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1991010666Tempe AZ: Bilingual Press 1991. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spanish and English text. 164pp. Originally written in middle 1600's. Bilingual text with facsimile of original manuscript. Bound in white paper wraps with green floral border and black title. Bilingual Press unknown books
1984216622Paris: Le Nouveau Commerce 1984. 12 panel folded broadside 6x8.25 inches folded text in French fine limited edition of 600 copies brown text on tan stock raffeta tie mylar dj. Le Nouveau Commerce unknown books
19511316552Cambridge MA; London UK: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd 1951. Reprinted. Hardcover. 16mo; G-/no-DJ; red spines with gilt text and gilt scrolls to spine; 2 volumes: vol. 1 Books V-VII pp 367; vol. 2 Books VIII-X Fragments pp 306; cloths have slight soiling to exteriors; minor chips to spine edges; moderately rubbed edges; sturdy boards; text blocks show slight age toning to exterior edges; some ink and pencil margin markings and underlining in both volumes; slight cracking to gutters; tape reside to pastedowns in vol. 1;. 1316552. FP New Rockville Stock. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd hardcover books
1987242794Amsterdam: Stichting Homomonument 1987. Paperback. 61p. 8.25x11.75 inches text in Dutch illustrated with b&w photos and drawings with pink overlay and spot colors very good tall slim trade paperback in stiff wraps original program for the dedication of the monument is laid in. On the memorial honoring gays killed by the Nazis. Stichting Homomonument paperback books
1987127261Amsterdam: Stichting Homomonument 1987. Paperback. 61p. 8.25x11.75 inches text in Dutch illustrated with b&w photos and drawings with pink overlay and spot colors very good tall slim trade paperback in stiff wraps with a decorative dj. On the memorial honoring gays killed by the Nazis. Stichting Homomonument paperback books
198644769New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1986. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 24.25cm; beige paper and brown cloth-covered boards with titling and author's initials stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xiv3804pp; illus. Some trivial wear to board edges else Fine in a lightly shelfworn Near Fine dustjacket. Memoirs of a Cuban political prisoner held in Isla de Pinos prison for 22 years detailing the day-to-day conditions he and his fellow inmates lived in tortures they suffered through and his release. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1950235165Belgium: Abbaye de Saint-Andre-lez-Bruges 1950. loose leaves. Looseleaf plates eleven half- and full-page color plates tipped onto semi-alkaline 11.7x9 inch grey sheets: short one plate these numbered lift onlays to see we can offer nos.2-12 only plus a printed 12x9.5 inch pamphlet the "commentaires" plus a third item a loose translation into English printed from typescript reproduced clearly on non-archival standard leaves and corner-stapled. Plates are unmolested by handling or age while backing sheets are a bit toned. The Commentaires 5p. are professionally printed and are mildly toned and edgeworn. The translation 4p. paginated by hand is good. All three components are partially enclosed in a defective cardstock folder. A fairly good set but lacking the very first reproduction therefore "as is" Englished text over Pat Choate's name begins: "This is not an exact translation. The ideas and sentiments expressed by Van den Bossche.were extracted from the colonialist context in which they were embedded and were then translated in the free style; portions were altered and some omitted. Abbaye de Saint-Andre-lez-Bruges unknown books
196020505London: Hamish Hamilton 1960. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo; red paper-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 152pp. Bookplate of British theatre and film producer Oscar Lewenstein on front endpaper; touch of dustiness to top edge of text else Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped priced 15s.net spine-sunned with some overall shelfwear and dustiness and a few small nicks and tears; Very Good. First English-language edition of Sartre's play and the first using this title. The book was released the following year by Knopf under the title The Condemned of Altona basis for the 1962 Vittorio De Sica film starring Sophia Loren and Maximilian Schell. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
197963544Guatemala City: Editorial Jose de Pineda Ibarra 1979. Paperback. 195p. wraps text in Spanish. Seminario de integracion social Guatemalteca. Publicacion No. 39. Editorial Jose de Pineda Ibarra paperback books
1945WRCLIT85117London: Phoenix Press 1945. First Series" i.e. whole number one of two published. Printed wrappers. Lightly used very good. Edited by Neville Braybrooke and Elizabeth King and intended as a semiannual produced in tandem with WIND AND THE RAIN. A second series appeared in 1947. Contributors as translators include Watkins Pinto Blunden Strachan Manning Heath-Stubbs et al. SULLIVAN MODERN p.571. Phoenix Press unknown books
197234079Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press 1972. First US Edition. First Printing wrappered issue. Octavo; illustrated wrappers; xxvi842pp. Light wear to extremities with faint crease to lower corners of a few terminal leaves; Very Good. The Swedish Nobel Prize-winner's second book to be translated into English. University of Pittsburgh Press unknown books
198046266Garden City: Doubleday 1980. First American Edition. Quarto 28.5.cm; yellow/pictorial paper-covered boards in yellow/pictorial dust jacket with identical image and titling 32pp. Text block is clear and sound with only very light handling wear Fine. Boards slightly worn on edge corners including those on the spine hinge; soiling on rear board inner margin. Dust jacket has overall yellowing surface wear and minor soiling. Closed tears present on jacket extremities with chipping and material loss along the front panel's upper margin and spine. Sticker on front inner flap. Else Very Good. A charming story of the unlikely friendship between a pig a bird and a fish depicted through Waechter's color illustrations. English language version of the German "Wir können noch viel zusammen machen" 1973. Doubleday unknown books
19671341655London: Luzac and Company Ltd 1967. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo; G; black spine with gilt text; reprinted; no jacket; cloth has moderate soiling to exterior; lightly sunned spine; slightly splayed boards; text block exterior edges show light foxing; previous owner's name to front pastedown; minor ink inside; other slight wear to text pages; tight binding; pp 441. 1341655. FP New Rockville Stock. Luzac and Company Ltd hardcover books
19921317057Jerusalem; New York: Gefen Publishing House Ltd; Gefen Books 1992. Hardcover. Small Quarto; pp 91; VG-/no-DJ; light beige spine with blue gilt and red text; cloth has slight wear to exterior; minor rubbing to edges; sunned spine; slightly splayed boards; text block show slight shelf wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; profusely illustrated; Hebrew and English texts;. 1317057. FP New Rockville Stock. Gefen Publishing House Ltd; Gefen Books hardcover books
198829883New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1988. First Trade Edition. First Printing. Octavo 24cm; burgundy cloth with titling and decorations stamped in copper on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 10 272 6pp. Hint of dustiness to boards else very Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped with a bit of mild shelfwear. The Chilean author's fourth book which weaves through the geopolitical turmoil of Latin America during the 1950's-80's through the eyes of the protagonist. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
196732444New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1967. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; brick red cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine and in blind to front cover; red topstain; dustjacket; xxviii594xliii3pp; illus. Slight lean base of spine gently nudged else Near Fine and clean throughout. Dustjacket priced $10.00 clipped at lower right corner of front flap; mild wear and dustiness to extremities; Near Fine. A panoramic history starting just before the Conquest examining the Aztec Maya and Inca civilizations their intellectual artistic and cultural achievements. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
19899011101New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates 1989. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. The book has minor shelf wear to the bottom edge. <br/><br/> Hugh Lauter Levin Associates hardcover books
19889006716San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1988. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. Bound in quarter cloth and paper covered boards with the spine stamped in gilt. <br/><br/> Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
195944784New York: Hill and Wang 1959. First American Edition. Octavo 21cm; light gray cloth with titles stamped in red on spine; dustjacket; 89-96pp. Hint of foxing to upper board edges else Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped priced $2.50 with mild wear to extremities. Novella of the Cuban Revolution by Arenal 1926-2012 who was exiled to the United States during the Batista regime and invited back to Cuba by Castro himself. "Based on an actual incident The Sun Beats Down tells how a group of young revolutionists kidnaps a famous Mexican prize fighters from the lobby of Havana's busiest hotel" from rear panel. Hill and Wang unknown books
197233688Berkeley: Quinto Sol 1972. Paperback. 75p. poetry bi-lingual text in Spanish and English very good first edition trade paperback in brick printed wraps. First book by the Chicano linguist. Quinto Sol paperback books
199414675Rome: Cinecitta' International. Near Fine. 1994. Second Edition. Softcover. French wrappers nice clean copy with just faint surface wear to covers. B&W and color photographs Tribute book prepared in conjunction with the restoration and promotion of Fellini's entire ouevre a project in which the director was participating at the time of his death in October 1993. This "Second Edition" was issued the following year. Essentially an elaborately-illustrated filmography supplemented with comments about him by other filmmakers a brief chronology of his Fellini's life and career and an interview conducted in April 1993. . Cinecitta' International paperback books
1973264885New York: Simon and Schuster 1973. Hardcover. xx 780p. introduction biographies bibliographies indexes very good first edition first printing stated in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Dozens of poets with hundreds of examples and an extensive essay. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
197829886New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1978. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.5cm; black cloth with titling and author's initials stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 10 292pp. Author's initials on front cover nearly rubbed off with a small bruise to upper edge of textblock; Very Good in shelfworn Very Good dustjacket unclipped with a few small tears. Third World spy thriller by the Mexican author. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
198529885New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1985. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; beige linen and orange cloth-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 199pp. Fine in a Fine unclipped dustjacket. Novel set in Mexico in 1914 telling the story of Ambrose Bierce and his last mysterious days south of the border among Pancho Villa's soldiers. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
197926589New York: Harper and Row 1979. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 183pp 3. Lower right corner of front board gently tapped though still sharp with a hint of sunning to upper board edges; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $8.95 with light edgewear and a corresponding wrinkling to lower right corner of front panel; Near Fine. The Nobel Prize-winning author's sixth book published in English originally published in Spain in 1968 under the title La Mala Hora. Harper and Row unknown books
