Description: La Casa de City: Mexican Photographs from the Belle Epoque, 1986, HB, DJ, 1st Ed Description Title:__________________ La Casa de Cita: Mexican Photographs from the Belle Epoque Author: Ava Vargas, Colin Osman Publisher: Quartet Books, London/New York Date, Edition: 1986, First Edition Pages unpaginated, 82 plates Dust Jacket: Illustrated jacket in mylar cover shows light rubbing, bright, clean Cover: Red cloth over boards, sharp and clean, very light rubbing at edges Interior: Sharp and clean throughout, some light spotting to endpapers, some pages show light thumbing Size: 12 x 10 inches ISBN or LCCN: 0-7043-2578-0 Description: From introduction, “The photographs were discovered in 1975 in a flea market in Mexico City. How they found their way there we shall never discover. The stall-holder had no recollection of how he came by them, and had probably had them tucked away among his boxes and bric-à-brac for many years. In the end, they were unearthed by Raul Kamffer, an antiquarian of infinite patience who spends hours sifting through the junk on market stall, examining the rubbish accumulated by unknown people during the course of unrecorded lives until he comes across something to intrigue or amuse him. What caught his eye on this occasion was an old wooden stereoscopic viewer, complete with a collection of glass plates depicting young ladies variously déshabillées in what looked to be a bordello of the pre-revolutionary era.....” Send questions. We are currently listing a diverse selection of items. Please check back frequently to see the new listings in both our auctions and our eBay Store. Take a minute and click on the link to my eBay store in the upper right corner of this page. Thanks. International bidders please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges on international sales are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs service to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight or shipping company or when you pick up the item. Please do not confuse these charges as additional shipping charges. We cannot mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts.” U.S. and International government regulations prohibit this. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Payment Contact should be made in three days. Payment must be made within 10 days. We are happy to combine shipping costs on multiple purchases as best we can. Shipping Item(s) will be shipped within one business day. txzj pxzj229 txzj-4 txzj1
Price: 75 USD
Location: Ithaca, New York
End Time: 2025-02-02T13:07:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.88 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 2000
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Photography: Collections
Binding: Hardcover w/Jacket
Origin: American
Country of Manufacture: United States
prostitutes: history
Mexico: Mexican
Mexico City: nudes
bordello: Belle Epoque
portraits: women
Author: Ava Vargas, Colin Osman
Subject: Art & Photography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Quartet Books
Place of Publication: London/New York
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated