Latin American / Mexican from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1998. xxvii, 568 pages, illustrations, maps; 23 cm. Tight, clean text. Small previous owner's signature/half-title page, otherwise unmarked. "The first complete account of the conquest of the Itzas to appear since 1701, this book details the layers of political intrigue and action that characterized every aspect of the conquest and its aftermath. The author critically… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1991. ix, 197 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. First published, 1960. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Spine slightly faded. "A richly revealing document offering many telling insights into the mind and heart of a giant of 20th-century art." - Publisher. With 21 Illustrations.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 1992. 356 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, no dedication. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear/spine slightly faded, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. "In an authoritative, wise and wholly original blend of social history, art, science… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1994. xvii, 157 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, November 1994 to November 1995. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge & endpapers lightly soiled. Mexican folk art.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: PublicAffairs, 1998. xiv, 205 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour); 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Front free endpaper slightly creased. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. Focusing on the Aztec civilization of Mexico, describes the their deity Quetzalcoatl, and the myth of the plumed serpent. Profusely illustrated.. 1st.… Read more about this item

New York: Newsweek; Wonders of Man Ser., 1973. 172 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), map; 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. . 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to.

La Jolla, CA: Alti Publishing, 1990. Cloth, 192 pages, color illustrations; 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, unmarked. Endpapers lightly soiled. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Folio.

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2005. xvii, 226 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Texas A & M University anthropology series, no. 11. Tight, clean copy. ""In this book, McKillop tells the story of the search for the Maya sea traders, as well as the story of the traders themselves as it emerges from the excavations. In Search of… Read more about this item

Mexico City; Mexico D.F.: Ediciones Galeria de Arte Misrachi, 1965. Cloth, 46 pages, [32] pages of colour plates; 38 cm. Text in Spanish and English. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Price-clipped dust jacket, worn at extremities, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Folio.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1968. Cloth, 35 pages, [96] leaves of plates, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Translated from Italian. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. Protected in a slipcase. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. xii, 709 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. "Mexico is a country of fascinating contrasts--glorious history and tumultuous politics, extraordinary culture and desperate poverty, ancient traditions and rapid modernization. Yet despite the growing curiosity about Mexico due to… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company; A Bullfinch Press Book, 2002. 160 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Small remainder mark/top edge, else fine. Stated First North American Edition. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "Cheech Marin, well known for his three decades of work as a comedian, actor, director, and musician, has long… Read more about this item

San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986. 69 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits; 28 cm + Spanish translation (37 pages; 28 cm). A good+ copy, with some wear to the spine. Spanish translation, Con carino: el arte folklorico mexicano de la Coleccion del Museo de arte de San Antonio, inserted in back flap. . 1st. Paperback. Good. 4to.… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Craft and Folk Art Museum, 1978. [68] pages, illustrations (some colour), map; 23 cm. Text in English and Spanish. Exhibition held at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California, June 27 to August 20. The exhibition and catalogue were produced by the Craft and Folk Art Museum and sponsored by Pinata Foods. Firm binding, clean inside… Read more about this item

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1999. xii, 218 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. "Beginning in the late 1970's Frida Kahlo achieved cult heroine status less for her richly surrealist self-portraits than by the popularization of the events of her tumultuous life. Her images were splashed across billboards magazine ads, and… Read more about this item

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1998. xxi, 308 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Tight, clean text. Light dust spotting/top edge. "In the early 1990s, a major exhibition--Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation, 1965-1985--toured major museums around the United States. As a first attempt to define and represent Chicano/a art for a national audience, the exhibit attracted both praise and… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara, CA: Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, 2012. 66 pages, colour illustrations; 26 cm. Catalogue of the exhibition held February 23 to March 31, 2012 at Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Washington D.C.: Counterpoint, 2002. 170 pages; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket, with a slightly sunned spine (bold & legible lettering), protected in a mylar book cover. "At the age of eighteen, Frida Kahlo's life was transformed when the bus in which she was riding was hit by a trolley car. Pierced through by a steel handrail and broken… Read more about this item

New York: Sotheby's, 1999. 74 pages, colour illustrations (2 folded); 27 cm. Sale code 7383 "FIRE". Auction held Tuesday, November 23, 1999. Firm binding, clean inside copy. 21 lots. Artists Biographies (pages.53-55).. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

Buenos Aires: Malba, Coleccion Costantini; Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, 2004. 230 pages, colour illustrations, portraits; 27 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Wraps age toned. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.