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Seeing Havana Intelligently: Condensed History of Cuba and Complete Guide to the City of Havana and its Environs. Key to the Spanish language. With index. 1926 -1927 Edition.
by WILFORD, J.T. (editor & publisher)
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Havana, Cuba: J.T. Wilford (editor & publisher), (1926). First edition thus. Octavo (7.75" x 5.75"), viii pages of advertisements, 123 pages of text, & xiv pages of additional advertisements. Publisher's pictorial stapled paper wraps, cover art by Warner.
Covers moderately soiled & foxed, small light stain in the margin of the last several leaves, otherwise Very Good or better.
Author John T. Wilford was also the editor & publisher of the Havana Post newspaper. He criticized Cuban president Gerardo Machado & was deported in January, 1931.
"SEEING HAVANA INTELLIGENTLY is published only with the view of enabling visitors to see Havana intelligently, and the advertising pages are incidental, and only such firms as the publisher can recommend are permitted space in these pages ..." ~Excerpted from the foreword.
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- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 1469
- Title
- Seeing Havana Intelligently: Condensed History of Cuba and Complete Guide to the City of Havana and its Environs. Key to the Spanish language. With index. 1926 -1927 Edition.
- Author
- WILFORD, J.T. (editor & publisher)
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial stapled paper wraps.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- J.T. Wilford
- Place of Publication
- Havana, Cuba
- Date Published
- (1926)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Havana, Cuba, Travel, Tourism, John T. Wilford, Caribbean
- Bookseller catalogs
- Advertising; Travel, Tourism, Exploration; South America, Central America, Caribbean, Mexico;
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- Foxed
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