A manuscript catalog of a career Mexican military officer's library, totalling more than about 650 works in 600 volumes, numbered and organized by subject. The list includes the title, author, and in some cases observations on each book, along with their series and identification numbers. Not surprisingly, the largest section.....

First Edition. English translation of the title: The fantastical plants of Mexico: Introduction to the pharmacology of teonanácatl mushrooms, marijuana, cinnamon, chicalote (prickly poppy), poppy, colorín (coral tree), locoweed, peyote, sinicuiche (loosestrife), cozticzapotl, ololiuqui (morning glory), camotillo, toloache (datura), coca, ayahuasca, and cohombrillo (squirting cucumber). A well-known survey of the.....

First Edition. Two bound volumes of the first two years of this scarce Mexican military periodical. According to the masthead, the magazine was published with the approval (aprobación) of the Mexican Secretary of the Army and Navy. According to the introduction, the goal of Mexico Militar was to promote the.....

First Edition. This agricultural and industrial report covers many topics, including silk, paper, wax, ceramics, cacao, and other crops and natural resources. It also includes a relatively early mention of mezcal (mescal), which is described as an important product in many parts, especially in Jalisco and the Tequila region. José.....

First Edition. A fortune-telling system "fixed to the meridian of Mexico" [Arreglado al meridiano de México]. Ca. 71 pages. 5-1/4 by 3-5/16 inches. Corner missing from front cover, not affecting any text, but generally very good.

First Edition. A scarce Mexican book with about 300 cocktail recipes published at the beginning of the 1960s by a noted cookbook author. A handful of the recipes reflect Mexican ingredients, like the Tequila Cocktail, which combines tequila, grenadine, a few drops of absinthe, lemon juice, and an olive garnish.....

First Edition. The second novel featuring Downing's recurring character, the US Customs Service inspector Hugh Rennert. Like most of Downing's novels, this one is set in Mexico, in this case among the American ex-pats in Taxco. Downing was a member of the Choctaw Nation, born in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).....

First Edition. A novel set on a train to Mexico featuring Sheriff Peter Bounty. This was Downing's ninth and final mystery, published in the space of eight years. Downing was a member of the Choctaw Nation, born in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in 1902. He was the first commercially successful.....

First Edition. An early hardcover novel from MacDonald. This stand-alone book is a comic novel set in an art school in Cuernavaca, Mexico. According to Firsts Magazine (Nov. 2002), only 3000 copies were sold. First edition (stated first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. The.....

An illustrated edition of the noted Chiapan poet's first book, with color reproductions of paintings by Manuel Monroy along with the first English-language translation, by Asa Zatz, of the book, in identical format. 112 and 110 pages. 9-3/8 by 12-1/4 inches. Ojo was issued in an edition of 2000 copies; Eye.....

First Edition. The music that the Mexican composer wrote for poems by well-known Spanish-language poets, including Federico García Lorca, Luis Cernuda, Xavier Villaurrutia, and Octavio Paz. 100 pages. 9-3/4 by 13 inches. First edition of this collection. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).

First Edition. The first book-length study of Mexican muralists in English. The book focuses primarily on José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera, with some coverage of other artists. xvii, 190 pages of text plus 216 black-and-white images and two full-color plates. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in.....

First Edition. The House of Representatives prints a petition to the US Congress by the state of Kentucky to make known any information about the detention of members of the Texan-Santa Fe expedition. "It appears from authentic information that citizens of the United States, with passports from their government, duly authenticated.....