Buenos Aires: Editora Espasa-Calpe (Colección Austral, 3), 1952. 16th. Paperback. 159p., indices, wrps. Far from the romantic exaltations, it is the nudity, the restraint, the delicate intimacy, the balance between passion and intelligence, the predominance of suggestions, the recreation of daily experiences after a period of sedimentation, that make Gustavo..... More
México: Editorial Porrúa (Colección Sepan Cuantos, No. 107), 1980. Paperback. 257p., indices, wrps. The action occurs in 19th century Spain, when a young liberal named Don José (Pepe) Rey, arrives in a cathedral city named Orbajosa, with the intention of marrying his cousin Rosario. This was a marriage of convenience..... More
Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1977. Fourth edition. Paperback. 472p., indices, wrps. "La región más transparente" is an intense massive story where the living and the dead dialogue, creating and recreating the life of Mexico from its capital, in the middle of the 20th century. Present, past and a diffuse..... More
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada (Biblioteca Clásica y Contemporanea), 1978. Later printing. Paperback. 156p., indices, wrps. This collection of stories includes such about illness, despair, exile, and human brutality. The author himself compiled the selection. Held to be among the greatest writers of short-fiction, Horacio Quiroga has been compared to Kipling..... More
Barcelona: Editorial Bruguera, Libro Amigo, 1980. Third edition. Paperback. 279p., wrps. (lower sprine wear). Seeking utopia is wanting to find paradise, and vice versa. Alejo Carpentier tried it through a rich language, exuberant nature. The Lost Steps is a descent to the roots, a journey full of symbols and an..... More
Toluca, Estado de México: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 2021. First edition. Paperback. 230p., maps, facsimiles, tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. In this volume there are 17 research papers that aim to show the cultural wealth of the New Spanish world. More
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Grupo Editorial Sur, 2021. First edition. Paperback. 134p., wrps. La Tecl@ Eñe is a digital publication that has been running for twenty years and invites, according to its editor and director Conrado Yasenza, "to reflection, debate and to influence the political and social reality". He..... More
Buenos Aires: Le Comte Editores, 2016. First edition. Spiral Bound. [70p.] illus., indices, wrps. Drawings to practice and learn from the filleting/ stamping masters. The objective of this book is to help the practice and teaching of drawing for filleting/ stamping. The drawings can be used to create espulveros and..... More
Buenos Aires: Maizal Editiones, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. 63p., photos, illus., facsimiles, indices, hardback. The fillet is the typical ornamentation of cars, buses and trucks in the city of Buenos Aires. Its history, its style and the main filleters. More
Sao Pauio: Logo, Outprint, 2013. First edition. Paperback. 72p., color plates, illus., wrps. The art exhibition of Brazillian artist Alexandre Cruz, aka as pseudonym "Sesper", reflects detailed color plates of his graffitti art as well as small sketches. Sesper's work happens in the fusion of various techniques including collage, painting..... More
México: Pemex Travel Club, 1964. Staplebound. 16p., maps, photos, wrps. A detailed look and driving directions of specific ports to visit throughout Mexico. More
Buenos Aires: Libro de Edición Argentina, 1993. Paperback. 62p., indices, wrps. (minor creasing to covers). A small book of vintage Tango songs with lyrics. More
Quito: Peláez Editores, Centro de Arte Gala, Banco de Guayaquil, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. 271p., color plates, boards, dj, (good, somewhat worn and creased with edges worn). The coffee table book is based on Enrique Tábara's 60 years of his works with narrative incidences which tell a story of his..... More
La Habana: SI-MAR S.A., 2000. First edition. Paperback. 298p., maps, illus., bibl., indices, wrps. The author José Cantón Navarro, is a member of an old communist family from Pinar del Rio Province, first recruited by Stalinist master agent "Fabio" Grobart. The book only has some usefulness as a guide to..... More
Santiago de Cuba: Editoral Oriente (Colección Heredia), 1988. First edition. Paperback. 72p., illus., wrps. "Una Mujer" deals with the typical aspects of the life in the fields, reflecing the realationships within a family of rich peasants, Spanish father, Cuban mother and how she comes to be included witha tyrannical system..... More
San Luis Potosi: Handwritten recipies, 1894. Paperback. [79p.], [78p.], wrps. Both recipe books are handwritten in antique composition books on January 9,1894 by Carmen Landeta de Cuesta. The recipies range from traditional entrees of stews, meats, fish, pork , steaks and desserts ranging from cakes, sweets/ candies, cookies, breads, and..... More
Salta: Instituto de San Felipe y Santiago de Estudios Históricos de Salta, 1972. Second edition. Paperback. 309p., illus, wrps. Argentine genealogical study of prominent Saltan family. Scarce only five copies on worldcat.;. More
Ciudad de México: El Colegio Nacional, 2021. First edition. Paperback. 327p., color plates, photos, illus, wrps. "Suave Trazo" is a visual account of the enormous production of the Mexican designer and throughout the book notes are inserted that put his work in context in different times and institutions; for example..... More
Lima: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Fondo Editorial, 2009. First edition. Paperback. 450p., photos, illus., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps., CD-ROM. Includes CD. More
Managua: DIEZ, 2020. First edition. Paperback. 216p., photos, wrps. Analysis and overview of the 2018 protests and civil unrest in Nicaragua sparked by Daniel Ortega's decree on social security reforms. More
Chile: [Solidaridad], 2013. 1st ed. Wraps. 16 p., photos. Chilean anarchist newspaper. Includes the articles: "Continuemos avanzando con unidad," "La necesidad del proyecto educativo," "conversación con el sinteccalama" and more. More
La Habana: Editorial Arte y Literatura (Colección Argos), 2016. First edition. Paperback. 93p., indices, wrps. A magnificent play that subtly undresses the everyday life of women, the domination of male power and the subtle female submission that is assumed from a "childish" and naive role. The protagonist, however, is a...... More
Ecuador: Academia Nacional de Historia de Ecuador, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 239p., photos, wrps. Daniel Kersffeld, in his book Jewish migration in Ecuador presents the social and political exile of the Jews, during the European fascist regime of Adolf Hitler, and who entered Ecuador between 1933 and 1945. More
Ciudad de La Habana: Ediciones Unión, 2009. First edition. Paperback. 139p., photos, wrps. "Haciendo Las Cosas Mal" reflects an ingenious story in which, with casual language and unique humor-core issues of Cuban society, are addressed, and in which the absurd, predestination and the ups and downs of everyday life are..... More
Quito: Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Benjamin Carrion, 2010. 1st ed. Paperback. 433 p., wrps. Selection, notes and epilogue by Juan José Rodríguez and Luis Carlos Mussó; prologue by Eduardo Espina. More
