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Travel books to the Americas, New World exploration accounts, geographical and historical studies of Latin America and United States, Americana, Far-West, discovery of America

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  1. Voyages dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique Méridionale [...]
    Jullien MELLET

    Voyages dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique Méridionale [...][Journeys to the interior of Central America ...]

    Chez Masson et fils.|Paris 1824|13 x 20 cm|relié

    [Journeys to the interior of Central America: including those from Buenos Aires to Assumption by way of the Plata river and back, from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso by way of the Mendoza plain and the town of Santiago de Chile, into the valleys and peaks of the Cordillera over a distance of almost 450 leagues, containing some of the richest mines in Chile, the return from Valparaiso and Santiago, the navigation of the Coquimbo to Lima, the capital of all Central America, the tortuous route from Lima to Guayaquil, and around Quito province, including to an ancient Inca city. Also including the voyage from the aforementioned capital to Santa Fe de Bogota by way of Cuença, Calil, and Popaya

    €1,000
  8. Histoire civile et commerciale des colonies anglaises dans les Indes occidentales depuis leur découverte par Christophe Colomb jusqu'à nos jour, suivie d'un tableau historique et politique
    Bryan EDOUARD

    Histoire civile et commerciale des colonies anglaises dans les Indes occidentales depuis leur découverte par Christophe Colomb jusqu'à nos jour, suivie d'un tableau historique et politique

    Dentu|Paris 1801|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché

    BRYAN Edouard
    Histoire civile et commerciale des colonies anglaises dans les Indes occidentales depuis leur découverte par Christophe Colomb jusqu'à nos jour, suivie d'un tableau historique et politique
    Dentu, Paris 1801, 13,5 x 21,5 cm, original wrappers
    First edition in French.
    With the folding map at front present.
    Small insignificant wear with tiny lacks to head and foot of one joint, a little light insignificant foxing.
    A rare copy in its original wrappers.
    €500
  26. Lettres sur les nouveaux établissements [...] dans les parties occidentales des États Unis d'Amérique
    Morris BIRKBECK

    Lettres sur les nouveaux établissements [...] dans les parties occidentales des États Unis d'Amérique

    L'huillier, Delaunay.|Paris 1819|12.7 x 20 cm|relié

    BIRKBECK Morris
    Lettres sur les nouveaux établissements [...] dans les parties occidentales des États Unis d'Amérique
    L'Huillier, Delaunay, Paris 1819, in-8 (11,5 x 19,5 cm), de xvi, 156 pp., contemporary sheep
    First edition. Rare. Only one copy in the French Bibliothèque Nationale, nothing in French and British catalogues and only one copy in the British Library. The BNF copy has a map that is not present in this copy.
    Contemporary half speckled sheep. Spine with fillets, red sheep title-piece. Rubbing. Inkspot to p. 92. Stamp to title: Société de lecture de Genève.
    Birkbeck was an English gentleman farmer who emigrated to the Unite
    €1,000
  27. La marine française au Mexique
    Henri RIVIÈRE

    La marine française au Mexique

    Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes|s. l. • [Paris] 1881|15.50 x 25 cm|agrafé
    First editions.
    Plain paper cover. Rare.
    €60
  37. Histoire générale de la Bolivie
    Alcides ARGUEDAS

    Histoire générale de la Bolivie

    Félix Alcan|Paris 1923|17 x 23.50 cm|relié
    First edition in French.
    Full marbled sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, red shagreen title-label and author's name, covers preserved, modest binding.
    €40
  38. Les textiles végétaux des colonies
    Henry LECOMTE

    Les textiles végétaux des colonies

    In La revue coloniale|Paris Mars-Juillet 1896|16 x 25 cm|relié
    Original edition.
    Binding half canvas tree, silent smooth back, marbled paper plates with small discolored spots, a few snags on the cuts, contemporary binding.
    Signed autograph from the author to Meline Mr. Chairman and Minister of Agriculture.
    Shaded guards.
    €80
  42. Etude de structure économique : l'arboriculture californienne
    Paul GUERIN

    Etude de structure économique : l'arboriculture californienne

    Félix Alcan|Paris s. d. [1937]|16.50 x 25.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half sheep binding in mint green, spine with five raised bands, traces of rubbing on spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
    Work illustrated with figures in the text.
    Gift inscription on first endpaper, some minor foxing on endpapers.
    €50
  44. L'art et la vie en Amérique
    Oliver W. LARKIN

    L'art et la vie en Amérique

    Plon|Paris 1952|18.50 x 24.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French with no mention of deluxe copies.
    Iconography.
    Spine and covers marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.
    €50
  47. Les oiseaux d'Amérique
    John-James AUDUBON

    Les oiseaux d'Amérique

    Payot|Paris 1945|14 x 22.50 cm|2 volumes brochés
    First edition.
    Illustrations.
    A good copy.
    €45
  48. Chateaubriand en Amérique
    Christian BAZIN

    Chateaubriand en Amérique

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1969|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Preface by Michel Poniatowski.
    Handsome copy.
    €30
  49. La Guyane française
    Fernand HUE

    La Guyane française

    H. Lecène & H. Oudin|Paris 1889|13.50 x 22 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half black sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets showing slight rubbing, small damage with loss to upper headcap, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, school prize labels pasted on front endpaper and facing pastedown, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated with figures in and outside the text.
    Occasional light foxing.
    €200
  51. Une visite chez Soulouque, souvenirs d'un voyage dans l'île d'Haïti
    Paul DHORMOYS

    Une visite chez Soulouque, souvenirs d'un voyage dans l'île d'Haïti

    Librairie Nouvelle|Paris 1859|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Contemporary full dark brown cardboard binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, blind-ruled frames on boards, shaded endpapers, modest contemporary binding.
    Some light foxing of no great consequence.
    €100
  52. L'Amérique inattendue
    André MAUROIS

    L'Amérique inattendue

    Editions Mornay|Paris 1931|13 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue with 78 Japan and 130 Montval.
    Work illustrated, as frontispiece, with a portrait of the author by Berthold Mann.
    Some light foxing affecting mainly the endpapers and certain margins.
    €40
  55. Paris en amérique
    René LEFEBVRE

    Paris en amérique

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1872|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Bradel binding in half khaki cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at tail, hazel shagreen title-label, moiré paper boards.
    Some minor foxing of little consequence.
    €40
  56. Les jésuites et la Nouvelle-France au XVIIème siècle
    Camille de ROCHEMONTEIX

    Les jésuites et la Nouvelle-France au XVIIème siècle

    Letouzey & Ané|Paris 1895-1896|14.50 x 23 cm|3 volumes brochés
    First edition.
    Our copy is complete with its 3 folding colored maps and plates, illustrated with 8 engraved portraits.
    Spine slightly sunned, slight corner wear to boards, handsome interior condition.
    €380
  58. Histoire de l'Amérique
    William ROBERTSON

    Histoire de l'Amérique

    Didier|Paris 1845|11 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Fifth edition of the French translation by J.B. Suard and Morellet. Half black sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with blind fillets showing slight rubbing of no consequence, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Notes by Humboldt, Bulloch, Warden, Clavigero, Jefferson... collected by De La Roquette. Some minor foxing of no consequence.
    €120
  59. Le Canada puissance internationale
    André SIEGFRIED

    Le Canada puissance internationale

    Lib. Armand Colin|Paris 1937|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition. Work illustrated with 11 maps and charts. Worming affecting mainly the front cover, handsome interior condition.
    €30
  60. Teotihuacan Métropole de l'Amérique
    Laurette SÉJOURNÉ

    Teotihuacan Métropole de l'Amérique

    François Maspero|Paris 1969|20 x 28 cm|Relié
    First edition, never reprinted, illustrated with 95 plates, in color and black and white, some after the author's own drawings.
    Full white cloth. Illustrated dust jacket. Very good condition.

    NB: This work is available at the bookstore upon request within 48 hours.
    €100
  61. Rapport sur les existences et la valeur de gisements d'argile et de roches de quartz aurifères appartenant à la propriété minière 'La conception' située dans l'arrondissement de Pastora, état de Guyana, république de Vénézuela avec indication du meilleur mode d'exploitation préparé avec l'inspection personnelle de la localité, faite pour compte des propriétaires
    Graham STUART

    Rapport sur les existences et la valeur de gisements d'argile et de roches de quartz aurifères appartenant à la propriété minière 'La conception' située dans l'arrondissement de Pastora, état de Guyana, république de Vénézuela avec indication du meilleur mode d'exploitation préparé avec l'inspection personnelle de la localité, faite pour compte des propriétaires

    Waterlow bro. & Layton|London 1880|15 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition in French, with no mention of deluxe copies.
    Pamphlet with a folding plan at the beginning of the volume.
    Lacking spine, loose covers with corner losses, handsome interior condition.
    Rare.
    €50
  62. Quelques impressions rapportées du Canada
    Emmanuel LEVIS-MIREPOIX

    Quelques impressions rapportées du Canada

    Félix Alcan|Paris s. d. [circa 1930]|15.50 x 23 cm|agrafé
    First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Revue des sciences politiques.
    This is a conference given by the author to the Society of former students of the École libre des sciences politiques on January 18, 1935.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    €40
  63. Les Normands en Amérique avant Christophe Colomb
    SAINT-PIERRE

    Les Normands en Amérique avant Christophe Colomb

    J. de Grandpré & Cie|Blois 1933|18 x 22.50 cm|agrafé
    First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
    Beautiful autograph inscription from Saint-Pierre to Countess Emmanuel de Lévis-Mirepoix.
    Our copy is enriched with manuscript notes by the author at the foot of two pages providing clarifications to the dedicatee on the subject treated in this pamphlet.
    Worming to boards.
    Rare.
    €80
  65. El poder negro, novela filosofico-social
    Céférino TRESSERA

    El poder negro, novela filosofico-social

    Maravilla literaria|Buenos Aires 1864|15 x 24 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half dark green shagreen binding, smooth spine with traces of rubbing decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, navy cardboard boards with traces of rubbing, corners slightly bumped.
    Work illustrated with 18 engravings.
    Some pages tending to come loose, foxing.
    Rare.
    €250
  67. Etudes sur la littérature et les moeurs des anglo-américains au XIXème siècle
    Philarète CHASLES

    Etudes sur la littérature et les moeurs des anglo-américains au XIXème siècle

    Amyot|Paris s. d. [1851]|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands showing slight traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, upper corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted to verso of front board and stamp of the same bibliophile at foot of title page.
    Anglo-American poets and novelists, the Puritans, poetry of revenge, the young Acadian woman...
    Occasional foxing affecting mainly the first pages of the volume.
    €180
  68. Illustrated history of the Panama railroad together with a traveler's guide and business man's hand-book for the Panama railroad and its connections with...
    F.N. OTIS

    Illustrated history of the Panama railroad together with a traveler's guide and business man's hand-book for the Panama railroad and its connections with...

    Harper & Brothers|New-York [New York] 1862|12.50 x 20 cm|reliure cartonnée de l'éditeur
    Second edition with some parts in first edition.
    Publisher's full blue paper boards, smooth spine faded and decorated with blind fillets, frames of floral motifs in blind on boards which show small stains, one tear without loss to second board.
    Work illustrated with engravings, copy almost entirely free from foxing.
    €170
  70. L'Amérique telle qu'elle est, voyage anecdotique de Marcel Bonneau dans le nord et le sud des Etats-Unis, excursion au Canada
    Oscar COMETTANT

    L'Amérique telle qu'elle est, voyage anecdotique de Marcel Bonneau dans le nord et le sud des Etats-Unis, excursion au Canada

    Achille Faure|Paris 1864|11 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Full dark brown sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt compartments, blind-ruled frames on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt edges, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated with 2 engravings, one as frontispiece and the other on the title page.
    Occasional light foxing.
    Rare.
    €120
  71. Etats-Unis 39
    André MAUROIS

    Etats-Unis 39

    Editions de France|Paris 1939|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
    Some foxing affecting the endpapers, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €30
  72. New-York comme je l'ai vu
    Charles HUARD

    New-York comme je l'ai vu

    Eugène Rey|Paris 1906|15.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Texts and drawings in and hors-texte by Charles Huard.
    Handsome copy.
    €60
  76. La république du Salvador
    Gustave de BELOT

    La république du Salvador

    E. Dentu|Paris 1865|17 x 25 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Topography, physical geography, political institutions, population, customs, railways of Salvador and Honduras...
    Spine cracked and reglued with very slight loss at foot, handsome interior condition.
    Rare.
    €80
  77. Mémoires d'un mormon
    Louis-Auguste BERTRAND

    Mémoires d'un mormon

    E. Dentu|Paris s. d. [1862]|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Repaired tear without loss affecting the spine, small corner lacks to the front cover.
    Rare copy.
    €300
  78. Les mormons
    Paul DUPLESSIS

    Les mormons

    Alexandre Cadot|Paris s. d. [circa 1860]|11.50 x 18.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Second edition.
    Half-cloth bindings in blue imitation leather.
    Some foxing, extremely rare.
    €250
  80. Impressions d'Amérique
    Édouard HERRIOT

    Impressions d'Amérique

    Imprimerie Audin & Cie|Lyon 1923|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. The mechanism of production, advertising, a problem: circulation, the worker, Prohibition, Chicago, Harvard among others. A handsome and rare copy.
    €40
  81. La balance romaine au Pérou
    Paul RIVET

    La balance romaine au Pérou

    Masson & Cie|Paris s. d. [circa 1940]|16.50 x 25 cm|agrafé
    First edition.
    Poster illustrated with two illustrations.
    A very good copy.
    €40
  82. Nouveaux récits californiens
    BRET-HARTE

    Nouveaux récits californiens

    Calmann Lévy|Paris 1877|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French.
    Episode from the life of a gambler, the rose of Tuolumne, Wan-Li the pagan, the legend of Monte del Diablo...
    Spine with slight lacks at head and foot, one joint cracked and reglued, occasional light foxing.
    €80
  83. La Martinique
    Henri MONET

    La Martinique

    A. Savine|Paris 1891|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Work illustrated by A. Gérardin, G. Scot, L. Tinayre, Guilliod and Moreno.
    Small lack to foot of spine.
    Work sold for the benefit of the victims of the cyclone of August 18, 1891, which caused 1800 casualties and extensive damage.
    €120
  84. Excentricités américaines
    Xavier EYMA

    Excentricités américaines

    M. Lévy frères|Paris s. d. [circa 1850]|9 x 14 cm|broché
    Edition banned for Belgium and abroad.
    On women, transatlantic marquises, blacks and whites, political life...
    Spine reglued but otherwise handsome copy.
    €60
  85. Un tour dans les prairies à l'ouest des Etats-Unis
    W. IRVING

    Un tour dans les prairies à l'ouest des Etats-Unis

    Mame fils & Cie|Tours 1858|10.50 x 17 cm|relié
    New edition of the French translation.
    Full brown sheep binding, smooth spine showing traces of wear decorated with gilt typographical motifs, gilt school blazons on boards, gilt fillet frame on boards.
    Work illustrated with two engravings.
    From the library of the 'écoles chrétiennes'.
    Foxing.
    €45
  86. Le Paraguay
    Comte de LAMBEL

    Le Paraguay

    Mame & fils|Tours 1878|16 x 25 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Publisher's red boards, smooth spine decorated with gilt motifs at head and foot, front cover richly decorated, top edge gilt.
    Work illustrated with one engraving, fine interior condition.
    €70
  88. La guerre noire, souvenirs de Saint-Domingue
    J. BERLIOZ D'AURIAC

    La guerre noire, souvenirs de Saint-Domingue

    Putois-Cretté|Paris 1869|10.50 x 17.50 cm|relié
    Second edition.
    Half chocolate shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, one of which has a loss, joints rubbed.
    €70
  89. La mer des Sargasses
    Paul GAFFAREL

    La mer des Sargasses

    C. Delagrave & Cie|Paris 1873|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    The first edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the 'Bulletin de la société de géographie'.
    Two small tears with slight lacks at head and foot of spine, handsome interior condition.
    €60
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