EL FOTOGRAFO MEXICANO: REVISTA DEDICADA A LOS FOTOGRAFOS DE MÉXICO, TOMO IV, Nº 23
México, D.F.: Kodak Mexicana, 1936. (Some foxing and marginal wear; water damage, some affecting plates and texts; o/w good copy). b/w plates, ports., tbls., diags., advts., ind., staple bound b/w pict. d.j. A bi-monthly photo magazine with expert advice for beginners and professional photographers with how-to tips on photography techniques, lab materials and security, equipment and costs. CONTENTS: Nuevos modelos de retratos -- Prepare debidamente sus soluciones reveladoras -- El Antheon y el papel Opal -- Abrillantamiento correcto... Read More
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GUCHACHI' REZA (IGUANA RAJADA).; Publicación trimestral. Segunda época, No. 18. Portada y viñetas: Nahún B. Zenil. Diseño: Jordi Boldó. Impresión: Offset Setenta
Juchitán, Oaxaca: Patronato de la Casa de la Cultura de Juchitán, 1981. b/w plates, pict. wrps. Illustrations by Nahún B. Zenil. SPANISH AND ZAPOTEC TEXT. No copies of this number in OCLC.
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TALLER DE GRAFICA POPULAR: 4 DECADAS DEL GRABADO EN MEXICO
(México): Taller de Gráfica Popular, TGP, 1980. color and b/w plates, pict.wrps. Small but informative history of the T.G.P. and its' artists. 6 copies in OCLC.
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MEXICAN CALENDAR ART: LA NOCHE TRISTE
México, D.F.: Landin, S.A. Ediciones de Arte, 1940. (Top part only, lacks lower calendar). With initials in plate l.l. ( Maurico Devaux.). (Mauricio) Devaux (1910-1972), was a very talented artist who lived in the Valle de Bravo, México.
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PURGATORY OF VORTICE: BLAST 7; Siete composiciones de espirales con references de consturcción
Buenos Aires: Edición Vortice Argentina, 2000. 7 tipped-in plates with chop, loose, as issued, in black cardboard box with tipped-in plate on front and verso of top cover. 15x11cms. Artists' book by one of most active artists of artists' books and mail art in Argentina.
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EL FOTOGRAFO MEXICANO: REVISTA DEDICADA A LOS FOTOGRAFOS DE MÉXICO, TOMO I, Nº 2
México, D.F.: Kodak Mexicana, 1932. (Some foxing and marginal wear; water damage, some affecting plates and texts; o/w good copy). b/w plates, ports., tbls., diags., advts., ind., staple bound b/w pict. d.j. A bi-monthly photo magazine with expert advice for beginners and professional photographers with how-to tips on photography techniques, lab materials and security, equipment and costs. CONTENTS: Propiedades elementales de la luz -- El retrato -- Como cuidar las reflexiones -- El foco relámpago -- Efectos y... Read More
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EL COCINERO MEXICANO: COLECCIÓN DE LAS MEJORES RECETAS PARA GUISAR AL ESTILO AMERICANO, TOMO II
México, D.F.: Imprenta Galván, 1831. (Tomo II: missing title page and initial 2 pages; spine and both covers deteriorated with chipping in leather covers and missing sections in spine; worm holes and water stains all over book, foxing and chipping in almost every page. Lower fore edge worn and fragile). tbls., recipes, index, leather covers. Errata (pages [343]-[346]). FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST, MOST SOUGHT AFTER MEXICAN GASTRONOMIC IMPRINTS. CONTENTS: Tratado noveno. Preparación y guisos de... Read More
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EL MAESTRO. REVISTA DE CULTURA NACIONAL. TOMO III, NUM. 4-5
México: Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, 1923. (Back cover dettached). b/w plates, illus., chron., graphical mathematic equations, color pict. wrps. Rare early 20th century periodical with stunning illustrated covers, illustrations and vignettes. In March 1921 a text appeared in the Bulletin of UNAM announcing "the foundation of a great magazine: El Maestro", whose function was to complete the work of the university and school establishments, expand the horizons of workers and peasants, stimulate the study of professionals and... Read More
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HUGO BREHME POSTCARD: CUERNAVACA PATIO (1780)
(México), 1920. one b/w photograph postcard, with stamp in verso (Av. Madero no. 1). Beautiful and artistic b/w photograph taken by Hugo Brehme. The postcard has Hugo Brehme stamp in back and is in very good condition.
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EXPOSICIÓN HOMENAJE PEDRO FIGARI, 1861-1961.; Organizada por la Comisión Nacional de Homenaje al Dr. Pedro Figari y la Comisión Nacional de Bellas Artes
Montevideo: Ministerio de Instrucción Pública y Previsión Social, Biblioteca Nacional, 1961. (marginal wear; ink. mrks. in verso cover; o/w very good copy). b/w plates, cat., b/w wrps. OCLC: 492889454. NO COPIES SHOW IN U.S. LIBRARIES and only 4 in Europe. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held July 1961 at the Biblioteca Nacional in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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ARNALDO COEN; Lo demás es silencio
Tijuana, B.C., Méx: Centro Cultural Tijuana, CECUT, 1997. color plates, port., bio./chron., cat., plus 2 loose color plates, pict. wrps. Retrospective exhibit of 21 surrealist paintings by Coen (b.1940, México).
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AVISO IMPORTANTE A LOS EXTRANJEROS EN MÉXICO = AVIS IMPORTANT AUX ÉTRANGERS AU MEXIQUE = WICHTIGE NACHRICHT FÜR FREMDE IN MEXICO = IMPORTANT NOTICE TO FOREIGNERS IN MEXICO.; Mexican Circular
México: [Imperio de Mexico], 1863. illus. Mexican broadside regarding immigration registration and laws, published in the 19th century by the government of the Second Empire in Mexico. CONTENTS (in English): "Important advice to foreigners in Mexico. According to the law of the 3th. August 1863 every foreigner landing on the territory of the Empire is obliged to present himself to the nearest political authority of the place where he desires to reside, or to the secretary of foreign and... Read More
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LA PINTURA HERIDA: PLÀSTICA JOVE MEXICANA.; Catalogació i selecció de les obres, Montserrat Galí i Boadella i Jorge Juanes
Terrassa, Spain: Fundació Cultural de la Caixa de Terrassa, 1993. color plates, cat., color pict. wrps., OCLC: 697276394. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Fundació Cultural de la Caixa de Terrassa from Apr. 29 to May 26, 1993. Art work by Laura Anderson Barbata included. CONTENTS: Presentció -- La pintura herida / text de Jorge Juanes, critic -- Plàstica jove Mèxic / text de Montserrat Galí Boadella, directora del Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mèxic -- Relació d'obres. Texts... Read More
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MEXICAN LIFE; MEXICO'S MONTHLY REVIEW.TITLE VARIATION: VIDA MEXICANA = MEXICAN LIFE.; Vol. VII, No. 9
México, D.F.: Mexican Life, 1931. (Front cover and first page partially detached). v.p., b/w illus., advts., WRPS. Important sections on the arts. Contains articles, reports, opinion, news, illustrations, photos, ads, worn literary, arts and travel magazine for English-speaking readers. Highlights include: VOL. VII, NO. 9- "The story of the National Conservatory Building", J.J. Allard; photo by Garduño ().
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CONSTRUCCIÓN. AÑO IV, N° 42. REVISTA DE INGENIERÍA, ARQUITECTURA, ARTE, DECORACIÓN Y INDUSTRIA
México: Construcción, 1944. (weak hinges, detached spine; marginal wear in covers, some foxing, not affecting text or plates). b/w plates, drawings, plans, measured plans, elevations, tables, graphs, advertisements, illustrated wrappers. This periodical is virtually unknown and does not appear in the National Library of Mexico, or UNAM or OCLC. The contributors were leaders in post WWII an integrated movement of architecture, engineering and planning to build a modern Mexico. Despite the technical sounding title of the magazine, the... Read More
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MEXICAN FOLKWAYS. REVISTA TRIMESTRAL DEDICADA A USOS Y COSTUMBRES MEXICANAS. VOL. VIII, N°. 2 (APRIL - JUNE, 1933).; Eds.: Frances Toor and Diego Rivera
México: Mexican Folkways, 1933. (Minor chipping on edges of wrappers, o/w g+). b/w plates, mus. nots., pict. wrps. ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXT. One of the most famous art periodicals ever produced in Mexico. Diego Rivera was the artistic director and executed all of the cover designs. Contributors included Tina Modotti, Carlos Merida, Miguel Covarrubias, Edward Westin et. al. et.
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JOSE CHAVEZ MORADO, OLGA COSTA. EXPOSICIÓN HOMENAJE
México, D.F.: Salón de la Plástica Mexicana/Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1983. b/w and color plates, bios/chorns., cat., pict. wrps. Scarce exhibition catalog of famous Mexican contemporary masters, Costa (1913-1993) and Chávez Morado (1909), marriage and artists careers. Well illustrated with many good personal insights. Only 3 holdings in OCLC USA.
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ALBUM DO RIO DE JANEIRO: 10 PHOTOGRAFIAS, N° 2
Rio de Janeiro: LTM, 1935. (edges/corners of front cover chipped and with some foxing, water stains in verso cover, all plates clean, last photograph is loose.Ink stamp in upper right corner of front cover; some warp of photographs). string bound in illus. wrps. with b/w tipped-in photographic (silverprint) on front wrappers. [4 cm x 6 cm] of "Av. Niemeyer" 10 silver gelatin prints (oblong format size 17 x 22 cm. ea.) with views of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... Read More
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CONSPIRACION CARAMELO: 13 CUENTOS MAS ALLA DE LA BASURA.; Colección Ministerios de Amor
México: Editorial Moho, 1998. b/w plates, illus., pict. wrps. Short tales of the everyday life in the city, with collages and Fanzine style illustrations. Some of the titles are: No tengo para comer and Traficantes de niñas, by Carla Bellini; Se nos va Mauricio, by Jorge Caballero; Las garras de mi Dios, by Jesús Pacheco.
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JACOBO BORGES.; Exp 1 / Cat 1
Caracas: Consejo Nacional de la Cultura; Galería de Arte Nacional, 1976. b/w and color plates, bibliographical references (pages 28-31), catalogue, color pictorial wrappers. Catalogue for exhibition of Venezuelan artist (b. 1931, Caracas).
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HUGO BREHME POSTCARD: EL POPOCATEPETL EN ERUPCION (5450M)
(México), 1915. one b/w photograph postcard, with stamp in verso. Beautiful and artistic b/w photograph taken by Hugo Brehme. The postcard has Hugo Brehme stamp in back and is in very good condition. Handwritten message in English on verso from a mother obviously living in Mexico to her daughter. It talks of what she hopes to be the end of the Mexican Revolution, that business has gone down and that there are food shortages.
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ARTISTAS EN MÉXICO: 5. GILBERTO ACEVES NAVARRO: DIBUJO, 6. CARLA RIPPEY: DIBUJO, PINTURA Y GRABADO, 7. PAUL NEVIN: ESCULTURA, 8. FRANCISCO CASTRO LEÑERO: PINTURA; Caja 2
México, D.F.: Taller Gráfica Bordes, 2007. b/w and color plates, illus., facs., cat., bio/chron., sigs., plus one lithograph, loose as issued, color pict. wrps., inside black cloth covered double-lid shell box with pull-out black ribbon, in cardboard slip cover. A fine press project with 4 books on 4 contemporary artists to be published every three months. 60 contemporary, living artists in Mexico are involved in the project. This set is the second publication of the cultural center located in... Read More
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LEON FERRARI: LA BONDADOSA CRUELDAD
Buenos Aires: Editorial Argonauta, 2000. b/w plates, port., bio., fldg. pict. wrps. LIMITED EDITION OF 1,500. Poems and photocopy art from this important innovator (b. 1920, Buenos Aires) of artist books, video and mail art within the contemporary scene in Argentina. This work explores the themes of torture and justice as expressed in Western society. Offers critical and anti-religious commentary through the juxtaposition of religious and political images.
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ALMACENES TARDAN. EN SU DEPARTAMENTO DE ARTICULOS PARA CABALLERO
México: Foto y Rotograbadores Unidos, 1950. (chipping in edges, some foxing, not affecting text, o/w very good). 1 double sided folded sheet, loose as issued, duo tone plates, duo tone illus., cat. Double sheet catalogue for men shoe and clothing fashion from Mexico in the late 1950s and 1960s.
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EL FOTOGRAFO MEXICANO: REVISTA DEDICADA A LOS FOTOGRAFOS DE MÉXICO, TOMO IV, Nº 24
México, D.F.: Kodak Mexicana, 1936. (Some foxing and marginal wear; water damage, some affecting plates and texts; o/w good copy). b/w plates, ports., tbls., diags., advts., ind., staple bound b/w pict. d.j. A bi-monthly photo magazine with expert advice for beginners and professional photographers with how-to tips on photography techniques, lab materials and security, equipment and costs. CONTENTS: Película Eastman Portrait Super Speed Otho Anti-Halo -- Modo sencillo de hacer reproducciones -- Anuncie y venda fotografías modernas --... Read More
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