México, D.F. Secretaría de Cultura (Caja de Herramientas), 2018. First edition. Paperback. 94p., illus., graphics, wrps. "Arreolario" seeks to unveil the mysterious figure behind the words of Juan José Arreola, presenting checklists, illustrations, and other graphics to accompany the texts. Contents include: "Estamos buscando a Juan José Arreola", "En Zapotlán..... More
Guanajuato: Ediciones La Rana (Colección Biblioteca Montaigne), 2018. First edition. Paperback. 156p., facsimiles, bibl., wrps. "Cinco narradores leoneses del siglo XX" is a collection of critical essays on works by five Leonese narrators from the 21st century: Armando Ayala Anguiano, Ariel Muniz, Agustín Cortés Gaviño, León Fernando Alvarado, and Alejandro..... More
Toluca de Lerdo: FOEM, Gobierno del Estado de México (Colección: Letras/Narrativa), 2018. First edition. Paperback. 75p., wrps. "La noche apenas respiraba" is a collection of poetry by award-winning writer Henry Alexander Gómez, who is also the author of "Tratado del alba", "Memorial del árbol", "Diabolus in música", "Teoría de la..... More
Villa Maria: Eduvim, 2015. First edition. Paperback. 78p., illus., wrps. "Chicos que vuelven" is a graphic novel that follows Mechi, whose job for the city of Buenos Aires is to update the database of missing children, until one day they begin to reappear in the exact same age, clothes and... More
La Habana: La Probaganda Literaria, 1888. First edition. Hardcover. 335p., rebound in half-calf marbled boards, minor foxing and shelf wear, otherwise in good condition. A collection of prose and poetry by Cuban zoologist and writer Felipe Poey. Includes Spanish translations of works by Virgil, Horace, Andrieux, Byron, Dupuis, Buffon, Chateubriand... More
La Habana: Oficina del Faro Industrial por D. V. Torres, 1843. First edition. Paperback. 20p., tables, worn wrps., foxing and discoloration. A report on the sugar cane harvest in Cuba for year 1943, detailing various quantities. Only five holdings on World Cat. More
New York, NY: Imprenta y Libreria de N. Ponce de Leon, 1877. First edition. Paperback. 31p., worn wraps, wormhole (1mm), staining on bottom margin of plates after page 9, otherwise very good. Revolutionary literature by Cuban generals Julio and Manuel Sanguily, who both participated in Cuba's independence wars. Rare, only... More
New York, NY: Imprenta de Don Juan de la Granja, 1841. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 214, 204p., illus., tables, rebound in full leather boards with embossed title, some worming, marginal water stains on margins of first tome (pages 1-72) and lesser water stains on left and right margins of second tome... More
Santo Domingo: Editora Nacional (Poesía), 2018. First edition. Paperback. 78p., wrps. Poetry by Dominican writer Orlando Morel, who has published titles such as "El día sucesivo" and "La otra memora" More
Santo Domingo: Editora Nacional, (Ensay), 2018. First edition. Paperback. 128p., bibl., wrps. Literary analysis on the works of celebrated Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges by Dominican writer Osiris Vallejo, author of "Saint Domingue, 2044" (Premio Letras de Ultramar 2005) and "Cicatriz" (2006). More
Santo Domingo: Editorial SANTUARIO, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 133p., wrps. A collection of thirty short stories by Dominican writer Martha Infante, author of "Sin maquillaje" More
Santo Domingo: Editorial Gente, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 121p., illus., wrps. A collection of short stories by Dominican writer Tony Rodríguez, who is best known for his narrative work "Lulú" More
Cochabamba: Gurpo Editorial Kipus, 2016. First edition. Paperback. 422p., photos, bibl., wrps. "Escritores indigenistas Latinoamericanos" is a collection of literary essays on indigenous works by Latin American writers in support of Indigenismo. Includes photo and mini-biography of each featured writer. More
La Paz, Bolivia: AJWS / Plural Editores, 2016. First edition. Paperback. 182p., photos, tables, bibl., wrps. "La política de la saya: El movimiento afroboliviano" chronicles and analyzes the history of the Afro-Bolivian movement, dating back to the late 1980's when a group of students, mostly women, organized a group centered... More
Cochabamba: Grupo Editorial Kipus, 2017. First edition. Paperback. 315p., bibl., wrps. "La narrativa contestataria y social de Gaby Vallejo Canedo" is a collection of essays by multiple writers that pay tribute to Bolivian writer Gaby Vallejo Canedo's work and life, as well as her importance to Bolivian literature as a.... More
Buenos Aires: Corregidor, (Nueva crítica hispanoamericana, 62), 2017. First edition. Paperback. 160p., bibl., wrps. "Irrupciones de la infancia" explores in detail the different variants of tension in representations of the infantile world throughout the work of Silvina Ocampo. With a particular appreciation of the nuances and folds of this work... More
Buenos Aires: Punto de Encuentro, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 4vols., tables, bibl., wrps. "Historia política y económica de la Argentina" is a four-volume collection that studies the historical evolution of Argentina's economy up to the present day. The first volume particularly focuses on the country's agro-export model of meat and..... More
Buenos Aires: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Sudamericana, (Biografías y Testimonios), 2018. First edition. Paperback. 432p., wrps. "La vocación desmesurada" is a biography of Argentine writer and journalist Alberto Gerchunoff, which also illustrates the social, cultural, intellectual, and political worlds of the twentieth century. Contents include: "De la zona de..... More
Córdoba: Editorial de la UNC, Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, UniRío Editora, 2017. First edition. Paperback. 213p., photos, illus., facsimiles, wrps. "Juan Filloy" compiles diverse texts about Argentine writer Juan Filloy, examining his connection with the university and cultural life in Córdoba and Río Cuarto. The work..... More
Santiago de Chile: Lumen, 2017. First edition. Paperback. 450p., wrps. More
México, D.F: Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 294p., maps, photos, plans, bibl., wrps. "Fundaciones mona´sticas en la Sierra Nevada" is a study on monastic foundations in the Sierra Nevada, constructed by Franciscan, Dominican, and Augustinian friars along a commercial and cultural route between Mexico City and southern New..... More
México, D.F. Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, Fideicomiso Felipe Teixidor y Monserrat Alfau de Teixidor, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 890p., photos, facsimiles, boards. "Ernesto de la Torre Villar 1917-2009" is a collection of texts by Ernesto de la Torre Villar, a Mexican writer, historian, and Professor Emeritus at the Universidad Nacional..... More
México: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Juan Pablos Editor, 2017. First Edition. 315p., photos, tables, graphics, wrps. "Religiosidades trasplantadas" examines the role of religion in migratory dynamics and social changes deriving from immigration processes. The work also examines how various religions have adapted to the vagaries of migration policies..... More
México, D.F. Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad Iberoamericana. First Edition. Paperback. 295p., bibl., wrps. "Homíes unidos" is a study carried out with the organization Homis Unidos de El Salvador that examines the restratification of Salvadoran gangs, and addresses questions such as: "How do the gang members establish processes of social re-stratification?" and..... More
Hermosillo, Sonora: El Colegio de Sonora, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 332p., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Espacios del desarrollo y las desigualdades en Sonora" centers around problems on a local level that stem from a greater global impact, such as issues of inequality and vulnerability which translate to social inequity, such... More
