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193952 pages. Features: Nice photo ad for Warner & Swasey Turret Lathes features the McDonald Observatory at Mt. Locke, Texas; American Recognition of Franco Fits into "Stop Hitler" Drive; GoodYear Tire ad features photo of Richard M. Teall of Toledo, Ohio; Swallowing goldfish at Harvard; "Tough Johnny" Torrio faces jail for income tax evasion; Photo of FDR shaking hands with George Washington Carver; Experts forecast Negro return to the Republican fold in 1940; Beautiful one-page color ad for the new Cadillac Sixty Special features a dark blue car in front of hotel; Nice one-page photo ad for Vitamins Plus; Great Britain awakens to Reich Threat of Supremacy - major article with photos of Polish leaders, Danzig Nazi leader Foerster, and more; Nuisance Islands - Japan's Seizure of Spratlys gives her a bargaining point; Spain - Rebuilding - with photo of Julian Besteiro; How U.S. Leads World in Synthetic Chemistry; New malarial problem carried to Brazil by stowaway insect; Large and lovely photo of Katharine Hepburn; Frank Andrea and the television set he has placed on the market - photo with article; Six photos of screwballer Carl Hubbell in action; Hudson car ad; Cy Young turns 72; Marriage of Clark Gable to Carole Lombard; Hitler's half-brother, William Patrick Hitler, arrives in New York; Nice ad for the RCA Victrola; Obituary for Gen. Gerardo Machado, exiled ex-President of Cuba; Making safer safety glass; Intereseting ad for Elliott Addressing Machines; Ford V8 car ad inside back cover; Color-photo ad for Four Roses Whiskey on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
193840 pages. Features: Nice two-color addressograph ad inside front cover; AT&T charged with waste and extravagance; Gargantua the gorilla leads a streamlined new Ringling circus to town - article with photos; George Jean Nathan; Franco's offensive rolls forward; Ontario's Premier Mitchell Hepburn defies clergy and puts over sweepstakes bill; Francis William Rickett and Ben Smith - mystery men of Mexican oil; Photo of smiling FDR with Marvin McIntyre; Photo of Father Charles Coughlin of Detroit; Negro politician Nathaniel Brewer, of Cambridge, MA; Squaws riot in Northern Minnesota; Interesting article on Key West, Florida; Nazis put their Nordic paganism into print - rules for marriage ceremonies in the Temples of Blood; Photo of the Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife; The Soviet Union's NSRA (Northern Sea Route Administration) is one of the few government agencies to escape the Stalin purge; Tsung Tsai Chiang becomes Stalin of China; Egyptian feud between Farouk I and Nahas Pasha; Fantastic hockey photo shows American goalie Earl Robertson playing against the Chicago Black Hawks; Nice photo of Joan Blondell with police; Burial announcement of Col. Edward M. House - and picture of him with Woodrow Wilson; Nice one-page photo ad for the Cine-Kodak Eight movie camera; Interesting photo of black children at Milk Bar - Rev. Amos H. Carnegie; Interesting picket outside Boyles Furniture Store in Utah; Labor Racketeers Still Flourishing; Nice photo ad for Warner & Swasey turret lathes of Cleveland; C.I.O. seamen picket Maritime Commission offices in Washington; Leonor F. Loree leaves the D.& H. (with photo); Nice color ad inside back cover for San Francisco tourism features illustration of rotating street car; Back cover color photo ad for Four Roses whiskey features letter from John Chapman. Average wear. Unmarked. Small clipping from page 7. A worthy vintage copy Book
194052 pages. Features: Classy color Nash car ad inside front cover features a ski scene; Nostalgic one-page Memeograph ad; Photo of recently married Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman; Obituaries of Blanche Douglass Leathers and Edward S. Harkness; 1/3-page Cuba tourism ad; Nice one-page H.J. Heinz ad shows happy family dinner; U.S. Has Japan Over Barrel With Lapse of 1911 Trade Treaty; Mr. and Mrs. Roi Osborne sue the Pullman Co. for being forced to sit in the Negro day coach of their train to Georgia - with photo; Allied Scheme to Bar Rumanian Oil to Hitler; Poland's Ignace Jan Paderewski and Poland's troubles; Finland - Stake in the War at Sea; Why the Russians are Taking a Licking from the Finns; The White Rajah of Sarawak - Sir Charles Vyner Brooke - writeup with photo of his family; Russian menace scouted in India; New German High Seas Fleet Taking Shape; Edmund Ironside; Birth Control Centers now in 42 States; Family life of Brigham Young; James B. Schafer heads prosperous cult The Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians - article with photo; Electronic Orchestra; Boxer Lee Savold; Photo of moose with locked antlers; Three Beauty Queens - Miss Janet Austin, Miss Leone Johnson and Miss Ruth Nunn; 2/3-page General Electric (GE) ad features photo of Karl McEachron who chases lightning; Interesting color ad inside back cover for the 16 major US airlines features silhouette of plane over cowboy and his herd on a snow-covered plain; Nice back cover color ad for Grace Line South American Cruises features evening gala party; and much more. Middle page loose but present. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
196734 pages. Features: Nostalgic two-page colour ad for Sony's range of radios, TVs and tape recorders/players; The Negro in the CFL - article with contributions by George Reed, Lovell Coleman, Marv Luster, Ted Watkins, Gene Gaines and Leo Lewis; Lester Pearson argues that we've got to change the way Parliament works; Billy Bishop and Richthofen (the Red Baron) live again - Buttonville's Centennial Air Show - brief article with great photos; Dave Keon is featured in a Parker Pen ad; Motorcycle gangs (Satan's Angels, The Grim Reapers, The 101 Knights, Devil's Escorts etc.) converge on Clinton, B.C. - here's what happened! - article with colour photos; Nice full-page colour photo ad for the 1969 Plymouth Barracuda (red hardtop); Doug Wright's Family; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
194960 pages. Features: Cover art by W.A. Winter shows husband returning to home filled with card-playing ladies; No Excuse Now for Atomic Hush-Hush (Editorial); The Man Who Clipped the King - Paul Emile ("Red") Tasse was barber at the Chateau Laurier Hotel for Thirty years; Jim Crow Lives in Dresden, Ontario - 300 of the 1,700 citizens have Negro blood but can't get a store haircut, a permanent wave, or a restaurant meal; - article with photos; Lucy Makes My Living (fiction); The Fabulous Fraud From Eastwood - Was Ontario's audacious Cassie Chadwick the world's greatest woman swindler? - she hoaxed her way into $1.5 million; Don't Be Scared of Your Heart - the truth about tickers by an M.D.; The Loneliest Man in Canada - Frank McLaren killed his wife in 1927 and spent twelve years in jail, but now he's out; Can You Tell Which Gems are Real? - the synthetic jewelry trade is booming; The Dauntless Deacon of Caulflower Row - the checkered career of John Finlay Allen; Jeanne D'Arc and the Siren Sea (fiction); The Battle of the St. Lawrence (conclusion) - Nazi U-boats in the St. Lawrence; Frank Gladstone Waddington is the dean of Canadian Auctioneers; Nice colour-illustrated Massey-Harris tractor ad shows farmer on tractor plowing his lane with cream cans at gate; and more. Back cover missing. Front cover secured with archival tape. A worthy vintage copy. Book
194750 pages. Cover photo of Lee Gore. Short Stories: The Prettiest Girls Live in Plum Grove; The Tattooing of Mrs. Joshua Worthington. Articles: Baseball Wakes Up - Now that Jackie Robinson has shown the way, other Negro stars hopefully eye baseball's big time - with photo of Don Newcombe after he became the first Negro pitcher to win a game in organized baseball, Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, Monty Irvin, Satchel Paige, and Little Leon Day; Blame the Girl - Jerry Geisler became Hollywood's most famous lawyer by convincing juries that a lady's past must be held against her - article with photos of famous female accusers; Atkinson is an Honest Jock - photo-illustrated article on horse jockey Theodore (Teddy) F. Atkinson; How to be a Successful Father - does the American family have too much momma and not enough pop?; I Fought with the Greek Guerillas - photo-illustrated article by Costa Couvaras; Truman's Bright Young Men - Clark Clifford and Gael Sullivan; Low Budget Vacations; America's Heroes Sound Off - with photos of heroes Paul Wiedorder, T.J. Kelley and Arthur Wermuth - what they think of peace two years after victory; Hope for the Hairless - Slav J. Youcheff announces the latest hair-restoring process; Mean Man - Actor James Mason is famous for slapping, caning and throttling women on the screen; Follow My Husband - photo feature on how private detectives are benefitting from California's rigid divorce laws; How to Buy a Suit; Can You Fix a Dog Race?; Photos from the movie "Copacabana"; Salutes to: Senator George D. Aiken, author Howard Armbruster, radio host Jack Barry, and tennis player Jackie Kramer; Salute's National Beauty Contest; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy. Book
196380 pages. Features:. Withdrawal from Europe "An Illustion" - we must have close co-operation with West Germany; Lest Us Reason Together - photo feature on LBJ; Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson (Lady Bird) - article with photo about the public servant without pay; The Muddled Problem of Presidential Succession - which was brought home by the death of JFK; After Five Years, de Gaulle Still Towers; The average height of Americans is increasing; A Master Builder at 75 - photo feature on the works of New York's Robert Moses; When a Negro is on Trial in the South - is the picture painted by novels and films correct?; Crosswords - the most popular game; Christmas Wraps - fashion photos; Photos of tapestries in the apartment of Allen Porter; and more.. Ads: Selchow & Righter Company board games in color; Pepperidge Farm Devil's Food Cake; Ella Fitzgerald albums by Verve; Thomas Date Nut Loaf; and more. Four-inch opening to back cover, otherwise average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
192632 pages. Features: When Old Salem Hunted Witches - men and women were put to death on the accusation of little children; The Man Who Fights Alone - "The Cop is the World's Greatest Warrior" - article with statistics of policemen killed on the job; Why I Left New York (part 1) - a middle westerner moves there but is in conflict with its alien atmosphere; Who Pays for Our Radio Programs? - noted economics author explains how national advertisers foot the bill so we can listen-in without charge; Captain Kidd - Pirate-Catcher - the rover is commissioned to capture ships flying the black flag; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - no amount of pretense can improve upon the original; Editorials - the time of England's trouble, is the jury system a failure, police death roll, the family is the unit; Woodrow Wilson (part 9) - He refused to be rushed into hasty decisions; World War's Effect Upon the Negro - overseas the colored soldier acquired an entirely new estimate of his importance in the scheme of things; Dry-Farming - The Tragedy of the West - scores of deserted homes stand as mute monuments to the settler's struggle in a land where rain seldom comes; Moonlight Midnight on "Old Tim" - Climbing Mount Timpanogas; The Voyage of the Victoria - part 3 - further adventures of Magellan; Chats with Office Callers; A Dance a Week - Hull's Victory, Lady Walpole's Reel, and Speed the Plow (with piano music for each); amazing photos of strange worldwide professions - a daredevil juggling atop several chairs, rubber tappers in Ceylon demonstrating the herringbone system,Egyptian dervishes passing skewers through their cheeks, and a Korean peddler of earthen ware - carried upon his back! Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
196464 pages. Features: Pop Art Sells On and On - Why? - illustrated article; A Grand Boulevard for Washington - plans for improving Pennsylvania Avenue; The California Voter is Maddeningly Unpredictable; Plea for a 'New Phase in Negro Leadership' - suggestions for what should be done beyond protest; Travelling Across Siberia; Great two-page color-photo ad for Manhattan shirts features athletes Y.A. Tittle, Clete Boyer, Stirling Moss and Warren Spahn; Tracing the emotions and attitudes behind the new African States; Great color-photo ladies' fashion ads; Tips on Tipping and Tippees; The Big Daddies of Little League Baseball; Photos of Omaha Beach; Interior Design Photos featuring the 'Built-In" look of designs by Ward Bennett; Shirt fashion photos; Desegregation - After School; United States Lines ad features color photos of Mrs. Sally Victor, Mr. and Mrs. Max E. Kruger and Howard Schenken. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
1967160 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Pierre Mendes-France; The Baker, Dodd and Powell Cases Bring Congressional Ethics to the Fore; Who Thinks in a Think Tank? - The Rand Corporation; Capitol Architect George Stewart; You're A Good Man, Charlie (Charles) Schultz - The Most Famous Newspaper Cartoonist of All Time; Nice Cohama ad features Superman; City Councilman John Santucci; One-page photo-ad for the ILGWU (International Ladies' Garment Workers Union) shows depression-era man selling apples near the Capitol; Black Comeback - fashion photos; The Shortchanged Children - the average suburban grade-schooler has never known a Negro his own age, or an underprivileged person; Photos of Poul Kjaerholm furniture designs; Foster Grant ad features six great color photos of Jane Fonda; Great one-page color-photo ad for Manischewitz entitled "How Does a Jewish Cowboy Celebrate Passover?"; and more. Above-average external wear. Covers loose but present. Library stamp upon front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Please note: separate Report on Men's Wear not included. Book
192632 pages. Features: Fascinating news bits inside front cover; Gene Tratton Porter - The Woman - Glimpses of Novelist's Inner Life Revealed in Intimate Talk with Friend; How the South Regards the Negro - "We shall speak with no malice in our hearts - We aim merely to be frank"; "Off Agin! On Agin! Gone Agin! - there have been 25 Premiers of France this century, almost one a year; Is Europe Satisfied with the League of Nations? - governments and peoples differ as to what benefits, if any, are to be derived; New Salem, Illinois - The Town That Put Lincoln on the Map; Passing of the Yankee Country Store - better transportation and mail order house have sounded knell of village emporium; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - there is much that can be done to lift up America's back lands lf neglect; Editorials - the true sesqui-centennial, up from slavery, scarcely any play can get by today on Broadway without a prostitute, war debts, Max Goldberg and the murder of "Lefty" Kanter; Woodrow Wilson - Master of Dreams (part 7); Traveling Around Without a Coat - a garment which becomes a symbol of respectability and passport to civilization; Voyage of the Victoria (2nd part of a series) - Finding of the Spiceries; What I Remember of Longfellow - famous Novelist's son give intimate personal recollections of the author of 'Evangeline'; The Bedouins and the Wahabis (short article); Nations take action for World Sanitation; A Dance a Week - The Minuet - with piano sheet music; R.C. (Mac) MacLeod and his Walla Walla, Washington magazine "Up-to-the-Times"; The Last of the Catawba Nation; Fantastic photos of unusual occupations - Paris rat catcher, alligator trainer, Swiss lace-maker, village musicians of Brittany, One-man travelling restaurant in Java, and a Cairo drinking water pedlar. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
ref. 1086848Encuadernación de tapa dura. Aceptable. . Manuscrito. 22x15 cm. 319 págs. numeradas 2 h. de índices. Manuscrito en ambas caras de las páginas Tinta sepia Caligrafía clara y legible. Encuadernado en plena piel época Guardas al agua. Papel de hilo verjurado. Manuscrito Original de la obra fue publicada en Valladolid 1825 1ª edic. 1827 2ª edic. 1830 3ª edic. 1838 4ª edic. y última. # derecho hardcover
1963152 pages. Features: LBJ cover photos; The Qualities That Make a President; 100 Years of History in the White House in two pages of photos; LBJ - Master of the Art of the Possible; The Legacy of the 1,000 Days - JFK declared that his task would only be begun in his first 1,000 days; Twelve Great Problems for a New President; The American Tradition - Four Symbols; The Negro Child Asks "Why?" - why the violence and hate?; Are Machines More important than People?; Observations of a Freshman in Congress - Clarence D. Long; To Divorce Art from Money-Making; Six Million Woman Volunteered in the 1960 Election; The Most Expensive Family Album - Paintings of Britain's Royal Children; Thirty Years Ago - Prohibition Died; The Noise Problems of Apartment Living; Times Change in Antarctica - photos; Three photos of Las Vegas; Swimwear fashion photos; Toys are for Playing; Photos of the Modern Art of Stenciling; Ballet for Children; Britons Succumb to "Beatlemania' - article with photos; and more. Ads: Lovely fashion ads; The new Caron Derringer; Helen Harper ad features Seal Cove, Maine lobstermen; Rolex ad features photo of Maurice Chevalier; Fantastic color-photo centerfold features 12 young girls in their "Style Undies"; Color Accutron ad features photo of admiring men; Super one-page color photo ad for Indian Head's new fabrics features native man in suit with woman; Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Partait Cake; Ronson home appliances; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Shakespeare cigars features "Mr. Havana Cigar", Ralph Schuyler Williams; Boca Raton Hotel and Club; Horsman Dolls. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy Book
192732 pages. Features: Belgium Tries to Get on her Feet - a 94 Million$ loan will cost her 226 Million?; What is the Matter with Mexico?; Facts, Not Words - article by the secretary of the Episcopal Committee of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico; The Punishment of Sisyphus - is paralleled in that of a young man whose efforts get him nowhere; The Negro as the Lucky Child of Destiny; Any Mother to Any Daughter; Henry Ford's Page - what distinguishes false from true prophets; Editorials - the modern bucketeer (operator of a financial bucket shop), Cobb and Judge Landis and the baseball scandal, more light is needed on the Nicaraguan situation, Senator Capper and voter apathy; How Primitive was Prehistoric Man? - The Hunter; Man's Own Flat Wheels - part 2; The Garrulous Diplomatist; South Sea Island King (Tufele) of the Manua group of Islands - great photo-illustrated article; Training Junior For a Home - how the Children's Home Society give lonely little children a more congenial atmosphere; Chats with Office Callers - origin of Jewish names; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - the Hall-Mills case was 'dud', Barring the Garb of Old Gaul, Michigan's boundaries are divided, smoking suits for women; Briefly Told; Great winter sport photos inside back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196464 pages. Features: Pop Art Sells On and On - Why? - illustrated article; A Grand Boulevard for Washington - plans for improving Pennsylvania Avenue; The California Voter is Maddeningly Unpredictable; Plea for a 'New Phase in Negro Leadership' - suggestions for what should be done beyond protest; Travelling Across Siberia; Great two-page color-photo ad for Manhattan shirts features athletes Y.A. Tittle, Clete Boyer, Stirling Moss and Warren Spahn; Tracing the emotions and attitudes behind the new African States; Great color-photo ladies' fashion ads; Tips on Tipping and Tippees; The Big Daddies of Little League Baseball; Photos of Omaha Beach; Interior Design Photos featuring the 'Built-In" look of designs by Ward Bennett; Shirt fashion photos; Desegregation - After School; United States Lines ad features color photos of Mrs. Sally Victor, Mr. and Mrs. Max E. Kruger and Howard Schenken. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
196780 pages. Features: Cuban Diary - Raising Castro's 'New Man' - article with photo of state-run nursery for children of working mothers; Gorgeous color fashion ads; A Doctor's Diagnosis of Medicare; A Negro Leader Defines a way out of the Exploding Ghetto - Bayard Rustin; A Puerto Rican Describes a Nightmare Night in 'Mi Barrio' - Piro Thomas writes about Spanish Harlem; The (John) Betjeman Phenomenon - photo-illustrated article on England's 61-year-old poet-crusader; Lovely color-photo Lady Manhattan centerfold ad; Fantastic Patty Petite ad features 'Helen of Troy' theme with ancient warriors at her back; Nice hat fashion photos; Fantastic one-page color-photo Lady Arrow ad features Pamela Tiffin; Photos of the home-office of Dr. William Greenspon; Artsy McCallum Boutique ad features Gernreich stocking designs; and more. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Spine taped. A worthy reference copy. Book
192632 pages. Features: Firestone ad inside front cover features photo of Harvey S. Firestone addressing 25th annual stockholders' meeting in Akron, OH; A Sailorman Poet - John Masefield; What has become of our Parties? - Coolidge puts last Democrat doctrine into Republican creed; Is the Pulpit a Bulletin Board? - is the preacher a prophet or propagandist?; An English View of American Installment Buying; A Scientist Urges Farmers to Utilize Waste Products - paper can easily be made from wheat straw; Mental Tests Make Us Seem Foolish - because quacks rush in where true psychologists fear to tread; Henry Ford's Page - the dangers of debt; Editorials - U.S. surplus of housing, Abraham Rothfeld is ordered to not reapply for U.S. citizenship for 10 years; Senator Borah speaks like a statesman, P.R. battle over French debt to the U.S., Dictators are increasing in number in Europe, Robert T. Lincoln of the Pullman Company has given the negro 'the only racial monopoly in the world', namely the Pullman porter, sea travel in steerage becomes fashionable; Life Among the Wild American Humorists, as described by Thomas L. Masson; Islam Aims at World Domination - Consolidation of Moslemism inspires Conference at Mecca; A Negro Views His Own Race - the thoughts of Charles Plummer; The Voyage of the Victoria (part 8) - Wreck of the Santiago; Chats with Office Callers - William Lyon Phelps writes article claiming New York stage plays attack Protestants but not Catholics because they are afraid to attack them; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 4) - tales of the time when people traveled for days to see teh circus, and slave-traders followed the show; China's Use of Proverbs; The Stories the Windmills Tell - Joy, grief, trouble or celebration all are indicated by the huge sails which serve as 'Town Criers' for the countryside; A Fighting Quaker of '76 - Joseph Hewes - who led the North Carolina Men in Declaring for Independence; A Dance a Week - Seventeenth Century Minuet, with piano sheet music; I Read in the Papers. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
ref. 17843375-nnew. unknown
1970ref. 209241970. African American Black World: A Johnson Publication. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company 588 pages total. Five magazine issues in library binding 1970. Contains individual magazine covers in book binding. A five issue set of Black World from the months of May to October of 1970. The magazine was initially called Negro Digest and was founded by John H. Johnson in order to provide an African-American alternative to the broadly white focused Reader's Digest. Founded in 1942 the magazine experienced a collapse in 1950s but was revived in the 1960s as Black World. Reflecting the influence of the Black Power movement of the time the magazine shifted its focus towards political economic and social issues effecting the black community at the time. The five volumes contained within this book contain poetry short stories reflections on pan-Africanism examinations of racism Swahili language studies and continental African politics. Much of the content of the issues reflects a wider change at the apex of the Black Power movement in which the magazine pivoted towards the politics of continental Africa and the Caribbean broadening the scope of the movement itself. Overall very good condition pages 57-62 of September volume missing. Ultimately the issues demonstrate a new moment in African-American politics following the Civil Rights Movement. unknown
1970ref. 209241970. African American Black World: A Johnson Publication. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company 588 pages total. Five magazine issues in library binding 1970. Contains individual magazine covers in book binding. A five issue set of Black World from the months of May to October of 1970. The magazine was initially called Negro Digest and was founded by John H. Johnson in order to provide an African-American alternative to the broadly white focused Reader's Digest. Founded in 1942 the magazine experienced a collapse in 1950s but was revived in the 1960s as Black World. Reflecting the influence of the Black Power movement of the time the magazine shifted its focus towards political economic and social issues effecting the black community at the time. The five volumes contained within this book contain poetry short stories reflections on pan-Africanism examinations of racism Swahili language studies and continental African politics. Much of the content of the issues reflects a wider change at the apex of the Black Power movement in which the magazine pivoted towards the politics of continental Africa and the Caribbean broadening the scope of the movement itself. Overall very good condition pages 57-62 of September volume missing. Ultimately the issues demonstrate a new moment in African-American politics following the Civil Rights Movement. unknown books
1989ref. 225821989. Mexico Lucha Libre Lucha Libre: Arena Puebla. Puebla Mexico: January 9 1989. Printed broadside on thin newsprint paper. Measures 14" x 9.25". Bold broadside advertising a lucha libre match held at Arena Puebla on Lunes 9 de Enero de 1989 a las 9:00 p.m. The main event is billed as the "Grandiosa Reaparición de los Misioneros de la Muerte!!!" "Grandiose Reappearance of the Missionaries of Death!!!" one of the most infamous heel trios in lucha history featuring Negro Navarro Black Power and El Signo. They were matched against El Texano Dos Caras and Tamba a high-profile face team. Lucha libre first popularized in the 1930s quickly grew into one of Mexico's most enduring cultural spectacles defined by its masked heroes and villains elaborate identities and the dramatic storytelling of the ring. By the 1980s it had become a cornerstone of Mexican popular culture blending sport theater and myth in a way that resonated deeply across social classes and borders. The headlining trio on this 1989 card the Misioneros de la Muerte "Missionaries of Death" comprised Negro Navarro El Signo and Black Power. Formed in the late 1970s they were one of the most feared and influential rudo stables in lucha libre history known for their aggressive style technical skill and ability to generate massive heat with audiences. Their battles against trios like Los Brazos and Los Villanos helped define the trios match format that remains a staple of Mexican wrestling today. Revered for their role in elevating the art of the six-man tag the Misioneros are remembered as innovators who reshaped the dynamics of lucha storytelling and solidified the dominance of faction-based rivalries in the sport The undercard includes a series of celebrated names; "Los Juniors" Blue Demon Jr. Huracán Jr. and El Hijo de Black Shadow versus Kahos Lobo Rubio and Zandokan -- Valente Fernández La Mascara and El Fantasma versus Scorpio Sr. Scorpio Jr. and Barba Negra-- Kendo Star Lasser and Danny Boy versus Rizado Ruiz Ruddy Reyna and El Hijo del Diablo. Additional notes on the broadside include rules and pricing; "Todas estas luchas serán a 2 de 3 caídas sin límite de tiempo" "All these matches will be best two out of three falls no time limit" and "Las personas que arrojen objetos a los luchadores serán consignadas a las Autoridades competentes" "Anyone who throws objects at the wrestlers will be turned over to the authorities" as examples. The poster features striking black-and-white illustrations including a masked luchador with a championship belt at upper left alongside halftone portraits of individual wrestlers giving spectators a glimpse of the billed stars. Light toning and edgewear original fold creases. Overall very good condition. A scarce surviving Arena Puebla lucha libre broadside notable for headlining the Misioneros de la Muerte and featuring early appearances of Blue Demon Jr. and other "junior" heirs of Mexico's legendary masked heroes marking a generational transition in lucha libre history. unknown
1989ref. 225821989. Mexico Lucha Libre Lucha Libre: Arena Puebla. Puebla Mexico: January 9 1989. Printed broadside on thin newsprint paper. Measures 14" x 9.25". Bold broadside advertising a lucha libre match held at Arena Puebla on Lunes 9 de Enero de 1989 a las 9:00 p.m. The main event is billed as the "Grandiosa Reaparición de los Misioneros de la Muerte!!!" "Grandiose Reappearance of the Missionaries of Death!!!" one of the most infamous heel trios in lucha history featuring Negro Navarro Black Power and El Signo. They were matched against El Texano Dos Caras and Tamba a high-profile face team. Lucha libre first popularized in the 1930s quickly grew into one of Mexico's most enduring cultural spectacles defined by its masked heroes and villains elaborate identities and the dramatic storytelling of the ring. By the 1980s it had become a cornerstone of Mexican popular culture blending sport theater and myth in a way that resonated deeply across social classes and borders. The headlining trio on this 1989 card the Misioneros de la Muerte "Missionaries of Death" comprised Negro Navarro El Signo and Black Power. Formed in the late 1970s they were one of the most feared and influential rudo stables in lucha libre history known for their aggressive style technical skill and ability to generate massive heat with audiences. Their battles against trios like Los Brazos and Los Villanos helped define the trios match format that remains a staple of Mexican wrestling today. Revered for their role in elevating the art of the six-man tag the Misioneros are remembered as innovators who reshaped the dynamics of lucha storytelling and solidified the dominance of faction-based rivalries in the sport The undercard includes a series of celebrated names; "Los Juniors" Blue Demon Jr. Huracán Jr. and El Hijo de Black Shadow versus Kahos Lobo Rubio and Zandokan -- Valente Fernández La Mascara and El Fantasma versus Scorpio Sr. Scorpio Jr. and Barba Negra-- Kendo Star Lasser and Danny Boy versus Rizado Ruiz Ruddy Reyna and El Hijo del Diablo. Additional notes on the broadside include rules and pricing; "Todas estas luchas serán a 2 de 3 caídas sin límite de tiempo" "All these matches will be best two out of three falls no time limit" and "Las personas que arrojen objetos a los luchadores serán consignadas a las Autoridades competentes" "Anyone who throws objects at the wrestlers will be turned over to the authorities" as examples. The poster features striking black-and-white illustrations including a masked luchador with a championship belt at upper left alongside halftone portraits of individual wrestlers giving spectators a glimpse of the billed stars. Light toning and edgewear original fold creases. Overall very good condition. A scarce surviving Arena Puebla lucha libre broadside notable for headlining the Misioneros de la Muerte and featuring early appearances of Blue Demon Jr. and other "junior" heirs of Mexico's legendary masked heroes marking a generational transition in lucha libre history. unknown books
1920ref. 171801920. Club teaches African-American girls about Home Economics Gardening Social and Civic Responsibility. C. 1920s. Negro Girls' Club Record Book. Published by Georgia State College of Agriculture in Athens Georgia. 20 pages. 9 x 5.75 in. Original printed wrappers. "Use this book to keep a record of al the club work done during the entire year." Printed as workbook with pages to take notes on numerous domestic projects including planning a garden canning produce cooking sewing and balancing a budget. Includes a rubric where a member's annual work will be evaluated. "Each club member is expected to make an exhibit at some fair or public meeting." Most of the pages are not filled in. 5 pages have child-like scribbles and doodles in pencil. Originally belonged to Sarah G. Daniel a girl in 6th Grade. Thumb-soiling to wrappers. In good condition. unknown books
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ref. 33577Paris Musée d'Aquitaine / Somogy, Editions d'Art 1997 in 4 (29x23) 1 volume reliure cartonnée noire de l'éditeur sous jaquette rempliée illustrée en couleurs, 237 pages [1], avec de nombreuses photographies en couleurs. Catalogue édité à l'occasion de l'exposition organisée au Musée d'Aquitaine à Bordeaux de décembre 1997 à mai 1998. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
