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1992140509Havana: Editoria PolÃtica 1992. vi 408 p. moderately worn wraps pages lightly toned else good condition. Text in Spanish. Editoria PolÃtica unknown 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
196448796Havana: Republic of Cuba Foreign Ministry Information Department 1964. First Edition. Octavo 23cm.; publisher's green staplebound wrappers; 71pp. & seven leaves of photographs. Wrappers a bit toned and slightly soiled short closed tear to rear wrapper fore-edge pp. 15 & 16 misbound after p. 71; still Very Good and sound overall. Republic of Cuba Foreign Ministry Information Department unknown books
191386818Havana: Rambla 1913. hardcover. very good. illus. 134pp. 4to modern cloth orig. front wr. bound in. Habana: Rambla Rouza 1913. Very Good .<br/><br/> Rambla unknown books
197046252n.p. 1970. 1st Printing. White card stock wrappers with green and pink lettering. White paper leaves with black type. All held together by a white cord tie. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy some creasing to spine horizontal crease from being folded tie a bit frayed corners a bit rubbed and bumped light soiling to wrappers internally clean and bright. Printed bifolium housed in larger wrappers. Small vignette and decorative boarder on first page. 14" x 10" <br/><br/>The Hotel Nacional De Cuba still stands today. This menu advertises dancing from 7 p. m. to closing with music by the Castro Brothers' Orchestra. unknown books
18611229Puerto-Principe: Imprenta del Fanal 1861. Good. 17pp. Leaves loose. Light wear one ink correction to text. A rare Cuban work printed outside of Havana outlining the necessity of a railroad between Puerto-Principe modern Camaguey and Santa Cruz. The many benefits of the plan are detailed herein with numerous charts. Miguel Rodriguez Ferrer 1815-1889 was a Spanish author and administrator but is best known for his work on the nature and culture of Cuba particularly his "Naturaleza y Civilizacion de la Grandiosa Isla de Cuba." He served in a number of civil administrator positions including mayor of San Antonio de los Baños and advisor to Puerto Principe. We locate a single copy at the National Library of Spain. Imprenta del Fanal unknown books
163153 handwritten documents in ink regarding the sale of slave girls in Cuba. The documents are written in Spanish and include details such as purchase price age and names of the girls being sold. Documents are large: 12 ½ x 8 ¾ in. Some shadows from storage with other documents paper acidification from ink. Some losses from ink acidification and wormholes. Marks from previous binding along left edge. Sale documents are numbered at bottom of pages with signatures and all have stamp from Cuban government. Good condition. One of the documents includes the year 1875 dating some of these papers to the dwindling years of the slavery in Cuba which was officially outlawed in 1886. unknown books
37208Each document a single manuscript page 8-1/2" x 12-1/2." Each with official stamp one also has a decorative illustrated green stamp at the head. Light wear and toning Good.<br/><br/> Each document names the slaveholder and the enslaved person granted "libertad" and the cost in escudos or pesetas of that liberty. The slaves liberated here are Saturnia "morenita criolla" age 14; Gabriela "esclava mulata" age 15; and Dolores "parda criolla" age 16. unknown books
184537320Havana 1845. Each document 8-1/2" x 12-1/2" entirely in ink manuscript with decorative official printed ornamentation at head of each and signature "O'Donnell" in the left margins. Some toning and a few holes not affecting text. Good. <br/><br/> Leopoldo O'Donnell y Jorris 1st Duke of Tetuán 1809-1867 was a Spaniard of Irish ancestry from Tenerife. He went to Cuba as Captain General in 1843 and later served three separate stints as prime minister of Spain. He approved each of these requests for travel. The named Cuban Slaves are of "Lucumi" ancestry originally from the Yoruba tribes of Benin and Nigeria. The documents all dated in October 1845 refer to the slaves Joaquin Garcia de Angarica and Florentino Armenteroy Regidor.<br/> These requests were made to transfer the slave from one hacienda to another for work purposes the terms of work engagement frequently stated here. unknown books
19877880Wilkes-Barre Penna: Sordoni Art Gallery 1987. Softbound. VG slight writing on title-page at top. Rust wraps French flaps 108 pp. 18 color 44 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with 1987-1988 exhibitions held in Wilkes-Barre PA: Sordoni Art Gallery Wilkes College May 3 to June 14 1987 three other locations. The exhibition features selected works of American realist painter George Luks 1867-1933. With three essays by Stanley L. Cuba Judith O'Toole and Nina Kasanof with 185 notes and an exhibition checklist of 32 oils and 30 works on paper. A very nice catalogue that takes a look beyond the clown pictures and illustrates some of his landscapes and portraiture. Very well illustrated. Sordoni Art Gallery paperback books
199463548Habana 1994. Paperback. Good. Original wrappers. 28cm. Moderate general wear. Spanish text. <br/><br/> paperback books
195993985Havana: Office of the Prime Minister of Cuba 1959. 32p. one photographic reproduction soupkitchen: "This is why Cuba needs the land reform" 8.5 x 5.5 inches wraps of substantial white paperstock decorated with the Cuban coat-of-arms rendered in 3 colors staplebound. wraps mildly soiled minor handling wear. Dated from internal declaration on p.31 over Urrutia Lleo's name; "Enacted in la Plata Sierra Maestra on May 17 1959 'Year of the Liberation.'" Also suggestive that 1959 date is correct is professional presswork and cover color work sophisticated by standards that in a year or two will be much lower as money and professionals run out. Office of the Prime Minister of Cuba unknown books
1997155987Havana: Editora PolÃtica 1997. vi 65p. 4.75x8 inches text in Spanish wraps lightly worn and soiled else very good slim trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Editora PolÃtica unknown books
