Latin American History

[Santiago de Chile], n.pr., dated 1 June 1814.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Oblong folio (19.9 x 28.5 cm.), unbound. Caption title. Two columns. Light browning. In very good condition. Broadside. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION: an overview of Chilean finances near the end of the Patria Vieja, while the patriots based in Santiago were struggling against royalists supported by Peruvian troops. Among the income listed are goods (or profits?) belonging to residents of Lima, which were presumably confiscated, and money returned from Rancagua for buying material for the army. Among the expenses are salaries for soldiers and other costs of waging war, as well as payments to disabled veterans and to widows of soldiers. The funds are noted as being partly in charge of "nuestro Teniente de Valparaiso."The account is signed in print by Hipolito de Villegas and Rafael Correa de Sa.*** Briseño I, 140. Not in Medina Santiago de Chile. Not located in CCPBE. Not located in Rebiun. Not located in Jisc. Not located in… Read More

London:: Jonah Bowyer, 1717., 1717. 4to. [vi], [8], [2], 335, [xviii] pp. [Collates complete]. Title printed in red & black. 37 fine (the edition binder notes omit pl. XXX) engraved plates (numbered I-XXIX, XXXI-XXXVI, 36, XXXVII) [18 folding], music notation (p. 66), maps and charts, index; frontispiece map, title, and dedication pages with upper margins waterstained and damaged or trimmed (and repaired), worm trails from title through p. 10, burn-hole pp. 7-8, blotch-stains p. 289. CONTENTS includes: Dedication (top margin repaired with paper fill), Preface to the Reader, Directions to the binder, Postscript by Edmund Halley, Some Account of the Settlement of the Jesuits in the Spanish Indies, index. Original paneled calf; rebacked to style, raised bands, blind decorative devices in compartments, preserving original leather gilt-stamped spine label. With the ownership signature of N. [Neal] Harlow; inscription of the Kelso Library, [1757?]. Very good copy. First edition in English. "The first… Read More

1834, Mexico City, Imprenta de la testamentaria de Valdes, a cargo de Jose Maria Gallegos[8]+17+43+[1]+[errata] pages with woodblock on page 43. Small octavo (7 1/4" x 14") bound in quarter leather with four raised spine bands and lettering in gilt to spine and cover. (Viñaza 433; Palau 219254) First edition.The Otomí are an indigenous American tribe residing in the central plateau region of Mexico, most heavily concentrated in the states of Hidalgo, Mexico, Puebla, Veracruz, and Michoacan, and who speak one of four dialects of the Otomí language. In this catechism, Francisco Pérez first gives a detailed explanation in Spanish of the different sounds of the Otomí language and how to pronounce them. However, the language has been noted for the difficulty in reproducing it using Roman letters, and for this reason according to Nicolas Leon, "their few printed texts provoked the censure of the Fourth Mexican Council and serious controversies between the professors of that language of that era." Texts… Read More

Handsomely bound in uniform half green calf over green boards; five raised bands; gilt particulars & binder's name to spine. Original wraps bound in. Titles include Textos oficiales de la Primera República de Venezuela I & II; Historia de la Primera República de Venezuela, I & II; Derechos del Hombre de Ciudano; La Constitucion Federal de Venezuela; Las Constituciones Provinciales; El Publicista de Venezuela; Semenario de Caracas; Derechos de la Americana del Sur y Mexico I & II; La Libertad de Cultos; Textos Sobre la Independencia; Manual Politico del Venezolano; Infante una Institucion para Cuba; Calendario Manual y Guia Universal; La Doctrina de la Revolucion Emancipidora; La Logica; and HIstoria de la Primeria Republica de Venzuela. 8" - 9" tall

8 volumes and atlas. viii+437+3 pages with two frontispieces and index; x+316 pages with frontispiece and index; xii+440 pages with frontispiece and index; viii+308 pages with frontispiece and index; xi+296 with frontispiece, folding map and index; viii+287 pages with frontispiece and index; viii+326 pages with frontispiece and index. With Etat civil, politique et commercant du Bengale; ou histoire des conquetes & de l'administration de la Compagnie Angloise dans ce pays. Pour servir de suite a l'histoire philosophique & politique by William Bolts (1740?-1808) 2 volumes in 1. xxxii+166 pages with frontispiece; 170 pages with frontispiece and index. Atlas 50 engraved maps by Rigobert Bonne, 49 of which double-page and 1 folding, numbered 1-49, and 17 bis, 23 letterpress tables, some of which folding. Period mottled calf, flat spines in six (text) and seven (atlas) compartments, red and brown lettering pieces in the second and fourth, others with repeat decoration in gilt. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4")… Read More

Mr. Juan Bautista de Guemes bought an Hacienda in the villages of Tepexpan and Tequisquitlan, with many oxen and other cattle, which makes labor very hard and plenty, therefore he is requesting that Indians be assigned to him as have been assigned to other nearby Haciendas.
The viceroy sends the Lieutenant of Repartimiento from Tacuba to check the Hacienda. He reports some land is irrigated and some not, much livestock, wheat and barley. There is need for labor. The Viceroy orders the Lieutenant to assign Indians to this Hacienda in the same amount as the others have received, and to register them in the Book of Repartimientos. He reminds him that the Indians must be well treated and they need to receive payment for their work. One sheet on both sides. Folio (11 1/4" x 8 1/3") hand written and signed by the Viceroy Marques de Guadalcazar. Diego Fernández de Córdoba y López de las Roelas, 1st Marquess of Guadalcázar was Viceroy of Mexico from October 18, 1612 to March 14, 1621 and Viceroy of… Read More

9 folio leaves with a small flap leaf to the front. Folio (12 1/2" x 8 1/2") threaded at the right side with hand written /text to recto and verso. This document is an inquiry ordered to be made by the Bishop of Guadalajara.
An Englishman named Juan Ignacio, who had lived in Laguna de Términos (Isla del Carmen) with other Englishmen and under no law extracted palo de tinta" to send to England - he was a pirate; but later change sides - it is noted that he had joined the fleet de Barlovento for a period of 7 years (was a military formation that consisted of 50 ships created by the Spanish Empire to protect its overseas American territories from attacks from its European enemies, as well as attacks from pirates and privateers).
When traveling from Zacatecas to the mines he got into a field of Nopales to eat some tunas. As he was doing this, a young girl appeared in front of him, very beautiful, dressed in green with a white cloth on her head. She asked him where he was going. He was surprised, as he… Read More

3 volumes. xxiv+448 pages; xx+472 pages; xix+[errata]+456 pages. Octavos (8 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound half leather with five raised spine bands with black labels lettering in gilt in compartments over marbled boards. (Sabin 62893. Larned 4132) First editions.
George Pinckard was an English physician, known as an author, an abolitionist, and in the field of insurance. On 30 September 1794 Pinckard was admitted a licentiate of the College of Physicians of London. In October 1795 he was appointed a physician to the forces, and accompanied Sir Ralph Abercromby's expedition to the West Indies. He was on the Santo Domingo staff, and had numerous delays before starting, during which he made the acquaintance of James Lind, then in charge of Haslar Hospital. He reached Barbados in February 1796. In his Notes on the West Indies (3 vols. 1806; 2nd ed. 2 vols. 1816), Pinckard described his experiences in the West Indies and Guiana, particularly of slavery. Passages from this work were reprinted by abolitionists in… Read More

Rare study on monkeys and other mammals of Paraguay: important influence on DarwinJohann Rudolf Rengger (1795-1832).
Naturgeschichte der Saeugethiere von Paraguay.
Basel, Schweighauser, 1830.
8vo. XVI, 394 pp. 19,5 x 12 cm.
Contemporary half calf with gold-tooled spine.

First and only edition of Johann Rudolf Rengger's study on mammals of Paraguay, in which he first describes the giant otter and makes important behavioural observations on monkeys that would influence Darwin's philosophy. In 1818 Rengger, a Swiss doctor, embarked on a scientific journey to the understudied region of Paraguay with the aim to research the natural history of the region and to collect specimens. Though he amassed a large collection of flora and fauna much of it was later confiscated by the Paraguayan government. He made extensive trips during which he observed the physical-geographical as well as the social and ethnographic situation. In 1825 he returned to Europe. His findings were posthumously published in the… Read More

Carnegie Institution, Washington; 1937-1938. Hardcover First Edition 6 volumes, pp xxviii, 465; Vol. II, (xii), 607; Vol.III, (x), 493; Vol. IV, xii, 496; Vol. V, in 2 parts, containing black and white photographic plates, engraved plates (many folding), and folding maps showing ground plans, terrain, cross sections, etc. Folio, green cloth. Excellent condition and as such a rare find ; In Volume 5 part II, three of the plates (214, 215, 216) were neatly cut out, probably for an exhibit, but are re-inserted but loose. No damage of the images. V. IIIs back board has been bumped, as shown. Previous owners name in V. I, as shown. Some underlining on illustration list. Morley's study the Mayan monuments and heiroglyphic inscriptions, the result of nearly forty years of expeditions and research. This is a classic work in remarkable condition and a must for any serious student of Mesoamerica.

New York: Merrill and Baker, 1837. 1837-1886. v. 1-2. The Conquest of Peru.--v. 3-5. The Conquest of Mexico.--v. 6-8. Ferdinand and Isabella.--v. 9-11. The Reign of Charles V.--v. 12-14. The Reign of Philip II.--v. 15. Miscellanies.--v. 16 Life of William H. Prescott, by George Ticknor. SCARCE, Complete 16 volume set bound in half morocco over marbled boards, marbled end papers, top edges gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at corners. OCLC locates only two copies, at Texas A.&M. and University of Nevada Reno. A lovely and quite uncommon set. . Illustrated Cabinet Edition . Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Rapp & Whiting, 1968 First printing of the first British Bilingual (English/Spanish) edition. Signed by Robert Bly directly on the title-page. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with a hint of shelf-wear, else fine. A beautiful copy.

Paris: Chez Theodore la Gras, 1722. First Edition First Printing . Leather Bound. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mos. xxxvi, [8], 525; [6], 598; vi, 549; vi, 558; vi, 524; vi, 514, [14] pages. Collates complete with 102 plates and maps, many folding. INCLUDES THE FOLDING MAP OF NORTH AMERICA WITH CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND. Hardcovers rebound in mid-20th century full brown leather with titles on the spine in gilt. Light wear to the bindings. New endpapers, but the old endpapers are preserved. Title pages in black and red. Each title page has an inkstamp noting "Case 45 / Shelf B". Occasional tears or chips at the top edges of the pages near the gutter at the front. In Volume I, there is a tear and crease at the fore edge of page 15 and a tear running into the text on the leaf for pages 391-392. Browning to some of the plates in Volume IV. Otherwise the plates are generally in quite good condition. Plates as follows: Vol. I: 3 Maps & Plans… Read More

This item is currently on reserve; please contact dealer for more details.[4]+52 leaves. Small quarto (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original contemporary vellum. A confessional in parallel Nahuatl and Spanish. (Medina, Mexico 444; Palau 9049; Pilling 70; Sabin 48375) First edition.
Don Bartolomé de Alva was a Novohispanic mestizo secular priest and Nahuatl translator. Alva was one of the youngest children born to indigenous Doña Ana Cortés Ixtlixochitl and her husband, a Spaniard, Juan Pérez de Peralta. Alva may have been the youngest, or he may have had a younger sister, but records are unclear. He was born around 1597, which appears to be around the time his mother became the cacique of Teotihuacan.
In 1634 Alva wrote and published a Nahuatl-language confessionary, Confessionario Mayor, y Menor en Lengva Mexicana (A Guide to Confession Large and Small in the Mexican Language), for the use of priests administering confession to Nahuas. This book is a script to the Catholic Sacrament of Confession… Read More

[6]+59 pages. Folio (11 3/4" x 8") contemporary gilt calf with gilt decoration to cover edges. (Medina, Mexico 5454; Palau 203103) Second Mexican edition.
Regulations for the production of coins at Mexico's royal mint.
Condition: Moderate scuffing to calf; moderate worming to inner margin not affecting text, moderate foxing, a few passages underlined in blue pencil; early owners' inscriptions on title page else about very good. Only one copy of this edition traced at auction since 1925.