Latin American History

Lincoln NE, privately published, 1962, hardcover, 111 pp, Limited First Edition, First Printing, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight cover wear. One of an unspecified number of bound limited printings, on onion-skin paper, of the author's graduate thesis, presented to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Department of History, concerning Woodrow Wilson, William Jennings Bryan and the American policies toward Mexico during Wilson's administration. Appended bibliography.

Philadelpha: J. B. Lippincott Company / Fred J Feldman, 1897. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. Photographs Throughout; Two Original Studio Photographs. 445 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt, All Edges Gilt. First Printing. With 8 1/4" X 5 1/4" Studio Photograph Of An Officer In Uniform, Inscribed "Truly Your Friend. Col. Quintas. Mex. Army. March 24Th, 1896", Photograph Mounted On Card Gilt Edges, Verso With Printed Information Of Antonio Codero, Fotografo, Callejonde La Olla Num. 6, Mexico. Also With A 6 1/8" X 3" Formal Portrait Photograph Of A Seated Lady, Signed In Pencil "Feldman 1902", Possibly By Frd J. Feldman Of The Stout-Feldman Studio, Active In El Paso As The Bushong Studio 1895- And Later As Feldman And Stout-Feldman. Book With All Gilt Bright, Covers Worn And Lightly Soiled, With Fraying At Corners And Broken Hinges At Endpapers. Quintas Photograph With Crease/Crack Across Lower Image, Lady's Photograph Fine.

1764?-1769, Oaxaca, Manuscript. 35 gatherings with approximately fourteen folded folio leaves (12 1/4"" x 10") in each gathering which are now stored in an archival protective sleeve. All hand written generally on recto and verso, but in many different hands with seals stamped or embossed to documents. Now housed in a custom designed folio enclosure (15" x 12 1/2") along with the original velum.This work details the agricultural, household and commercial operations, as well as the daily life, at the Hacienda. The manuscript includes business records, legal documents and a variety of other historical material. Originally housed in a vellum binding which has become loose, but enclosed within the custom enclosure for the document. This gives a glimpse of Oaxaca life at the end of New Spain's colonial reign in Mexico.Condition:Worming throughout, sometimes heavily. The terminal pages have heavy chipping and wear at extremities affecting text, some pages damp-stained. Original vellum wormed at the spine… Read More

This is a very nice copy of the First Edition of a scarce detailed history of Paraguay. On the front endsheet is a handwritten inscription by the author to a friend, signed and dated by the author.

9 folio leaves with a small flap leaf to the front. Folio (12 1/2" x 8 1/2") threaded at the right side with hand written /text to recto and verso. This document is an inquiry ordered to be made by the Bishop of Guadalajara.
An Englishman named Juan Ignacio, who had lived in Laguna de Términos (Isla del Carmen) with other Englishmen and under no law extracted palo de tinta" to send to England - he was a pirate; but later change sides - it is noted that he had joined the fleet de Barlovento for a period of 7 years (was a military formation that consisted of 50 ships created by the Spanish Empire to protect its overseas American territories from attacks from its European enemies, as well as attacks from pirates and privateers).
When traveling from Zacatecas to the mines he got into a field of Nopales to eat some tunas. As he was doing this, a young girl appeared in front of him, very beautiful, dressed in green with a white cloth on her head. She asked him where he was going. He was surprised, as he… Read More

3 volumes. xxiv+448 pages; xx+472 pages; xix+[errata]+456 pages. Octavos (8 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound half leather with five raised spine bands with black labels lettering in gilt in compartments over marbled boards. (Sabin 62893. Larned 4132) First editions.
George Pinckard was an English physician, known as an author, an abolitionist, and in the field of insurance. On 30 September 1794 Pinckard was admitted a licentiate of the College of Physicians of London. In October 1795 he was appointed a physician to the forces, and accompanied Sir Ralph Abercromby's expedition to the West Indies. He was on the Santo Domingo staff, and had numerous delays before starting, during which he made the acquaintance of James Lind, then in charge of Haslar Hospital. He reached Barbados in February 1796. In his Notes on the West Indies (3 vols. 1806; 2nd ed. 2 vols. 1816), Pinckard described his experiences in the West Indies and Guiana, particularly of slavery. Passages from this work were reprinted by abolitionists in… Read More

Cologne & se Trouve a Paris, Chez Nyon, 1772.8vo. xliv, 435 pp. Grabado de Palafox en frontispicio. Holandesa con lomo en piel y tejuelo rojo. Dos partes en un volumen. Textos en francés. Reparación menor en página 221 (mal numerada), pp 353 con extra margen y nota manuscrita antigua al margen. Es la historia de célebre obispo de Puebla, y sus famosas querellas con los jesuitas. Esta obra comenzó a publicarse en 1688. Solo se imprimieron 7 pliegos y la publicación fue interrumpida pues el padre Champion se pronunciaba en favor del obispo y en contra de sus hermanos en religión. En 1767 al abate Toussaint , en posesión del manuscrito original de Champion , escribió este libro modificando el estilo del antiguo manuscrito e insertando algunos documentos. Obra útil para conocer las querellas que dieron tanta celebridad a Palafox y que han impedido su canonización. Se publicaron 13 ediciones entre 1767 y 1772.

[Havana, Cuba: Cuban Tourist Commission, ca. 1940]. 8vo. [12 pp (unpaginated).], folds out leporello accordion-style format, printed in red, blue & black, photo illustrations & map on recto, large map of Cuba’s Central Highway on verso (slight shelfwear), NF. First edition of this scarce travel brochure touting the advantages of U.S. tourists to bring their own cars and travel over the Carretera Central which ran the entire length of the Island from Pinar del Rio to Santiago de Cuba, over 700 miles. The highway construction launched in may, 1927, and when finished proved very popular as a means to see the island. Tourists could bring their own cars from Tampa, Miami, or Key West on a ferryboat, and travel through Cuba. No copies in Worldcat.

3 folio sheets folded, first one on Papel Sellado. Folio (12 1/4" x 8 1/2") sheets. Manuscript dated June 1794 by Don Juan Vicente Guemes Conde de Revillagigedo, Viceroy of New Spain.Document sent to Teniente Coronel Don Francisco Menocal, commander of the 14th division located in Patzcuaro. In order to defend the Royal Dominions in New Spain, militias will be formed, except in the coasts and borders as there are already militias in these areas. Without delay, 16 divisions need to be formed each one with their companies as regulated by the Instruction. This together with nearby areas need to form a division of 610 men, of which 160 must come from Patzcuaro. The recruits must be not younger than 16 years nor older than 40 years old, height of at least 5 feet without shoes and without any visible imperfection that would inhabilitate them for service.The men in the area will be divided in 3 classes, and a lottery will be made. First class single men with no children, second class married without children… Read More

Mexico [Mexico City]: Cuadernos del Unicornio, 1958. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very good. The first book by Pacheco, an important Mexican poet. This, however, is a short story, published in a thin chapbook in tan wrappers illustrated with a drawing of a unicorn head printed in red-orange ink. One of 400 copies. Series edited by Juan José Arreola. First edition (first printing). A very good copy (a bit of loss at the top of the spine).

Cuba colonial,ensayo historico social de la integracion de la sociedad cubana.por el dr gerardo brown castillo,con prologo del dr herminio portell vila,la habana jesus montero editor,1952,nueva encuadernacion,mantiene sus caratulas originales,buen estado,primera edicion.

Mexico: Vuelta. Near Fine in Fine dustjacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes complete as issued. VOL. 1 - Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, very small stain to front cover/bottom corner does not bleed through to text else bright boards & sound binding. VOL. 2 - Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted else bright boards & sound binding. Dust jackets are in FINE condition - bright, intact & whole. FOLCAS 4/23; Folio 12"-15" tall .

Leguizamo, John. Mambo Mouth: A Savage Comedy. 1991 ILLUSTRATED. Sorry, we can't decipher the artist name. 1 sheet of paper Double-sided. Original show letterhead stationary. Has been folded. A signed, inscribed letter to friends telling them about his June 4th reopening of the show with music by Jelly Bean Bennitez. UNIQUE EPHEMERA. About the show: In 1991, Leguizamo also wrote and performed in the Off-Broadway production Mambo Mouth, where he played seven different characters. Mambo Mouth won an Obie Award and an Outer Critics Award. He was listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1991" in "John Willis' Screen Worlds Vol. 43". YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

Historia de cuba en sus relaciones con los estados unidos y espana por herminio portell vila en 4 vols primera edicion habana cuba 1938.el vol 1 abarca desde 1512 hasta 1853,el vol 2 abarca desde 1853 hasta 1878,el vol 3 abarca desde 1878 hasta 1899.y el tomo 4 comprende la intervencion americana y la republica,encuadernacion en media piel.en muy buenas condiciones.libro muy raro,coleccionable.su autor.
Herminio Portell Vilá [cardenas 1901-miami,estados unidos 1992] trabajócomo Profesor titular de Historia de América y Moderna yinstructor de Historia de Cuba en la Universidad de La Habana;profesor de Historia de la Diplomacia Norteamericana e Historiade la Civilización del Nuevo Mundo en el Black MountainCollege, North Carolina, Estados Unidos. Fue DelegadoPlenipotenciario de Cuba a la VII Conferencia Internacional deEstados Americanos (Montevideo). Miembro de la Comisiónponente de la "Convención de Derechos y Deberes de losEstados" de 1933. Obtuvo cuatro becas de la fundación"Jhon Simon… Read More

Primera edicion de ''la Guerra de guerrillas'',por Ernesto Guevara,che.habana,impreso en los talleres tipograficos del INRA.1960,caratulas originales,buen estado.Guerra de guerrillas es un libro escrito por el revolucionario y guerrillero marxista-leninista argentino-cubano Che Guevara, el cual fue publicado originalmente en Cuba en 1960 (poco tiempo después del triunfo de la Revolución en ese país). Guevara intentó que el libro fuese un manual que conjugase su teoría del foquismo con su entonces muy reciente experiencia guerrillera dentro del Movimiento 26 de julio, el cual básicamente había operado en la Sierra Maestra. Su idea era que otros grupos armados insurgentes marxistas lo leyesen y extrajesen enseñanzas aplicables al territorio en el que operasen, ya fuese en América Latina, África o Asia. No obstante, el libro sería traducido al inglés y portugués por la CIA y sería utilizado por las fuerzas contrainsurgencia que estudiaban y se entrenaban en la Escuela de las Américas[cita… Read More