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0484257129.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
8439920407.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
116959848X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0259280178.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0526500484.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
a68199La Habana 1946. Publicaciones del Archivo Nacional de Cuba. In Spanish. 4to. 270pp. some portraits original printed wraps. Some institutions stamps. VG a bit browned. Volume 5. . paperback
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198488455Havana: Casa de las Americas 1984. First Edition. Slim quarto 23.75cm; original printed card wrappers with French flaps stapled; 16pp; text is entirely in Spanish. Inscribed by Morejon on the title page to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Márquez and his family: "A Robert Márquez Maddie Maceo y Gaby / Con un hondo cariño familiar y suspiro de agradecimiento y un suspiro de agradecimiento / Nancy / La Habana / Sept/84." Trivial external wear and a hint of sunning to spine-fold; touch of oxidation to staples; contents fresh; Near Fine. Short collection of verse by the noted Afro-Cuban poet critic and essayist gathrering nine poems. A nice inscription connecting two prominent Caribbean literary figures. 88455. Casa de las Americas unknown
189800009833Chicago: Belford Middlebrook & Co 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Unpaginated. White cloth with decorations in purple and green on the front board. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs and maps. With introduction and descriptive text. Photographs showcase the beautiful sights of Cuba along with military points of interest and several U.S. Navy ships. A Very Good book with a touch of rubbing to the corners and a bit of soiling to the cloth. Belford, Middlebrook & Co hardcover
CON-FOL-Cuba dos-06-29-20Very Good. Light aged tanning to edges of pages as well as minor cover and edge wear. Inside clean text pages good with no markings or writing. Nice copy. Satisfaction guaranteed. unknown
1391102479.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1391163087.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
193261114Havana Cuba: Cuban Tourist Commission Printed by “Ucar Garcia & Co.†ca. 1932. 4to. 36 pp unpaginated. Printed & illustrated throughout in green black & white photo illustrations throughout graphic text illustrations in green & white. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers wraparound cover art by Conrado W. Massaguer minor bumping head of spine shelfwear still VG copy. First edition of this informative travel brochure touting the joys of visiting Cuba touting the historic cathedral square the lush countryside the offerings of sugar coffee and tobacco as well as the beaches hunting sport fishing night life and The Rumba. Massaguer 1889-1965 was an influential Cuban artist whose modernist look dominated magazines catalogues and ads across Latin America and also was a founding member of the Grupo Minorista. Cuban Tourist Commission, Printed by “Ucar Garcia & Co.,†paperback
198385035Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1983. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo 23.5cm; pictorial cloth-covered boards; x34-251252-254pp. This copy is from the library of to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez with his ink markings and notations throughout the text and inscribed to him by the author on the title page: "To Robert / as a token of my highest esteem and my admiration for your work / Keith." Base of spine gently nudged light wear to extremities with a few dog-eared pages; Very Good and sound without dustjacket as issued. <br /> <br /> Scholarly work on the writings of Nicolás Guillén 1902-1989 with a particularly generous inscription to Marquez who has written extensively on Guillén and has translated several of the poet's works faithfully from Spanish into English. A nice association linking two Guillén scholars. Uncommon inscribed. University of Toronto Press unknown
19615832Guanabara 1961. About very good. 111pp. Small folio. Original pictorial self-wrappers stapled. Contemporary and slightly later ink stamps to front wrap. Light edge wear. Some tanning and dust soiling. First issue of this evidently unrecorded periodical published by the "Comissão Brasileira de Solidariedade ao Pavo Cubano" in May 1961. The publication contains numerous positive stories on the progress of the Cuban Revolution and support of the cause from the Brazilian people. Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings including the beginning of a serial comic on the history of the revolution at the rear. The front wrap depicts Fidel Castro with his foot on the chest of a supine eagle and a rifle raised triumphantly over his head. Interesting support for the Communist cause in Cuba from South America. Not in OCLC. unknown
0265236746.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
133012961X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1110288115.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1017316325.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
193162232Havana Cuba: Walton & Spencer Co. P. Fernandez & Co. Printers Pl. y Margall 17 1931. 4to. 32 pp unpaginated. Printed & illustrated throughout in green black & white photo illustrations throughout decorative green borders 1 double page folding map at center. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art front & back by Edward Sandback of Cuban beach old Havana and fruits of Cuba on verso of front cover Art Deco frontisp. in colour by Herminio Portell Vila 1901-1992 Cuban cartoonist & illustrator on verso of back cover center crease fold as issued slight shelfwear NF copy. First edition of this beautifully printed brochure exclaiming over the fun and leisure activities of visiting Cuba featuring photos of historic Havana golf courses polo gambling automobile trips the influences of Africa and Spain and of particular interest the many different residence hotels and leisure places for rent for tourists. Sandback was a Florida artist well-remembered for his travel brochure illustrations such as “Florida: Empire of the Sun†as well as paintings. Walton & Spencer Co., P. Fernandez & Co., Printers, Pl. y Margall 17, paperback
1950198125Auckland New Zealand: Atlas Press 1950. Hardcover. AS IS Ex-Library with all accompanying accoutrements; Boards are terribly worn; spine strip lettering and material is almost entirely worn away; interior has toning and occasionally foxed/smudged. Brown boards with black lettering and illustration; 37 leaves; letter from the copyright office of New Zealand tipped in on ffep; richly illustrated. "This book of 25 concise formuals is the result of ten years' painstaking research and the illustration are proofs from hand engraved Aluminium by him" -- leaf #3. Atlas Press hardcover
1900202981900. Photographers unknown. Cuban rural photographs early 20th century. This group documents agricultural labor family life and rural landscapes in Cuba prior to the Cuban Revolution recording work practices and domestic environments tied to farming economies that shaped the island's social structure. The images show ox-driven cultivation tobacco production and multi-generational presence within agricultural settings providing visual evidence of how rural Cuban communities organized labor and daily life before the political and economic transformations of the mid-twentieth century. Inclusion of a Havana harbor view further situates these rural scenes within a broader geographic context connecting countryside production with national infrastructure.<br /> <br /> Four original black-and-white silver gelatin photographs mounted on black mats with manuscript captions measuring approximately 4.75 x 6.75 inches to 7.5 x 10 inches. Images include oxen tilling soil in tropical farmland with workers riding wooden-wheeled wagons while family members stand near a thatched dwelling surrounded by palm trees. One photograph shows six children standing atop an ox cart drawn by two animals with hemp fields extending into the background and adult workers and dogs in the foreground. Another image depicts a laborer standing before a large tobacco crop covered with protective cloth with palm trees and huts visible behind. A landscape view of Castillo del Morro overlooks the entrance to Havana Harbor connecting agricultural life with a major coastal landmark.<br /> <br /> These photographs align with the structure of rural Cuban economies in the early twentieth century when agriculture particularly tobacco and related crops relied on manual labor and animal power within plantation and smallholder systems. Visual documentation of fieldwork transport methods and domestic settings provides primary evidence for the study of labor organization family roles and environmental conditions in pre-revolutionary Cuba. The combination of agricultural scenes and a Havana harbor landmark situates local labor within wider economic and geographic networks. Minor surface wear; mounts and photographs remain intact with clear imagery and legible captions. Overall very good condition. unknown
19316190Havana 1931. Very good. 150pp. Stiff black cloth covers printed paper label on front board. Front cover vertically creased light wear to boards; remnants of glassine stuck to covers. Contemporary inscription on front flyleaf. Internally clean. In a custom clamshell box. First edition of the first Cuban cook book published in English. Blanche Zacharie de Baralt 1865-1950 was born in New York; she married Luis Alejandro Baralt y Peoli in 1886 and the couple moved to his native Cuba in 1900. She earned a PhD in philosophy from the University of Havana in 1902 and went on to translate the poetry of Tagore and to write a book on Jose Marti. She also published this volume which was clearly geared toward the tourist market with the introduction emphasizing the idea of taking home the tastes of one's holiday abroad. Each chapter heading has an illustration and these were drawn by Federico Edelmann and Conrad W. Massaguer the one above the section for beans appears to show a cowboy riding along in a cloud of gas. Notably this work contains several important Cuban cocktails including the first appearance of the mojito referred to here as a Rum Cocktail or Cuban Mojo. Rare in the true first edition. unknown