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582. Avery, Kevin J. CHURCH'S GREAT PICTURE: THE HEART OF THE ANDES.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993. 1st edition. Square 4to.
64 pages. Very lightly rubbed, very good condition; staple bound
paperback. 5 color plates, 6 black & white figures. A study of
Frederic Church's great painting in historical context, studies, the
trip. $15.00

2127. Baird, Joseph Armstrong, Jr. THE CHURCHES OF MEXICO 1530-1810.
Berkeley, University of California, 1962. 1st edition. 4to. Very good
condition in lightly rubbed, price clipped dust jacket. 163
photographic plates, 8 in color by Hugo Rudinger. 127 pages of text,
endpaper maps. An extraordinary work of art history. $75.00

1567. Bottineau, Yves. LIVING ARCHITECTURE: IBERIAN-AMERICAN BAROQUE.
New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1970. 1st U.S. edition. Square 4to. 188
pages. Very good condition in dust jacket. Well illustrated with
photographs & drawings. Covers Spain, Portugal & Latin America.
$35.00

951. Bullrich, Francisco. NEW DIRECTIONS IN LATIN AMERICAN
ARCHITECTURE. New York, George Braziller, 1969. 1st edition. 8vo.
128 pages. Very good condition in price clipped dust jacket. 125
photographs. One chapter on Carlos Raul Villanueva, emphasis on
Brazil, Mexico & Argentina. $15.00

1441. Castedo, Leopoldo. THE BAROQUE PREVALENCE IN BRAZILIAN ART.
New York, Charles Frank, 1964. 1st edition. 4to. 151 pages. Very good
condition in lightly worn, price clipped dust jacket. Foreword by
Gilberto Freyre. Many photographs of Brazilian architecture &
statuary, true Baroque & modern reflections. $25.00

1888. Fletcher, Valerie. CROSSCURRENTS OF MODERNISM, FOUR LATIN
AMERICAN PIONEERS: DIEGO RIVERA, JOAQUIN TORRES-GARCIA, WILFREDO LAM,
MATTA. Washington DC, Smithsonian Institution, 1992. 1st edition.
4to. 295 pages. About fine condition; paperback. Bilingual Spanish &
English. Excellent essays & many color & black & white reproductions.
$15.00

1921. Frame, Mary. ANCIENT PERUVIAN MANTLES, 300B.C.-A.D.200. New
York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1995. 1st edition. Oblong 8vo. 23
pages. Small tear rear cover, else very good condition; staplebound
paperback. 10 figures, 7 in color accompany an interesting essay on
ancient Peruvian weaving in this exhibition catalogue. $10.00

2231. Griffiss, M. Keating. THE PRE-COLUMBIAN COLLECTION. Charlotte,
Mint Museum of Art, 1970. 1st edition. 8vo. 86 pages. Near fine
condition; paperback. Limited to 2000 copies. Well illustrated with
black & white photography. Introductory essay, 154 objects described,
guide to the permanent collection. $12.50

2130. Kubler, George. ARQUITECTURA MEXICANA DEL SIGLO XVI. Mexico,
Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1984. 2nd printing. 4to. 683 pages. Very
good condition in dust jacket. In Spanish. 5 maps, 468 plates &
figures. A lovely copy of this great work on early colonial
architecture in Mexico. $65.00

2193. Mathes, W. Michael. MEXICO ON STONE: LITHOGRAPHY IN MEXICO,
1826-1900. San Francisco, The Book Club of California, 1984. 1st
edition. 4to. 68 pages. Near fine condition. Limited to 550 copies.
Printed by Jonathan Clark at the Artichoke Press. 8 four-color plates,

32 plates in all. A beautiful exposition of print art. $125.00

2036. Mesa, Jose de & Teresa Gisbert. IGLESIAS DE ORURO. La Paz, Arte
y Cultura, 1962. 1st edition. 4to. 54 pages. Very good condition;
paperback. In Spanish. 21 tipped in plates, 8 figures. The colonial
church architecture of the Department of Oruro. $15.00

1501. Messer, Thomas M., text; artists' profiles in text & pictures
by Cornel Capa. THE EMERGENT DECADE: LATIN AMERICAN PAINTERS AND
PAINTING IN THE 1960'S. Ithaca, Cornell University, 1966. 1st edition.

Folio. 172 pages. Very good condition in dust jacket. Includes
Oliveira, Peluffo, Polesello, Fernandez-Muro, Yrarrazaval, de Szyszlo,

Obregon, Soto, Tamayo, & others. $35.00

2145. Orozco, Jose Clemente. JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Austin, University of Texas, 1962. 1st edition. 8vo. 171 pages. Very
good condition in dust jacket, small abraision on jacket spine.
Illustrated with many black & white reproductions of the artist's
work. Introduction by John Palmer Leeper. $30.00

2118. Paiz Andrade, Carlos. VI BIENAL DE ARTE PAIZ. Guatemala,
Organizacion Paiz, 1988. 1st edition. Oblong 4to. Very good
condition; staple bound paperback. In Spanish. Color & black & white
reproductions of contemporary Guatemalan graphic art. Inscribed by a
participating artist. $15.00

1756. Ramirez, Mari Carmen, ed. EL TALLER TORRES-GARCIA: THE SCHOOL
OF THE SOUTH AND ITS LEGACY. Austin, University of Texas, 1992. 1st
paperback edition. 4to. 395 pages. Very good condition; paperback. A
massive catalog, analysis & excerpts of the work of the artist & his
students in print making, painting & sculpture. $17.50

1891. Ramirez, Mari Carmen, ed. EL TALLER TORRES-GARCIA: THE SCHOOL
OF THE SOUTH AND ITS LEGACY. Austin, University of Texas, 1992. 1st
edition. large 4to. 395 pages. About fine condition in dust jacket. A
major contribution to art history, well illustrated in color & black
& white. The premiere print workshop of South America. $45.00

1215. Sotheby Parke Bernet. COLONIAL PAINTINGS OF LATIN AMERICA AND A
SMALL SELECTION OF SCULPTURE AND FURNITURE. Sale 4372, May 9, 1980.
New York, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980. 1st edition. Square 8vo. Near
fine condition; paperback. 151 items described in this catalog with
estimated prices, color, & black & white illustrations. $15.00

1083. Sotheby Parke Bernet. FINE PRE-COLUMBIAN ART: PROPERTY OF
VARIOUS OWNERS INCLUDING THE ESTATE OF NELSON ROCKEFELLER... Sale
4457Y, November 5, 1980. New York, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980. 1st
edition. Square 8vo. Near fine condition; paperback. 291 items
described in this catalog with estimated prices, color, & black &
white illustrations. Sale results laid in loose. $15.00

1084. Sotheby Parke Bernet. FINE PRE-COLUMBIAN ART: PROPERTY OF
VARIOUS OWNERS. Sale 4374, May 10, 1980. New York, Sotheby Parke
Bernet, 1980. 1st edition. Square 8vo. Near fine condition;
paperback. 286 items described in this auction catalog with
estimated prices, color, & black & white illustrations. $15.00

1651. Taracena, Berta. DIEGO RIVERA: SU OBRA MURAL EN LA CIUDAD DE
MEXICO. Mexico, Galeria de Arte Misrachi, 1981. 1st edition. 4to.
83 pages. Creased corners, else very good condition; paperback. in
Spanish & English. Full of color illustrations with accompanying
text. $12.50

1950. Taracena, Berta. FRANCISCO CORZAS. Mexico, Sepsetentas, 1973.
1st edition. 16mo. 153 pages. Very good condition; paperback; in
Spanish. Many black & white plates. A critical essay on the
contemporary Mexican painter with many examples of his work. $10.00

2129. Toussaint, Manuel. COLONIAL ART IN MEXICO. Austin, University
of Texas, 1967. 1st edition. 4to. 493 pages. Very good condition in
dust jacket, jacket slightly damp stained at bottom. 9 color & 395
black & white plates. The major, initial work on the subject won its
author many honors. $95.00

809. Underwood, David. OSCAR NIEMEYER AND BRAZILIAN FREE-FORM
MODERNISM. New York, George Braziller, 1994. 1st edition. Small 4to.
127 pages. About fine condition in dust jacket. 93 black & white
drawings & photographs. An in depth review of Latin America's
leading 20th century architect. $12.50

412. Urquiaga, Juan & Victor Jimenez, eds. LA CONSTRUCCION DEL
PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES. Mexico, Instituto Nacional, 1984. 1st
edition. Square 4to. 395 pages. Near fine condition. Edition limited
to 2000 copies. 350 illustrations, drawings & photographs,
bibliography. Architectural history. In Spanish. $45.00

999. Whitten. Dorothea S. & Norman E. FROM MYTH TO CREATION: ART FROM
AMAZONIAN ECUADOR. Urbana, University of Illinois, 1988. 1st edition.
4to. 64 pages. Near fine condition; paperback. Krannert Art Museum
Exhibition Catalog. The contemporary art of Amazonian potters &
woodworkers. Extensive explanatory text, maps, color & black & white
photos. $15.00

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