Historia de la Literatura en Nueva Granada, desde la Conquista hasta la Independencia (1538-1820), Con Notas de Antonio Gomez Restrepo y Gustavo Otero Muñoz (Tomos I, II, III) by Vergara y Vergara, Jose Maria - 1958

Mexico: Centro Regional De Ayuda Tecnica Administracion De Cooperacion Internacional, 1960. Good condition Hardcover Quarto in a Fair condition Dust Jacket, 1960, 1st edition. Entirely in SPANISH. Extremeties bumped, spine shaken, previous owner name on first page otherwise interior unmarked. Dust Jacket rubbed, worn, chipped, with a 2 inch tear at the lower spine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Book.

Contains 2 lengthy articles by Eustaquio Fernández de Navarrete on the Columbus family:a. "Noticias Para la Vida de D. Hernando Colon" (pages 289-483)b."Noticias de D. Bartolomé Colon, hermano del Almirante" (pages 485-574)574, index, [2] pages.Boards rubbed with minor scratches and loss to corners and all three edges. Marbled end-papers with small ex-libris to inner front board. Spanish text clean and unmarked.
A reference source for the life of Hernando Colon, son of Christopher Colon/Columbus, with a focus on the challenges he faced in defending his family's legacy. This volume gives some of the earliest published details of the life of Hernando supported by the inclusion of 8 transcribed documents, including Hernando's defence of his brother's (Diego's) rights to titles and income following his father's death; details relative to the conception Hernando had for his library (the "Biblioteca Hernandia"); and the text of Hernando's will.
Navarrete's second chapter to this volume concerns the life… Read More

This book and the dj are like new. It is about the life and works of Venezuela artist /sculptor Jesus Rafael Soto. It is a limited first edition of 1,000 copies. Signed and dates with a short inscription on the title page. Text is entirely in Spanish. It contains more than 60 high quality, full page color plates of Soto's works.

Book will be priority mailed to any U. S. address.

Montevideo: La Pluma, 1928. Volume 7, July 1928 in original stiff wrappers. Published Montevideo: La Pluma, 1928. 4to., 8" x 11 9/16", 164pp., illustrated with glossy plates and ads. Director: Alberto Zum Felde. Editores: Orsini Bertani & cia. Text in Spanish. Rafael Barrett, Oscar Cosco Montaldo, Luisa Luisi (Homenaje a Alfonso Reyes), Humberto Zarrilli, Waldemar George (Picasso), Juana de Ibarbourou (Homenaje a Delmira Agustini), Alberto Zum Felde, Sarah Bollo, Hugo de Córdova, Ramón M. Díaz, Juan Llambías de Acevedo, James Truslow Adamos, B. Firpo y Firpo, Gabriela Mistral y José Carlos Mariátegui (sobre Rainer María Rilke), H. N. Brailsford, Víctor M. Dotti, Julián Silva Serrano, Melchor Fernández Almagro (sobre Ramón Perez de Ayala). Some chipping to cover, else very good. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

First and limited edition (2000 copies) by well know medical doctor, philosopher and historian. Text is entirely in Spanish. Seems to be a medical history using illustrations from famous works of art as well as medical sketches. Full signature and inscription by the author on the title page. The book and dj are like new. We can't speak to the text t because our Spanish is severely limited. However, the book itself is beautiful with many striking and beautiful illustrations. From Wikipedia (abridged): " Federico Ortiz Quezada (born 1935 in Mexico City) ...received his M.D. from the National University of México in 1959. He finished his training in urology at the General Hospital of Mexico City and Cornell University in New York, from 1959 to 1963. .He is professor of the Specialist Hospital of the XXI Medical Center. The operating room of this hospital bears his name. Ortiz Quezada is a pioneer in the practice of organ transplant surgery,[1] and he is considered the founder of modern urology in… Read More

Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR, 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Radio broadcasting in Puerto Rico. Text entirely in Spanish. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 349 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Cover has no significant flaws. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Engineering, Industrial, Trade; Non-English Language::Spanish; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 105693. .

Mexico: Centro Regional De Ayuda Tecnica Administracion De Cooperacion Internacional, 1960. Good condition Hardcover Quarto in a Fair condition Dust Jacket, 1960, 1st edition. Entirely in SPANISH. Extremeties bumped, spine shaken, previous owner name on first page otherwise interior unmarked. Dust Jacket rubbed, worn, chipped, with a 2 inch tear at the lower spine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Book.

Andres Botas E Hijo. Mexico. 1917. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (6.7 x 4.4 inches). Portrait Frontis. 96pp. A fine, unread copy with the gatherings still unopened. Sewn, as issued, in the publishers original paper wrapper with black and green illustration and lettering to the front panel, the rear with publishers advert, lettered in black. Split to the top half of the front hinge but still intact, otherwise a clean and bright copy of this scarce little book by the Mexican revolutionary and supporter of Emeliano Zapata.

Montevideo: La Pluma, 1928. Volume 7, July 1928 in original stiff wrappers. Published Montevideo: La Pluma, 1928. 4to., 8" x 11 9/16", 164pp., illustrated with glossy plates and ads. Director: Alberto Zum Felde. Editores: Orsini Bertani & cia. Text in Spanish. Rafael Barrett, Oscar Cosco Montaldo, Luisa Luisi (Homenaje a Alfonso Reyes), Humberto Zarrilli, Waldemar George (Picasso), Juana de Ibarbourou (Homenaje a Delmira Agustini), Alberto Zum Felde, Sarah Bollo, Hugo de Córdova, Ramón M. Díaz, Juan Llambías de Acevedo, James Truslow Adamos, B. Firpo y Firpo, Gabriela Mistral y José Carlos Mariátegui (sobre Rainer María Rilke), H. N. Brailsford, Víctor M. Dotti, Julián Silva Serrano, Melchor Fernández Almagro (sobre Ramón Perez de Ayala). Some chipping to cover, else very good. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

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