Search Results: History: Mexico & Latin America from Black Cat Hill Books

Mexico City, Mexico 1949. Hardcover Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities; faint sunning to the backstrip and upper portions of the panels (the gilt titles at the backstrip remain legible, if very slightly muted); the text pages show the expected light tanning; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Clean. Corners sharp. Not so very far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches). 189 pages. Index. Language: Spanish. Weight: 11.4 ounces. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

London, UK Robert Hale, 1975. Hardcover Third Edition. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use: date inked at the upper front free endpaper; just a hint of shelving at the bottom edge of the boards; else flawless. Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows very faint toning to the white background field of the rear panel; else flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 223pp. Includes Index. Liberally illustrated with photographs, maps and diagrams in black & white. Third Edition (1983). This Edition also carries the imprint of Baxter's of Bermuda. Hardback with DJ.

Lanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., November 2003. Paperback First Ed thus; unstated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 143pp. (Critical Currents in Latin American Perspective)Academic Press Paperback. Offering a systematic, critical analysis of the presidency of Fernando Cardoso, this ambitious case study assesses government policies within the framework of the 'new economic model' of globalization and structural adjustment. Petras and Veltmeyer argue that Cardoso paved the way for what amounted to the takeover of a large and important part of Brazil's economy by foreign investors. The authors discuss the neoliberal model of capitalist development, the privatization of key sectors and enterprises, the human cost of structural adjustment, and the search for a community-based form of local development. The crisis in agriculture and the dynamic responses of the… Read More

Mexico City, Mexico Editorial Patria, 1954. Hardcover Seventh Edition (1954). . Good+: Shows moderate use: fairly heavy wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing to the panels; the binding is square and remains secure, although the first signature appears vulnerable; the text is clean, but there is a former owner's name inked in small letters at the top of the front free endpaper. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A well-loved copy, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very moderate wear and some minor, cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches). 421 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white, but with several color plates as well. Language: Spanish. Weight: 15.4 ounces. Green Cloth with untitled backstrip and colorful pastedown illustration at the front panel. Seventh Edition (1954). . Hardback: Cloth w with a Pictorial Pastedown at the front panel.

Mexico City, Mexico Editorial Patria, 1953. Hardcover Eighth Edition (1953). Very Good: Shows moderate use: considerable wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; the binding is square and remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows careful use, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and some minor, cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 6 x 1 inches). 576 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Language: Spanish. Weight: 20 ounces. Blue Cloth with untitled backstrip and colorful pastedown illustration at the front panel. Eighth Edition (1953). Hardback: Cloth w with a Pictorial Pastedown at the front panel.

Mexico City, Mexico Editorial Patria, 1955. Hardcover Sixth Edition (1955). Very Good: Shows moderate use: moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; the untitled backstrip shows some sunning; the binding is square and remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A lightly used copy, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and some minor, cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 6 x 0.85 inches). 466 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Language: Spanish. Weight: 15.4 ounces. Brown Cloth with untitled backstrip and colorful pastedown illustration at the front panel. Sixth Edition (1955). . Hardback: Cloth w with a Pictorial Pastedown at the front panel.

Mexico City, Mexico SepSetentas, 1976. Paperback First Edition (1976), so stated. First Edition (1976), so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a couple of creases tot the backstrip and again at the front corner tips; a former owners' curt gift inscription at the front endpaper; the binding is square and secure; text clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.6 x 4.4 x 0.55 inches). 247 pages. Illustrated with maps and tables. Appendices, Bibliography. Index. Language: Spanish. Weight: 6.5 ounces. SepSetentas 296. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Plus Ultra, 1979. Paperback Third Edition. Third Edition. Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of moderate use: binding is cocked; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; some pencil notations on the front endpapers. A sturdy reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 726pp. Text in Spanish. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

New York, NY: The Modern Library. Very Good-. N.D.. Hardcover. Very Good-: shows mild wear to the extremities; former owners' rather stylish and attractive bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper; a tiny tear in the fabric at the head of the backstrip; the expected tanning to the text pages due to aging; the backstrip is sun-blanched, obscuring the silver titles a little, but they remain legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A clean, sturdy reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the moderate wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.75 x 12.15 inches). Language: English. Weight: 38.5 ounces. Dark blue cloth over boards with silver titles at the backstrip and a silver Modern Library logo at the front panel. Maps. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Still the standard studies… Read More

Santafe de Bogota, Colombia Tercer Mundo Editores, 1992. Paperback First Edition (1992), so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear along the bottom edge of the front panel and to the upper corner tips; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only the mildest wear. Remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6.3 x 1 inches). 450 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 1 pound, 5.7 ounces. Gatefold Wraps: Trade Paperback. Contributions by Robin Blackburn, Heraclio Bonilla, Manuel Burga, Roberto Choque, Enrique Florescano, Josep Fontana, Jacob Gorender, Amparo Menendez-Carrion, Alain Milhou, Salvador Moralez, Richard Morse, Anibal Quijano, Steve J. Stern, Henrique Urbano, and R. Tom Zuidema. 

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1941. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Very Good: shows only very light wear, but very faint, scattered pencil marginalia present; shows the slightest spine lean; former owner's name and address at fly-leaf; backstrip slightly dulled; very faint smudge at fore-edge; binding remains perfectly secure. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library.8vo. 336pp. Decorated endpaper maps. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Classic study of the Mexican landscape and its people.

Urbana, IL University of Illinois Press, 1964. Paperback Second Edition [1964], Revised & Enlarged. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows very light wear to extremities; the price has been neatly removed from the top of the front panel; mild rubbing to the panels of the wrapper covers; the binding square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor cosmetic flaws. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches). 345 pages. Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces. Second Edition [1964], Revised & Enlarged. University Press Paperback. 

New York, NY Paragon House, 1990. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of rubbing; else flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 559pp.Trade Paperback. In 1970 a giant earthquake struck Huascaran, in Peru, killing 75,000 people in the villages below. In 1970, a huge earthquake in the Peruvian Andes dislodged a mass of ice and rubble that careened down the mountainside, scouring out the contents of the valley below. The greatest recorded natural disaster of the Western hemisphere, it claimed 75,000 lives. At the scene the following year, anthropologist Bode studied the effects of the disaster--how the victims survived; how they coped or didn't cope with loss of family and homes; the rifts in the Church; and the breakdown of social classes in the aftermath. Her follow-up ten years later documents the… Read More

San Antonio, TX The Naylor Company, 1960. Hardcover Flat-SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR at the front free endpaper. Limited Edition: Copy No. 932 of 1000. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; small, very faint dampstain at the bottom edge of the text block and the bottom of the rear board and binding glue from the boards has bled into the paste downs resulting in discoloration; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities, with minimal loss due to rubbing at the upper corner tips; mild rubbing; very faint soiling; a half-inch closed tear at the bottom of the rear panel; price unclipped, but the corner of the front inside flap has been clipped (probably removing a pre-publication price); mylar-protected. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 222pp. Foreword by Luz C. de Villa (Mrs. Pancho Villa). Hardback with DJ. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Armonk, NY M E Sharpe, 1998. Paperback First Edition Thus (1998), Second Printing. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.65 inches). xxiv, 236 pages. Extensive Notes, Glossary, Bibliography. Index. Language: English. Weight: 13 ounces. Latin American Realities Series. First Edition Thus (1998), Second Printing. Academic Press Paperback.