Search Results: Titles starting with R from Arthur Fournier Fine & Rare

[Cover title: Reglas Oficiales de Atletismo.] 66 pp. rule book for international sporting competitions. 8vo. Very good. Illus. stiff wraps, saddle stapled. [1185]
Primarily of interest for the superb but uncredited estridentismo illustration that graces the front cover. "Aceptados por la Federación Atlética Internacional de aficionados, en el Congreso de La Haya, en agosto de 1926, con las adiciones y reformas hechas en el congreso de Amsterdam, en 1928." As of February 2021, we can locate only one holding in North America, at the National Library of Mexico.

Original promotional poster for 1926 performances at Gosudarstvennyi Theater. Good (four-inch chip at right margin, does not affect text, other small marginal tears.)Text only, no images, with bold wooden type printed in black in on thin paper, evenly toned, fragile but holding. Loosely inserted in archival frame under conservation-grade plexiglass. May be shipped framed or unframed as the customer wishes.

30 pp. text printed recto only in mimeograph. 4to. Very good, rust at staples, minor handling marks. Stab stapled. [1119]
A fascinating inside view of the role of social and political youth groups in the early days of liberated Ghana under Kwame Nkrumah. The author considers Nkrumah's role in fostering a utopian socialist viewpoint and physical health culture in members of the Ghana Young Pioneers, as well as the group's dismantlement after the coup of 1966. A scarce and useful primary source for scholars interested in African independence movements and socialist utopian politics in the Global South during the 1960s. As of November 2020, we can find no copies online, and no record of institutional holdings in North America.

A complete set of the Stones' fan newsletter, chronicling their rise in the years following the release of their eponymous debut album. 8vo. Very good, some issues have. Illus. self wraps. Some issues extremities rubbed. Slight whiff of the 'basement' to the first ten issues, but no visible signs of mildew or damp stains. [298]
A fascinating and wide portrait of the band, largely in their own words, before their global superstardom erupted, while Brian Jones was still alive. Complete sets are scarce and widely sought after by Stones' collectors.