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

87 pp. text and images ; brief preface and 58 full-page photographic plates, followed by an historical account of the ranch and its structures, illus. with small drawings. 8vo. Very good. Card stock wrappers, unevenly sunned, printed with an illustration of the ranch by Mary Aubrey Keating. Upper right corner of rear wrapper is wrinkled with old folds. [1191]
A rare, self-published photobook. American rancher Raymond Bell first moved to the state of Durango in 1902 to start a cattle farm, which proved vastly successful over the course of the 20th century. This 1936 book documents the working life of his ranch in Durango, and its place in the landscape. Bell, who gave up his American citizenship and became a Mexican national in 1949, was highly regarded for his ethical treatment of workers on the ranch and later, for his philanthropy. Upon his death in 1967, his estate formed a foundation devoted to the medical care of impoverished children. Fundacion Raymond Bell, I.A.P., continues to provide… Read More

173 pp. work of poetry. 21 cm. SIGNED by the author on the ffep. Near fine. Very good. [538]
A collectible copy, inscribed to "my faithful helper among books" William B. Scott by the author.

Single leaf, buff paper stock, printed recto only, illus. 8.5 x 14 in. Near fine, with three old folds. broadside. [1076]
Advertisement for the publicly funded community newsletter, "one of 12 regional newsletters operating under a grant from the National Center for Appropriate Technology," serving residents of Yolo county, California, notable for R. Crumb's cover illustrations.

40, 40 pp., texts in Spanish, illus. 8vo. Very good ; old crease to upper right corner of Vol. 2. Illus. stiff wraps. [1702]
Committed to the defense of the working classes "against the plans of the World Trade Organization, the IMF, the World Bank, NATO and the EU." The group's Historias del Movimiento Urbano pamphlets are attractive and uncommon.