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VG. Paperbound. Clean, solid copy., stiff wrapper 57 paintings(color) + photos art exhibition / Spanish U.S.-Spanish Comm.Edu & Cult [1984] Only edition 11 1/2 x 9 1/2", 115 p., ISBN 8485290402. 57 paintings are illustrated. In addition there are b&w photos of many of the artists. English text.

VG. The pbk. edition. Corners a tad worn o/w very presentable., Paperback history, Israel Alfred A. Knopf New York 1979 1st ed,revised Indexed 9 1/4 x 6", xviv + 887

VG/G. Dj chipped & well worn. Signature on front end p., Worn DJ with photographs mountaineering Rinehart & Co., Inc. New York, Toronto 1952 First 5 3/4 x 8 1/2", 213, See Neate 678.

VG-/G. Lt edge wear to bds. DJ fragil, worn, in pieces, mylar'd Fiction Doubleday, Doran & Co. Garden City, NY c. 1934 1936 prtg. 8 x 5 1/2", 308, Reviews and biographical note pasted to rear eps.

VG-/--. Decor paper cvs., lt. wear & scuffing to edges., Without DJ Sackville-West George H. Doran New York 1925 1st American 5 x 8", 103, Light soil to labels and initials (in ink) on front ep., o/w quite a nice copy.

Good/--. Clean, solid copy with bkpl. to fep. Spine faded., Without DJ novel Literary Guild of America New York 1930 Stated first 8 1/4 x 5 3/4", 314 pp.

VG. Contributed paper fr. "Homenaje a Ciriaco Perez-Bustamante", Without wraps herbs / medicine Instit. Gonz.Fern. de Oviedo Madrid 1969 Vol. I Spanish text 9 1/2 x 6 3/4", pp. 531-580

VG. In orig. wraps. Edges a bit rough. Text clean but yellowing., wrappers Government / Latin America Union democratica Centroamer Mexico City 1946 First ed. Spanish text 8 3/4 x 6 1/4", 63 p., "The thesis of this monograph is that world peace can be obtained only by basing it upon democratically organized states., The hope is that concerted action can be secured to overthrow Central American dictators, especially in Honduras and Nicaragua." [HLAS vol 12, #re491521]

VG. Extracted paper from the Annual Report for 1915, Without wraps with 7 plates, 7 text figs. Lignum nephriticum Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 1916 9 x 5 3/4", pp. 271-298, Based upon a paper entitled "The Rediscovery of Lignum nephriticum," read by the author Feb. 2, 1915, at a meeting of, Botanical Soc. of Washington. Published by authority of the Secretary of Agriculture. Lignum nephriticum, remarkable for the fluorescent properties of its infusion, comes from two sources, one, a shrub in Mexcio and the other, a tree in the Philippines. In the 17th century it was commonly made into cups by the natives of southern Luzon.

VG. Paper from disbound copy of the Annual Report for 1910., Without wraps With 1 plate & 2 text figs. botany Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 1911 9 x 6", pp. 427-431, First appearance of this paper in which a flower known only by its Aztec name is scientifically identified as Cymbopetalum, penduliflorum (Anonacaea).

VG-/VG. Rear fly sheet & preceding page have been removed., Nice DJ with photo illustrations biography Pantheon Books New York 1980 1st Amer. ed. 10 x 7 3/4", 254 pp.

Like New. Cloth. With DJ., Pictor. DJ Color photos and maps Mexico / Chihuahua Grupos Cementos de Chihuahua Mexico 1999 1st English ed 12 1/8 x 9", 158 p., An unusual book that brings attention to a part of northern Mexico that is unknown except to a few intrepid explorers., Many caves are visited in northwest Chihuahua, especially in the canyons ofthe Paquime and Basaseachi regions.

Fine. Decorated paper boards., DJ not issued Illustrated throughout paper North Light Books/ F&S Pubs. Cincinnati 1996 1st Amer. ed. 11 x 8 3/8", 96 + templates, 30+ projects you can make to decorate your home or to give as gifts

VG. In flexible, plasticized wrappers. Crisp, clean copy novel Time Incorp. New York 1965 Special ed. 5 1/4 x 8", 222 pp., First published in 1939. Here as a special edition for the Time Reading Program, translated from the French by Lewis Galantiere, and with a new introduction by Pierre Clostermann. This copy feels like it has never been opened. Only fault is a corner missing on the rear cover (a casualty of the plastic becoming brittle with age). This story was named the "best novel of 1939" by the French Academy and chosen as the best non-fiction book of the year by the American booksellers. It also appears on the National Geographic List of the 100 Greatest Adventures of all time.

VG/VG-. Minor foxing to DJ, otherwise nice., Nice DJ Jacket design by Leo Manso fiction Farrar, Straus and Young New York 1954 First edition 1st prtg. 5 3/4 8 1/2", 298 pp., Adapted from the French by Herma Briffault. French title was Le Soleil des Morts.

Vg/VG. With map endpapers., Lt. wear to DJ with 19 b&w photos exploration E. P. Dutton & Co. New York 1967 First ed. 5 3/4 x 8 1/4", 256, Three American in search of a lost tribe in northen Brazil. Includes 4-p. glossary of Waica words.

Fine. with 103 b&w photographs photography Apeture New York 1990 Softbound ed. 12 1/4 x 11", 156 pp., Also includes two essays: "The Lyric Documentarian" by Fred Ritchin and "Salgado, 17 Times" by Eduardo Galeano. Issued in, conjuction with a major exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, October 4-December 2, 1990. Also exhibited in Los Angeles, Uptown (New York) and San Diego.

VG/VG. Bright, clean copy. Volume 1 of a proposed series., Nice DJ Illus. by Winfield Coleman Otom¡ Indians of Mexico Univ. of New Mexico Albuquerque 1978 Stated 1st ed. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2", xiii, 248 pp., ISBN 0-8263-0484-2. Text is presented in Otom¡ with a free English translation on facing pages. The volume describes, the natural environment of the Mezquital Valley in central Mexico where most Otomies now live.

VG. In stiff wrappers. Crisp copy. with b&w photographs photography Consejo Nac. de la Cultura Venezuela: Caracas 1993 Primera ed. Text: Spanish 11 1/2 x 10 1/4, 110 pp., Eye-catching photographs taken from five expositions by this talented Venezuelan photographer.

VG-. Pbk. Signature to front fly. Minor damp stain to foredge., illus wrapper Illus. by Fred Barraza travel / river journey High-Lonesome Books San Lorenzo, New Mexico 1986 Second ed. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2", xi, 201 pp., ISBN0944383017. Story of a 200 mile wilderness journey down the Gila River of New Mexico and Arizona. Quotes from the cover:, "a joy to read" [John Nichols, The Milagro Beanfield War]; "a delightful book" [Edward Abbey, Desert Solitair].