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Washington [D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1898. Third edition. Paper wrappers. Front wrapper chipped at corners, spine ends chipped, otherwise contents very good.. 218 pp. 12mo. Errata slip inserted at p. 111 and noted on title page. The first two editions were quite short, comprised of only the first 25 pages of this, the third edition, in which extracts from the 'Anuario Militar de España of 1898' were added, and which thus comprises the bulk of the work; also includes the rosters and stations of troops in Cuba, Philippines, and Puerto Rico, with over a hundred pages on Cuba. Griffin: American Occupation of the Philippine Island: 32.

n.p., 1890. Not bound. Overall quite good but some creasing, tears, fading, a few remounted.. 12 sheets. Size varies from 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches to 13 x 10 inches. 42 albumen and silver prints, mounted on large card stock, some tipped in, some remounted. Images of San Francisco, Yosemite, Pikes Peak, Grand Canyon as well as the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, some captioned in plate or in manuscript.

Buenos Aires: Taller de Impresiones Oficiales, 1942. First edition. Cloth. A fine unopened (uncut) copy, with slight soiling of original wrappers.. 136 pp. Illus. with 28 b/w photos and reproductions, including 1 folding plan. Sm. 4to. Publicaciones del Archivo Histórico de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.Contribucion a la historia de Los Pueblos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires XXI. Founded in 1790, the municipality of Las Conchas became known as Tigre in the 19th century.

Tokyo: Gakujutsu Bunken fukyukai, 1954. First edition. Paper wrappers. A very good copy.. vii, 139 pp. 4to. Text in Japanese. Title also in English.

Barcelona: Editorial Cervantes, 1923. First edition. Paper wrappers. Spine worn with two small tears at joint, scattered foxing, else a very good unopened (uncut) copy.. xxii, 23-233 pp. Sm. 8vo. Published shortly after Poesias completas (1921). Palau lists the date as 1923. Manuel Ugarte (1896-1951) was an Argentinean writer and diplomat supporting Pan-Americanism. Palau 343004. Spain & Spanish America I, 688.

Paris: Chez Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1752. First edition in French. Black calf, rebacked with black morocco, over marbled boards, five raised bands, two compartment lettered in gilt. Very good copies, boards rubbed, spines worn with a small chip to the rebacking, scattered foxing, and a few of the later scientific plates browned, otherwise impressions quite sharp.. [xxii], 554; [ii], 316, [vi], [viii], [3]-309, [iii] pp. p. 238 misnumbered 338. Illus. with two engraved frontispieces, 54 engraved maps, plans, and scenes (most folding) on 53 sheets; plus engraved title vignettes and head and tail pieces. Engravings by Frans de Bakker, François Morellon La Cave, Jacob Folkema, Duflos, 4to. Title in red and black; engraved title vignettes. Translations by E. de Mauvillon of Ulloa's "Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional," and of the companion work by Jorge Juan y Santacilia, entitled, "Observations astronomicas y physicas hechas de orden de S. Mag. en los reynos del Perù" (both… Read More

Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1792. Second edition. Contemporary marbled sheep, red morocco lettering piece, spine ruled in gilt, marbled endpapers. A very good copy, minor wear to boards and spine, upper fore corner of free end paper and first three leaves with small marginal worm hole.. [8 lv], 342 pp. 4to. Most of the Noticias concerns Ulloa's travels in Peru and Ecuador, including geography, antiquities, customs, language, and religion of the Indians, with the final six sections, comprising nearly 100 pages devoted to American Indians. "Ouvrage curieux et fort intéressant," (Le Clerc). Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault (1716 -1795) was a colonial administrator, and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana though he was deposed in 1768 after two years, during a Creole revolt. But he is most remembered for his writings and his scientific work especially as an astronomer. The first edition was published two decades earlier, in 1772. Palau 343418. Sabin 36806. Medina BHA 5570. Field 1585. Leclerc… Read More

Paris: Librairie Orientale et Américaine, 1927. First edition. Three quarter mottled calf over marbled boards, spine decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, silk bookmark sewn in. A very good+ copy with foxing on a few leaves and edges, in a beautiful fine, lightly rubbed binding.. 404 pp. + adv. 12 pp. Sm. 8vo.

Bern: Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1978. First edition. Bright red paper wrappers (paperback). A near fine copy.. 44 pp. + Plates [28]. Illus. with 28 b/w plates & 8 b/w reproductions. Large trade format. Catalog of the auction of 235 items held in Bern June 9, 1978. Introductory material also in French and English.

Santiago de Chile: Imprenta y Litografía La Ilustración, 1927. First edition. Paper wrappers. A very good unopened (uncut) copy, spine darkened and cocked, ends worn.. 327 pp. Sm. 4to. Thesis at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at the University of Chile. Examination of the new Code of Military Justice shortly after its adoption. The January Junta of 1925 by reformist military men including Colonels Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and Marmaduke Grove returned Alessandri to the presidency that March which led to a new constitution ratified in a plebiscite in September 1925 and the adoption of the modern code of military justice examined here. OCLC locates two copies: BN Chile & Pontificia Univ. Chile.

Jamaica, NY: Printed for the Association, 1911. First edition. Paper wrappers. Very good, wrappers edge worn and browned, date stamped to top margin of front wrapper, few penciled notations to contents, else fine.. 49 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w photo. 8vo.

Mount Vernon, Virginia: Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, 1972. First edition. Paper wrappers. A very good copy.. 64 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. 8vo.

México: Naciones Unidas Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A very good or better copy with light soiling and owner's name on original wrapper, leaves clean.. xiii, 129 pp. Sm. 4to. A pioneer contribution to the economy of Argentina in the first half of the 20th c.

[Washington, D. C.]: Blair & Rives, printers, 1840. First edition. Stitched self wrappers. Offsetting on first two leaves, otherwise a very good untrimmed copy.. 20 pp. 8vo. 26th Congress, 1st Session. Doc. No. 82. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. About the purchase of the island from J. B. and P. Ferribault, of French descent, who have long lived among the Sioux. OCLC shows only two copies.

Washington [D.C.]: United States Tariff Commission, 1945. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. A very good copy with a little soiling on the wrappers, contents clean.. 47 pp. Illus. with b/w maps. 8vo. Signed by one of the authors, Schwartz. The series began in 1942. A good description of Chile as the second world war came to an end. One of a series of reports on agricultural, pastoral, and forest industries in the American Republics.

[Washington, D. C.]: n.p., 1856. Removed. A very good copy, lightly creased, 2 small pinholes throughout, a few leaves roughly opened.. [pp. 68-109]. 8vo. The second section of "Kansas affairs ... report ... [of] the special committee appointed to investigate the troubles in the territory of Kansas" (34th Congress, 1st session. House of Representatives. Report no. 200). LCP. Afro-Americana 10599.

[Washington D.C.]: [Printed by William A. Davis], 1817. First edition. Removed. A very good copy with War Department Library stamp on title, light foxing.. 4 pp. 8vo. Shaw & Shoemaker 42693.

Ciudad Trujillo, Republica Dominicana: Editorial Atenas, 1957. First edition. Paper wrappers. A very good copy with light soiling on the wrappers, leaves browning, mail fold.. 38 pp. 8vo. Translation of Extracts from Congressional Record, Aug. 20-22, 1957: Comunismo en la America Latina, Palabras del Honorable Oin D. Johnston, Senador por Carolina del Sur, 20 de agosto de 1957; Una Visita a la Republica Dominicana la Tierra que mas amo Colon, del Honorable George S. Long de Louisiana, 22 de agosto de 1957; Politica Exterior. Ampliación de observaciones del Honorable Gardner R. Withrow, Representante por Wisconsin, 20 de agosto de 1957; Revolucion en Americana Latina? Palabras del Honorable B. Carrol Reece, Representante por Tennessee. 20 de agosto de 1957. All: Del Congressional Record. OCLC shows two copies: NYPL and Univ. Pittsburgh.

Washington [D.C.]: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1813. First edition. Removed. A very good clean copy, very faint foxing.. 4 pp. 8vo. Since 1806 William Tatham had been trying to sell the maps he had made to the government. In this memorial he is asking for "remuneration as may be deemed just," that the maps be evaluated or he be paid by the time spent (23 years) in compiling them. His proposal was revived again in 1817. He committed suicide on Richmond's Capitol Square by stepping in front of the muzzle of one of the cannons firing the sundown salute in honor of Washington. OCLC locates only a single physical copy at the American Antiquarian Society. American Imprints 30367.

[Washington, D. C.]: n.p., 1838. First edition. Stitched. A very good unopened copy.. 10 pp. 8vo. 25th Congress, 2d Session. [Doc. No. 146.] Ho. of Reps. War Dept.