“Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring… ‘How to Build a Boat.’” -Steven Wright.
No Boat Building books here. This list has a slew of art books: comic, fine arts, catalogs, monographs, sculpture, graphic arts, more. This lot of new arrivals also has lots of children’s illustrated, American history, Japanese history and photography. Plus the usual odds and ends. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Madame d’Ora
Austrian fashion and portrait photographer who went by the moniker Madame d’Ora was the most acclaimed portraitist of fin de siècle Vienna. Read More
$60.00
Forbidden Fantasies: Men Who Dare To Dress In Drag.
A glimpse into the creative minds behind the vibrant drag queen culture of the 1980s. Captivating photography of a bygone era. Read More
$100.00
Kathe Kollwitz: Woman and Artist
A generation after her death, German artist Kathe Kollwitz was recognized as one of the great graphic artists of the 20th Century. Read More
$12.00
Don Heck: A Work of Art
While Don Heck was clearly one of the architects of the Marvel Age of Comics, he always stood in the shadow of Kirby and Ditko. Read More
$60.00
Tuggy The Tugboat
An adventure on the high seas that will capture the imagination of children. With colorful illustrations of a tugboat that could. Read More
$12.00
Faeries
This book both enchants and terrifies. The lore is fairly detailed. The art is gorgeous. It made Brian Froud famous and Alan Lee’s ethereal watercolors are just as breathtaking. Read More
$100.00
Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund
Her witty cartoons that became a staple of the New Yorker back in the 1920’s. Her works appeared on nine covers and in more than 600 cartoons of the magazine. Read More
$70.00
Presenting Fun with Trout: Trout Fishing in Words, Paint & Lines
After the serving in the World War I, Everett opened an art studio and began producing pen and ink illustrations for a multitude of publications. Read More
$40.00
Flemish Painting, from the 16th to the 18th Century
Voldère runs a Paris gallery known for its expertise in Flemish paintings. Here she takes us through the Renaissance in Flanders in the form of a story in pictures. Read More
$200.00
Jacob et Abel Grimmer: Catalogue Raisonné
The works of Flemish Renaissance painters Jacob Grimmer and son Able employed simplification and systemisation of figures and landscapes leading to more naturalism in Flemish landscape painting. Read More
$250.00
Uzbekistan: Heirs to the Silk Road
Describes the lattice work of trading routes that made up the Silk Road traveled by merchants, explorers, adventurers, bringers of news from near and far. Read More
$60.00
Snoopy’s Facts & Fun Book about Farms
Snoopy and pals explore life on a farm including the animals, crops, and farmers. Peanuts is one of the most popular and influential cartoons in the history of the medium. Read More
$12.00
A Tale of Flowering Fortunes: Annals of Japanese Aristocratic Life in the Heian Period
A chronicle of the great aristocratic family of Fujiwara at the peak of its power and affluence during the tenth and eleventh centuries. Read More
$200.00
The Dominican Intervention
The Origins of the 1965 Dominican Crisis: Setting the Stage; The Decision to Intervene; Deploying the Troops; and Explaining the Dominican Intervention. Read More
$20.00
Politics in Tokugawa Bakufu, 1600-1843
A study of the bakufu, or administrative structure of the predominant ruling family in early modern Japan. The achievements of the Tokugawa family who gave Japan 250 years of peace Read More
$30.00
Korea’s Tragic Hours: The Closing Years of the Yi dynasty
The Yi dynasty, also known as the Joseon dynasty, was the last and longest-lived imperial dynasty of Korea, with 26 monarchs, ruled from 1392 until the Japanese annexation of Korea. Read More
$20.00
Canada Farmer, The (Volume 1, January to December, 1864 issues)
The Journal hoped to stimulate the Agriculturists of Canada to adopt an improved system of husbandry, by blending the lessons of modern science with the practical experience of the Canadian farmer. Read More
$250.00
Ford Model “A”, “As Henry Built It”: A Color, Upholstery and Production Facts Book
Comprehensive and detailed account of the Ford Model A, including its history, design, and engineering by men who worked for Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. Read More
$40.00
Philosophical Poems of Henry More
Thomas More, a Renaissance humanist who wrote Utopia (and coined the word.) He also opposed Henry VIII’s break with the Catholic Church and the annulement of Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon for which More was beheaded. Read More
$50.00
Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent (Washington irving
While officially known as “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” It’s really from Washington Irving’s using pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. Includes “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. Read More
$150.00
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament
Scholarly work that compiles and analyzes various ancient texts from the Near East that have relevance to the Old Testament. A compendium of source material for anyone interested in studying early history in the Levant. Read More
$60.00
Rutland in Retrospect
An excellent compilation of images, engravings, maps and other ephemera on this important city that served as a hub for the Rutland Railroad. Read More
A lot of art books in this batch from fine arts to comic and graphic. Also novels, children’s (fiction and illustrated), biographies, American history, Photography and some odds and ends. Here’s a sampling. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
On the Far Side of the Mountain (INSCRIBED COPY)
Sam’s idyllic life in the Catskill Mountains is disrupted when an officer confiscates his pet falcon, Frightful. Read More
$70.00
The Satanic Verses
The plot begins with Rushdie’s hypothesis that Mohammed, was illiterate and having the Qu’ran being narrated to him by Archangel Gabriel. Read More
$200.00
Alexander von Humboldt: The Complete Drawings from the American Travel Journals
At the top of the 19th-century, Prussian explorer Alexander von Humboldt lead an expedition to Spain’s colonies in the New World. Read More
$250.00
The Art of the Literary Poster
Created by some of the best illustrators and graphic designers of the period including Bradley, Lundborg, Penfield and Reed. Read More
$80.00
Easter Treasures
Beautifully illustrated collection of Easter stories, including old favorites such as The Velveteen Rabbit and Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant. Read More
$15.00
A Piglet Named Mercy
Mr and Mrs Watson lived perfectly ordinary lives until Mercy, the piglette, arrived. Now life on Deckawoo Drive would never be the same. Read More
$15.00
At the Back of the North Wind
While trying to plug holes in a cold, outside walls, a young boy meets the North Wind. Together they go on a series of adventures. Read More
$60.00
The Book of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
Fun version of Sir Thomas Malory’s stories written for children. Full of chivalry, treachery, magic, and swords in stones. Read More
$60.00
The Last Days of Pompeii
The title is a clue. The author engages us with characters and their plights until the explosive ending. Read More
$35.00
The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline
Caroline and her older brother think they’re targeted to be the victims of a savage crime. A children’s crime novel. The plot unfolds in a completely believable way. Read More
$12.00
Hermès: The Fashion Icons
Founded in Paris as a saddlery workshop for horse riders, Hermès, evolved into an influential, innovative haute couture power house. Read More
$40.00
Innocence and Seduction: The Art of Dan DeCarlo – Expanded Edition
DeCarlo is best known for stylizing the Archie Comics gang, This retrospective covers those as well as rare cartoons and strips, and DeCarlo ladies, too! Read More
$120.00
Bill Ward: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition
Fantagraphics Studio gives Ward the full treatment featuring his most polished, fully-realized pinups from the 1950s and 1960s Read More
A wonderful sketchbook of drawings, ideas, gags, tributes from the talented Chris Ware. Vol. 3 includes includes secret notebooks and sketches spanning over thirty-seven years. Read More
$300.00
1,000 Deadstock Sneakers: The Dream Collection
Fun collection of stories about a mix of sneaker history, culture, and reselling. Includes great selection of shoe models and colorways shown across brands which makes for an interesting read. Read More
$70.00
Wendy Red Star: Bíilukaa
Red Star has chosen the title Bíilukaa in reference to what the Apsáalooke ( Crow Tribe ) call themselves. Book includes research of historical photographs of Apsáalooke individuals and their material culture. Read More
$70.00
Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection
After field work as an Army photographer, Aarons went to Hollywood and ultimately traveled the world photographing, as he often said, “attractive people who were doing attractive things in attractive places.” Read More
$300.00
Venus in Sackcloth
The enigmatic Magdalen, according to the evidence presented, has carried, sometimes covertly, the old radically dualistic religious and secular concepts into modern times. Read More
$60.00
The Graphic Arts: Modern Men and Modern Methods.
Includes lectures about wood cutting and wood engraving, etching, lithography. Preface by Pennell, one of the major book illustrators of his time. Profusely illustrated with bw plates. Read More
$35.00
The Sound of Sleat: A Painter’s Life
The Sound of Sleat is a narrow sea channel off the western coast of Scotland. Memoir of how this dramatic landscape inspired Schueler’s art and influenced his life. Read More
