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196816309Alfred A. Knopf 1968. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Translated to English from the Portuguese and with an introduction by Barbara Shelby. Remainder mark on bottom edge binding not as tight as new separation gap and opens readily to pastedowns bumped/rounded corners otherwise embossed red cloth boards in fine condition as is the interior. DJ is frayed/nicked/creased on all edges with one inch chip at head of spine and a two inch chip at tail unfortunately compromising the cover artwork. There is surface wear on DJ faces and spine but at first glance looks smooth and vivid except for the badly damaged edges. <br/> <br/> Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
195724214New York: United Nations Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs 1957.- XIII183 p.: tablas y gráficos; 4º mayor 282 x 215 cm.; Impresión a dos columnas; Texto en inglés; Cartulina Ed.- RARO. La cubierta posterior algo sucia. Interior perfecto. ECONOMÃA IBEROAMERICANA Y DERECHO FISCAL MERCANTIL FINANCIERO Y DEL TRABAJO Book in english United Nations (Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs) paperback
1979007759New York: Abrams 1979. 264pp/illus. with many full page colour photographs by Kjell B.Sandved showing the wonders of the rain forest and the sunless dwarfed variant the cloud forest.animalls trees birds insects. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Abrams Hardcover
1991007953Austin Texas U.S.A.: Univ of Texas Pr 1991. 264 pp.; green cloth. Illustrated with B/W photos and tables throughout. A twenty-year study of the community of Quinua in the Department of Ayacucho Peru beginning in 1966. Scarce Lt wear to dj. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of Texas Pr Hardcover
1966w230332249Mexico 1966. 318pp. Large tan cloth hardback DJ has chips and tears wrinkles and waterstains gift inscription on front end page index bibliography indices b&w and color photos and illustrations of ancient artifacts text in Spanish El Lenguaaje De Las Formas En Teotihuacan . Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Mexico Hardcover
1941030177Mexico D F: Instituto Indigenista Interamericano 1941 1942 1941. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Four Complete Issues Near Fine Paper Aged But Not Browned. Text In Two Columns With English And Spanish Versions Side By Side. No Translation Into Any Indigenous Language Of Course. <br/> <br/> Instituto Indigenista Interamericano 1941 1942 paperback
1918031959New York: E. P. Dutton 1918. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Frontispiece Portrait. . Xii 332 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. First American Edition Printed In The Usa. Wear At Edges Small Frays At Corners Of Top Of Spine And At Lower Front Tip Hinges Intact Browning To Spine And To The Tissue Guard On The Frontispiece. Ownership Signature Of Susanna Bixby Bryant Of The Southern California Landowning Family; She Was Founder Of A Museum And Botanic Garden Named After Her. <br/> <br/> E. P. Dutton hardcover
1953029488Managua: Editorial "San Jose 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 35 Pp Including Index At End. Grey Wrappers Printed On Spine And Front Cover. Also Inscribed On Front Cover "A John E Englekirk Con La Estamacion De E Rodriguez Demorizi". John E. Englekirk 1905 -1983 Was President Of The American Association Of Teachers Of Spanish And Portuguese In 1949 And He Served As President Of The International Institute Of Ibero-American Literature In 1965-67. During His Career He Also Represented The United States In Many Official And Educational Capacities In Brazil Spain France Great Britain Mexico Peru And Other Countries. He Was The First Visiting Professor Of American Literature At The University Of Madrid In 1955-56. Many Of His Sabbaticals Were Spent Lecturing Teaching And Pursuing Research In Spain And Latin America. John's Publications Include Some Of The Best Known Books And Studies In The Latin American Field. His Earliest Works Immediately Earned Him An International Reputation A Reputation Which He Expanded With The Passing Of The Years. His Doctoral Dissertation Poe In Hispanic Literature Written Under The Direction Of Federico De Onís At Columbia University Has Become A Classic. <br/> <br/> Editorial "San Jose paperback
1912020341Boston: L. C. Page and Company 1912. First Edition First Printing . Red Cloth. Near Fine/No DJ. Photographs. 411 Pp. Red Cloth Gilt. First Impression Stated January 1912. Covers Near Fine Almost No Wear At All Gilt Brilliant Spine Gilt Brilliant But Cloth Somewhat Faded Hinges Tight 3/16" Tear To External Cloth At Lower Front Spine Edge Previous Owner's Name A Minister In Elko Nev. On Front Pastedown And Again On Verso Of First Free Endpaper No Other Marks. <br/> <br/> L. C. Page and Company hardcover
19942768103Paris.: R. Laffont. 1994. Paperback. Contiene sello . Good. 20 cm. CLXXXII-1244 p. Bibliogr. p. 1175-1178. Index. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Idioma Francés. Texte imprimé. éd. établie par André Chastagnol. Éd. bilingue latin-français. 86-Ligugé. Impr. Aubin. ill. couv. Bouquins Paris. 1994. Traducción de: Historia Augusta. Histoire auguste. 1920-1996. ChastagnolJacqueline . Contiene sello . ISBN: 2221057341 Empereurs. Rome R. Laffont. paperback
198112079Livraria Itatiaia Editora; Universidade de Sao Paulo 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Both volumes have slightly sunned spines. Volume 2 has one small crease to front lower right corner of cover and a two inch rub mark/abrasion on spine edge starting from the tail. Both volumes in overall excellent condition. Text in Portuguese. 403 pages 16 x 227 cm. <br/> <br/> Livraria Itatiaia Editora; Universidade de Sao Paulo paperback
198410864UCLA Latin American Center Publications University of California 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Statistical Abstract of Latin America SALA Supplement Series no.8. Binding not as tight as new opens readily to pastedowns with no apparent defects. Could still pass for new. 431 pages BW photos maps tables figures. 222 x 286 cm. Not a library discard remainder or used. I received this book as new when I worked for the publisher in 1989. Oversized 8.75 x 11.25. <br/> <br/> UCLA Latin American Center Publications, University of California hardcover
198312086Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Francisco Alves Editora S.A. 1983. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Mild surface wear to gatefold covers shelf wear to bottom edges of both volumes. Binding to volume II so tight appears unread. Volume I 575 pages covers 1724 to 1939 and volume II pages 576 to 1176 covers 1940 to 1981. Text in Portuguese 2nd edition published in 1983. <br/> <br/> Livraria Francisco Alves Editora S.A. paperback
194915325<p>4th edition/quarta edicion. Good softcover. Limited edition No 495 of 5150. Text in Spanish/Espanol. Wraps over unprinted thin card covers; front cover with Ziechmann watercolor and titles; small titles on spine; each text page is enclosed in triple ruled pale blue-gray frame; each painted illustration has a hand-lettered verse beneath it. Wraps covers are generally clean lightly scuffed; light foxing on front; tightly bound; half title has brief inscription with date Oct 23 1951 followed by 12 signatures. Appears to be a remembrance given to the owner Ellsworth Bunker who was US Ambassador to Argentina 1951-1952; bright clean interior. From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker U.S. Ambassador to Argentina Italy India South Vietnam Organization of American States and twice recipient of U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom. Paging does not include 22 color plates or indexes. Small Folio 149 pp.</p> Guillermo Kraft paperback
1973003009Yucatan 1973. Softcover. Very Good. Three part volume: a 47 page grammar of Yucatecan Maya an 18 page Stories My Mother Told Me Long Ago Stories and Songs in the Mayan Language Tzicbaltabi Ti in Mama Uch Cachi Tzicbaloob Yetel Kai Ich Maya Ttan and 18 pages of short stories with glossary. Overall toning a couple small tears to spine else intact and binding good. 6.5" x 9" bookseller #003009. <br/><br/> paperback
196633379London: Macmillan 1966 Book. Illus. by John Tenniel . Fine. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. Ludovici Carroll Fabella Lepida in qua aliud Aliciae somnium narrativit Aliciae Per Speculum Transitus Quaeque ini Inventit Latina reddita Clive Harourt Carruthers .Librum pictoris ornavit John Tenniel. Londini Novi Eboraci et Alibi Macmillan preloque S. Martini MCMXVI "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There'" translated into Latin by Clive Harcourt Carruthers Professor Emeritus of Classical Languages at McGill University. 135p illus. Crisptight copy.Decorative end papers. Dj. slightly chipped. Macmillan hardcover
1973w190727026Ediciones Lito Offset Fersa 1973. 129pp. Over sized black hardback DJ VG 1/1500 text in Spanish and English color and b&w photographs of ancient pottery and figurines inscription on back of title page . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Ediciones Lito Offset Fersa Hardcover
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
195231415New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy 1952. Hardcover. First Printing. 5.5 x 8.25in. xxiv. 287pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows loss from the head and foot of the spine slight shelf rubbing of the extremities otherwise remains bright colorful and distinct. As pictured. Pellegrini & Cudahy hardcover
19341817Mexico: Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público 1934. Paperback. Fair. Text in Spanish. Brown paperback governmental commission report in fair condition. Heavy chipping and short tears at the edges of the covers and a large section of paper loss at the top of the rear cover. Creasing to the rear cover and darkening to pages covers and titles. Pencilled notation to the top of the first page and a stray pencil mark to the bottom of the front cover. Some dampstaining to the front cover and into the first page but no mold and no further dampening. Binding is solid but pages are brittle. Multiple fold-outs all intact. A unique look at the economic history of the state of Quintana Roo and the federal efforts to engage it economically with the rest of Mexico. 461 pp. a difficult to find piece of Mexican governmental history. <br/><br/> Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público paperback
198632159Kansas City: The Lowell Press 1986. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. XLVII 1 226pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover and portrait in gilt on front cover. Free front endpaper inscribed and signed by Richard L. Sutton. Remarkable edition of Girolamo Mercuriale's "De morbis cutaneis" 1572 considered the first scientific tract on skin diseases. Binding and interior in overall very good condition. The Lowell Press hardcover
2000011327Durham NC: Duke University Press Books 2000. 408pp/illus. Contents: Past Dialogues About Race: An Introduction to the Present; Decency in 1920 Urban Cuzco: The Cradle of the Indigenistas; Liberal Indigenistas versus Tawantinsuyu: The Making of the Indian; Class Modernity & Mestizaje: New Incas & Old Indians; Insolent Mestizas & Respeto: The Redefinition of Mestizaje; Cuzqueñismo Respeto & Discrimination: The Mayordomías of Almudena; Respeto & Authenticity: Grassroots Intellectuals & De-Indianized Indigenous Culture; Indigenous Mestizos De-Indianization & Discrimination; Cultural Racism in Cuzco. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Duke University Press Books Hardcover
1925011063New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1925. 362pp/illus. Green cloth binding lettered in gilt t.e.g. pictorial endpapers. Previous owner's name stamped on ffep and hal-title. Book is otherwise clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
1933biblio313Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. With autograph dedication from the author. 708 pp. Cover and spine have wear on edges. Binding is quite original interior in immaculate condition. A. Baiocco & Cia paperback
1990ZB644116New York North American Congress on Latin America 1990. Volumes 15-23 1981-1990 an uninterrupted run of complete volumes partly bound minor library markings else text clean & bindings tight PRICE IS FOR THE LOT. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. New York, North American Congress on Latin America unknown
