Search Results: Titles starting with U from Alla

NEW ~ Traduccion al maya Feliciano Sanchez Chan. 234 pp. Edition of 1000 / Tiraje de 1000 ejemplares.

NEW ~ Novel by Portugal's Mario de Carvalho (born 1944) set in the ancient classical world. 319pp. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Eleven short stories in Portuguese by some of Brazil's most respected contemporary authors chosen by the Global editorial staff to spark an interest in reading among young adults. Includes brief biographies of the authors, as well as a glossary of Indigenous-language terms used by Daniel Munduruku in the final selection. 91pp. Minor shelf wear to front cover (see photo). Priced accordingly. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Traducao, recolha de textos e posfacio, de Maria Leonor Machado de Sousa. Two short stories by Portuguese modernist Fernando Pessoa written in English under the pseudonym Alexander Search. Here translated to Portuguese and published with a short text by the editor/translator. 60pp. Hard to find. Slight shelf wear. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Ethnography of the Yudja, a Tupi-speaking Indigenous group on the Xingu River who currently reside in the Parque Indigena do Xingue (Mato Grosso) where they produce Cauim the fermented beverage of Amazonia. The author, Tania Stolze Lima, spent 26 months conducting her field work for this volume. 399pp. Em portugues / Portuguese. Brand new, slight bend in lower corners of covers. See photo. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

A classic natural history of the north-eastern state of Maranhao, Brazil, by Raimundo Lopes, with sections on geography, flora & fauna, population, natural zones. Em portugues / Portuguese. Colecao Sao Luis - 2. Lighly used: no markings except previous owner's stamp and signature on the title page. Light water stain on first few pages; creases to back cover. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Richly-illustrated study documenting the enormous (12 meters long and over three high) alegorical painting "El almacen" by Miguel Jeronimo Zendejas, Puebla, Mexico, 1797. Executed on a set of panels, the painting embodies the Enlightenment and science, in a language of period artistic elements, including "Castas" paintings. 423pp. Illus., many color. Archival references. Bibliography. Index. A high-quality production. En espanol. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Heavy volume may require additional international shipping charges.

NEW ~ First edition of this novel by award-winning Nicaraguan author Sergio Ramirez; illustrated with photos by Rosanna Lacayo. "Sergio Ramirez ha dicho que esta es su novela mas querida porque es la historia de su infancia, de su familia en Masatepe, el pueblo donde nacio." 236pp. Since 1980 Alla has been supplying Spanish language books to universities and individuals. Shop inventory, minor shelf wear. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ light shelf wear. 236 pp. EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH 9 oz.First edition of these cronicas--Mexico in the 1980s, by Jose Joaquin Blanco (CDMX, 19 de marzo de 1951).

NEW ~ Excellent resource for researchers: A dictionary of Peruvian cinema with technical facts about each film followed by a description of the plot. "--la produccion cinematografica peruana de largometraje desde comienzos del siglo XX hasta la actualidad.... Este libro es, pues, un inventario informativo, critico e ilustrado con numerosas fotografias de las peliculas...." Published by the Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicacion, Universidad de Lima. 343pp. Illustrations. En espanol / Spanish. Minor shelf wear. In stock. Usually ships in 3 days.

NEW ~ 178 pp. Presentacion Rafael Lara Martinez. Bilbioteca Basica de Literatura Salvadorena 26. 9 oz. "Dentro de su generacion, Argueta es, a juicio de Rafael Lara Martinez, quien llevo el ideal de vincular el arte y la politica hasta su culminacion en un discurso novelesco." "... un homenaje a la mujer campesina, quien por primera vez adquiere estatus de protagonista de su propia historia."

Cuentos por Jose Joaquin Ulloa, Catedratico, Vicedecano y Decano de la Facultad de Odontologia. Profesor Emerito de la Universidad de Costa Rica. 107pp. Illustrations. Copy unread, but light water stain to bottom corner. Priced accordingly. En espanol / Spanish. In stock. Hard to find. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Seven short stories by award-winning Mexican author Silvia Molina. "El cautivante universo de los siete relatos recogidos en Un hombre cerca es, que duda cabe, la formula que le ha permitido a Silvia Molina colocarse como una de las escritoras con mas personalidad en la literatura actual." 112 pp. Edition of 1000 / 1000 ejemplares. En espanol / Spanish. Brand new. Removed from publishers plastic to access publication data. En espanol / Spanish. In stock. Usually ship in 1-3 days.

NEW ~ Anthology of articles with photographs published in El Dictamen about contemporary issues in Veracruz--including Indigenous rights, workers issues, rebellious priests, campesino assasination--by prize-winning journalist Luis Velazquez Rivera (Paso de Ovejas, Veracruz, 1947). Gano el Premio Nacional de Periodismo en 1982. Primera reimpresion de la primera edition en 1984. 236pp. Copy is new, but slightly warped at the binding; shelf wear to cover. Purchased from the publisher in Mexico City during the 1980s. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ "...cuenta una historia de amistad, carino y respeto, pero, sobre todo, un relato de exito infantil." Chepo, the new pet dog, saves the day! Maria Barabda has won numerous prizes for her children's literature.

NEW ~ Shelf wear. Pencil on front endpaper. 120 pp. [ISBN in front cover incorrect: 986642099. 9686642099 not recognized as a valid ISBN.] EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH. 6 oz. Rare. Subjects: LITERATURE LITERATURA MEXICO MEXICANA NOVEL NOVELA 20THC SPANISH ESPANOL

NEW~ Very Good- Cover dented. Price in pencil front endpaper. 160 pp. SPANISH / ESPANOL. Color and B&W photographs, architectural plans, elevations.

NEW ~ Glossary. Bibliography. Maps. B&W and color photographs. Edition of 1000 / 1000 ejemplares. Nahayeilli Beatriz Juarez Huet: Ph.D. Antropologia Social, El Colegio de Michoacan. "Este libro ofrece una lectura antropologica de la circulacion, la relocalizacion y la praxis de la santeria cubana en la ciudad de Mexico."

NEW ~ Ethnography of the Indigenous Popoloca of the village of San Felipe Otlaltepec, in southern Puebla, Mexico, based on fieldwork conducted in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 323pp. Maps, illustrations. 24 B&W photographs. 14pp. Bibliography. First Spanish edition 1974; first published in German in 1970, where it caused an academic uproar. New copy--light shelf wear, worn dust jacket. En espanol. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Illuminated manuscripts by los Lagarto of sixteenth-seventeenth century New Spain. Richly illustrated. 239pp. EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH >4 lbs. Weight will incur additional international shipping charges.