Search Results: Spanish Literature from Black Cat Hill Books

Barcelona, Spain Editorial Bruguera , 1980. Hardcover Near Fine: Shows just a hint of wear to the bottom of the front hinge and even milder wear to the corner tips; the pages have tanned rather heavily, due to aging; the front board is slightly "bowed"; else flawless. The binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor cosmetic imperfections only. Bright and Clean. Corners Sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.35 x 0.8 inches). 284 pages. Weight: 8 ounces. Club Bruguera 16. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition. Near Fine in Wraps: a bit of very faint creasing near the top corner of both panels; the pages are somewhat tanned, due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Not perfect, but still appears very close to 'As New'. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 156pp. Text ins in Spanish. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939) was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. Machado's later poems are a virtual anthropology of Spain's common people, describing their collective psychology, social mores, and historical destiny. He achieves this panorama through basic myths and recurrent, eternal patterns of… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages are somewhat tanned, due to aging; the binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Not perfect, but still appears pristine. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 156pp. Text ins in Spanish. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939) was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. Machado's later poems are a virtual anthropology of Spain's common people, describing their collective psychology, social mores, and historical destiny. He achieves this panorama through basic myths and recurrent, eternal patterns of group behavior. He developed these archetypes in Campos de Castilla… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition (1968). Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: the pages are somewhat tanned, due to aging; a tiny snag at the top of the rear panel and a 1/16th inch closed tear at the top of the rear hinge with a fine crease between them; the binding leans very slightly but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.55 x 1.35 inches). 156 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 3.8 ounces. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages are somewhat tanned, due to aging; one-inch closed tear at the top of the rear panel has been carefully tape-repaired from verso; the binding remains square and secure; text clean. Not perfect, but still appears pristine. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 156pp. Text ins in Spanish. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939) was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. Machado's later poems are a virtual anthropology of Spain's common people, describing their collective psychology, social mores, and historical destiny. He achieves this panorama through basic myths and recurrent, eternal patterns of group… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition (1968). Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages are somewhat tanned, due to aging; the binding leans very slightly but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single minor cosmetic imperfection. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.55 x 1.35 inches). 156 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 3.8 ounces. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939) was a Spanish poet and one… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; rather large but faint dampstain at the upper front panel; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding remains square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 156pp. + Indice. Text ins in Spanish. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939) was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. Machado's later poems are a virtual anthropology of Spain's common people, describing their collective psychology, social mores, and historical destiny. He achieves this panorama through basic myths and… Read More

Santiago, Chile Editorial Universitaria, 2001. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of smudging to the top edge of the text block; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.35 x 5.35 x 0.3 inches). Prólogo de Oscar Hahn. The front cover depicts a fragment of a picture by Juaquin Torres Garcia. Language: Spanish. Weight: 6.6 ounces. First published by Editorial Universitaria in 1991. This printing with the Prologue by Oscar Hahn was published in 2001.… Read More

Madrid, Spain Espasa Calpe: Coleccion Austral, 1944. Paperback Eighth Edition (1958); first published in 1944. Very Good+ in Wraps in Very Good DJ. The book shows indications of very careful use: the very slightest spine lean; the text pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; else flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creases to the covers. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, near-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows moderate wear to the outside edges; mild rubbing and the faintest soiling to the panels; else flawless; unclipped. Remains attractive, but no longer close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.6 x 0.75 inches). 229… Read More

Santiago, Chile Biblioteca Popular Nascimento, 1971. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: mildest rubbing to wrapper covers; the pages have tanned rather heavily, due to aging; binding leans a little but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 194pp. Prologue by Luis Iñigo Madrigal. Paperback. Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista (1902 – 1989) was a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer. He is best remembered as the national poet of Cuba. Born in Camagüey, he studied law at the University of Havana, but abandoned a legal career and worked as a typographer and journalist. His poetry was published in various magazines from the early 1920s; his first collection, Motivos de son (1930) was strongly influenced by his meeting that year with the African-American poet, Langston Hughes. He drew from son music in his poetry. West Indies, Ltd.,… Read More

Boston, MA D.C. Heath and Company, 1933. Hardcover Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; slightest spine lean; gilt titles at back-strip a somewhat dulled with age, but remain legible. Binding secure; text clean. Despite noted flaws, remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. Rubber-stamp at front paste-down endpaper notes book was received by a High School Library, but no indication that the book was ever entered into circulation. 8vo. 427pp. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Buenos Aires, Argentina Siglo XXI Ediciones, 2001. Paperback Second Edition [2001]. First published in 1997. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: just a hint of rubbing to the wrapper covers; a crease near the upper corner of the front panel; very slight spine lean; else flawless; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of unobtrusive flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.35 x 0.95 inches). 446 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 18 ounces. "La Creacion Literaria" Series. Second Edition [2001]. First published in 1997. Paperback.

Buenos Aires, Argentina Siglo XXI Ediciones, 2002. Paperback Third Edition [2002]. First published in 1997. Very Near Fine in Wraps: just a hint of rubbing to the wrapper covers; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the coveres. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest rubbing only. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.35 x 0.95 inches). 446 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 18 ounces. "La Creacion Literaria" Series. Third Edition [2002]. First published in 1997. Paperback.

New York, NY Persea Books, 1978. Paperback First Edition Thus (1978), so stated. First Edition Thus (1978), so stated. Very Good+ in Good+ DJ: The Book shows some abrasion at the upper cornere of the rear panel; a hint of crimp to the heel of the backstrip; foxing to the top edge of the text block and also very sparse flecks of foxing to the fore-edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Appears unopened and unread despite some minor flaws. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Close to "As New". The DJ shows a 3/4" x 2/3" chip at the top of the rear panel and a short, a short, closed tear at the top of the front panel and another at the… Read More

New York, NY Persea Books, 1978. Paperback First Edition Thus (1978), so stated. First Edition Thus (1978), so stated. Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Appears unopened and unread. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". The DJ shows moderate abrasion along the top edge of the front panel and at the head of the backstrip; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.85 x 6 x 0.85 inches). 190 pages. Translated by Suzanne Jill Levine. Language: English. Weight: 15.5 ounces. Red boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. First published… Read More

Barcelona, Spain Editorial Planeta, 1977. Hardcover First Edition, so stated. First Edition, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only very minor indications of use. The book shows s single page dog-eared (apparently inadvertently) in the text; the text pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging; the binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 342pp. Plus an Index. Decorated Endpapers. (Autores espanoles e hispanoamericanos). Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books, 1919. Hardcover First Edition USA (1919), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages, in accordance with Alfred A. Knopf's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition USA (1919), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages, in accordance with Alfred A. Knopf's customary practice at the time of publication. Good+: shows light wear to the extremities generally but heavier at the head and heel of the backstrip which show small tears in the fabric; a small spot of water stain at the yellow-tinted top edge of the text block, which also shows mild dusting as well; the backstrip has been very slightly dust-dulled (the yellow titles thereon, though muted very slightly, remain easily legible); the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; former owner's name inscribed in ink at the top of the front free endpaper;… Read More

New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1961. Hardcover First Edition [1961]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1961]; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Good DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use, but possesses a slight musty odor (not overpowering, but certainly perceptible): light wear to extremities. The binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows fairly heavy wear; some loss to chipping and rubbing at extremities; pretty much free of soiling; unclipped; mylar-protected. A flawed, but handsome copy in a well-worn, but mostly intact DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xi, 168 pages. Edted by Everett W. Hesse. Hardback with DJ.

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1977. Paperback Third Edition [1977]. First published in 1961. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: a small scuffed area at the upper front panel, near the hinge which has removed the first letter of the author's given name; else just a hint of rubbing and barely discernible soiling; the binding leans ever so slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a hint of wear and a couple of minor flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.65 inches). 102 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 2.8 ounces. Biblioteca Clasica Y… Read More

Barcelona, Spain Editorial Argos Vergara, 1982. Paperback First Edition Thus (1982), so stated. First Edition Thus (1982), so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to the outside edges near the upper corner tips; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; the expected tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.85 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches). 230 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 7 ounces. Coleccion en Cuarto Mayor, No. 102. French Wraps: Trade Paperback.