San Francisco: the Seminar, [1982]. 8.5x11 inch handbill, very good, year rubberstamped on blank verso by the original archivist. Dewart adapted tae kwon do to urban crime defense. The seminar was held at the San Francisco Body Sculpturing Center at 1044 Post Street, which advertised in gay newspapers. The graphic..... More
Cat.No: 214685
San Francisco: The Gay Guards, [1988]. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side only on white stock decorated with lightning bolts. More
Cat.No: 240372
[Germany]: Verlag der Klammheimlichen Revolutionstatterliche, 1970. 12p., sheets stapled at upper left corner, light handling. Radical self-defense publication, with many diagrams copied from unspecified source. Cover slogan can be roughly translated "Today's pig is tomorrow's ham." More
Cat.No: 252804
[Germany]: Verlag der Klammheimlichen Revolutionstatterliche, 1970. 12p., sheets stapled at upper left corner, cover foxed, several pages with corner creased. Radical self-defense publication, with many diagrams copied from unspecified source. Cover slogan can be roughly translated "Today's pig is tomorrow's ham." More
Cat.No: 252805
Oakland: Laurel Jujitsu, [199-]. Six-panel brochure, very good. The instructor was JoAnn Strang. More
Cat.No: 248380
Berkeley: Sacred River, 1992. 12p. tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, evenly toned. Cover story on self-defense; interview with Susan Herrick, and more. More
Cat.No: 251226
[Henan province, China]: n.d. 27x50 inch paper sheet, neatly creased from folding, with an ink rubbing taken directly from an engraved stone at Shaolin Temple. This example, which comes with an envelope with explanatory text in Chinese, probably dates to the 1980s; after the 1990s, the taking of such rubbings..... More
Cat.No: 230194
Hong Kong: 1985. [36p.], staplebound glossy promotional booklet for the biographical film, sticker on cover listing the showtime at a San Francisco theater. Photos show such skills as supporting himself on one finger; text (mostly in Chinese) praises his nationalist fervor and claims he can survive without sleep. Also included..... More
Cat.No: 223788
Huanggang, Guangdong: Huanggang gongyi she, [197-?]. 4.4x5.9 inch printed folder containing eight different smaller papercuts, each preserved between sheets of tissue paper, all still bright crimson red. The folder is mildly foxed. The title of this group, stamped on the back, is "Xiao wushu." More
Cat.No: 249483
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San Diego: Self-published by the author, [1987?]. Six-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches advertising self-defense videos and a Gay Cable Network program and video on self-defense, taught by the martial arts expert who was active in the San Francisco Gay Guards and other street-patrol groups. Several b&w photos, very good..... More
Cat.No: 189680
Ashgabat: [Wushu Gymnastic Federation of the USSR-?], 1990. 88p., paperback, text in Russian, illustrated with drawings of various poses. Introduction to Wushu (Chinese martial arts). More
Cat.No: 222760
London: Pan Books Ltd, 1967. Mass Market Paperback. 188p., vignette line-drawings throughout the text, softbound in decorated wraps, a pocket-size original. Paperstock is quite toned (remains supple), a small stain affects half-title and title leaves (crushed insect?), no other damage of any kind nor any owner marks, a good to..... More
Cat.No: 235841
Hong Kong: Jingang chubanshe, 1975. 160p., pictorial wraps depicting the two heroines preparing to strike an adversary. Pages evenly toned, otherwise very good. Text in Chinese. "Blood-stained Paradise," one of Feng Jia's martial arts novels featuring the female "Duo in Blue." More
Cat.No: 206709
Caracas: Fundación Afroamérica, 2004. 55p., first edition, very good in wraps. OCLC lists two copies. Colección Africaméroca 1. More
Cat.No: 134283
Watertown: Charlesbridge, 2008. unpaginated, 9x11 inches, color illustrations, very good first edition in illustrated laminated boards and matching dj. Japanese-Hawaiian author's childrens' book about a boy apprentice to a master swordsmith. More
Cat.No: 139962
Hong Kong: Tai ping shu ju, 1961. 50p., slender paperback, very good but for San Francisco bookseller's stamp on rear cover. On the technique of martial arts swordplay. More
Cat.No: 228454
Hong Kong; printed in Macau: Chen Xiangji shuju 陳湘記書局, [1956-?]. 2, 7, 111p., very good in wraps; text in Chinese. Preface dated 1956. Introduction to judo. More
Cat.No: 186639
Pittsburgh PA: Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc., 1996. x, 85p., softback illustrated with b&w site photography, first edition 9x6 inch glossy white wraps. Slightly edgeworn, has a faint small dampstain at the heel unobtrusively affecting a dozen leaves, good copy. The author at writing was living in Brighton MA; his editors..... More
Cat.No: 176438
Houston, TX: Xuan Thu, 198x? 1041p., divided among three volumes, with extra advertisements in back. Softcover, worn pictorial wraps. Vietnamese author's version of a martial arts novel originally in Chinese. More
Cat.No: 119876
Theodore, AL: Fighting Woman News, 1994. Magazine. 24p. includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, essays, articles, reviews, poetry, illustrations, directory, services and resources, very good martial arts magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Martial arts and feminist awareness. More
Cat.No: 221836
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1990. 101p., wraps, first edition. More
Cat.No: 152451
Toronto: The Body Politic Collective/Pink Triangle Press, 1980. Newspaper. 44p., tabloid newspaper in stapled wraps, illustrations, photos, news, reviews, book and media reviews section, opinion, resources, ads, very good on newsprint. Cover story on self-defense for gays. Queer-spotting in the RCMP. Jane Rule on Natalie Barney. Truxx Bar raided and..... More
Cat.No: 259307
Hong Kong: Ta han kuo shu kuan 大漢國術舘, 1969. 108p., paperback, rear cover and last few pages creased. Black and white photos show the martial arts techniques described. More
Cat.No: 236917
Hong Kong: Chen xiang ji shu ju 陳湘記書局, [preface dated 1953]. 11, 2, 96 p., lightly worn wraps, black and white illustrations of swordfighting poses. Text in Chinese. More
Cat.No: 147858
