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Belmonte the Matador
by Henry Baerlein
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1934. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 9" by 6". Robert Dominog. A very smart, first edition copy of this illustrated biography of revolutionary twentieth-century bullfighter, Juan Belmonte. In the original dust wrapper. Presenting this fascinating biographical work on the life and career of early 20th century bullfighter, Juan Belmonte. Belmonte had minor deformities in his legs which forced him to invent new techniques and methods to find success as a bullfighter. The first edition of this work. Written by Henry Baerlein. Containing a frontispiece, a further full page illustrated plate, and numerous in-text illustrations, as issued. Enclosed in the original unclipped dust wrapper.Also including three loosely inserted bull fighting post cards, dated 1958, from Barcelona. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just a small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper has some light edgewear and chipping. A closed tear to the tail of the front joint and a few tidemarks to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. A small amount of age-toning and spotting to the first and last few pages, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 805J15
- Title
- Belmonte the Matador
- Author
- Henry Baerlein
- Illustrator
- Robert Dominog
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thornton Butterworth Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- matador belmonte bull bull fighting belmonte henry baerlein
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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