London: John Boosey, 1823. One leaf of letterpress text, plus five lithograph views, each approximately 5.75 x 17.25 inches and tipped onto larger sheets. Large folio. 19th-century calf, front board tooled in gilt and blind; original printed wrappers bound in. Small modern book label at upper corner of front pastedown..... More

[Popayan]: Imp. Democática por J. Orjuela, [1852]. Broadside, approximately 13 x 9 inches. Folded. Light chipping and wear, a few small wormholes, not affewcting text. Even tanning, faint foxing. The anonymous writer of this ephemeral piece accuses Dr. Manuel Bueno of holding too much power and too many titles in..... More

Bogota, Colombia: 1836. [2],30pp. Small quarto. Original plain wrappers. Spine ends slightly chipped, some dog-earing to corners. Minor dampstaining and dust soiling. The 1830 separation of Venezuela from Nueva Granada and the resultant breakup of Gran Colombia created numerous diplomatic headaches such as boundary settlements, treaty negotiations, and debt/credit resolutions..... More

[Popayan: 1853]. Broadside, approximately 12.5 x 8.5 inches. Top edge eaten away, but not affecting text. Light tanning. Scarce broadside from the provincial legislature of Popayan to the people of southwestern Colombia, transmitting its hope that that the new constitution will end "tantos años de contiendas sangrientas, que solo han..... More

Bogota: Imprenta de Echeverría Hermanos, 1856. 12pp. Removed from a sammelband. Resultant wear at gutter. Some dust soiling and toning. As the 1856 presidential election in Colombia nears, there were three principal candidates. The author of the present pamphlet, Andres Aguilar, here reasons his preference for a second term for..... More

[Bogotá: 1863]. Small broadside, 8.75 x 5.25 inches. Small, closed tear at lower left. The author, Manuel Fernandez Saavedra, denounces the Bishop of Bogotá for claiming that the Colombian constitution ironed out at the convention of Rio Negro "atheistic." Not in OCLC. More

Bogota, Colombia: 1863. Large broadside, approximately 17 x 11 inches. Previously folded. Small chip at right edge, not affecting text. A large and unrecorded broadside, dated June 12, 1863, printed in two columns and addressed to Manuel Suarez Fortoul, the chief magistrate of Bogota regarding the recently passed law on..... More

Bogotá: Imprenta del Neo-Grandina, 1855. 65pp. Large octavo. Original printed wrappers, rear lacking. Final leaf detached; Moderate creasing and wear at edges. Contemporary bookseller's ink stamp inside front wrapper. Light tanning and scattered foxing. In this scarce pamphlet, the suspended governor of Cartagena, Juan Jose Nieto, defends himself against charges..... More

[Cali: 26 de Mayo, 1863. Small broadside, 8 x 5.75 inches. Scattered foxing; light toning. This broadside announces the exile of the Franciscans from Cali and the Repiblic of Colombia for their failure to comply with new laws concerning taxes on religious orders. Interestingly, this is signed by the Guardian..... More

Bogotá: Imprenta de Echeverría Hermanos, 1854. 64pp. Slightly later plain wrappers, stapled. Light soiling and wear to wraps. Scattered, later manuscript marginalia. Light toning. Scarce pamphlet in which the author, Francisco Zaldua strenuously defends himself and his actions as judge in a case brought against the Governor of Cartagena, Juan..... More

[Barranquilla, San Miguel, and other locations in Colombia: ca. 1940s]. [27] leaves, illustrated with 577 black-and-white photographs in mounting corners, with a handful loose. Some photographs captioned in pencil on the verso. Large oblong folio. Contemporary patterned black cloth, string tied. Extremities worn, corners a bit chipped, minor soiling to..... More

New York: Nathaniel Currier, 1851. Large-format stone lithograph, 23.5 x 38 inches. Old folds, with some wear and separation along fold lines, minor soiling, moderate staining, minor edge wear. An extraordinary lithograph illustrating an obscure and unfulfilled engineering project in South America - a proposed mole to be built at..... More

Buenos Ayres: Imprenta Niños Expositos, 1808. [3]pp., on a small quarto bifolium. Removed from a sammelband, with later manuscript pagination at top edge. Some separation along gutter from top edge; minor loss at lower inner corner. Light toning and soiling. An interesting publication from the Niños Espósitos press in Buenos..... More