Detroit: 1942. 43pp. Original printed wrappers. Corners heavily chipped, lightly soiled. Pictorial title page with photogravure on verso. Minor soiling and wear to text. Proceedings for this early World War II-era civil rights conference held in Detroit. The March of Washington Movement lasted from 1941 to 1946 under the slogan..... More

[Honduras]: Imprenta de J.M. Sanchez, 1852. [2],16pp. Small quarto. Later marbled wrappers. A couple of minor edge chips to title page. Moderate, even tanning and light dust soiling. A rare report on foreign affairs and trade by Honduran prime minister Francisco Alvarado to the national legislature, delivered in 1852. In..... More

Lima: Imprenta Real de los Ninos Expositos, 1793. [6],175,[1]pp. 20th-century library cloth, original decorative wrappers bound in. Modest library bookplate, stamped withdrawn. Minor chips and dust soiling to wraps. Light, small dampstains to initial leaves, otherwise internally clean. Interesting production of the Lima "Niños Expositos" press, regarding the complications surrounding..... More

Boston: 1925. 104pp. Original light blue wrappers printed in dark blue. Some chipping to spine, moderate edge wear and soiling. Internally clean. Inscribed by the translator on the title page. An unrecorded Armenian translation of the transcript of an important trial in Portland, Oregon involving Armenian-American rug dealer Tatos O...... More

Mexico City: 1835. [4]pp., on a bifolium. Small folio. Previously folded; two small stabholes at gutter where formerly stitched. Minor wear and soiling at edges. Light toning. In a quarter calf and pebbled cloth folder. A rare printed address from Mexican president Miguel Barragán to the country's citizens that defends..... More

Mexico City: Imprenta de "El Combate" 1889. xii,237,[1]pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Moderate rubbing and scuffing to boards and edges, minor insect damage to spine and front board. Text moderately toned. A decidedly-rare Mexican Anti-Catholic work examining numerous aspects of Catholicism such as baptism, confirmation, penance..... More

[N.p., but California: 1934]. Broadside, approximately 11 x 5 inches. Previously folded. Minor wear and soiling. Scarce campaign literature in support of Frank Merriam but primarily against Upton Sinclair in the 1934 California gubernatorial election. Sinclair had formerly run for Congress as a Socialist, but won the Democratic nomination for..... More

Mexico City: 1852. vi,415,[1]pp. Quarto. Contemporary blind-embossed calf, with gilt floral borders on the boards and gilt spine titles. Marbled endpapers and ell edges marbled. Minor edge wear and rubbing. Occasional foxing and toning. An important study by two notable Latin American historians. The first part of the work was..... More

New York: Communist Party USA & National Black Liberation Commission, [1970]. Screenprint poster, 22.5 x 17.5 inches, printed in red, blue, and black on heavy stock. Minimal wear. An excellent example. An evocative and powerful poster designed by Hugo Gellert (1892-1985), whose previous work illustrated the pages of Masses during..... More

Bogota: 1886. 48,[4]pp. Contemporary brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Light wear to corers and spine ends. Ownership ink stamps on front pastedown and title page. Light foxing and toning. "Edicion Oficial." After Gran Colombia was dissolved in 1830, the countries of modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, took shape..... More

Cali: Imprenta de Nicolas Hurtado, 1863. 50pp. Original printed wrappers, stitched. Untrimmed. Contemporary and later ownership inscriptions on front wrap; later private library stamp on first two leaves of text. Light wear at edges. A few scattered, small stains; even toning. The political pendulum swung to the Liberals in Colombia..... More

[Bogota: 1853]. Broadside, approximately 13.5 x 9 inches.Previously folded. A few small chips and short, closed tears at edges; short separations along old folds. Later small ink stamp in top margin. Moderate dust soiling and toning. A strong worded, anonymous attack on the government of General José María Obando, twice..... More

[Popayan]: Imp. Democática por J. Orjuela, [1852]. Broadside, approximately 13 x 9 inches. Folded. Light chipping and wear, a few small wormholes, not affewcting text. Even tanning, faint foxing. The anonymous writer of this ephemeral piece accuses Dr. Manuel Bueno of holding too much power and too many titles in..... More