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.
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 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
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
Profits in the Wilderness
Analyzes how different and competing ethics coexisted within a single, complex, and vibrant New England culture. Read More
$18.00
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
Poems of Childhood
The wonderful illustrations of noted painter Maxfield Parrish enhance this classic of childhood poetry. Read More
$70.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. This book is the most direct impression one could ever gain of Jane Austen herself. Read More
$40.00
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
