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1) BULLS AND BULLFIGHTING
Acquaroni, Jose Luis

Barcelona: Editorial Noguer, 1964. Seventh edition. Pictorial boards. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. English translation by Charles David Ley. pp: 127, (1); 60pp illus from photographs and from drawings by Martinez de Leon. 7.25" x 5.25". (more information)

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2) Group of four programmes, Dominican Republic, 1950s
Ballet

Group of four programmes, Dominican Republic, 1950s
Dominican Republic: Sociedad Pro-Arte de Ciudad Trujillo, 1954. First Editions. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. The four programmes are: (1) performance by Tamara Toumanova, April 1954, with Roman Jasinsky, 4pp, 9"x6". (2) Tamara Toumanova, April 1954, 20pp, 8.5"x 11". (3) Ximenes-Vargas Ballet Espanol, March 1955, 8pp, 12" x 9". (4) Alexandra Danilova & Roman Jasinsky, Sept. 1954, 8pp, 11" x 8.5". Texts in Spanish. various sizes. (more information)

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3) Group of two programmes, Dominican Republic, 1950s
Ballet

Group of two programmes, Dominican Republic, 1950s
Dominican Republic: Sociedad Pro-Arte de Ciudad Trujillo, 1954. First Editions. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Includes: (1) Ximenes-Vargas Ballet Espanol, March 1955, 8pp, 12" x 9". (2) Alexandra Danilova & Roman Jasinsky, Sept. 1954, 8pp, 11" x 8.5". Texts in Spanish. various sizes. (more information)

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4) TOUROS EM PORTUGAL
Barreto, Mascarenhas

Lisbon: Editorial Aster, 1962. First Edition. Original boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 112pp; 125 illus from photographs. Contains Spanish, French, and English versions of the texts re the bull, the horse, and the man. 11.75" x 8.75". (more information)

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5) MOVIE PLAYBILL FOR "HOLD THAT CO-ED", STARRING BARRYMORE, GEORGE MURPHY & MARJORIE WEAVER + THREE OTHER FILMS OF THE DAY
Barrymore, John and others

Enosburg Falls: Falls Playhouse, 1939. First Edition. Self-wraps. Very Good. (4)pp; small portraits. The other movies are: "Thanks for Everything" with Adolphe Menjou, Jack Oakie and Jack Haley; "Wife, Husband & Friend" with Warner Baxter, Loretta Young and Binnie Barnes; and "Stablemates" with Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney. 7.75" x 5.5". (more information)

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6) EL ARTE Y LOS TOROS
Berckmeyer y Pazos, Fernando

Mexico: Museo Taurino de Arte de Lima, 1966. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Text in Spanish. pp: xi, 173; 166 illustrations in color and black-and-white. Limited to 2,000 copies. 10.5" x 8". (more information)

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7) TORO! Primera Tauromaquia en Color
Bollain, Adolfo and others

Madrid: Editorial Codex, 1966. First Edition. Original boards. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Text in Spanish. 424pp, index; illus throughout text in color and black-and-white from photographs and occasional drawings. 12" x 9.5". (more information)

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8) BULLS & BULLFIGHTING: History, Techniques, Spectacle
Bonet, Eduardo

NY: Crown, 1966. First US Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Translated from the Spanish by Rafael Millan. pp: vii, 332; 500+ illustrations from color photographs. 12" x 9.5". (more information)

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9) CRONICA TAURINA GRAFICA 1973: 53 Corridas Celebradas en la Plaza de Toros Monumental de Madrid
Botan, Fernanco

Madrid: F. Botan, 1973. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Illus from Photographs. pp: 152, (2); 450 illus from photographs, captions in Spanish. This annual is full of action photos from bullfights in Madrid during 1973. 9" x 6.5". (more information)

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10) CRONICA TAURINA GRAFICA 1974: 58 Corridas Celebradas en la Plaza de Toros Monumental de Madrid
Botan, Fernanco

Madrid: F. Botan, 1974. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Illus from Photographs. pp: 158, (2); 440 illus from photographs, captions in Spanish. This annual is full of action photos from bullfights in Madrid during 1974. 9" x 6.5". (more information)

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11) JOE'S BOYS: The Story of Joseph A. Ferko and the Ferko String Band
Bradshaw, Dave and Tom Frangicetto

JOE'S BOYS: The Story of Joseph A. Ferko and the Ferko String Band
Reading, PA: Exeter House Books, 1995. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. pp: (ix), 192, (2). Ferko was known as "the dancing captain" among the Philadelphia String Bands who marched in the annual New Years Day Mummers' Parade. 8.5" x 5.25". (more information)

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12) Trad & Now: Australia's National Folk Magazine, Issue #16, June-July 2006
Bucello, Cec, editor

Trad & Now: Australia's National Folk Magazine, Issue #16, June-July 2006
Wollongong, Australia: Trad & Now, 2006. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 63pp. "Features news, reviews and information on traditional & contemporary music, dance, storytelling and reports on live performances." 11.5" x 8.25". (more information)

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13) Trad & Now: Australia's National Folk Magazine, Issue #19, Dec-Jan 2006/07
Bucello, Cec, editor

Trad & Now: Australia's National Folk Magazine, Issue #19, Dec-Jan 2006/07
Wollongong, Australia: Trad & Now, 2006. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 63pp. "Features news, reviews and information on traditional & contemporary music, dance, storytelling and reports on live performances." 11.5" x 8.25". (more information)

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14) BUDDHA AND HEARTSTONE MAGIC...MAGICIAN SHOW FROM SPIRIT RETURNED!...24 MYSTERY TRICKS...GREATEST MAGICIAN OF ALL TIMES
Buddha and Heartstone

Buddha & Heartstone, 1920. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Broadside, poster. Printed in red and green on heavy stock; 9 illus from photographs. Text in English and Polish. This magician's stage name might be a play on the name of Harry Bouton (Blackstone) who came into prominence circa 1918, although the B&H illusions advertised on this poster do not approach Blackstone's. A few of the B&H tricks: Sword Swallower; Rising and Falling Ball; The Spirit Dove Box; The Hindoo Clock Dial; The Chinese Linking Rings; Mysto Mind-reading; etc. Each photo-illustration of B&H doing his tricks is 4-1/4" x 2-1/2". 14.25" x 26". (more information)

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15) EL COLISEO...EMPRESA: FERNANDO D. SILVA...DOMINGO 7 DE MAYO DE 1939...MONUMENTAL CORRIDA! CARTEL DE ORO A PRECIOS ECONOMICOS!
Bullfight broadside

EL COLISEO...EMPRESA: FERNANDO D. SILVA...DOMINGO 7 DE MAYO DE 1939...MONUMENTAL CORRIDA! CARTEL DE ORO A PRECIOS ECONOMICOS!
Aguascalientes, Mexico: Eugenio Alvarado, 1939. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadside, small piece torn from top margin (no text loss); 17 illus from photographs. "Grandiosa Reaparicion de los Maravillosos Pequenos Toreros. Juanito Vela, Pepe Vela y Manolo Torres." Text continues in Spanish. Admission prices are in dollars and cents: for women and children, $1.00 in the shade or 75 cents in the sun. The photographic illustrations include eight views of bulls, captioned by name and number, and nine portraits of matadors, pecadors and bandilleros. 23.5" x 7.75". (more information)

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16) THE MENACE OF THE MOVIES
Burkhart, I.E

Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1944. Third printing. Original wraps. Very Good. (32)pp. The author writes about Hollywood's "overemphasis" on crime and sex, the low morals of film stars, femme fatales, unpunished criminals, &c. 6.75" x 4.5". (more information)

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17) EL CUERNO Y EL TRAPO
Calderon, Miguel Perez

Madrid: Ediciones Burladero, 1967. First Edition. leatherette. Very Good. Mingote. pp: 199, (2) index; frequent illus from cartoons. Text in Spanish. The title translates as "The Horn and the Rag," a lighthearted look at bullfighting. 9" x 6.75". (more information)

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18) EL MUSEO TAURINO DE MADRID
Canabate, Antonio Diaz

Madrid: Museo Taurino, 1970. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 88pp; color plates from photographs. This Museum catalog lists 270 objects, each one in Spanish, English and French. 8.75" x 6.25". (more information)

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19) EL MUSEO TAURINO DE MADRID
Canabate, Antonio Diaz

Madrid: Museo Taurino, 1970. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 88pp; 42 color plates from photographs. This Museum catalog lists 270 objects. Introductory text and captions are in Spanish, English and French. 8.75" x 6.25". (more information)

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20) EL MUSEO TAURINO DE MADRID
Canabate, Antonio Diaz

Madrid: Museo Taurino, 1970. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 88pp; 42 color plates from photographs. This Museum catalog lists 270 objects. Introductory text and captions are in Spanish, English and French. 8.75" x 6.25". (more information)

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21) LA CORRIDA
Capdevila, Juan

Barcelona: La Gaya Ciencia, 1979. First Edition. Original boards. Fine. Author. 34 color plates from photographs by Capdevila, showing a bullfight from start to finish; captions in Spanish, no other text. 10.5" x 10.5". (more information)

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22) CRONICA TAURINA GRAFICA 1971: 53 Corridas Celebradas en la Plaza de Toros Monumental de Madrid
Castillo, Fernando Botan

Madrid: F. Botan, 1971. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Illus from Photographs. pp: 158, (2); 530 illus from photographs, captions in Spanish. This annual is full of action photos from bullfights in Madrid during 1971. 9" x 6.5". (more information)

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23) CRONICA TAURINA GRAFICA 1969: 58 Corridas Celebradas en la Plaza de Toros Monumental de Madrid
Castillo, Fernando Botan and F. Botan Mon

Madrid: F. Botan, 1969. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Illus from Photographs. pp: 158, (2); 631 illus from photographs, captions in Spanish. This annual is full of action photos from bullfights in Madrid during 1969. 9" x 6.5". (more information)

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24) CRONICA TAURINA GRAFICA 1967: 59 Corridas, Toreadas en la Primer Plaza
Castillo, Fernando Botan and F. Botan Mon

Madrid: F. Botan, 1968. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Illus from Photographs. pp: 158, (2); 562 illus from photographs, captions in Spanish. This annual is full of action photos from bullfights in the Plaza de Toros Monumental de Madrid during 1967. 9" x 6.5". (more information)

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25) CRONICA TAURINA GRAFICA 1970: 51 Corridas Celebradas en la Plaza de Toros Monumental de Madrid
Castillo, Fernando Botan and F. Botan Mon

Madrid: F. Botan, 1970. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Illus from Photographs. pp: 157, (2); 600 illus from photographs, captions in Spanish. This annual is full of action photos from bullfights in Madrid during 1970. 9" x 6.5". (more information)

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26) DANCING MADE EASY
Coll, Charles J. & Gabrielle Rosiere

DANCING MADE EASY
NY: Edward J. Clode, 1922. Revised Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus from Photographs. 277pp; illus from photographs. Using description and diagrams, the authors reduce "established and standardized dances" to "the simplest possible terms." This book sets out to teach the waltz, fox trot, Virginia reel, etc. as well as Schottish Espagnole, the Paul Jones, 28 cotillion figures for dancing couples, and "new" gems from the twenties such as The Toddle and The Camel Walk. 7.5" x 5". (more information)

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27) ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BULLFIGHTING
Conrad, Barnaby

London: Michael Joseph, 1962. First Edition. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 269pp; bibliography; illus throughout from photographs and a few drawings by Roberto Domingo. 10" x 7". (more information)

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28) THE DEATH OF MANOLETE
Conrad, Barnaby

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1958. 4th printing. Cloth-backed boards. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. pp: (vi), 148; illus throughout by various photographers. This is a biography of Manuel Laureano Rodriguez, called Manolete, the greatest matador of modern times. Laid in are two full-color portraits of Manolete and a pictorial slip with a biographical sketch of Barnaby Conrad. 10.25" x 7". (more information)

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29) HOW TO FIGHT A BULL
Conrad, Barnaby

Garden City: Doubleday, 1968. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 224pp; text illus from photographs. Begins with the basic passes and ends with "A Yankee Numero Uno." 10.25" x 7.25". (more information)

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30) DEATH OF A MATADOR: The Old Master Faces His Final Challenge
Conrad, Barnaby

London: Four Square, 1966. First paperback edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 128pp. 7" x 4.25". (more information)

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