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Mexico [Mexico City]: Cuadernos del Unicornio, 1958. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very good. The first book by Pacheco, an important Mexican poet. This, however, is a short story, published in a thin chapbook in tan wrappers illustrated with a drawing of a unicorn head printed in red-orange ink. One of 400 copies. Series edited by Juan José Arreola. First edition (first printing). A very good copy (a bit of loss at the top of the spine).
The Story of Cuba Her Struggles for Liberty... The Cause, Crisis and Destiny of the Pearl of the Antilles by Halstead, Murat - 1897
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The Story of Cuba Her Struggles for Liberty... The Cause, Crisis and Destiny of the Pearl of the Antilles
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Akron, Ohio: The Werner Company, 1897. Decorated Cloth Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued.
Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. Illustrated with Half-tone and Lithograph plates many photographic reproductions, original drawings including the Battle Ship Maine. 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; 601 pages.. Popular piece on the history of the Cuban nationalist struggle against Spain. This reprint edition was published in the same year as the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, 1898. The tone is of US imperialism through 400 years of history.
Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. Illustrated with Half-tone and Lithograph plates many photographic reproductions, original drawings including the Battle Ship Maine. 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; 601 pages.. Popular piece on the history of the Cuban nationalist struggle against Spain. This reprint edition was published in the same year as the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, 1898. The tone is of US imperialism through 400 years of history.
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- Date Published 1897
- Keywords Caribbean, West Indies, Latin America, Cuba, Cuban.
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La sangre de medusa
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Historia de los servicios prestados en la guerra de independencia por el coronel fernando mendez miranda con unos apuntes biograficos por el dr emeterio s santovenia primera edicion habana cuba 1928
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Historia de los servicios prestados en la guerra de independencia por el coronel fernando mendez miranda con unos apuntes biograficos por el dr emeterio s santovenia primera edicion habana cuba 1928.fernando mendez miranda,[mantua pinar del rio,1855-la habana 1925].Ingresó en el Ejército Libertador el 23 de marzo de 1895. Se mantuvo en las zonas de Cárdenas (Matanzas) y Sagua la Grande (Las Villas) hasta la llegada de la columna invasora. El 21 de diciembre de 1895, el Mayor General Antonio Maceo lo envió a Estados Unidos de América en busca de armas y pertrechos. Después de fracasar en un plan conjunto con el delegado del Partido Revolucionario Cubano en Nueva York, Tomás Estrada Palma, consistente en conducir una expedición por Cayo Sal, regresó a Cuba en los primeros días de febrero de 1896.Era portador de importantes documentos dirigidos a Maceo. El día 10 del propio mes regresó a Estados Unidos de América, donde ingresó en el Departamento de Expediciones en junio, bajo las… Read More
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Estampas de san cristobal.primera edicion habana cuba 1926
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Estampas de san cristobal.primera edicion habana cuba 1926 el libro reune cronicas y,articulos sobre la ciudad de la habana Jorge Mañach Robato 1898-1961.alla en los primeros anos de la vida republicana.su autor..Escritor e intelectual cubano, primer catedrático (desde 1940) de Historia de la Filosofía en la Universidad de la Habana, que se distinguió por una activa participación en la vida política de su tiempo y por su compromiso con el desarrollo y divulgación de la cultura en Cuba. Cultivó intensamente el ensayo periodístico y el filosófico, la crítica, la biografía y el teatro. Nacido en Sagua La Grande (Las Villas),vivió en España con sus padres desde los nueve a los quince años, regresó con ellos a La Habana en 1913 y al morir su padre en 1915, pasó a Estados Unidos donde se graduó cum laude en la Universidad de Harvard en 1920, pasando entonces con una beca de postgrado a La Sorbona en París donde se matriculó en Derecho. Regresó a Cuba en 1922 y en la Universidad de La…
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Cuba y santo domingo apuntes de la guerra de cuba de mi diario en campana 1896-96-97-98 primera edicion habana cuba 1905.libro ilustrado con fotos y planos de la epoca.libro muy raro de coleccion,sobre la historia de cuba en el siglo XIX durante la guerra cubano hispano americana de 1895-1898.el coronel del ejercito libertador rodolfo berges participo en destacados combates siendo sus memorias muy importantes en datos historicos para la historia de cuba
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A Portrait of Paternalism : Governor Henry Light of British Guyana, 1838-48
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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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Contabilidad de Ingenios Azucareros
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La Fiesta Brava en Mexico y en Espana 1519-1969, Tomo 1
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VG condition quarto hardcover (9.3" x 13.3") in like dustjacket with chips and tears at edges. Lightly tanned pages. Illustrated with many black and white photographs and drawings and some color illustrations, Spanish language, 400 pp. Huge Volume One of bullfighting history. This volume covers only the years 1519-1935. There was supposed to be a Volume Two covering 1935-1969, but I am unsure if it was ever published.
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THE CITY OF PALACES: CHRONICLE OF A LOST HERITAGE - 2 VOLUMES
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Mexico: Vuelta. Near Fine in Fine dustjacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes complete as issued. VOL. 1 - Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, very small stain to front cover/bottom corner does not bleed through to text else bright boards & sound binding. VOL. 2 - Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted else bright boards & sound binding. Dust jackets are in FINE condition - bright, intact & whole. FOLCAS 4/23; Folio 12"-15" tall .
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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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The story of Cuba, her struggles for liberty, the cause, crisis and destiny of the pearl of the Antilles
by Murat Halstead
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The story of Cuba, her struggles for liberty, the cause, crisis and destiny of the pearl of the Antilles
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The story of Cuba. Her struggles for liberty... the cause, crisis and destiny of the pearl of the Antilles.
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The Werner Company, 1898, Chicago.. 23x16. Tela editorial decorada. 649 pgs. Texto en inglés. Numerosas láminas, fotos y retratos. (J2197)
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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
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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.
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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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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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Panama: And The Canal In Pictures and Prose
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This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama
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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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