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Fernandez J / R. Fente
CURSO INTENSIVO DE ESPANOL: EJERCIOS PRACTICOS.
Madrid: Edi-6 S. A. Fair with no dust jacket; A few pgs are bent as well as the bottom right . front cover. The edges are worn and the spine is chipped. There is . writting through out the text. 51-3 . 1982. Softcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 281 pages . Edi-6, S. A. paperback
Bookseller reference : 31418 ISBN : 8485786432 9788485786435
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Fernandez De Los Rios A.
Estudios En La Emigracion. El Futuro Madrid Paseos Mentales Por La Capital De Espana Tal Cual Es Y Tal Cual Debe Dejaria Transformada La Revolucion. Segunda Edicion
Madrid: Biblioteca Universdal Economica 1868. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 366 Pp. Original Quarter Morocco Gilt Lettering Over Marbled Paper Covered Boards Violet Endpapers. Worn Mostly At Edges Binding Intact Hinges Solid.Two Ownership Signatures Of A Guggenheim Fellow. <br/> <br/> Biblioteca Universdal Economica hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030678
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Fernandez Fernando
Ora la pluma
Mexico: Ediciones el Tucan de Virginia 1999. 84 pp. Poetry. Top edge of title page roughly opened with resulting small tear otherwise Fine with most page unopened. 12mo Size: 12mo. First Edition. Self-Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket Paperback. Ediciones el Tucan de Virginia Paperback
Bookseller reference : 03646 ISBN : 9686756612 9789686756616
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Fernandez Adela Translated from the Spanish by Ann Marie Evans
Pre-hispanic Gods of Mexico
Panorama Editorial S.A. 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Panorama Editorial, S.A. paperback
Bookseller reference : G9683803202I4N10 ISBN : 9683803202 9789683803207
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FERNANDEZ Salvador Aldana
Pintores Valencianos de Flores (1766-1866). NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, text in Spanish, with 61 plates and folding chart; original printed wrappes, yapped edges, wrappers very lightly dust-soiled else a near fine copy.
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FERNANDEZ Y GONZALEZ, Manuel (y) MERY, Joseph.
Historia de un hombre contada por su esqueleto. (Seguido de:) Héva. Novela de costumbres de la India.
Madrid, Imprenta Plaza Dos de Mayo 4, 1893. 4to. menor; 263 pp. (y) 213 pp., 1 h. Encuadernación en media tela.
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Fernandez-Ordonez, Ines
Las Estorias de Alfonso el Sabio
Dark brown octavo, 256 pages ; 22 cm. In Spanish. || Series: Biblioteca espanola de linguistica y filologia. || World history -- Historiography.
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FERNANDO VALLS TABERNER
LITERATURA JURÍDICA. ESTUDIOS DE CIENCIA JURIDICA E HISTORIA DEL PENSAMIENTO CANONICO Y POLITICO CATALAN, FRANCES, ALEMAN E ITALIANO
DISPONIBILITÀ GARANTITA AL 99%; SPEDIZIONE ENTRO 12 ORE DALL'ORDINE. OTTIME CONDIZIONI, MAI SFOGLIATO, LIEVISSIMI SEGNI DEL TEMPO ALLA COPERTINA. Descrizione bibliografica Titolo: Literatura Jurídica. Estudios de ciencia juridica e historia del pensamiento canonico y politico catalan, frances, aleman e italiano Contient en outre 2 documents en latin: le traité: "De regimine principum" de l'infant Pierre d'Aragon et le "Compendium constitutionum Cathaloniae" de Narcis de Sant Dionis. Autore: Fernando Valls Taberner (1888-1942) Prólogo de: Manuel J. Peláez, José Calvo González Curatore (Sistematización de los trabajos, traducciones y correcciones a cargo de): Manuel J. Peláez, José Calvo González Editore: Barcelona: PPU (Promociones Publicaciones Universitarias), 1986 Lunghezza: 384 pagine; 25 cm ISBN: 8476650442, 9788476650448 Collana: Enc. de la Edit. Derecho Lingua: Spagnolo Language: Spanish Idioma: Espanhol Text en castellà, català i llatí Soggetti: Literatura Juridica, Política, Derecho Canonico, Moral, Direito, Livros em Espanhol, Pierre de Cardona, Pere, Bibliografia, Dret, Historiografia, Història, Fuentes, Raymond de Penafort, Saint, 1175?-1275, Orden dominicana, Siglo XIII, Inquisicion, Controversias cristiano-rabinicas, Jaime I El Conquistador, Milagros, Guerra, Summula pauperum, Adam de Aldersbach, Tancredi de Bolonia, Narcissus of Saint Dionysus, Sponsalibus et matrimonio, Jacobo de las Leyes, Edad media, Communitata internacional, Pere d'Arago, Doctrina compendiosa, De regimine principum, Compendium constitutionum Cathaloniae, Juriconsultos famosos, Narcis de Sant Dionis, Legislacio catalana, Josep Pella i Forgas, Verdaguer i Callis, Salvador Bové, Eduardo de Hinojsa, Autores clasicos y modernos, Guilem M. de Broca i Montagut, Droit canonique, Moyen age, Idées politiques, Espagne, Catalogne, Spain, Catalonia, History, Law, Europe, Referències bibliogràfiques, Índex, Catalunya, Instituciones, Cultura Catalanista, Repertorio de ecritos, Iglesia Romana, Bajo Alejandro III, Guillermo Botet, Consuetudines Ilerdenses, San Ramon de Penyafort, Letteratura giuridica spagnola, Catalana, Politica, Diritto Canonico, Morale, Storiografia, Storia, Fonti, Ordine Domenicano, XIII secolo, Santa Inquisizione, Controversie tra rabbinici e cristiani, Ebraismo, Diritto ebraico, Giacomo I il Conquistatore, Diritto bellico, Guerra, Tancredi di Bologna, Leggi, Medioevo, Comunità internazionale, Dottrina, Giureconsulti famosi, Legislazione religiosa, Autori classici e moderni, Droit canonique, Moyen âge, Idées Politiques, Espagne, Catalogne, Spagna, Catalogna, Storia, Legge, Giurisprudenza, Europa, Referències bibliogràfiques, Index, Catalunya, Istituzioni, Catalanista Cultura, Codice di ecritos, Scritti giuridici, Chiesa romana sotto Alessandro III, Spanish legal literature, Catalan, Politics, Canon Law, Historiography, History, Sources, Dominican Order, XIII century, Holy Inquisition, Controversies between rabbinicals and Christians, Judaism, Jewish Law, James I the Conqueror, War Laws, Middle Ages, International Community, Doctrine, Famous Jurisdonsults, Religious Legislation, Classic and Modern Authors, Spain, Catalonia, Jurisprudence, Europe, Bibliography, Catalanist Culture, Legal writings, Roman church under Alexander III, Libri rari, Vintage, in spagnolo
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Fern·ndez de Castillejo, Federico
La ilusiÛn en la conquista gÈnesis de los mitos y leyendas americanos
Paperback octavo with beige spine. 157 pages ; 20 cm. In Spanish || Series: ColecciÛn Humanidad Atalaya, v. 3; || Geographical myths. Legends -- America. Discoveries in geography.
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Fern·ndez Latour de Botas, Olga
Cantares histÛricos de la tradiciÛn argentina
Paperback large white quarto. xliv, 459 pages folded map 26 cm In Spanish. || At head of title: ComisiÛn Nacional Ejecutiva del 150 Aniversario de la RevoluciÛn de Mayo. DirecciÛn General de Cultura del Ministerio de EducaciÛn y Justicia. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones FolklÛricas./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-445). || Argentine poetry -- History and criticism.
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Fern·ndez MarroquÌn, Vitalino
Apuntes histÛricos de Esquipulas
Octavo in illus blue wraps; 217, [2] pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm; bibliographical references (page 219). In Spanish Biographies. History. Trivia and miscellanea. Geographic: Esquipulas (Guatemala) -- History -- Miscellanea. Esquipulas (Guatemala) -- Biography. Guatemala -- Esquipulas.
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Fern·ndez-Shaw, Carlos M.
La Presencia espaÒola en los Estados Unidos
Small Quarto in red glossy illustrated cardboard boards. xxxi, 352 p. ; 29 cm, bibliographical references (p. 335-337) and index. Text in Spanish. // Spanish Americans -- History. Hispanic Americans -- History.
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Fern·ndez-Shaw, Guillermo
Un poeta de transiciÛn : vida y obra de Carlos Fern·ndez Shaw (1865-1911)
Octavo in offwhite wraps; x, 329 p., [1] leaf of plates : port., index, bib. ; 20 cm In Spanish. Biblioteca rom·nica hisp·nica, II. Estudios y ensayos,129. || Authors, Spanish -- 20th century -- Biography. Fern·ndez Shaw, Carlos, 1865-1911.
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FERNÁNDEZ DEL CASTILLO, HORACI
DAZ, DOMUS ARTIUM 2002: MEMORIA DE UNA TRANSFORMACIÓN
Mm 235x315 Volume in copertina rigida, 98 pagine con illustrazioni a colori. Un piccolo timbro di biblioteca privata dismessa in apertura, peraltro ottima copia.
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FERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Vicente.
La Ciudad de las Ideas. Sobre la poesía de C.P. Cavafis y sus traducciones castellanas.
Madrid-Málaga, 2001 ["Nueva Roma"]. 4to. mayor; XXV pp., 460 pp. Cubiertas originales.
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FERNÁNDEZ LEPINA, Antonio (y) DELGADO, Sinesio.
Mi cocinera. Juguete cómico en tres actos, de Tristán Bernard. Adaptación castellana de... (y) Cabecita de pájaro. Cuento infantil en un acto.
Madrid, Editorial Siglo XX, 1927 ('Comedias'). 4to.; 72 pp. Cubiertas originales deTovar.
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Fernández Saus, Ramiro - LLORCA, Pablo
RAMIRO FERNÁNDEZ SAUS. February-March 1994 - London 1994 - Ilustrado
London, Long & Ryle Art International, 1994. Traducción e Ge y AG. 32 p. 8º menor. Cubiertas originales. 1ª edición. Primera edición. 1st edition. First edition. Libro en español. Book in Spanish.
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FERNÁNDEZ SHAW, Carlos.
Canciones de Noche - Buena de muchos peregrinos ingenios.
Madrid, Sucesores de Hernando, 1910-1911. 8vo.; 124 pp. Encuadernación moderna en tela.
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Ferra Bartomeu transl from the Spanish by D. F. Prin Mill
Chopin and George Sand in Majorca
Mallorca Spain: Palma De Mallorca. Very Good. 1961. Paperback. Penned name & store ink stamp on half-title page; Paperback. B&W photo plates drawings - 1 fold-out. Biblio. Author & composer's winter together in Majorca Spain; 12mo; 87 pages . Palma De Mallorca paperback
Bookseller reference : 44097
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Ferra Bartolome translated From The Spanish by Pring Mill R. D.
CHOPIN AND GEORGE SAND IN MAJORCA PRECEDED BY AN EXTRACT FROM ''THE MEMOIRS OF AURORE SANDS''
Spain: Palma De Mallorca. F. 1961. Stiff wrap. 1st thus. Prev owner's short inscription on fep. Out of print. ; B&W Photographs & large folding illust.; 82 pages . Palma De Mallorca unknown
Bookseller reference : 38860
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Ferrada, Maria C. u. Carlos W. Müller
Guia Turistica - Chile 1966.
Ferrocarriles del Estado - Depto. de Comercia, Seccion Propaganda y Turismo, Santiago (1965). 148 Seiten mit 7 farbigen Faltkarten, 12 Farbtafeln u. zahlreichen Abbildungen im Text. Illustr.-Kart. Leichte Gebrsp. Etwas gebräunt. Mit zahlreichen Anzeigen von Hotels, Touristikunternehmen, Fluglinien, Reiseunternehmen u.a.
Bookseller reference : 12990
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Ferrater Mora, Jose
Indagaciones sobre el lenguaje
12mo pocketbook in purple abstractly illus wraps; 225 p. , notes, bib. 18 cm. In Spanish. Series: Libro de bolsillo, 228. || Language and languages -- Philosophy. Langage et langues -- Philosophie.
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Ferrater Mora, JosÈ; Cohn, Priscilla
Diccionario de filosofÌa de bolsillo
Two white duodecimo volumes; 789 p, 18 cm. In Spanish. || Philosophy -- Dictionaries -- Spanish. || Volume one: A-H, volume two: I-Z
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FERRATÉ, Joan (1924-2003).
Líricos Griegos Arcaicos. Calino. Tirteo. Mimnermo. Solón. Jenófanes. Arquíloco. Semónides. Alcmán. Estesícoro. Íbico. Simónides. Safo. Alceo. Anacreonte. Versión española por Juan Ferraté.
Barcelona, Editorial Seix Barral, 1968. 4to.; 363 pp., 1 h. Cubiertas originales. Sobrecubiertas.
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Ferre Rosario
Maldito amor y otros cuentos
NY: Vintage Books/Random House. Very Good. 1998. Spanish Language. Softcover. Almost like new condition. Very lightly handled. Unmarked. ; Small 8vo 7�" - 8" tall; 203 pages . Vintage Books/Random House paperback
Bookseller reference : 63680 ISBN : 0375700633 9780375700637
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Ferre Rosario translated from the Spanish by the author
Sweet diamond dust; a novel and three stories of life in Puerto Rico
New York: Available Press/Ballantine Books 1988. Paperback. 197p. very good first English-language edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Three stories and a novella by the Puerto Rican author of The House on the Lagoon. Available Press/Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 83792 ISBN : 0345347781 9780345347787
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Ferree, B.; Atkinson, A.S.; Chauncy, C.; Bastin, S. Leonard; Sherman, S.; Maxwell, Perriton; et al
American Homes and Gardens Magazine, October (Oct.) 1908, Volume V, No. 10 - The Seaside Home of Philip Lehman, Esq., Deal, New Jersey
Pages 375-414 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Seeking Shelter in the Water (one-page photo of cattle in lake); Notable American Homes - The Seaside Home of Philip Lehman, Esq., Deal, New Jersey - built of gray stucco with roof of green Spanish tiles; A Speculation in Abandoned Farms - the story of how a man accumulated farms and developed a successful business in rural Massachusetts; A Novel Scheme for a Suburban House Proposition - a new grouping of houses and stables for Dr. H.C. Register at Haverford, PA; Indoor Bulb Culture; "Beinhurst" - The Summer Home of William A. Bein, Esq., at "Still Wood Park," in the Woodbridge Hills, near New Haven, CT; Miss Tower's Garden at Lexington, MA; "Sunnyside," - a Home and Shrine - the home of Washington Irving, which stands on the northern edge of Irvington-on-the-Hudson, NY; Springhouses Old and New - article with wonderful photos of springhouses used to cool farm milk and butter; The Residence of Henry G. Lord, Esq., Brookline, MA; Heating and Lighting with Alcohol - fascinating article with photos of various now antique appliances; The Craft of Block Printing; Ad for Hampton's Brodway Magazine features photo of "Fighting Bob" Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans regarding his series of patriotic naval articles; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Some pages loose but all present. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
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FERREIRA DE CASTRO, José María (1898-1974).
Emigrantes. Novela. Traducción directa del portugués por Luis Díaz Amado Herrero y Antonio Rodríguez de León.
Madrid, Editorial Cenit, 1930 [Prosistas Extranjeros Contemporáneos]. 4to.; 306 pp. Cubiertas originales de Puyol.
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FERREIRO ALEMPARTE, Jaime.
España en Rilke.
Madrid, Editorial Taurus, 1966. 4to.; 479 pp., 1 h., mas 14 láminas fuera de texto. Cubiertas originales.
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Ferrer Corredor, Enrique
Ceniza de luna : 1981-1998
Black duodecimo, one size smaller than octavo, 105 p; 18 cm. In Spanish. || Signed and inscribed by author. || Poetry. || Scarce
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Ferrer de Arrellaga Renee
Peregrino de la eternidad
Asuncion Paraguay: Alcandara 1985. Coleccion Poesia 35. 91 pp. Spine edges rubbed wrappers handled and edgeworn small scuff at rear. Size: 12mo. Inscribed and signed by author. First Edition of 750 copies. Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket Paperback. Alcandara Paperback
Bookseller reference : 09745
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FERRER VIDAL TURULL, Jorge
SOBRE LA PIEL DEL MUNDO - Barcelona 1957
Barcelona, Editorial Rocas, 1957. Colección Leopoldo Alas nº 3. Prólogo de Esteban Padrós. 162 p. 2 h. 8º. Rústica editorial levemente rozada. Buen ejemplar. 1ª edición. Primera edición. 1st edition. First edition
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Ferreri i Busqueta, Ferran - catàleg
FERRAN FERRERI I BUSQUETA. RECORREGUT PER LA SEVA OBRA
Terrassa, Fundació Cultural Caixa Terrassa, 2005. 61 p. 2 f. 4rt. Rústica editorial. Molt bon exemplar. Catàleg de l'exposició celebrada a al Centre Cultural Caixa Terrassa del9 de juny al 17 de juliol de 2005.
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Feuchtersleben, Eduardo; Morris, Raymond P. (editor)
Como Utilizar Las fuerzas del Espiritu [cover title] arte de emplerlas en beneficio de la salud
Small white octavo, magenta front cover, 95 pages, 19 cm. Scarce thus in Spanish. Translated from the German original. || Christianity, Holy Spirit. Self-Help. Positive Pyschology
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FEUILLET, Octave.
El diario de una mujer. Versión y prólogo de Agustín Esclasans.
Barcelona, Editorial Apolo, 1943. 4to.; 124 pp., 1 h. Encuadernación original en tela estampada.
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FEVAL, Paul.
La Gemma. Novela.
Madrid, Imprenta de "La Correspondencia de España", 1862. 4to. menor; 91 pp. Cubiertas mudas en cartulina.
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FEYDEAU, Ernest Aimé.
La Condesa de Chalis ó Las Costumbres del Día. 1867. Traducción de José A. Luengo.
Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1971 ('Austral'). 4to. menor; 238 pp. Cubiertas originales.
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FICTION: SPANISH: MOROCCO. ARRABAL Fernando. HURLEY Andrew
THE COMPASS STONE.
FICTION: SPANISH: MOROCCO. ARRABAL Fernando. THE COMPASS STONE. A Novel by Fernando Arrabal. Translated by Andrew Hurley. New York:: Grove Press 1979. First American edition originally published in Spanish in 1985 as 'La Piedra Iluminada'. . A fine copy in fine dust jacket. . Octavo cloth spine paper-covered boards pp. vi 165. Grove Press, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 55781
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FIELDING, Henry (1707-1754).
La historia de Tomás Jones, el Expósito. Traducción de Guillermo Sans Huelin.
Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1933 ["Colección Universal"]. Cuatro volúmenes en 4to. menor; 379 pp. + 391 pp. + 406 pp. + 336 pp. Cubiertas originales.
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Fields, Frances T.
El Paisaje en la Obra de Gabriel Miro
Paperback creme colored quarto. 79 pages, 24 cm. In Spanish || Series: Biblioteca de Estudios Literarios, No. 3 || Literature
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FIELDS, Walter C.
El arte de conseguir amigos. Traducción de Juan A. G. Larraya.
Barcelona, Ediciones Reguera, 1952. 4to.; 219 pp. Encuadernación original en tela.
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FIGUEIREDO, Cándido de.
Características de la Literatura Portuguesa. Traducción de Ramón María Tenreiro.
Barcelona, Casa Editorial Estudio, 1916 [Separata de la Revista "Estudio"]. 4to.mayor; 36 pp. Cubiertas originales.
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Figueroa Jose; Translated from the Spanish By C. Alan Hutchinson
A MANIFESTO TO THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC : Which Brigadier General Jose Figueroa Commandant and Political Chief of Upper California Presents on His Conduct and on That of Jose Maria De Hijar and Jose Maria Padres as Directors of Colonization in 1834 and 1835
Berkeley CA: Univ of California 1978. Text/BRAND NEW. Taupe linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF; under mylar. Remainder strike to lower text edge. Political statement of General Jos� Figueroa 1792 - 1835 governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835 who oversaw the secularization of the missions of California. First published at Monterey in 1835 the treatise is a prime source material for the history of the Mexican period in California. Text in 3 parts: Part I Introduction: Jose Figeroa & His Manifesto; II Manifesto to the Mexican Republic: Translation; and III Manifesto a la Republica Mejicanan: Facsimile. Fine copy. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Univ of California Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009502 ISBN : 0520033477 9780520033474
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Figueroa Aracena, Alexis
VÌrgenes del Sol Inn Cabaret : segunda elaboracion : poesia
Black large duodecimo, smaller than octavo, 49 pages ; 19 cm. In Spanish. || Uncommon. || Poetry.
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Figueroa Navarro, Alfredo; Roy Castillo, Manuel
Manuel Roy Castillo (1895-1991) Una vida ejemplar para todos los tiempos
Octavo in red glossy wraps; illus. 408 p., 23 cm. In Spanish. // Very scarce. Only 300 first edition copies printed; includes anthology of writings by Manuel Roy Castillo.
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FIGUIER, Louis.
La Ciencia y sus Hombres. Vidas de los sabios ilustres, desde la Antigüedad hasta el Siglo XIX. Traducción de Don Pelegrín Casabó y Pagés. Tomo Primero (de tres).
Barcelona, Don Jaime Seix, Editor, 1879. Folio; VIII - 1044 pp. Con 38 lustraciones litográficas en color en láminas. Enc. en media piel y tela, de la época, con lomera ornada y superlibros.
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Filloy Juan Desoille Martine
Op Oloop
LOUVERTURE 2011 256 pages 13 8x2 2x20 8cm. 2011. Broché. 256 pages.
Bookseller reference : 100115957
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Filloy Juan; Dillman Lecturer in Spanish Lisa Translator
Op Oloop Latin American Literature
Dalkey Archive Press 2009-08-04. Paperback. Very Good. NB17 OCT2T7AL edge/point wear no underlining or highlighting within Dalkey Archive Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 1564784347 ISBN : 1564784347 9781564784346
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FILMER, Sir Robert (1588-1653).
Patriarcha, ó El Poder Natural de los Reyes. [1680]. Tratado Político. Traducción de Pablo de Azcárate.
Madrid, Calpe, 1920. 8vo.; 109 pp. Cubiertas originales.
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Finisterre, Alejandro
Cantos rodados
Tall, large quarto in off-white paper wraps; approx 75 pp. (un-numbered), b/w illus throughout, some flaid in, some full-page. In Spanish. Very scarce presumed first edition of this poetical work which was re-published in 1992. Nop copies located in WorldCat. "Alexandre Campos RamÌrez (May 6, 1919 ñ February 9, 2007) (known as Alexandre de Fisterra) was a poet, inventor (possibly of table football among other things) and editor. He was born in Fisterra (Galicia) in 1919. When his father's shoemaking business failed, the director of his school made Finisterre pay his tuition by correcting the homework of lower grades. Later he became a construction worker and worked in a print shop. Finisterre was injured during fascist bombings of Madrid in the Spanish civil war. In hospital he saw many children injured and unable to play football. This was his inspiration for foosball, which was born from the concept of table tennis. Alejandro credits his friend Francisco Javier Altuna, a Basque carpenter, for making the first foosball game following Finisterre's directions. Although the invention was patented in 1937, Finisterre had to escape to France from the fascist coup d'Ètat, and he lost the patent papers in a storm. After he allegedly invented foosball (Lucien Rosengart claims to have done so as well) he fled Francisco Franco's Spain to Latin America. His leftish ideology, however, would lead him to problems in Guatemala, where he was kidnapped when Carlos Castillo Armas took over the country, and he was sent by airplane to Madrid. During that flight Alejandro threatened the pilot by telling him that he had explosives (one of the first aircraft hijackings). Later in Mexico, he became an editor. He died in Zamora on the February 9, 2007." -- Wikipedia
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