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Farmington Hills, Michigan: Thomson Gale, 2007. Wide 8vo size pictorial hardcover; 104 pages with photographs and illustrations throughout Contents include: Growing Up in Argentina Ernesto Guevara Becomes the Revolutionary Che Che Helps Bring Revolution to Cuba Failure in Africa Failure and Death and Bolivia Ex-library with typical treatments, appears not to be circulated. Barcode on back cover… Read more about this item

Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1988. Fidel and Che Text is in Spanish First Edition 12mo size trade paperback; 250 pages From back cover: "Quiza ningun cubano, en las isla o en el exilio, conozca tan bien a Castro como Pardo Llada. En realidad, fue el protector y padrono de Fidel en sus primeros anos… Read more about this item

Houston, TX: Pinata Books, 1997. 8vo trade paperback; 208 pages From back cover: "The picturesque city of San Antonio, Texas, with its rich Mexican-American culture provides the ideal backdrop for the linked stories in this intriguing novel for young people. Luz, a young Latina, will represent her state in the upcoming national spelling bee. … Read more about this item

New York: Bloomsbury, 2014. 8vo size trade paperback; 333 pages. Translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne Covers are unique to proof: front cover states Advance Reading Copy. Back cover provides and overview of the book, Marketing & Publicity campaign, brief biography of the author and details on the finished book. From back cover: "Oscar… Read more about this item

New York: Tu Books, 2020. Small 8vo size trade paperback; 278 pages From back cover: "Twelve-year old Minerva Soledad Miranda is determined to reach her goals, despite shouldering more responsibility than the other kids at school - like caring for her two sisters who her mom works two jobs. But one night her mother doesn't come home.… Read more about this item

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1999. 8vo size trade paperback; 240 pages with some black and white illustrations From back of book: "A contemporary of Columbus noted 'those crazy Spaniards have more regard for a bit of honor than for a thousand lives.' This obsession flourished in the New World, where status, privilege, and rank… Read more about this item

Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1995. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size black clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 199 pages From jacket: "In this critical volume (the author) provides a comprehensive reading of the narrative works of Jose Donoso, Chile's most prominent novelist. A respected member of the the Latin American Boom, his international reputation… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Westview Press, 2001. Fifth Edition 8vo size trade paperback; 246 pages with some black and white photographs From back: "(This book) details the country's unique history, culture, economics, politcs, and foreign relations. Its historical coverage considers Nicaragua from pre-Columbian and colinal times as well as during the nationalist liberal era, the U.S. Marine occupation,the Somoza dictatorship, the… Read more about this item

Fomento Cultural Banamex, 1979. The Landscape of Mexico: In the World of the Mask Folio sized tan clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 131 pages profusely illustrated with color photographs. Brown endpapers. Text is in Spanish. Moderate wear to jacket; some light foxing in the margin of the last page and on outside pages. Thanks for shopping with… Read more about this item

Caracas, Venezuela: Ediciones GE, 2000. 574 pages. Text is in Spanish. From back: "En 1830, bajo la autoridad politica de Jose Antonio Paez, desaparecieron las Intendencias y nacio la Rupublica de Venezuela en su forma y con las caracteristicas que posee. Por esta razon no puede vacilarse en artribuir a Paez el caracter de creador… Read more about this item

College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2006. Stated First Edition 8vo size hardcover with photo illustrated dust jacket; 284 pages plus as section of black and white photographs. From jacket flap: "On September 20, 1988, Lauro Cavazos became the first Hispanic in the history of the United States to be appointed to the Cabinet when… Read more about this item

Middlesex, England: Paul Hamlyn, 1968. From jacket flap: "Modern Mexico inherits not one, but many civilizations which have evolved, flowered, declined and risen again in new guise ever richer and more brilliant." Ex-library with typical treatments, some blacked out; jacket covered with mylar. 146 heavy, glossy pages with color and black and white photographs. Small nick… Read more about this item

New York: Haworth Press, 1995. 385 pages Contents include: Testimony: Walking on Moonsands by Carmen Vazquez Salience of Loss and Marginality: Life Themes of "Immigrant Women of Color" in Canada by Nayyar S. Javed Personal Reflections of an Anglo Therapist in Indian Country by Eidell B. Wasserman A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Being Eurasian in the U.S. of… Read more about this item

Detroit: Blaine Ethridge-Books, 1973. A reprint of the 1939 original. 107 pages followed by a section of black and white plates on glossy stock. Copiously illustrated throughout. Contents include: Weavings, Embroidery, Drawnwork, Crocheting; Knitting, Beading, Regional Dress, Pottery, Handblown Glass, Gold and Silver, Iron, Steel, Copper, Tin, Leather Work, Feathers, Straw, Horsehair, Mask, Musical Instruments, much… Read more about this item

Aldine Publishing Company, 1970. The essays in this book originally appeared in Trans-action Magazine 8vo size green clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 189 pages From jacket: "This book represents lively and contemporary sociological analysis of the paradoxical position of partial minority groups in contemporary American society. By their submergence below the threshold of public consciousness of "minority problems"… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: University of Washington Press, 1963. 94 toned pages to this slim volume. Name crossed out on fep. Jacket has some wear and tear with light soil, two-inch closed tear to top, chipping around bottom edge and spot on back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and… Read more about this item

New York: Herder and Herder, 1972. A Dectective Novel Introduced by Jorge Luis Borges and translated by Donald Yates. 170 pages with wrinkle on pages 83/84. Dust jacket has edge- and rubbing wear and minor chipping to head and heel of spine. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and… Read more about this item

Venezuela: Ediciones Edime Hombres Heroicos, Apasionados Que Han Forjado Neuestra Historia. Edicion Especial en Homenje al Bicentenario del Nacimiento del Libertador. Con Prologo y Fechas Memorables por Don Oscar Rojas Jimenez, secretario general de la sociedad Bolivariana. In Spanish / en Espanol. Magazine-style stapled binding. 58 pages with color illustrations. Price sticker… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1936. Volume 2 only. 348 toned pages with bookseller's pencilled notation and price on fep. Light soil to jacket, quarter inch tear on front and small chip to jacket spine. This volume includes: Latin America; Mexico and Central America; Mexico; Guatemala: Honduras; Salvador, Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; The West Indies; Cuba; Puerto… Read more about this item

New York: A.L. Burt Undated, but we believe this was published in 1865. Maroon cloth with gilt titles. Disbound: cover is attached but separated inside front hinge. Black and white frontispiece on glossy stock with tissue cover and title page are separated at about the top two inches from spine side. 369 toned pages followed… Read more about this item