Search Results: Authors starting with G from Alla

NEW ~ Bilingual Spanish - Huichol text recounting the origin and symbolism of colorful Indigenous Huichol mural art inJalisco, Mexico. 55pp. Illustrations, some color. First and only edition. Light shelf wear to cover, pencil erasure on front end paper. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Twenty essays on recent cultural transformations in Central America by twenty-two experts, covering the economy, society, and culture. 482pp. il. Colecion Identidad Cultural. Biographies of the authors--many academics and cultural figures as well, including Arturo Arias, John Beverley, Mario Lungo, Ileana Rodriguez, Marc Zimmerman. En espanol / Spanish. Hard to find in the U.S. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ 536 pp. Illus. PORTUGUESE / PORTUGUES 1.5 lbs. "Este libro trata da historia da sociedade brasileira do ponto de vista da dramaturgia brasileira. Partindo seu estudo dos ritos indigenas e da tentativa de enquadramento dos nativos pelo teatro colonial, os autores percorrem todo o desenvolvimdento da dramaturgia nacional, enfocando inclusive autores como Qorpo-Santo, para chegar a modernidade do teatro brasileiro sintetizada, aqui, na figura de Nelson Rodrigues."

NEW ~ A scientific introduction to the origin, history, uses, and ecology of the delicious vegetable chayote (con rajas y crema!), with descriptions and images of many varieties. Maps. Charts. Color photographs. Ilustraciones. Bibliography / bibliografia. 98 pp. "En esta obra se hace una descripcion detallada de las principales variedades de chayote (Sechium edule), un recurso alimentario usado desde tiempos precolombinos. El proposito de los autores es revalorar, promover la conservacion y abrir ventanas de oportunidad para esta planta." In stock in the U.S. Ships in three days.

NEW ~ Firmado por el autor en 2013. Articles and essays by Montevideo native Eduardo Galeano, written between 1989 - 1992. Signed on the title page by the author in 2013 at our bookshop and cultural center, Alla, Santa Fe, NM. Galeano gano el Premio Casa de las Americas en 1975 y 1978. 129pp. En espanol / Spanish. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Firmado por el autor en 2013. Celebrated Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano's sweeping literary history written as short vignettes similar to his masterful three-volume Memoria del fuego. Illustrated with images dating to XVI-XIX centuries. Signed by the author on the title page during a visit to our bookshop in 2013. 365pp. Indices. En espanol / In the original Spanish. Light rubbing to cover; erasure on front end paper. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Firmado por el autor en 2013. Cronicas (short journalistic essays) by Uruguay's prize-winning author Eduardo Galeano dating from 1963 - 1988. Signed by the author on the title page in 2013 during a visit to our bookstore and cultural center Alla, in Santa Fe, NM. 392pp. En espanol / Spanish. Light rubbing to cover. Light pencil and erasure of publisher's number on front end paper. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Signed copy of the first volume of prize-winning Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano's masterful literary history of Latin America, composed in short vignettes recounting events from 1492 to 1700. Galeano signed this copy in 2013 during a visit to Alla, Santa Fe, NM. Brand new with minimal shelf wear. 344pp. Las fuentes; Indice de nombres. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Signed copy of volume two of Uruguayo Eduardo Galeano's masterful literary history of Latin America covering events from 1701 to 1900. Galeano signed this copy in 2013 during a visit to Alla, in Santa Fe, NM. In the original Spanish. 252pp. Las fuentes & Indice de nombres. Copy has some shelf wear, including a small bend to the bottom corner of the front cover and a dent to the back cover. Please consult the accompanying photographs. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Renowned award-winning Mexican author of numerous novels and these short stories. Director: Editorial de la Universidad Veracruzana, de la revista La Palabra y el Hombre y la del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes. En espanol / Spanish. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ First novel by Mexico's accomplished author and editor Sergio Galindo. Espanol / Spanish. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Novel first published in 1960 set in the humid tropics of Veracruz, Mexico, near Sergio Galindo's hometown of Xalapa. SEP Lecturas Mexicanas series valued for it's larger typeface and sewn binding. 210pp. En espanol / Spanish. Minor shelf wear. In stock. Alla, Santa Fe, NM since 1980. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ "Nudo: expansivo, amgiguo, absorbente. El fervor de un muchacho por dos mayores forma una ligazon llena de ambivalencias sexuales y morales...." A novel by Mexico's accomplished author and editor, Sergio Galindo (Jalapa, Ver. 1926). En espanol / Spanish. Shop inventory-minor shelf wear. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Four short stories by Mexican author and editor Sergio Galindo. His third volume of cuentos. Number 1 in the series Cuadernos del Caballo Verde. 52pp. See contracapa photo for more information. En espanol. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ A short novel by Mexican Sergio Galindo translated to English by Carolyn and John Brushwood and set in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, during the celebration of carnaval when the whole town feels liberated from routine social restraints. 92 pp. 5 oz.

NEW ~ Prize-winning thesis on the settling of Chichimec Pames in Franciscan missions in present-day San Luis Potosi and the extreme northeast of Queretaro, Mexico. 146 pp. Edition of 1000 / 1000 ejemplares. In Spanish / en espanol.

Arqueological investications at Zaachila in the Valle de Zimatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico: architecture, sculpture, ceramics, metal work, and more. Maps, photos, and drawings throughout. Bibliography. En espanol/Spanish. Edition of 2000/2000 ejemplares. Pages clean and unmarked, slight yellowing. Cover and binding fine. Dust jacket shows shelf wear at bottom of spine, corners. Hard to find. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

Early 1940s edition of this novel by Venezolano Romulo Gallegos. 231pp. En espanol / Spanish. Uncut pages. Intonso. Shelf wear to cover--edges torn or folded. Label or stamp erased from back cover. Pages yellowing. Nice artwork on the cover. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

Ethnohistorical approach to the post-contact experiences and adaptations of the Kuna peoples of the Panama isthmus as well as covering European rivalries in the region during the Age of the Buccaneers. ENGLISH Near fine. Hardcover / issued without dust jacket. 247 pp. 1.25 lbs.

NEW ~ Color photographs, botanical drawings and descriptions. Map. Bibliography/bibliografia. 135 pp. "...las especies de orquideas cultivadas en los espacios que circundan la vivienda en el sur de Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico." En espanol / in Spanish.