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Madrid, 1995 - 1996. Dos volúmenes en 4to.mayor; 705 pp. + 664 pp. Cubiertas originales.
xii + ix + [4] + 220 + [120]pp.with ills.-out-of-text and large folding map, 29cm. [text in Spanish]
Quito, Imprenta del Gobierno, 1885, 15 x 10,5 cm., 8 h. + III + 156 págs. + 1 h. (Primera edición de estas poesías del escritor ecuatoriano Honorato Vázquez Ochoa).
Quito, Imprenta de Gobierno, 1885, 15 x 10 cm., XVI + 292 págs. + 2 h. (Falto de las cubiertas originales. Primera edición de esta colección de artículos de Carlos Rodolfo Tobar, escritor, político y diplomático ecuatoriano).
français In-8 de portrait, XX-791 pp.; demi-chagrin vert foncé, dos à cinq nerfs orné (reliure de l'époque). Seconde édition, illustrée en frontispice d'un portrait de Garcia Moreno et de deux cartes hors texte, l'une représentant l'Amérique du Sud et l'autre à double-page l'Equateur.
22x16. 436p. Subrayado. Forogr. Prólg. T. Vergara.
Paris, Librería Franco-Hispano-Americana, 1886-1888, 3 tomos en un volumen, 19,5 x 15 cm., pasta española de época, portada + 219 págs. + 1 hoja = portada + 220 págs. = portada + 218 págs. + 1 hoja. (Primera edición de esta obra del escritor, periodista y filósofo más notable del Ecuador, fallecido en parís en 1889, poco después de la publicación del tercer tomo de esta obra).
Quito, Imprenta del Clero, 1926, 25,5 x 18 cm., holandesa piel moderna, conserva cubiertas originales, dedicatoria manuscrita del autor, XII + 436 págs. + 4 láminas.
Pianta di cm 25 x 28,7 alla battuta, più ampi margini, incisa in rame da Veremondo Rossi. Piccola leggerissima gora all'angolo inf. sinistro, per il resto ottimo esemplare, assai fresco.
Bayona, Imprenta Foré et Lasserre, 1847, 22 x 14 cm., rústica editorial, 29 págs. (El General Flores fue el primer Presidente del Ecuador, cargo que desempeñó en tres oportunidades hasta que en 1845 fue obligado a salir del país al ser derrotado en la Revolución del 6 de marzo).
Paris, Gauthiers-Villars, 1913, in-4, br. edit., pp. [6], 26, [4] + 42 tavv. carte geografiche a colori, anche ripiegate (numerate 1-40 + una tav. bis, + una tav. non numerata). Il testo è del capitano Perrier. Lievi tracce d'uso esterne. Volume sciolto.
In 8, pp. 62 con 2 grandi carte piu' volte rip. Br. ed. con timbro del capo della missione Benedetto Accorsi. Antica scritta alla br. ant. Viaggio di esplorazione commerciale, politica e sociale in Ecuador. Sono dedicati capitoli alla situazione mineraria, petrolifera, agricola e alle condizioni dello stato (militare, finanziaria, giornali). Studio di grande interesse.
lotto di 11 fotografie di Cuenca e dintorni nell'Ecuador con gli indigeni e i luoghi effettuate da Isidoro Bigatti negli anni '20; buoni ess..
8 volumes reliures de l'éditeur. 300+402 + 437 + 458 + 264 + 250 + 254 + 308 pages.
Features: The Vengeance Trail - A murder-mystery from Ecuador, with photos; Our New Guinea Cruise - curious sights and scenes, with photos; Northland Mountaineering - interesting climbs in Arctic Norway - photos; Carlson's Mermaid - a fantastic story from the Niger delta; The 'Hidden Gold" Murders - a German case; Ghulam Haidar - Opium Peddler; Two Bad Men - murderers are eventually captured in America's rugged North-West; A Weird Quest - seances are held to help locate 'lost' gold-mines; Behind the Door - a tale from a Chief Officer in the Merchant Navy; Bush Nightmare - an experience in the wilds of Queensland; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
Features: Jungle Man-Hunters - horse-mounted frontiersmen of Ecuador - photos; The Secret Submarine Agent - describes the author's meeting with "Storsand," a Scandinavian inventor who devised a curious one-man diving bell; Terror by Night - Man-Leopard killings in Nigeria (part I); Vagabond in Corsica - a tramp through the interior of Corsica - photos; The Dope-Runners - illegal drug traffic in South Africa; Diving for Crocodiles - at the Tanganyila-Nyasaland border; The "Mulga Wire" Mystery; The "Football Wallahs" - an amusing story from India of how a British soldier made friends; My Friend Sung Li - the companion of an ex-sailor; Beware of Elephants - encounters with elephants on the Queen's Highway; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Vengeance Trial - An unusual murder in Ecuador; Our New Guinea Cruise - the natives of New Guinea have acquired a certain level of sophistication, with photos; Northland Mountaineering - ascending some difficult peaks in Norway, with nice photos; Carlson's Mermaid - a fantastic story from the Niger delta; The Hidden Gold Murders; Ghulam Haidar - Opium Peddler; Two Bad Men - tracking down two killers in America's wild North-West; A Wierd Quest - seances are held to help prospectors find gold in the U.S.; Behind the Door - a curious story from a Chief Officer in the Merchant Navy; Bush Nightmare - tough luck for a wanderer in the wilds of Queensland; Forewarned - a puzzling affair in Nigeria; and more. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Book
In-8°, pp. XIII, 210, con 44 tavole fuori testo, legatura in pelle con tasselli e titolo al dorso, buono stato di conservazione. Complemento del Primo tomo della Storia generale dell’Ecuador: pubblicata in sette volumi, questo sarebbe l’atlante (di fatto l’ottavo). Libro molto dettagliato sulla storia archeologica del paese sudamericano. In-8°, pp. XIII, 210, with 44 plates, leather binding with title at the back, good state. Adjunct of the First tome of Ecuador General History which was published in seven volumes, this is the Atlas (as such the eight volume). A very detailed book about the archaeologic history of the Southamerican country
8vo [23.5 x 17 cm]; xxvi, 456, 20 plates, 118 illus, 4 folding maps including and one in rear pocket (short splits at folds), tables, appendices, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover top edge gilted, cover a little lightly spotted at edge, 5 margins lightly stained, very good sound and solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Welch 111. Neate W66: 'This book was the first of the few great classics of South American mountaineering literature, equaled only by books like De Agostini's Andes Patagonicos. It remains essential reading for anyone visiting Ecuador'. Whymper was the first to ascend the Matterhorn and his Scrambles amongst the Alps is the most famous mountaineering book. Whymper's book on the Andes is less well-known but more important scientifically. Very well-illustrated and includes significant information on the natural history and geology of the area. One of the few nineteenth century books on Ecuador, describing the people, nature, scenery, cities, etc. Goodman 595: 'A solid, lengthy account of his experiences in climbing the peaks, including Cotopaxi and Chimborazo, with extensive botanical information.' He climbed 6 peaks over 15,000 feet. The maps include Quito plan, province of Quito, map of Ecuador, etc.
Quito, Universidad Central del Ecuador, 1892, 27 x 18 cm., holandesa piel con nervios y tejuelos en lomo, 2 hojas + IV + 685 págs. (Contiene biografías y obras de poetas nacidos en Ecuador desde la época de la colonización española).
Editions de la Nouvelle revue Française, Librairie Gallimard, 1929, édition originale sur papier ordinaire, exemplaire de service de presse, ENVOI autographe de l'auteur à Monsier Philippe Neel, 196 pp., broché, couveture tachée, dos avec traces de mouillures et petits manques au niveau des coiffes, partie supérieure des premières 20 pages gondolée, état assez correct.
ediz. originale in 4° (cm 34x27,6), pp. 150, leg. edit. in m/tela rossa, tit. e grande ill. in nero e argento al piatto ant. e grande stemma in argento al piatto inf. Splendide fototipie di paesaggi, personaggi, edifici ed ambienti d'epoca, testate di giornali e pubblicità di locali, un grande panorama di Guayaquil più volte ripiegato (con rinforzi al recto); lievi e rare fior. Opera importante ed introvabile, anche se misconosciuta, dell'autore del Compendio de la Historia del periodismo en el Ecuador. In ottimo stato. 318/31
Pages 177-272, plus 16 pages of great ads. Features: The Blue Bandits - Part 1 - Elusive thieves operate in the Franco-Italian villages on either side of the frontier in the French department of the Hautes Alpes and the Italian district of Monte Viso; How I Lost My Christmas Dinner - hilarious story of a Christmas spent with the Maori adherents of self-styled "prophet" Rua - article with photos; On Foot Through South America - Part 2 - photo-illustrated account of Harry A. Franck's visit to Quito and his tramp through Ecuador; The Last Voyage of H.M.S. "Drake" - a vivid glimpse of the perils of convoy work and the "price of Admiralty"; ; The Trials of a Naturalist's Wife - Part 1; My Two Years' Captivity Among the Turks - Part 1of Airman Capt. T.W.White's adventures and daring escape; The Moonshiners - what happened when the author stumbled into a camp of Tennessee moonshiners; Photo of thousands of snakes at breeding time in the Klamath Falls, Oregon area; The Wonderland of the Arctic - description of a trip to Danish Greenland, with photos; In Quest of Cannibals - Part 3 - exploration and adventure in unknown New Guinea; Photo of German "Death Clock" constructed primarily of skulls and other bones; Two Balloonatics - an exciting balloon adventure from just before the war (WWI); Treasure Island - great photo-illustrated article about the remote South Pacific island of Nauru; The Mad Millionaire - how vast wealth came unexpectedly to a poor Mexican Indian, and the tragedy that ensued; The Sacred Mountain - photo-illustrated account of a picturesque Tibetan pilgrimage; The Resurrection of "Red" Wilson - an exciting story of the old days in the south-west, when the Apaches were still a terror in the land; Photo of a lakatoi (lakatois) New Guinea boat. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: A Dead Man's Diary - Dmitri Garkin's body - and his diary - were discovered in the summer of 1913 on a desolate island in the Arctic Ocean; Three Thousand Miles On A Raft - an adventurous voyage down the Amazon from Central Ecuador to Northern Brazil; A Railway Race With Robbers - A Sheriff pursues three desperate bank robbers in New York State; The Mutiny of the "Ziba" - part II - Captain John Hart relates how he was eventually able to escape and see justice brought to the murderers; The Land of the North Wind - P.H. Godsell describes his experiences in Keewatin; A Christmas Crime - story from the Australian back-blocks; The Great Cook Problem - the amusing story of how a resourceful woman tackled one part of the "Yellow Peril" in Nevada's "Bean House"; Tight Corners - part I - E.Torday recounts some of his African big game hunting adventures; "Smut" (short story about a queer pet and some of his doings); The Tree Spirit (short story from the area near Singapore); Our Travels in Safari-Land - part II of Edith Cecil-Porch and her journey through the wilds of British East Africa travelling with a wagon pulled by six oxen; Cupid and the "Wireless" - Sidney Lehre recounts a telegraphic affair while he was in the wireless service; Wonderful one-page photo of "An Eastern Venice", the town of Brunei, Borneo, once the headquarters of the dreaded Borneo pirates. Photo of a Kikuyu warrior buying a wife, paying with goats. pp. 8 [ads], 197-292, 9-32 [ads]. Tight, clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
Lugo, Imprenta de Pujol, 1827. 4to.; 7 hojas, 260 pp. Ejemplar de salida, sin desbarbar. Cubiertas mudas, modernas, en cartulina.
