; spine with gilt lettering and design; mild shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; mild wear to crown and tail of spine; inscribed by Gardner at half title; profusely illustrated with black and white photos; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved Case 9. More
![NEIGHBORHOOD FRONTIERS [SIGNED]. Erle Stanley Gardner](/pictures/thumb/1346056.jpg?v=1631379339)
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 272 pages; VG-/G+; spine age toned white, with red and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling to volume; some shelf wear and soiling to jacket; small chips missing from corners of flap folds; long chip missing at upper edge of jacket front; crown and tail of jacket spine missing; 2.5 inch closed tear to lower edge of jacket back; four chips missing from upper edge of jacket back; jacket age toned overall; price uncut '$5.00'; previous owner's inscription at half title; inscribed by Gardner at half title; contains numerous black and white photographs; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved Case 1. More
![THE CONDOR AND THE COWS: A JOURNEY ALONG THE BYWAYS OF FIVE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS [SIGNED]....](/pictures/thumb/1345830.jpg?v=1630794572)
New York: Random House, 1949. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 217 pages; VG/VG-; spine red with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; some shelf wear and soiling; small chips missing from corners of flap folds; scuffing to jacket front; small closed tear to upper edge of jacket front; tear repaired with tape at inside of jacket; small chips missing from crown and tail of jacket spine; some scuffing to jacket back; price uncut '$3.50'; upper edge of textblock dyed blue; signed flat by Isherwood at title page; contains black and white photos; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved Case 9. More
Cottingham: El Dorado Books, 1997. Octavo; VG; Paperback; Spine, staple binding; Cover is green with black print, clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 80 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: Routledge, 2011. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, blue with white print; Boards in blue paper with white print, light shelfwear, else clean and strong; Text block has cracked front hinge, else clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the half-title page; xxviii, 248 pages. More
![LA AURORA DE LOS HÉROES [INSCRIBED BY FIDEL CASTRO]. Juan Almeida Bosque](/pictures/thumb/1345492.jpeg?v=1630537432)
Santiago de Cuba: Editorial Oriente, 1999. First Edition. Octavo, 376 pages; Poor; bound in original wraps with significant wear, pages 51-376 detached but present; middle of title page torn out; Inscribed by Fidel Castro on the interior of front cover, dated May 1999; Presumed inscribed to Juan Almeida Bosque, the author and one of the original commanders of the insurgent forces in the Cuban Revolution, with the inscription translated to "To you Juan I send my eternal gratitude for your grand and beautiful history in this book"; CX consignment; shelved case 3. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1865. Octavo; 15 volumes; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards, wear, scuffing, and surface tears to leather spines, corners, edges, torn hinges, shelfwear to paper; Text blocks have marbled edges and endpapers with a frontispiece in each volume; Set as a whole is unnumbered, each title bears its own volume numbering; CONTENTS: History of the Conquest of Peru : With a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas (2 vols.; vol. II has bent front board; text blocks have cracked hinges front and rear, else clean and tight) — History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain (3 vols.; v. II has warping to boards with bent rear board, text blocks clean and tight) — History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic (3 vols.; vol. I rear board separated; text blocks have cracked front hinges, else clean and tight) — The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles the Fifth / by William Robertson : With an Account of the Emperor’s Life After His Abdication / by William H. Prescott (3 vols.; vol. I rear board detached, vol. II front and rear boards detached; text blocks have cracked hinges, else clean and tight) — History of the Conquest of Mexico : With a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization and the Life of the Conqueror Hernando Cortez (3 vols.; vol. II has detached rear board; text blocks clean and tight but for cracked front hinge of vol. II) — Biographical and Critical Miscellanies (1864) (1 vol.; front board detached; text block clean and tight but for cracked rear hinge). More
Mexico and Bueno Aires: Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1953. First Edition. 10mo; G/G-; brown dust spine with off-white text; first edition; dust jacket has modest rubbing wear to exterior; several chips to edges, as is; slightly age toned flaps; cloth's exterior has some foxing to exterior; slightly bowed boards; text block exterior edges show some age toning; pictorial endpapers; previous bookshop's small sticker to front endpaper; frontispiece; interior pages lightly toned; illustrated; pp 210; text in Spanish. More
México: Cámara Nacional del Cemento, 2001. First edition. Quarto; 1st edition; VG-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with tan print; DJ has light edgewear, creasing to front, else clean and bright; Boards in illustrated paper, slight blemish on front, else clean and strong; Text block has very slight tear to bottom corner of title page, else clean and tight; 259 pages, illustrated (color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
New York: Robert Speller & Sons, 1972. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Off White and Blue spine with Blue text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, foxing on covers and spine, small open and closed tears along spine edges, small open tears at corners; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear; Textblock has foxing on some pages; 164 pp; Inscribed by author on front endpaper. More
Miami: Editorial Cubana, 1998. Octavo; G+ Hardcover; Dark Red spine with Gilt text; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear; Textblock has marks in pen along tail edge and on rear endpaper, faint spotting along fore edge; 521 pp; Text in Spanish. More
Republica Mexicana: El Instituto mexicano de Cultura, 1964. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; G-; Hardcover; Spine, red with gold print; Boards in red cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps, hinges, and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has stain to top edge, cracked front hinge, inscription in ink on half-title page, else clean and tight; Text in Spanish; xvi, 865 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
Oakland: Frontline, 1984. Thin quarto. VG- condition paperback. Yellow spine with no text. Covers have some shelfwear, darkening around edges, some rubbing to corners; Pages age-toned, otherwise clean. NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 11, in Netdesk office. More
Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, 1972. Thick Octavo; G+/Fair; blue/beige/green pictorial spine with orange and black text; dust jacket shows modest rubbing to exterior; several chips to edges; tape mends to head and tail edges; inside dj has several tape mended areas; cloth shows slight exterior wear; lightly bumped fore corners; mildly splayed boards; some rubbing to edges; text block exterior edges have some foxing; ex-library sticker to half title page; ex-library stamp to half title page; interior good; map at rear has detached, but still present; pp 545; text in Spanish. More
![THE DEATH OF ARTEMIO CRUZ [SIGNED]. Carlos Fuentes](/pictures/thumb/1343885.jpg?v=1626371516)
New York: The Noonday Press, 1991. First Thus, Third Printing. Octavo, 307 pages; G; softcover; spine gray with white and blue lettering; some shelf wear and soiling; inscribed by Fuentes at half title; marginalia in blue ink throughout; shelved below Front Counter. More
Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1953. First Edition. Octavo, 170 pages; VG/G+; spine age toned olive, with black and blue lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; some shelf wear and soiling; age toning to jacket; small chips missing at upper and lower corners of flap folds; front flap joint starting; small closed tear at center of upper edge of jacket front; small chips missing at head and tail of jacket spine; jacket spine markedly age toned; small closed tear at top edge of jacket back; price uncut '$10.00 m. / mex.'; mild age toning to volume spine; soiled spots to upper edge of text block; fingerprint stains to 10% of text block; tide lines at bottom of pages 63-68; all text in Spanish; shelved Case 2. More
Zaragoza: Cursos Del Instituto De Estudios Pirenaicos, 1949. First Edition. Thin Octavo; G-/paperback; tanned spine with black text; covers show modest age toning; several small chips to edges; rubbed edges; mild lean to spine; text block exterior edges have some age toning; previous owner's name stamped to half title page; slight defect to rear hinge; interior modestly age toned; illustrated; pp 210; text in Spanish. More
Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1968. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; G/G; Ex-library; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue and cream with red and black print, illustrated; DJ in mylar, DJ is clean and bright but slight shelfwear to mylar, DJ affixed to boards; Boards in red cloth with black print, clean and strong; Text block has spotting to edges, penciled call number on title page verso, library stamp at bottom of p. v, library pocket on rear flyleaf, else clean and tight; xviii, 523 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Portsmouth: Messenger Printing Company, 1965. Quarto; G; Hardcover; Spine, gold without print; Boards in gold cloth with red print, light wear to spine caps and corners, spotting/blemishes on front and rear, slight warping; Text block has spotting to edges, else clean and tight; 96 pages, illustrated (b&w, color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1978. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G; black spine with gray and white text; first edition; dust jacket shows slight smudges to exterior; minor chips to spine edges; adhesive stain to flaps; cloth has little exterior wear; mild edge wear; strong boards; text block edges have light foxing; adhesive remnants to pastedowns and endpapers, as is; interior clean; tight binding; pp 339. More
Ciudad Trujilla, D.R. Editorial Atenas, 1956. Octavo; G; light blue spine with without text; no jacket; stiffboard exterior has some smudges to exterior; ex-library sticker to spine and front; tape mend to head spine edge; few chips to spine edges; intact panels; text block edges have slight toning; ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown; stamped text to fep; few smudges to fep; interior pages clean; illustrated; ex-library pouch to rear pastedown; small chip to tail edge to rear hinge; pp 199. More
Santa Fe: Bolsa de Comercio, 2003. Large Oblong Octavo; VG/VG-; off-white spine with gray text; dust jacket has only mild exterior wear; few dings to edges; cloth shows minimal wear to exterior; mild lean to spine; text block edges have light wear; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; tight binding; pp 228; text in Spanish. More
Managua: Boletín Nicaragüense de Bibliografía y Documentación, 1992. Octavo; G+; Paperback; Spine, cream without print; Cover has crease to front top corner, light shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; Text in Spanish; Photograph of author(?) laid in; 164 pages illustrated (b&w). More
Managua: Instituto Nicaragüense de Cultura, 1991. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, tan with black print; Cover has light edgewear, creases to front bottom edge and rear corners, mild staining on rear, light shelfwear; Text block has inscription in ink on title page, else clean and tight; Text in Spanish; 452 pages. More
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1963. Octavo; ©1957, Third printing 1963; G-/Fair; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, red with black print; DJ has small tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine, long tear (taped) to top of front hinge, shelfwear; Boards in red cloth with black print, wear to spine caps, smudging on spine and fore edge, else clean and strong; Text block has spotting to top edge, tanning to endpaper hinges, name penciled on front flyleaf, name in ink on rear flyleaf, slight amount of underlining in ink; xxxii, 449 pages. More
Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1995. Large Quarto; G+ Paperback; Black, White, Red and Yellow pictorial spine with White, Red and Orange text; Covers have some edgewear, some shelfwear, bumping to corners; Textblock has partially erased pencil writing on front endpaper, otherwise clean; 443 pp; shelved an front table. More
San Salvador: Biblioteca Nacional, 1952. Quarto; VG; Paperback; Spine, grey with title handwritten in brown marker ink; Cover is green with red print, toning to spine, peripheral toning, mild curling to corners, light edgewear, stain on rear; Text block has newly bound endpapers, yellow highlighting throughout, slight amount of pencil notation, mild age-toning to paper, slight foxing to initial pages, final page has tear to fore edge and stains; 430 leaves. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
San Salvador: Universidad de El Salvador, Facultad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Departamento de Letras, Carrera de Bibliotecario, 1978. Quarto; G-; Paperback; Spine, tan with handwritten title in black marker ink; Cover has toning to spine, peripheral toning, edgewear, creases to corners, shelfwear; Text block title page is separating from binding, p. xiii is loose, library stamp on front flyleaf and on some interior pages, else clean and tight; xxvii, 601 pages. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Redlands: Latin American Bibliographic Foundation, 1986-1987. Limited edition. Quarto; 3 volumes; Limited edition 536/1,000; G+; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, slight blemish to front of vols. I and III, else clean and strong; Text block for v. I has names in pencil on front flyleaf, slight penciled notation on p. vi, else clean and tight; Text blocks for vols. II and III are clean and tight; Limited edition statement found on title page verso in vol. I only, all vols. have frontispiece; Prologue and Introduction in v. I in English and Spanish; CONTENTS: Vol. I. A-L (1986; ISBN 0914369024) vii, 635 pages — Vol. II. M-Z (1986; ISBN 0914369032) paged 639-1287 — Vol. III. Serials and Indexes (Revised and corrected, 1987; ISBN 0914369059) paged 1289-1911. Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. More
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Andrea Jakobsson Estudio Editorial Ltd., 2000. Octavo, 340 pages; VG/VG; spine white with green lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and scuffing; corners bumped; profusely illustrated with black and white and full color illustrations; pages clean; text in Portuguese; shelved Spain and Portugal. More
Rio de Janeiro: Susan Bach, 1986. Limited edition. Octavo; Limited edition, 179/200; G+; Hardcover; Spine, black wire spiral binding; Boards in black and blue cloth, paper pastedown with illustration and title on front, slight warping, slight toning to fore edge, mild bend to top of wire spiral; Text block has spotting to fore edge, else clean and tight; “All the art works herein reproduced are from the collection of Susan Bach”— preliminary page; unpaged leaves of woodcuts. [Shelf: Spanish & Latin American Art] NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to 7's Ephemera section. More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967. Octavo; G+/G- Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Brown spine with Black text; Dustjacket has moderate edgewear, some shelfwear, fraying and small open tears along spine edges and at corners, small open and closed tears along edges of both covers, scratch on spine; Boards strong, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear; Textblock has spotting along edges; 395 pp. More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. First edition. Octavo; First edition; Fair+/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black and brown with white print; DJ has mild edgewear, light shelfwear; Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and green paper to boards, cocked spine, light wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, light tanning to endpapers, cracked front hinge, ink marking on pp. 33-36, intermittent spine breaks; 255 pages. More
Havana: Centro de Estudios Martianos, 2001. Octavo; VG-/paperback; mocha brown spine with white text; covers show only light wear; mild sunning to spine; faux flaps; intact panels; text block edges have mild wear; slight defect to front hinge; interior clean; pp 334; text in Spanish. More
New York: Times Books, 1984. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G+ Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; White spine with Pink and Black text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, some edgewear, some shelfwear, brown marks on both covers and spine; Boards strong, some edgewear, some eshelfear, rubbing to corners, browning along edges; Textblock has spotting along edges; 408 pp; Inscribed by author on front endpaper. More
México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1992. First edition. Octavo; Tomo 4 only; First edition; VG/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ has light edgewear, light shelfwear; Boards in brown paper with black print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight, light age toning to paper; Text in Spanish; 366 pages. More
México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1990. 1st edition. Octavo; Tomo 3 only; First edition; VG-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ has light edgewear, light shelfwear; Boards in brown paper with black print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight but for faint smudge to front flyleaf; Text in Spanish; 268 pages. More
México: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1991. Octavo; Tomo 2 only; First reprinting 1991; VG/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ has light edgewear, light shelfwear; Boards in brown paper with black print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in Spanish; 286 pages. More
México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1991. Octavo; Tomo 1 only; First reprinting 1991; VG/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ has light edgewear, light shelfwear; Boards in brown paper with black print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in Spanish; 326 pages. More
Bogota: El Ancora Editores, 1983. First Edition. Larger Octavo; VG-/G; white pictorial spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket has slight exterior wear; mild toning to edges; cloth has light exterior wear; minor edge wear; sturdy boards; text block edges show mild toning; tight binding; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 189; text in Spanish. More
Cuzco: Centro de Estudios Regionales Andinos, 1998. Octavo; G+ Paperback; Tan spine with White text; Covers have some edgewear some shelfwear; Textblock clean; 230 pp; Text in Spanish. More
New York: Scribner Press, 1914. Octavo; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print, call number label taped at bottom; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, bump to front bottom edge, toning to spine, peripheral toning, circular patch on front and rear where library label was removed, smudging, shelfwear; Text block has gilt top edge, library stamp to bottom edge, front endpapers, and a few interior pages, library bookplate and call number in ink on front pastedown, library pocket on rear pastedown, cracked hinges front and rear, inscription in ink on title page, clean text; “Ministry of Public Works, Bureau of Railways, Argentine Republic”— at head of title xxi, 464 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates, folded color maps). More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1982. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, brown with black and white print; DJ has light edgewear, small closed tear to front bottom edge, light toning to spine; Boards in tan cloth with white print, clean and strong; Text block has spotting to edges, else clean and tight; xvii, 374 pages, frontispiece (map), illustrated (tables). More
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1959. Octavo; VG-/G; off-white/green spine with orange and green text; dust jacket has modest exterior wear with light smudges; few chips to edges; price clipped front flap; light stain to rear tail edge; mylar wrap; cloth exterior shows minimal exterior wear; mild rubbing to edges; straight boards; text block edges show light tone; pictorial endpapers; tight binding; interior clean; illustrated; pp 212. More
Lima, Peru: Instituto de Apoyo Agrario/P&P, 1990. First Edition. Octavo; VG/paperback; white spine with red and black text; first edition; covers have only light exterior wear; faux flaps; text block exterior edges lightly toned; tight binding; interior clean; illustrated; pp 393; text in Spanish. More
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1981. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G-; sunned beige spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket shows modest toning to exterior; few chips to edges; closed tear to front; mylar wrap; cloth exterior has very light wear; strong, straight boards; text block exterior edges show mild tone; interior clean; illustrated; pp 203. More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990. Quarto; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, back with white print; DJ has mild edgewear, small hole torn in rear, small vendor label on rear, else clean and bright; Boards in white cloth with silver print, bumps to spine caps, corners, and bottom edge, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 128 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates). [Shelf: Spanish & Latin American Art] [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, 1982. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, green without print; Cover has light edgewear, light wear to hinges, small tear to front bottom corner, mild shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; Text in Spanish; 191 pages + 3 folded maps tipped in, illustrated (b&w). More
