Search Results: Latin America from Black Cat Hill Books

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

Brooklyn, NY Interlink Books, 1998. Paperback First Edition (1998), so stated. First Edition (1998), so stated. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.65 x 5.8 x 0.65 inches). 82 pages. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. 

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 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.

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1986. Paperback First published in hardcover by Viking Penguin in 1984. First Edition Thus (1986), so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: a faint indentation in both the front and rear panels where perhaps the book had been weighted down by heavier books in a pile; faint tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding is square and 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 handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive flaws only. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.15 x 0.65 inches). 239 pages. Maps, Index. Chronology. Bibliography. Discography, Guide to Pronunication, Notes, Glossary. 16-pages of… Read More

New York, NY Monthly Review Press, 1974. Paperback First Edition Thus [1974]; First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus [1974]; First Printing, so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to the outside edges and the faintest sunning to the umber-toned background field of the backstrip (the black and white titles thereon are unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. 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 handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.35 x 0.95… Read More

New York, NY Monthly Review Press, 1995. Paperback First Edition Thus [1995]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. First Edition Thus [1995]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches). 288 pages. Foreward by Ruben Zamora. Weight: 13 ounces. Foreward by Ruben Zamora. Early American Women Writers Series. A NACLA Reader. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Farrar, Straus & Giroux: Ariel Books, 1970. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing, so stated. First Ed; First Printing, so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of wear to extremities; binding shows slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; consideable rubbing; price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New', but remains an attractive, sturdy, and tightly-bound volume with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 198pp. End-Paper Maps. Liberally illustrated with Photographs in Black & White. Hardback with DJ.

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 Quality Paperback Book Club, 1997. Paperback Book-Club Edition (1997). . Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: the outside edge of the front panel wants to curl very slightly; a tiny, superficial dent at thetop edge of the text block and the faintest smudge at the upper fore-edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. 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 several unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and Clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 1.75 inches). 659 pages. Language: English. Weight: 25 ounces. Book-Club Edition (1997). Paperback.

Boston, MA L. C. Page & Company, 1923. Hardcover Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged [1923]. Fourth Edition, Revised. Very Good+: shows some dust-dulling to the back strip, but the titles and designs thereon remain legible, if no longer bold and sharp. Binding square and secure; text clean. The pages have tanned ever so slightly Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 548pp. Profusely Illustrated with 51 Original Photographs of the Author and C.R. Birt. Gilt Titles at front panel and back strip. Gilt, brown, green and blue Serpent-and-Eagle design at front panel and backstrip. Top Edge Gilt. Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged [1923]. Hardback: Decorated Cloth Boards

New York, NY Robert M McBride, 1939. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Good: shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; slight spine lean; the pages have tanned, just sligntly, due to aging. Binding secure; text clean. Despite noted minor flaws, remains remarkably clean, with bright titles at the front panel and back strip, and tightly bound, -- quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 336pp. Deckle Fore-Edge. Illustrated with Photographs in Black & White. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

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

Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press, 1996. Hardcover First Edition [1996], unstated. First Edition [1996], unstated, as University of New Mexico will often do (no subsequent printings are noted). Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows slight bow to boards; faint indications of shelving along bottom edge of blue, cloth-covered boards. Binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows very mild rubbing to its sheen; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 196pp. Hardback with DJ. Intense explorations of Jewish life and identity in the Hispanic world.

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.

New York, NY Random House: Doubleday, 1999. Hardcover First Edition [1999], so stated. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition [1999], so stated. Very Good+ in Near Fine Dust Jacket: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows upper corners bumped; a tiny ding at the bottom edge; else only the faintest shelf soiling; binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows only the mildest rubbing; price intact. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 213pp. Hardback with DJ. Confirming her reputation as a talented writer, Castillo's (So Far from God) sardonic and seductive novel flowers at the exotic intersection of Chicago's flamenco, Gypsy and Chicano communities, where Carmen Santos, a defiant ex-flamenco dancer, struggles with the end of her career and the dissolution of a passionate love triangle. Left with a crippled leg after a childhood bout of polio, Carmen has always been defined by those around… Read More

Charlottesville, VA Howell Press, 1988. Hardcover First Edition [1988], so stated. First Edition [1988], so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows former bookseller's rubber-stamped logo at the front free endpaper; binding shows slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ shows only mild rubbing and faint soiling; price intact. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. Oblong 4to. 114pp. Illustrated with Paintings by the Author. Preface by Frederick J. Dockstadter. Hardback with DJ. This author spent a lifetime traveling in the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia and in the Himalayas, looking for these ancient tribes' ways of life. He was an incredible painter, and I was attracted to the book by seeing the original paintings shown by his son at a fund raising in Fayetteville, Arkansas for the rebuilding of a monastery in Bhutan. Carl Berman began these treks due to his career in textiles, so his paintings… Read More

Santa Barbara, CA Brooks Institure of Photography, 2003. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only minor indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities, with a tiny crease at the upper corner of the front panel; moderate rubbing to the panels.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, showing a light wear. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 32mo. (5.5 x 4.25 x 0.35 inches). 127 pages. Decorated End Papers. Profusely illustrated with Color Photographs on every page. Language: English. Weight: 5.4 ounces. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

New York, NY, U.S.A. Pantheon Books, 2001. Hardcover First Ed USA; First Printing indicated. First Ed USA; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; Book shows "Entry No. 00041 Kiriyama Prize" stamped at lower front free endpaper; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows price unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 262pp. Translated by Alfred MacAdam. Hardback with DJ. Winner of the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world.