Wilfedo Lam
Paris: Galerie Fabien Boulaki, 1985. 19 illustrations, in both color and black and white. Tall, thin pictorial wrappers. Paris: Galerie Fabien Boulakia, (1985). Near fine., Text in both English and Frrench. More
CUBA
Letters Written in the Interior of Cuba, Between the Mountains of Arcana, to the East, and of Cusco, to the West,
Boston: Bowles and Dearborn, 1829. in the Months of February, March, April, and May, 1828. xv, 256pp. 8vo, rebound in modern 1/2 gray cloth, uncut, some pages lightly foxed, many pages lightly toned. Boston: Bowles and Dearborn, 1829. First Edition. Author was a pastor of the First Church in Beverly, Massachusetts. In 1828, he traveled to Cuba to recuperate from poor health. He arrived in Matanzas, where he stayed for two weeks. After a short visit to Havana, Abbot explored..... More
Uncle Sam Book
1920. Illustrated 126pp, 26pp blank, Oblong 4to, green buckram with gold border and manuscript title written in white. Signed by Abbott in ink, (1920). Some scuffs and stains to cover. Girls scrap book of newspaper clippings, circa 1898 many in color, about the Spanish American war. In the late 1800s, with the rising interest in scrapbooks, companies began selling blank scrapbook albums. Uncle Sam is a common national personification of the U.S. federal government or the country in general that..... More
Biografias de Cubanos Distinguidos. Volume I: Don Jose Antonio Saco.
London: Trubner. 88pp. 8vo, modern gray cloth; (some margins repaired, ex-lib, foxing). Londres: Trubner, 1860. Very Good. More
Historia de Espana en America; (Isla de Cuba).
Madrid: Quesada, 1898. 16 illustrations. 181pp. 8vo, 1/2 modern cloth, marbled boards. Madrid: Jose Quesada, 1898. First Edition. Near fine. Palau 6000. More
Documentos presentados a las Cortes en la Legislatura de 1898 por el Ministro de Estado.
Madrid: Sucesores de Rivadeneyra, 1898. 2 volumes bound in one. Short thick 4to, handsomely rebound in recent 1/2 red morocco, with the original red wrappers bound-in. Madrid: Sucesores de Rivadeneyra, 1898, 1899. First Edition. A near fine copy. Vol. I: Negociaciones Diplomaticas desde el Principio de la Guerra con los Estados Uniedos. Vol. II: Conferencia de Paris y Tratado de Paz de 10 de Diciembre de 1898. More
Historia de la Botanica en Cuba.
Havana: Junta Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia, 1958. 2 folding maps, illustrated. 353pp. 8vo, printed wrappers, d.w., burgundy cloth folding case. Habana: Junta Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia, 1958. First Edition. Very good. More
Hurto de Una Herencia, en la Habana, (Isla de Cuba).
Manifiesto dedicado a las Camaras Espanolas. 16pp. 8vo, orig. pr. wrs. Madrid: Andres Orejas, 1872. First Edition. vg. More
Isla de Cuba, Pintoresca, Historica, Politica Literaria, Mercantil e Industrial.
Madrid: Boix, 1841. Recuerdos, Apuntes, Impresiones de dos Epocas. 12 lithographs. 182, [1]pp. 4to, modern cloth; (margins dampstained, margin of t.p. lacking and repaired, one very small wormhole throughout, slightly affecting text, lacks map). Madrid: Boix, 1841. First Edition. Very good (+). Palau 12363. More
Llave del Nuevo Mundo, Antemural de las Indias Occidentales; La Habana Descripta: Noticias de su Fundacion Aumentos y Estados
Havana: Comision Nacional Cubana de la UNESCO, 1964. 8vo, original pr. wrs., ex-lib with usual markings, wrappers lightly soiled. La Habana: Comision Naiconal Cubana de la UNESCO, 1964. More
Manual de Instruccion de Infanteria y Servico de Guardia.
358pp. 16mo, full black morocco, a.e.g.; (spine ends worn). Habana: Rambla y Bouza, 1905. Author was a captain, Artillery Corps, U.S. Army. Presentation copy. More
Paul Revere's Horse
Garden City: Doubleday, 1949. Maps. 12mo, red cloth. Garden City: Doubleday, 1949. Very good(+) Sketches of American military events from the American Revolution through the Spanish-American War. More
Signal 250! The Sea Fight Off Santiago.
New York: David McKay, 1964. Frontis. 8vo, original blue cloth, ex-lib with usual markings, margin chipped on Frontis. New York: David McKay, (1964). More
America y Bonome; (Feliz inciativa del Muy Ilustre Centro Gallego de la Habana).
Madrid: Asilo de Herfanos del S.C. de Jesus, 1926. 1 illustration. 24pp. tall slim 8vo, modern 1/2 green cloth, original wrappers bound in. partially unopened. Madrid: Asilo de Herfanos del S.C. de Jesus, 1926. First Edition. Santiago Rodriguez Bonome. A very good (+) copy. More
Uncle Sam Trustee.
New York: Riggs, 1902. Photographic illustrations. Thick 8vo, original gray pictorial cloth; spine & top edges rubbed. New York: Riggs, 1902. First Edition. Very good (+). An account of the efforts of the United States Army in Cuba, on the eve of that country's independence. Inscribed by the author. Pencilled presentation, Oct., 1902 - "...this poor story of a great achievement..." More
Havana; Portrait of a City
London: Cassell, 1995. Many photo Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. London: Cassell, (1995). Fine. More
Paradojismo: Cuba, Victima de las Contradicciones Internacionales
Madrid: 1963. In Spanish. 340 pages, 8vo, blue cloth with gilt stamping (front hinge repaired), heavily worn dust wrapper in a mylar sleeve. Madrid, (1963). A very good(-) copy in a poor dust wrapper. Presentation copy with a five-line inscription on the title page to Spanish diplomat Pedro Prat de Nantouillet, dated 1965. Prat's initials appear on the dust wrapper. More
Official Map of Cuba
Philadelphia: Globe Bible Publishing Co., 1898. Map. Lithograph. Image measure 13 x 20.25 inches, sheet measures 15.75 x 22 inches. Shows some wear and repairs along original fold lines, otherwise in very good condition. From the book Our Great War Book and History of Cuba by Trumbull White (Philadelphia: Globe Publishing Co., 1898). Inset of Havana with text on the Cuban Revolutionary Government. Verso shows 'Map of the World on Mercator's Projection.'. More
The Man At The Door With The Gun.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Monthly Review, 1963. The influence of the Cuban revolution on South America in 1962. vg. More
Discursos y Manifiestos Politicos.
Madrid: Felipe Pinto, 1887. 370pp. 8vo, modern tan cloth. Madrid: Felipe Pinto, 1887. Near Fine. Author was a congressman to the Cortes for Puerto Rico and Cuba. Unsigned Presentation Copy. More
The Losers; The definitive report, by an eyewitness, of the Communist Conquest of Cuba and the Soviet Penetration in Latin America.
615pp. 8vo, cloth, torn d.w. New Rochelle: Arlington, (1969). More
Blanco y Negro.
Madrid: 1897. Revista Ilustrada. Bound volume for 1897. many illustartions , some in color. Thick 4to, modern cloth. Madrid, 1897. Spanish periodical devoted to theater, poetry, humor, fine arts, caricatures, and fashion. Contains 20 articles on Cuba. First Edition. Very good (+). More
A Cuban Expedition
London: Downey, 1896. xi, 296 pages. 8vo, original gilt-stamped maroon cloth; spine ends repaired. London: Downey, 1896. First Edition. A very good copy. Narrative of a British soldier who joined the 1858 United States filibustering expedition to liberate Cuba. He was among a total of 285 on the expedition. More
Bloqueo Sitio y Bombardeo; Manuel del Defensor, (Datos y Observaciones Utiles a los Sitiados). Por un Empleado.
With some in-text illustrations. 67 pages. Slim 8vo, original attractive pictorial wrappers; (ex-lib). Habana: Ricoy, 1898. More
A Ship to Remember; The Maine and the Spanish-American War
New York: William Morrow, 1992. Illus. 496pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. dampstained on blank side, bottom of endpapers and front flyleaf dampstained, some bottom margins of pages slightly wavy, but not dampstained. New York: William Morrow, (1992). More