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Mammals of Chihuahua: Taxonomy and Distribution (Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Volume 148: Article 2)

By: Anderson, Sydney

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, American Museum of Natural History: 1972

Seller ID: 033760

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

pp 153-410. Bound with original paper wrap covers in green cloth with gilt stamped lettering. Author's inscription on original paper wrap cover reads in full: "To ______ ___ ______, my / coworker in the sometimes / tangled vineyard of taxonomy / Sydney Anderson."
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The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala

By: Bateman, James

Price: $750.00

Publisher: New York, Johnson Reprint Corporation:

Seller ID: 029924

ISBN: 0384035302

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Number 297 of a limited edition of 1000 copies; Fine condition in original clear mylar protective sleeve.
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Resources of the Pacific Slope... With a Sketch of The Settlement and Exploration of Lower California

By: Browne, J. Ross

Price: $185.00

Publisher: San Francisco, H. H. Bancroft and Company: 1869

Seller ID: 008636

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Good-

674 pages, plus 200 pages separately titled "A Sketch of the Settlement and Exploration of Lower California." Blind stamped brown cloth worn around edges, and with chipping at spine ends. Front hinge (internal) is cracked, though volume remains tight. Occasional light foxing, and some offsetting, though text remains bright and very legible. Gilt lettering on spine is good. Letter laid in to Willis Tilton, from Glen Dawson (Dawson's Book Shop in LA) discussing the purchase of this book, and suggesting that Mr. Tilton contribute to Dawson's series on Baja California.
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Atlas Pintoresco e Historico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos

By: Cubas, Antonio Garcia

Price: $350.00

Publisher: Mexico City, Inversora Bursatil: 1992

Seller ID: 036151

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Facsimile reprint of the 1885 first edition published by Debray Sucesores. Roughly translated into English as "Picturesque and Historical Atlas of the United Mexican States," this oversized elephant folio contains 19+ pages of modern text, followed by the facsimile printing of the original atlas with thirteen color maps surrounded by vignettes relative to the maps content Dark green cloth covers show light soiling, and a small rectangle on the top cover where an old price sticker was removed leaving light residue. There are a couple small and light smudges on the first two leaves. Otherwis...
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J. Ross Browne: Confidential Agent in Old California

By: Dillon, Richard H.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Norman, University of Oklahoma Press:

Seller ID: 032029

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Copyright is 1965. Price clipped dust jacket remains bright and clean, and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve.
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Hunting the Desert Whale: Personal Adventures in Baja California

By: Gardner, Erle Stanley

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, William Morrow and Company: 1960

Seller ID: 037624

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

208 pages. Cloth covers show a little light rubbing and a few light scuffs. Overall, volume is tight and clean. Dust jacket with a two inch closed tear from upper edge over top cover affecting title. Jacket shows other scattered chips and wear, including a little paper loss over spine ends. Jacket remains bright and clean, and is now in a clear Brodart protective sleeve.
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Inherit The Earth: Stories from Mexican Ranch Life

By: Gordon, Alvin

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Tucson, The University of Arizona Press: 1963

Seller ID: 033020

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

79 pages. Front free end page shows "De Grazia / USA / 1965." Cloth covers show slight rubbing at spine ends and corners, though is otherwise tight, bright, and very clean. Dust jacket shows wear over spine ends and over upper edges, including a half inch closed tear not affecting image/lettering. Jacket remains generally clean and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve.
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Mexico with Comparisons and Conclusions

By: Graham, A. A.

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Topeka, Kansas, Crane & Company: 1907

Seller ID: 024830

Binding: Cloth - Hardcover

Condition: Good+

283 pages, indexed. Green cloth covers are a little soiled, and there is a 16th inch hole in the cloth in the front gutter near top. Lettering on covers are a little rubbed, though remain clear. Rubbing along edges of cloth covers, with light wear at spine ends and corners. Volume remains fairly tight and contents are clean, being free of markings, book plates, etc.
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Image for Encyclopedie Des Voyages, Contenant l'Abrege Historique Des Moeurs, Usages, Habitudes Domestiques, Religio, Fetes, Supplices, Funerailles, Sciences, Arts, Commerce De Tous Les Peuples. (Incomplete Set Including Programme and 36 Sections with 109 plates)

Encyclopedie Des Voyages, Contenant l'Abrege Historique Des Moeurs, Usages, Habitudes Domestiques, Religio, Fetes, Supplices, Funerailles, Sciences, Arts, Commerce De Tous Les Peuples. (Incomplete Set Including Programme and 36 Sections with 109 plates)

By: Grasset-Saint-Sauveur, M. J.[Jacques]

Price: $2,500.00

Publisher: [Bordeaux], Printed for the Author:

Seller ID: 034697

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Good

No stated date of publication, though circa 1795-1796. This is a single bound volume containing a "Programme et Plan de L'Ouvrage" which is four pages, along with 36 sections and including 109 tissue guarded, hand colored engraved plates. About midway through this volume, just followig the section on Guyane, is one title page for the "Encyclopedie..." There is no publisher's imprint, rather, the program, title page, and beginning of each section title page state "Se trouve chez les principaux Libraires de la Republique." The included sections are as follows: Moeurs...
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The Bernal Diaz Chronicles: The True Story of The Conquest of Mexico

By: Idell, albert (Translated and Edited by)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company: 1956

Seller ID: 034590

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

414 pages. Cloth covers are a little rubbed and faded along edges. Otherwise a tight and clean copy. Price clipped dust jacket shows fairly light wear along edges, mostly over spine ends. Jacket remains bright and clean, and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve.
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Folk Treasures of Mexico: The Nelson A. Rockkefeller Collection in the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Mexican Museum, San Francisco

By: Oettinger, Marion, Jr.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Harry N. Abrams Inc: 1990

Seller ID: 036801

ISBN: 0810911825

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

223 pages. Small inked last name is seen at the upper outside corner of the blank front free end page. Green cloth covers are slightly faded along edges. Dust jacket shows light surface indentions and handling. Jacket remains bright and clean, and is now in a clear protective sleeve. Due to weight, additional charges will apply for Priority and/or International shipping.
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A Southwestern Utopia

By: Robertson, Thomas A.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, The Ward Ritchie Press: 1964

Seller ID: 037654

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

266 pages. First edition copyright is 1947. Dust jacket shows residue stains at upper outside corner over top cover from old price sticker. Jacket shows a few small chips and tears on edges. Dust jacket is now in a clear Brodart protective sleeve.
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The Prisoners of Perote, Containing a Journal Kept By the Author, Who Was Captured By the Mexicans, at Mier, December 25, 1842, and Released from Perote, May 16, 1844

By: Stapp, William Preston

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Austin, University of Texas Press: 1977

Seller ID: 031805

ISBN: 0292764421

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

226 pages. Small (dime sized) inked mark near top inside corner of front paste down. Volume is otherwise Fine. Dust jacket is price clipped, though otherwise remains fine and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve.
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