This new batch has a lot of comic, modern and poster art. Also a lot of interesting biographies, children’s fiction and illustrated, military mostly about WW II, religion and philosophy, novels and some about the entertainment industry. Here’s a sampling. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Recollections of Full Years
Mrs. William Howard Taft may be the most underrated of all our First Ladies. And you can thank her for cherry blossoms around the Washington Tidal Basin. Read More
$150.00
Look Away Dixieland
A good road trip undertaken by the author and his wife along Highway 84 through the American Deep South. Read More
$15.00
Italian Art Deco: Graphic Design between the Wars
A well researched and curated account of the Art Deco movement in Europe. Comprehensive view on Italian art deco! Read More
$18.00
Victoria: A Pig In A Pram
Story of the author’s childhood as one of nine chidlren in rural Maine & of Victoria, the Chase’s adored & pampered pig. Read More
$18.00
Joshua Johnson: Freeman and Early American Portrait Painter
Joshua Johnson is the first known person of color to make a living as a painter in the United States. Born 1763. Read More
$80.00
Atlas Comics Library No. 3: In the Days of the Rockets!
Unseen in 70 years, In the Days of the Rockets! will open a wormhole to the early cold-war four-color era of futuristic science fantasy. Read More
$80.00
Maple Sugar for Windy Foot
The most intense of the Windy Foot books. The Clark family make maple syrup on their farm and survive a devastating flood. Read More
$40.00
Sermons on Several Occasions, Volume IX
John Wesley, acclaimed preacher, travelled U.S. extensively on horseback, drew large crowds for his outdoor sermons. Founded Methodism. Read More
$120.00
The Art of Dreamworks Animation: Celebrating 30 Years
Comprehensive look celebrating 30 years of DreamWorks Animation’s visually rich worlds with this luxurious edition of the studio’s artistic achievements. Read More
$350.00
Flash Gordon Classic Collection Volume 1
Flash Gordon is one of the oldest serialized comic strips in existence. Created in 1934, the strip has continued in various forms for nine decades. Read More
$80.00
One Night on TV Is Worth Weeks at the Paramount
The breakup of the big bands, the dismantling of the Hollywood system, the rise of network television, and the politics of race in American entertainment in the 1940s and 1950s. Read More
$20.00
Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium
Corbett’s writing is embud with his encyclopedic knowledge of jazz, particularly free, improvisational, and downright freaky jazz. Read More
$18.00
G-Strings and Sympathy: Strip Club Regulars and Male Desire
Fascinating insiders account of the personal and cultural fantasies motivating male heterosexual strip club regulars. Read More
$18.00
The Mysticism Of Paul The Apostle
Schweitzer goes against Luther and the Protestant tradition to look at what Paul actually writes in the Epistles to the Romans and Galatians. Read More
$35.00
Visions of Venice in Shakespeare
Learn how Venice was designed as a divinely ordained centre of religious, civic, and commercial life. And how Shakespeare used that. Read More
$60.00
Dance Floor Democracy
Story of the famous Hollywood Canteen. Open for only three years, but nearly three million servicemen and women stopped by the club before or after being sent overseas. Read More
$18.00
Repeat Photography: Methods and Applications in the Natural Sciences
An essential guide for repeat photography practices. Because of year written, covers more analog photo techniques than digital. Read More
$40.00
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
The author dedicates the narrative (and maps) to the air, naval and land battles and his detail is spellbinding. Read More
$25.00
Kim
Story about Kim, a 12-years old orphan in Lahore, India during 1850s who thrives as a street urchin. Contemporary sights and sounds explored, too. Read More
$80.00
The World of George Perkins Marsh
Portrays the life of George Perkins Marsh, his career in politics, and his efforts to prevent pollution and to protect the country’s environment. Read More
This upload includes quite a few children’s books, including several Tasha Tudor’s, early editions. A slew of old Playboys, a lot of literature, some WW II history and several unexpected odds and ends. Here’s a sampling. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
After the Photo-Secession
Pictorialism after Stieglitz. Broadens the context in which we view this movement, showing pictorialism in popular culture plus history of the movement. Read More
$30.00
The Mouse and His Child
Broken but not defeated. A wind-up mouse & his son and their adventures in the cold world while in search of a nursery. Read More
$18.00
Charlotte’s Web
This classic children’s tale is one of the most well-crafted stories ever written. Classic Newbery Honor award winner. Read More
$100.00
The Chestry Oak
Story of a young Hungarian prince’s coming of age during German occupation of WWII, and of his eventual journey to an American home. Read More
$30.00
The Japanese Fairy Book
Published in 1903 as introduction to historic Japanese culture through Japanese fairy tales/folk tales. The short and simple stories pack a moral punch. Read More
$15.00
Thoreau on Birds
Detailed observations along with personal reflections and anecdotes by Thoreau. Read More
$18.00
Royal Hospital of Saint Bartholomew, 1123-1973
Founded in 1123, Barts is the oldest hospital in Britain still providing medical services. And still in original location. It’s got history! Read More
$30.00
Secrets of Eskimo Skin Sewing
Amazing book on the subject of fur and leather sewing techniques, tips, and patterns, highlighting Alaskan Native style items. Read More
$18.00
Reading Green in Early Modern England
Cultural look at color green when seen as a cure for anything from sore eyes to sick minds. Read More
$50.00
In Defense of Worms and Other Angling Heresies
Highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any fishing enthusiast or historian. Read More
$15.00
The Edge of the Woods and Other Papers
Explores the role of literature in shaping our understanding of the world. Read More
$30.00
Glances and Glimpses; or Fifty Years…
Hunt was a pioneer for women in American medicine. Historically significant. Victorian writing style can be difficult. Read More
$100.00
The Poor Man”s Morning and Evening Portions
Great devotional classic named because it was originally published in small “penny” portions so as to be affordable to the poor. Read More
$150.00
A Poet’s Alphabet: Reflection on the Literary Art and Vocation
Bogan has been called by some critics the most accomplished woman poet of the twentieth century. Read More
$35.00
Richmond, Vermont: A History of More Than 200 Years
Along the Winooski River, incorporated in 1794, Richmond remains one of the most enchanting towns in Vermont. Read More
$100.00
First Graces
Simple graces for children just learning to pray. Beautifully illustrated. Scarce. Pristine condition. Read More
$80.00
The Tale of the Faithful Dove
When his wife is trapped in a chimney, Mr. Tidler, the pigeon, brings her food every day until she can be rescued. Read More
$50.00
Good Conscience
Outstanding Norwegian writer, he was nominated twenty-four times, in fourteen years for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read More
$60.00
River of Darkness
True story of a legendary sixteenth-century explorer and his death-defying navigation of the Amazon River. Read More
$40.00
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad (SIGNED COPY)
Riveting story of music composer Dimitri Shostakovich surviving during the infamous siege of Leningrad. Read More
