LENGUA CHONTAL. ; Cuadernos de lenguas indígenas ;; v. 8; Variation: Cuadernos de lenguas indígenas ;; v. 8
Instituto Nacional Indigenista (I.N.I.), 1985. Colaboraron en la elaboración del trabajo sobre la Lengua Chontal: Román De la Cruz López, et al. Chontal Language: orthographic phrases, containing Spanish loan words, with parallel Spanish translations and corrected Trique versions. LIMITED EDITION OF 400. No copies in OCLC.
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IN MEXICO - IT'S THE CUSTOM, SEÑOR !
United States: American Airlines, 1948. draws, maps, tbls., color pict. wrps. Handbook designed for first time US tourists visiting Mexico, with holidays, currency and equivalent measures, maps and spanish phrases. Includes an introductory section with custom differences between Mexico and US citizens.
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JOAQUIN TORRES GARCÍA: REPRODUCCIONES EN COLORES.; Comentario de José Pedro Argul. Colección Arte de las Americas
Montevideo: Editorial Mosca Hnos, n.d. (197?). (marginal wear in folder with some foxing, not affecting text or plates, o/w a good copy). color prints, loose as issued, (five mounted, one loose) all inside color pict. folding portfolio. Six mounted plates with color reproductions of paintings by master artist Joaquin Torres-García (b. Uruguay 1874-1949) Issued in small format portfolio. Booklet with Spanish commentary followed by English and French translations. Only 4 copies in OCLC.
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QUIMERA DE LOS MURALES DEL PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES.; Mercedes Iturbe, et al.
México: Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes; Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, CONACULTA; Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, INBA, DGE/Equilibrista, 2004. (as new). b/w and color plates, ports., facs., appen., bios., chron., cat., color pict. fldg. wrps. An exhibition that commemorates the 70th anniversary of the inauguration of the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The catalogue includes history of the murals done especially for the building by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco and... Read More
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I BIENAL DE PINTURA DEL ISTMO CENTROAMERICANO; Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción
Nueva Guatemala de la AsunciÛn, Guatemala: Guatemala, Fundación Paiz, 1998. 3 al 13 de Septiembre de 1998, 60p., b/w and color plates, cat., bio/crons., color pict. wrps. First effort to produce a much needed region-wide bienal in Central America. Good overview of current art in each of the countries.
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ARCHIVE OF EPHEMERAL MATERIAL RELATED TO 19TH PHOTOGRAPHY / DAGUERREOTYPES IN ARGENTINA. COMPILATION OF 19 PRINTED PHAMPHLETS, SERIALS, ARTICLES) ; Contents: 1. La Argentina Pintoresca. Buenos Aires, Editores G. Bourquin & Cia. [c1921], (120)p. duo tone plates, wrps. 18cm Young Swiss photographer Gaston Aquiles Bourquin (b. Berne, Switzerland 1890 -- d. Arge ntina 1950) arrived in Argentina in 1913 as an assistant in the already established photo studio of Juan Pi in Mendoza. Bourquin was one of the first photographers who professionally edited his photographs as tourism material produced as postcards, cards, albums and calendars. The present album comprises 120 photographs accompanied by brief texts by Manuel Gálvez, Carlos Octavio Bunge, Leopoldo Lugones, Victor Juan Guillot, Joaquin V. Gonzalez, amongst others. Bourquin's photographs are characteristic for their exceptional clearness as his plates were done in glass negatives that allowed for an almost perfect image when printed 2. San Martín, Fernando L
Argentina: Museo Históorico Fotográfico de Quilmes.., 2003. (Some items issued in photocopy format). Printed material on 19th century photography, and photographers from Argentina with emphasis in, daguerreotypes.
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CHAPULÍN: LA REVISTA DEL NIÑO MEXICANO, NO. 9
México: Secretaría de Educación Pública, 1943. (detached wraps, some foxing and chipping in wraps and pages, not affecting texts, o/w good copy). b/w, duo tone and color plates, draws., color pict. wrps. One of the first Mexican serials dedicated to children and published by the Ministry of Education with contents devoted to literature, educational or moralizing topics. Included comic strips and many illustrations for short stories such as: La Pescadora presumida, La Cinera Prodigiosa, El Explorador and others.... Read More
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EL APERO CRIOLLO: ARTE Y TRADICIÓN
Buenos Aires: Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo, 2000. b/w and color plates, color pictorial wrappers. Brief catalogue for exhibition on Argentine decorative tack and other gaucho items, with historical detail on ponchos, saddlery, spurs and accessories. Abbreviated catalogue of full catalogue.
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MEXICAN VINTAGE PICTURE POSTCARDS "CARTULINAS DE AMOR Y CORTESÍA" BLACK AND WHITE AND COLOR POSTCARDS
México, 1910. 16 beautifully illustrated romantic postcards from Mexico, mostly hand-tinted and decorated. Only two have no written or typed message behind. Sold as a set.
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DULCES CRIOLLOS: RECETAS TRADICIONALES
Caracas: PANAPO, 1988. b/w illus., recipes, ind., color pict. wrps.
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CLUB DE GOURMETS. AÑO II, NO. 17; Cocina y Turismo
Méx: Edit. Gourmets de América, S.A., 1982. b/w and color plates, illustrations, recipes, portraits, advertisements, color pictorial wrappers. Articles on Mexican and international cuisines as well as a section on the history of various Mexican foods. This magazine is no longer published.
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MARACUYA. (FRUTO DE LA PASIÓN). TIERRA AMERICANA
Santafé de Bogotá: Edic. Voluntad, 1992. color plates, recipes, pict. boards. 21 recipes with passion fruit.
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CATALOGO GENERAL: COLECCION PINTURA Y ESCULTURA LATINOAMERICANA
Caracas: Consejo Nacional de la Cultura; Museo de Bellas Artes, 1980. b/w and color plates, portraits, biographies, bibliographical references (pages 341-345), index, cloth boards, color pictorial dust jacket. CONTENTS: Presentación / Carlos Silva -- Invención del Arte Latinoamericano / Jorge Alberto Manrique -- Catálogo General: Pintura Latinoamericana -- Catálogo General: Escultura Latinoamericana -- Arte Popular Latinoamericano / Luciano Alves Duffrayer -- Catálogo General: Arte Popular Latinoamericana -- Notas Biográficas: Pintores Latinoamericanos -- Notas Biográficas: Escultores Latinoamericanos.
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MADRE REVOLUCION: INSURGENCIAS LIRICAS DENOE DE LA FLOR CASANOVA
México: Edición Popular, 1936. illus. wrps. Mexican Revolution inspired poetry by Noe de la Flor Casanova. Cover art . PRESENTATION COPY.
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CONSTRUCCIÓN. AÑO V, N° 50. REVISTA DE INGENIERÍA, ARQUITECTURA, ARTE, DECORACIÓN Y INDUSTRIA
México: Construcción, 1945. (weak hinges, 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 interest was... Read More
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FLOYD COUNTY CENTENNIAL 1890-1990 COOKBOOK.; Celebrating 100 years of home cooking
Texas: Il Penseroso Jr. Study Club, 1990. spiral bound, color chapter pages, black and white plates, laminated covers, index. Over 600 recipes. 2002 reprint. Contents: Breakfast and Brunch (5-14), Appetizers and Beverages (15-40), Soups, Salads and Sauces (41-72), Main Dishes (73-112), Vegetables (113-132), Breads and Quick Breads (133-162), Pies, Cakes and Desserts (163-220), Cookies, Candies and Ice Cream (221-260), Home Canning and Remedies (261-278), Recipes from Long Ago (279-294), Index (295-314).
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MUSEO DE LA AGRICULTURA PAMPEANA; Segunda edición
Pergamino, Argentina: Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria INTA, 1964. b/w and color plates tipped-in, illus, tbls., bibl., illus. fldg. wrps. Documented history and restoration works of an 18th century rural fortification that holds the permanent exhibition of the art, agricultural history of the pampean plains in Argentina and the park surrounding what is now the Pampean Museum of Agriculture. Includes woodcut prints by Gustavo Cochet, Nelida Elena "Mele" Bruniard, Agustin Zapata Gollan and Victor L. Rebuffo, Grela G. and... Read More
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UN CUENTO DIARIO; Contado por Antoniorrobles. 2. Cuadernos de 20 Cuentos
Méx., Sec. de Educación Poblica, 1945. 173p., b/w illus., color pict. wrps. Charming children's stories illustrated by Ortiz Tajonar (vol. 2).
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MEXICAN ART AND LIFE. A QUARTERLY ILLUSTRATED REVIEW. NO. 4; Editor: José Juan Tabalada, Art Editor: Francisco Díaz de León
México, D.F.: DAPP, 1938. Pen markings on front cover and first two pages. b/w and color plates, facs., ports., color pict. wrps. Exquisite multi-colored silkscreened covers of original artworks (water colors, wash, woodcuts) designed for magazine by such artists as: Emilio Amero, Carlos Orozco Romero, Gabriel Fernandez Ledesma. Articles on many aspects of Mexican art written by leading authorities make this a good reference. Complete set.
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HOMENAJE A ANNA MACCAGNO: I SIMPOSIO SOBRE LA ESCULTURA PERUANA DEL SIGLO XX -- HOMENAJE A ANNA MACCAGNO: EXPOSICIÓN DE ESCULTURAS; Marta Cisneros... et al (Ed)
Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, Facultad de Arte, PUCP-FA, Fondo Editorial, 2003. b/w plates, bio/chron., ports., bio/chron., cat., bibliographical references, duo tone pict. fldg. wrps. OCLC: 1195765636. Vol. 1 includes the articles written for the Symposium. Vol. 2 is the catalog of the sculpture exhibition held in coordination with the Symposium. This 2 volume set in homage to abstract sculptor Maccagno (b. Italy 1918, immigrated to Peru in 1946 - d. 2001). First volume is a remembrance of... Read More
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OLD AND NEW BRITISH RECIPES COLLECTED FOR YOUR PLEASURE AND COMPILED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE TO AID BRITISH WAR RELIEF 1940
San Francisco, CA: British War Relief Association of Northern California, 1940. chts., illus. spiral wrps.
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JOAQUÍN TORRES-GARCÍA CENTENARIO DE SU NACIMIENTO, 1874, 28 DE JULIO, 1974: BIBLIOGRAFÍA
Montevideo: Biblioteca Nacional, 1974. b/w illus., facs. ltrs., cats., bibl., b/w. pict. wrps. Essential reference. Issued on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Biblioteca Nacional.
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EL MAESTRO. REVISTA DE CULTURA NACIONAL. TOMO I, NUM. 5-6
México: Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, 1921. b/w plates, illus., chron., diag., 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 schoolchildren, and animate with practical suggestions... Read More
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REVISTA DE BELLAS ARTES. NUEVA ÉPOCA. NO. 17
México: Secretaria de Educación Publica; Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1974. b/w plates, portraits, illustrations, pictorial wrappers. ISSN: 0185-3570. OCLC: 2266971. Issue published six numbers a year, devoted to art, literature and culture.
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