Carrillo Capt Mario (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Spine darkening, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Contemporary fictionalized account of Cuban Insurrectos fighting Spain during the Second Cuban Insurrection starting in 1895 which eventually triggered the Spanish-American War of 1898. "First person narrative of various battles in 1895 and 1896 engaged in by different Cuban generals, notably Antonio Maceo, Maximo Gomez, and Alfredo Zayas. Realistic treatment of battles." - Gene Bridwell; Novels Written in English about Cuba/Cubans/Cuban Americans, 1851-2000: an Annotated Bibliography; Simon Fraser University Library. Other bibliographies consider this compilation of Carrillo's stories mostly originally published in "Illustrated American" to be non-fiction. Mario Carrillo y Aldama was grandson of Miguel de Aldama y Alfonso, a prominent leader of the First Cuban Insurrection. Attractive decorative cover on this Hurst reprint of 1898 war novel. ; 0 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Hurst & Company, 1898. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. good++ hardcover / soiling to cloth boards / stamped picture cover of boy with gun and dog / turned in top and bottom of spine / light shelf wear / darkened fore edges / age toned pages / few scattered smudges / main text clean and appears unmarked.