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New York: Russell and Russell, 1971. CE1 - A reissued hardcover book in very good condition that has some bumped corners and cover edgewear, a few tiny tear on the spine edges, previous owner's bookplate adhered and previous owner's info marked out on the front fixed endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. A book that examines the political sturggles in Argentina during the first decades of the country's independence. Harvard Economic Studies, Volume LXXVIII. The author focuses on the constitutional issue of a strong central government and the resulting political struggles relationship to the economic history and interests of the young nation. 9"x6.25", 304 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. CE3 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus there is tape staining on the outside board surfaces and front and back free endpapers from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there are teh usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, copyright page, and back free endpaper. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A bicentennial appraisal of the first successful decolonization movement and its continuing significance in the 1970s. Indexed, 238p. This book weighs more than 2 pounds when packaged to ship.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Santafe De Bogota, Colombia: Instituto Caro y Cuervo, 1997. CF1 - A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated white wraps with very, very light edge wear along the top and bottom edges of the covers plus there is a crease at the top left corner of the back cover plus there is some very light overall rubbing and soiling of the covers. This is number 10 in the publisher's Filologos Colombianos. A biography of Félix Restrepo, A Colombian Jesuit priest, writer, teacher of dogma, classical scholar, and humanist who was highly influential in the establishment of the Ateneo Nacional de Altos Estudios (National Athenaeum of HIgher Learning) which lager became the Instituto Caro and Cuervo, one of the most prestigious linguistic research instutions in the Spanish language. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Bibliografía (bibliography), indice onomástico (index of names), indice de ilustraciones (index of illustrations), indice general (general index), 363p.. Spanish… Read More

Brazil: Imprensa Universitária - Plano Nacional De Educação, 1968. A2 - A Portuguese language text revised edition trade paperback book in good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in green and brown wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some creasing and edge wear with chipping on the covers plus some light tannning of the spine and outside paper edges. Oswaldo Rodrigues Cabral was born in Laguna, Brazil in 1903, having graduated in 1919 from Santa Catarina State Normal School. Ten years later he earned his PhD in Medicine in Rio de Janeiro. Devoting himself to work in the Joinville clinic, he still found time to resurch and study Brazilian history. In 1938 with his book he published his first book, 'Santa Catarina'. The quality of this work led to its being included in the Brazilian Collection, the major representatio of Brazilian national culture at that time. Shortly afterwords he published 'Lagoon and Other Essays', followed by a series of works,… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. BC6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some tape staining on the inside surfaces of the front and back boards and front and back endpapers plus there is some light fading and soiling of the tinting on the top outside paper edges plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus there are the usual library stamps, seal, label, and pocket on the bottom outside paper edges, title page, copyright page, and back endpaper. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some very, very light edge wear on the front top edge plus there is a library label on the spine plus the endflaps are glued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A collection of writings on the foundations of revolutionary thought and action in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Western Hemisphere. The editors provide an introduction… Read More

Boulder, Colorado, USA: Westview Press, 1977. BD3 - A tight, clean, sound copy in brown cloth with black lettering on the spine an the front board plus there is some light tape staining on the outside surfaces of the front and back boards and the front and back free endpapers from where the dust jacket endflaps were taped to the boards plus there are the usual library marks, stamps, and labels on the front and back free endpapers, the copyright page, and the back fixed endpaper plus the library stamp on the copyright page has been heavily marked out with black marker with some bleeding onto the title page plus there is some very soiling on the right outside paper edges. A historical, political, social, and economic background to the coup of military officers in Peru in 1968. Endnotes, for further reading, 245p.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Viking, 2008. CM6 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition that has very light discoloration and shelf wear. The story of one man's journey down that Amazon - and into history. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).