Puerto Rico in the American Century; A History since 1898
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2007. Illus. 427pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (2007). Fine. More
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: Una Antologia para Puerto Rico
San Juan: Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, 2006. Illustrated throughout in color. 144 pages with text in English and Spanish. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. San Juan: Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, 2006. First edition. A near fine copy. More
Puerto Rico under Colonial Rule; Political Persecution and the Quest for Human Rights
Albany: State University of New York Press, 2006. 8vo, black boards. Albany: State University of New York Press, (2006). Very good. More
Reproducing Empire; Race, Sex, Science, and U. S. Imperialism in Puerto Rico
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. A few maps. 8vo, pr. wrs. Berkeley: University of California Press, (2002). Fine. More
Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique de Porto-Rico
Paris: Buchon, Jean Alexandre, 1825. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 10.5" x 16.75", image plus text and title measures 19" x 24." Fantastic double page map of the island of Puerto Rico. Shows towns, waterways and topographical features in great detail. Includes historical and cultural information in French. From the French (1825) edition of Carey and Lea's 1822 "A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas" More
Foreign in a Domestic Sense; Puerto Rico, American Expansion and the Constitution
Durham: Duke University Press, 2001. 422pp. 8vo, blue cloth. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001. Near Fine. More
Los Tesoros de la Pintura Puertorriquena/Treasures of Puerto Rican Painting
San Juan: Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, 2000. Hundreds of color illustrations. 420pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper edgeworn. San Juan: Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, (2000). First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. Text in both Spanish and English. Printed in and edition of 4000 copies. More
Porto Rico; A Broken Plege
New York: Vanguard, 1931. 12mo, original red cloth with paper spine label, chipped; edges worn. New York: Vanguard Press, (1931). An ex-library copy with plates, stamps and inked call numbers - no great beauty but a solid usable copy. More
The Disenchanted Island; Puerto Rico and the United States in the Twentieth Century
Westport: Praeger, 1996. 8vo, pr. wrs. Westport: Praeger, (1996). Very good. More
American Empire and the Politics of Meaning; Elite Political Cultures in the Philippines and Puerto Rico during U. S. Colonialism
Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. 8vo, blue cloth. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. Fine. More
Cuba; It's Past, Present, and Future (Bound with): Porto Rico. Its History, Products and Possibilities
New York: Street and Smith, 1898. 2 folding maps of Cuba and Puerto Rico. 2 volumes in one. 12mo, decorated blue cloth, light foxing to both title pages, very light wear to top and bottom of spine. New York: Street and Smith, (1898). First Edition. Each map has a small tear in the margin near its attachment to the book. More
The Newcomers; Negroes and Puerto Ricans in a changing Metropolis.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1959. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. torn and chipped. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1959. More
El Problema Colonial Contemporaneo.
Madrid: Suarrez, 1879. 407pp. 8vo, 1/2 modern blue morocco; (pencil marks in margins). Madrid: Victoriano Suarez, (1879). First Edition. Very good (+). On Cuba and Puerto Rico. Presentation copy from Eduardo Dolz, one of the contributors. This edition not in Palau. More
La Vida: A Puerto Rican Family in The Culture of Poverty.
San Juan and New York. 669pp. Tall 8vo, cloth. NY, (1966). More
The Policy of the United States Towards its Territories with Special Reference to Puerto Rico
San Juan: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1999. 8vo, pr. wrs., two pages wrinkled. (San Juan): Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, (1999). Very good. More
Memoria presentada a las Cortes Constituyentes por el Ministro de Ultramar ... en 22 de Febrero de 1869.
Madrid: Biblioteca Universal Economica, 1869. 151pp. 8vo, modern burgundy cloth, original printed wrappers bound in. Madrid: Biblioteca Universal Economica, 1869. First Edition. Fine. Mostly on Cuba with references to Puerto Rico. More
Insula Portus Ricus MCMLIX.
San Juan: Insula Publishing, 1979. Numerous black & white photographic illlustrations. 102pp., slim 4to, black cloth, d.w. San Juan: Insula Publishing, (1979). First Edition. Fine copy in a slightly rubbed dust jacket. Owners inscriprion on the fly-leaf. More
Island Possessions of the United States
Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1907. Color Frontis., b/w plates. xviii, 516pp. 8vo, publisher's 3/4 brown morocco, margins uncut, spine ends heavily rubbed, spine sunned. Philadelphia: George Barrie, (1907). First Edition One of 100 numbered copies. The history of Puerto Rico and the Philippines under Spanish and United States rule, the history of Hawaii as an independent nation and as a United States possession, and the history of Cuba from 1895 until the United States ended its occupation of the island. The... More
Noticias Particulares de la Isla y Plaza de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico
San Juan: Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1957. xxxx, 146pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled. San Juan: Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1957. Comprendidas desde la Conquista hasta fin de diciembre de 1775. Extractadas de algunas antiguas tradiciones y archivos. Author was an infantry captain serving in Puerto Rico in 1775. More
Political Conflict and Constitutional Change in Puerto Rico, 1898-1952
Lanham: University Press of America, 1997. 8vo, red boards. Lanham: University Press of America, (1997). Very good. More
Puerto Rico; A Political and Cultural History.
New York: Norton, 1983. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. New York: Norton, (1983). Very good. More
The Puerto Rican Study, 1953-1957; a Report on the Education and Adjustment of Puerto Rican Pupils in the
New York: New York City Board of Education, 1958. Public Schools of the City of New York. 4to, original red cloth, d.w., ex-lib, otherwise very good. New York: New York City Board of Education, 1958. More
A History of Education in Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1949. Frontis. Thick 8vo, black cloth, cloth lightly soiled. Rio Piedras: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1949. More
The Conquest and Settlement of the Island of Boriquen or Puerto Rico.
Avon: Limited Editions Club, 1975. Translated and edited by Daymond Turner. Illustrated with 8 color plates. 143 pages. Short 4to, vellum-backed orange cloth; publisher's box. Avon: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. A fine copy in a very good slipcase, a bit scuffed and bumped at corner. "In later life Oviedo was the first `Chronicler of the Indies.' He passed several years in Central America and West Indian Islands. He had ample knowledge from personal experience, from conversations with explorers and... More
Regimen Aracelario estabecido entre las Islas de Cuba y Puerto Rico y los Estados Unidos de la America del Norte, en virtud de Real Decreto de 28 de Julio de 1891, y Documentos anejos.
264pp. 8vo, 1/2 red modern morocco, orig. front wr. bound in. Madrid: Manuel Minuesa de los Rios, 1891. More