Rare books from Alla

NEW ~ Translation of the beautifully-illustrated exhibition catalogue DIE WELT DER MAYA, Museo de Hildesheim, Germany. 1st Spanish Edition. 654pp. Edition of 3000. Very Fine. In original plastic wrapper.

NEW ~ Deluxe first edition set. History of the nineteenth-century urban and architectural development of Oaxaca City. 314 pp. Includes inset box at back with additional paper cover book: "Anexo grafico Oaxaca Rumbo a la Modernidad 1790-1910," 94 pp. of maps, floor plans, and elevations of significant structures. Very fine. Slight scratching in plastic coating of boards. Page 284 ink marked in margins during production. Hard to find!

NEW ~ Remarkably hard-to-find book given the worldwide significance of this modern architect. Architectural projects by Jose Luis Ezquerra de la Colina, well known for Las Hadas in Manzanillo, Mexico; Amphitrite Palace Hotel in Skhirat, Morocco; and Kea Lani Hotel in Maui, Hawaii. 231 pp. Illus. Color photographs, architectural drawings. Dust jacket very minor chipping at spine. In English.

NEW ~ Monograph on the impressive sixteenth-century religious complex at Yanhuitlan, in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, Mexico. 419 pp. Color and B&W photographs and architectural plans. Bibliography. 500 ejemplares / an edition of only 500. SPANISH / ESPANOL. Very Fine. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Fine. Small bend in cover of vol. 2, otherwise in excellent condition. Two-volume set: vol. I Catalogo, ISBN 9683647421, 391 pp.; vol. II Estudios, ISBN 968364743X, 538 pp. Illus. Edition Coordinated by Beatriz de la Fuente. Both volumes illustrated with color photographs and drawings, but the catalogue is especially well-documented and includes foldouts. Primera edicion 1995, Segunda reimpresion. Press run 1000. Very hard to find these two volumes together, especially new. Each volume weighs over 5 lbs, which may result in an increase in shipping costs.

NEW ! Hardcover. Tomos I & II. New set. Dust jackets slightly worn at the top of spine. Set comes in a cardboard case that is worn at the corners. This hard-to-find catalogue set consists of two hefty volumes documenting the mural paintings of ancient Oaxaca, accompanied by a portfolio of eight folding panorama photographs of murals at Monte Alban, Suchilquitongo, and Mitla. Vol. 1, ISBN 9703230350, 253 pp.; vol. 2, ISBN 9703230369, 495 pp.; and Oaxaca Desplegados. Edition coordinated by Beatriz de la Fuente and Bernd Fahmel Beyer. Edition of only 500 hardcover and 1500 paperback. 10.25 lbs. Weight may result in additional shipping charges.

NEW ~ Fine. Two volumes in excellent condition. Vol. 1, 495 pp.; Vol. 2, 428 pp. Illus. Maps, plans, color photographs, drawings, charts. No ISBN. 1500 ejemplares / edition of 1500. SPANISH / ESPANOL Twenty-three scholars present the results of their archaeological investigations of Moche sites in Peru. Each essay is accompanied by an extensive bibliography. Rare.

NEW ~ Two volumes in slipcase. Vol. 1, paper cover, 293 pp. Vol 2, hardcover, facsimile of codex. History of the encomienda and governors of Tepetlaoztoc; maps relating to the geographical limits and natural surroundings. SPANISH / ESPANOL 2000 ejemplares / edition of 2000. Over 5 lbs. Weight and size may result in an increase in international shipping costs. In stock. Usually ships in 3 days.

NEW ~ Uncut pages. Transcription and facsimile. Introduction with a biographical sketch of Fray Gabriel de Vergara by Lino Gomez Canedo, Academy of American Franciscan History. Apendice: Material linguistico del Confesionario de Indios que no figura en el Manual del Padre Garcia. (Fray Gabriel de Vergara wrote the "Cuadernillo" at la Mision de la Purisima Concepcion del Rio de San Antonio (Tejas [Texas]) in 1732.) Publicaciones del Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Serie: Historia 3. Materiales para la Etnohistoria del Noroeste de Mexico 1. Edition of 500 / Tiraje de 500 ejemplares. Minor shelf wear. 86 pp.

NEW ~ Premiado en Perigueux, Francia: Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2001. Mejor Libro de Cocina de America Latina en todas las categorias. Mencion Honrosa Mejor Libro del Mundo. Segunda Edicion auspiciada por la Universidad de San Martin de Porres. Index. Bibliography. English-language section. 460 pp. "Las 350 recetas que contiene el libro, 244 traducidas al ingles, son un compedio de la cocina de todo el Peru acompanadas de una introduccion historiografica y cultural." Chapters include: Cocina Limena; Cocina Italo-Peruana; Cocina Chino-Peruana; Cocina Nikkei; Cocina Novoandina: Cocina Nortena; Cocina Costa Sur; Cocina Andina; Cocina Amazonica. English-language section: A Fiesta of Taste. Peru and Its Food. Minor shelf wear. A few tears on dust jacket. 5.5 lbs. (Weight increase shipping charges.) A tour de force!

NEW ~ A six-volume collection covering the portrayal of Mexico in twentieth-century international film by Emilio Garcia Riera, a prolific scholar of Mexican cinema. Vol. I 1894-1940, 288 pp, 1987; Vol. II 1906-1940 Filmografia, 216 pp, 1987; Vol. 3 1941-1969, 238 pp, 1988; Vol. 4 1941-1969 Filmografia, 252 pp, 1988; Vol. 5 1970-1988, 190 pp, 1990; Vol. 6 1970-1988 Filmografia, 223 pp, 1990. Illustrations. Purchased in Mexico from the publisher as a set in 1991. Minor shelf wear: covers slightly rubbed. Weight may incur additional shipping charges. In stock. Usually ships in 3 days.

NEW ~ A two-volume set on ornate furniture made in La Viila Alta de San Ildefonso, Oaxaca, Mexico, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Gorgeous marquetry by colonial ebanistas with images of interest to historians and art historians. Vol. I: Nine scholarly chapters in Spanish on various aspects of production, such as carpentry, painting on wood, iron fittings, wood types, and so forth, with an Introduction, Appendices and Bibliography. Color illustrations. ISBN: 9786073015754; Vol. II: Catalogo razonado organized by type (escritorios, cajas, baules, bufetillos, papeleras, sillas, etc). Color illustrations. ISBN: 9786073015752. Each volume has 521pp. En espanol / Spanish. Each volume weighs 5lbs, so additional shipping charges may apply. In stock. Usually ships in 3 days.

NEW ~ Lavishly-illustrated, hardcover quality production in Portuguese that investigates Jewish influence in Brazilian history. Begins with background on Jews in Iberia, but especially focuses on the seventeenth-century. Part I: research by Prof. Elias Lipiner "A Colonia Judeica no Brasil Colonia"; Part II: essays and other texts by rabbis Isaac Aboab da Fonseca and Mosseh Rephael d'Aguilar. Edited by Rabino Y. David Weitman. 309pp. Illustrations. Chronology. Indices. Additional ISBN, Imprensa Oficial do Estado de Sao Paulo: 9788570602251. Fine condition, slight wear to dust jacket. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Hard-to-find publication.Oversize volume, weight will incur additional international shipping charges.

NEW ~ Richly-illustrated, high-quality publications in Spanish documenting the traveling art exhibition "Great Masters of Iberoamerican Folk Art: The Fomento Cultural Banamex Collection." The collection includes some 450 artisans from 22 countries in Latin America--representing cultural expressions in ceramics, textiles, metals, and other materials, of the highest aesthetic and technical standards, produced within diverse social contexts. A three-volume set plus the Directorio de artesanos. Each of the three large tomos are hardcover with sewn binding in a slip cover box. The Directorio de artesanos is a separate hard cover book. ISBN: tomo I, 9786077612568; tomo II, 9786077612605; tomo III, 9786077612902. OCLC 934189293. New oversize volumes in publisher's original plastic wrap. En espanol / Spanish text. Gorgeous reference work for museum and university libraries. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Weighs ~30 lbs. (roughly 7" linear shelf space), which will incur additional international… Read More

Edicion facsimilar. Boxed set of 110 small booklets on the history of Mexico for young readers, with 440 illustrations designed by the remarkable Jose Guadalupe Posada. Originally published between 1899-1901. Includes an Estudio Introductorio by Helia Emma Bonilla Reyna and Marie Lecouvey. "Los 110 pequenos fasciculos que constituyen la serie Biblioteca del Nino Mexicano narran de forma panoramica, apasionada, novelesca y aun fantasiosa la historia del pais." Published on the occasion of the Centenario Luctuoso 1913-2013, 100 Anos Posada. En espanol / Spanish. Brand new. Purchased directly from the publisher. Hard to find! In stock. Usually ships in three days.