BUNAU-VARILLA, PHILIPPE

Panama. The Creation, Destruction, and Resurrection

London: Constable & Co Ltd, 1913. First Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 260mm x 160mm (10" x 6"). xx, 568pp + plates & maps. 33 b/w plates; 2 fold out maps. [The history of the Panama Canal goes back to 16th century. After realizing the riches of Peru, Ecuador, and Asia, and taking into account the time it took the gold to reach the ports of Spain, by sea it was suggested to Charles V that by cutting out a piece of land somewhere in Panama, the trips would be made much shorter and the risk of taking the treasures through the isthmus would justify such an enterprise. In 1819 after centuries of deliberation the Spanish government formally authorized the construction of a canal and the creation of a company to build it. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 and the rush of would-be miners stimulated Americas interest in digging the canal. 'De Lesseps' was not an engineer, but was appointed chairman for the construction of the Panama Canal and opted for a sea-level canal based on the construction of the Suez Canal. In 1899 the US Congress created an Isthmian Canal Commission to examine the possibilities of a Central American canal and to recommend a route. The commission first decided on a route through Nicaragua, but later reversed its decision. The Lesseps company offered its assets to the United States at a price of $40 million. The United States and the new state of Panama signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty, by which the United States guaranteed the independence of Panama and secured a perpetual lease on a 10-mile strip for the canal. Panama was to be compensated by an initial payment of $10 million and an annuity of $250,000, beginning in 1913].. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Ex.-lib. Cover rubbed and marked .

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Book number: L1024

Catalogue: South America

Keywords: South America Engineering

CAMERON, W H MORTON

The Commercial Register of Canada

London: Globe Encyclopedia Company, 1930. Reprint. Green hardback cloth cover. 300mm x 240mm (12" x 9"). 988pp + addenda. Illustrations in colour and b/w. A heavy book. Extra shipping will be charged for some overseas addresses.. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Some scuffing at joints and edges .

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Book number: c1126

Catalogue: North America

Keywords: North America

CHARLEVOIX, FATHER

The History of Paraguay Containing Amongst Many Other New, Curious, and Interesting Particulars of That Country,... Volume I

Dublin: P & W Wilson; H Saunders; &c, 1769. First UK Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. Library rebind. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). vii. 463pp... A Full and Authentic Account of the Establishments Formed there by the Jesuits, from Among the Savage Natives, in the Very Centre of Barbarism: Establishment Allowed to have Realized the Sublime Ideas of Fenelon, Sir Thomas More, and Plato.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Slight foxing. Ex-lib. Library rebind with new eps .

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Book number: 2706

Catalogue: South America

Keywords: South America 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Travel

CLAVIGERO, FRANCESCO SAVERIO; CULLEN, CHARLES [TR.]

The History of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican Historians and Ancient Paintings of the Indians... . to Which Are Added Critical Dissertations on the Land, the Animals, and Inhabitants of Mexico. 2 Volume Set

London: J. Johnson, 1807. Second Edition. Contemporary tree calf. 270mm x 210mm (11" x 8"). xxxvi, 476pp; iv, 463pp. Folding map and 25 engraved plates. N.B.: Heavy set - extra shipping needed for overseas. There are additional pages in volume one, p.441-444 entitled 'Posterity of King Montezuma'.. VG : in very good condition. Neatly rebacked. Some light offsetting from plates and scattered browning .

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Book number: g9126

Catalogue: North America

Keywords: North America American History 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Anthropology

GANINWARI, ONKWE [CHANDLER, FRANK R]

Che-Cau-Gou. A History - a Romance. In the Evolution of a Great City from the Garden of Eden to the End of the Twentieth Century. [Ganinwari's Chicago]. Signed Limited Edition

Chicago: The Faithorn Co, 1924. Limited Edition 678/1000. Brown limp leather cover. 250mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). 140pp. Signed by author on limitation page.. G : in good condition without dust jacket .

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Book number: e0323

Catalogue: America

Keywords: America Autographed Editions

GRENFELL, WILFRED

Forty Years for Labrador. Signed Copy

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1933. First Edition. Turquoise hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 365pp. B/w plates. Inscribed with best wishes and a thank-you note to the recipient underneath a sketch of a polar bear fishing entitled by the author 'A Christmas dinner in Labrador'.. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Light marking to covers. Scattered light foxing. Inscription and cartoon drawing to fep .

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Book number: k4336

Catalogue: North America

Keywords: North America Autographed Editions

HUDEN, JOHN C [COMP.]

Indian Place Names of New England. Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation Vol XVIII

New York: Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation, 1962. First Edition. Buff card cover. 260mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). 408pp.. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Covers lightly marked. Bookplate to front pastedown .

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Book number: k3092

Catalogue: North America

Keywords: North America Geography

JUDAY, C; RICH, WILLIS H; KEMMERER, G I; MANN, ALBERT

Limnological Studies of Karluk Lake, Alaska 1926-1930. From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XLVII

Washington: US Department of Commerce, 1932. First Edition. Paperback. 280mm x 190mm (11" x 7"). [29pp].. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Inscription to front cover. Corners slightly turned .

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Book number: h1088

Catalogue: North America

Keywords: North America Biology Geography

MACDONALD, DONALD J

Clan Donald

Loanhead: Macdonald Publishers, 1978. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 280mm x 210mm (11" x 8"). xvi, 467pp. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas.. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket .

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Book number: c3250

Catalogue: America

Keywords: America Scotland

SMYTH, COKE

Sketches in the Canadas

Toronto: Charled J Musson Ltd, 1968. Facsimile Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 540mm x 370mm (21" x 15"). [60pp]. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas.. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket .

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Book number: k1733

Catalogue: North America

Keywords: North America Arts

THRUM, THOMAS, [ED.]

Hawaiian Annual for 1927

Honolulu: Thrum, 1926. 53rd issue. Paperback. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 158pp. The reference book of information and statistics relating to the territory of Hawaii.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Rubbed creased with tears and some loss to paper on spine. Water stain to bottom corners of pages .

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Book number: g2097

Catalogue: America

Keywords: America Topography

VERVAET, RYERSON

The Valley of Homes. The Ponds Yaupough Oakland. 1695 - 1952

Oakland: Fiftieth Anniversary Committee, 1952. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 150mm (8" x 6"). xi, 114pp. 8 b/w plates + fold-out survey.. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Staining to cover rear .

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Book number: g1135

Catalogue: North America

Keywords: North America

WILLSON, BECKLES

America's Ambassadors to England 1785 - 1928. A Narrative of Anglo-American Diplomatic Relations

London: John Murray, 1928. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xiv, 497pp. B/W illustrations.. G: in good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. Heavy foxing .

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Book number: g4720c

Catalogue: North America

Keywords: North America Topography

WRONG, GEORGE M

A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs. The Story of a Hundred Years 1761-1861

Toronto: The Macmillan Co Ltd, 1908. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xv, 295pp + plates. 9 b/w plates,.. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed .

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Book number: q0795b

Catalogue: North America

Keywords: North America History