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18792230880Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1879. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Original softcover in original wraps. Exterior shows some spotting and toning with the worst issue is some tears around the spine edges. The top has a tear of about an inch the bottom has a larger tear along the spine edge that measures about 3 inches on the front cover with a smaller tear on the back. The string held binding is still intact in the pages are clean with the exception of some light foxing. There are no signatures or bookplates no handwriting no library markings none of the interior text pages have tears. This is a very rare government publication in the only date present is on the last page which states October 1879. <br/> <br/> Government Printing Office paperback
69007Chicago Illinois: Industrial Workers of the World 2422 Halsted St. Norte 8211. Printed in Morelia Mexico. Pamphlet. Very Good . 23 pp. 4 pp. insert bound at the center between pages 10 and 11. Octavo 23 cm; side-stapled in printed wrappers. Just a bit of toning to some of the internal pages. This copy is clean and in excellent shape with just a soft faint central vertical crease that runs throughout. Spanish language edition; a translation or variation of the IWW informational and organizing pamphlet "One Big Union of All the Workers." or "One Big Union of The IWW." etc reference: Miles 4393–4397.<br /> <br /> The single-sheet 4 pp. insert prints the Errata for this work on one side and an illustration of "Father Thomas J. Hagerty's Wheel" which is a circular diagram of the structure of the IWW's industrial union system. <br /> <br /> "Father" Thomas J. Hagerty b. 1862 was a Catholic priest a co-founder of the IWW the author of the IWW's omnipresent "Preamble" text and the creator of this chart "Hagerty's Wheel" see: https://archive.iww.org/history/biography/FatherHaggerty/ and https://archive.iww.org/about/official/wheel/. Shortly after the establishment of the IWW in 1905 Hagerty left both the Catholic church and the radical political movement. Late in life before his death sometime in the 1920s Hagerty was reported by some of his former union comrades to be living in voluntary poverty on the streets of Chicago. Industrial Workers of the World (2422 Halsted St. Norte) unknown
195035995Truro MA: September 18 1950. 1950. Very good. - Two typed paragraphs filling most of a sheet of his 5-1/2 inch high by 8-3/8 inch wide personalized letterhead with his name printed at top left. Signed "Waldo". The top left corner of the letter is lightly creased with several pinholes where it has been stapled. Folded twice for mailing. Together with a carbon copy of Rugg's reply. Very good. <p>Frank writes to Harold Rugg of Columbia University's Teacher's College asking if he can use his name as a reference in applying for a Guggenheim Fellowship. ".My next book I plan and hope will be the one I have always wanted to write and you have always urged me to write: the basic one on The Person - "The Rediscovery of Man." But I shall definitely not be able to afford to do it unless I get some sort of subsidy; wherefore I am applying to the Guggenheim people. May I include you as one of my References together with R. Niebuhr Maritain Lewis Mumford and Alvin Johnson." Frank's book "The Rediscovery of Man: A Memoir and Methodology of Modern Life" was published in New York in 1958.<p>Having been reproached by Frank for being "a bad letter-writer" Rugg replies on October 30 apologizing profusely for having failed to write sooner: "Again and again I ask for forgiveness for my sins of omission.When your letter came I said instantly 'Of course I shall write by return mail and say use my name with the Guggenheim Foundation.' I so hope that you have sent it in even though you haven't heard fro me."<p>Waldo Frank 1889-1967 was an American novelist historian political activist and literary critic. He wrote extensively for The New Yorker and The New Republic during the 1920s and 1930s. He is best known for his studies of Spanish and Latin American literature and culture and his work is regarded as an intellectual bridge between the two continents.<p>Harold Rugg 1886-1981 was an educational reformer associated with the Progressive education movement. Originally trained in civil engineering he went on to study psychology sociology and education at the University of Illinois. After teaching at the University of Chicago from 1915 to 1920 he took a job at the Columbia University Teacher's College where he stayed until he retired in 1951. Truro, MA: September 18, 1950. unknown
20192-1944398074NYU Department of Spanish and Portuguese 2019. Paperback. New. 292 pages. Spanish language. 11.00x8.50x0.69 inches. NYU Department of Spanish and Portuguese paperback
51-5862circa 1765. Small 4to. 14 x 20cm. 150 manuscript leaves. 18th Century calf with gilt spineworn. .Provenance: Estate of Joaquin Romero Maura. Mr Maura great-grandson of a five-time prime minister of Spain lived in the UK for most of his life and co-directed the Iberian Centre with the illustrious historian Sir Raymond Carr. Joaquín Romero Maura – died lin June 2022 at the age of 81 at a senior home in Zaragoza Spain. The historian – who held a PhD from Oxford University – was widowed and childless. He had been a confidante of the former Spanish king.Joaquín Romero Maura Niza 1940-Zaragoza 5 de junio de 2022 fue un historiador español. Destacó por su obra La rosa de fuego un estudio sobre el obrerismo barcelonés de la primera década del siglo xx. circa 1765 unknown
1992146629alzoCOMUNIDAD DE MADRID 1992. BLANDA GRAN FORMATO. Bien/Sin cubierta. Ilustrado con fotografías en color. COMUNIDAD DE MADRID unknown
371476Amsterdam: Joseph Jacob and Abraham the sons of Solomon Proops 5522. Titled printed in red and black. 2 178 2 179-332 10 Introduction etc. 2 160 2 161-350pp. Publisher's introduction and other preliminaries misbound preceding the later Prophets. Folio 15-7/8x10 inches. Nineteenth or early 20th century half morocco and marbled paper boards rear joint splitting worn at joints and head and tail of spine. Foxing principally to the title tear to the final text leaf. Provenance: General Theological Seminary bookplate. Titled printed in red and black. 2 178 2 179-332 10 Introduction etc. 2 160 2 161-350pp. Publisher's introduction and other preliminaries misbound preceding the later Prophets. Folio 15-7/8x10 inches. Besides being the first bi-lingual edition in Hebrew and Spanish this edition is the first Hebrew book whose publication was financed by an American - Abraham Mendes de Castro 1689-1762 of Curaçao - intended for use in the West Indies with the sale proceeds to benefit the Jewish communities of Jerusalem and Hebron. Cowley 102; Darlow & Moule 5156; Zedner 102; not in Steinschneider or Roest Joseph, Jacob and Abraham, the sons of Solomon Proops unknown
1792041336Madrid: Imprenta Real 1792. No consta edición. Tapa dura. Good. 469 pp. 15 x 21 cm. Buen estado. Bordes y esquinas rozados. Excelente estado de conservación del papel blanco limpio y con amplios márgenes. Cortes tintados. Imprenta Real hardcover
131755Imprenta de Puigrubí y Arís 1867 Tarragona. . 18x12. Tela editorial bastante desgastada. 548 pgs. Mapa plegado. E9631 Imprenta de Puigrubí y Arís, 1867, Tarragona. hardcover
1867041426Tarragona: Imp. de los Sres. Puigrubà y ArÃs 1867. No consta edición. Tapa dura. Good. 548 pp. mapa plegado XIV pp. de Ãndice. 12 x 18 cm. TIERRA DE PROMISIÓN Y EL MONTE CARMELO Ó SEA GUÃA ILUSTRADA DEL VIAJERO POR LOS SANTOS LUGARES DE PALESTINA. Buen estado. Falto de la esquina superior de la última página del Ãndice. Láminas. Imp. de los Sres. Puigrubí y Arís hardcover
1930287255New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1930. Hardcover. 228p. ptologue very good first US edition in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped by very worn dj with 3 inch split at spine fold. Unamuno was a major voice in Spain until his suspicious death in prison imprisoned by Franco whom he originally supported. He was exiled to France and returned to Basque country and eventualy was reistated at university until imprisoned due to further conflicts.At the time of this publication he was serving as rector at University of Salamanca. Albert & Charles Boni hardcover
2012499Seattle Washington: Hermetic Press Inc. 2012. First printing number line. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4. B&W illustrations. Paper-covered boards with cloth spine signature-sewn in dustjacket Originally published in Spain as La Magia Pensada 2002. A nice copy with tight binding and intact hinges. Spine square. No marks. Tiny corner crease one page. Top back corner bumped. A few light smudges to boards. Unclipped dustjacket still shiny with just a little edgewear/creasing and some rubbing to back panel. Hermetic Press, Inc. hardcover
1937SPANISHC001193Commissariat of War of the International Brigades Madrid. 1937. First edition. Small octavo. 40 pages. Wrappers. Short accounts of the deaths of eight members of the International Brigades all but one of whom fell during the Brunete Offensive. Photographic portraits.Covers a bit dusty. Very good. Scarce. Commissariat of War of the International Brigades, (Madrid). unknown
1334671540.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1860059508London: Catholic Publishing & Bookselling Company Charles Dolman 1860. Not Given . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. LONDON : 1860. Translation of 'El camino de perfeccion' and four chapters of the 'Conceptos del amor de Dios sobre algunas palabras de los Cantares de Salomon'. Hardback. Original black ribbed-cloth; gilt lettered spine. Blind-stamped decoration to covers. Original yellow end-papers. Bright tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. xxi 274 pages. Includes bibliographical references. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 8vo. London: Catholic Publishing & Bookselling Company Charles Dolman . SCARCE. <br/> <br/> Catholic Publishing & Bookselling Company [ Charles Dolman ] hardcover
1938SPANISHC002320Victor Gollancz London. 1938. First edition. Octavo. 96 pages. Wrappers.Fine. Victor Gollancz, London. unknown
180054439London:: Printed For J. Wright Piccadilly By John Dean 1800. 1800. First edition in English. 4to. Translated from the original Spanish by Maurice Keatinge. Leather and boards viii 514 1 pp. frontispiece map preface. One of the most important firsthand accounts of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Written by Bernardo Diaz del Castillo a foot soldier who served under Hernan Cortes during the expedition that led to the fall of the Aztec Empire. The book covers the expedition from Cuba to Mexico in 1519; first encounters with Indigenous peoples along the Gulf Coast; the alliance with the Tlaxcalans; the march to Tenochtitlan; meetings between Cortes and Moctezuma II; the uprising in Tenochtitlan and the retreat known as the La Noche Triste; the siege and fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521; etc. The book provides detailed descriptions of Indigenous cities markets and customs; military operations and logistics; relationships among Spanish commanders; daily life of common soldiers; the cultural shock experienced by Europeans encountering Mesoamerican civilization; etc. Encyclopedia Britannica: "Bernal Diaz del Castillo 1495 – 1584 was a Spanish soldier and author who took part in the conquest of the Aztec nation. Diaz's account is written in an unassuming colloquial style and has both historical and artistic value." A.S.W. Rosenstock 19 #193: "All the later histories of America have acknowledged their debt to Bernal Diaz and his work has been acclaimed one of the most valuable source books of the period." The author was an original member of Cortez’s expedition to conquer the Aztec nation. He was involved in the initial planning stages all the way to its culmination. One of the most important sources on the conquest of the Aztec Empire and Mexico. The original leather spine label is missing but a new leather label approximating the original has been placed inside this copy. Retains the original leather boards which exhibit perimeter wear. Internally there are repairs to the hinges with some toning of the text but remarkably free of foxing. In all a very good copy. Printed For J. Wright, Piccadilly, By John Dean, 1800. hardcover
330266Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 14th century . Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
330269Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 14th century . Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
330267Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 14th century . Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag 308 in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
330268Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 14th century . Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
028240130X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
193228746frederick warne ltd London 1932. HBDJ 1932 EARLY ISSUE NFINE/VG CODE 909.1160 Back DJ Flap & ON Copyright Pg CODE 860.960 Hardcover book with dust jacket measures 4-1/4 by 5-3/4 inches. 59 pages printed on paper of a heavier weight than usual. One of Potter's watercolor illustrations face each page of text. Cream colored book covers with paste down illustration very clean OF Rabbit. Dust jacket lightly soiled FOXED. Light edgewear. British price of 3/6 NET on DJ flap. We have protected the dust jacket with clear plastic. Overall in very good condition. 23 Titles in Peter Rabbit Books on DJ Back. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by BEATRIX POTTER. frederick warne ltd London hardcover
1991003233New York: Atheneum 1991 First printing of the first American edition. Inscribed to Danna and signed by Isabel Allende along with her trade mark drawing of a flower. Light shelf wear to edge of boards else book in fine condition; dust jacket with light wear to corners and spine ends and mild age-toning to cover margins and inside flaps else fine. Atheneum hardcover
1937369023London : Press Department of the Spanish Embassy 1937. First Edition. Softcover. Good copy in original stiff card wrappers with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 15 pages 128 pages plates ; 31 cm. Notes; Preface and captions in Spanish English and French. In Spanish English and French. Subjects; Spain History Civil War 1936-1939 ; Pictorial works. Spain Pictorial works History Civil War 1936-1939. Genres; History. Illustrated. Pictorial works. London : Press Department of the Spanish Embassy paperback
