RECETARIO MEXICANO DEL MAIZ. PROYECTO: EL MAÍZ, FUNDAMENTO DE LA CULTURA POPULAR MEXICANA.; Segunda edición
by Pereyra, Lucy (Ed)
México: Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares/CULTURA SEP, 1983. b/w plates, illus., recipes, ind., wrps. Second edition. One of the most thoughtful and sought after books on the uses of corn in Mexico. All manners of cooking with corn, including cuitlachoche and atoles are represented.
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ESPEJISMOS DE KOLORUUM: FOTOGRAFÍA ARTÍSTICA, 1965-2002
by Pérez, Faustino
Santo Domingo: Ediciones Faustino Pérez, 2003. color plates, illus., ports., cat., bio/chron., sig., color pict. wrps. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY photographer and writer Pérez (b. 1925) of his collection of surrealist digital photographs. With presentation texts by Manuel Garcia-Cartagena. LIMITED EDITION OF 1000.
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CHARLAS SOBRE GASTRONOMIA MEXICANA; Compilador y Coautor de la obra: Jorge Nacif Mina
by Perez San Vicente, Guadalupe
Mexico: Archivo General de la Nación, Ritos y Retos del Centro Histórico, 2000. b/w plates, maps, illus., ind., bibl., color pict. wrps. LIMITED EDITION OF 1,000. An analysis of the development of traditional Mexican cooking from its indigenous and Spanish origins. Also includes the classification of certain ingredients and dishes such as lobster, carme asadas, el menudo and mole... Read More
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DI CAVALCANTI 1896-1976: PINTURAS - DESENHOS - JÓIAS.; [Textos de Ferreira Gullar, José Mindlin e Max Perlingeiro]
by Perlingeiro, Camila (Coord)
Rio de Janeiro: Pinakotheke, 2006. b/w and color plats, ex-libris frontis., ports., cat., bio/chron., bibl., color pict. fldg. wrps. Monograph is the first in a series aimed at presenting through a new perspective the life and works of the pillars of Brazilian modernism, devoting this edition to the most quintessential of modern Brazilian painters: artist Di Cavalcanti (1897-1976) on... Read More
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ANTONIO BANDEIRA (1922-1967): PINTURAS E DESENHOS
by Perlingeiro, Max (Coord)
Rio de Janeiro: Pinakotheke São Paulo; Espaço Cultural UNIFOR, 2009. b/w and color plate, ports., facs., illus., cat., bio./chron., bibl., color pict. fldg. wrps. Second volume and second part of the retrospective exhibition of creative life of painter, designer and engraver Bandeira (b. Brazil 1922-1967). Bandeira was one of the biggest exponents of lyric abstraction in Brazil. He shone... Read More
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MATE
by Perret, Javier y Luis Unzué
Buenos Aires: Editorial Caleuche, 2004. draws., recipes, bibl., bio/chron, color pict. fldg. wrps. Popular expresions and history of the traditional South America beverage "Mate". Incudes recipes for cookies and pastry served along. ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXT.
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MEJORES RECETAS DE LA PERFECTA COCINERA
by Peta, Misia
Lima: Editorial La Confianza, 1990. wrps.
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ARTE DE CORRIENTES: PROGRAMA ARGENTINA PINTA BIEN.; [edición y texto...]
by Petrina, Alberto
Buenos Aires: Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes "Dr. Juan Ramón Vidal"; Centro Cultural Recoleta, 2007. b/w and color plates, ports., bio/chron., cat., color. pict. wrps., OCLC: 182716337. Catalogue of wining art works from the province of Corrientes featuring photography, painting, sculpture and new media. Catálogo de la exposición realizada dentro del marco del programa "Argentina pinta bien", realizado por... Read More
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SABORES DE CHIAPAS
by Pineda Sanchez, Luz Olivia
Tuxtla Gutierrez: Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas, 1994. (Wear to dust jacket and chipping at upper left corner of d.j; o/w good copy). color and b/w plates, recipes, glos., bibl., ind., gray cloth boards, pict. d.j. Large format book on the Chiapaneca cookery. 210 recipes gathered from throughout the State as a way of conserving the traditional recipes.... Read More
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BIOGRAFIAS AMERICANAS
by Piñeyro, Enrique
París: Garnier Hermanos, Libreros-Editores. (some light foxing and yellowing on some pages). ind. Short biographies on leading figures in the Americas including Simón Bolívar, José Morales Lemus, José Joaquín de Olmedo, Daniel Webster, José Heredia, and Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés.
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CANCION DEL NINO VIAJERO. POEMAS PARA NIÑOS; Ilustraciones: Adolfo Pastor
by Pinto, Ernesto
Montevideo: Ediciones "LICEO, 1945. (Some chipping on edges of wrappers; wrappers partially detached). color illus., ind., color pict. wrps. Beautiful color illustrations by Adolfo Pastor. Inscription by Ernesto Pinto. Pastor (1898- 1983) was an early pioneer in contemporary graphic arts and illustration in Uruguay. He also became one of the most prestigious master teachers of print art and... Read More
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RAMERA Y OTROS POEMAS; Ilustración de Fermín Revueltas
by Plaza, Antonio
México: Libros Mexicanos, 1930. (Some wear on wraps; delicate). b/w plates, wrps. Illustrations by Fermin Revueltas (b. Mexico 1902-1935). Scarce modernist illustrated book. Mexican poet born in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, in 1833. He studied jurisprudence in Mexico City, becoming a passionate political fighter and defender of liberal ideas in columns Horoscope, The Idea, The Constitution, The Light... Read More
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ENCICLOPEDIA DE ARQUITECTURA PLAZOLA, VOL. 8 (M-O).; Co-autores Alfredo Plazola Anguiano, Ingeniero Arquitecto, Guillermo Plazola Anguiano, Arquitecto
by Plazola Cisneros, Alfredo
Tlalnepantla: Plazola Editores; Editorial Noriega, 1999. b/w and color plates, diags., plans, elevations, tbls., meas. draws., bibl. (p. 735-736), illus. endpapers, color pict. d.j. An encyclopedia of architecture that includes definition and architectural terms illustrated with many plates. Each volume represents a part of the history of the development of architecture from most cultures and countries with information on... Read More
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ENCICLOPEDIA DE ARQUITECTURA PLAZOLA, VOL. 9 (P-R).; Co-autores Alfredo Plazola Anguiano, Ingeniero Arquitecto, Guillermo Plazola Anguiano, Arquitecto
by Plazola Cisneros, Alfredo
Tlalnepantla: Plazola Editores; Editorial Noriega, 2001. b/w and color plates, diags., plans, elevations, tbls., meas. draws., bibl. (p. 704), illus. endpapers, color pict. d.j. An encyclopedia of architecture that includes definition and architectural terms illustrated with many plates. Each volume represents a part of the history of the development of architecture from most cultures and countries with information on... Read More
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ENCICLOPEDIA DE ARQUITECTURA PLAZOLA, VOL. 10 (S-Z).; Co-autores Alfredo Plazola Anguiano, Ingeniero Arquitecto, Guillermo Plazola Anguiano, Arquitecto
by Plazola Cisneros, Alfredo
Tlalnepantla: Plazola Editores; Editorial Noriega, 2001. b/w and color plates, diags., plans, elevations, tbls., meas. draws., bibl. (p. 702-703), ind. (p. 703-736), illus. endpapers, color pict. d.j. An encyclopedia of architecture that includes definition and architectural terms illustrated with many plates. Each volume represents a part of the history of the development of architecture from most cultures and countries... Read More
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ANOTAÇÕES NOTURNAS
by Podlubny, Tatiana
São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo: Publicações Iara, 2012. b/w and color plates, visual poetry, color pict. fldg. wrps, with front wrp. folding over wrps. in 4. OCLC: 843479138. Small format artist book "Anotações noturnas" (Nightly notes) by artist Tatiana Podlubny is a visual poem that features a series of paintings that questions: Where is the World?, Body is... Read More
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TEXTO POÉTICO" DEL GRUPO TEXTO POÉTICO.; (Mercedes Calpe, Bartomeu Ferrando, David Perez, Rosa Sanz). Colección Nueva Escritura, Vols. 1 y 2
by Grupo Texto Poético
Pamplona: Euskal Bidea, 1979. (page [64] "Ay" torn by author; one copy with faint water stain line in upper margin of verso wrapper). b/w and color plates (some fldg.), facs., visual poetry, wrps. Experimental visual poetry serial publication with assorted works (visual poetry and objects) by founding members of Grupo Texto Poético from Spain: Bartolomé Ferrando (Valencia, 1951),... Read More
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LOS 60 AÑOS DE LEOPOLDO MÉNDEZ.; Artes de México Nº 45, Año XI
by Poniatowska, Elena
México: Artes de Mexico, 1963. (Light wear to edges and spine of covers). plus 20 color plates, (including fldg. plate and 2 prints on heavy colored tissue), pict. wrps. Special issue dedicated to Leopoldo Mendez. One of the most important homages to Méndez written by noted author. Profusely illustrated with 2 special plates. SCARCE.
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ESCUELA Y EL CAMPESINO.; Biblioteca de Cultura Social y Política
by Portes Gil, Emilio
México: PNR, Partido Nacional Revolucionario, 1936. (Very light wear on wrps.). b/w illus., illus. wrps. Issue published by the Partido Nacional Revolucionario, illustrated by unidentified artist (possibly Revueltas or Montenegro).
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OBRAS DE CALDAS.; Recopiladas y publicadas por... Biblioteca de Historia Nacional, Volumen IX. (Academia Colombiana de Historia)
by Posada, Eduardo
Bogotá: Imprenta Nacional, 1912. (marginal wear; water stains in some pages, not affecting text; wear on boards and spine; bookstore ex-libris stamp; o/w good copy). illus., tbls., port., bibls., Quarter leather w/ gold stamping on spine, marbled boards with leather corners. Historian Posada compilation of the work of noted Colombian scientist Francisco José de Caldas (1768-1816) in colonial... Read More
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GACETA CALLEJERA...GRANDE Y SORPRENDENTE SIMULACRO
by Posada, Joséd Guadalupe
México, D.F.: Imprenta de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1894. José Guadalupe Posada original broadside.
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CALAVERAS Y OTROS GRABADOS
by Posada, José Guadalupe
1943. (Partly detached spine). Colección Mar Dulce. Buenos Aires, Edit. Nova, 1943, 82p., frontis, b/w illus.
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ECO: ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO MEXICANO
by Power, Kevin (Dir)
Madrid; México: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia; CONACULTA, 2005. color plates, ports., cat., bios/chrons., bibls., wrps. Catalogue of selected works that reflect the aesthetic plurality of Mexican contemporary art during the last 2 decades of the 20th century. The creations have as main theme the singularity of the megalopolis of Mexico City exemplifying the complexity and variety... Read More
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REVIVIENDO LA COCINA HONDUREÑA.; Por..
by Prats de Dávila, Dolores
Tegucigalpa: (The author), 1974. (marginal wear in wrprs.; o/w good and solid copy). b/w plates, recipes, indice, duo tone pict. fldg. wrps. plus 1 lv. (2 p.) wth manuscript recipe for "Cocada Imperial" translated to English. FIRST EDITION of one of the few references on subject. Front cover is a reproduction of a painting by Arturo López Rodezno... Read More
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HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO, WITH A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE ANCIENT MEXICAN CIVILIZATION, AND THE LIFE OF THE CONQUEROR, HERNANDO CORTÉS
by Prescott, William H.
New York: Harper and Bros, 1843. Very good condition, almost no foxing, previous owners signature blanks and title page. (Weak hinge on volume I).. frontis., map, ind. Apparently first reprinting. See Sabin 65262.
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