La Fiesta Brava, Semanario Taurino, Ano I, No. 1-30
Barcelona: Doctor Vesalio, 1926. First printing. Hardcover. 1926. 30 inagural issues of "La Fiesta Brava", a weekly publication of all news related to bullfighting. Bound together in a mustard yellow cloth folio. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings, printed in black or navy ink, with special pages accented in an additional color (often red). Exterior in VG+ condition with light shelfwear soil and rubbing, mostly to corners. Internally near fine, issues neatly and evenly bound, contents clean and unmarked. Bull-themed bookplate on the front pastedown, marking this volume as being from the collection of James J. Nieto, a senior member of Club Taurino, the oldest bullfighting club in America, and most prodigous collector of bullfighting books, as noted in the New York Times (Lewine, Edward. "MAKING IT WORK; Unapologetic About Bullfights," June 23, 1996). Text in Spanish. Near Fine. Item #z01977
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