Lyde, Lionel W,: A GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AMERICA INCLUDING THE WEST INDIES
(A&C Black 1907 3rd edn) 12mo hbk. vi, 77,[10] pp. VG. This NOT a POD book with bits missing and badly produced, but an original, proper book. (Book ref. 10292) £20.00
Anon The Illustrated London News - June 4, 1960
London: Illustrated London News, 1960. Soft Cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Bright unmarked condition, photos & articles include Chilean earthquake, the Queen Mother in Rhodesia, the Soay Beast, the Chelsea Show, Trinity College Ontario, Burnham's comet, Field Marshal Montgomery in China, draining of the Great Surrey Canal at Camberwell, numerous contemporary pictorial adverts. (Book ref. 6869) £5.00
Plate, Thomas; Darvi, Andrea Secret Police: The Inside Story of an International Network
London: Robert Hale, 1982. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0709005598 VG+, no previous owner marks, bright unclipped dustjacket, xvi & 448 pages, extensive bibliography. Secret and semi-secret police organizations are shown with their various styles of arrest, surveillance, physical and psychological terror, and torture. Offers first-hand testimony from informed sources. (Book ref. 6293) £4.00
Box, Ben South American Handbook 2000
Bath: Footprint Handbooks, 1999. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1900949385 Seventy-sixth edition, 1680 pages, no previous owner marks Take off and discover the magnificence of South America with this king of travel guides, the longest running in the English language and a living legend in guidebook publishing. (Book ref. 5277) £20.35
LABIN, SUZANNE Chile: the crime of resistance
Hardback Foreign Affairs Pub Londo 1st Ed 1982 282 0900380322 All items in stock -posted First Class on day of order (if received before 4.00pm) - expect next day delivery in UK, or within 3-6 working days for all non-UK destinations / Very Good (Book ref. 541105) £5.00
Clissold, Stephen Bernardo O'Higgins and the independence of Chile
Hardcover Hart-Davis 1st Edition 1968 254 0246985593 All items in stock -posted First Class on day of order (if received before 4.00pm) - expect next day delivery in UK, or within 3-6 working days for all non-UK destinations Dustwrapper stretched - Very Good (Book ref. 540975) £45.00
manning, William R., ed. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES: Inter-American Affairs, 1831-1860 - Volume 5 chile and colombia - documents 1579 - 2190
Hardback Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1st Edition 1935 1015 All items in stock -posted First Class on day of order (if received before 4.00pm) - expect next day delivery in UK, or within 3-6 working days for all non-UK destinations V Very Good (Book ref. 537398) £55.00
Carlisle, Christabel: Seven (7) Countries of South America
London: George G Harrap, 1965 First edition, very good tight condition, in a good unclipped (35/-) dust-jacket with several small tears to edges, publisher's original blue clothboards with white blocking to spine, 161 pages including index, b/w photo illustrations, 4 b/w maps--------------"An account of a journey through the most fascinating countries of the continent least known to Britons. The unfamiliar history of the seven republics (Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, The Argentine, Chile, Peru & Bolivia ) is outlined, dealing with the successive waves of Spanish and Portuguese conquerors, the rise of dictators - and their falls- th bitter wars, and the eventual emergence of precarious democracies." (Book ref. 1625) £5.00
Bonhams, New Bond Street: Travel and Topographical Pictures
London: Bonhams New Bond Street, 2003 Glossy pictorial soft cover catalogue, in very good condition, 64 pages + index of artists and countries, 26.5cm by 21cm, fully illustrated in colour, 222 lots,------- Sale catalogue,Bonhams New Bond Street, London W1, Tuesday, 29 April 2003 Countries: Antartic, Arctic, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Chile, China, Ecuador ,Egypt, Fiji, Greece, Guyana, Hong-Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Malta ,Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Singapore , S.Africa, Spain, St Helena, Tenerife, Tibet, Tonga, Turkey, Uganda, USA. (Book ref. 950) £25.00
Allan C Baker, Peter Semmens and others: Railway Magazine: June 1990 (includes: Bagnalls for the Raj (India) and the Angofasta (Chile) & Bolivia Railway.
UK: Prospect Magazines, 1990 First edition, stapled paperback, very good condition, uncreased glossy card covers, 115 pages, colour and b/w photo illustrations, ----------------Contents include:The "Hunts" and "Shires";Revival in the Rother Valley;Welcome to Eastfield;The Railway Art of Barry John Freeman;Locomotive Practice and Performance (Mixed Train Weekly) - Peter Semmens journeys to South America for an unforgettable trip on a General Motors diesel across the Atacama desert on the Angofasta (Chile) & Bolivia Railway. 3.5 pages, 2 colour and 5 b/w photos;Return of the Duchess;Bagnalls for the Raj - 4 pages, 7 colour photo illustrations, with some superb colour from Gavin Morrison, Allan C Baker describes the impressive record of locomotive exports to India achieved by the Stafford builder W G Bagnall Ltd;Nine Elms' Magic Mix;Forgotten Railways of the Wirral;SVR Gala Weekend;Maintaining the Metros;The Replacement of Bridge 373A (Proof House Jcn); Channel Tunnel update;Mail Bag;50 & 20 Years Ago;News and Notes;Why and the Wherefore?;Traffic and Traction;Railfare; (Book ref. 2939) £15.00
Carlisle, Christabel: Seven Countries of South America;
London, Harrap, 1965; 1st edition. Hardback. Very good/ Dust jacket Good+. ix, 161pp with coloured frontis. & black/white photographic illustrations , index plus 4 maps. Navy covers with white title on spine. Dust jacket has small loss at bottom of spine. " An interesting account of a journey through the most fascinating countries of the continent least known to Britons." (Book ref. 15925) £6.00
CHRISTIAN ROY & MILLS KEN WORLD OF SOUTH AMERICAN STEAM
AUTHORS, 1974. 1st. Card Covers. VG-. 4to Signed by Authors largely pictorial look at the varied selection of old steam locos to be found in South America in the early 1970s - mainly US and UK built, including narrow gauge and industrial lines. Some rosters and maps. 136pp. Contents generally VG, card covers are slightly creased and edge worn. Signed by both Authors. Very scarce. (Book ref. 005162) £28.50
Edwards Agustin My Native Land
London: Ernest Benn, 1928. First Edition. Generally a very good copy of this thick volume except for nick at top of spine and light foxing to page ends. 430 pages. 38 illus. and folding map at rear. A book about Chile described as "Panorama, Reminiscences, Writers and Folklore". (Book ref. 341) £8.00
WHEATLEY, Nigel: Where to watch birds in South America.
London: Christopher Helm, 1994. 1st. VG+ laminated green h/b with col illus to covers & yellow/white lettering to covers & spine; No d/w. 14cms x 22.25cms, 431pp. B/w illus to title page; b/w illus & maps. Clean, unmarked copy. Weight 562g. 0713639091. (Book ref. 2789) £7.50
SEPULVEDA, LUIS: The name of a bullfighter.
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1996. Trans from Spanish: Suzanne Ruta. 1st US edn. Nr fine mustard boards with silver lettering to mustard cloth spine; Fine d/w, not p/c or chipped, in protective wrapper. 14.5cms x 21.5cms, 211pp. Clean, unmarked copy. Weight 417g. 0151001936. (Book ref. 3152) £7.50
Ridgway, John Cockleshell Journey the Adventures of Three Men and a Girl
London..: Hodder and Stoughton, 1974. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo 0 340 17431 5 A very clean and tight hardback without owner's inscriptions. The unclippeddustwrapper has a slightly faded spine and rubbing on the edges and has supportive repairs. (Book ref. 014010) £5.00
Ure John Cucumber Sandwiches in the Andes
London: Constable, 1973. 1st. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo 0 09 459270 5 Ex-Library An amateur's attempted horse ride across the Andes. Ex-lib reading copy. in good dust wrapper. (Book ref. 004929) £4.00
JARA, JOAN Victor - an Unfinished Song
London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. 1st Paperback. Paper Cover. Good. 0 224 02954 1 SIGNED Pink paperback, 278pp. Signed by the author, 'For Jackie, in solidarity, Joan Jara' on title page. B&w photos..Small water stain to inside front cover and facing page. Well-thumbed copy but tight and clean. (Book ref. 31444) £20.00
bello, andres C¢digo Civil de la Rep£blica de Chile - volume 1 and 2 Introducci¢n y notas de Pedro Lira Urquieta. Texto concordado con los distintos proyectos de Bello - caracas venezuela
Paperback Ediciones del Ministerio de Educaci¢n 1954 All items in stock -posted First Class on day of order (if received before 4.00pm) - expect next day delivery in UK, or within 3-6 working days for all non-UK destinations 2 volumes - both book Good (Book ref. 539944) £60.00
Map Chili and La Plata
London and New York: John Tallis & Company. 27 cms x 34.5 cms. Original steel engraved map with original outline hand-colouring. The Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin. No folds. Four (4) attractive uncloured vignettes illustrated by H. Winkles and engraved by W. Laecy. Circa early 1850s. (Book ref. 158492) £50.00