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Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown. Good with no dust jacket; Boards have minor wear, owner bookplates (Fanny . Hazard Bond) on front pastedowns, foxing, musty.. 1851. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Xxxiv, 488 pp, 509 pp, 531 pp. All three volumes uniformly bound in three-quarter dark brown pebbled leather with marbled sides and matching endpapers. Four raised bands on each spine with titles stamped in gilt. Top edges gilt. Each volume contains a frontispiece engraving (Hernando Cortes, Montezuma) with tissue guard. Map of Mexico in Volume One. The 1843 first edition of this title was Number 51in the Grolier Club's 1946 exhibition and publication, One Hundred Influential American Books Printed Before 1900. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Pronunciada el dia 2 de Marzo de 1960 en la Plaza Cadenas de la Universidad de la Habana (Necesitamos Tecnicos) by Guevara, Ernesto ("Che") - 1960
by Guevara, Ernesto ("Che")
Pronunciada el dia 2 de Marzo de 1960 en la Plaza Cadenas de la Universidad de la Habana (Necesitamos Tecnicos)
by Guevara, Ernesto ("Che")
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12mo, black and white photographic wraps featuring Che Guevara at a microphone and the words "Necesitamos Tecnicos". pp 13. One of Guevara's earlier published works, containing the transcript of a speech he made on March 2, 1960 in his capacity as President of the National Bank of Cuba. In it he stresses the importance of higher education on economic development in the country. Interestingly, the iconic photo that has captured the imagination of millions worldwide, "Guerillero Heroico", was taken by Alberto Korda just three days after this speech. Previous owner's name to front wrap, very brittle paper, heavily chipped at edges, wraps separated from text; however, text is unaffected, clean and legible. Very scarce; only one library holding according to OCLC.
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History of the Conquest of Mexico, With a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes, in Three Volumes
by Prescott, William H.
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Historia Contemporanea de Venezuela. Volume 1.
by Francisco Gonzalez Guinan
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Brown cloth with particulars to front cover and spine. Wear and markings to covers and spine. Instance of worming to spine. Speckled edges. Title page inscribed by "el autor" and dated 1910. An internally clean and serviceable copy. Spanish text. Scarce. 7 x 10 in
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Si Uno Come, Que Coman Todos
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Mexico: Grafia Editores Jalisco, 2001. If one eats, let everyone eat 8vo size trade paperback with interior flaps like dust jacket; 215 pages with some color photographs. Booklet of errata is tucked into book. From flap: "Nuestras actividades se ubican en Chiapas, estado sureno de Mexico, con infuencia en tres zonas: altos, norte y sur; actualmente nos relcionamos con 240 comunidades en 17 municipios. La mayoria de la poblacion es de culture maya. Chaipas posee recursos econmicos fundamentales: petroleo, rios, reserva, biotica, produccion foresta, agricultura de exportacion y ganaderia. Los intereses sobre estos recursos generan una situacion de marginacion y dependencia para los pueblos. La poblacion vive un proceso de transformacion el surgimiento de la conciencia de los pueblos indigenas frente a la situacion actual. Para los pueblos hay un reto construir alternativas propias con la participacion de todas y todos." "Our activities are located in Chiapas, southern state…
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Oriente biografia de una provincia,primera edicion,1960.historia de la antigua provincia de oriente,[holguin,granma,las tunas,guantanamo y santiago de cuba]
by juan jerez villarreal
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Oriente,biografia de una provincia por juan jerez villarreal,la habana academia de la historia de cuba,1960,nueva encuadernacion,mantiene sus caratulas originales,357 pgs,historia de la antigua provincia de oriente,cuba,que abarcaba,granma,las tunas,holguin,guantanamo y santiago de cuba.con interesantes capitulos como la llegada de critobal colon a nuestras costas,de don diego velazquez a perez de angulo,los siglos XVI,XVII y XVIII,los palenques,de la demajagua al incendio de bayamo,del 69 a la caida de cespedes,la guerra chiquita,la protesta de baragua,preparando la invacion,el 24 de febrero,la guerra cubano hispano norteamericana de 1895-1898,de machado a batista.y otros capitulos.
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Isla de pinos centro de aviacion por gabriel camps segunda edicion 1928 descripcion y relatos sobre la isla de pinos cuba
by Gabriel camps
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Isla de pinos centro de aviacion por gabriel camps segunda edicion 1928 descripcion y relatos sobre la isla de pinos cuba.
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Wilson, Bryan, and Mexico: An Analysis of the Influence of William Jennings Bryan on the Mexican Policies of Woodrow Wilson
by Walsh, Thomas R
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Lincoln NE, privately published, 1962, hardcover, 111 pp, Limited First Edition, First Printing, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight cover wear. One of an unspecified number of bound limited printings, on onion-skin paper, of the author's graduate thesis, presented to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Department of History, concerning Woodrow Wilson, William Jennings Bryan and the American policies toward Mexico during Wilson's administration. Appended bibliography.
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Hill of the Grasshopper: A footnote to an imperial love story
by MACDONALD, Robert j.
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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.
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Loading Arms for the Patriot Forces on the Coast of Cuba" [Harper's Weekly March 13, 1869 page 172 Hand-colored engraving] [First War of Cuban Independence]
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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…
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The Fifth Letter of Hernan Cortes to the Emperor Charles V: Containing an Account of HIs Expedition to Honduras
by Hernan Cortes, translated from the Spanish by Don Pascual De Gayangos
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The book is bound in blue cloth with a vignette of Magellan's ship, the Victoria, stamped in gilt at the center of the front cover. The spine is badly sun faded, and there is minor fading across the top inch of the back cover. There is a small bookplate (blank) at the top left corner of the first paste-down page. Text is otherwise clean with no extraneous writing or marks. "The Fifth Letter" is No. 40 in the first series of publications by the Hakluyt Society between 1847 and 1873. It includes not only the letter from Cortes, dated 1526, but the society's 1868 annual report.
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Monje y marino: La vida y los tiempos de Fray Andrés de Urdaneta
by Mariano Cuevas S.J.
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Mariano Cuevas: Monje y marino, la vida y los tiempos de Fray Andrés de Urdaneta (Españoles en América II - expediciones a las Filipinas).México, Layac, 1947. 417 pp. en rústica con solapas. Libro nuevo, intonso
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"Malungu, Ngoma vem!" África encoberta e descoberta no Brasil (Cadernos do Museu da Escravatura No.1)
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Rare! Luanda: Angola. Ministério da Cultura, 1995. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Pages and cover securely held by one clean staple. Interior pristine. Covers clean and crisp, with slight reading wear to foreedge. Many B&W photos/illustrations. 24 pages. Not from a library. Published by the Angolan National Museum of Slavery and National Institute of Cultural Patrimony on the 20th anniversary of Angola's independence.
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Sweet Diamonds: A Novel and Three Stories of Life in Puerto Rico
by Ferré, Rosario
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1989. Softcover. Ferre's first novel is SIGNED by Ms. Ferré on half-title page. First American Edition, translated from the original Spanish Maldito Amor by Ferré. Recipient of the "Liberatur Prix" award for its German translation. Rosario Ferre (1938-2016) was a Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist who was one of the most prolific female writers to represent Puerto Rico and one of the strongest feminist voices of the 21st century. 8¼ x 5½". 197. 0345347781. Original pictorial wrappers, with a few indentations to cover. Fore edge papers untrimmed, edges toned, else Very Good.
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The House on the Lagoon.
by Ferré, Rosario
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Signed on title page by the Ms. Ferré. Finalist, National Book Awards. Rosario Ferré (1938-2016) became one of the most prolific female writers to represent Puerto Rico and one of the strongest feminist voices of the 21st century. "What a delight to discover that Ferré is as a good a storyteller in English as in her native Spanish!"—Julia Alverez. "A shattering story of love and death, privilege and servitude (this) is a brilliant evocation of Puerto Rico in the twentieth century" (dj flap).Tan paper over black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, black stamped title and decoration on front board. Near Fine (small bump to bottom spine edge) in a Near Fine dust jacket.
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The House on the Lagoon
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. First Edition. Signed on title page by the Ms. Ferré. Finalist, National Book Awards. Rosario Ferré (1938-2016 became one of the most prolific female writers to represent Puerto Rico and one of the strongest feminist voices of the 21st century. "What a delight to discover that Ferré is as a good a storyteller in English as in her native Spanish!"-Julia Alverez. "A shattering story of love and death, privilege and servitude (this) is a brilliant evocation of Puerto Rico in the twentieth century" (dj flap). 9¼ x 6¼". Tan paper over black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, black stamped title and decoration on front board. Near Fine (small bump to bottom spine edge) in a Near Fine dust jacket.
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Historical Georgetown, Guyana
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Georgetown, Guyana: S.M.H. Aniff and Universal Bookstore, 1997. Staple-Bound Paperback. Fine. Very slight corner wear, otherwise As New. Not from a library. 40 pages. Illustrated, one color map. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.
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The Amerindians and the Europeans
by Sr. Mary Noel Menezes
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Georgetown, Guyana: Red Thread Women's Press, 1993. Staple-bound paperback. Revised Edition. Good. Ex-Library. Text block unmarked. Binding secure. Covers clean. 74 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches.
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Forbes Burnham: National Reconciliation and National Unity 1984-1985
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Uniondale, New York: Global Communications Publishing, October 2005. Trade Paperback. First Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. xix + 143 pages.
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Indians in Guyana: A Concise History from Their Arrival to the Present
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Chicago: Adams Press, 1999. Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Slight corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 108 pages.
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Justice: The Struggle for Democracy in Guyana, 1952-1992
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Georgetown, Guyana: Fr. Andrew Morrison, SJ, June 1998. Trade Paperback. First Edition (stated). Very Good. Unmarked. Spine heavily creased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. 419 pages.The only book to date that can be read to understand the period of Forbes Burnham's control of Guyana is this superb work by Jesuit priest, Father Andrew Morrison, the former editor of the Catholic Standard, the official paper of the Catholic Church in Guyana. It is essential reading to get a glimpse of how an unelected government can destroy a country.
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Destellos historicos episodios y biografias guerras de independencia de cuba 1895-1898 por gerardo castellanos primera edicion habana cuba 1925 signed
by Gerardo castellanos
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Destellos historicos episodios y biografias guerras de independencia de cuba 1895-1898 por gerardo castellanos primera edicion habana cuba 1925 signed [dedicado por el autor].biografias,cronicas y relatos de la guerra cubano hispano-norteamericana de 1895-1898.magistralmente narrados por.Gerardo Castellanos García. [cayo hueso 1879-guanabacoa,la habana 1956].Escritor, periodista, investigador de temas cubanos.Nació en Cayo Hueso, Estados Unidos el 21 de octubre de 1879, hijo de padres cubanos, creció en el medio tabacalero de la inmigración, hizo sus estudios en esa nación y se vinculó con la clase que tanto hizo en favor de la independencia cubana, vino a Cuba en 1899, con perfiles culturales diversos, se interesó en los estudios de piano y de >violín con el mismo ímpetu que en los de historia.Su obra es de referencia obligada para los estudiosos de los temas cubanos, de la gesta libertadora y de las personalidades de la guerra de la independencia, entre otros.Tiene a su cargo una obra…
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