1. Argentina – Vidal. E.E.

Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, Consisting of Twenty=four Views: Accompanied with Descriptions of the Scenery and of the Costumes, Manners, &c. of the Inhabitants of Those Cities and Their Environs.

No.1987 of a limited edition. London, R.Ackermann, 1943. Quarto. XXVIII, 115 pages with 24 plates in colour (several of the folding out). Hardcover / De Luxe Edition of this Reprint in quarter leather with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Personalized gift-copy, signed by former co-workers of the recipient.

2. Benton, Peggie.

One Man Against The Drylands – Struggle and Achievement in Brazil.

First Edition. London, Collins and Harvill Press, 1972. 14 x 21.5 cm. 223 pages with 15 illustrations and a map. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear to the dustjacket.

3. [Conder, Josiah].

Columbia, Peru-Chile / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

Two Volumes. London, Printed for James Duncan, 1825 / 1829. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume I: IV, 356 pages / Volume II: IV, 360 pages. With two fold-out maps and 6 black and white engravings showing: 1. Map of Columbia / 2. Map of Peru / 3. Chimborazo / 4. Passage of the Quindiu / 5. Raft on the River Guayaquil / 6. Lima / 7. View from L’Angostura De Paine / 8. Crossing The Cordillera. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament and raised bands on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Minor foxing. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 27-28].

4. Engelkes, P.E.M.

Health for All ? Evaluation and monitoring in a comprehensive Primary Health Care Project in Colombia.

Amsterdam, Royal Tropical Institute, 1989. 21 cm x 29,5 cm. XXV, 205 pages, XXIII. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Out-of-print!

5. Goldman, Francisco.

The Long Night of the White Chickens.

New York, The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1992. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. 450 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by author.

6. Lawford, Stephen.

Youth Uncharted.

Second Edition. London, Ivor Nicholson and Watson, 1935. Octavo. XV, 367 pages with beautiful maps printed on the pastdowns, illustrating the many travels of the author. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Foxing to edges and first and last pages. Otherwise in very good condition with some minor signs of wear only.

7. [Pacific Content] – [Luke, Harry / Lukach, Harry / Sir Harry Luke].

Easter Island [Typescript / Manuscript – Proof – Pad of Harry Luke – with his personal note and corrections on the article on Easter Island which he prepared during and after his visit in April and May 1952 for “The Geographical Journal” (published subsequently in Volume CXX, Part 4, 1954)].

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. [London], [1952]. Octavo. 32 pages. Stapled. From the private collection / library of colonial governor, diplomat and historian, Sir Harry Luke.

8. [Pacific Content] – [Luke, Harry / Lukach, Harry / Sir Harry Luke].

Large collection of Material related to the British Western Pacific, kept by Sir Harry in a large envelope from Suva (Fiji), with manuscript-pads, Annotated Typescripts and manuscript notes by Sir Harry Luke, especially material he used to prepare for Lectures and Talks. Among these materials are two different Essays on Easter Island, recorded on June 2nd, 1958 for a broadcast in Malta, also included numerous note-pads with quotes and background-info from important writers, historians and politicians which Luke uses to illustrate the pros and cons of Colonialism, especially connected to the British Empire. From looking at the Material closely, one can clearly understand how Luke structured his lectures (Historical Background of an Island or a country, some humorous stories and a very critical but decisive stance towards the British Empire and its Imperialism, without ever losing his diplomatic loyalty to the Crown). [See full list below].

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. [London], [1952]. Octavo. 32 pages. Stapled. From the private collection / library of colonial governor, diplomat and historian, Sir Harry Luke.

9. [Pacific Content] – Luke, Sir Harry

Omnibus-Letters on the British Pacific Colonies with a multitude of severe Manuscript-Annotations in working-copies of these Omnibus-Letters. These very rare, printed (!) personal and confidential situation-reports from Fiji, Trinidad and Barbados are dated between December 1940 – June 1946, when Luke sent “probably my last ‘omnibus letter’ from the West Indies, as my work here comes to an end in the autumn”. These omnibus letters were all marked “Private and Personal” and are full of details about Luke’s work during his position as “Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner in the Western Pacific” as well as touching on his experiences during his role as “Chief Representative of the British Council in the Caribbean”. See a Full List of the Omnibus – Letters below.

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. Suva (Fiji) / Barbados / Port-of-Spain (Trinidad) /, Government Printing Office etc., 1940 – 1946. Octavo. Original Softcover pamphlets, stapled, loosely inserted in pouch titled: “His Excellency the Governor”. Harry Luke’s (Lukach) personal working copies. Very good condition.

10. Pradt, Abbé de [that is: Dominique Georges Frederic de Pradt].

Europe and America, in 1821; with an Examination of the Plan laid before the Cortes of Spain, for the Recognition of the Independence of South America. Translated from the French of The Abbé de Pradt, by J.D. Williams.

First Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). London, Printed for G. Cowie & Co., 1822. Octavo. X, 432, VI, 112, (4) pages. Hardcover / Modern, exceptional masterbindings. Rebound in quarter calf leather with cloth boards, spine caps, gold tooling on spine with 2 gilt lettered leather labels on each spine. Extremely rare in this original edition. Excellent condition. Provenance: With very subtle blindstamp of The Reynolds Library, Rochester, NY.