American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online

 

MONTGOMERY, George Washington (1804-1841). Narrative of a Journey to Guatemala, in Central America, in 1836. New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1839. 8vo. (Minor toning at page edges.) Original navy cloth with gilt spine titles (minor staining). FIRST EDITION of the diplomat's visit to Guatemala while he was the U.S. consul in San Juan de Puerto Rico. Sabin 50139. 

 

[With:] [NILES, John Milton (1787-1856)]. A View of South-America and Mexico. New York: H. Huntington, Jr., 1825. 8vo. Engraved fronitspiece portrait of Simon Bolivar. (Minor toning, occasional spotting, lacking title for vol. II, see below.) Contemporary calf, smooth spine gilt (wear at extremities, spine cracked, hinges reinforced). Provenance: C. B. Sanders, Houston, TX (bookplate). FIRST EDITION, Two volumes in one. No title page present for volume 2, however, after page [224] of vol. I, pagination restarts with "Colombia Chapter 1."

[Also with:] CLARK, James Hyde. Cuba and the Fight for Freedom. Philadelphia; Globe Bible Publishing Co.,1896. 8vo. Photographic plates. (Toning.) Original morocco gilt, rebacked with modern calf (white residue and some scuffs). 

COLOP, Luis Enrique Sam (1955-2011). Popol Wuj. Guatemala City: Cholsamaj, 2008. 4to. Publisher's printed wraps; later slipcase. INSCRIBED BY LUIS ENRIQUE SAM COLOP. The Popol Wuj is an ancient text recounting the history and myths of the Ki'che' people. It passed through the centuries as oral tradition until the 16th century, when it was first recorded in writing; it was later translated into Spanish by the Dominican friar Francisco Ximenez.