LABERINTO EN EL CORAZÓN O 30 FORMAS DE JUGAR EL JUEGO DE NO HALLARSE NUNCA.; Haiku
by Villalpando González, Mª. de Jesús
México, D.F.: Ehéccatl Editor, 2011. (some uncut pages). color illustration, amatl paper illustrated covers. NUMBERED AND LIMITED EDITION 006/100 of handmade artist book (book-object) created in amate paper done by a small press with a woman editor in a marginal community on the outskirts of Mexico City dedicated to hand crafted books, illustrated books of poetry and literature.... Read More
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EL PERÚ A TRAVÉS DE LA PINTURA Y CRÍTICA DE TEÓFILO CASTILLO, (1887-1922): NACIONALISMO, MODERNIZACIÓN Y NOSTALGIA EN LA LIMA DEL 900
by VILLEGAS TORRES, FERNANDO
Lima: Fondo Editorial de la Asamblea Nacional de Rectores, ANR, 2006. color plates, tbls., bio/chron., cat., bibl., color pict wrps. Revision and an analysis of work of Teófilo Castillo (Peru, 1886-1922) including his concepts of art and politics. Castillo, who has been ignored for many years was a well known artist at the turn of the century in Peru.... Read More
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DELICIOUS TROPICAL FRUITS
by Villegas, Liliana
Bogotá: Villegas Editores, 1990. color plates, ind., bibl., pict. d.j. Guide to the the tropical fruits of Colombia and modern recipes for their uses. High quality production. Some of the fruits included are: Passion Fruit, Grandadilla, citrus, tamarind, guava, banana, avocado, coconut, cherimoya, lulo, melon, guan bana, pineapple.
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PLÁSTICA Y POESÍA: HOMENAJE A JOAQUÍN TORRES GARCÍA Y A ESTHER DE CÁCERES.; Dibujos de Joaquín Torres García ; poemas de Esther de Cáceres; presentación de Arturo Sergio Visca
by Visca, Arturo Sergio
Montevideo: Asociación de Impresores del Uruguay, 1976. (slight marginal wear in wrappers and spine,corner of back wrapper with bent at upper corner with indented mark, o/w a good copy). b/w plates, facs., draws., wrps. Seven engravings created by Joaquin Torres-García (b. Uruguay 1874-1949) to illustrate the poetry book "Cruz and Extasis de la Pasión" by poet Esther de... Read More
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LEDA CATUNDA: PINTURAS RECENTES = LEDA CATUNDA : RECENT PAINTINGS
by Visconti, Jacopo Crivelli Visconti (Curadoria = curator)
Curitiba: Museu Oscar Niemeyer, 2013. color plates, color portrait, chronology, color pictorial wrps. Catalog of an exhibition at the Museu Oscar Niemeyer, May 25 to July 28, 2013. ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE TEXTS.
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CONVITE. DIALOGO LATINO SEGUN TRADUCCION DE CRISTOBAL CORET Y PERIS, RETOCADA Y MODERNIZADA.; Texto al cuidado de Alfonso Reyes. Coleccion de la Flecha No. 3
by Vives, Juan Luis
México: La Flecha, 1960. (minor chipping in wrps. edges). frontis., bibl., illus. fldg. wrps. Modern edition of one section of the 1723 translation of Dialogos Latinos written by Spanish scholar Juan Luis Vives (1492-1540) for King Ferdinand II and with educational purposes. The chapter called "El Convite" (Convivium) is a humorous view on gastronomy, eating habits and gluttony... Read More
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TERRA COMUNAL: MARINA ABRAMOVIC + MAI = COMUN COMUNAL: MARINA ABRAMOVIC + MAI
by Volz, Jochen e Julia Rebouças (Org)
São Paulo: SESC São Paulo, 2016. color plates, ports., bios., color pict. endpapers, boards. This publication reflects the richness in the exhibition "Comun Comunal: Marina Abramovic + MAI" (Sesc Pompeia - São Paulo, 2015), which exhibited works from more than forty years by acclaimed Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic. With installations and sculptures, films and a series of live... Read More
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MEXICO IN 1827 IN 2 VOLUMES: VOL. 1 AND VOL. 2.; by H.G. Ward, Esq. His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires in that Country during the Years 1825, 1826, and Part of 1827
by Ward, Henry George ((Sir), 1797—1860)
London: Henry Colburn, 1828. (marginal light foxing on the plates, not on the map). plus 13 plates (5 of which are folded (10 aquatints, 1 with hand coloring, 3 lithographs), 5 wood-engraved text illustrations), tbls., plus 2 folded engraved maps, the second copy of the folding map of Mexico is laid into this copy (this has marginal slight... Read More
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ARQUITECTURA Y EMPRESA EN EL QUITO COLONIAL: JOSE JAIME ORTIZ, ALARIFE MAYOR
by Webster, Susan V.
Quito: Editorial Ediciones Abya-Yala. Comisión Fulbright, 2002. b/w and color plates, facs., plans, bibl., appens., ind., color fldg. pict. wrps. Life and work of Spanish born architect in the city of Quito, Ecuador during the colonial period.
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GORRIARENA LA PINTURA, UN ESPACIO VITAL
by Wechsler, Diana B; MaríA Teresa Constantin
Buenos Aires: Fundación Nuevo Mundo, 2006. color & b/w plates, port., cat., bibls., bio/chron., facs., fldg. wrps. Small format, condensed version of larger format catalogue on the life and art of painter Gorriarena (b. Argentina 1925), considered an important exponent of contemporary Argentinean expressionism in what has been denominated as "Political Art
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FOOD, GENDER, AND POVERTY IN THE ECUADORIAN ANDES
by Weismantel, M.J.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992. map, chts., appen., bibl., ind., plus b/w plates, wrps.
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SUPLEMENTOS II
by Weiss Carrington, Gabriel, Dumont, Roberto and Luis Miranda
Mex: Calli-Nova, 1970. b/w illus. plates, port., pict. wrps. Includes Ode to the the death of André Breton by Gabriel Weiss Carrington, the son of Leonora Carrington. LIMITED EDITION OF 250. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY LUIS MIRANDA.
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LA GRAN OFENSIVA: LA ESTRATEGIA DE LA GUERRA DE COALICIÓN.; Versión española de Nicolas Dorantes
by Werner, Max
México, D.F.: Editorial Nuevo Mundo, 1943. (Lib. stamp mkgs. on T.P., o/w good copy). bibl., color pict. fldg. wrps., OCLC: 236487618. Front cover illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias.
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QUIPUS: RELATOS PERUANOS PARA NIÑOS; Maderas de José Sabogal
by Wiesse, María
Lima: Imprenta "La Voce D'Italia, 1936. (some wear and light foxing on wrappers). b/w plates, pict. wrps. Cover art and Illustrations by José Sabogal. Numerous plates illustrating stories of Pre-Columbian Peru.
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EL RETRATO DE DORIAN GRAY; Traducción de a. Sánchez Vázquez. Ilustraciones de Elvira Gascón
by Wilde, Oscar
México: Editorial Leyenda, 1946. illus. (some color), illus. wrps. Spanish language version of Oscar Wilde's "The Portrait of Dorian Gray" from Mexico, 1946. Beautiful cover and interior illustrations by Elvira Gascón.
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BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY.; With an introduction by Granville Hicks. Illustrated with lithographs in color by..
by Wilder, Thornton
New York: The Heritage Press, 1962. b/w and color illus. Slipcase.
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MUNDO BARRETA.; dibujos: Pato Bianchi
by Wilson, Martin
Buenos Aires: Ayesha Literatura Ediciones, 2005. color plates, draws., color pict. wrps. Artists book by Wilson, is a small format folding edition where the author describes his urology problem and the frantic urban life of Buenos Aires. He illustrated the books with sarcastic images of the sexually implicit graphic advertising images.
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ESPAÇO EM OBRA: CIDADE, ARTE ARQUITETURA; Guilherme Wisnik + Julio Mariutti
by Wisnik, Guilherme y Julio Mariutti
São Paulo: SESC Ediçoes, 2018. b/w and color plates, fldg. pict. wrps. CONTENTS: Espaço em obra -- Introdução -- O que aconteceu com o urbanismo? -- Gigantesco pais da America -- Artearquiterura -- Sobre os autores. Although Brazilian cities have generally grown uncontrollably in recent decades, deteriorating spaces, memories and widening social inequality, there is a belief that planning... Read More
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VINO
by Witkowski, Federico
Rio Negro, Argentina: The author, 2004. duo tone and color plates, illus., draws, tbls., glos., bibl., color pict. wrps. The book is a general history of wine from its origins to its introduction in America and the historic, mythological and cultural importance of the wine grape harvest, the wineries and wine through different periods of time. Includes a glossary... Read More
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COOKING OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
by Wolfe, Linda
New York: Time-Life Books, 1970. b/w and color plates, recipes, ports, map, indices, color pict. boards.
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SOUTHWEST COOKERY OR AT HOME ON THE RANGE
by Wormser, Richard
New York: Doubleday and Co, 1969. illus. Comprehensive job of covering Mexican influence. Excellent section on game of the Southwest.
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LOS SENTIDOS AL AIRE
by Yañez, Agustin
México: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Departamento de Literatura, 1964. color port., b/w illus., color pict. wrps. Full page illustrations, vignettes, and cover illustration by Moreno Capdevila.
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DISCOVERING MEXICAN COOKING; Illus. by Patricia Peters Stephenson. Advisor on Mexican Foods and Customs Theodosia Moreno Samano
by Young, Alice Erie and Patricia Peters Stephenson
San Antonio: Naylor Co, 1958. illus., recipes, illus. d.w. Many good recipes not usually found in books of this period (e.g. nopal, atole, etc.). A beautiful copy.
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LA URSS DEFIENDE LAS LIBERTADES DEL MUNDO...AYUDÉMOSLA!
by Zalce, Alfredo
1941. two color lithograph. Prig. 49. Many of the artists of the Taller were members of the Communist party, but their support of the Soviets diminished or disappeared when Hitler and Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact in August 1939. After Hitler invaded Russia on June 22, 1941, however, and the Soviet Union joined the war against Germany and its... Read More
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LA RISA DEL PUEBLO, EL RETORNO DEL AUTOMOVIL GRIS
by Zalce, Alfredo
México, D.F.: Taller de Gráfica Popular, 1939. Lithograph. Original Poster. Ref: Prignitz 31.
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