The Complete Aficionado; A Comprehensive Survey of the Art and Technique of Modern Toreo
by John McCormick, Mario Sevilla Mascarenas
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1967 The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH. 1967. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: VG+; chipping and bumps to top edge; bumping at tail cover; slight wear to tip covers. Yellow cloth boards and spine with bright red lettering on spine and matador and bull in red on front board. 276pp 8vo. A book addressed to the public acquainted with the art of toreo. Covering the fiesta brava, matador training and technique, traditions of the corrida, and an informed analysis and critique on the origins and myths of toreo. Eighty line drawings supplement the text. a clean and very presentable copy in Brodart mylar.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004007
- Title
- The Complete Aficionado; A Comprehensive Survey of the Art and Technique of Modern Toreo
- Author
- John McCormick, Mario Sevilla Mascarenas
- Illustrator
- Roberto Berdecio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, OH
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- bullfighting, toro, El toro, fiesta brava, corrida, toreo, matador, matador training, traditions of the corrida, Manolete, Joselito, Belmonte, Ordonez.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Latin America;
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bumps
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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