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Book Beat 119

Browser Book Beat Issue 119

Over 120 new arrivals has a lot of American colonial history and related biographies. Also foreign countries histories, especially African, including big game hunting, political science, anthropolgy and sociology. Also some odds and ends, including mysteries, a dozen children’s books and so on.Here’s a sampling. See all the New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
International hunt for a very proficient hit man just after World War II and just before the creation of the state of Israel.
The Eighth Dwarf (SIGNED COPY)

A romp around post World War II U.S. and Europe with unsavory yet likable characters who blur the lines between “good guys” and “bad.” Read More


$60.00

The third Doc Ford novel introduces Ford's sleazy Uncle Gaspar.
The Man Who Invented Florida

3rd book in Doc Ford series introduces Ford’s sleazy Uncle Gaspar, cow hunter, fishing guide, drug smuggler, and God only knows. Read More


$50.00

Andrews is known as a leader of the "Imperial school" of historians who studied, and generally admired the efficiency of the British Empire in the 18th century.
The Colonial Period of American History: Vol. 4 England’s Commercial and Colonial Policies

Andrews was one of the most distinguished American historians of his time as a leading authority on American colonial history Read More


$40.00

It wasn't until the end of the 17th century that town institutions first emerged as fully public entities.
Profits in the Wilderness

Analyzes how different and competing ethics coexisted within a single, complex, and vibrant New England culture. Read More


$18.00

Electric cars are only just becoming a staple and here they are in 1910 with Tom Swift.
Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout

You could say this story was ahead of its time because Tom Swift enters an electric car race! Will he live through his electrocution? Read More


$38.00

A book of classic childhood poetry. Includes "Winken, Blynken, and Nod" who sailed off one night in a wooden shoe and "The Sugar Plum Tree."
Poems of Childhood

The wonderful illustrations of noted painter Maxfield Parrish enhance this classic of childhood poetry. Read More


$70.00

Mostly focuses on the Jefferson Presidency and policy decisions. Decision making is contextualized by the times in which he lived.
Thomas Jefferson: The Apostle of Americanism

Mostly focuses on the Jefferson Presidency and policy decisions. Decision making is contextualized by the times in which he lived. Read More


$30.00

Under-appreciated patriot who along with Samuel Adams controlled the "mob" in Boston and pushed us towards revolting against England.
Joseph Warren: Physician, Politician, Patriot

Warren along with Samuel Adams controlled Boston “mob” and pushed us towards fighting for freedom from England. Read More


$50.00

A renaissance man, he helped with the founding of the United States of America and changed the world with his discoveries about electricity.
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 14

Includes communications on such different topics as fossilized tusks and teeth of ‘elephants’ found in the Ohio Valley. Read More


$30.00

The correspondence offers unique insights into a critical point in American history, especially around the Chesapeake area where he was a resident.
Letters from America

A collection of 42 letters written between 1769 and 1777. The correspondence offers unique insights into a critical point in American history. Read More


$18.00

Bailyn's work is considered one of the most influential studies of the American Revolution published during the 20th century.
Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

Bailyn’s work is considered one of the most influential studies of the American Revolution published during the 20th century. Read More


$200.00

The quiet death of an aged spy triggers a desperate race to control his memoirs, which threaten to reveal Cold War secrets.
Twilight At Mac’s Place (SIGNED COPY)

It starts when aged spy Steadfast Haynes, knowing his end is near, begins to shop around his scandalous memoirs. Read More


$35.00

The author's interpretations are insightful and extremely well documented. The first Tanganyikan trade union, the Motor Drivers' Union, was founded in 1927.
Vuta Kamba: Development of Trade Unions in Tanganyika

Scholarly account of both development and role of its many participants. Well documented and readily available for historical analysis. Read More


$15.00

In depth study of traditional Japanese architecture, including materials and methods, and the cultural and philosophical considerations.
The Japanese House: A Tradition For Contemporary Architecture

In depth study of traditional Japanese architecture, including materials and methods, and the cultural and philosophical considerations. Read More


$90.00

Fictionalized account told by pal Doc Baker about (Billy) the Kid's escape from jail to his eventual death.
The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones (INSCRIBED COPY)

Fictionalized account told by pal Doc Baker about (Billy) the Kid’s escape from jail to his eventual death. Read More


$50.00

Explores the attitudes of the colonists toward the English mercantile system and how the revolution put an end to the colonial customs
Trade and Empire: The British Custom Service in Colonial America 1660-1775

The thinking of the first British Empire (1606-1783), was that American colonies existed primarily to increase the economic well being of England. Read More


$20.00

Niehues reveals his exacting technique, which demands up to six weeks to complete a single painting.
The Man Behind The Maps: Legendary Ski Artist James Niehues

Niehues reveals his exacting technique, which demands up to six weeks to complete a single painting. Read More


$150.00

More a travel book with recipes than a true cook book. Fun to read. Makes you enjoy winter, winter activities and winter cooking.
Alpine Cooking: Recipes and Stories from Europe’s Grand Mountaintops

Not sure how many of the recipes you’ll make, but may may make you want to spend time eating your way across the alps! Read More


$40.00

Interpretations of Franco-Cantabrian cave.art by Jean Clottes and David Lewis-Williams are both interesting and controversial.
The Shamans of Prehistory: Trance and Magic in the Painted Caves

The interpretations of Franco-Cantabrian cave art by Jean Clottes and David Lewis-Williams are both interesting and controversial Read More


$40.00

Penetrating study of anti-abolitionist northern sentiment shows for the first time the extent of popular hostility to antislavery between 1831 and 1840.
Powder Keg: Northern Opposition to the Antislavery Movement, 1831-1840

Explores history of abolitionists in American society. They were almost as unpopular in the free North as in the slaveholding South. Read More


$18.00

Book Beat 118

Browser Book Beat Issue 118

For science fiction junkies, a small slew of sci-fi and fantasy magazines including “Starlogs” and “Future Life”s. This lot also includes African history, big game hunting, wildlife and memories of expeditions. Mysteries include “Home Sweet Homicide.” Photography includes “Bunny Yeager’s Bikini Girls of the 1950s.” There’s quite a few children’s books including a rare copy of Nesbit’s “Royal Children of English History.” Other titles include literature, novels, art, and American history. See this sampling. See all the New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
She produced and starred in the 1928 film Sadie Thompson, earning a nomination for Best Actress at the first annual Academy Awards.
Swanson on Swanson

Swanson at one time was considered the most bankable star of her era and so valuable an asset, her studio had her carried in a sedan chair from her dressing room to the set. Read More


$60.00

Bantock was once named by the classic SF magazine Weird Tales as one of the best 85 storytellers of the century.
Solomon Grundy: A Pop up Rhyme

Magnificently grotesque pop-up illustrations adorn a sardonic retelling of a Mother Goose nursery rhyme. Read More


$12.00

he compilation of a record of this kind is not as easy a task as might be first imagined Source material has proved both scarce and elusive.
Steam Packets Ships on the Chesapeake Bay

The Old Bay Line covered some two hundred miles on the Chesapeake but may be considered a microcosm of the entire field of American steam navigation Read More


$15.00

Maud Humphrey was a commercial illustrator, water colorist, suffragette and mother of actor Humphrey Bogart.
Little Soldiers and Sailors

Written soon after the Spanish-American War and at the beginning of the Philippine-American War, these stories describe children taking on roles in famous historical battles. Read More


$150.00

Includes works by more than sixty painters from Colonial times forward.
A History of American Marine Painting

The first full study of American marine painting ever published. The author draws together representative works from Colonial times to the late 60s. Read More


$25.00

Anthropologist attempts to reduce some basic myths of the South American Indians to a comprehensible psychological pattern.
The Raw and the Cooked: Introduction to a Science of Mythology: I

Anthropologist attempts to reduce some basic myths of the South American Indians to a comprehensible psychological pattern. Read More


$28.00

Descendants of three brothers; Ichabod, Aaron and Capt. Edward Brownell. Ichabod owned and managed the historic Brownell Tavern aka "The Old Stone House".
The Brownell Family in Vermont

Descendants of three brothers; Ichabod, Aaron and Capt. Edward Brownell. Ichabod owned and managed the historic Brownell Tavern aka “The Old Stone House”. Read More


$35.00

These letters offer intimate insights in Jane Austen's way of thinking, reasoning and living.

These letters offer intimate insights in Jane Austen’s way of thinking, reasoning and living. This book is the most direct impression one could ever gain of Jane Austen herself. Read More


$40.00

a fascinating and personal look at seven men who defined the craft of directing an animated film.
Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films

A fascinating and detailed look at seven men who defined the craft of directing animated shorts and films at Disneyand how the director’s duties changed over time. Read More


$80.00

Rupp’s focus is on animals that rank in the top five of each species in the Safari Club International and Rowland Ward record books.
Great African Trophies

Showcase of tales and photographs including the world-record elephant, Cape buffalo, gemsbok and more. Also highlights historic, unlisted and little-known trophies. Read More


$80.00

FANGORIA Magazine has a 40+ year legacy of bringing fans the best horror coverage out there.
Fangoria Horror Magazine Issue # 4: February 1980

With a legacy of bringing fans the best horror coverage out there, this issue features a plethora of articles, from the horror and monster genre to movies and TV, all the way to science fiction. Read More


$20.00

At the time of publication, women were the largest-and fastest growing -group of people buying small farms. Maybe still are.
Vermont Farm Women (SIGNED COPY)

Miller said, “I believe this is my most important book because it indicates a revolution back to the small farms, which started in Vermont….” Read More


$40.00

Photographs taken over a period of forty years depict America's vanishing and endangered places.
Imprints: A Retrospective

Compelling photographs taken over a period of forty years depict America’s vanishing and endangered places in black and white. High contrast and wide open. Read More


$35.00

The main text is illustrated with color photographs of the spectacular remains of pyramids, palaces, and plazas. Scholarly appendix presents maps, plans, and drawings of the most important sites and structures.
Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica

An authoritative and magnificently illustrated survey of Mesoamerican architecture from pre-Olmec times to the Spanish conquest. Read More


$80.00

Italian posters tend toward realism while other countries, Poland and Czechoslovakia for instance, lean toward abstract art to advertise the same films.
Ultra Wild West: The Art Of Italian Spaghetti Western Film Posters

Italian posters tend toward realism while other countries, Poland and Czechoslovakia for instance, lean toward abstract art to advertise the same films. Read More


$30.00

After his arduous hunt, Radclyffe lost most of his trophies because of shipping problems related to the Russo-Japanese War.
Big Game Shooting in Alaska

During Radclyffe’s nine month trip he hunted the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Peninsula, and the Bering Sea coast, and employed Native guides. Read More


$50.00

Decoster has a way of capturing perfectly the bittersweet combination of joy and sadness that accompany a hunter’s success.
Breath of Africa, Ltd: Beyond the Hunt―Chronicles of a Big-Game Hunter

These are poignant tales of life, death, and survival on a continent where, as one of Decoster’s trackers puts it, “the earth is often the color of blood.” Read More


$40.00

In Paris,1921, avant-garde artist Man Ray fell deeply in love with a model and performer who went by the nickname Kiki de Montparnasse.
Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris

Kiki served as the Surrealist and Dada artist’s muse. In 1924, she posed for a photograph that became Ray’s best-known work and one of the 20th century’s most acclaimed pieces of art. Read More


$25.00

Wolf was a mutt-looking scamp who was a hero until the end. Story told by a great writer of dog stories.
Wolf

Wolf was sired by Lad and Lady, central characters in Terhune’s previous book Lad: A dog. Wolf was the outsider, funny-looking, but purebred, collie who proved a hero. Read More


$50.00

Principal topics relate to the status of the Cubans during the insurrection, the causes or the alleged causes for intervention on part of U.S. and efforts of Spain to avoid war.
SPANISH-AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS PRECEDING THE WAR OF 1898

Spanish-American War ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. Read More


$40.00