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Book Beat 117

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Browser Book Beat Issue 117

Over 160 new arrivals cover a broad range of subjects: Art, biography, children’s, literature, novels, philosophy, trains, travel as well as some odds and ends. Here’s a sampling. See all the New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Fritz Kredel was an award-winning illustrator. Many of his originals are now housed at the Art Library at Yale University.
The Complete Andersen: All of the 168 Stories by Hans Christian Andersen

Prolific writer, Hans Christian Andersen is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Fritz Kredel, award-winning illustrator. Many of his originals are now housed at the Art Library at Yale University. Read More


$130.00

Heath Robinson was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist who drew whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives.
Heath Robinson: Humours Of Golf

Though not a golfer himself, Heath Robinson was a shrewd observer and pokes fun at the game and its players. Smart, fun. Read More


$12.00

The tales involve conflict resolution within nature or exploration, and/or the adventures of working together to achieve a common goal.
High Hills, The (Brambley Hedge Series)

Winter is coming and the voles discover that their blankets have moth holes. The mice of Brambly Hedge spin and weave as fast as they can to help replace them. Read More


$15.00

When Roosevelt lost his fortune in the Dakota Territory in 1886 he began writing to earn money and proved very skilled.
The Winning of the West

Roosevelt was a diligent, skilled writer and a popular historian. In this history he covers The Alleghanies, Mississippi, The Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, Louisiana and the Northwest. Read More


$500.00

This instructional book teaches young women the essentials skills for riding horses.
How Women Should Ride

An instructional book teaches young women the essentials skills for riding horses in the late 19th century. Read More


$100.00

On a trip to Ruritania Rudolf Rudolf Rassendyll becomes embroiled in royal intrigues and dangerous politics.
Prisoner of Zenda, The (WITH SIGNED LETTER)

From this author of cloak-and-sword romances, “Zenda” finds Englishmen Rudolf Rassendyll embroiled in royal intrigues and dangerous politics while on a trip to Ruritania. Read More


$1000.00

Haggard’s imperial romance follows its English heroes from the quiet rooms of Cambridge to the uncharted interior of Africa in search of a legendary lost city with an ageless white queen.
She: A History of Adventure

Haggard’s imperial romance follows its English heroes from the quiet rooms of Cambridge to the uncharted interior of Africa in search of a legendary lost city with an ageless white queen. Read More


$40.00

Aristotle was revered by medieval Muslim scholars and Christians. The poet Dante Alighieri called him "the master of those who know."
Aristotle’s Metaphysics (Volume II only)

Aristotle’s influence on logic continued well into the 19th century. In addition, his ethics, although always influential, gained renewed interest with the modern advent of virtue ethics. Read More


$65.00

After centuries of near total oblivion this last great Classical Arab philosopher was rediscovered.
Averroes’ Tahafut Al-Tahafut (The Incoherence of the Incoherence) Volume 1 & 2

Ibn Rushd, known to Christian Europe as Averroes is regarded as the last great Arab philosopher in the Classical tradition. World recognition as early as the 13th century contributed to the rediscovery of this master. Read More


$200.00

This book examines the works of prominent thinkers and scholars of the time, such as John Locke, Isaac Newton, and John Tillotson.
Rational Theology and Christian Philosophy in England in the Seventeenth Century (Two volumes)

The book focuses on the intellectual and philosophical developments in England during the 17th century, particularly in the fields of theology and philosophy. Read More


$120.00

This work meticulously navigates through its essential teachings, scrutinizing the purpose and structure of the Sutra.
Gautama’s Nyaua Sutras (With Vatsuayana-Bhasya)

This work meticulously navigates through its essential teachings, scrutinizing the purpose and structure of the Sutra, alongside its pivotal concepts such as pramana (means of knowledge) and prameya (object of knowledge). Read More


$150.00

Very informative to anyone as a reference book in regard to the caste system, Brahminical life and the religion in colonial India.
Hindu Manners Customs and Ceremonies

Dudois’ eye witness account culture during his 31 years residence in India colonial times as a Christian Missionary. Very informative regarding the caste system, Brahminical life and the religion in colonial India. Read More


$30.00

A great book for visual inspiration through meticulously drawn pen and ink patterns.
The Grammar of Ornament

The Grammar of Ornament: The Victorian Masterpiece on Oriental, Primitive, Classical, Mediaeval and Renaissance Design and Decorative Art. Read More


$50.00

Together with Christiaan Huygens, Vossius was considered the Dutch Republic's foremost student of nature.
Isaac Vossius (1618-1689): Between Science and Scholarship

Together with Christiaan Huygens, Vossius was considered the Dutch Republic’s foremost student of nature. In this volume, a range of authors analyse his participation in the full spectrum of the Republic of Letters. Read More


$150.00

Polish Logic is an anthology of papers by several authors—published in 1967 and covering the period 1920–1939.
Polish Logic 1920-1939

An anthology of papers by several authors covering 1920–1939, and focuses on the contributions of Polish logicians, more particularly, mathematical logicians, to modern logic. Read More


$60.00

Hegel's Logic. From its first appearance in 1812, this work has been recognized by both admirers and detractors alike as being the absolute foundation of Hegel's system.
Hegel’s Science of Logic

Hegel’s Logic. From its first appearance in 1812, this work has been recognized by both admirers and detractors alike as being the absolute foundation of Hegel’s system. Read More


$35.00

Winner of the 1991 Edgar Allen Poe Award for best novel and the first in the Skip Langdon series.
New Orleans Mourning

This is the first in the Skip Langdon series. Crime solved with just good old fashioned leg work. Winner of the 1991 Edgar Allen Poe Award for best novel. Read More


$15.00

James Marshall's offbeat and irreverent retelling of an old favorite with matching illustrations.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

James Marshall’s Goldilocks is one of those naughty little girls who does exactly as she pleases, even if that means sampling the three bears’ porridge, breaking Baby Bear’s chair, and sleeping in his bed. Read More


$12.00

Ferdinand II exerted a strong influence on the events of his time by his strict and uncompromising religious policy.
The Magnificent Ceremonial Entry Into Antwerp of His Royal Highness Ferdinand of Austria on the Fifteenth Day of May, 1635

His Highness, Ferdinand II helped mold Austria’s provinces into an integral whole, and to see in his imperial policy an attempt at creating a Roman Catholic German state during the time of the Counter-Reformation. Read More


$150.00

The Dictionary of Terms continued, cross-referenced to drawings for better comprehension of the contents.
Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, 1925

Includes many advancements in the art of steam locomotive building. For the steam purist, this edition was to be the last of the all-steam-oriented cyclopedias Read More


$100.00

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