J.G.Posada, Chapbooks Gallery One

ROW 1

01 NATURE'S SECRETS Attributed to Manuel Manilla (unsigned) A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations.Cover-5.1" x 3.3":

02 COLLECTION OF MODERN SONGS, A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations 5.3" x 3.5".

03 THE FORTY RIDDLES, A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations 5.5" x 3.7" .

04THE MEXICAN CLOWN NOTEBOOK 5, A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations, 5.7" x 3.9".

05 RULES FOR THROWING THE MEXICAN TWO DECK, A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet is the thickest in the collection with 56 internal pages.This chapbook is untrimmed with the signatures uncut. Frontispiece image is a relief etching with a smaller relief engraving on the title page .C1900

ROW 2

01 THE NEW ORACLE, A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black, red and yellow(?). The booklet has 12 internal pages with tiny illustrations as headpieces. Note the later date.The cover image is of uncertain origin.The printing of the cover is more involved than the older efforts.The red seems to be in two shades and the yellow border gives the feeling of four colors. 1920

02 THE BOY MAGICIAN, A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with three internal illustrations.
Condition:Very good condition with normal signs of age,5.3" x 3.4" Back cover-5.3" x 3.4" 1908

03 THE RED WIZARD, A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red. The booklet has 16 internal pages with five internal illustrations.The text seems to be the explanation of a series of magic tricks.The cover, attributed to Manuel Manilla, is clearly being reused posthumously given the date of 1908.The cover image is probably from the late 1880s to the late 1890s.5.4" x 3.7"

04 NOTEBOOK OF PRAYERS, A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 32 internal pages with about nine internal illustrations 5.6" x 3.8".

05 THE NINE DAYS OF THE HOLY PILGRIMS. A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with two internal illustrations 5.7" x 3.8".

ROW 3

01 THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF BATO AND BRAS, 5.6" x 3.8" A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations 5.6" x 3.6".

02 THE MODERN CLOWN, A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations 5.1" x 3.3"

03 THE HUNDRED BENDS OF CHALCHICAMULA A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black on green paper. The booklet has 16 internal pages with three hand colored illustrations 5.3" x 3.4" .

04 THE STORY OF A RENEGADE SOLDIER A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 8 internal pages with six hand colored illustrations 5.3" x 3.4" .

05 THE CANARY'S LITTLE GIRL A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and green. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations. Note that this is the same cover as the previously listed La Cria de Canarios but printed in green instead of red- orange 5.1" x 3.6".

ROW 4

01 THE LITTLE DIVINING ONES, A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations 5.3" x 3.4".

02 NOTEBOOK 4 BUNCHES OF CONGRATULATIONS A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations 5.3" x 3.4".

03 THE SINGER FROM ANAHUAC A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations.The image on the back cover is one I haven't seen before, both charming and unusual 4.7" x 3.1".

04 GREETINGS FROM HOME A regular size chapbook with covers printed in black and red orange on yellow paper, giving an effect of three colors. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations 1908 4.8" x 3.2".

05 THE NEW WANDERERS A regular size chapbook with covers printed in black and red orange. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations 5.2" x 3.5".

ROW 5

01 THE NOTEBOOK OF PATRIOTIC SPEECHES A regular size chapbook with both covers printed in green and red orange giving the effect of three colors. Also, these are the Mexican flag colors. The booklet has 16 internal pages with no internal illustrations 4.7" x 3.1".

02 THE LITTLE DIVINING ONES A regular size chapbook with covers printed orange. The booklet has 8 internal pages with no internal illustrations 5.3" x 3.5".

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