Author: Barnaby Conrad Title: Gates of Fear
Description: New York , Thomas Y. Crowell Company , 1957. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first printing of Barnaby Conrad"s tour of the great bullrings and bullfighters of the world, with illustrations. The first edition, first printing of this work. With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper.This volume offers as a guide to the great bullrings found around the world, including Spain, Portugal, France, Mexico and South America. Accompanied by generally firsthand accounts of the great matadors, such as Joselito, Belmonte and Arruza.Written by Barnaby Conrad, an American artist, author and matador who studied bullfighting with some of the greats and wrote the novel 'Matador', which was selected by John Steinbeck as his favourite book of that year. Illustrated with drawings and photographs throughout the work. In the original cloth binding. With the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with bumping to the spine head and tail. Dust wrapper is smart, with sunning to the wrap, heaviest to the spine, and edge wear. Marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. With only a few small spots to the endpapers, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: Gates of Fear Barnaby Conrad Illustrated Travel Barnaby Conrad Not Stated
Price: GBP 55.00 = appr. US$ 78.54 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 950Y25
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