Incidents of Travel in Yucatan
Stephens, John Lloyd 2 vols., 8vo, pp. [xiv], 303 + folding plates; [xiii], 336 + catalog of Dover publications. Very good reprint of this classic, including all of the original Catherwood ilustrations, 254 in toto. Catherwood's drawings are well reproduced, in some cases folding out into multi-panelled views, as in the original. Maps, groundplans, all included. Bound in stiff colored wrappers. Fone condition.- $20
- $20
Historia de los musulmanes de Espana. vol. 2 (of 2)
Dozy, Reniero-Pedro small octavo, pp 357. Standard history of the Moslem period of Spanish history, here translated from the French. It consists of 4 volumes, the two latter in this volume. Lovely copy, bound in red cloth, with previous owner's elaborate book plate affixed to inside front cover. Fine condition with dust jacket likewise.- $50
- $50
Vocabulario de lengua castellana y mexicana . Coleccion de incunables Americanos
Molina, Alonso de Folio, 19x27,5 m, ff 121 (242 p.) + 161 (322 p.) Fray Alonso de Molina, a Franciscan friar (1513 1585[) was one of the remarkable early missionaries that come over to Mexico from Spain. His dictionary of nahuatl - the first dictionary printed in the "New World" - is still useful in grammatical studies of the language. He served for many years in nahuatl-speaking missions and was completely fluent in the language. This is a facsimile edtion of tthe original Mexico City imprint of 1571, by the noted printer Antonio de Espinosa . de la Orden del Bienaventurado Nuestro Padre San Francisco. Obra impresa en México, por Antonio Espínola en 1571 y ahora editada en facsímil. Madrid. Tapas originales con roce Binding is wrappers, sections are sewn: a handsome reprint, forming volume 4 of the Coleccionde Incunables Americana. Excellent condition- $375
- $375
Poesia espanola del siglo xx. de Unamuno a Blas de otero.
Cano, Jose Luis Small octavo size, pp 543 + 4 of index. Not simply an anthology o poetry of the period, but a narrative and biographical history of the vrious movements of the period. Fine copy in slightly chipped dust jacket, with bookplate of the previous owner.- $50
- $50
Humanisme et Religion Chez Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. La Femme et la Culture au XVII Siecle
Benassy-Berling, Marie Cecile Large octavo size, 10 x 6in, 510 pp, b/w frontispiece portrait. An extraordinary work, basically the doctoral these of prof. Benassy-Berling, and probably the most erudite work yet published on this important figure, and great poet of colonial Mexico. It seems that every aspect of Sor Juana and her cultural milieu is discuseed at depth in this work. Paperbound, but with sewn signatures, and on very good paper. Occasional lightly pencilled marginal notes. Condition is very good.- $125
- $125
El Distrito Federal y Territorios de la Republica Mexicana
Arriaga, Miguel Spanish language, narrow folio, 8.5 x 4, pp 105, with 7 fold-out maps, most in color. The street map of Mexico City is particularly interesting - see photo - as it shows the old street names, each block having its own, which were all changed after the revolution. Excellent condition.Bound in leather with colored paper cover .- $95
- $95