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2006rif. 94248New York: Atria Books 2006. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. frontis photos index xi 302p. Original hardcover binding light yellow backed in black. 24 cm. SIGNED on half-title by Forbes. Foreword by Elaine Brown who chaired the Black Panther Party 1974-1977. Atria Books hardcover books
1962rif. 48174Mexico: Hermes 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. ills photos some color maps plans sections 254p. Beige cloth. Pictorial dj edge-tears partially repaired with cellophane tape. 28cm. Yellowing along edges of color-plate leaves. Spanish text. Additional volumes were issued on later periods of Mexican art history. Hermes hardcover books
1937rif. 108815New York: Critics Group 1937. Paperback. 95p. shelf worn wraps two purple pencil notations on front wrap else in very good condition. Critics Group Series no. 6. Critics Group paperback books
1978rif. 30842Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes 1978. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Folio. 348 4pp. Original full cloth with white lettering on spine and front cover. Printed endpapers. Mexican architecture directory listing numerous architectural firms in Mexico and connecting architects and clients to produce better architecture. This work is profusely illustrated with numerous photographic reproductions of buildings and floor-plans. Binding and interior in overall very good condition. Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes hardcover books
1869rif. 22799Tacna: El Progreso 1869. First edition. Softcover. fair. 8vo. 54 160 pp. Original wrappers rebound in modern wraps. American ephemeris preceded by historical beginnings on the discovery of the Conquista and the war of the independence of the Spanish America. Spanish history in the Americas beginning with the 1st inhabitants of the Americas then Columbus' discovery. Topics for Mexico include Hernandez de Cordova's 1st expedition into Mexico Cortez form of government administration of justice religion culture and traditions and customs. Also the Spanish in Mexico and Spanish cities and the War of Mexican independence Hidalgo More-los Mina and Iturbide. On Columbia lists discovery "cosmogonia" conquest and work. Also talks about the Guerra de la Independencia and Mirand and Bolivar. On Peru lists the dicovery of the political situation conquests and Pizarro. Also listed is Peru's name origin the Incas form of government distribution of property and customs. Also goes into Peruvian cities landscape Calatayud the Revolucion de 1809 Argentinian expeditions San Martin Bolivar and the creation of the Republic of Bolivia. The section on Chile talks on it's dicovery conquest Almagro Valdivia cities Argentinia protection and San Martin. Some age wear chipping and creasing to original printed wraps printed cover legible. Some age wear chipping creasing and sporadic foxing to interior pages 1st 7 pages missing bottom right corners all text seems to be legible and present throughout book. Text in Spanish. Original wraps in poor modern wraps in very good interior in overall fair condition. Scarce. El Progreso unknown books
1970rif. 221937Los Angeles: Regeneración 1970. Magazine. 20p. 8.5x11 inches illustrated with drawings cartoons photos articles opinion reports services and resources events very good magazine on matte paper in stapled green pictorial wraps cover illustration "Calavera Huerista" by Posada. Report on the aftermath of the death of journalist Salazar who was killed covering the Chicano Moratorium in Los Angeles. Back cover Boycott Non-Union Lettuce from El Malcriado. Regeneración unknown books
1985rif. 47486New York: E.P. Dutton 1985. Very Good/Very Good . New York: E.P. Dutton 1985. First Edition with full number line. Octavo 21.5cm; publisher's cloth-backed boards in unclipped pictorial dust jacket; 8216pp. Very light shelf wear spine slightly cocked and corners nudged else a Very Good or better example. Review copy with promotional literature review slip and author portrait laid in. The author's first novel inscribed and signed on front free endpaper "Stay strong well / A.R. Flowers / 1/87. E.P. Dutton unknown books
1847rif. 48961New York: Leavitt & Allen 1847. Very Good -. New York: Leavitt & Allen 1847 or later. 16mo 13 cm; 128pp; three handcolored plates including frontis. Boards in brown pebbled cloth with gilt decoration and stamping; page edges gilt. Boards rubbed bumped and worn at corners and spine ends with mild soiling to covers and oxidation to gilt. Binding cocked but intact. Interior lightly foxed with a few brief pencil marks otherwise clean. A just about Very Good example. To circumvent etiquette during the Victorian period and earlier couples and others could communicate through bouquets using representative flowers. For example if you wanted to express grief tears and despondency a bouquet of hyacinths heleniums and geraniums would be the ticket. Beware you dazzling dangerous and cold hearted friend: Oleander snap dragons ivy and lettuce. Leavitt & Allen unknown books
1938rif. 122567New York: Critics Group 1938. Paperback. 95p. wraps mild shelfwear and toning else very good condition. Critics Group Series no. 9. Critics Group paperback books
1945rif. 2808First Edition. 24 pp. letterpress on commercial stock saddle stapled in stiff printed wrappers. Text in Spanish and Cora. 8vo. Very good. 2808 Collection of texts in the Cora language with supplemental word-for-word Spanish translated printed interlineally and a six-page introduction by noted anthropologist and early-Mexico historian R. H. Barlow. From Barlow's introduction: "El presente librito representa el tercer grupo de textos en idioma cora que se ha recogido. Es el primero de textos escritos en su idioma por un autor cora." Escuela Nacional de Antropología books
1925rif. 71628Dublin: The Cuala Press 1925. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 500cc. 35pp. University of Texas Library bookplate on front pastedown stamped 'WITHDRAWN' on front pastedown some foxing foxing to endpapers else very good in publisher's cloth backed boards that are slightly tanned at the edges. The Cuala Press hardcover books
2009rif. 243185New Orleans: Taylor Bercier Fine Arts 2009. 24p 6x9 inches essay illustrated with 13 color plates curriculum vitae very good exhibition catalogue booklet in stapled color pictorial wraps. Louisiana artist of Cuban heritage. The essayist is a Filipino American artist. Taylor Bercier Fine Arts unknown books
1938rif. 331899New York: Critics Group 1938. Paperback. 94p. wraps worn and soiled front wrap beginning to detach staples rusted else a decent reading copy. Critics Group Series no. 7. Critics Group paperback books
1985rif. 346006Madrid: Alianza Editorial 1985. Paperback. 273 7 pages paperback. In Spanish. Alianza Editorial paperback books
1931rif. 264602Plaistow: Curwen Press 1931. Softcover. Very Good. Very good in wrappers. Panels and pages slightly browned. Curwen Press unknown books
1984rif. 167382Ithaca: Cornell Uni Press 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. About Very good in very good dust jacket. Book has some underlining of text. Dustwrapper slightly faded along spine on back cover. Cornell Uni Press hardcover books
1969rif. 168460NJ: Prentice-Hall 1969. Very Good. 2nd ptg. Very good plus. Name stamped inside front panel and on text edge/ cloth lightly soiled. Prentice-Hall unknown books
2005rif. 1661New Hope Publishers 2005. FLOWERS Vonetta. with W. Terry Whalin. RUNNING ON ICE: THE OVERCOMING FAITH OF VONETTA FLOWERS. Birmingham Alabama: New Hope Publishers 2007. Small quarto blue cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Flowers a member of the 2002 American bobsled team was the first-ever African-American to win an Olympic gold medal at an Olympic winter games. Signed by Flowers on the front endpaper. Fine in d/j. $50.00. New Hope Publishers unknown books
1917rif. 53056George H. Doran 1917. FLOWERS Montaville. THE JAPANESE CONQUEST OF AMERICAN OPINION. NY: George H. Doran 1917. Small 8vo. black cloth stamped in white. Later Printing. Very Good little rubbing bookplate front pastedown. $25.00. George H. Doran unknown books
1979rif. 621969Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe Books 1979. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Cover by Julian Cooper. Fine in stapled wrappers. Signed by Adcock on the title page but not numbered. Poetry. Bloodaxe Books unknown books
1891rif. 911031891. BIRDS & FLOWERS Imao KEINEN. KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU. Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei. Meiji 24-25 1891-2. 4 vols. each approx. 35.5 x 25.1 cm. Vol.1 Spring has 31 color woodblock prints of birds and flowers of which 7 are huge double page prints. Vol.2 Summer has 32 plates of which 8 are double page. Vol.3 Autumn has 38 prints of which 4 are double page. Vol.4 Winter has 34 plates of which 4 are double page and one is a four page spread. These original Tanaka Jihei issues which preceded the Unsodo versions have become quite scarce complete sets even more so and sets with the western number captioning the true first printing almost impossible to find. The original covers are worn and the 4 volumes have been placed into heavy cloth outer bindings with supplied title labels. The printings are excellent the colors much milder than the reprints subtle and lovely. Complete as issued by Tanaka Jihei very unusual. unknown books
1996rif. 23343Portland: Timber Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0881923338 . Illustrated with color photographs and line drawings. First edition. As new in like dust jacket. . Timber Press hardcover books
1979rif. 621904Oxford: Oxford University Press 1979. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers. Signed by the author on the title page. Poetry. Oxford University Press unknown books
1964rif. 42109México: Ediciones Botas 1964. First edition. Cloth with gilt titles original wrappers bound in. A near fine copy. No dust jacket. 185 pp. 8vo. Covers 10 travelers. Provenance: Library of Alberto Parreño with his gilt initials on spine. Issued as the author's thesis Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 1963. Ediciones Botas hardcover books
2004rif. 195086London: Scala Publishers 2004. Softcover. VG scuffs scratches to wraps. rubbing to spine ends & corners. very tightly bound; likely unread. grey-tan illustrated wraps w/ white printing. 240 pp. w/ primarily color illustrations. Published for the exhibition of the same name held at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon from June 8-September 5 2004. Scala Publishers paperback books