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MONTSENY (Federica).
La commune de Paris y la revolución Española; conferencia pronunciada en el Cine Coliseum de Valencia, el dia 14 de Marzo de 1937.
N. pl.: C.N.T. A.I.T. Comité Nacional, Oficina de Información, Propaganda y Prensa, 1937.
12mo., 36 pp., staple-bound pamphlet with beautiful four-color print by Arturo Ballester on the front cover, depicting a battle scene; rear cover with imprint and stamped "Printed in Spain" (except for age toning, a fine copy).

Federica Montseny was an anarchist who served as the Minister of Health and Social Policy in the Second Spanish Republic during the Civil War and at the time of publication, the first female member of any Spanish government's cabinet or anywhere in Western Europe.

(CHINA - Defense Fighting) Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Military Region: Published by the Commander of Eighth Route Left-Behind Corps in December 1945, reprinted by Commander of Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Military Region, June 1946, volume 2 of 2, with red Chinese characters on front cover: General Staff. This book illustrated techniques of defense and fighting back one on one in many different combat situations and warfare, chiefly directed for military use. 12mo, [ii] 69 pp., (started from 37 to 105) 8 large folded picture maps (many images on each folded sheet), minor wear, occasionally strengthened at folds, cello-tape repair to spine and right top of front cover, good.
单个战斗教练
晋冀鲁豫军区：1945年12月八路军留守军团司令部出版，1946年晋冀鲁豫军区司令部翻印。下册，书封皮红色字体为"参谋处"字样。书内部带有8处粘贴的注释折叠图。共68页（从37页到105页）， 书脊处和封皮右上角有胶带粘贴修补。其他品相很好。

(Folklore)English Folk-Lore by T. F. Thiselton Dyer.London: Hardwicke & Bogue, with a rare announcement slip at the front endpaper dated 1 July 1879 with change of address and business name, 1878.8vo, viii 290pp, [vi] adverts + 32pp catalogue dated November 1878; original brown cloth gilt-titled on front cover and spine.First edition of this fascinating history and discussion on English folklore, created and published in response to the formation of the Folk-Lore Society (U.K.) earlier this same year. It includes an interesting look into English folklore: plants, the moon, birds, animals, charms, birth, death, marriage, and more. Written by T. F. Thiselton-Dyer, a curate who was known for his popular non-fiction works, including 'British Customs: Past and Present', and 'Strange Papes From Family Papers'.

RABELAIS (François), 1583–1553 and DORÉ (Gustave), illus., 1832–1883
Oeuvres de François Rabelais, contenant la vie de Gargantua et celle de Pantagruel, augmentés de plusieurs fragments et de deux chapitres du Vème livre restitués d'après un manuscrit de la bibliothèque impériale, [...] Illustrations par Gustave Doré.
Paris, Bry Ainé, 1854.
Works of François Rabelais, with the Life of Gargantua and Pantagruel.
Imperial 4to., [iii] 339 pp. + [1] Table; printed pictorial wrappers printed in red, blue and gilt; some wear and minor stains, spine end splits repaired, mottled pink slipcase.
With 15 full-page black-and-white woodcut plates with printed text, including frontispiece + numerous text illustrations (approx. 100 designs by Gustave Doré, not all included in subsequent editions).
First edition, first issue in original printed wrappers.

GREENAWAY (Kate) and LOCKER (Frederick):
Cradle Verses. 1880. Illuminated Manuscript of Four Poems by Frederick Locker, written by his own hand, with extensive illustrations in watercolors by Kate Greenaway. This charming book was prepared on commission for presentation on the birthday of Frederick Locker's wife, Jane. 24mo., [48] pages; presentation vellum binding with full watercolors on corners, titled: "Babies and Blossoms", all edges green. Housed in custom green morocco leather box, gilt-lettered: "Hannah Jane Locker | 1880", with hand-made velvet pouch.
Unique and extremely charming miniature book.
Reference: Spielman and Layard p.96, illustrated pp 280-281.
Provenance: Jane Locker Lampson, thence by descent; acquired by Mrs. Robert S. Pirie from Seven Gables bookshop circa 1961.

Presentation Copy
STREET CRIES OF NEW ORLEANS
FRÉMAUX, Leon J. (c.1820-1898).
New Orleans Characters.
[New Orleans:] Peychaud & Garcia, 1876.Presentation Copy of this rare New Orleans Street Cries.
Inscribed on the title-page:
"A Monsieur Henri Grandjean Perrenaud avec le compliments de l'auteur. L. Frémaux.""Costume books and illustrations of typical trades and occupations, so common in European color plate books, are comparatively rare in America. The book of New Orleans street characters may be the best example of the genre printed in the United States. It is not surprising that it was produced in the most European of American cities" (Stamped with a National Character).
The depictions include vendors of rice fritters, apples, ice cream; a chimney sweep; stock speculators and cotton and sugar dealers, etc. Spanish, Native, Black, and Anglo people are all variously depicted and Frémaux's bias is evident. Still, this work provides a rare glimpse at the dress, tools of the trade, and a sense of… Read More