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1949New York, Crown Publishers, 1949, in-8, tela edit. con sovracc. (difettosa), pp. IX-239. Con 75 illustrazioni in b.n. f.t. e bibliografia.
19918vo., First Edition, with illustrations and full-page map in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
1971Best.-Nr. 63335Heft Nr. 359. Jahrgang 31, Heft 1. Zürich, Conzett & Huber, Januar 1971. Fol. 30,5:25,5 cm. Mit zahlreichen, teils farbigen Abbildungen. 80 S. Or.-Umschlag; leichte Knickspuren.
Second edition, much enlarged with "the addition of a new sett of cutts", 2 vols., 12mo (165 x 100 mm), [2], 336; 275, [21]pp., imprint date omitted in vol. I, 2 folding engraved frontispieces showing the costumes of the various countries, that to volume one with tear to fold and slightly cropped at lower margin, 10 engraved plates, woodcut head and tail pieces, a nice set in contemporary sprinkled calf, spine with five raised bands ruled in gilt, volume number in gilt to third compartments. Volume two concerns the Americas, including Peru, Mexico, Chile, Jamaica, Cuba, Virginia, Carolina, New-England and others, in addition to England, Scotland and Ireland. Provenance: Contemporary ink ownership signature of E. Vaughan 1741 to endpapers and at head of title page. Sabin 25670.
1915Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Volcanic Eruption on Ambrim Island in the New Hebrides in 1913 - article with spectacular photos; The Mad Mule - a mine mule turns murderer at the Blue Mountain Mine in Butte, Montana; The Mystery of Crowhurst Aylmer - a remarkable romance from 1890 is narrated by a life insurance manager; Whale-Hunting With A Camera - A fascinating account of the work of scientific naturalist-photographer H.J. Shepstone - the first man to secure a complete set of striking photographs of the various species of whales 'at home' in the water, and being harpooned, at a time when they were already facing extinction; An Accessory After the Fact - An English mining engineer's queer experience in Mexico; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth - Part I - J. Campbell Besley and his expedition discover the source of the mighty Amazon high in the mountains of Peru and follow it down to the Atlantic, time and again fighting for their lives against savages and forces of nature; The Buried Treasure - the extraordinary experience of travelling salesman R.D. Morrison in North Carolina; The Hermits of the Alps - The lonely life of herdsmen who take their herds and flocks to high mountain pastures each summer - article with great photos; In Search of Adventure - Part III - The Story of a Chequered Cruise; Fighting a Giant Saw-Fish - James Willoughby describes a monster catch and the battle he put up - article with great photo of the fish, 14.5 feet long; A Capture of Dacoits - an account of an exciting day's work in the Punjab; and more. pp. 6 [ads], 482-576, 7-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
192488 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Amazing Adventure of Los Angeles policeman Sergeant Arthur W. Bethel - major photo-illustrated article; The Seer of Kantara; Unknown Peru - part 1 - photo-illustrated article on travel and adventure in the Andes; Our Election - election corruption in an American city; In Search of Sea-Monsters - part 2 - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges travels the world to capture the world's largest fish - photo-illustrated article; The Panther's revenge - a child-eating panther terrorizes an Indian village; An Up-Country Holiday in China - nice photo-illustrated article; Outlaws at Bay - a regiment captures a gang of native desperadoes in North-West India - article with photos; The Charm That Came Back - a special coin returns to B.J. Munchweiler; The Ku-Ula - an ancient Hawaiian superstition; Mark Cambell's Last "Stunt" - after a big scare he stopped performing daredevil stunts in the air for film 'thrillers'; Taming the Silver Fox - visit to a fur farm in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada - great photo-illustrated article; The Talking Crow - a story from the Virginia Mountains; Unusual Revenge - a 1910 story involving a North-West Mounted Policeman; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Watts Trading Co. of New York City features seven handguns and two pairs of binoculars - all with prices and descriptions; Lovely one-page ad for Whiteland radios. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1924Pages 177- 264 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Prime Minister's Story - a tiger adventure from India; Filming in a Land of Mystery - amazingly photo-illustrated article on a visit to Lhasa, Tibet; The Road to Timbuctoo - part 2 - funny adventures; Photo of pathetic beggars in India; My First Man-Hunt; The Missing Money Bag a story from Rajputana; Hate - an exciting tale from Malaya; Unknown Peru - part 3 of a photo-illustrated article about investigations in prehistoric Inca towns and treasure caves; Hunting Big Game in India - the Vernay-Faunthorpe expedition - article with great photos; Rescuing the Doctor - a doctor and his wife are surrounded in the Peruvian jungle by cannibal Indians; In Search of Sea-Monsters - part 4 of F.A. Mitchell-Hedges' world travels to catch the largest fish in the world - with great photos; The Gandipur Man-Killer - putting down a brute tiger; The Mysterious Mine - owned by Sir George Cooklin; Revenge! - a young Pole named Leo Leopold (Leo Rogers) vows to get the policeman, Fred Lefbyre, responsible for his incarceration in a Kingston, Ontario penitentiary; Nightmare - terrible experience of an Indian Army officer; photo of wonderfully decorated stern of a Chinese junk (boat); Nice back cover ad for the Security Pen Co. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
199527x22. 110p. Fotogr. Enc. tela Ed. Sobrecubierta.
2002Best.-Nr. 35074ABPeru, Cusco, 2002. 8°, 172 S. mit zahlr. Farb-Abb., Text: englisch, illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), schönes, sauberes Exemplar (Re07)
1911With eight illustrations and a map. ix, 340 pages plus unpaginated list of authors books following. Previous owner's name at top of title page. Foxing on title page. Front and rear pastedown gutters cracked. Spine bumped and worn top/base and cover extremities worn.
2004302 pages. Index. Bibliography. Colour plates. Hand-written signature of the amazing Maurice Cotterell upon title page. "Shows how Shi Huangdi - like the pharoah Tutankhamun, the Mayan lord Pacal, and Viracocha in Peru - was a keeper of the sacred solar science of the ancients, a science that included a sophisticated understanding of the effect of the sun on earthly affairs, fertility rates, and personality... Cotterell deciphers the emperor's farewell message concealed in the terracotta warriors - a message that reveals the true purpose of the life and the imperishable nature of the soul." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with faintest hint of wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket preserved in Brodart. Beautiful copy. Book
1904pp. 195, (12) [Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis. Illustrated. Fore edges foxed. 8vo. 155mm. Original full cloth binding decorate and lettered in brown. Part of the Library of Useful Stories. Includes: the pre-Columbian discoveries of America; the extinct civilization of the Aztecs; American archeology; Mexico before and after the Spanish invasion; Cortes and Montezuma; Balboa and the Isthmus; the extinct civilization of Peru; Pizarro and the Incas; etc. LATIN AMER BX 2
1932Best.-Nr. 274874London, Trade and Travel Publications, 1932. LXVIII, 587 Seiten. 1 Faltkarte. Umfangreicher Anzeigenteil. Originalleinen. 16 cm
1941xi + 161pp., 23cm., Doctoral Dissertation (A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the school of social science of the Catholic University of America in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy), softcover, stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, good condition, R113194
2004208 pages. Bibliography and glossary. Sumptuously and profusely illustrated with colour photos and reproductions of archival maps and illustrations. Text in English. "Documents the tremendous impact the arrival of New World gold and silver had upon Europe and the world economy. Describes the routes followed by the galleons on their return to Spain, loaded with precious metals, and the techniques used for their extraction. Discusses how mining towns were established, and famous fairs held in Portobelo and Jalapa. From this we learn how several mints were founded." - from Prologue. Clean, bright, tight and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A suberb copy of this beautifully-presented work. Gift quality. Book
G/G (price clipped dj rubbed at edges with few small chips, dust marks to edges of back flap, clean red cloth with silver titles on spine, gift inscription front free endpaper and few small marks, light speckles outside page edges, internally pages clean and unmarked) octavo 221pp. First British edition. 16pp b/w plates (publisher's note apologising for transposition of illustrations due to a binder's error). Biography of St. Rose of Lima, the first person to be canonized in the New World, and Marian of Quito, better known as "The Lily of Quito" and patron saint of Ecuador.
1925Best.-Nr. EC10-183New York, American Museum of Natural History, 1925. original Broschur, gr.-8?,309 - 338 p. with numerous illustrations and photographs, a good copy, partial unopened
1959Best.-Nr. 1259ABLondon, The Adventurers Club, (1959). Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen auf Tafeln und 4 Karten. 223 S. OPpbd mit OU.
pp. 225-258, 10 photogr. pls., 1 map. 8vo. Ofprint, orig. wrs., uncut.
1912Best.-Nr. 4149Senior Class of 1912 Nebraska State Normal School at Peru 1912 A 1912 yearbook from Nebraska's first college first state-supported college. Stiff card boards full dark brown leather gilt front board lettering/decoration bright 10 3/8 x 8 inches 218 pp. Very good modest edgewear/rubbing; pages clean with no marks and binding sound. Rare. K071. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Senior Class of 1912, Nebraska State Normal School at Peru hardcover
1911Best.-Nr. 4148Senior Class Nebraska State Normal School at Peru 1911 A 1911 yearbook from Nebraska's first college first state-supported college. Hardcover full brown leather gilt front board lettering and decoration bright 10 1/2 x 8 inches 232 pp. Laid in: a card with a printed Peru poem. Very good modest edgewear; sunning spine; pages clean with no marks and binding tight. Rare. K071. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Senior Class, Nebraska State Normal School at Peru hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0265963257.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 231231961. Baum Allyn. Peru photo archive a substantial working group of large original photographs and related New York Times material centered on Baum's Peru assignments significant for preserving a photographer's own visual record of Andean and Amazonian travel Indigenous communities village life and editorial circulation within mid twentieth century American newspaper photojournalism. Allyn Baum was a staff photographer for The New York Times from 1957 to 1967. Included is a typed note from New York Bureau Chief Gedeon de Margitay congratulating Baum on the Peru photographs published in the Magazine together with the January 21 1962 New York Times article "Into the Unknown" directly linking the images to their original publication context and to contemporary American visual encounters with Peru's Indigenous regions and frontier geographies. From the estate of Allyn Baum. Peru and New York. 1961-1973. Archive of 48 items including 46 large silver gelatin photographs a New York Times article written by Baum and a single-page typed letter regarding publication. Most photographs measure 8" x 10" while 9 larger examples measure 10" x 13". Several are mounted on board and bear Baum's signature or detailed inscriptions such as "Jungle Priest" "Headhunter" and "High Andes Quechua Indians in Peru. Working in home . producing products for sport." Many retain original press captions or handwritten notes on the versos some in Baum's own hand. The photographs document river and jungle travel in the Amazon Basin village and market scenes domestic interiors American aircraft and extensive portrait studies of Andean and Amazonian Indigenous peoples. Indigenous sitters appear weaving spinning wool knitting carrying children traveling by canoe gathered near riverside settlements or posed in both formal and informal portrait settings. Several photographs emphasize textile production and traditional labor practices among Quechua communities in the high Andes while others focus on Amazonian Indigenous groups photographed within thatched settlements and river communities preserving material evidence of architecture clothing subsistence practices and daily life during a period when American newspaper photography increasingly framed Indigenous South America through the lens of exploration modernization and remote access. The archive is a strong record of Peru in the early 1960s documenting not only transportation networks settlement patterns and regional travel but also Indigenous cultural continuity across both Andean and Amazonian environments. Baum's photographs repeatedly center Indigenous Peruvians not simply as background figures within landscape photography but as primary subjects whose labor dress craft production domestic life and physical presence structure the visual narrative of the archive. The accompanying New York Times material preserves the editorial framework through which these images entered American mass circulation while the de Margitay note confirms internal recognition of Baum's Peru work within the newspaper itself. The later date range appears to reflect continued press handling reuse and captioning rather than a single production moment giving the archive additional value as a working newspaper photography file shaped over time. Minor edgewear throughout; versos with original handwritten descriptions by Baum and press editors. A cohesive and well-preserved Peru field photography archive documenting Indigenous life regional travel and mid century American photojournalism connected to The New York Times. unknown books
1961Best.-Nr. 231231961. Baum Allyn. Peru photo archive a substantial working group of large original photographs and related New York Times material centered on Baum's Peru assignments significant for preserving a photographer's own visual record of Andean and Amazonian travel Indigenous communities village life and editorial circulation within mid twentieth century American newspaper photojournalism. Allyn Baum was a staff photographer for The New York Times from 1957 to 1967. Included is a typed note from New York Bureau Chief Gedeon de Margitay congratulating Baum on the Peru photographs published in the Magazine together with the January 21 1962 New York Times article "Into the Unknown" directly linking the images to their original publication context and to contemporary American visual encounters with Peru's Indigenous regions and frontier geographies. From the estate of Allyn Baum. Peru and New York. 1961-1973. Archive of 48 items including 46 large silver gelatin photographs a New York Times article written by Baum and a single-page typed letter regarding publication. Most photographs measure 8" x 10" while 9 larger examples measure 10" x 13". Several are mounted on board and bear Baum's signature or detailed inscriptions such as "Jungle Priest" "Headhunter" and "High Andes Quechua Indians in Peru. Working in home . producing products for sport." Many retain original press captions or handwritten notes on the versos some in Baum's own hand. The photographs document river and jungle travel in the Amazon Basin village and market scenes domestic interiors American aircraft and extensive portrait studies of Andean and Amazonian Indigenous peoples. Indigenous sitters appear weaving spinning wool knitting carrying children traveling by canoe gathered near riverside settlements or posed in both formal and informal portrait settings. Several photographs emphasize textile production and traditional labor practices among Quechua communities in the high Andes while others focus on Amazonian Indigenous groups photographed within thatched settlements and river communities preserving material evidence of architecture clothing subsistence practices and daily life during a period when American newspaper photography increasingly framed Indigenous South America through the lens of exploration modernization and remote access. The archive is a strong record of Peru in the early 1960s documenting not only transportation networks settlement patterns and regional travel but also Indigenous cultural continuity across both Andean and Amazonian environments. Baum's photographs repeatedly center Indigenous Peruvians not simply as background figures within landscape photography but as primary subjects whose labor dress craft production domestic life and physical presence structure the visual narrative of the archive. The accompanying New York Times material preserves the editorial framework through which these images entered American mass circulation while the de Margitay note confirms internal recognition of Baum's Peru work within the newspaper itself. The later date range appears to reflect continued press handling reuse and captioning rather than a single production moment giving the archive additional value as a working newspaper photography file shaped over time. Minor edgewear throughout; versos with original handwritten descriptions by Baum and press editors. A cohesive and well-preserved Peru field photography archive documenting Indigenous life regional travel and mid century American photojournalism connected to The New York Times. unknown
1976Octavo in light orange DJ; x, 274 p, b&w maps ; 22 cm. Chile; History; Politics. || Salvador Allende, President of Chile, died during the Chilean coup of 1973 by the Chilean Army Commander-in-Chief Augusto Pinochet. Although he reportedly committed suicide shortly after giving a radio speech to the Chilean people, there has been great controversy regarding the circumstances of his death. Allende supporters have always dismissed the military junta's version events because they believe he was assassinated. Several investigations have been undertaken into the circumstances surrounding Allende's death.
