Los Gobernantes de Mexico by Manuel Rivera - 1872

Montevideo: Imprenta Elzeviriana, 1889. First edition. Cloth. Very good+, boards slightly rubbed, scattered foxing to preliminaries and endpapers. A handsome copy.. xviii, 314 pp. 12mo. An important work on Rioplatense Spanish, a dialect spoken in the River Plate region between Argentina and Uruguay. Provenance: Bookplate of Hereberto Gibson on half-title, ie. Sir Herbert Gibson (1863-1934), a leading member of the British Community in Argentina. Tiny blind-stamp of Antonio Santamarina on title page and small label A. Santamarina (from the Biblioteca de d. Antonio Santamarina) on front pastedown. The last at auction in 1978. Palau 107301. Spain & Spanish America I, 306 (2nd ed).

Cologne & se Trouve a Paris, Chez Nyon, 1772.8vo. xliv, 435 pp. Grabado de Palafox en frontispicio. Holandesa con lomo en piel y tejuelo rojo. Dos partes en un volumen. Textos en francés. Reparación menor en página 221 (mal numerada), pp 353 con extra margen y nota manuscrita antigua al margen. Es la historia de célebre obispo de Puebla, y sus famosas querellas con los jesuitas. Esta obra comenzó a publicarse en 1688. Solo se imprimieron 7 pliegos y la publicación fue interrumpida pues el padre Champion se pronunciaba en favor del obispo y en contra de sus hermanos en religión. En 1767 al abate Toussaint , en posesión del manuscrito original de Champion , escribió este libro modificando el estilo del antiguo manuscrito e insertando algunos documentos. Obra útil para conocer las querellas que dieron tanta celebridad a Palafox y que han impedido su canonización. Se publicaron 13 ediciones entre 1767 y 1772.

Softcover First Edition as issued in Good+ condition. xii+643pp. NOT Ex-library and NOT a facsimile. Wraps are slightly foxed on the margins of the front cover; interior bright and clean. All maps, photos and drawings intact; binding is tight but is cracked on the spine with all parts present and legible; edges rubbed and bumped, upper corner repaired with transparent tape; one foldout was apparently cut too long and the far edge is chipped and browned as indicated in the images; Morley's comprehensive study of the monuments and their inscriptions at the Honduran site of Copan, now a World Heritage Site. The volume is in remarkable shape with the foldouts appearing not to have been opened.

WASHINGTON IRVING'S FIRST BOOK: His Translation of DePons' South American Travel Account on the Eve of Revolution 1806 First Edition Vols. 1 & 2 (of 3)by Francois Joseph DePons
I. Riley and Co, New York, 1806. Volumes 1 & 2 (of 3) Hardcover in the original calfskin binding with leather spine labels (titles in gilt largely faded.) "Translated by an American Gentleman," Washington Irving, and this happens to be his first book. Illustrated with a large (26-1/2" x 17-3/4") folded map in the first volume - the map has been repaired (please see photos) in the upper right hands corner. The binding is sound on these antique books - the pages are age toned but in good condition, with foxing heavier in Vol 2 (particularly at the front of the book) than 1. The boards of Vol. 2 are slightly bowed and there's a fair amount of quill pen names and notes in the front and back of that volume.
About the book:Depons traveled through northeastern South America, including Venezuela and the Guianas, and observed the… Read More

Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Testu, 1793. First Edition First Printing . Leather Bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. [iv], 176, 104, [1] pages. Hardcover rebound in full black leather (20th century). Modern gilt lettering on the spine, which as a couple of simple rules at the headcap and the foot of the spine. The book binder's receipt ("3.27" may suggest a 1927 rebinding, but it looks to be more likely from the 1950s; rebound by Joseph Ruzicka). Light wear to the binding. New endpapers. The old front flyleaf is laid in loosely and has a mid-20th century owner's bookplate attached. A sound copy. The text shows some toning but appears overall clean. The last leaf, an Errata, has some repairs on the fore edge. Text is in French. Jean-Baptiste Gabriel Larchevesque-Thibaud (1745-1817) was born on Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) and had a coffee plantation there. He was also a French politician and was a deputy to the Estates General of 1789.… Read More

Montevideo: Imprenta Elzeviriana, 1889. First edition. Cloth. Very good+, boards slightly rubbed, scattered foxing to preliminaries and endpapers. A handsome copy.. xviii, 314 pp. 12mo. An important work on Rioplatense Spanish, a dialect spoken in the River Plate region between Argentina and Uruguay. Provenance: Bookplate of Hereberto Gibson on half-title, ie. Sir Herbert Gibson (1863-1934), a leading member of the British Community in Argentina. Tiny blind-stamp of Antonio Santamarina on title page and small label A. Santamarina (from the Biblioteca de d. Antonio Santamarina) on front pastedown. The last at auction in 1978. Palau 107301. Spain & Spanish America I, 306 (2nd ed).

Cologne & se Trouve a Paris, Chez Nyon, 1772.8vo. xliv, 435 pp. Grabado de Palafox en frontispicio. Holandesa con lomo en piel y tejuelo rojo. Dos partes en un volumen. Textos en francés. Reparación menor en página 221 (mal numerada), pp 353 con extra margen y nota manuscrita antigua al margen. Es la historia de célebre obispo de Puebla, y sus famosas querellas con los jesuitas. Esta obra comenzó a publicarse en 1688. Solo se imprimieron 7 pliegos y la publicación fue interrumpida pues el padre Champion se pronunciaba en favor del obispo y en contra de sus hermanos en religión. En 1767 al abate Toussaint , en posesión del manuscrito original de Champion , escribió este libro modificando el estilo del antiguo manuscrito e insertando algunos documentos. Obra útil para conocer las querellas que dieron tanta celebridad a Palafox y que han impedido su canonización. Se publicaron 13 ediciones entre 1767 y 1772.

3 pages. Folio (12 1/4" x 8 1/4") unbound manuscript written four pages.The Audiencia Real of the kingdom of Nueva Galicia receive the petition of Jose Diaz from the town of Santa Maria de los Lagos, he requests permission to conduct 160 horses to the kingdom of the New Spain to sell them. They state that since he has paid the taxes, he has permission to take them. With this document they order that nobody gets in his way. Condition: Edge wear with some chips and tears else good.

WASHINGTON IRVING'S FIRST BOOK: His Translation of DePons' South American Travel Account on the Eve of Revolution 1806 First Edition Vols. 1 & 2 (of 3)by Francois Joseph DePons
I. Riley and Co, New York, 1806. Volumes 1 & 2 (of 3) Hardcover in the original calfskin binding with leather spine labels (titles in gilt largely faded.) "Translated by an American Gentleman," Washington Irving, and this happens to be his first book. Illustrated with a large (26-1/2" x 17-3/4") folded map in the first volume - the map has been repaired (please see photos) in the upper right hands corner. The binding is sound on these antique books - the pages are age toned but in good condition, with foxing heavier in Vol 2 (particularly at the front of the book) than 1. The boards of Vol. 2 are slightly bowed and there's a fair amount of quill pen names and notes in the front and back of that volume.
About the book:Depons traveled through northeastern South America, including Venezuela and the Guianas, and observed the… Read More

Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Testu, 1793. First Edition First Printing . Leather Bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. [iv], 176, 104, [1] pages. Hardcover rebound in full black leather (20th century). Modern gilt lettering on the spine, which as a couple of simple rules at the headcap and the foot of the spine. The book binder's receipt ("3.27" may suggest a 1927 rebinding, but it looks to be more likely from the 1950s; rebound by Joseph Ruzicka). Light wear to the binding. New endpapers. The old front flyleaf is laid in loosely and has a mid-20th century owner's bookplate attached. A sound copy. The text shows some toning but appears overall clean. The last leaf, an Errata, has some repairs on the fore edge. Text is in French. Jean-Baptiste Gabriel Larchevesque-Thibaud (1745-1817) was born on Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) and had a coffee plantation there. He was also a French politician and was a deputy to the Estates General of 1789.… Read More