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The book that opened America

ACOSTA, José de. Historie naturael ende morael van de Westersche Indien.
Enkhuizen, Jacob Lenaertsz. Meyn (colophon: Haarlem, printed by Gillis Rooman), 1598. 8vo. With a woodcut decoration on the title page. Vellum (ca. 1700?). [7], 398, [8] ll. Full description
€ 7,500
Anthropology & Ethnography Early Printing - 16th century Earth Sciences Economic History & Trade Faunas & General Zoology Geology Latin America Mexico Middle America Mineralogy & Gems Peru South America Travel & Voyages South America
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Rare, contemporary defence of Santa Anna's plan to establish Mexico as a federal republic

[ARGUELLES, Diego and Antonio LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA]. Aprobacion del plan de Republica popular federativa, proclamado por el ciudadano General Santana en San Luis Potosi el cinco de Junio del año pasado.
Mexico [= Mexico City], imprenta de Tomas W. Lorrain, 1824. Small 4to (ca. 21.5 x 16 cm). Disbound, the leaves are held together with glue. 16 pp. Full description
€ 2,500
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The first English traveller in Mexico since 1640

BULLOCK, William. Le Mexique en 1823, ou relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne ...
Paris, Alexis-Eymery, 1824. 3 volumes. 8vo (text) and oblong 4to (atlas). The atlas contains 2 large folding maps (44.2 x 32 and 32 x 35.5 cm), and 19 lithographed plates by Marlet, including 6 nicely coloured by hand and one folding (14 x 36.5 cm), depicting views, costumes and sculpture of Mexico. Contemporary half green painted vellum, green paste paper sides, with brown title labels lettered in gold on the spines. [4], III, LXXII, 364; [4], 370, [2]; 11 pp. Full description
€ 4,950
Geology Latin America Mexico Middle America Travel & Voyages North America
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Introduction to the ancient history of Mexico, printed in Mexico

BUSTAMANTE, Carlos Maria de. Mañanas de la alameda de México. Publícalas para facilitar a las señoritas el estudio de la historia de su país.
Mexico, Imprenta de la testamentaria de Valdés, 1835-36. 2 volumes. 4to. With a woodcut a vignette on both titles, 2 lithographed plates of Mexican calendars in the first volume, and a woodcut illustration of a house in the second volume. Contemporary gold-tooled half red morocco. [6], 325, [1 blank]; [4], XIX, 309, [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 1,250
Education & Pedagogy History / 19th Century Mexico
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Rare Dutch translation of a work on Spanish America, with 4 maps

CAMPBELL, John. De tegenwoordige staat der volken van het Spaansche ryk in Amerika, met een byzonder verhaal, van den koophandel uit Oud-Spanje, met de galjoenen, flota, &c.; en van den verboden handel der Hollanders, Engelschen, Franschen, Deenen en Portugezen, in de West-Indiën.
Amsterdam, Bernardus Mourik, [ca. 1745 or ca. 1748]. 8vo. With 4 folding engraved maps, showing the city and harbours of Veracruz, Havana, Portobelo and Cartagena. Contemporary red half sheepskin (roan). [8], 328 pp. Full description
€ 1,200
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An expedition to the Bay of California

COMBIER, Cyprien. Voyage au golfe de Californie.
Paris, Arthus Bertrand, [1864]. 8vo. With folding map of Sonora by Malte-Brun, hand-coloured in outline. Contemporary gold-tooled quarter calf, with a black morocco author and title label on the spine, lettered in gold, decorated ("pseudo-marbled") paper sides. XVI, 544 pp. Full description
€ 1,500
Charts & Maps Earth Sciences Geology Latin America Mexico Middle America North America Travel & Voyages North America
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Journey around the world with a long stay in India

CUBERO SEBASTIAN, Pedro. Breve relacion, de la peregrinacion que ha hecho de la mayor parte del mundo.
Madrid, Juan Garcia Infançon, 1680. Small 4to (20 x 14.5 cm). With the title-page in a border built up from cast fleurons, woodcut coat of arms of the dedicatee Charles II of Spain, and some woodcut initials and tailpieces.Gold-tooled morocco, by the leading Barcelona binder Emilio Brugalla (1901-1987), with the arms of the Spanish bibliophile Isidoro Fernandez (1878-1963) stamped in gold on front and back, gilt edges. [20], 360 pp. Full description
€ 18,000
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