Habana: Imprenta de Spencer y Comp. 1856. 308,[1]pp. plus four plates. Contemporary quarter morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt, edges sprinkled blue. Boards somewhat scuffed; spine ends and edges worn. Signed and numbered by the author on verso of title page. Light tanning internally. The first edition of an extremely..... More

Havana: Imp. “Ninon, [1930]. [24]pp. Oblong quarto. Original green pictorial wrappers, string-tied. Cuban Revolution stamp affixed to front cover. Pictorial souvenir of the Capitol Building in Havana, which was inaugurated May 20, 1929. Each image has bilingual descriptive text in English and Spanish on the verso. Images include the exterior..... More

[Key West? ca. 1935?]. Broadside, 18 x 8 inches. Printed on pink paper, slightly faded. Old folds, minor wear. Broadside advertising a steamship cruise offered by Price Tours from Key West to Havana during Carnival, with additional sightseeing itineraries available once on the island. The cruise is a five-day all..... More

[Havana? ca. 1899]. Twenty-eight albumen photographs, most approximately 6 x 8 inches, with one measuring 5 x 8 inches, mounted to larger cards. Light soiling and some edge wear to mounts. A couple of images and mounts with heavier soiling and wear; one mount and photograph broken horizontally and remounted..... More

Habana: 1884. [2],496 [i.e., 498]pp. Quarto. Contemporary calf, gilt, a.e.g.; rebacked with original spine laid down. Corners repaired with later black buckram; boards scuffed, spine chipped. Hinges cracked, repaired with later cloth and renewed endpapers. Minor scattered foxing and toning to text. Accomplished in a neat, highly legible hand. A..... More

Havana: Viuda de Barcina y Comp. 1863-1864. Twenty-three issues, each approximately 32pp. No. 11 with folding chart, lacks pp.25-32. No. 13 lacking last few leaves. With title page and half title at start of each volume. Original quarter calf and boards, spine gilt. Spine ends chipped and worn, some crude..... More

[Santiago de Cuba: 1865]. [10] leaves. Removed from a larger volume and restitched. Minor wear and one small area of worming at edges. Light tanning and foxing. Accomplished in several legible hands. A fantastic set of manuscript records for a slave auction house, the General Slave Depository in Santiago de..... More

[Guanabacoa: 1868]. Manuscript broadside, approximately 13.75 x 11.5 inches. Folded horizontally. A few worm holes, marginally affecting text. Light tanning and dampstaining; a bit of offsetting. A manuscript table that records incidents of cholera amongst the slaves on the plantation of Don Joaquin de Peñalver in Guanabacoa, Cuba, during the..... More

[Havana: 1854]. [16]pp., on folio leaves. Previously stitched. Some wear at gutter margin. Old horizontal folds. Occasional iron-gall ink burn. Evenly tanned. An outstanding manuscript that provides a detailed enumeration of slaves in Cuba in 1854, organized by region and town. The gathering of data was apparently commissioned by the..... More

Havana: [ca. 1930]. 27,[1]pp. Printed self wrappers, stapled. Light toning and dust soiling. Attractive and detailed promotional for tours of Havana and day trips through Cuba, led by ABC Tours from the Hotel Astor. Programs include a tour of Tropical brewery and gardens, and an evening experience of the "Slums..... More

Matanzas: Aurora del Yumiri, 1882. 36pp. 12mo. Original printed wrappers. Spine mostly perished, but wraps holding. Some edge wear and toning. Contemporary ink stamp on title page. An unrecorded instructional booklet on the history of Cuba for use by schools on the island, printed in Matanzas in 1882. The text..... More

Havana & Madrid: 1872. 213 [i.e., 413]pp. plus twenty-four original photographs; earlier map tipped in at rear. Folio. Contemporary tree calf, lacking morocco spine labels. Joints starting, corners bumped and lightly worn, boards slightly scuffed. First few leaves loosening. Very minor scattered foxing and toning, but generally quite clean internally..... More

Havana: 1811-1816. Eight letters, [14]pp. total. Folded folio sheets, often with integral address leaf. Old folds, light wear and soiling, heavier in some spots. An archive of correspondence between coffee planter Thomas Leech of Havana and Charles Jenkins, his nephew in San Marcos, concerning business affairs on the island, together..... More