We’re still working through a slew of History titles (American and World) that we recently acquired. Various revolutions and wars are covered. Also related memoirs, biographies and collections of diplomatic papers. This new additions group also has quite a few children’s books, cookbooks and art books, especially comic art. There are also a few new titles for the train and railroad enthusiast, plus novels and more. Here’s a sampling. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Domus, Volume 2, 1940-1949
Architecture and design. Covers the widespread destruction of WW II to the Post war reconstruction, democratization, and search for new social values. Read More
$100.00
The Great Fear of 1789: Rural Panic in Revolutionary France
A reference book that sheds light on the socio-economic causes of the 1789 revolution from well-known French historian Lefebvre. Read More
$18.00
Frank Thorne’s Complete Iron Devil
Book stores were raided and people arrested over it’s publication, asking how far can you go with fantasy porn and where are the limits of censorship. Read More
$75.00
Masters of Spanish Comic Book Art
Surveys mostly Spanish comic book artists: 50s/60s golden age and 70s/80s. One or two pages for many with focuses on some others. Read More
$80.00
The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 3
Covers Barks’s early days when his artwork and storytelling chops are developing. Donald’s neck is still elongated. Read More
$40.00
Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823
Monumental work of historical scholarship that first appeared in 1975 to critical acclaim both academic and literary. Read More
$18.00
The Diplomacy of Imperialism, 1890-1902: Volume I
Detailed coverage of a pivotal period in diplomatic history. Indispensable for historians of the period. Read More
$40.00
An Unwilling Accomplice: A Bess Crawford Mystery
When a war hero, honored by the King, disappears, Bess is left under suspicion of being derelict or worse. She investigates. Read More
$12.00
Fitzgerald: Geography of a Revolution
This work attempts to understand global phenomena through the intensive study of a one square mile neighborhood in Detroit. Read More
$100.00
Landscape Modelling
How to plan and build a realistic model railroad layout. Step-by-step. Mostly rural English countrysides Read More
$12.00
Chatterbox 1877
Generally every third page in the magazine offered a full-page engraving, making Chatterbox an amazing art source for the Victorian era. Read More
$40.00
The Godfather Notebook
Francis Ford Coppola’s notes and annotations on The Godfather novel. Reveals Coppola’s intense creative process making the seminal film. Read More
$50.00
Burlington District Telephone Directory: July 1933
A 1933 look at Burlington, Vermont and surrounding towns through listed phone numbers for residents and businesses. Ads, too. Read More
$60.00
Benoit Bucks: Whitetail Tactics for a New Generation (SIGNED COPY)
Three of the most successful white-tailed deer hunters in America talk about their hunting and tracking techniques. Read More
$80.00
Here Comes the Cat!
Egads! Mice scramble, warning everyone, ‘Here comes the cat!’ And then the cat arrives! Read More
$50.00
Four Seasons of Mary Azarian
The life of Azarian shared through beautiful words, descriptions and illustrations of the seasons of the year. Read More
$50.00
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Details the history of American expansionism westward from the point of view of the Native Americans. Read More
$25.00
Bobby Flay: Chapter One
Stunning photos of gorgeous food. It’s a collection of Flay’s best high-end recipes. They take skill to cook. Read More
$50.00
The Letters Speeches and Declarations of King Charles II
Arranged chronologically, the life of this Monarch from childhood to death, in his own words as he lived it. Read More
$30.00
Kenkenroku: a Diplomatic Record of the Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895
Japanese Foreign Minister’s account of the period during and just after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Read More
Another batch of new arrivals is here. Includes lots of Children’s Books, World and American History, Novels, Sports and Art. By the way, Art books are a big specialty of ours. We have over 5,000 different titles that cover everything from fine arts to comic to graphic to sculpture and more. See a sample of the newest arrivals. Or see them all. Availability subject to prior sale.
Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States,
Beautiful collector’s set. Published in conformity with act of Congress of August 13, 1888, with preliminary index, and notes historical and legal. Read More
$1000.00
Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences
This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Freemasonry or the history of secret societies. Read More
$120.00
Tula: the Toltec Capital of Ancient Mexico
Diehl directed a lot of Tula fieldwork in 1970s. Here he tries to summarize what we know about the Toltecs and Tula and Mesoamerican culture history. Read More
$18.00
Willem de Kooning: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, December ’83-February ’84
This book covers the sculpture, printmaking, and drawing that de Kooning focused on
in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read More
$40.00
Happy England
Highlights Allingham’s achievements. Also provides insight into the socio-artistic context of women’s contributions to art during this period. Read More
$100.00
Life and Education of Laura Dewey Bridgman
The first blind-deaf person to receive a formal education, Laura influenced a generation of students, including Anne Sullivan who went on to become Helen Keller’s teacher. Read More
$70.00
Early History of Berlin, Vermont: 1763-1820
Documented history of the beginnings of a small hill town. Nye’s Early History of Berlin is a thorough and useful Vermont town history. Highly researched. Read More
$100.00
History of the Baptists in Vermont
Crocker includes copious historical details from the Baptist’s beginnings in the state through the early 1900s. Read More
$120.00
Politics of Aristotle, The
As founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy he began the wider Aristotelian tradition which set the groundwork for the development of modern science. Read More
$200.00
Alice in Wonderland
A little girl named Alice follows a remarkable rabbit down a rabbit hole and steps through a looking-glass to strange adventures and creatures. Read More
$60.00
Art of Beatrix Potter, The
Explores Potter’s artistic process and reveals the places that inspired her timeless work. Organized geographically and featuring more than 200 images from her oeuvre, Read More
$70.00
Religious Poems
Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin also published poems at irregular intervals that were gathered into a volume by themselves in 1867. Read More
$200.00
While the Gettin’s Good: Inside the World Football League
Rare, informative exposé of the World Football League that ended with lies, financial sleights-of-hand, and bounced checks. Read More
$200.00
Peter Arno’s Sizzling Platter
This is a wonderful collection of Arno’s cartoons that originally appeared in The New Yorker and a few of his unpublished sketches and paintings. Read More
$25.00
Prince Valiant and the Golden Princess: Book 5
This title concludes the epic tale, “The Winning of Aleta.” And “winning” takes some unusual moves like Val’s madness and kidnapping. Read More
$30.00
Our U.S.A. – A Gay Geography
Quite scarce with 58 original illustrated maps in vivid colors. A product of the 1930s, it depicts stereotypical images of people. Read More
$600.00
Mystic River
A tense and unnerving psychological thriller. Three boys experience a strange event and 25 years later it comes back to haunt them. Read More
$20.00
Thoughts and Reflections on the Present Position of Europe, and Its Probable Consequences to the United States
Very scarce. Explores the current state of Europe in the mid-19th century and the subsequent impact on the United States. Written by Francis J. Grund, a noted journalist. Read More
$180.00
The Dominican Crisis: The 1965 Constitutional Revolt and American Intervention
Challenges almost all previous analysts of the Dominican Republic, and most principal participants in the 1965 US military intervention. Read More
$150.00
Three Books on Life
Maesilio was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance. Provides a great deal of medical and astrological advice for maintaining health and vigor. Read More
