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Entretenimientos de un prisionero en las provincias del Rio de la Plata by Moxo y de Lopez, Luis Maria De (1776-1843)

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Title: Entretenimientos de un prisionero en las provincias del Rio de la Plata
Author: Moxo y de Lopez, Luis Maria De (1776-1843)
Seller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Two volumes: [8]+viii+334 pages with engraved dedication in script, engraved supplemental pictorial title page and two plates; [6]+391+16 pages with engraved supplemental pictorial title page, appendix and one engraved plate. Octavo (8" x 6") bound in brown leather with gilt lettering to spine. Plates by J. Amillo. (Sabin 51215, Palau 183810) First edition.An important work on the Indians of Mexico, especially the Tarascans of Michoacan, written in Mexico by Benito Maria de Moxo and printed here by his nephew Juras Reales. "A valuable set of dissertations upon the natives and history of the New World, written by Don Benito Maria de Moxo, Archbishop of Charcas, whose papers fell into the hands of his nephew [Luis Maria de Moxo y de Lopez], and were printed by the latter under his own name without sufficient acknowledgement" - Sabin. The work contains fourteen essays by Benito Maria Moxo y Francoli written in 1805 in Michoacan where he served as auxiliary bishop from 1803 to 1805. The varied topics include Indian music; human sacrifice; Tarascan pre-Columbian painting; geometry; arithmetic and hieroglyphic writing; Black slavery in the Spanish colonies; and two essays on natural history. The appendix prints Moxo's 1807 speech in response to the British invasion of Buenos Aires. The fine engraved plates by J. Amillo include a scene of missionaries playing music for the Indians; a detailed representation of "Idolo Huitzilopochtli" (lively dancing Huitzilopochtli with mask, wearing feather headdress and holding a shield); and a stone idol on a broken base. A later edition appeared under the title Cartas Mejicanas in 1837Moxó y de Francoli (1763-1816), a controversial writer of the Spanish-American Enlightenment, was accused of collaborating with both monarchists and revolutionaries. His work is also marked by ambiguity, due to his loyalty to Spain and his sympathy for the original inhabitants of Mesoamerica, resulting in a complicated example of literary colonialism. This work explores Mesoamerican archaeology, astronomy, pictorial codices, human sacrifice, mathematics, comparative study of suicide among Native Americans and Europeans, pre-Columbian music, and other unusual anthropological subjects, such as the Tarascan painted manuscript discussed by Glass. Dismissed are the claims by Robertson and De Pauw that Amerindian culture is inferior, though the author rebukes Voltaire for minimizing the extent of human sacrifice and cannibalism among the Aztecs. He resolutely defends the Spanish conquest. Perhaps the most important result of the work was its contribution to an upsurge in interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and art. The copperplate engravings are handsome and well executed.Condition:Modern rebinding with new end papers. A very good set.

Relación de los Obispados de Tlaxcala, Michoacán, Oaxaca y Otros Lugares en el Siglo XVI by García Pimentel y Elguero, Luis (1855-1930) from the manuscript collection of Joaquin Garcia Icazbalceta

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Title: Relación de los Obispados de Tlaxcala, Michoacán, Oaxaca y Otros Lugares en el Siglo XVI
Author: García Pimentel y Elguero, Luis (1855-1930) from the manuscript collection of Joaquin Garcia Icazbalceta
Seller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition: Very Good to Fine
Description: 109 pages. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") rebound in attractive half leather with gilt stamping to spine and marbled boards. Manuscript material from the collection of Joaquin Garcia Icazbalecta. 1st edition.Luis Garcia Pimentel took over his father collection upon his death. How many volumes of manuscripts his library contained cannot be said with any degree of certainty. All we know is that at the end of his life his library was one of the finest and richest of private collection in Mexico. A typewritten list prepared in 1937 by his grandson, Juoaquin, shows that the collection contained at least eighty-seven volumes of manuscripts, only sixty-nine of which were listed by Federico Gomez de Orozco in his catalog in 1927. His son Garcia Pimentel picked up where his father left off, and continued publishing material from the collection. He began anther series of volumes Documentos Historicos de Mejico of which this is volume II in the series on the relationships between the bishoprics of Tlaxcala, Michoacan, Oaxaca and other locations from the original manuscripts.Condition:Rebound with original wrappers bound in. Original wrappers repaired with new backing laid on else a very good to fine copy of a scarce item.

[VIRGINIA] [PRESENTATION COPY] BROTHERS OF THE SPADE. CORRESPONDENCE OF PETER COLLINSON, OF LONDON, AND OF JOHN CUSTIS, OF WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, 1734-1746 by E. G. Swem

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Title: [VIRGINIA] [PRESENTATION COPY] BROTHERS OF THE SPADE. CORRESPONDENCE OF PETER COLLINSON, OF LONDON, AND OF JOHN CUSTIS, OF WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, 1734-1746
Author: E. G. Swem
Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Very Good binding
Description: Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 1949. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo.; an offprint from the proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, [18], 18-201 pages, including the Index; with an inscriptions from Mr. Swem to Mary [Goodwin], ~~With inscription from the author: “To Mary, in appreciation of here faithful assistance in the solution of historical problems. E. G. Swam. Feb. 3, 1949”. Very Good binding.

[HISTORY] [DISBOUND PAMPHLET] THE CONDUCT OF THE ALLIES AND OF THE LATE MINISTRY IN BEGINNING AND CARRYING ON THE PRESENT WAR by [Jonathan Swift]

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Title: [HISTORY] [DISBOUND PAMPHLET] THE CONDUCT OF THE ALLIES AND OF THE LATE MINISTRY IN BEGINNING AND CARRYING ON THE PRESENT WAR
Author: [Jonathan Swift]
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Description: London: John Morphew, 1712. Sixth Edition. Disbound pamphlet; 48 pages; the sewn, with the signatures beginning to separate.~~First published in November of 1711, The Conduct of the Allies was an enormous success selling 11,000 copies by January of 1712 [See Geoffrey Holmes, British Politics in the Age of Anne, Revised Edition, [Hambledon, 1987], p. 79]. In it Swift attacked the allies of Britain in the War of Spanish Succession.

[MUSIC] [SHENANDOAH VALLEY] TALES FROM THE BANDSTAND by J. Steve Strosnider

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Title: [MUSIC] [SHENANDOAH VALLEY] TALES FROM THE BANDSTAND
Author: J. Steve Strosnider
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ISBN: 9781532337321
Condition: Near Fine binding
Description: Roanoke, VA: Printex, Inc, 2017. First Edtiion. Soft Cover. Near Fine binding. Quarto; in the publisher’s pictorial wrappers, 125 pages with illustrations and portraits; there are no ownership or other marks in the book.~~The 60s were a kind of heyday of musical expression in the Shenandoah Valley: The Disciples of Sound (Harrisonburg); Brutus and the Roamins (Winchester); The Impalas (Staunton); and many more.~~“The stories in this book will give the reader insight into the lives of 1960’s musicians, those who played for just several years, and those who have continued to have a lifetime careers in music. These stories are from the direct memories of the musicians and others who describe what it was like to be part of a musical subculture of that era in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.”. Near Fine binding.

Christiernus II, Daniæ Rex: eveteri protractus ... Joan. Swaningi Dani : speculum Regis magni, crudelis, infelicis, exulis, exemplum cæteris by SVANING, Hans

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Title: Christiernus II, Daniæ Rex: eveteri protractus ... Joan. Swaningi Dani : speculum Regis magni, crudelis, infelicis, exulis, exemplum cæteris
Author: SVANING, Hans
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: Somewhat browned, covers slightly bowed
Description: Frankfort: Serlinus and Ammonus, 1658. Somewhat browned, covers slightly bowed. 12mo (135 x 78 mm). 539, [6] pages. Engraved title. Contemporary vellum. Describes the reign of Denmark's Christian II, and his war with Sweden in the 16th century.

Archive of 8 Congressional Civil War Date Resolutions from the Secretary of War offering granular insight into the logistical, fiscal, and human dimensions of the Union war apparatus 1961-1965 by Civil War Secretary of War

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Title: Archive of 8 Congressional Civil War Date Resolutions from the Secretary of War offering granular insight into the logistical, fiscal, and human dimensions of the Union war apparatus 1961-1965
Author: Civil War Secretary of War
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Description: 1861. Archive of eight Civil War-date Congressional documents relating to the administration, financing, and logistical management of the Union war effort. Octavo pamphlets, 9.75" x 5.75", 1861-1864. The group comprises eight separately issued documents totaling 22 pages, each printed for Congressional distribution and addressing discrete military or legislative concerns arising from the conflict. The documents collectively illuminate the bureaucratic machinery sustaining the Union Army at the height of the war. Subjects include the transportation of troops, the recruitment of new enlistees to replenish depleted regiments, and the armament of fortifications-issues central to the rapid expansion of federal military infrastructure. Several items address the human cost of the war, including provisions for pensions to the widows of deceased chaplains and soldiers, underscoring the government's evolving responsibility toward military families. One document contains a detailed table listing the names, ranks, and compensation of aides-de-camp, including captains, lieutenant colonels, and majors, offering a rare printed accounting of mid-level command structure and remuneration during wartime mobilization. Other reports reveal the intersection of military necessity and civil administration: a resolution of the legislature of Maine critiques the inadequacies of the railroad route between New York and Washington-an infrastructural weakness with direct implications for troop movement and national security-while a transcription from the Paymaster General petitions Congress for increased salaries for the clerical staff of his bureau, reflecting the administrative strain placed upon federal departments by the scale of the conflict. A seven-page pamphlet transmitting a Senate resolution concerning gun contracts further documents the contentious procurement processes that defined wartime industrial expansion and federal contracting. Very good overall, with minor edge wear and light handling consistent with issued Congressional pamphlets. A cohesive and research-rich grouping of Civil War-era government documents, offering granular insight into the logistical, fiscal, and human dimensions of the Union war apparatus at a moment of unprecedented national crisis.

M-G-M: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot by Bingen, Steven, Stephen X. Sylvester, and Michael Troyan

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Title: M-G-M: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot
Author: Bingen, Steven, Stephen X. Sylvester, and Michael Troyan
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ISBN: 9781595800558
Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dj
Description: Solana Beach CA: Santa Monica Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.2011). First Edition. Hardcover. 1595800557 . [nice copy, only blemish to book is a faint stain on the bottom edge of the text block (the sort of thing you'd never have noticed if I hadn't pointed it out); the jacket shows just a touch of handling wear]. (B&W photographs, facsimiles) A different sort of movie-studio history, focusing not on the corporate history or even the films as such, but specifically "an illustrated history of the soundstages and outdoor sets where Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced many of the world's most famous films." A delight to browse through, the book makes the point vividly that the old Hollywood studios -- and M-G-M was the grandest of them all -- were virtually self-contained cities. It contains hundreds of photos of the major (and minor) buildings on the lot, shots of the standing sets (both in use and, occasionally, in forlorn and even derelict condition), interiors of departments, maps of the lot, etc. -- and while there are plenty of "production" shots (and glimpses of numerous movie stars), there's nary a "movie still" to be found. The emphasis throughout is very much on the physical plant, and on any given page you're much more likely to find yourself looking at a shot of the inside of the film laboratory, or the barber shop/newsstand, than of actors or actresses at work. Especially interesting is the appendix, "Films Shot on the Backlot," which lists hundred of films, categorized by the sets or streets utilized in their production -- "Small Town Railroad Depot," 47 productions; "Copperfield Street," 10 productions; "Esther Williams Pool," 40 productions; etc. Honestly, this book is SO much more interesting than those coffee-table studio histories ("The MGM Story," "The Paramount Story," etc.), which mostly consist of a long paragraph about each film and a (usually) tiny and uninteresting still. ***NOTE: Additional shipping charges for this heavy book may apply for non-U.S. customers, or for Priority Mail shipping within the U.S.; if this causes you concern, please inquire before placing your order.*** .

A Tupolev Too Far and Other Stories. by ALDISS, Brian.

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Title: A Tupolev Too Far and Other Stories.
Author: ALDISS, Brian.
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Description: London: HarperCollins, (1993).. First edition.. 200 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Aldiss on the front free endpaper.

Partly printed document signed, Trenton, 1 May 1892 by ABBETT, LEON

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Title: Partly printed document signed, Trenton, 1 May 1892
Author: ABBETT, LEON
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Description: 1892. ABBETT, LEON (1836-1894). Governor of New Jersey, 1884-1887, 1890- 1893. Partly printed document signed, Trenton, 1 May 1892. Appointment of Joseph Read of Warren County as a justice of the peace. Signed by Abbett, raised seal, &c. Folded; good.

Letter from North America by Xantus, John

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Title: Letter from North America
Author: Xantus, John
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Condition: Very fine
Description: Detriot: Wayne State University Press, 1975 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Translated and edited by Theodore Schoenman and Helen Benedek Schoenman, with an Introduction by Thoedore Schoenman. Octavo. 9¼ x 6 inches. 198 pp. Frontis portrait, 13 illustrations, double-page map. Bibliography, index. Brown cloth. A fine copy in lightly rubbed pictorial dust jacket. First English language edition, translated from the first Hungarian edition of 1857. Account of this noted naturalist's travels, who collected and described the flora and fauna of the western frontier from 1856 to 1864. Most of the illustrations are after original drawings by the author, 1856. .

Looking at Art With Alex Katz by Katz, Alex

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Title: Looking at Art With Alex Katz
Author: Katz, Alex
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Condition: VG- light wear to edges and corners.
Description: London: Laurence King Publishing, 2018. Paperback. VG- light wear to edges and corners.. Color-illustrated wraps with yellow and white lettering. 207 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Look at art through the eyes of a painter in this guide to the most significant artists in history. Alex Katz describes his best-loved works by Edvard Munch, Vincent van Gogh, Joan Mirò, Peter Doig, Francis Bacon, and Jackson Pollock, among others, all of which he has encountered during his long career. Ordered alphabetically by artist, 'Looking at Art' is the perfect introductory guide to art from one of the world's greatest living artists. -FirstSearch.

Pushkin and his Friends; the Making of a Literature and a Myth

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Title: Pushkin and his Friends; the Making of a Literature and a Myth
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Description: Cambridge: Houghton Library, 1987. An exhibiton of the Kilgour Collection. Selection and commentaries by John E. Malmstad, with introductory prefaces by William MIlls Todd III. xii, 95p., b/w illus., original grey stiff wrappers, quarto format. Cover title and half title in Russian.

In tribute to Suzanne E. Chapman. by Chapman, Suzanne E.; Walter Muir Whitehill.

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Title: In tribute to Suzanne E. Chapman.
Author: Chapman, Suzanne E.; Walter Muir Whitehill.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: Anthoensen Press, 1970. First edition. Very Good. 28 cm; [40] pages. Original wraps. A bit undulated. Suzanne E. Chapman prominently illustrated many books on classical antiquitiy.

THE BOOK OF SER MARCO POLO, THE VENETIAN:; Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east

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Title: THE BOOK OF SER MARCO POLO, THE VENETIAN:; Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east
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Description: NY: The Book League of America, 1929. Special edition published by arrangement with Macmillan. 8vo. pp. 392. Fold-out map. A fine copy, spine slightly worn. An edited version of the Marco Polo travel journals.

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