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[Lengthy Manuscript and Typed Document Record of the Formation and Operation of a Chinese Gambling Society in Cuba] by [Chinese Cubans]. [Casino Chung Wah]

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Seller: McBride Rare Books

Title: [Lengthy Manuscript and Typed Document Record of the Formation and Operation of a Chinese Gambling Society in Cuba]
Author: [Chinese Cubans]. [Casino Chung Wah]
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: Matanzas, 1967. Very good.. 120 separate original documents, totaling [145]pp., mostly typed but with the earlier documents in manuscript, sewn together along left margin, remnants of wrappers along threads. Minor occasional foxing, varying levels of toning, a few documents chipped or worn along edges. Rare compilation of original documents relating to the formation of an interesting Chinese Society in Cuba, the Casino Chung Wah, comprised of over a hundred manuscript documents, typed documents, letters, partially-printed forms completed in manuscript and so forth, totaling almost 150 pages of documentation of the society's operations over the course of about seventy years. Many of the documents were executed on Chung Wah letterhead. The Chung Wah Casino was not only a recreational gambling casino with different games, but also a Chinese Society dedicated to mutual aid. The casino was meant to be exclusive for the Chinese and to allow them special privileges. In 1925 the Chung Wah Casino was rebuilt as a majestic ornate building. Incidentally, there was a smaller association founded in 1880 based in Sagua La Grande that had the same name, Chung Wah Casino. The smaller Chung Wah Casino was merged with the larger Chung Wah Casino when it was created. Included in the present collection of documents are articles listing the regulations of the society under its original name of the Gim Sin Sia (later renamed the Chung Wah Society), which lays out the duties of the President, Vice-President etc., clearly outlined, demonstrating how a Chinese Society was formed in Cuba in the late-19th century. Other documents present here cover the society's real estate matters, finances, internal officer elections and other political matters, and much more. It is interesting to note that many of the names of the officers and officials mentioned in these documents exhibit the coming together of Chinese and Spanish cultures, such as Rafael Luis Chonming, Jose Chang, Eduardo Chau, Pedro Chen, and so forth. Chinese societies in Cuba were meant to emulate those in China. Foundational documents for a Chinese Society in a foreign country, such as Cuba, are of great significance, and the wealth of documents here memorializing the operations of the Chung Wah over seven decades add great historical value for studying the Chinese experience in Cuba. Also, Chinese societies can often be viewed as part of the state itself -- in organizational terms the Chinese state (China) is comprised of a number of Chinese Societies linked by different social structures; Chinese colonies such as the one in Cuba create a Chinese state within Cuba through the formation of Chinese societies. In addition, though casino gambling has been officially illegal in China since the Communist takeover in 1949, the people of China have become passionate casino patrons in the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, where gambling is enormously popular. The present collection of documents represents an interesting legacy of the Chinese experience in Cuba, which began with a flood of agrarian workers shipped to the island colony as indentured servants (practically slaves), and who later developed a vital community in the country in the ensuing decades.

Lives of Game Animals by Seton, Ernest Thompson

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Title: Lives of Game Animals
Author: Seton, Ernest Thompson
Seller: Thorn Books (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Four volumes. Thick 4tos. Brown buckram spines, gilt; tan buckram boards with the upper boards blocked with a rule in gilt and an illustration by the author. Top edges gilt. Illustrated with photographs as well as line drawings by the author. Each volume has an engraved frontispiece. Limited to 177 numbered sets signed by the author. This is copy No. 65. The author has signed the frontispiece of Volume I, as usual. A fine set with only traces of soil and wear. Illustrated with 1500 photographs, halftone plates and line cuts, most made from Seton's own drawings from life, documents 100 land animals, "which are considered 'game,' either because they have held the attention of sportsmen, or received the protection of law." These include cats, wolves, foxes, bears, raccoon, badgers, weasels, deer, antelope, buffalo, sheep, peccary, squirrels, rabbits, armadillo, and opossum. A superb monument to American game animals north of Mexico, and their preservation.

Sex Sagor Till Transparenta Forvandlingstaflorna by ART

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Title: Sex Sagor Till Transparenta Forvandlingstaflorna
Author: ART
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description: Stockholm: Albert Bonnier, 1880. ART. Six Fairy Tales on Transformation Tablets]. Stockholm: Albert Bonnier, [1880]. A beautiful portfolio with six loose transformation passepartouts to accompany a booklet with six fairy tales. [2], 18 pp. The stories include Cinderella, Snow White, The Sleeping Princess, Thumbelina, The Three Gifts and The Tale of Princess Starry Rose. The booklet and six passepartouts all housed in a portfolio. Visible image size: (9 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches; 242 x 180 mm). Mount size: (13 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches; 332 x 268 mm). Booklet size: (11 7/8 x 9 inches; 289 x 227 mm). Booklet is self-bound. Title-page with a small dampstain and leaves a bit toned. The stitching is loose but all pages are still together. The portfolio is full black cloth with front board covered in a pictorial paper label. Front label, printed in full color and gilt. Front board a bit rubbed along edges. With newer red silk ties. The six passepartouts are beautiful full-color illustrations that when held up to the light reveal a secret additional image. These lovely transformations are each mounted between cardstock frames. Frames with a bit of toning, but illustrations are fine. Overall a very beautiful and well preserved group of transformation tablets. HBS 69360. $1,500.

The philipena, or friendship's token: a present for all seasons

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Title: The philipena, or friendship's token: a present for all seasons
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description: Worcester: S. A. Howland, 1851. 24mo, pp. 126; additional chromolithograph title page by Geo. Snyder, New York, woodcut tail pieces; publisher's brown blind- and gilt-tooled binding, a.e.g., yellow endpapers, box-ruled text; top and bottom of spine a bit rubbed, contemporary pencil inscription, occasional foxing, a very good copy. This edition not listed in Faxon.

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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DICTATORSHIP by Wintrobe, Ronald

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Title: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DICTATORSHIP
Author: Wintrobe, Ronald
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780521583299
Description: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Hardcover. Octavo, 390 Pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Multicolor spine with black and white lettering. Dust jacket has mild edge wear and tiny closed tears on top corners. Modest underlining throughout pages. Shelved in Netdesk Column K, ND-K. 1388789. FP New Rockville Stock.

Behind the Scenes: The Making of... by Behlmer, Rudy

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Title: Behind the Scenes: The Making of...
Author: Behlmer, Rudy
Seller: ReadInk (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hollywood/NY/London/Toronto: Samuel French. Near Fine. 1990 (c.1982). 1st printing thus. Softcover. [slight bumping to bottom right corner, with resulting minor bending at lower corners of the first half of the book, plus a short diagonal crease at the bottom corner of the front cover; otherwise nice and clean and virtually as new]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) Deeply-researched, erudite, and heartfelt "making of" essays about fifteen great American films -- not necessarily "the best," as the author admits, but just a selection of "the audience's most cherished American sound feature films released between late 1931 and 1952" -- and, he's not shy about admitting, his own personal favorites as well. Rudy Behlmer was one of our great film historians, and his introduction tells us why: in addition to going into some detail about his own methods of research and writing, he puts forth a comprehensive and impassioned account about the importance of seeking out primary documentation -- in repositories both private (the studios themselves) and public (various libraries and archives). And although much of his reputation rests on his brilliant compilation and editing of such documents -- most notably for his books "Memo from David O. Selznick" (1982) and "Inside Warner Bros. (1935-1951)" (1985) -- he unabashedly confesses that it was the research and writing of this book that brought him "an extra quota of gratification." And talk about a great lineup of movies! Here are the inside stories of the making of: THE MALTESE FALCON; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN; SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS; STAGECOACH; A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE; TARZAN AND HIS MATE; THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD; THE AFRICAN QUEEN; ALL ABOUT EVE; CASABLANCA; FRANKENSTEIN; THE GRAPES OF WRATH; GUNGA DIN; HIGH NOON; LAURA; and LOST HORIZON. Plunge in, and enjoy! (Originally published under the title "America's Greatest Movies: Behind the Scenes.") (xx) .

Colorado River Management Plan Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

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Title: Colorado River Management Plan Grand Canyon National Park Arizona
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: 1979. Paperback. Quarto [28 cm] Stapled printed wraps. Very good. The covers are slightly age-toned, and there is a faint trace of soiling on the front cover. Previous owner's name on the front cover. Free of internal markings. Prepared by Grand Canyon National Park National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Subjects include Trip Leader and Guide Requirements, Emergency Equipment Procedures, Havusapai Indian Tribe, and much more.

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