Arthur Fournier
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Broker of manuscripts & archives, ABAA/ILAB dealer of rare books. Active in BSA, RBMS, ARLIS communities. Qualified appraiser. Literature, the arts, social-political movements, underground / DIY press, pop culture + https://linktr.ee/arthurfournier
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![[Cartoneras] Pizarro, Agueda (poems) ; Omar Rayo (book design). A collection of four (4) cartoneras by Agueda Pizarro. Roldanillo, Valle, Colombia: Ediciones EmbalajeMuseo Rayo, 1985-1995. Limited editions. Four titles in the celebrated series of the Fundación Museo Rayo / Museo De Dibujo y Grabado Latinoamericano. Chiefly poetry, illustrations. Square 8vo. Very good. String tied cardboard featuring striking typographic covers in silkscreens. [1848]An excellent little collection of cartoneras by New York-born poet Agueda Pizarro, made in collaboration with her husband, the renowned Colombian visual artist Omar Rayo at their workshop in Roldanillo. Titles include: 1. Ver Verdes. n.d. [ca. 1985] ; 2. Anulaluna : Poemas. 1989 ; 3. Requiem Para Jaime Rayo, 1992 ; and 4. Isla Silaba. 1995. Printed in hand numbered editions of 300 copies each.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:usitejvmyqjoof4udwq52fm6/bafkreia44clw52fxb2cjip4fgemyc7bgucezqrzdvtt4cf42k5v7m56m3a@jpeg)
![Poetry] Guillén, Nicolas. Prologue by Juan Marinello, illus. by José Chávez Morado.
Cantos para soldados y sones para turistas. Mexico City: Masas, 1937. First Edition.
84 [4] pp. book of poems in Spanish, illus. with woodcuts by José Chávez Morado. 8vo.
Very good. Illus. stiff wraps, age toned, rubbed at extremities, spine with author / title neatly inscribed. [1754] $375 One of the best-known works of Nicolás Guillén, a
renowned Afro-Cuban poet who collaborated with Langston Hughes and was outspoken antifascist. José Chávez Morado's bold hand-printed design for the work's cover depicts a field of stars and bolts of lightning. An essential title for collections of Caribbean
literature.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:usitejvmyqjoof4udwq52fm6/bafkreihchvoyiywt3kjv5hzr2k7nx3cnboir62tf5o6rdzdvj4hdf7iwom@jpeg)
![[Poetry - MLK] Ramos, Raymundo (text) ; Francisco Mora (prints). Martin Luther King
[cover title]. Mexico City: Talleres de la "Impresora Saber, 1963. First Edition, no. 10 of 350 copies. 6 pages, poem in Spanish, illustrated. 8vo. Signed by the author and
dedicated to Fausto Vega. Very good ; old glue inside cover flaps. Illus. stiff wraps.
[1840] $250 Printed on July 9, 1963, prior to King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Scarce.
We can locate only three copies in the United States.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:usitejvmyqjoof4udwq52fm6/bafkreic4fnfjhsnhdui3owji2z7qerfif3xgtxtvmdkhwjruq3fj6hx66e@jpeg)
![[Poetry] Guillén, Nicolas. Prologue by Juan Marinello, illus. by José Chávez Morado. Cantos para soldados y sones para turistas. Mexico City: Masas, 1937. First Edition. 84 [4] pp. book of poems in Spanish, illus. with woodcuts by José Chávez Morado. 8vo. Very good. Illus. stiff wraps, age toned, rubbed at extremities, spine with author / title, neatly inscribed. [1754] $375 One of the best-known works of Nicolás Guillén, a renowned Afro-Cuban poet who collaborated with Langston Hughes and was outspoken antifascist. José Chávez Morado's bold hand-printed design for the work's cover depicts a field of stars and bolts of lightning. An essential title for collections of Caribbean
literature.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:usitejvmyqjoof4udwq52fm6/bafkreiab3wic6nh7aponctlrqt4gdlhgftmzujqrwvyfykquvmz6tlx34u@jpeg)
![[Wilhelm Kleinenbroich] W.K., Alfred Rethel, Adolf Menzel, et al.
Blätter aus bewegter Zeit. Freiheit, Gleichheit, Brüderlichkeit. Originalzeichnungen und Skizzen gesammelt von einem Cölner Maler zur Erinnerung an die Revolutionsjahre 1848/1849
[cover title] "Freiheit, Gleichheit, Brüderlichkeit. Aus bewegter Zeit. 25 Original Blätter zur Erinnerung an die Revolutionsjahre 1848 ü 1849. Gesammelt von einem zeit genüglichen Cölner Maler"
Cologne, Germany. n.d.
Unique handmade book. [3], 24 unnumbered leaves of plates, [2] : chiefly illustrated with original watercolors and sketches by various artists and manuscript captions in black ink. 24 x 31 cm. Good overall. Most illustrations protected with tissue guards. Paper covered boards and spine, decorated with drawings on front and back covers.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:usitejvmyqjoof4udwq52fm6/bafkreie3looyjaxrev3ykxwwh4uptfojvyi3otvmtuvmhaulrxpp744io4@jpeg)