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Book Beat 136

Browser Book Beat Issue 136

We have a lot of solo exhibition catalogs of artists, sculptors and photographers. Also a lot of children’s illustrated books. And scattered throughout: Travel, Short Stories , Poetry, History, Novels, and Literature. Here’s a sampling. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
A story about Pigs on an adventure with readers asked to search the pictures for hidden numbers. It's a fun and clever way to learn numbers.
Pigs from 1 to 10

A story about 10 Pig siblings on an adventure. Readers are asked to search the pictures for hidden numbers. It’s a fun and clever way to learn numbers. Read More


$12.00

A sweet young little boy, named Willie, takes his dog for a walk and tries and tries again to whistle. Ezra Jack Keats captures the mind and behavior of a 4 or 5 year old child.
Whistle for Willie

A simple story about a boy taking his dog for a walk and learning to whistle. The illustrations are beautiful, bright with vibrant colors. Read More


$12.00

"NightLife" is a photographic archive of the Graffiti Art of the compelling and illusive artist, Richard Hambleton, known for his recurring motif: the Shadowman.
Nightlife (SIGNED BY PALAIA)

“NightLife” is a photographic archive of the Graffiti Art of the compelling and illusive artist, Richard Hambleton, known for his recurring motif: the Shadowman. Read More


$40.00

Brother Thomas, strongly influenced by Asian pottery, often adapted traditional Chinese and Japanese pottery methods and materials to his work.
Of Measures Beyond the Perfect: Porcelains

Benedictine monk Brother Thomas, strongly influenced by Asian pottery, was renowned for his original glaze recipes and perfect forms. Read More


$20.00

Several of Petracca's "Pompeii Tagged" and "These are not my Shoes" are included in this exhibition catalog.
Antonio Petracca: Identity Theft (INSCRIBED COPY)

Exhibition catalogue includes examples of Petracca’s work from ‘These are not my Shoes’ and several from his series “Pompeii Tagged” that depicted ancient Pompeian frescos. Read More


$35.00

Patrick Webb is an American artist who has portrayed contemporary queer experience through representational narrative paintings.
Patrick Webb: 25 Years of Work

Webb is best known for his “Punchinello” paintings which feature a gay “everyman” based on the Italian stock character, Pulcinella. Read More


$15.00

Baladi works with marble to beautifully realize the replication of such common household objects as irons, toasters...even a life size Cadillac.
Baladi

Born in Cairo, Egypt, Roland Baladi is known for marble realism works such as the life size Cadillac he created from marble of Carrara, Italy. Read More


$20.00

Merton planned four issues: "The purpose of this magazine is to publish a few issues devoted to poetry and to some unusual prose and then go out of business."
Monks Pond: Thomas Merton’s Little Magazine

Merton planned four issues: “The purpose of this magazine is to publish a few issues devoted to poetry and to some unusual prose and then go out of business.” Read More


$100.00

Duran's " The History of the Indies of New Spain" was much criticised in his lifetime for helping the "heathen" maintain their culture.
Book of the Gods and Rites and the Ancient Calendar

Diego Durán was a Dominican friar best known for his authorship of one of the earliest Western books on the history and culture of the Aztecs. Read More


$100.00

Extraordinary, unflinching and insightful look at the height of the crack epidemic. It's profoundly sad, many addicts recount what bright futures they had.
Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue

Haunting photos of people shooting up, running from cops, sleeping in shacks, working the street, etc. with dialogue from addicts, and neighbors. Read More


$80.00

In his book Haiti, Bruce Gilden opens our eyes to this fascinating and ultimately tragic country, one of the poorest in the world.
Haiti

Gilden opens our eyes to this fascinating and ultimately tragic country. Haiti remains the least-developed country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the poorest in the world. Read More


$120.00

Alaska has been the site of a gold rush and an oil boom, but those great events comprise only a small portion of the state’s fascinating history.
Historic Photos of Alaska

Nearly 200 archival black-and-white photographs. captures the majesty, history, and beauty of America’s largest and most northern state. Read More


$28.00

When the circus is too full to take in Oliver, the talking elephant, Oliver must look for a new purpose in life. He tries many things before discovering his real talent, dancing.
Oliver

While searching for a purpose in life, Oliver, the talking elephant stops to just play with children. And it is then that he discovers his real talent, dancing. Read More


$18.00

From 1972 onwards, Kienholz assembled much of his artwork in close collaboration with his artistic partner and fifth wife, Nancy Reddin Kienholz.
Kienholz: A Retrospective

Edward Ralph Kienholz was an American installation artist and assemblage sculptor whose work was highly critical of aspects of modern life. Read More


$60.00

This valuable art-historical survey showcases the finest works that form the unparalleled collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Color and Fire

This valuable art-historical survey showcases the finest works that form the unparalleled collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Read More


$40.00

Richard Billingham documents his own dysfunctional family torn apart by the ravages of alcoholism and poverty.
Ray’s a Laugh

Billingham turns his camera lens on Raymond, his alcoholic father, stumbling through his life in a drunken stupor and his dysfunctional family. Read More


$300.00

Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto is renowned for his elegant photographic series of seascapes, theaters, museum dioramas, and Buddhist statuary.
Sugimoto Portraits

Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto is renowned for his elegant photography.This new series presents life-size, black-and-white portraits of historical figures. Read More


$50.00

Ursula von Rydingsvard was the outdoor solo exhibition presented at Madison Square Park in 2006. Major permanent commissions of her work are on view throughout the country
Ursula von Rydingsvard: On an Epic Scale

Ursula von Rydingsvard is a sculptor best known for creating large-scale works influenced by nature, primarily using cedar and other forms of timber. Read More


$18.00

The Reading Company was a Philadelphia-headquartered railroad that provided passenger and freight transport in eastern Pennsylvania and neighboring states from 1924 until its acquisition by Conrail in 1976.
The Reading: Building a Modern Railroad

The Reading Railroad was a major American railroad that operated primarily in Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware, known for transporting anthracite coal. Read More


$15.00

Twenty-seven and a half policemen are after Pierre who manages to evade his pursuers by way of the top of the Eiffel Tower and other historic spots.
The Magic Currant Bun

Pierre has a bun with magical currants. And lots of people are chasing him all over historic spots in Paris. Illustrated by graphic artist, Andre Francois. Read More


$35.00

Browser Book Beat 135

Browser Book Beat Issue 135

Book Beat 135 is here. This new batch of arrivals has a slew of Hollywood screenplays. There are also lots of inexpensive, children’s illustrated books in very good condition. Included also a splattering of railroad, art, photography, biography and other topics. Here’s a sampling. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Screenplay. Carrie White, a friendless teenage girl, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Carrie: Screenplay – FIRST DRAFT

Carrie became critically and commercially successful, grossing over $33.8 million against its $1.8 million budget. Many think it’s one of the greatest horror films ever made. Read More


$400.00

It is 1954, and the larger-than-life, swahbuckling movie star Alan Swann is set to make his first television appearance on the hugely popular show.
My Favorite Year – FINAL DRAFT Screenplay

An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast. Read More


$100.00

Three working women (played by Fonda, Tomlin, and Parton) live out their fantasies of getting even with and overthrowing their company's hypocritical bigot" vice president.
Nine to Five: Screenplay: THE NUMBERED DRAFT

Three working women (played by Fonda, Tomlin, and Parton) live out their fantasies of getting even with and overthrowing their company’s hypocritical bigot” vice president. Read More


$100.00

Extensive history of madness with detailed descriptions of medical and philosophical schools of thought. Presented in chronological order with summaries of all important points.
Revels in Madness: Insanity in Medicine and Literature

A chronological look at the European conceptions of madness from ancient Greece until the late 20th century, particularly as they appear in medicine and in literature. An excellent reference source. Read More


$60.00

A piece of family lore and tradition. Fun story of a repentant ghost and her need to move on and restore balance. Spooky. A good family Halloween read!
The Ghost on the Hearth

Hired to do chores for a farmer and his wife, young Jenny, scrapes the wax from the hearth every night but every morning, the wax is there again What is going on? Read More


$12.00

Richly-colored, detailed illustrations by Hyman enhance this lovely retelling of the classic Repunzel, the girl who's trapped in a tower until rescued by a handsome prince.
Rapunzel

Richly-colored, detailed illustrations by Hyman enhance this lovely retelling of the classic Repunzel, the girl who’s trapped in a tower until rescued by a handsome prince. Read More


$18.00

A picture book that teaches you to think out a logic using a fun simple math experiment you can re-create. Clever and thorough.
Anno’s Hat Tricks

A picture book that teaches you to think out a logic using a fun simple math experiment you can re-create. Clever and thorough. Read More


$15.00

“Dick Whittington and his Cat” is a Caldecott Honor Book about a poor boy whose life is changed when he buys a cat to get rid of some troublesome mice.
Dick Whittington and His Cat

A rags-to-riches Cinderella story about a boy and his cat. This has a basis in old English folk tales. Selected as a Caldecott Honor Book in 1951. Read More


$12.00

Robert Jones' black and white drawings reflect the little bee's changing spirits and capture the quality of each encounter to perfection.
The B Book

A naive little Bumble Bee searchs for a new and more exciting identity. But as “Sumble” gains experience in the world, he discovers that the nicest things begin with a B(ee). Read More


$18.00

Evokes the spirit of an ancient city, recalling important figures in its history and the many groups who came to conquer it.
Jerusalem, Shining Still

Evokes the spirit of an ancient city, recalling David, Nebuchadnezzer, Herod, Hadrian, Constantine, Saladin, Sulieman, and many more who came to conquer. Read More


$12.00

When the magic mouse warns them that the town below will flood from a rain that will last 30 days, she asks her pet alligator, Alexander, to go warn the town's mayor.
Alexander and the Magic Mouse

When the magic mouse warns them that the town below will flood from a rain that will last 30 days, she asks her pet alligator, Alexander, to go warn the town’s mayor. Read More


$18.00

The classic story for children, about persevering in the face of difficulty. " I think I can, I think I can " (sounding like a train chugging along) vs. "I cannot, I cannot." (as the train slows down.) A timeless story.
The Little Engine That Could

The classic story for children, about persevering in the face of difficulty. ” I think I can, I think I can ” (sounding like a train chugging along) vs. “I cannot, I cannot.” (as the train slows down.) Read More


$12.00

Full-page artwork is paired with some detailed histories of the South Shore Railroad Line as well as electric railways.
Moonlight in Duneland

Beautiful collection of the classic marketing posters used to promote destinations throughout Northwest Indiana for the Chicago to South Bend South Shore line. Read More


$50.00

Collection of popular pirate stories, which mostly center around brave non-pirates who crossed paths with an infamous pirate and lived to tell the tale. Howard Pyle's illustrations.
Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates

Collection of popular pirate stories, which mostly center around brave non-pirates who crossed paths with an infamous pirate and lived to tell the tale. Read More


$130.00

Illustrated with Otto Kuhler's drawings, provides a history of American locomotives from the ''Best Friend of Charleston'' through the ''stream-styled'' ones he designed.
Portraits of the Iron Horse

Illustrated with Otto Kuhler’s drawings, provides a history of American locomotives from the ”Best Friend of Charleston” through the ”stream-styled” ones he designed. Read More


$28.00

Story of an Englishman, Amyas Leigh, who leaves his English town searching for maritime adventure and to avenge the death of his brother by the Spanish Inquisition.
Westward Ho!

Story of an Englishman, Amyas Leigh, who leaves his English town searching for maritime adventure and to avenge the death of his brother by the Spanish Inquisition. Read More


$20.00

Detailed tracking down and recording the pictures and history of Colorado ghost towns - some of which now have no trace left.
Stampede to the Timberline

Detailed tracking down and recording the pictures and history of Colorado ghost towns – some of which now have no trace left. Great reference book of Colorado’s historical ghost towns. Read More


$18.00

The entire alchemical process is explained through these dialogues which are presented in similar way as Plato's dialogues.
The Turba Philosophorum

The Turba Philosophorum, also known as Assembly of the Philosophers, is one of the oldest European alchemy texts, translated from Arabic. Read More


$80.00

Martha Gellhorn most famously known as Hemingway’s third wife. But she was a pioneer war correspondent — the only woman to land at Normandy on D-Day.
Yours, for Probably Always

Life of novelist, journalist, and intrepid war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (1908-1998), told through a captivating selection of her letters to friends, family, husbands, and lovers. Read More


$25.00

Praised for its thorough research, utilizing once-secret Russian archives. Red Arctic provides a compelling look at a neglected aspect of Soviet history.
Red Arctic

A valuable resource regarding polar exploration and Soviet history. Exposes development of Gulags while Arctic Exploration adventures became popular rage. Read More


$50.00