I Was Cuba: Treasures from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection
by Kevin Kwan
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0811860531
- ISBN 13
- 9780811860536
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flushing, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chronicle Books, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Sepia Photos & Black and White Photos. While most think of Cuba as a mythical island of rum, rumba, and revolution, period photographs reveal a more complex place. I Was Cuba is an original look at Cuban history as seen through the Ramiro Fernandez Collection arguably the world's leading archive of Cuban photos and ephemera. I Was Cuba showcases rare, vernacular images from the nineteenth century through the revolutionary period, exploring the everyday and the eccentric. With texts from famed Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas (Before Night Falls), this captivating volume is an intimate view into a bygone era of glamour, political upheaval, and astounding visual culture.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Diesman (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 059213
- Title
- I Was Cuba: Treasures from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection
- Author
- Kevin Kwan
- Illustrator
- Sepia Photos & Black and White Photos
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0811860531
- ISBN 13
- 9780811860536
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 304
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Michael Diesman
Biblio member since 2004
flushing, New York
About Michael Diesman
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