The CIA's War Against Cuba by Luis Morena, José and Rafael Calcines - 1988

8º. 31 pp, Hardcover. Signed by author with inscription on front free endpaper. Also with "Correction" pasted onto a blank page at end of book. Cover with edge wear; no text markings noted.
The love story of Maximilian and Carlota of Mexico. Signed and inscribed by the author.

México, Editorial Leyenda, 19444o. 322 pp. Rústica original en cartoncillo. Dedicatoria con tinta en primera blanca (1949). 20 ilustraciones fuera de paginado.Esta invasión del mundo europeo constituye el nacimiento de una nación de rostros plurales, donde lo autóctono convive con lo foráneo. La obra habla de esta decisiva transición y la hace encarnar en el último tlatoani azteca. Este joven guerrero, sometido por Hernán Cortés y sus soldados, quienes le negaron una muerte heroica, quedo al margen de ese mundo naciente en los pocos años de su vida fantasmal.

San Francisco, CA USA: Solidarity Publications, 1984 A near mint copy of the June 1984 stated first printing of this bilingual Spanish-English collection of poetry by Roque Dalton, a writer and Marxist revolutionary from El Salvador and an important influence in Central American literature. He was assassinated in 1975 just before his 40th birthday. The title page is date stamped December 25, 1985, No other flaws. Paperback 12 mo. 206 pages,

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1869. Very Good in a Very Good-Minus Folder. This original hand-colored engraving measures 16 by 10.5; housed in a bordered folded stiff paper matte.  Matte has minor edge wear and handing soil; Print has edge wear that does not show.. Background Information: In 1868 the first war of Cuban independence, also known as the Ten Years' War, begins. It lasts until 1878. The Ten Years' War (Guerra de los Diez Años), also known as the Great War (Guerra Grande) and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other wealthy natives. On 10 October 1868, sugar mill owner Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and his followers proclaimed independence, beginning the conflict. This was the first of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Little War (1879-1880) and the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). The final three months of the last conflict escalated with United States… Read More

Mexico: Libra, 1951. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 184, (4) pages. Softcover in blue wrappers. Binding is rubbed, has toning at edges of covers, as well as scuffs. Spine is toned, has some damp spots. Prior owner's bookplate inside front cover. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author on the front flyleaf as well as on a small card laid in loosely (the card was paper-clipped to the page, and the paperclip as been removed). Text is generally clean. Pages are still unopened (joined together at the top edges). Scarce copy. Text is in Spanish.

Scarce book. Inscribed and signed by the author. Illustrated color wrappers and many b/w photos. Slight wear to spine tips and rubbing to edges. Very good. No copies listed online. WorldCat show 5 institutional holdings. Little know utopian experiment.

8º. 31 pp, Hardcover. Signed by author with inscription on front free endpaper. Also with "Correction" pasted onto a blank page at end of book. Cover with edge wear; no text markings noted.
The love story of Maximilian and Carlota of Mexico. Signed and inscribed by the author.

México, Editorial Leyenda, 19444o. 322 pp. Rústica original en cartoncillo. Dedicatoria con tinta en primera blanca (1949). 20 ilustraciones fuera de paginado.Esta invasión del mundo europeo constituye el nacimiento de una nación de rostros plurales, donde lo autóctono convive con lo foráneo. La obra habla de esta decisiva transición y la hace encarnar en el último tlatoani azteca. Este joven guerrero, sometido por Hernán Cortés y sus soldados, quienes le negaron una muerte heroica, quedo al margen de ese mundo naciente en los pocos años de su vida fantasmal.

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1869. Very Good in a Very Good-Minus Folder. This original hand-colored engraving measures 16 by 10.5; housed in a bordered folded stiff paper matte.  Matte has minor edge wear and handing soil; Print has edge wear that does not show.. Background Information: In 1868 the first war of Cuban independence, also known as the Ten Years' War, begins. It lasts until 1878. The Ten Years' War (Guerra de los Diez Años), also known as the Great War (Guerra Grande) and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other wealthy natives. On 10 October 1868, sugar mill owner Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and his followers proclaimed independence, beginning the conflict. This was the first of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Little War (1879-1880) and the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). The final three months of the last conflict escalated with United States… Read More

Virgilio Montalvo, Santo Domingo, D.R., 1927; First Edition; 8vo, 301 pages; printed wraps. Fifty-seven writings by distinguished Dominican writer/poet/educator Ramon Emilio Jimenez describing the traditions, beliefs, customs, character, personality, occupations,environment, and everyday lives of the Dominican people. A Dominican native, Jimenez (1886-1970) held numerous government administrative positions throughout his lifetime, most notably that of State Secretary of Education and Public Instruction. Inscribed on the dedication page by the author in his official capacity as follows: "Obsequio de la Secretaria de Estado de Just. e Inst. Pub. al Club Cultural Panamericana, Sto. Dgo. R.D, Oct. 26/ 1929" and accompanied by the official departmental seal. The title (’On Love For The Bohio’) is a reference to the simple cane and thatch dwelling of the rural population. Very Good Plus. Text clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, binding tight, sound, and square, pages unopened. Rare.