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Some interesting literature, photography, history and more. But this batch mainly has a slew of mostly inexpensive nostalgic children’s illustrated and young adult fiction. Here’s a sampling. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.

Lem made a few decorative carvings as far back as 1918, but the change from making working decoys to consistently creating decorative pieces did not come until the 1950s. — The Story of Lem Ward

Lemuel is famous for his incredible wooden wildfowl decoys. He was an innovator and experimented with new styles and paint patterns. Among the founders of American Wildfowl Art, his decoys are highly collectible. Read More

$28.00

Ruth Sawyer, writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults, may be best known as the author of Roller Skates, which won the 1937 Newbery Medal. — Roller Skates

An absolutely charming book. Set in 1890’s New York, it tells the story of Lucinda, a society child who has a year-long adventure skating around the city Read More

$12.00

A teenage boy with real-life problems finds his way with the help of an abandoned dog he names Strider. — Strider

A sequel to Dear Mr. Henshaw and this does a nice job tying up Leigh Botts teenage life. Told in diary form. An abandoned dog, who Leigh names Strider, has a starring role. Read More

$12.00

A misfit weasel fall for a fish na,med Bridget. The story explores themes of love, friendship, and the challenges of being different. — The Wainscott Weasel

A misfit weasel falls for a fish named Bridget and embarks on an adventure to protect her from predators in their pond. The story explores themes of love, friendship, and the challenges of being different. Read More

$12.00

Caddie is courageous, intelligent and resourceful. But adventures can go awry and lead to real dangers. She's a tom boy who inevitably faces “growing up”. — Caddie Woodlawn

This Newbery Award winner tells the story of Caddie Woodlawn, age about 12, in 1864 Wisconsin, growing up on a farm with her six brothers and sisters, and her two parents. Read More

$30.00

The Black Stallion’s Filly is a very accurate book about the trial and error of horse training, and horse racing. Also great Derby coverage. — The Black Stallion’s Filly

A great story that also gives a fantastic account of the races that are the run up to the Kentucky Derby and a great account of derby week. The final race scene is spectacular. Read More

$18.00

Set in the early 1900’s the story is about Oscar, a squirrel and first-rate baseball player, is recognized by the other animals as the Mayor of Central Park. — The Mayor of Central Park

When the rats of downtown take over Central Park kicking animals out of their homes, it’s up to Oscar the squirrel to save his beloved park and find a way to dislodge the rats. Read More

$12.00

With a desire to fly, a little rabbit wishes for red wings. And he finally gets them. But things don't quite work out the way he had hoped. — The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings

This book was about a rabbit who really wanted to fly, but when he got his wish for a pair of red wings, nobody he knew recognized him. Read More

$15.00

"Superfudge" is the sequel to Judy Blume's great classic "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and it is as good if not better than the first book. — Superfudge

Funny and witty book from a preteen boy’s perspective and his daily adventures with his younger, goofy brother nicknamed Fudge. Part of a series that continues to delight. Read More

$12.00

Smoky, the story of a wild horse who's trained by a cowboy named Clint won the Newbery Medal in 1927. — Smoky the Cowhorse

The story of Smoky, a horse born in the wild, captured by a cowboy named Clint who trains him to be an outstanding cow horse. And then Smoky is stolen. Read More

$18.00

Historical fiction. Tunis' World Series is Book #2 in his 8- book series on the Brooklyn Dodgers. — World Series

For baseball aficionados, this historical fiction tells the story of the Brooklyn Dodgers struggling to win the World Series in the late 1930s. Read More

$12.00

Anti-War story set in post World War One, this book deals with wounded soldiers, the recuperating process, the fact that war is not glorious. — After the Dancing Days

Anti-War story set in post World War One. A girl’s relationship with the wounded WW I soldier leads to pain, discovery, understanding, and eventually healing and strength. Read More

$12.00

A German family migrates to PA in 1750. Everything is new and exciting but their son Eli has problems adjusting in school. We also learn about the Mennonites and the founding of Pennsylvania. Read More

$40.00

Many traditional Armenian stories start with, "there may or may not have lived..." and conclude with the line "three apples fell from heaven.... — Three Apples Fell from Heaven: Armenian Tales Retold

The faithful retelling of some classic Armenian folk stories. Many of their traditional stories conclude with the line “three apples fell from heaven…. Read More

$12.00

Prince Charming, Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, and the Evil Queen are back! Jiminy Cricket makes a guest appearance, too. — The Return Of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

Italian Master Romano Scarpa does a really unique set of Snow White Comics, an enjoyable piece of comic history rarely seen. And Jiminy Cricket makes a guest appearance. Read More

$40.00

Black-and-white images capture the intimate moments in the daily lives of ordinary people on the South Side of Chicago at the height of its industrial age. Read More

$50.00

A monographic collection devoted to the photography of Nino Migliori, a leading artistic personality credited with the deep transformation of post-World War II Italian photography. Read More

$80.00

Short stories with that backwoods, southern gothic feel. Authentic characters dealing with hardships. Gritty. — The Wrecking Yard and Other Stories

Benedict creates a timeless portrait of Appalachia, overlapping the darkness and joy of its characters. Authentic. Gritty. Read More

$12.00

Quiller-Couch influenced many writers. His The Oxford Book of English Verse was a favorite of John Mortimer's fictional character Horace Rumpole. — Arthur Quiller-Couch: A Biographical Study of Q

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, a man of letters, a prolific novelist maybe best remembered for his The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1900. Read More

$30.00

Little Henry walked in fear of dogs as he went by so many of them on his way to school. But then along came an Irish Setter named Alfred. Read More

$20.00

Browser Book Beat Issue 133

These new arrivals include art, children’s, history (mostly regional), literature, building basics like everything you’d want to know about bricks, and photography. A lot of photography. Here’s a sampling. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.

Sander, German portrait and documentary photographer, has been described as "the most important German portrait photographer of the early twentieth century". — August Sander: Citizens of the Twentieth Century.

August Sander, German portrait and documentary photographer, has been described as “the most important German portrait photographer of the early twentieth century”. Read More

$180.00

Nicholas Nixon is an American photographer, known for his work in portraiture and documentary photography, and for using the 8×10 inch view camera. — Nicholas Nixon: Pictures of People

Nicholas Nixon, known for using the 8×10 inch view camera, shows in this collection how photographs of ordinary people can sometimes address the deepest of human values. Read More

$100.00

David LaChapelle, photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, is noted for his surreal, unique and often humorous style. — Hotel LaChapelle

LaChapelle is one of the most original fashion photographers of his time and place. There are images in this book that seem to come out of nowhere but his fantasy. Read More

$70.00

In staged photos, Dicorcia takes everyday events beyond the realm of banality and at times, his use of color, lighting and framing is incredible. — Philip-Lorca Dicorcia

Dicorcia’s pictures are imagined scenarios of everyday life stretching from normal daily household routine to the male prostitutes and drug addicts of Hollywood. Read More

$50.00

Life in Europe in last years of the previous century as seen by Josef Koudelka. His raw, unsentimental style produces haunting black and white photographs of the ordinary. Read More

$70.00

Taro's career was brief, but had a great impact on photojournalism and helped invent modern war photography. — Gerda Taro

Taro’s career was brief, but with great impact on photojournalism. Taro and her partner Robert Capa helped invent the genre of modern war photography. Read More

$150.00

Capote's masterpiece of True Crime. The cold-blooded murders in Kansas in 1956 are described by a cold, distant narrator. — In Cold Blood

Capote’s masterpiece of True Crime. The cold-blooded murders in Kansas in 1956. Compelling and suspenseful even when you know how it all ends. Read More

$50.00

Misrach's photographs instigate new questions in landscape photography and the new definition of "beauty" in all visual studies. — Bravo 20: The Bombing Of The American West

For eighteen months in the mid-eighties, photographer Richard Misrach roamed through the natural beauty and man-made devastation in The American West. Read More

$30.00

Black artists, philosophers, writers, poets, musicians, politicians, and sports heroes are featured throughout. — Committed to the Image

Uncompromising, thought-provoking, often highly politicized images cover contemporary African American identity. Black artists, philosophers, writers, poets, musicians, politicians, and sports heroes are featured throughout. Read More

$28.00

Beautifully executed male nude studies. Mapplethorpe said he sought to convey Black men as the "Platonic ideal". — Robert Mapplethorpe: Black Book

Black Book was the first modern photographic collection to portray and celebrate the beauty of African American men. Mapplethorpe said he sought to convey Black men as the “Platonic ideal”. Read More

$40.00

Abbott draws on a range of primary sources to provide a thorough and accurate account of this pivotal period in American history. — The History of the Civil War in America Comprising a Full and Impartial Account…

A comprehensive look from the early tensions through the battles that shaped the course of the Civil War and the lives of those who fought in it. Read More

$400.00

Watts authored a text book on logic published in 1724. It became the standard text on logic at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Yale; being used at Oxford University for well over 100 years. — Sermons On Various Subjects, Divine And Moral

Isaac Watts was an English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. Credited with some 650 hymns. Many are in use today, and have been translated into many languages. Read More

$400.00

Author Henry J. Raymond was a member of the New York State Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor of New York, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, and elected to the US House of Representatives. — The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln….

Author Henry Jarvis Raymond, journalist, newspaper publisher, and politician, co-founded both the Republican Party and The New York Times. Has sometimes been called the “godfather of the Republican Party”. Read More

$120.00

Earl Covey was one of the pioneers who opened the Adirondacks territory and built many camps for visitors who summered in those mountains. Read about Adirondacks history pre modern highways. Read More

$80.00

From 1919 till 1939 she Barton a column syndicated in & appearing daily in 400+ NEA and Scripps-Howard newspapers on child rearing and related subjects. — The Wonderful Land of Up

Olive Roberts Barton began writing children’s books as syndicated “serial” stories in the newspapers. Her oeuvre includes “Nancy & Nick”, “Story riddles in Rhyme & Prose”and “Bramble Bush riddles”. Read More

$40.00

The Ingalls settle into a sod house on the banks of Plum Creek in Minnesota. Life has challenges. They face a blizzard and a grasshopper infestation. — On the Banks of Plum Creek

After “Little House” the adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue when they travel by covered wagon to Minnesota where they face a blizzard and a grasshopper infestation. Read More

$50.00

Ira is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 368 at the 2020 census. — History of Ira, Vermont

Traces Ira, Vermont’s development through the 19th and early 20th centuries. Illustrated with photographs and historical documents. Read More

$80.00

Mother Goose nursery rhymes are enjoyed by children the world over. But beware. The rhymes have a historical sinister interpretation, too. — MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES

Mother Goose never gets old. This lovely version is Illustrated in color and b&w by Eulalie and Lois Lenski. For adults, the rhymes have a historical, sinister interpretation, too. Read More

$30.00

The book provides a detailed overview of the principles of brick engineering, including the science behind brick manufacturing, types of bricks, and the design principles used in brick construction. Read More

$20.00

The book is aimed at beginners and students of mechanical drawing, providing clear and concise explanations of the principles and techniques involved. — Elementary Mechanical Drawing: Theory and Practice….

This guidebook provides a comprehensive introduction to mechanical drawing, from basic theory to practical applications. It’s an essential resource for anyone interested in engineering or design. Read More

$20.00

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