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Indian Crafts of Guatemala and El Salvador

by Osborne, Lilly De Jongh

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly tattered.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1965
Binding
Hardcover
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Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly tattered.. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange cloth binding, xxvi, 278pp, index. Foreword by J. Eric S. Thompson. Appendix, bibliography, maps, photos and illustrations, including some in color. Describes the folk arts of Guatemala and El Salvador, including textiles, fiber products, hats, baskets, ceramics, and… Read more about this item
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Two Years in the French West Indies

Two Years in the French West Indies

by Hearn, Lafcadio

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1923
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Harper and Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1923. Later Printing. Hardcover. Brown cloth spine with yellow cloth boards, [24], 460pp. Though best known for his books about Japan, this is Hearn's account of his travels to Martinique and other islands in the West Indies. Originally published in 1890. Photos by Arthur W. Rushmore and… Read more about this item
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Peru:  Physical Features, Natural Resources, Means of Communication,  Manufactures and Industrial Development

Peru: Physical Features, Natural Resources, Means of Communication, Manufactures and Industrial Development

by Vivian, E. C.

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1914
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue decorative cloth. Two folding maps, photos, appendices, index. A volume in the South American Handbooks series. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Cuba and the Fight for Freedom:  A Powerful and Thrilling History of the  Queen of the Antilles, the Oppression of the Spanish Government,

Cuba and the Fight for Freedom: A Powerful and Thrilling History of the Queen of the Antilles, the Oppression of the Spanish Government,

by Clark, James Hyde

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, pages toned, waterstain to several pages.
Published
1896
Binding
Hardcover
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Philadelphia: Globe Bible Publishing Co.. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, pages toned, waterstain to several . pages.. 1896. Hardcover. Title continued: The Insurrection of 1868 and the Compromise of 1878, and a Full and Vivid Account of the Present Struggle of the People for Liberty and Independence. Brown decorated cloth. Photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 512… Read more about this item
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The War in Cuba:  Being a Full Account of Her Great Struggle for Freedom

The War in Cuba: Being a Full Account of Her Great Struggle for Freedom

by Quesda, Gonzalo de

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, shaken, front hinge tender.
Published
1896
Binding
Hardcover
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Liberty Publishing Co.. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, shaken, front hinge tender.. 1896. Hardcover. Gray decorative cloth binding. Patterned endpapers, marbled edges, many engravings and illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 584 pages .
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Working North from Patagonia: Being the Narrative of a Journey, Earned on  the Way, through Southern and Eastern South America

Working North from Patagonia: Being the Narrative of a Journey, Earned on the Way, through Southern and Eastern South America

by Franck, Harry A.

Condition
Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Shaken, jacket tattered, boards worn.
Edition
Reprint
Published
1921
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Grosset and Dunlap. Good in Good dust jacket; Shaken, jacket tattered, boards worn.. 1921. Reprint. Hardcover. Orange cloth binding. Photos. Map endpapers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 650 pages .
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Holiday in Bermuda 1889

Holiday in Bermuda 1889

by Stephens, Donald E. ; Prince, Jacob

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Edition
Limited Edition
Published
1003
Binding
Hardcover
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Glenford, NY: Donald E. Stephens. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1003. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth binding. A collection of photographs taken by Jacob Prince, on holiday in Bermuda in 1889, accompanied by text by contemporary writers. One of 2000 numbered copies. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 107 pages .
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Change and Uncertainty in a Peasant Economy:  The Maya Corn Farmers of  Zinacantan

Change and Uncertainty in a Peasant Economy: The Maya Corn Farmers of Zinacantan

by Cancian, Frank

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped and lightly soiled.
Edition
First Printing
Published
1972
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780804707879
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Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped and lightly . soiled.. 1972. First Printing. Hardcover. 0804707871 . Brown cloth. xvi, 208pp. Endpaper map, black and white photos and illustrations, maps, notes, tables, appendices, bibliography, and index. A solid copy of this historical, anthropological, and ethnographic study of the Maya corn farmers of southern… Read more about this item
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Bush Master:  Into the Jungles of Dutch Guiana

Bush Master: Into the Jungles of Dutch Guiana

by Smith, Nicol

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, handsome bookplate on front free endpaper.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1941
Binding
Hardcover
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, handsome bookplate on . front free endpaper.. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth. Map endpapers. Photos by the author. Arawak vocabulary section at rear. The author relates his adventures in Dutch Guiana, now known as Suriname. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 315 pages .
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The Awakening of a Nation:  Mexico of To-Day

The Awakening of a Nation: Mexico of To-Day

by Lummis, Charles F.

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and lightly soiled, penciled owner name on front free endpaper.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1898
Binding
Hardcover
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New York and London: Harper and Brothers. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and lightly soiled, penciled owner . name on front free endpaper.. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. xi, 179pp, photos. Red, white and green front cover design with gilt eagle and snake, to represent the Mexican flag. A portrait of Mexico as seen through the eyes of the… Read more about this item
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South by Thunderbird

South by Thunderbird

by Strode, Hudson

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner name and bookplate on front endpapers, boards worn.
Edition
First Edition; Later Printing
Published
1937
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Random House. Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner name and bookplate on front . endpapers, boards worn.. 1937. First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Silver cloth binding. Many photogravures. xxix, 388pp. Map endpapers. The author chronicles his plane travels through South America, including stops in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and the Guianas. ; 8vo 8" -… Read more about this item
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In Quest of El Dorado

In Quest of El Dorado

by Graham, Stephen

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, front hinge cracked, pages toned.
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1923
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: D. Appleton & Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, front hinge cracked, pages . toned.. 1923. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Orange illustrated cloth. Vintage travel account of the author's tracing of journeys of Christopher Columbus and Cortes through the Caribbean and Latin America. [2]pp of publisher ads at rear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall;… Read more about this item
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The Cuban and Porto Rican Campaigns

The Cuban and Porto Rican Campaigns

by Davis, Richard Harding

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards soiled, spine and rear boards waterstained.
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1898
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Boards soiled, spine and rear boards . waterstained.. 1898. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Yellow decorated cloth. xiv, 360pp + [4]pp of publisher ads. Color folding map of Cuba, color map of Puerto Rico, and black and white map of Santiago de Cuba. Many other photos and illustrations. A… Read more about this item
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El Rodeo Chileno:  The Chilean Rodeo

El Rodeo Chileno: The Chilean Rodeo

by Araneda, Armando; Puppinck, Dominique Verhasselt

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards and jacket lightly worn.
Edition
First Printing
Published
2004
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9789567136261
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Santiago, Chile: Federacion Del Rodeo Chileno and Editorial Kactus. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards and jacket lightly worn.. 2004. First Printing. Hardcover. 9567136262 . Illustrated black cloth. Color photos and bibliography. A study of the Chilean horse and the equipment and techniques of the Chilean Rodeo. Bilingual text in Spanish and English. ; Square 4to 9" -… Read more about this item
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St. Peter's Church, St. George's, Bermuda

St. Peter's Church, St. George's, Bermuda

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Published
1973
Binding
Softcover
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The Island Press. Very Good. 1973. Reprint. Softcover. Stapled illustrated cream card covers. Reprint of a 1954 series of articles from the Bermuda Historical Quarterly. Two flyers about other Bermuda landmarks laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 45 pages .
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The Art of Haiti

The Art of Haiti

by Christensen, Eleanor Ingalls

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket worn.
Published
1975
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780498079269
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Cranbury, NJ: A. S. Barnes and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket worn.. 1975. Hardcover. 0498079260 . Yellow cloth binding. Many plates in color and in black and white. Foreword by Jose Gomez-Sicre. Bibliography, index. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 76 pages .
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Hijos De La Selva Ecuatoriana:  De Brujos Y Bodoqueros Una Contribución a  La Antropología

Hijos De La Selva Ecuatoriana: De Brujos Y Bodoqueros Una Contribución a La Antropología

by Patzelt, Erwin

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Printing
Published
1973
Binding
Softcover
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Guayaquil, Ecuador: Colegio Aleman Humboldt. Very Good. 1973. First Printing. Softcover. Unpaginated. Maps and color photos. Text in Spanish. A solid copy of this study of the inhabitants of the rainforests of Ecuador. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall .
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Mexico South:  The Isthmus of Tehuantepec
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Mexico South: The Isthmus of Tehuantepec

by Covarrubias, Miguel

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and sunned, usual library stamps and markings,
Edition
First Edition
Published
1946
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and sunned, usual library stamps and . markings,. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth spine with decorated red cloth boards. Color folding map of Tehuantepec isthmus and many other color and black and white illustrations. Photos. Descriptive survey of the geography and culture of this area of southern Mexico.… Read more about this item
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New Worlds to Conquer

New Worlds to Conquer

by Halliburton, Richard

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and cloth bubbled on front boards, one plate loose, owner name on front flyleaf.
Edition
Reprint
Published
1929
Binding
Hardcover
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Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co.. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and cloth bubbled on front boards, . one plate loose, owner name on front flyleaf.. 1929. Reprint. Hardcover. Black cloth. Map endpapers. A vintage reprint of the author's account of his travels in the Caribbean, Central American and South America. Many black and white photographs. ;… Read more about this item
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The Antilles:  Fragments of Epic Memory, the Nobel Lecture

The Antilles: Fragments of Epic Memory, the Nobel Lecture

by Walcott, Derek

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket faintly rubbed.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1993
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780374105303
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NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket faintly rubbed.. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374105308 . The late Nobel Laureate's acceptance speech, reflecting on the violent history of his native Caribbean. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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