Jorge E. Hardoy

Pre-Columbian Cities

New York, Walker and Company, 1973. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover in big, fat Imperial octavo format, clean, if slightly toned of interior, minimal rubbing to extremities, slight smudging to bottom fore-tips. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn beyond creasing to rear inner flap, protected by a plastic coat.Stated First American Edition. Translated by Judith Thorne from the original Spanish. Bound in oOrange cloth, with black spine titles. 602 pp. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations and photographs. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,

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Katalog: Central and South America

Sonstige Stichworte: pre-Columbian cities Jorge E. Hardoy archaeology Incas Mayans Aztecs

Hearn, Lafcadio

Two Years in the French West Indies

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, and published in First Edition by Harper & Brothers. Ex-library copy withdrawn from the Dartmouth College Library, with some but not many usual markings thereof, none external. Dealer stamp, neatly affixed. Forward cock to olive-drab cloth-bound covers, illustrated. Scuffing to tips, edges. 431 pp. + 6 pp. of publisher's ads, and 44 black-and-white illustrations, including at frontis, tissue-guarded. Else a clean, solidly bound, unmarked copy.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Katalog: Central and South America

Sonstige Stichworte: Lafcadio Hearn|West Indies|Caribbean|Travel|exploration|French colonialism

Sara Arrhenius, Magdalena Malm and Cristina Riccupero

Black Box Illuminated

Helsinki, Finland, JRP RINGIER Propexus, 2003. . Softcover. . Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. From the personal library of the feminist art historian extraordinaire, Dr. Whitney Chadwick, a giant across many fields, some of whose pencil marks remain in the margins, unobtrusive. This anthology includes texts by film theorists such as Raymond Bellour and Annika Wik, alongside contributions by internationally established art critics and curators such as Saul Anton, Stephanie Moisdon and Jean-Christophe Royoux. In addition, Black Box Illuminated, says the publisher, "examines the ways in which the Nordic art scene has been a productive place during the past decade for artists working with moving images. The publication includes interviews with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Eva Koch, and Lisa Roberts, three artists whose work has been formative for the understanding of narrative in relation to the viewer, space, and the moving image. Contributions by Sara Arrhenius, Magdalena Malm and Cristina RiccuperoSaul Anton, Sara Arrhenius, Raymond Bellour, Magdalena Malm, Stéphanie Moisdon, Cristina Ricupero, Jean-Christophe Royoux, Marianne Torp, and Annika Wik. 159 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Sonstige Stichworte: ara Arrhenius, Magdalena Malm and Cristina RiccuperoSaul Anton, Sara Arrhenius, Raymond Bellour, Magdalena Malm, Stéphanie Moisdon, Cristina Ricupero, Jean-Christophe Royoux, Marianne Torp, and Annika Wik.

Rodman, Selden

The Revolutionists: A Tragedy in Three Acts

New York, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Bound handsomely in publisher's brick-red cloth, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Previous owner's gift inscription from 1942 at first free endpaper and owner's bookplate that graces inside flap. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, machine- but not price-clipped. Illustrated beautifully, including at front panel of dust jacket, by Rudolf C. von Ripper. The author was the founder in 1930 of The Harkness Hoot at Yale University. This is a three-act play about Revolution in Haiti covering an immense, picturesque and unfamiliar canvas. Stated First Edition. viii [2], 3-195 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,

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Katalog: Central and South America

Sonstige Stichworte: Haiti|Selden Rodman|Rudolf C. von Ripper

Samuel, Hazard

Santo Domingo, Past and Present; with a Glance at Hayti

Santo Domingo, Republica Dominica, Editora De Santo Domingo, 1974. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A remarkably handsomely produced reprint edition published in 1974 of the original, true First Edition published in 1873, bound in green leatherette, with black and gilt lettering and illustrations to cover and spine. Linen ribbon bookmark sewn in. Housed in a simple cardboard slipcase covered in the same green leatherette, in Near Fine condition. Facsimile reprint that is replete with the same black-and-white illustrations (mostly engravings) as in the original. The author was author of several Central America-themed tomes. xxix [2], 2-511 pp., followed by 2 pp. of original publisher's ads at end.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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Buchzahl: 346775

Katalog: Central and South America

Sonstige Stichworte: Santo Domingo|Republica Dominica|Haiti|Hayti|Samuel Hazard|Spanish language

Shields, Scott A., ed.

Rain Forest Visions: Amazonian Ceramics from Ecuador--the Melza and Ted Barr Collection

Sacramento, Crocker Art Museum, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in chocolate brown cloth over boards, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Literally stuffed with full-color, often full-page plates. From the personal library of Mr. Richard L. Press, formerly of Richard L. Press Fine Art Books of Sacramento, California, a man known fully to have had exquisite taste in art books, to have bought from the best, and to have curated his collection with mostly only stellar condition volumes. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, glossary and bibliography. xv [3], + 128 [2] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Sonstige Stichworte: Scott A. Shields|Amazon Basin|Ceramics|Ecuador|The Melza and Ted Barr Collection|Rain forest|Sculpture|Norman E. Whitten, Jr.|Jesse Bravo|Melza M. Barr|F.T. Barr

Steinbeck, John

The Forgotten Village

New York, The Viking Press, 1941. Second Printing. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Ex-library copy with faint accession marking to spine, ink-stamp to title page, removed check-out pocket inside rear flap, toning at paste-downs, etc., but a serviceable copy and augmented with the brilliant black-and-white photography of Rosa Harvan Kline. Seeming Second Printing before publication. 143 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fair

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Sonstige Stichworte: Rosa Harvan Kline John Steinbeck Mexico

Timpson, George F.

Jamaican Interlude

London, Ed. J. Burrow & Co. LTD, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the former Governor of Jamaica, George F. Timpson, being a Presentation Copy, published by Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd., 1938, London. Only one additional copy in this signed state available on-line. From the publisher's blurb on front flap inside: "Jamaica, the oldest and most beautiful of our tropical colonies, was the great stronghold of British slavery; on her shores Christianity and the slave system met in mortal combat. The stirring story of Jamaican emancipation is told in this volume, which closes with a description of the Island today . . . " In point of fact, a self-backpatting from a former representative of the former slave state-colony akin to Christian back-patters regardig Abolition in the U.S. It's not as if equality then began to reign. Bound handsomely in blue cloth, gilt lettering and illustration at front cover and lettering to spine, still sharp. Bumping to spine head and foot, moderate rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn and with a chip missing at spine head, protected by a plastic coat. Preface by the Rt. Hon. Ord Olivier, facsimile at end thereof, 86 pp., with full bibliography and a final black-and-white engraving, the 18th of the entire book .Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good/Good,

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Buchzahl: 356109

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Sonstige Stichworte: signed George F. Timpson Jamaica the Caribbean