GRAPH BOOKS: PRINTED MATTER FROM RADICAL ART AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS.
FEMINIST HISTORIANS OF MATERIAL CULTURE.

El solamente quería vivir: En Colombia la acción criminal de los grupos paramilitares [...]

Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia, 1988

Labor unions against the paramilitary violence in Colombia, incl. portraits of assassinated organizers.

El solamente quería vivir: En Colombia la acción criminal de los grupos paramilitares [...]close


Labor unions against the paramilitary violence in Colombia, incl. portraits of assassinated organizers.



Frente Popular en todo el mundo [...]

[Dimitrov, Georgi], [1935]

(Communist Publishers) Mexican edition of Dimitrov's speeches from the 1935 Comintern, with 3 publicity slips for the communist publisher EFC.

Frente Popular en todo el mundo [...]close


(Communist Publishers) Mexican edition of Dimitrov's speeches from the 1935 Comintern, with 3 publicity slips for the communist publisher EFC.



Manolin: Novela Original

Eva Canel, 1891

(Cuban Book History) (Romance) (Women's Readership) First edition of the romance novel by the prolific journalist Eva Canel.

Manolin: Novela Originalclose


(Cuban Book History) (Romance) (Women's Readership) First edition of the romance novel by the prolific journalist Eva Canel.



Exposición no. 2. Antonio Bonet: Arquitectura

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona, 1960

(Architecture - Latin America) (Museology)

Exposición no. 2. Antonio Bonet: Arquitecturaclose


(Architecture - Latin America) (Museology)



Otoño Imperdonable

María Elena Walsh, 1947

Signed presentation copy of Walsh's first book, published when she was just 17.

Otoño Imperdonableclose


Signed presentation copy of Walsh's first book, published when she was just 17.



La Trampa

Magda Portal, 1956 [1957]

Semi-autobiographical novel by the revolutionary Peruvian feminist.

La Trampaclose


Semi-autobiographical novel by the revolutionary Peruvian feminist.



Quienes traicionaron al pueblo

Magda Portal, 1950

Signed first edition of Portal's Aprista manifesto.

Quienes traicionaron al puebloclose


Signed first edition of Portal's Aprista manifesto.



Diez Maestros

1935

(Ocampo, Victoria) (Feminism) Radio conference proceedings with the first published instance of Ocampo's manifesto "La mujer y su expresión."

Diez Maestrosclose


(Ocampo, Victoria) (Feminism) Radio conference proceedings with the first published instance of Ocampo's manifesto "La mujer y su expresión."



Cocktail

Silvia Guerrico, 1932

(Radio) (Tango) (Women's Literature) (Association Copy) Signed first editions by the rioplatense radio star.

Cocktailclose


(Radio) (Tango) (Women's Literature) (Association Copy) Signed first editions by the rioplatense radio star.



Maria Fuentealba

1964

(Exhibition Catalogs - Sculpture)

Maria Fuentealbaclose


(Exhibition Catalogs - Sculpture)



La Mujer y su Expresión

Victoria Ocampo, 1936

Signed first edition of Ocampo's first collection of feminist essays, with dedication to Alberto Gerchunoff.

La Mujer y su Expresiónclose


Signed first edition of Ocampo's first collection of feminist essays, with dedication to Alberto Gerchunoff.



Cuentos para Mari-Sol

Marta Brunet and Maria Valencia, Illus., 1938?

Elusive first ed. of the beloved children's book by Chilean suffragist Marta Brunet; the only edition illus. by artist Maria Valencia.

Cuentos para Mari-Solclose


Elusive first ed. of the beloved children's book by Chilean suffragist Marta Brunet; the only edition illus. by artist Maria Valencia.



La Hora de Queda: Novelas Cortas

Inés Echeverría Bello, 1918

Signed first edition of one of Chile's early proto-feminist novels.

La Hora de Queda: Novelas Cortasclose


Signed first edition of one of Chile's early proto-feminist novels.



Los misterios desvelados [sic]; tratados de quirognomia; el árbol del ocultismo [...]

Zulema Moraima Gelo, 1929

(Occult) (Fortune Telling) Signed copy of a rare Mexican chirology guide.

Los misterios desvelados [sic]; tratados de quirognomia; el árbol del ocultismo [...]close


(Occult) (Fortune Telling) Signed copy of a rare Mexican chirology guide.



Cultura Doméstica; Cultura Femenina (all published)

(Karr, Carme, aka Carmen Karr), 1933-1935

(Feminism) Complete run (24 issues) of an uncommon Spanish Republican women’s serial.

Cultura Doméstica; Cultura Femenina (all published)close


(Feminism) Complete run (24 issues) of an uncommon Spanish Republican women’s serial.



Traços biographicos da heroína brasileira Jovita Alves Feitosa ...

[Feitosa, Jovita Alves], 1865

(Women Soldiers) (War Propaganda) (Brazil) Scarce contemporary bio of a celebrated national heroine of the Paraguayan War.

Traços biographicos da heroína brasileira Jovita Alves Feitosa ...close


(Women Soldiers) (War Propaganda) (Brazil) Scarce contemporary bio of a celebrated national heroine of the Paraguayan War.



El Espacio Escultórico

1980

Rare and only monograph documenting UNAM’s monumental sculpture park, a landmark of late 20th century Mexican sculpture and urban planning.

El Espacio Escultóricoclose


Rare and only monograph documenting UNAM’s monumental sculpture park, a landmark of late 20th century Mexican sculpture and urban planning.



[1959 Dragon Yearbook]

(Ensslin, Gudrun)

[1959 Dragon Yearbook]close


(Ensslin, Gudrun)



Four Artists’ Books

Ediciones Vigia, 1990-1997

Four Artists’ Booksclose






Ricardo Aldape Guerra: ¡Condenado a muerte!

Sergio Jaubert, 1989

Against the wrongful conviction of illegal Mexican immigrant, Ricardo Aldape, for the murder of a Houston cop.

Ricardo Aldape Guerra: ¡Condenado a muerte!close


Against the wrongful conviction of illegal Mexican immigrant, Ricardo Aldape, for the murder of a Houston cop.



La lucha política de las mujeres

1990

Propagandistic account of the women's movement in Mexico.

La lucha política de las mujeresclose


Propagandistic account of the women's movement in Mexico.



Revista Mujeres Insurgentes

1996

(Feminism) (Mexico)

Revista Mujeres Insurgentesclose


(Feminism) (Mexico)



Mezzo cielo: Il giornale della lega delle donne comuniste italiane. Anno I, Nos. 1-2; Anno II, No. 1

Lega delle donne comuniste italiane, 1973-1975

(Women’s Liberation) (Communism)

Mezzo cielo: Il giornale della lega delle donne comuniste italiane. Anno I, Nos. 1-2; Anno II, No. 1close


(Women’s Liberation) (Communism)



Donne piemontesi nella lotta di liberazione 99 partigiane cadute, 185 deportate, 38 cadute civili

ca. 1945

(Italian Resistance) (Women) (Holocaust)

Donne piemontesi nella lotta di liberazione 99 partigiane cadute, 185 deportate, 38 cadute civiliclose


(Italian Resistance) (Women) (Holocaust)



Vérascope, Taxiphote, Glyphoscope

Jules Richard, 1918

(Trade Catalogue) (Photography) (WWI) This example unrecorded.

Vérascope, Taxiphote, Glyphoscopeclose


(Trade Catalogue) (Photography) (WWI) This example unrecorded.



La Protesta: Semanario de Batalla

1923

Carlist antisemitism and anticommunism prefigures Spanish fascism.

La Protesta: Semanario de Batallaclose


Carlist antisemitism and anticommunism prefigures Spanish fascism.



Mirlitón: El Compañero de Juan

Maria Enriqueta Camarillo, 1918

Signed first edition by the feminist Mexican children's author, novelist, and translator.

Mirlitón: El Compañero de Juanclose


Signed first edition by the feminist Mexican children's author, novelist, and translator.



Three Modern Turkish Architecture Catalogues

1969-1982

Three rare cats.: on Sedad Hakkı Eldem; Şevki Vanlı, and urban planning of outdoor spaces.

Three Modern Turkish Architecture Cataloguesclose


Three rare cats.: on Sedad Hakkı Eldem; Şevki Vanlı, and urban planning of outdoor spaces.



Catálogo de Peletería

Peletería Bertrán y Compania, [1915]

Unrecorded WWI-era trade catalogue with exuberant graphics.

Catálogo de Peleteríaclose


Unrecorded WWI-era trade catalogue with exuberant graphics.



Catálogo de Peletería

Peletería H. Solsona, [1917]

WWI luxury fashion, not found in OCLC.

Catálogo de Peleteríaclose


WWI luxury fashion, not found in OCLC.



Publicité Chaumet. SEP/ETE/REM.

Chaumet, J., 1943?

Unrecorded trade cat. for transportation publicity: bus adverts are "moving poster[s] that circle through the major arteries of the cities."

Publicité Chaumet. SEP/ETE/REM.close


Unrecorded trade cat. for transportation publicity: bus adverts are "moving poster[s] that circle through the major arteries of the cities."



La Femme Canon. Chansonnette

Clairville; Auguste de Villebichot, ca. 1878

Comic song inspired by Rossa Matilda Richter, aka Zazel, the first human cannonball.

La Femme Canon. Chansonnetteclose


Comic song inspired by Rossa Matilda Richter, aka Zazel, the first human cannonball.



Grand Pensionnat de Jeunes Filles. Situation Exceptionelle d’Hygiène & d’Agrément

Institution Belle-Vue, ca. 1895

Promoting a boarding school for girls in a suburb of Paris with fine views of the facilities and students.

Grand Pensionnat de Jeunes Filles. Situation Exceptionelle d’Hygiène & d’Agrémentclose


Promoting a boarding school for girls in a suburb of Paris with fine views of the facilities and students.



Skema. Mensile fotografico d’attualità. (All published).

1969-1974

Complete run of a rare photographic serial covering urgent political, social, environmental, and economic issues during the 'anni di piombo.'

Skema. Mensile fotografico d’attualità. (All published).close


Complete run of a rare photographic serial covering urgent political, social, environmental, and economic issues during the 'anni di piombo.'



Primer Salon Nacional de la Estampa

[Alfredo Guati Rojo] , 1972

Unrecorded? catalogue for a new printmaking salon at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes.

Primer Salon Nacional de la Estampaclose


Unrecorded? catalogue for a new printmaking salon at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes.



Boletín de Artes Visuales. Nos. 1 and 4.

Unión Panamericana, Sección de Artes Visuales, [1956/1957; 1958/1959]

Boletín de Artes Visuales. Nos. 1 and 4.close






Museos: Realizaciones y Proyectos

[Ruth Marín Rivera], [1962]

Exh. cat. of realized and unrealized Mexican museums, at the INBA Dept. of Architecture

Museos: Realizaciones y Proyectosclose


Exh. cat. of realized and unrealized Mexican museums, at the INBA Dept. of Architecture



Plastica Bajacaliforniana: Selección Bienal 1977

Uncommon catalogue of the second Baja artist biennial at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, CDMX.

Plastica Bajacaliforniana: Selección Bienal 1977close


Uncommon catalogue of the second Baja artist biennial at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, CDMX.



10 Mujeres y Textil en 3D / 10 Women and Textile into 3D

Galeria Universitaria Aristos, 1975

Fiber arts catalogue.

10 Mujeres y Textil en 3D / 10 Women and Textile into 3Dclose


Fiber arts catalogue.



De l’extinction de la prostitution: pétition au Sénat, session de 1865

Jules Meugy, ca. 1865

De l’extinction de la prostitution: pétition au Sénat, session de 1865close






La Lotta Contro La Prostitutzione

Remo Pannain, ca. 1929

On Italian anti-prostitution law, in response to an article about same, In Belgium.

La Lotta Contro La Prostitutzioneclose


On Italian anti-prostitution law, in response to an article about same, In Belgium.



(Antiprostitution) (Socialism) The Social Evil: Its Cause Effect and Cure

J.H. Greer, 1913

The cure for prostitution is socialism.

(Antiprostitution) (Socialism) The Social Evil: Its Cause Effect and Cureclose


The cure for prostitution is socialism.



(Antiprostitution) (Mann White-Slave Act) Group of Instructive Literature

1871-1945

(Antiprostitution) (Mann White-Slave Act) Group of Instructive Literatureclose






(Sexual Health) (Religious Orders) Sammelband of Five French Medical Theses

1792-1793

Curious French Revolution-era pamphlet on sexual diseases caused by excessive or insufficient sexual activity. Not recorded in OCLC.

(Sexual Health) (Religious Orders) Sammelband of Five French Medical Thesesclose


Curious French Revolution-era pamphlet on sexual diseases caused by excessive or insufficient sexual activity. Not recorded in OCLC.



El Ĉina fotografia arto: kompilita de la redakcio de “Ĉina Fotografio.”

1963

Propagandistic anthology of Chinese photography, published by the Chinese Esperanto Association.

El Ĉina fotografia arto: kompilita de la redakcio de “Ĉina Fotografio.”close


Propagandistic anthology of Chinese photography, published by the Chinese Esperanto Association.



Five Illustrated Booklets Documenting the Fall and Death of Benito Mussolini and Clara Petacci

1945; 1951

Five Illustrated Booklets Documenting the Fall and Death of Benito Mussolini and Clara Petacciclose






30 Years of Amalgamated Cooperative Housing, 1927-1957

Amalgamated Housing Corporation, 1958

30 Years of Amalgamated Cooperative Housing, 1927-1957close






Rosalba Carriera per l’inaugurazione delle sale degli autoritratti nella R. Galleria degli Uffizi

Vittorio Malamani, 1899

First Modern Art Historical Scholarship on Rosalba Carriera

Rosalba Carriera per l’inaugurazione delle sale degli autoritratti nella R. Galleria degli Uffiziclose


First Modern Art Historical Scholarship on Rosalba Carriera



La prostitution [...] et ses multiples aspects

Emile Armand, 1933

Anarchist sexual revolution.

La prostitution [...] et ses multiples aspectsclose


Anarchist sexual revolution.



Le Véritable Guide des Jeunes Amoureux: Nouveaux Recueil des Lettres

ca. 1902-1908

Template love letters for all circumstances.

Le Véritable Guide des Jeunes Amoureux: Nouveaux Recueil des Lettresclose


Template love letters for all circumstances.



Sous la jupe: illustré

G. Maindouce, ca. 1933-1935

Detourned fetish photography from Studio Biederer and Diana-Slip (Brassaï, Kertesz, and Schall, et al.).

Sous la jupe: illustréclose


Detourned fetish photography from Studio Biederer and Diana-Slip (Brassaï, Kertesz, and Schall, et al.).



Cine Cubano. Año 1, No. 3 and Año 2, No. 6.

1960; 1962

Cine Cubano. Año 1, No. 3 and Año 2, No. 6.close






Cuauhtemoc

[Gustavo Valcárcel and Adolfo Mexiac (Illustrator)], 1956

Condensed biography by the Instituto Nacional Indigenista with illustrations by Adolfo Mexiac.

Cuauhtemocclose


Condensed biography by the Instituto Nacional Indigenista with illustrations by Adolfo Mexiac.



¡Vean estos films!

Sovexportfilm, ca. 1962

Deluxe Spanish promotional catalogue for Soviet films, distributed in Mexico.

¡Vean estos films!close


Deluxe Spanish promotional catalogue for Soviet films, distributed in Mexico.



Mexico

Comité Organizador de la Participación en la Exposición Ibero-Americana de Sevilla, 1929

Large format propaganda album, presenting glories of post-revolutionary Mexico.

Mexicoclose


Large format propaganda album, presenting glories of post-revolutionary Mexico.



A ruptura da fotografia nos anos 50

José Filho Oiticica, 1983

A ruptura da fotografia nos anos 50close






Crónicas, documentos, y otros papeles.

Isidoro Slullitel, 1971

Unrecorded volume of Argentinian art criticism, signed by artist Gyula Kosice.

Crónicas, documentos, y otros papeles.close


Unrecorded volume of Argentinian art criticism, signed by artist Gyula Kosice.



Sol Lewitt

Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1970

Sol Lewittclose






Rauschenberg: Selections

Robert Rauschenberg, [1968]

Experimental "collage" catalogue essay in an early and uncommon catalogue.

Rauschenberg: Selectionsclose


Experimental "collage" catalogue essay in an early and uncommon catalogue.



¿Qué es la CNT? : La emancipación de los trabajadores será obra de ellos mismos o no será

1978

¿Qué es la CNT? : La emancipación de los trabajadores será obra de ellos mismos o no seráclose






Pedrito Contreras y Juan del Campo

[1950]

Peronist propaganda illustrated by humorist Pedro Segui.

Pedrito Contreras y Juan del Campoclose


Peronist propaganda illustrated by humorist Pedro Segui.



Aire. No. 1 (Junio 1937) through No. 4 (Primavera 1938) (all published)

1937-1938

A highlight of Spanish Civil War print culture, rare complete.

Aire. No. 1 (Junio 1937) through No. 4 (Primavera 1938) (all published)close


A highlight of Spanish Civil War print culture, rare complete.



Nosotros: [Revista Mensual Anarquista]

1937-1938

Valencian anarchist serial associated with the Teatro del Pueblo movement.

Nosotros: [Revista Mensual Anarquista]close


Valencian anarchist serial associated with the Teatro del Pueblo movement.



Sun Annual

1959-1961

International nudist serial.

Sun Annualclose


International nudist serial.



Instruction chrétienne pour l’éducation des filles

(Francoise d’Aubigné), 1687

On the Christian education of girls, dedicated to the scandalous second wife of Louis XIV, the Madame de Maintenon.

Instruction chrétienne pour l’éducation des fillesclose


On the Christian education of girls, dedicated to the scandalous second wife of Louis XIV, the Madame de Maintenon.



Study for a bas-relief sculpture for Las Cristalerías Rigolleau

Urbici Soler, 1928

A pencil and gouache study for an overdoor panel at the Rigolleau company's new building, Buenos Aires.

Study for a bas-relief sculpture for Las Cristalerías Rigolleauclose


A pencil and gouache study for an overdoor panel at the Rigolleau company's new building, Buenos Aires.



Art: The Independent Review. No. 1 (Dec. 1987) and No. 2 (Mar. 1988)

1987-1988

Artists deliver straight-talk about conditions and political realities of the artworld in apartheid-era South Africa.

Art: The Independent Review. No. 1 (Dec. 1987) and No. 2 (Mar. 1988)close


Artists deliver straight-talk about conditions and political realities of the artworld in apartheid-era South Africa.



Willem Sandberg. Three Stedelijk Museum Exhibition Catalogues, 1935-1941.

Willem Sandberg. Three Stedelijk Museum Exhibition Catalogues, 1935-1941.close






Çayir Yapraklari (Leaves of Grass)

Walt Whitman (Trans. Suat Tașer), 1951

Avant-garde typography and experimental book design in the first Turkish translation of Walt Whitman. Signed.

Çayir Yapraklari (Leaves of Grass)close


Avant-garde typography and experimental book design in the first Turkish translation of Walt Whitman. Signed.



Sala Permanente de Artes Plásticas de Cuba

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, ca. 1955

Inaugurating the permanent exhibition of Cuban Art at the new Palácio de Bellas Artes, Havana.

Sala Permanente de Artes Plásticas de Cubaclose


Inaugurating the permanent exhibition of Cuban Art at the new Palácio de Bellas Artes, Havana.



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