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South America List
Last updated January 16, 2008
1. Aguiar, Neuma. THE
STRUCTURE OF BRAZILIAN DEVELOPMENT. New Brunswick,
NJ, Transaction Books: 1979. . Shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn dust jacket.
$5.00
2. Avery & Garrison. A
TRIP. PANAMA CANAL. Panama City, Avery &
Garrison: 1911. 168 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Slight soiling to the covers. The front and back hinge is starting to
crack, but holding. Beautiful pictorial covers, with an illustrated map of
Panama and the Panama Canal on the front cover. The authors undertook an
expedition through the Panama Canal in 1911. The book has hundreds of
black-and-white historical photos of the cities and regions around the Panama
Canal. $75.00
3. Lanning, J. Frank. AROUND
SOUTH AMERICA WITH A SAMPLE CASE. Richmond,
Virginia, Williams Printing: 1920. 252 pages. Signed by author, but the
signature has been partially erased. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Corners bumped. $15.00
4. Miller, Leo E. IN
THE WILDS OF SOUTH AMERICA: SIX YEARS OF EXPLORATION IN COLOMBIA, VENEZUELA,
BRITISH GUIANA, PERU, BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY, AND BRAZIL. New
York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1918. 424 pages. Shelf wear to spine and corners.
Corners are rubbed. Binding clean and tight. Overall near very good condition.
Illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs. $50.00
5. Oliver and Munroe Publishers. THE
HISTORY OF DON FRANCISCO DE MIRANDA'S ATTEMPT TO EFFECT A REVOLUTION IN SOUTH
AMERICA, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS. Boston, Oliver
& Munroe: 1809. 300 pages. Full black contemporary binding with raised
bands. Slight wear and rubbing to edges of leather covers and spine. Probably
not original binding, but looks to be 19th century. $90.00
6. Reclus, Elisee. THE
EARTH AND ITS INHABITANTS. SOUTH AMERICA. Set of two volumes. New
York, D. Appleton & Company: 1897. 512 pages. This is the two-volume set.
Both volumes bound in full tan leather calfskin with black leather labels.
Bindings are tight. There is some wear and a few scuffs to the spines. Overall a
beautiful set. Near very good condition. With numerous woodcuts, steel-engraved
plates, and maps. Some of the maps are in color. A beautiful set. $350.00
7. Wheeler, W. Reginald and Webster E.
Browning. MODERN MISSIONS ON THE SPANISH MAIN:
IMPRESSIONS OF PROTESTANT WORK IN COLUMBIA AND VENEZUELA. Philadelphia,
Westminister: 1925. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears
to edges. D.j. also has some soiling. Includes photographs of schoools,
missions, and missionary work in many South American countries. $22.50